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commit such a erime--a man with
money in bank with q nne home. with
Nile and children. Well, Sidna did
They introduced Judge Massie's
dying declaration. and where IS Sidna ?
The echo answers where. In the noun
tainS or Carroll perhaps.
But as i said in my opening state
ment. he will find that though justice
travels with leaden feet she strikes
with an iron arm.
Mr.. Wysor a little later proceeded 70
discussion Of the case and the evil
denee adduced by the prosecution
testimony OF the accused as "a story
untrue on its face and which. II true.
did not Justify the prisoner in the
least" Mr.. Wysor was interrupted by
the approach of twilight and hence
postponed delivering the rest OF his
speech until today.
II was a powerful effort-as far as il
went-and viii doubtless carry great
weight with the jury. Moreover, the
twelve men will retire with the words
OF the Pulaski lawyer still ringing in
their ears
People came to Wytheville yesterday
from nearly all parts Of Southwest Vir-
ginia and they nearly all said that their
main object was to hear Wysor, who
enjoys great fame hereabouts.
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NEGRO WILL NOT
Die IN CHAIR
Governor Mann Grants Clarence
Nixon, Convicted of Usual
Crime" a Respite.

r H ION D. VA-Special.-
Clarence Nixon, a negro, under
sentence to die for an offense against
a white woman in Norfolk county, will
not go to the death chair tomorrow,
to which time he had been respited
by the Governor from April 18th.
The victim of the assault was SUBJ
Jected to horrible indignities at the
hands of a man, but there is, in the
minds of some persons, doubt as to the
identity of the prisoner, as the man
who committed the offense.
Counsel for the condemned man has
collected all possible data since the
trial, and this he filed with the Gov
ernor.
So far, Governor Mann has not been
able to go over this data with the
care that such a case demands. There
fore, he has ordered that the execu-
ton shall not take place tomorrow.
but to what date he will grant a fur
ther respite has not been determined.
The officers at the penitentiary, how
ever, have been informed that the
date has been postponed.
Facts in the case show that the
Vlct1m-a married woman-was called
TO the door of her home about mid
night, and that when the door was
opened she was grabbed by a negro
man and afterwards assaulted.
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s Z HEAR HERESY CASE

LOUISVILLE, KY Special.-With
100000 members of the church rep
resented the one hundred and twenty
fourth General Assembly of the Pres
byterian Church in the United States
convened here today. This is the first
session of the assembly held south of
the Ohio River since the Civil War.
The chief matters, which will come
before the SEQ delegates during the
eight days session, are the following:
A proposition to endow a 10000
600 pension fund for superannuated
Presbyterian ministers.
A fight to re-establish cordial rela-
tons between the Union Theological
eral Assembly, which were broken off
at the time of the expulsion of DR..
Charles Briggs, professor in the
seminary, for heresy.
Charges of heresy against the Rev.
William A. Brown, of the Union Theo-
logical Seminary, who has gotten into
trouble with the powers in the church
through his book. 1.-THE Christian
Hope" which is under fire, because Of
alleged unorthodox declarations
The Rev. ]. f. Carson, Of Brook
Ign, presided today as moderator
After the preliminary services a new
moderator will be elected. The three
leading candidates were Rev. Frank
w. Sneed, of the East Liberty Presby-
terrain Church of Pittsburg; Rev. J. G.
byterian Seminary OF Chicago, and
Rev. Mark Matthews, Of the First
Presbyterian Church OF Seattle, Wash.
This is the largest Presbyterian
Church in the world. having 400
members
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COLONEL FLAYS
G. e. TAFT'S POLICIES

BRADFORD JUNCTION. o. Spe-
cial.-"I called his bluff" exclaimed
Colonel Theodore Roosevelt here in a
speech denouncing President Taft for
his reciprocity attitude. The EXPIRES
ident talked to 1900 people from the
rear platform of his car. He said:
Il supported the Presidents reel
procity effort at first only because l
thought il would immensely benefit
the consumers.
when 1 learned later IL worked
TO the advantage of the beef trust and
the millerS' trust, because il let in raw
material free and kept up the duty on
the finished product. l had TO put
myself against il. Then l found that
the President deliberately was urging
my support of the measure to infu-
ence the people against me.
We'll. l just called his bluff. IL /
may he permitted TO use such a term. -
The crowd. the preponderance of
whom were farmers. Cheered Justify.
Roosevelt urged that they get cut next
Tuesday and vote against Mr.. Taft.
Il know il is hard TO give up your
time from the pillow now" said the
colonel, but if you don't get in this
fight the professional politicians will
take advantage of il. This is your
government and you have got to take
some trouble about il. The boss only
gets his chance because the people
don't come out. We want the farmer
to hit the boss hard
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BUTLER DEFENDS
+ ARBITRATIONS

