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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-03-29
HEAD DIDN'T HURT
. Bis PAVING BLOCK
JUSTICE CRUTcHFIELD LAYs1towS
PROPOSITION THAT xIGGERs
cRANIUM Is HARD. IN po-
LICE COURT. :

That nfgger's head In mighty
tough and . blow from paving stone
that would kill an ordinary mortal
would only cause 4 small wound. or
merely damage the stone, was the
proposition laid down in police court,
Wednesday. by Justice Crutchneld.
May Sadler claimed that she had bsen
assaulted BY Annie Booker at 206 East
BYRD street. Tuesday night. She
thought Annie had used q broom stick.
Then she had = real At and was car
ried into the justices private officc
while the court called for the broom
atick to be exhibited.
Sergeant Matthews. custodian az
court exhibits Of this nature. went ar
ter the hroomstick. He came back
with the grand daddy OF all paving
blocks and dropped II as easily g he
could on the bench. The spectators
were shaken In their seats but the
Judge calmly asked DR.. Turman, who
had dressed . two-tnch rash In NAYS
head. if the big granite paving block
could have made the wound.
The doctor said doubtfulIy ID might
but ne seemed TO think that Il would
have been made apt to have caused
homicide.
.Remember ! ntEger's head II mighty
hard" said Justice CrutchAeld. Then
he added thOuxhtfuily: ssee II the
Stone Ii dAmAged. The stone. how
ever. appeared 70 BE intact ana was
laid aside hy strong policeman.
Annie had At, ngura&ively speak
ing. when the court held her Tor the
Strand jury. sitting Monday. on .
charge of fslontous assault Annie II
lccked N uAAes $40 bAiL
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-03-29
CAPTAIN PETERSEN
MEETS TRAGIC FATE
MEDIUM HAD TOLD DANISH ola.
RINER THAT WOULD BE
TRAGEDY ON SHIP.

Especial to The Richmond virginian.p
NEWPORT NEWS. VA. March 20.
Bearing the body Of Captain Chris-
ten Petersen. who was killed March
"a at sea, the Danish .stsamer Droniug
Olga arrived here this morning rom
Christiana and Leith. Captain Peter
son was washed down the compani IN
way leading to his cabin and his skull
was crushed, from which injury he
died an hour later. After the tragedy
the mate took charge of the ship and
brought her to this port. On his Las,
trip here Captain Petersen was told
by a medium that such a tragedy
would occur. but she did not name
the victim. He made much OF the
prediction to his frienda who were
startled to-day to hear of the man
ner or his death.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-03-29
RAILWAY COMPANY
MUST DO BETTER
PUBLIC SERVICE CORPORATION
WILL HAVE TO GIVE IMPRov-
ED SERVICE TO LOWER
PENINSULA. SAYS COM
MISSION.

The State Corporation Commission
handed down an opinion "Wednesday
In the case OF the city Of Newport
News against the Newport News and
Old Point Railway and Electric Com
pany. The city charged that the
street railway company did not give
satisfactory service.
The commission ordered that the
defendant company proceed forthwith
to put its plant in such q condition
of repair az that within thirty days
from this date. by the exercise Of due
diligence and skill. the whole Of the
service required of the company may
be performed In q reliable manner.
That within four months from this
date its entire plant be completely
and thoroughly repaired so as to give
assurance that all OF its public du-
ties will be promptly and fully per-
formed.
All other questions are reserved.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-03-29
PEARY R[T|REs ON
$4,000 SALARY
Jumps from Civil Engineer
With Captains Rank to
Rear Admiral
DiSCOVERER REAPS
A RICH REWARD
By Virtue of Congressional
Resolution of Thanks He
Has Privileges of Floor
in Congfess

WASHINGTON. March 2s.-Pur-
suant to the resolution adopted by
congress In the closing days OF the
last session. the navy department to5
day formally announced the promo
ton Of Civil Engineer Robert n.
Peary TO the rank of rear-admiral, and
his retirement from the navy on full
pay. The orders state that Admiral
Peary will receive salary at the rate
Of $4,000 year. from April 6. 1909.
the day on which he reached the
North Pole.
BY virtue of the congressional reso-
luton of thanks. Peary has the priv
iiege OF the floor In the house and
senate.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-03-29
WET CANDIDATES
WIN IN LINCOLN
PRESENT DRY MAYOR, LOVE,
LOSES OUT TO ALVIN b. ARM
STRONG.

