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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-09-17
SToLYPIN IMPROVES
Condition Lend. 70 Belief tina, He VIII

Condition Lends TO Belief that He VIII
hiev. September i6.-Premier Stoly-
pin in progressing toward recovery
rae attending physicians found hi,
CONDITION satisfactory throughout the
Gay, ana to-nights bulletin announced
tHHt no particular change had &C.
Cured The premier's temperature
was given as normal
The trial o: Dimitri Bogroff, VINO
snoi the premier, VIII begin Septem-
Colonel kuliabka. chief Of the secre,
pollce Of kiev. VINO is responsible for
bostoh presence in the theatre, is
pbostrated, as Bogrof enjoyed his con-
Huchce. when asked TO attend the in
ietrosat!on Of the prisoner. Colonel
huiiaDko weepingly begged permission
10 test!iy in writing.
AZ Inc inquiry bogrorr manifested
moSh independence and unconcern. Ha
sald mat when he approached Stoiy-
pm the premier was completely un-
Sudfned. He drew revolver from
ais mp pocket covering 1t with his
When Count Polocxy. who was close
70 Siolypln. hesitated TO ideStify Ro-
shot MIN" ''
On the way to the 1oriress Borron
ASKED tor a cigarette, remarkInr. "The
whoie business mas upset me- ,ra ne
tulIi nave not yet come 10 nyseIf-"
The prisoners wounds jnoii,5a
SABRE cut on the head. Two tsati1 wara
hhocked out and his whole bodv e. .
Mass OF bruises from the tramnII, q
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-09-17
REPORT NEARLY READY
Even Now Taft May Have Fipp,..
Tarln Bpard

u.
washington. September Ie-Tha la G,
.ne reports OF the seventy.tyo neid
sr HpIa ID on raw wool employed by tbs
aiH Board were received to-dav h,,
,ne poaIn, as also We're the neterist
s.,a,o 81 the reports OF me Ave IN.
s.n!SatoTs who examined into Tho IN.
tra1t' IN EnSLand. New Zealand. Ans.
'id!ia ana Argentina.
~ STATED By tarif expert tha,
it ~ Iep0.t VIII be ready BY the onan
ts VI congress. The report on COT.
'oh WIN be ready by Christmas.
me Importance OF the tnforma,,o,
o the practical completion Of tba
ooi report is that IL he desires -
sne irtslnent could see II on his nres-
snS 'Vuf. and there is scarcely "A donb,
,iae ne VIII be challenged TO tail nn
re SUBJECT even II IL be nor nnrt
- ms program to defend the veto NJ
me WOOL ana cotton schedules II -
ops!ous that. long before Congress
ts.ts ana before the President's ci,r1
hht campaign is completed. he ,SiIl
~ Positlon, II not at this monsn,
snow TO the country whether az
tne democratic bill was basal ON
,r,pHeous hGures. AT any rate tb.ra
IN te every opportunity for the pee
Ieht 10 compare the raw Wool statis
.'oS OF MS board with the informat;o,
on Whlch Congress acted and 4, 60 ai
ieady hlntsd that the adfnInistratIos,,
iest pilght VIII be worse than lie ~ on .
es the conclusions of the Tartf, as a.
40 not oiHer materially from Ia ,an
customs OF the Democratic Co,nn,i,.
" avs and Means
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-09-17
JOHN A. MIDDLETON SUED
He Is Made Defendant by WIFE, who
CbarUoa (yr,,aIsv

Charges Cruelty.
New York. September 16.-John A.
Middleton. first ylce-president of the
Lehigh Valley Railroad Company and
director In more than twenty banks
ana industrial companies, was named
al defendant to-day in Supreme
Court action OF his wife. Mrs. Lillian
middleton. for separation. She also
ASKS that the court revoke private
separation agreement upon the ground
that II is invalid.
Mrs. Middleton places her husbands
income at $4,000 a year. He has been
residing for some time at the Waldorf
astoria In luxurious apartment.
with the exception of rare inter
walls. the complaint states, my hus-
band has boon uniformly cruel. His
manner has been cullen and morose.
he has at times for no cause refused
TO speak to me. He twice broke up my
home and compelled me and our chill
dren to live from place to place. Be
his daughter by former marriage.
with whom / am not on good terms. .
While Mrs. Middleton was III in
December. 1910. she charges that her
husband had her committed to an
asylum at Iitchheld. Conn. She was
released surreptitiously BY the aid of
her daughter.
The separation agreement which
Mrs. Middleton wants set aside, was
executed last June at n time when
she SAYS her health was impaired and
she didn't understand the alleged one
sidedneEs Of the agreement The con-
tract provides that Mrs. Middleton shall
nave only $4,000 a year
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-09-17
Especial to The T,mes-p,spstcb.1