LAKE MOHONK, y. Y Special
The address of President Nicholas
Murray Butler, of Columbia Univer-
SHY, before the delegates TO the Lake
MOhOnk Conference on international
Arbitration here yesterday, contained
strong defense Tor the proposed ar
Dltlauon treaties with England and
france, lately turned down by the
United states Senate, and was replete
with yelled sarcasm anent the actiVi-
ties OF certain politicians in defeat
ing the measures.
President Butler decried the
many Illustrations in American pub
Tic life of the unhappy effects Of
carrying on political discussion, both
on the platform and in the press. i'm
the language of lunatic asylum and
with the manners OF the prize ring
lie stated that the political braggart
at home is the political bully abroad"
and gave il as his opinion that there
are those in high public life who APP
peared To adhere TO the precepts OF
Artemus Ward, when he said:
Il have no principles; i am in the
show business"
Though President Butler refrained
from mentioning names, his illusions
were taken TO refer to the activities
OF an eN-President of the United
states I'm attacking the proposed ar
duration treaties. They elected much
laughter and a storm Of applause.
President Butler. in reviewing the
action of the Senate in shelving the
treaties. said i'm part:
THE consideration by the Senate
of the United States Of the projected
treaties of general arbitration With
Great Britain and with France came
10 rather lame and impotent con-
cluSlon. The debate, fortunately con-
Quoted in open session, revealed that
few members of the Senate have any
real Srasp of our international rela-
tons or any genuine appreciation Of
our international responsibilities. IT
is fair to say that a very large ma
Jority OF the Senate approache the
consideration of these treaties with
entire good will and with favorable
mind. They appeared, however, to
be so little accustomed 10 the study
Of international business. and to re
flecting upon the relation of treaties
like these to the movement of the
best opinion throughout the world
that many of them were easily led to
give weight to obstacles and Difficult
ties that were either irrelevant or
wholly unimpOrtant. AS was to be
expected, while the treaties were un-
der discussion the boisterous elements
OF our population, those that love to
talk of war and to threaten it as
we'll as to decry peace and to poke
fun at ii, were heard from under
not incompetent leadership"
President Butler affirmed that the
American people were the real Offend
ers in large number of the recent
instances Of International compiled
tons and said that until the people
of this country. as well as those of
the other civilized countries of the
world, had acquired what he termed
the International mind" efforts to
secure universal peace through arbi-
tration must fail.
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PRESBYTERIAN
- ASSEMBLY MEETS

BRITOL, TENN Special The
fifty-second General Assembly Of the
Southern Presbyterian Church con-
.Vened here at IL o'clock this morning
in the auditorium of the First Presby-
terrain Church, with practically a full
attendance from the fourteen South
ern synods.
The opening sermon was preached
by the Rev. Russell Cecil, retiring
moderator and pastof of the Second
Presbyterian Church at Richmond
following which DR.. IT. H. Law, of
Spartanburg, S. c., stated clerk of
the assembly, formally announced the
names Of the commissioners present.
The first business to be transacted
Will be the election of a moderator.
Among the names mentioned promi-
nently in this connection are those of
Ex-Governor r. B. Glenn, of North
Carolina; DR.. r. G. Reed, of Column
bla, ). c.; DR.. James /. Vance, of
Nashville, and DIR. II. $. CIyce, of Sher-
man, Texas.
The evening sessions of the assem-
ply Will be given over to popular meet
lngs on one or more of the church
clauses, with numerous speeches each
evening.
The General Assembly adjourned
until o'clock after the following
nominations for moderator had been
made; Or. James !. Vance, Nash
vile, Tenn; DR.. w. r. DObyns St
Joseph, Mo; DR.. Thomas S. Clyce
sherman Tex, and DR.. r. c. Reed,
Columbia S. G.
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GIVES ROOSEVELT
LOCK OF ABE'S HAIR

