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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-05-22
NAME
RETAINED BY MERGER

Railway and Power Company, OF Rich
inond. which controls street
and the lighting systems there. 1t is
said that the Norfolk and Portsmouth
Traction Company. the Virginia Rail-
way and Power Company and the IN
terurban railroad between Ricbmond
and Petersburg will be consolidated
with a lumber or small power com :.
panies. 49,
The consolidation of the companies
Wall be incorporated under the laws
OF Virginia. 1t is further said that a
great era of Improvement for each OF
the companies Will begin Immediately
AFTER tho merger is completed.
The new system will be known ms
the Virginia Railway and Power Com
pany, and will own nearly 400 miles
or street railways. and together with
ilentihs systems and power plants,
VIII nave gross earnings of 81 100. 900
u year. All of the directors OF thu
various Virginia companies will attend
me meeting, and the plans Will he out
lined and officially acted on.
X. Lancaster Williams, of tho Balti-
more banking firm of Middendorf.
Williams & Company. is one Of The
directors of the Virginia Railway and
rover Company, and is 81 close bust
ness associate of Mr.. Gould.
The properties concerned in the
merger are among the most valuable
In the State of Virginia. The meet
ing to be held tomorrow in MIR. Gould's
Office VIII be q lengthy ono, for The
future welfare of millions of dollars is
at stake. A formal announcement viii
De MADE at the close of the meeting.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-05-22
Especial 10 rhe Times-Dtspatch.l

. tAS r
Baltimore, Mo-. May 2l.-A financial
meeting. affecting electric railway
and W companies of the State Of
Virginia. which VIII result in a gigan-
tic merger. will be held tomorrow ar
ternoon in the offices of Frank Gould,
l6S Broadway. New York City. r..
Lancaster Williams will be present and
VIII take a prominent part In the pro-
ceedings. Frank Gould will be the
principal owner of the merged com
panies. 1t Is a we'll known fact that
Mr.. Gould already has cast a great
part OF his fortune in the State OF
Virginia.
This merger Will give to Mr.. Gould
almost complete control over the light
and power industry in Virginia. Tho
merger will be one of the largest pro-
positions handled by the Gould inter
ests in recent years. Frank Gould is
practically the owner OF the Virginia
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-05-22
a PACT SIGNED;
MEXICAN VAR OVER
Representatives of Government and Revolution.
lsts#Meet at Juarez and Reach Agreement.
All ReDel demands Are Granted,

1uarez, MeXico.sS May 21.romcially
representatives Of the
NieSlcanf government and the revolu-
tiohists. at 10&o'clock tonight. signed
q peace agreement at the cu.toms
house here intended to END the hos,iii-
us that have been waged in Mexico
Tor the last six months.
Enough covering only tho principa;
points negotiated thus tar, the agree.
ment practically records the conces.
sions BY the government of those de.
Ihanas which started on November 20
the last armed revolution In Mexico
elesrams announcing the signing .oi
Inc agreement ~ we're dispatched
throughout Mexico to revolu,iorxlr,
and Federal leaders alike.
Il. The Agreement.
judge Curbajll represented the Fec.
eral soverntcnt and. Dr,.Vasouez Go.
mez, francisco II Madero ana Senor
rlno Suarez acted for the revolution.
lists. The agreement follows
~. That Senor General porfirio Diaz
has MANIFESTED his resplAition OF. re.
signing the presidency or the republfe
before the end of, the present month
- That bona nde news is al hand
mat Ramon Corral will resign the vice.
presidency of the Republic within Ii.
sa me period. and, I'M
- THAT -by the administration OF
law. Senior Francisco Leon de la Bnrra
at present Minister of Foreign 3ele
tions OF 6he government OF Senior Diaz
VIII assume for the interim tho pow
er OF the executive of the nation and
Win cali The genera elections accord.
ing to the terms of the Constitution
and, -
=. That the national government
VIII study the conditions of public
opinion to satisfy these condition.
with the provisions of tie constltu-
ton. and will come 10 an agreement
conducive 10 indcmnifying the losses
directly caused by the revolution.
Therefore. the two parties repre-
scented in this conference. in view of
the previous considerations, have
agreed to formulate the following
agreement:
From to-day on hostIlities, which
have existed In the entire ma tional
territory of the republic. shall cease
between the forces of the government
and those OF the revolution, these
forces to be dismissed in proportion
as in each State the necessary steps
are taken to r~e-establish and guaran-
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Miss Jnnc Mckenzie.
DEATHS