LINCOLN, NEB.. March 2s.-~wet.'
candidates on both Republican and
Democratic tickets to-day began their
campaign following their sweeping
victory over the dry" element rus
terday.
Alvin 3. Armstrong was nominated
for mayor over the present dry
mayor. Love, who had the support OF
William j. Bryan. Robert Malone
was nominated by the Democrats.
Wet" excise men were nominated 10
run with Armstrong.
The saloon question will be finally
settled at the city election In May
by referendum.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-03-29
WILL MARK SITE
WHERE STUART DIED
COMMEMORATIVE TABLET ERECT
ED BY c. NJ. L. s. WILL BE IN
YELLED ny ,. E. u. STUART, III.

Marking the site where General J.
E.. q. Stuart the great Confederate
cavalry leader. died on May IL. 1864,
tablet, erected by the Confederate
Memorial Literary Society. win be
unveiled on May IL with appropriate
ceremonies.
General Stuart. who was shot at
Yellow Tavern on MA II, 1854. was
brought to Richmond Ind carried to
an old brick house. which has been
replaced In recent years by resi-
dences Nos. 210 and az West Grace
street. The tablet win De placed in
the house known as 210 West Grace
street, the home OF DIR. J. N. Up
shur.
The veil viii be drawn by J. f.
b. Stuart Ill. OF Newport News, IN
the presence OF the widow and son
OF General Stuart.
This grandson Of "Jeh" Stuart In
. boy OF about fourteen years and
ed him by the Newport News High
School. when he Il enrolled each
month on the honor roll. to attend
the unwilling without subsequent loss
In his school grading. While In Rich.
mond Mrs. Stuart and her grandson
win be the guests Of Mrs John N.
Upshur.
Judge Theodore Garrett, OF Nor
folk. win give his personal recoilec-
lions OF Stuart. and will Introduce
the speaker. Mayor Richardson. The
Rev. Walter Cue Hullihen. OF 6taun-
ton. who was one OF those who bore
Stuart from the battlefield when ne
fell, will Offer prayer.
These arrangements for the unyeil-
ing were completed ut meeting OF
the Confederate Memorial Literary
society on Wednesday morning. when
Mrs. James X. Werth, chairman Of
the siteA committee, made her report.
This tablet h one In q aerias that u
being erected BY this society to mark
the histoTic sites Of 1S6l-s5 In and
about Richmond.
MrG Lucy Gray Harrison has ,siven
to the museum the papers OF her
father. William Writ Henry. that have
been known N tho Harrison loan.
Another interesting donation reported
MAS colored portrait Of the HOUSE
IN which StonewaA jackson died nesr
Guinea. Va. This house y now owned
~ the r., #. \ n railroad. ana the
phot0graph was presented BY Presi-
dsnt W. H. white. through ]. Carter
9Fhfte.
New ME members 81 the society.
are Mira, Preston Cooke and llrs. w.
Minor Woodward. There was an nm
usually large attendance 1t WEDGE
days meeting over which Mra LIZ
- Cary Daniel prssidAd
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-03-29
JAPAN APPROVES
TREATY WITH j. S,

TOXIC. March 29--Tha new treaty
between the United States and Japan
was formally approved by the coun-
Gil of the empire to-day, and II was
stated that the formal signatory ex-
change will take place April 1.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-03-29
Second Fight TO Gust Ilorimer.
Interests Paid 100000.