Especial to The Times Dispatch1
Owego. N. Y. September 16.-AfteI
flying 1o1 miles from Callisoon, James
j. Ward, the daring young aviator who
set out last Tuesday to fly from the
Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean in the
contest for the $4,000 prize offered by
William Randolph Hearst, fell twenty
feet just after he had arisen in at
tempting to leave this village at 4:5s
o'clock this evening. He is now 23s
miles from the start.
Ward alighted on a wire fence and
the lower plane was broken in three
places, the fore wheel OF the running
gear was crushed and several of the
stays We're split.
Ward escaped without a scratch. not
being thrown from his seat 1t VIII
take at least halliday to repair the
machine. lard hopes to leave by g
o'clock tomorrow.
Lands Squnrely on Fence
me acciuent was due to the motor
stopping just as tho young aviato,
turned the plane sharply 70 escant
collision with n row of trees. The hi.
plane alighted squarely upon the fence
and then the stalled motor started and
the machine plowed on through the
wires. the front wheel roofing into
the earth.
me biplane was slow in leaving the
ground as only two of his four cylin.
uers were working as he dashed over
the meadow to make the ascent.
mechanician in the crowd shouted
TO Ward that his motor was wrong
but the aviator did not hear ira
pane ran on at least 300 Yards Owe,
u silghtly rolling meadow before talk
ing the air and was down again yyithin
zoo yards in tangle OF wires and
splntered wood
ward landed at owego at 80 o'clock
TINS AFTERNOON. .-e had travelled fror
Caliicoon in five hours and sixtaon
minutes. having left that place M 100,
o'clock this morning
ward mad shown terrific speed ny,r
at times at the rate of ninet,, M %
an hour, and. for brief space a, ~
FURIOUS pace of 120 miles an hour ~
getting away from Cailicoon h. droya
his aeroplane 1000 feet up. and ne,
OF the days flight was made nj a h,rh
altitude mo u
After leaving susquehatna wors
gradually rose over the mountain IN
height of 5000 feet, and Erie tro,n
No. i. started almost simultaneous,v
but he quickly flashed out OF sight
No Fears for safety,
Mrs. Ward. who boarded this train
at Susquehanna, sat at window ,n
the dining car, calmly eating her
luncheon. She feels perfectly com.
Portable about her husbands safety.
Ward was found phiiophically
smoking cigarette and taking stock
: Continued on Fifth Page0
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-09-17
ROY SMITH IN CONFINEMENT
VIII BE Kept Prisoner Until Navy De-
pnrtment Is Heard From.

San Francisco, Cal, September 10.
Lieutenant Roy C. Smith recently at
tached to the Saratoga flagship of the
Atlantic squadron. came ashore to-day
from the Japanese liner Shinyo Maru'
He said that while he had no inten-
ton of reconsideiing his resignation
ne intends to make personal appeal to
the Secretary of the Navy in Wash
lngton
Lieutenant Smith said he resigned
at the request of Admiral Murdoch
without making fight before court
martial on account of the seriousness
of the charges. The word of other
officers alone stood against his de-
NAL he said
AS the lieutenant stepped ashore he
was met by Lieutenant Charles p.
HUFF of the naval training station,
with the request that he remain in
confinement on the receiving ship Pen
sacola until the Navy Department.
should be heard from He consented.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-09-17
Reports From Provinces
Forecast IncreasedMa-
jority forGovernment
EVEN M NEY BETS
GOING B e GGING
Canada Ablaze From Coast to
Coast With Monster Political
Rallies in Greatest Campaign
1t Ever Has Witnessed.
Election Will Be Held
Thursday.