THORPE.-Died, Sunday afternoon
May 81. GRACE MARIE, infant
daughter of Ralph B. and Eva Marie
Thorpe. .'
Funeral MONDAY AFTERNOON. 4
p. NJ, from 904 East Marshall Street.
Interment lakewood Cemetery.
DoDsON.-Died. May 81. at s:45 a. NJ.
at her parents residence. PIP Victor
street. Highland Park. EDNA EARL
infant daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. r.
w. Dodson.
Funeral from residence THIS
MONDAY at 5 o'clock P. M. Inter
ment In Riverview.
BURKE-Died. at his residence, ITO
Beverly Street, 4.15 p. NJ, PETER
r. BURKE. seventy-first year OF
his age. He was n son OF
Peter r. and Margaret E.. Burke. He
brothers to mourn their loss.
Funeral notice later.
owEN.--Died, at e:so o'clock Sunday
evening, at the residence of his son.
Thomas f. owen. BENJAMIN p.
OWEN. SR., in the eighty-eighth year
of his age.
The funeral will take place from
that place at 8 o'clock p. NJ. TUES
DAY, the cad.
McciILL-DIed. Sunday night at s:4s
o'clock. at St. Mary's Benedlctine
Institute, Fourth street, SISTER
PHILOMENA McGILL.
Funeral arrangements later.
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a burst of fame up the narrow stair
way.
The woman's dress caught fire. but
the flames were eXtinguished by her
husband. who had been asleep In an
ao1oinlng room. He rushed up the
burning stairs and caught his young
est daughter, five years old. in his
arms. Calling to tho other girls TO
follow him and leap INTO his arms. he
ran to a rear window and jumped to
the round the little girl in his arms.
He stood with upraised arms TO catch
the others as they jumped. but for some
reason they failed TO follow him. and
a Few minutes later, when another win
dow was broken into. the bedroom in
which the girls were sleeping was a
mass of flames. A half hour later the
bodies of the five girls were recovered.
All had died where they lay.
The girls will be buried together in
one grave Tomorrow M f fI H
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-05-22
SIX BLACKS
OF MOB'S CLEVER RUSF

Lake City. Fla. May el.-Six negroes
We're lynched here carly this morning
after a party of more than a dozen
men, masquerading as officers, an
peared at the county Jail and secured
possession Of the men by presenting a
bogus telegram TO the sixteen-year-oId
son OF the sheriff. ordering the release
or the blacks to the alleged posse OF
officers. The negroes wep, being held
for safekeeping on the charge Of muir
dering b, Il. Smith, a sawmill mar OF
Wadesborough. Leon county, and
wounding another man named Register
on May IL.
The men, who had come from ITALIA
hassee to Lake City in automobiles
look tho negroes about d mile ou-
side Of Lake City, compelled them to
stand abreast. and about ten men
commenced firing with Winchesters
and pistols until every one OF the six
had been riddled. with bullets, The
firing lasted about half an hour, and
a few struggling citizens at daybreak
found the negroes butchered beyond
recognition, Just after the automobiles
left the scene OF the lynching.
The plans OF the lynchers were most
daring, and but for n curious combi-
nation of circumstances, would never
have been accomplished. The sheriff
Of Columbia county was out OF the city
and left the jail in charge of the hoy,
who, aroused in the early hours of
the morning. allowed the six negroes
TO be taken from the jail without
knowing the sinister purpose of the
mob.
The telegram. which the leader of
the mob showed the boy. was supposed
10 he from the Sheriff OF Leon county
and stated that the sheriff had re-
ceived limitations that a mob was he
Ing formed in Tallahassee to take
the negroes from the Lake City Jail.
The message ordered that the men
be carried further south TO frustrate
the suspected mob. The telegram ap-
peared authentic, as tho six negroes
have been moved frequently.
Residents Of Lake city knew nothinc
OF the lynchins until a fusillede of dis.
tant shots was heard.
a few citizens went In tho direction
OF the firing and found the negroes
but the lynchers had disappeared. BY
some It Is believed that the negroes
We're to be hung. but resisted and were
Instantly killed to prevent escape. som,
indications OF a struggle substantiatt
this belief.
The crime for which the negroes
were held for safe-keeping had Great
ed strong feeling in Leon county. a.
the men hot were prominent, and a
general race war was intimated at tn,
preliminary hearing given tho prison
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-05-22
tee tranquility and public order.