WASHINGTON, D. c., Special. Col
onel Roosevelt is the possessor of a
lock of hair cut from the head of Abra-
nam Lincoln the night of the assassina-
ton 1t was presented to him in 1905
by John Hay. former Secretary of State
IN the cabinets OF both Mckinley and
Roosevelt.
This fact was made known by the
publication of the private correspon-
compiled by his wife, and Will be re-
stricted to personal circulation.
In this work a letter appears which
shows Mr.. Hay gave the lock to Colonel
(then PresidenD Roosevelt on the day
before his Inauguration with the re
quest that 1T be worn on that day.
The letter explains that the hair is
Enclosed in seal ring. which was cut
from Lincoln's head by DR.. Taft, who
attended the dying President. Mr.. Hay
obtained 1T from the Doctors son. In
closing the letter Mr.. Hay says to the
Colonel: You are one OF the men who
most thoroughly understand and APP
preciate Lincoln"
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RAILROAD WHARF
PUBLIC PROPERTY

WASHINGTON, ID. c. Special
Commissioners Lane. of the Interstate
Commerce Commission, struck
"a nlOW al the so-called wharf monop-
oiies maintained by the railroads at
the leading Eastern seaport cities
when he decided that where a rail
road has wharf to which Il offers
delivery, and at which part of the
shipping IS served. such a wharf be-
comes public terminal.
II IS held further that If all ship
perS are not given access to il by
the beats they choose to employ. il
becomes the carriers duty to make
delivery AT other WharVes without adj
ditonal charge.
While the decision was given in
the case OF the Chamber Of Com
merce and other trade bodies of Mo-
bile against the Mobile and Ohio and
the Southern railroad COMPANIES.
Commissioner Lane. DISCUSSING the
ruling today. said it will affect all
railroad and water line companies in
all the Eastern seaport towns.
railroads owning wharves at Phil
adelphia. New York and Baltimore
especially will be forced to comply
with the ruling, although as yet no
complaint has reached the commits
sion Of unfair railroad dock facilities
in those cities.
1t is held by the commission that
the railroad has the right to reserve
its wharves for its own use and for
the use of such water carriers as it
prefers. provided il offers TO the pub
lie access 10 equal facilities elsewher
at equal rates.
Continuing. the decision. saws.
Where a rail carrier making a rate
to a port institutes a practice Of au-
thorizinC its agents to issue bills of
lading for water lines. it must ex-
tend the practice TO all water lines
under reasonable regulations"
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WANTS DELEGATES
So So. FOR ROOSEVELT

RALEIGH, N. c. Special.-State
Chairman Morehead. of the North Caro-
lima Republican State Convention,
called the Republican State
convention TO order. Mr.. Morehead
requested Zeb Vance Valdez, of Lex
lngton. Roosevelt's State manager, to
PRESIDE until organization was per-
Iected. This action was taken owing
TO Mr.. Morehead's afiliation with the
Taft faction of the State. He express
ed an earnest desire to be absolutely
fair.
Valdez was given an ovation when he
took the gaVel. He read a telegram
from Senator Dixon, national manager
for Roosevelt, in which Dixon said:
81 don't want the State OS North
Carolina to allow California or any
other State to take the Roosevelt
Glue ribbon from my native State,
and i hope TO see you send n full
delegation for the greatest living
American 20 Chicago. We are ex-
PeetinE 10000 majority In Ohio
Tuesday"
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NEW ORLEANS, La Special
Two masked men held up the New
Orleans New York Limited train, No.
& northbound, on the New Orleans
and Northeastern Railroad. eight
miles south Of Hattiesburg, Miss.
early, dynamiting a safe. They es-
capped with $4,000. The passen-
gers were not molested.
rive charges Of dynamite were
placed beneath the safe and exploded.
The conclusion shook the entire train,
nearly throwing the passengers from
their berths
The express car was nearly demol-
ished. \
The safe was shattered and the
bandits had an easy time collecting
the loot, most of which was govern
ment funds, consigned from New Or
leans for points East.
After collecting the loot and plac-
Ing 1t in leather bag the bandit
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Wife OF PROMINENT
SIS. DOCTOR ATTACKED