SPRINGFIELD. Ills. March a.
One hundred thousand dollars-this il
the SUM Of money which the inter
ests'' paid into a fund to secure the
election OF William Lorimer to the
United States Senate. according to HI.
IA. Kohlsaat. editor Of the Chicago
Record Herald, testifying to-day be-
fore the State Senate Lorimer inves-
tigation Committee.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-03-29
: EfFect Of American Intervention.
SAN ANINaNI0 MEX March "a

-9 Enect Of American Intervention.
san ANTONIO. MEx., March 70.
with peaoe In Mexico almost assured
By action Of President DiAs In Fore
in~ his cabinet to resign and prom
fsing himself later to rcainquish his
position. tir rArs played by the Unit
I'd S4atGs In bringing about the end
u the internecane strife b attract
tng mach nttention. There In every
reason to hrlIeve the ultiniatum from
Tnft and Wall street taken to Mexico
City By SENIOR jose Yves Linantour.
Mcxlcan minister OF finance. brought
about tho Agreements Of General Dtax
10 trcat with thu insurrectos almost
nIspa their own terms.
Tomorrow morning at O'Clock
Ambassador DE In Barra~ the newly
Appointed minister Of foreign affairs.
reaches San Antonio ON hfs way to
Mexico City. He win be met here
~ Francisco l. Madero. ST.. and son.
Alfonso Madero. father and brother
respectively of Provisional President
Madero. Together the three will jour
ney to Monterey. Mex. There, IL is
unofficiaiiy stated, they will be met
by Minister I.imantour and a party
OF peace commissioners already APP
pointed by General piax. In Imam
tours private car they will proceed TO
the City of Chihuahua, State of Chi
huahua, In the center of insurrecto
territory, where the peace negotia-
lions will be entered into,
Francisco l. Madero, Jr, will enter
chihuahua and under flag OF truce
viii participate In the peace meet
ingA
There Is reason to believe that the
peace negotiations will he formal. both
the Diax administration and Made
roists having already agreed to terms
upon which = pact will be signed.
The terms include the retirement
cf Vice President Corral, the most OBJ
noxious politician In Mexico: the
passing OF election reform laws by
congress. which meets April I. and
promise from Diax later to turn over
his office and permit q new election.
In the meantime II Is believed the
American army division. recruited to
war strength and prepared at all
Gan Antonio. until Washington Is as
sured that lasting government In
established and peace and protection
70 foreign interests assured.
Taft VIII Talk 70 Connrsssmsr.
WARRINGTON, ID. c.. March 29.--
President Taft to-day instituted q Sec
Ond protection move" In the Mexi-
can situation.
~ confsrring with Republican SEM
aton and Congressman. he began a
campaign to forestall the threatened
congressional investigation Of the army
~maneuvers" on the Mexican border.
The President thinks that IL i ma iority
u the Senators are confidentialiy ac-
quaInted with the real facts with re-
Kard to Mexico. the administration will
y. a1~1sr f&vr 1.ntv
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-03-29
SIGNALS
ARE DISPLAYED
HIGH WINDS ON COAST FROM
SAVANNAH TO NOR
FOLK.

NEW YORK, March 3s.The
westher bureau to-day in-ued the fol-
lowing special storm warning:
Storm sfgnals are ordered displayed
frcrr 1880 on from Savannah 10 Nor
folk A disturbance over the Qhic
Valley n moving eastward ana Vim
cause brisk ana high eouth 10 we1t
winds with squalls. this aftornOon IN
to-nlGht.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-03-29
Limantour, De La Barra, and
MaderoS Will Confer in
Heart of lnsurrecto
Section
TERMS HAVE ALREADY
BEEN AGREED UPON
BY MEXICAN LEADERS
Election Reform Laws to be
Passed by New Congress
and Diaz Will Retire Later
Permitting New
Election