tee tranquility and public order.
"TransitorS provision:
a"As soon as possible The reconstruc-
Ton or repair Of telegraph and railway
lines hitherto interrupted Shall be De
gun.
Agreed and signed in duplicate by
Senior Don Francisco S. Carbajal.
Don Francisco Nusques Gomez.
Don Francisco Madero.
Don Jose Maria Pho Suurea.'
Three Days of Indcclhion.
The agreement was signed after
three days of indecIslon. Francisco !.
Madero, Jr., leader of the revolution.
he declared only when Senior de la
Barra became provisional Prcsiden,
and teh new Cabinet was Installed.
Some OF his chiefs argued other
wise. declaring that armed forces In
the field IN the interim might pre-
cipitate rouble. 1t was suggestion,
too. that in Difference TO the wish OF
guilty was restored, the pcnceAagrce-
ment be made immediate. as his resig-
nation Is expected within four or five
days. The latter view prevailed.
The troops, 1t Is provided. will be
dlsbanded proportionately as cacn
state Is restored to tranquility. AS
the revolution in many states has
been melted by the opposition to the
Governors the retention OF armed
forces until the new Governors are
Installed constitutes a practical guar
nntee that the issue Will not be
evaded.
Francisco 1. Madero, .Tr.. will remain
here for at least Ave or six days more.
lie Will start for Mexico CITY via
chihuahua and Torreon immediately
after President Diaz has resigned. AS
surances have been received from rail
road officials that the line from here
southwark will be repaired in three
or four days.
In Mexico CITY. Madero will confer
with Senior dc la Barra about the
question Of the Governors. tho new
Cabinet and the laws. which, it Is
hoped, can be formulated before Con-
gress adjourns, covering disputed
points for which legislation is the
only remedy
DR.. Vasquez Gomez will leave here
tomorrow for San Antonio. Ten, Il
meet his family and journey on tc
Mexico City. AS no will arrive there
before Senior Mndero he also Will con.
fer with Senior do la Barra about de.
tails of the demands OF the revolt
tionists.
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ARE
BADLY WORRIED
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Continued From First Page.)
cured for American concerns, largely
through the aid OF the State Depart
ment. The information was prepared
for the House Committee on Expendi-
lures in the State Department, which
is investigating no department, and
also for the Presidents Economy and
Efficiency Commission
In addition. the department is now
pressing to what II believes will be a
successful conclusion an American rail-
way concession in Asia Minor, lnvoly-
ing more than 100000, 900.
The diplomatic corps In this capital
the report points out, is the largest in
the world. Attention is called 10 the
continued Improvement In the diplo-
matte and consular services and their
gradual evolution from the,"spoils sys.
tenn with It's attendant evils.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-05-22
MOTHERS MISTAKE is
II TO DAUGHTERS

Utica. Kan, May eI.-Five daughters
OF Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey Roach. OF
this place, ranging in ages from seven
to sixteen years, were burned to death
late last night In a fire which started
in the Roach restaurant. The dead
are:
Bessie, nged sixteen years.
Leah, nEed fourteen yenrs.
Ruth, nScd twelve years. i
Hazel, aGcd nine ycnrs. III
Fern, nScd seven years.
The parents were badly burned. The
mother of the young girls. by mistake
filled a lamp with gasolene. Prepara-
tory to ascending a stairway leading
to the second floor room, whore her
daughters We're asleep. she applied a
match to the lamp. An explosion fol-
lowed, the fire being communicated
to a gallon can of gasolene, sending
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-05-22
BATTLE OF BIG BETHEL.
Confederate CnmNs to Celebrate Ffftteth
Anniversury on June,10.

confederate CnmNs to Celebrate ftttteth
Anniversury on Jupcv10.
Plans are being perfected by the va
rious Peninsula chapters of the United
Daughters of the Confederacy. for the
celebration of the nftieth Anniversary
OF the battle of Big Bethel on June 10.
several camps OF Confederate Veterans
and Sons OF Veterans will TAX part.
The Richmond Howitzers Will attend
In uniform. a portion of that command
having taken part In the battle fifty
years ago. Confederate camps are also
invited TO attend in uniform. The
president of the various chapters OF
Daughters and the commanders of the
various camps Will have seats on the
speakers stand. Governor william
Hodges Mann will speak for Virginia.
Samuel Braxton will represent North
Carolina. who's nrst regiment took a
gallant part in the night at Big Bethel;
Congressman John Lamb Will speak on
the Peninsula campaigns, Congressman
Winigm a.. Jones Will deliver ar ad-
dress on The Life and Character of
Jefferson Davis and f. e.. Montague
Will address the Sons Of Veterans and
Daughters of the Confederacy. Major
James n. Stubs will be master of
ceremonies, There Will be music. and
. general reunion Of those who toe
part i'll thc-bstllc and successive strug-
giles of the MAJ .H
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-05-22
BENJ.P.0WEN,SR.
HAS PASSED AWAY
southside's Oldest Citizen Dies
at the Age Of
Eight.