WHTHENILLE, VA. SpeciaI.-
Mrs. r.. \. Thomas, wife OF nr
Thomas, and a granddaughter OF
COlOneI Robert L.. Mithers, accom-
panied by n younger woman while
coming from the opera house
was accOSted and seized by
young white man who nppnrenI,N
had teIOnious ends i'm view. The
Onender, who IL still Mt large, fol-
lowed the ladies until Mrs. Thomas
mad reached the gate of her own
premises. There the younger WO-
man rushed into the house, leaving
Mrs. Thomas alone for mOmenT.
Ii was then the man seized his IN
tended victim.
Mrs. Thomas not only screamed
Tor help, but repealed her nssaiIant
with her umbrella. Alarmed by The
Outcry. the man ran of. Mrs,
Thomas hurried into the house
thoroughly alarmed, but so indIr-
nant that her prime purpose was
TO procure pistol. She got her
house, but the man had disappeared
by then.
The BaIdwin-FeIts detectives
were quickly Informed of the crime
and bloodhound was hurriedIy
taken from the county Jail 10 the
scene OF the outrage. But for some
reasOn--prObabIy the heavy fall of
the trail. Ii is believed, however,
that the man, who doubtless was
drunk, viii be arrested soon.
Many strangers were i'm town
in connection with the Allen trial.
The offender, ii is thought, was
one of these.
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SIX YEAR OLD GIRL
VICTIM OF ATTACK
17-YEAR-OLD YOUTH FIRST
LOOKS OLDER SISTER
IN ROOM.

STANTON, VA Specialize. W.
Brubacker, a seventeen year-old white
youth, was arrested Wednesday after
noon on charge of attacking the
siX-year-old daughter of William
Kern, and taken to Luray for safe
keeping. Feeling here is high, and il
was feared that mob violence would be
resorted to were the youth not re-
moved from the scene Of his alleged
crime.
Brubacker is the son OF Rev. E.
Brubacker, a Methodist minister, and
has been travelling for a Chicago por-
trait house. While other members of
hacker is alleged to have locked an
older sister in a room and to have
criminally assaulted his victim.
Brubacker was captured by the
child's father at the point Of a gun,
and was turned over to the authorities.
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WORN OUT, TAFT
FORCED TO REST
President Voice Is Weak From
Arduous Efforts-Roosevelt
Has Field.

CLEVELAND, o. Special
Worn out by three days of ar
duous work I'm his Ohio campaign,
President Taft rested here.
The President abandoned the
field TO Colonel Roosevelt and
stayed i'm his private car, which
was run out To Gordon Park
shortly after he reached the city
early today.
The Presidents voice Is very
husky and Major RhOades, his
aide, is trying TO get it into good
shape for the address at the great
mass meeting tonight. The Pres
tdcnt arranged to meet some OF
his personal and political friends
during the morning. but decided
TO follow no set program.
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MILLIONAIRE A
e T. WAITER in JAIL

LOS ANGELES, CAL Special
George {. Fetterman. millionaire, real
estate dealer, orange grower ano
rancher and also, incidentally, auto
speeder. has been promoted to head
waiter at the county Jail.
1t is because Fetterman is an auto
speeder that he is spending a few
days at the Jail, and il was because
his fingers were so unfamiliar with
the work that he cut himself repeated
~. that he was moved up from the
position as potato peeler. The jailer
is pleased with the change.
Fetterman knows exactly how the
knives and forks should be laid. and
how TO serve black coffee and to make
the hoboes and DRINKS who act as
SerVitors perform their work ex-
peditiously and silently.
He's the best waiter we ever had
here" said a pleased jailer.
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COREY LIKELY TO
GET in TROUBLE
Former President of Steel Corpo-
ration, Who Left for Europe,
Is Wanted.

NEW YORK. Special.-Because Viii
liam Ellis Corey. former president OF
the United States Steel Corporation
sailed for Europe without appearina =
as a witness for the government 10 dis
solve the steel trust. he is likely to get
into trouble. Jacob NJ. Dickinson, who
is conducting the Investigation here,
said today:
MI; Corey was subpoenaed by n
United States marshal eli will find
that he cannot trifle with this govern
mcnt."
John 4. Topping. of Youngstown, O..
who has defied the efforts of the gov
eminent TO secure facts from him as
chairman of the board Of directors of
the Republic Iron and Steel COMPANY
was recalled as a witness todaY.
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who had done the dynamitinx Joined
his companion. Then. warning the
train crew not TO follow or TO give
any alarm. they made off in tho
darkness.
The Mississippi authorities believe
that the men started for the Alabama
State line. as they started in a north
easterly direction.
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Mrs. Thomas, who is a daughter OF
the late Colonel Withers is one of the
most prominent Virginians in the social
life of the State. Her father was for
several terms United States senator
He was the founder of the Lynchburg
News and was known throughout Vir-
ginia as leading Democrat until his
death a few years ago
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President Taft publicly announced
the other day that the past year in
the White House had been decidedly
unpleasant for him. If what he says
is true, then why should he be seek
ing four more years of trouble?-
Clifton Forge Review.
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While Mr.. Roosevelt has been duly
initiated onto the Ananias Club by the
President, II is hoped that he will not
insist on doing all the lying for the
aggregation.-Harris Courier.
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WITH The EDITORS
r|srSe<eIHC,@NS.S-o-O-I-Es-.+I'