Montreal. September IA Liberal
majority of hftyseven In favor of rec
iprocity Is the forecast result of
next thursdays election. printed by
the Montreal Herald this afternoon.
This Is the second complete canvass
of the situation that the Herald has
made since the campaign opened. The
hrst showed an apparent Liberal ma
'orlty In the new Parliament of forty
eight In the last Parliament the Lib
erals had majority of forty-hve.
which was reduced TO forty three on
tie reciprocity issue by two assertions
to the Conservative side.
In dispatch from ottawa the Herald
says:
From reliable reports received here
from every province in Canada, the re-
turn of the government by an increa sed
majority can be predicted with abso-
iute assurance. The only question is
as to the size OF the majority.
Well Informed Conservative politi-
clans practically admit that 1Ir. Bor-
den has not the ghost of g chance OF
coming back with a majority behind
him
Election bets of a government ma
1ortty OF at least thirty-five, at even
money, are going begging in the cap.
played at close range.
This week detailed reports have
been received here as to the outlook
In practically ever constituency In the
Dominion. careful and conservative
analysis OF these reports indicates that
the SoverI ment can, with reasonable
assurance. look for a majority of at
least hfty-seven after polling day. In
making the prediction. consid erably
more doubtful constituencies have been
thrown into the Conservative column
than into the Liberal. and a Liberal
majority OF seventy would not be at all
surprising According to the best and
most reliable information availa BILE
the result OF polling should show
something like the following result:
Maritime provinces. Liberals. 81:
opposition. s; Quebec, Liberals, so: op-
position. 10: Ontario. Liberal, 40; op-
position. as; Western Canada, Liberal.
~; opposition. 10. Totals. Liberal, 1879:
opposition. 81. Liberal majority. 81"
a cable dispatch from London quotes
Lord Mount Stephen. former president
and general manager of the Canadian
faciho Railroad. as saying that reci-
procity between the United States and
Canada Will be good thing for both
countries. and will do no harm to Eng
land.
OHe U 'he chiel economic arguments
against reciprocity is that IT would
ruin the business of the Canadian
transcontinental lines. and the Conser-
vative papers throughout the Dominion
to-day are printing Identical broad
sides, tending to show that reciproc-
ity spells annexation Tonight Canada
is ablaze from coast to coast with mon
ster rallies under the direction of
the opposing forces.
1t is the most exciting campaign
that Canada has experienced since
federation. The windup Will come off
Tuesday night, when Sir Wilfrid
Laurier, Henri Bourassa and Sir Will
liam Van Horn will address a series
of big meetings in Montreal. the CEN
ire OF the fighting.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-09-17
Election on Thursday.
Especial to The Times-Dispatch

Especial to The imes-Dispatch.1
Ottawa, Ontario. September 16.-Five
days more, and the fate of reciprocity
will DO known. 1t cannot be said that
the lighters OF either side are Sleep
ing on their arms" for the final skir-
mishing is in full swing tonight, and
both Liberals and Conservatives are
printing their weapons for the Ulti-
mate and deciding battle that Will oe
waged at the polls next Thursday.
The next few days will bring forth
in rebuttal the heaviest arguments OF
the campaign-led on the one side ny
Premier Wilfrid Laurier who is
staunch in his support of the meas
ore: on the other side by the fghting
leader of the Conservatives, r. I. Bor.
den
Up to the Voters.
Whether there will be reciprocity
between the United States and Canada
rests entirely with the voters of tho
Dominion. The treaty has been ap-
proved on the American side of. tho
border: Congress has ratified it, and
President Taft, its creator, has sigh
cd II. All that remains is for The
Canadian Parliament to affirm It, This
will be done If the Liberals carry
Thursdays election and win a ma
jorlty of the members of the Parlia-
ment. In event that the Conserva-
tives carry the day, reciprocity will
be dead for many years to come.
The campaign has been a bitter one
from the start. Neither side comedies
the truth of the others contentious.
The Liberals hold that reciprocity will
give the Canadian farmer larger mar
kets and better prices for his pro.
ducts. The Conservatives argue thai
the United States is seeking through
reciprocity the first step towards An.
nexation of the Dominion, and a plea
of patriotism is made. The Liberals
scout the annexation idea. The Con-
servatives deny that reciprocity will
aid the Canadian farmer.
1t is on these points mainly that the
contest has been fought. other is
sues aside from reciprocity have been
injected from time to time into the
campaign. but all has been passed
over to give adequate consideration to
the one big issue.
Up to the present time. the expert.
ence OF reciprocity in Canada has bean
strikingly similar to the treatment 1t
Continued on Fifth Page3
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-09-17
AVIATOR AL|GHTS
ATOP WIRE FENCE
Wards Transcontinental Flight
Again Is Interrupted by
Accident.
MACHINE BADLY DAMsGED
He Escapes Injury, and VIII
Fly Again When Repairs
Are Made.
Cross-Country Flyers.