The death of Benjamin P. Owen. Sr..
which had been expected for the past
week, occurred last night at the resi-
dence OF his son, Thomas f. owen, near
Forest Hill Park. Ee was perhaps tho
oldest resident of South Richmond,
being in the eighty-eighth yea of his
age. For over sixty years he had been
O we'll known citizen of the Southside.
He was born near Williams's Wharf,
in the county Of Mathews, in this
State, and moved to Manchester In 1850.
Previously he had been a resident of
Norfolk and OF Petersburg. He came TO
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-05-22
NOMINATE DIRECTORS

General Meeting of business Mems
Club 10 BE Held June IL.
a nominating committee appointed
some weeks ago has posted the names
Of this following ten members OF tina
business Mems Club from whom I'VE
directors Will be elected at a general
meeting OF the club to be held on
-,lune IL: T. NJ. Darlington. Il. L. Bins
wanger. Robert Lecky. Jr.. Arthur
Levy, ", S. P. Mayo. Alvin M. Smith.
G l. Fairbanks. George c. Gregory. II.
Randolph Williams and Walter d.
Thomas.
: The FIVE directors elected Will serve
for three years.
For an unexpired term caused By
resignation from the board OF John
M. Miller, Jr, the nominating com
lnittet proposes the names OF w.
Withers Miller and a. NJ. Cover, one of
whom Viii. be elected,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-05-22
ONE MORE CHANCE
Many Business aud ProfcssionaI Men
Fail to Pay License.

Many Business mud Professional Men
Fnfl to Pay License.
Unless something happens to-day.
Police Justice Crutchheld Will have a
distinguished array OF defendants in
his court for failure to pay city Ii
censes, This Is what might be termed
the last call and those who fail 10
settle this day must come into court,
or go into ,court-it is all the same in
the end. City Collector Hulce sat
down at the telephone on Saturday.
and after working there several hours
he qualified for a job on one Of those
switchboards. He got every citizen
except those at the ball game or races
and whispered the gentle reminder
that they We're delinquent.
Just to show that all classes are
shy, Collector Hulce said tina lawyers
and pressing clubs, dentists and eating
places, architects and poolroon,s. civil
g,nee and what-not are not on the
books. Nf 3Htfa HaIA I
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-05-22
HoLLYwooD CEMETERY COMPANY
To the pubIfc.


On account Of the loose and unbe.
coming manner in which many persons
days, forgettins Or not. appreelatin ?
crowding around the graves during
sunday 5urials, the %anthoritiss 81
necessary to restrict the attendance
at the cemetery on Sundays.
on and after Sunday, May 81. 1911.
children under the age of fifteen 16)i
years Will not be allowed in the
grounds unless attended by their pa
rents or guardians, who will be held
responsible for their behavior.
Visitors to Hollywood Cemetery are
respectfully requested not to gather.
around the graves Sundays. or any,
other day, during the burial services.
This request is so reasonable and
proper that It needs no explanation
Lot owners who desire to visit their
lots n ao, ayyyrd o. 'c @T1ft on Sun.
application for permit during the week,
and not wait until Sunday to do SO.
B, C. WHERRY,
President.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-05-22
Fire SIN lis Burning.

Especial TO The TImes-Dispatch.1
Suffolk, Va. May 21.-Before and
during church services tonight smoke
from tho Balm g. Co. peanut fire, which
has beer In five days and
nights. was denser on the streets than
at any previous period. The electric
lights were obscured ss In a thick
log, and the aroma OF burning nuts
became nauseating. Later the smoke
was cleared from the streets by a
wind shift. Water Is being poured
on the pile of ruins. but without ap-
preciable effect. Some unburned pea
nuts on the outer edges are sprout-
ing.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-05-22
k ca Quick Actlon.