SAN DIEGO. CAL, March 20.
The steamer San. Diego to-day
arrived here from ksnsenada,
Mexico, and brought news Of u
sweeping insurxcnt victory near
that city.
Two hundred insurrectos at
tackled Alamn, 30 miles south Of
EnSenada. after ficrCc engage
Bsent. In which q number OF fed
erals are said to have been killed.
IL Il believed the insurgents will
now bcsacgc Ens~snatta.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-03-29
Mr.. TAFT DENIES
: AIDING IORIMER
STATEMENT THAT CONSCIOUS.
w LENT ANY WEIGHT TO
ELECTION WHOLLY UN-
TRUE" He SAYS.

WASHINGTON. d. c.. March e.
Extracts from letters in President
Taft's personal files were to-day cited
at the white house az aiFeet REPUTATION
OF the testimony yesterday before the
Senate investigating committee al
Springfield by Edward Hines. that the
President had urged Lorimer's election
as Senator from Illinois.
One of these, written In october
said:
THE rumor, report or statement
that l consciously lent any weight OF
the administration to the election OF
Lorimer Is wholly untrue"
kohlsaat was asked to name the
person who gave him the informa.
zion that .the interests had gipef
up 100000 to secure Lorimer's cleo
ton. but refused.
The information is strictly reli,
able he said.
Second Fight to Gust f1orimer.
WASHINGTON. ID. c.. March 29.--
A second fight to Gust william Lori
mer from hs scat an Senator from
Illinois was this afternoon reported
to have been decided upon by pro,
gressive Senators on the basis OF In.
formation from Springfield that tn,
legislative committee there was ex.
pecting to uncover some brand-new
evidence.
The BELIEF was that the LorimeI
case could he reopened on the basi.
OF new evidence. despite the decisor
by the Senate during the last session
that Lorimer was legaily seated.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-03-29

tContinued on Third page.)
The Elbert County tribune., 1911-09-08

not have embraced one-fourth Of the period of
building activity at Copan.
Again. we shall see. the hieroglyphic in
scriptions at Copan indicate that 1t was far
older than any of the Yucatan sites. and that
1t probably had been abandoned many years
before the rise Of the great northern cities.
Still another reason for doubling that Copan
was colonized from Yucatan arise when we ex-
anime the historical data bearing on each All
the early writer's. native as well as Spanish
with the exception of Paacio, above quoted,
pass over the great southern metropolis In abb
solute silence; but when they come to describe
Yucatan nearly all Of them mention the two
largest of the ancient cities there. Chchen
liza and Uxmal and In some instances even
give brief outlines of their history
The striking absence OF tradition relating
to such extensive site as Copan can only
indicate one thing-that Its fall and subse-
quent desolation had outlived the memory OF
man even at the time Of the Spanish Conquest
in 1880; and generation later. when Palacio
visited the place. 1t had been forgotten SO long
that he was unable to find anything about
Its former history except the very dubious ira
dition given above.
The ruins are more easily reached today
from Guatemala than from Honduras in which
latter Republic they are located. One leaves
the Guatemala Northern railroad at Zacapa,
and either by horseback cart, Journeys east
ward for two days. stopping overnight at Jaco-
tan The actual distance travelled cannot be
more than 35 40 miles at the outside but
the road Is SO rough and winds through coun-
try SO mountainous that 1t takes two days to
reach the ruins after leaving the railroad. The
modern village of Copan. where one can secure
accommodations of a sort. is about three-quar-
ters of q mile from the main group of ruins
1t Is built over part Of the site of the ancient
city. and has two beautifully sculptured affairs
standing In the plaza under large tree. Sew
eral other sculptural monuments are to be
found In various pigsties and chicken yards
throughout the village. and there is another
group of two or three. short distance to the
northwest in the campo santo'' burying
ground
Taking the path leading to the east from the
village. a fifteen minutes walk brings one to
the entrances on the west side Of the Great
Plaza. the largest and doubtless the most i'm
portant court in the city. This imposing area
The Elbert County tribune., 1911-09-08