II we ever come to a celebration OF
fathers day, we suggest that a COL
lection would be an appropriate part
of the celebration.-Danvi RegisteR
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Glass eyes have gone down to -
cents a piece, in fact they seem to be
the only thing in sight that have been
reduced.-Ledger-D Dispatch.
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The once proud egg can now look
at the beef-steak and form a fair
estimate of the height from which it
has fallen.-Petersburg Progress.
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Teddy's statement that he is the
country's only hope should prove to
us how bad Off we are.-Fredericks-
burg Star.
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BODY OF king IS
SENT TO Lubbock

HAMBURG, GERMANY pecial.-
AccempaniSd by Dowager Queen
Louise and three Of her children the
body Of King Frederick VIII of Den
mark, who dropped dead in the street
here Tuesday night, was shipped for
Isubeck on a special funeral train
The bereaved Quten was pros
trated with grief, and was under the
care of two physicians. The entire
royal suite was in mourning, and
showed evidences of deepest grief.
The three royal children, who ac-
companied the Queen, were Prince
Gustave and the Princesses Dagmar
and Thyra.
The children were inconsolable over
the death of their father and insisted
that the private coach in which the
coffin was carried should be strewn
with white roses.
From Lubbock the body will be car
r1ed TO TraVemund, which is ninety
miles north of that city on Neustadt
Bay. There it will be taken on board
e Danish ship Dannebrog, which,
Nvoyed by a Danish warship, will
the remains of the late mon
to Copenhagen.
coffin containing the royal body
lied from the Hamburger Hof
the railway station early in
as the train was scheduled
9 o'clock. The hotel was
lack, and at a very early
I'd of curious had gath
'e cortege leave for the
The members of the
fSSpd the suite were con-
k,ta carriages.
49, n Louise was dressed
~ "a a handkerchief to
49, Sawho embalmed the
4s9.W7Te the face Of the
yfsN as reposeful as
eep. His death
sr-rxv Inied bv no pain
Ne 81 Elence from all
ured in today.
wv Oh the departure
TerrlDry were for
her children !
Ehan the everains to Co
bruises, scrat6fhUes , Dan das |
Pen to their cl rooo,o,
Noah's Linim nality of
Eeadens the paed with
ganger of blood / s of tbs
he wound. 1t Jack of
NOah's + 5 5slI3
b the best single s mpe-
krnly can have i ReGs
~ ISIS a pain remedynTttaaii
gor internal use as ad. |
aelj as)a liniment for 1tS !
y ternal apollo alton. r.
Noah's Liniment Il. |
s excellent for colds, 10 |
s10agas, sore throat
and toothache.
Made in Richmond;
y9,Dg NoahRemedy J.
TO, and sSld by all
sssisksh medicine.
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He is Lincoln up North, and Old
Hickory down South. And the devil
sick is a saint.-Chase City Progress.
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ATLANTA, GA. - Speciality a
Pennsylvania law, which prohibits a
wife from mortgaging or disposing OF
any property without the approval and
signature of her husband, Eugene
Grace is keeping his wife in jail.
Upon the accusation Of her husband
Mrs. Grace is in custody under indict-
men for shooting him, and Grace
refuses TO approve any transfer Of
Mrs. Grace's Philadelphia property
Tor balling purposes unless she will
agree not to press certain civil claims
which she holds against her husbands
assets
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MASKED BANDITS
HOLD UP TRAIN

NEW ORLEANS,LA. SpecfHI.-
OfficiaIs OF the Wells-Fargo Ex-
press Company admitted this af-
press Company admitted that the
train robbers near Hattiesburg,
Miss, secured at least $4,000.
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A Wisconsin rest, rant keeper ad-
vertiseS that he uses an aeroplane
to get fresh supply of fish every
Friday. He must be serving flying
fish,. n. Press.
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Roosevelt, Louisiana, has been
swamped. Let us hope that there is
something in this sign at least.-Vir-
ginian-Pilot.