Washington. D. O., May a1.-The
Washington government took quick
action tonight upon the neas OF tho
%seroplane accident at Issy les AiolineuN,
and sent n message of coincidence 10
The French government. Official Wash
ington was advised of the accident
through press dispatches. President
Taft Immediately addressed a note TO
Ambassador Jussefand. of France, eN-
pressing his sympathy in the bcreave-
mcnt of the French people through the
death of Minister Of War BerteauN
and his earnest hope that Premier Mo
mis-, who was one Of the injured, may
recover.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-05-22
FOUND MARKED MONEY,

Woman Is Charged with Selling IiIuor
aud Practically Confcuses.
Beatrice Gordon ~(colored), of -
West Canal Street. was arrested last
night by Bicycle Policeman Thurman
n Petrolman VoltZ on a charge of
selling liquor without a license.
When the officers entered the house
they found Ave crates of empty beer
bottles, a quart OF gin and a quart of
whiskey. On the woman's person was
found SIT, part of which was marked
money sent In by the. officers. The
woman admitted having received 1t in
exchange for drinks, and practically
confessed TO the charge.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-05-22
LOUIS GREGORY
MISSING, NOTE
SAY Us SUICIDE
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a revolver as he ran. He was ar
rested some time later and on March
% was given a hearing befor Magis-
trate Puryear on a charge of shooting
In the public highway. He pleaded
guilty and was hned $40 and costs,
which he paid.
The man whom Gregory was pursuing
was cntlin Davis. In order to avoid
publicity. 1T was said. the railway
cashier admitted the charge. no tes-
timony was given and tho case was
closed with the payment of the fine
imposed.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-05-22
STOLE FIFTY CHICKS

Thief Makea Clean HnuI From Resi-
dence of r. l.. Sydnor
r. l. Sydnor, Of 1898 Grove Avenue.
reported to the police yesterday that
some time Saturday night his hen coop
was robbed of fifty chickens. The lit
lie chicks peckcd their way into tho
world just three weeks ago. and were
considered very valuable on account
OF their breeding. Tho thief made n
clean haul, and somewhere, at some
time, there Will be q lot OF fried spring
chicken Cor John. Doc and his Family.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-05-22
OBITUARY
Peter II. Burke,

Peter r Burke died at his home. l710
Beverly Street, yesterday afternoon in
the s~eventy-arst year OF his age, He
was a son OF Peter r.. and Margaret Il
Burke. and is survived by his wife,
four sisters and two brothers.
Arrangements for the funeral have
not been announced,
Miss Jane Mckenzie.
tspecialto The Times D~ispetcha
Fayetteville. y. c., Mag 2I.-Miss
Jane Mckenzie. of this city. died early
after a lingering Illness. Miss Nc
this morning at st. Luke's Hospital
kenzte was the last OF one of the old.
est Scottish families OF fayetteville
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-05-22
{. Blue. IN Cnmp.

About fifteen members of C Com
pany. Richmond Light Infantry Blues,
went into camp at Bon Air on Satur-
day, returning to the city last night.
The camp was purely informal. an eff
Tort OF some Of the men to get out OF
the city for the Weekend. Those taxi
ing part reported Il most ENJOYABLE
time.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-05-22
I,'iIi Ucylew Wnr Sceucs.

Colonel John S. Mosby is going to
Orange on June. I to meet a party Of
army officers who are inspecting the
lines of battle fought during the Civil
War. They will be at Orange on the
day named. and Colonel Mosby wants
to show them some interesting points
that they have not yet discovered.
About seven miles from Orange Is a
place where Colonel Mosby once was
given a run for his life by soldiers of
the Northern army. They got close;
enough TO get his haversack and hat.
he said to-day. but he managed TO es-
cape and elude their pursuit.
Colonel Mosby has never been to this
spot since the war, and Is anxious
again TO see some of the old places
around which he fought,
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ers: 1t was prove that the negroes
had established a vcritaole arsenal
ana We're prepared for trouble. The
negroes We're first taken to Tallnhas-
see then sent to Live Oak for safe
days ago.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-05-22
uupdrrd A. lniurcd.

Odessa. May 2l.-It Is reported from
Kursk. capital of the government Of
the same name. that an aeroplane fell
among a crowd of sightseers on Sat
urday, injuring 100 persons. Five Of
the injured are not expected to recover.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-05-22
ADJUSTMENTS
Biiou-hIn the Bishops C~arriage.n
Lubfn-yaudeyilIe.
dig Week Mt BItou

Big Week MT Bijou.
II the Bishops Carriage will be
the attraction at the Biion Theatre
this week, produced by the Emma
Bunting Stock Company. which has
played to capacity houses since the
opening of Its engagement. Miss
Bunting's work is SO clever that she
has become quite a favorite with Bitou
patrons.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-05-22
Sister philomenn McGill.

Sister Philomena McGill died last
night at S:+5 O'clock at st. Mary's Ben
edictine institute OH North Fourth
Street. Arrangements for the funeral
Will be announced later.