some 300 feet long by $50 wide Is surrounded
on three sides by terrace 10 to Is feet high.
The interior sides of this stepped that
standing in the center of the plaza the effect is
that of sunken court surrounded on all sides
but one, with tiers of stone seats or benches.
The southern or open side is occupied by a
small pyramid about 20 feet high, which.
standing midway between the ends OF the ter
race, appears to inclose the area. This pyra
mid. because OF its central position with refer
ence to the Great Plaza. must have been
much more important structure than its size
would now seem to Indicate. Standing on Its
summit and looking northward. a great open
air auditorium lies at ones feet. Tier upon
tier of stone benches rising around its sides.
and five great monumental states, posted
like gigantic sentinels guarding its sacred pre-
cints
This mound SO conspicuously located on the
open side of the Great Plaza. attracted the at
tention Of the English traveller and archaeloI-
ogist Mr.. A. p Maudslay, who visited Copan
In 1885. spending several months there in pho
tograhping and making molds of the sculptures
and In studying the ruins He cleared its
sides and excavated it. The summit he says
is very small, and shows signs OF any build
Ing ever having stood there. Digging through
the floor he sank shaft into the interior Of
the pyramid and found at depth of six feet
from the top an earthen pot which contained
several Jade beads, few pearls. jade spin
carved pieces of pearl shell. The bottom Of
the pot was covered with some finely ground
cinnabar and several ounces OF quick silver.
Fragments of human bones were taken out
during the course of these excavations and,
finally, at depth of nine feet below the level
Of the plain. a skeleton OF a jaguar was un-
covered
The use OF this pyramid without building
Of any kind surmounting 1t must forever re-
main mystery. Perhaps here in full view Of the
assembled inhabitants of the ancient city were
practiced the bloody rites of human sacrifice;
or perhaps the DEGREES of rules or the omens
from above were handed down. Who can say
now? One thing alone seems reasonably
tain; the close proximity and commanding
relation Of this pyramid to such vast open
air auditorium as the Great Plaza indicates
that 1t formerly played some very important
part In the life OF Copan.
The most interesting feature of the Great
Plaza, however is not this pyramid. but the
great sculptured monuments. which are scat
tered here and there around the inclosure. OF
these five are now standing and three lie pros
trate. They average not far from IL feet In
height and are about az feet In breadth. The
general treatment OF them all Is much the
same. The side facing the plaza is uniformly
sculptured with the likeness of human be-
Ing sometimes OF one sex and sometimes OF
the other. carved In very high relief. which, in
places. amounts to sculpture In the round. The
clothing and headdresses of these figures are
exceedingly ornate
The Elbert County tribune., 1911-09-08

opment At the very beginning Of our study
of Copan We find ourselves confronted with a
grave difficulty namely, the entire absence of
aboriginal tradition concerning the place,
which consequently renders a reconstruction
of the historical background impossible In
Yucatan we were able to piece together some-
what of the early history Of the principal cities.
such as Chichen Itza and Uxmal from the ac-
count of native we'll Spanish writer's.
many Of whom derived their information from
those well acquainted with the former history
of the country And while this information is
often Quite fragmentary, nevertheless 1t sheds
a very considerable light on the pre-Columbian
history of these two northern sites, and in
measure, at least, dispels that darkness and
obscurity which completely enshrouds al
most all the other great centers of the Maya
culture
Concerning the former history of Copen,
however. we know absolutely nothing, except
ing the tradition OF very doubtful value given
below. In 1857, thereabout, Diego Garcia
de Palacio. an Off cial Of the Audencia OF Qua
temala, visited these ruins and later described
them in letter to Philip H. the then king Of
Spain. In this communication, after de-
scripion Of the different buildings he says he
endeavored to ascertain who the former In
habitants of the city were:
81 endeavored with all possible care to as
certain from the Indians, through the tradi-
tons derived from the ancients, what people
lived here, what they knew had heard
from their ancestors concerning them But
they had no books relating to their antiquities.
nor do believe that in all this district there
Is more than one. which possess. They say
that in ancient times there came from Yucca
tan great lord who built these ediices but
that at the end of some years he returned to
his native country. leaving them entirely de-
serted"
Unfortunately, the reliability of this tradi-
ton Is disproved by too many different lines
of evidence to permit our accepting It. In the
1rst place. the structures of Copan far too
numerous and massive to have been built
within the span Of single life; and Its elab-
orately sculptured monuments far too In
tricate to have been carved In one generation
with the tools available. Had that Great lord
from Yucatan" lived twice the allotted three
score years and ten. his life. even then. could
The Elbert County tribune., 1911-09-08
REJIORH7IOW Or
DOQQH>4E 10 I/y/EER
.CtZAN9E1 ar CREA7
IEMR r