james j. ward--Meets with ncci-
dent mt Owego. nfter flying from
Caiiicoon. VIII continue flight
this afternoon.
Robert q. Fowler-WilI resume
hight Tomorrow morning, leaving
Colfnx, CAL, about s o'clock.
Phil. U. Parmalee-Announc at
syracuse that he will fly for Hearsts
S50,0oO prize.
Caibrnith p. Rodgers--wnI stnrt
from Sheepsheaa bay at 8 O'Clock
this afternoon, weather permitting.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-09-17
MExlCANs RlOTING
Three Killed and Many Wounded N,
Mnnferax -

Three men were killed and eighteen
wounded In Monterey last night during
the Critic" celebration, which deeen.
Grated into a riot.
windows. and when the Police attempt .
ed to disperse the crowd they were
fred upon. A detachment of cavalry
was Immediately dispatched to the
scene of the disturbance and finally
suppressed the rioters. after charging
them several times with drawn sabres.
The bodies of those killed ibore bullet
wounds, indica1 ing that they We're VIC
Tins of the mob. :
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-09-17
WOULD sWINDLE MoRMoNs
former Resident OF Snlt LIKE o6sr. IN
sen Interior Views OF TemnIe

=. Sait Lake City, Utah. SEPTEMBER ID
Church has exposed an alleged scheme
20 swindIe the church authorizes Nv
ne sale and exhibition of a series OF OF
ppI It".os OF alleged interior scenes in the
mpInion temple. into which no one is
ailoWed to enter unless he be a devour
member of the church.
IN letter received from New York
,s ON iormer resident of this city
Photographs TO the first presidency
NO specific amount was asked for the
pictures. In reply, the first presidency
nesotia lions. INV
IT Is stated by the church authori-
ties that the photographs PROBABLY
were obtained short time ago when
the temple was being renovated
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-09-17
FINDS ART TREASURE
Agent of Treasury Has PAINTING n,
Nell Gxyynn

st. Paul. MINI. September Ie.-1n
stolen picture from the Louvre at
Paris, an agent of the Treasury De.
partment supervising customs coliec-
tors at the Canadian frontier, has
which Ia believed to he a painting
of Nell Gwynn. the favorite Of
Charles H.. of England. The NINA
ture is in an old gold frame OF fine
workmanship, set with twelve dia
monds, and with two other small
paintings wae taken from man
crossing the frontier into this country.
Q ok m dy.OFE TIaXl Mouth MN m
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-09-17
PAYMASTER SHOT
BY H|GHWAYMEN
They Open Fire Without Warm
ing on Men in
Buggy.
BANDITS TAKE TO FLIGHT
Two Suspects Arrested and Hur-
ried to Jail to Escape
Mob.
BANDITS TAKE TO FLIGHT

Pittsburg, Pa, September l6.-Whle
driving to the mines of the Superior
Coal Company. near here. to-day. with
the semi monthly pay for the miners,
David Steen was shot ant instantly
killed by highwaymen. His father,
William ]. Steen. who was in the
buggy with him, caught the body of
his son as 1t toppled over. The money,
s3.400, was saved.
Later in the day. Quadrato Orighelli.
an Italian. was arrested. suspected of
knowing something of the crime, and
1t was with difficulty that troopers OF
the State constabulary prevented the
elder Steen from throttlins him.
The shooting occurred almost within
a stones throw OF the Steen residence.
near Woodville. Father and son were
driving along the road when two men
appeared and opened fire. one with o
revolver and the other with shotgun
The Steens were armed, and. remem
boring the experiences of other pay
masters in the coal country of Western
Pennsylvania. each had his hand on his
revolver.
Gives No Warning.
FIVE minutes after they left the
Steyl home with the money and were
passing an abandoned mine. man ap-
peared in the road. Without warning
he opened fire with a revolver as an
other man came into View from the
other side. He lifted q shotgun and
fired. Both shots were directed at Da.
vid Steen, who was driving, and both
took effect One shot tore away the
right hand, cutting the reins. and the
other buried itself in his body near
the heart. The reins dropped and the
frightened horses sprang forward
With groan. the dying man toppled
over toward his aged father. who en-
circled him with one arm. and. draw
ing his revolver began shooting at
the bandits
They did not reply, and after stand
ing in astonishment tor ii moment.
turned and ran swiftly toward the
hills. The elder Steen, after empty :
ing his revolver. caught up the reins.
and, shouting for help. drove furiously
TO the Superior Mine. There he gave
the alarm and summoned doctor, bu,
before the doctor arrived the man was
dead.
Posse in Pursuit.
a posse was quickly organized. From
luttt IVu t0t
scene OF the shooting. Mrs John Mich.
oil and her sons. George and Joseph.
had witnessed the crime and the hight
of the bandits. The boys were eager
to follow. but were restrained by theii
mother until the posse came up. when
they went racing before them over the
hills.
Late in the afternoon State constab.
ulary troopers captured two men an
swering the general description given
by Steen. and took them to his resi-
dence. where he was impatiently await
ings news.
. That's ono OF them!" he shouted, as
he sprang toward the taller of the two
men and planted a blow in his face.
Before he could be prevented he at
tempted to throttle the man. but the
troopers interfered and held him back
crowd had gathered. and the State
officers were compelled TO draw their
revolvers to keep them away while
they hurried the suspects to the Car
negle jail. I
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-09-17
TWO LIVES LOST,
THREE INJURED
IN TRAIN WRECK
Fast Filler Leaves Rails
at Laurel, Near
Richmond.
FIREMAN BYRD
DIES AT HIS POST
Engineer Koontz Sticks to Throna
tie and Is Fatally Injured. 4
Day Coaches Leave Track. 4
but Passengers Escape.
Cause of Accident I
Unexplained.
THE DEAD.