mountains of consider
able height. supplied
with an abundance of
never failing streams.
and renowned for its
fertility, offers a strfk-
Ing contrast to the
pare h ed waterless
plains of northern Yu-
catan, which form the
general environment of
northern Maya sites.
With the former the
water supply was new
er a question of mo-
ment, but with the lat
ter its satisfactory So
luton in a few places
only, absolutely de-
termined the distribu-
ton of the aboriginal
population. And yet.
unlike as these two re-
gions are, the Maya
civilization, which over
spread both Of them,
was Of sufficient homo
geneity, as we shall
see, to follow In each
one much the same
lines of cultural devel-
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1911-12-21
CALL ON
THE PRESIDENT
Discuss Political Conditions In
New York State.

New York, Dec. 21.--The Republic
an situation in New York state was
laid before President Taft by leaders
representing both the ''old guard" and
tho so called "Progressives." One OF
his first callers was Otto T. Barnard,
Republican candidate for mayor at the
last city election. After Barnard
came Samuel s. Koenig, chairman of
the county committee, and later he
had an appointment to receive William
Barnes, Jr., state chairman.
Mr. Barnes call, In view of the re-
cent criticism attributed to him OF the
president, was surprise to those out
side the presidents immediate circle,
for he did not attend any of the func-
tions at which the president spoke.
Theodore Roosevelt left his Office
for Oyster Bay before the president
arrived in the city. Reports that the
former president and his successor
would take advantage of Mr.. Taft's
visit for a conference we're refuted by
information that Colonel Roosevelt
would not leave home during the pres
ident's presence In New York.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1911-12-21
ACCUSED PASTOR
WOUNDS HIMSELF
Rev. RiCheson InfIicts Injury in
His Cell.

Boston, Dec 21.-Rev Clarence "
T. Richeson, who is confined in the
Charles street jail awaiting trial on
the charge of numbering Miss Avis
Linnell, mutilated himself in his cell
with piece of sharpened tin. The in
jury necessitated an operation by the
prison surgeons and when it. was over
1t was announced that Richeson prob.
ably would recover.
The act of the minister is not re-
garded by the jail officials as an at,
Tempt to commit suicide, although
there appeared to be some doubt on
this point among the legal fraternity
The attendants at the Jail heard a
disturbance in Richeson's cell and
when they investigated they found the
prisoner in great agony. He had
gashed himself with a sharp piece of
tin which he had converted into sort
of knife.
II has recently been reported that
the wealthy Edmands family had
turned against Richeson, who was en-
gagged to marry Miss Violet Edmands
at the time Avis Linnell was found dy-
ing from cyanide of potassium poison
ing in the bathroom of her apartment
In the Y. w. G.. A. In Boston This,
coupled with the great fear that has
recently overcome Richeson, due to
the Tightening of the states coil of
evidence, is believed to have prompt
ed his desperate act.