Robert E. Byrd, fireman, single
of 3O1e East Marshall Street.
Frank l.. KoontE, engineer, nn1,-
rfed, OF 712 West Clay Street.
THE INJURED.
Charles c. Cooper, engineer. .m,ny.
ried, of ~ Florida Avenue. N. w.
Washington, ID O., wound In ..frht
leg, nbrnsions and shock.
John w. Bush, baggngemaster. 1Or
Colonial Avenue, bruised una
shockcdJ not serious.
j. @. Lewis, coIored, Pullman MN.
ter, of Washington, ID. c.. tendon.
In right arm cut through, shocked,
not serious.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-09-17
storm warning Issued.

Washington. September 16-Warn-
ing of storm south of Hayu, prob
ably moving westward, was Issued by
the Weather Bureau to-day. Vessels
bound for the western portion OF the
Caribbean Sea were advised to be
alert. The severity of the storm was
unknown.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-09-17
"UNHEALTHY FOR NEGROES"
Notice, Signed "Ciuzens,, Cauae
ExOdus of CoIored PennIn

EAOuuH OF CoIored People
Chickasha, Okla. September le.-
These parts are haunted. and are gen
orally unhealthy for negroes"
This notice. signed "Citizens." found
posted in several places in negro
farming community north Of here to
day, has so alarmed the negroes that
many of them are leaving.
They fear an outbreak of race trou-
BILE similar to that near Caddo three
weeks ago.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-10-07
AT THE oRPHEuM.

one OF the strongest and most
pleasing bills of the season will be
presented by Manager Webster for the
first half of next week. Casad-Irving
& Casad, the head line attraction, pre-
sent their own version. Every Day
Life on a Railroad. This act has been
a big hit on all the biggest circuits In
the east. Howard e. Graf, in present
ing The Juggler's Dream, offer an act
entirely out Of the ordinary. Miss
Graf being graduate Of the eminent
violin virtuso, Prof. William Yunk,
also of other famous vocal instruct
ors and a soloist Of rare experience.
Mr.. Howard is one Of the foremost
heavy weight manipulators before the
public today and his work Is beyond
comparison. The act is blended to-
sether with a beautiful plot and is
produced with all special effects. AS
comedian Fred Harrison is one Of
theA greatest character comedy men OF
the day, having been featured with
some of the biggest musical comedy
productions for the past two seasons.
one of the most pleasing offerings OF
this bill is Flory & Mack, those classy
boys in musical specialities, including
banjo. guitar, one-string mandolin and
other musical novelties. An excellent
picture programme in connection with
the above vaudeville attractions COM
pletes a very pleasing bill.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-10-07

Plays that have q religious or
church title usually frighten and drive
away the ordinary piaygoer from the
theatre leaving the patronage to the
church element OF society who only
patronize such plays. 1t is not so
with the great Viola Allen success
The White Sister which the charm
ing actress Jeanne fowler and her
splendid company will present at the
Fargo operahouse this evening. Al
though The White Sister is the story
Of d nun, it breathes of all the pas :
sionate romantic love OF the Italian
race IN an intensely human manner.
It has all the beauty and fragrance
Of the peaceful convent life and again
II pulsates with the fiery spirit OF the
impetuous soldier-love The great
conflict between woman's earthly
and spiritual love Is fought through
four inspiring scenes that hold the
auditors spellbound in their seats and
never for one second loses its grip
ping interest until the final curtain
fall and the audience leaves the thea
ire happy in the thought that the