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The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-08-22
YOUTH Held ON
MURDER CHARGE
E. w. Barnes Taken Into Custody
on Death of Joshua
Anthony.

X ] II NJ o n d, VA.-Special.-
Following the death at the Memo
rial Hospital Friday of Joshua An
thony, colOred, who was brought there
in a dying condition as the result of
shotgun wound, T.. w. Barnes, son
of j. w. Barnes, of Henrico county,
was this morning arrested on a charge
of murder. He was bailed in the sum
of 1000, which was furnished by his
father.
The shooting Of Anthony took place
last Wednesday on the place of j.
w. Barnes. in Henrico county. II was
at first declared to have been entirely
accidental. The Henrico county po-
lice were notified Wednesday after
noon that n shooting had taken place
in the county. and Deputy Sheriff sgd,
nor. together with Magistrate Sunday
and commonwealth Attorney SUIT
ton, departed to the scene. There
young Barnes, who admitted he did
the shooting, was arraigned on the
charge of feloniOusly shooting with
the intent to kill. From this charge
he was subsequently dismissed. the
authorities declaring that the evidence
before them showed the shooting to
have been inadvertent. 1t is not sun
posed that any evidence has been dis
covered to show anything to the con
trary, but that the arrest on the
charge of murder was made merely to
go through the form of the law.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-08-22
HONEYMOON WILL
BE SPENT IN ALPS
THAT'S WHAT 72-NEAR-OLD bride
OF 75-i EAR-OLD ARTIST
SAYS.
NlHW YORK Cnooin1 g

NEW YORK. Special Seventy-five
year-old John Christopher Ginet. an
artist and Matchmaker. who lives at
112 last Eighty-cighth Street. ana Mr.
Rachel Kendall. aged soventv-two. who
Tor several years has lived two doors
license bureau in the City Hall Wed =
inieSday afternoon and took out a
incense. They said that they would be
married Friday.
The prospective bridegroom handed
his lady UP TO the license window
with old-fa shioncd courtesy and patted
the back OF her neatly gloved hand
when she appeared nervous over the
questions. lie said he had been mar
Sdlnetdi tW Nv before and spent a good
wanted 70 take his sweetheart With
him ON the next trip.
Nv hen World reporter went 20 112
last EiEhty -eighth street later he
was uShered into a fiat well furnished
where additional furniture was being
I Installed. hne-looking old man, his
face beaming. and sprightly old wo-
man with attractive, pleaSing eyes.
both Of them engaged in setting the
house 10 order, greeted him.
why. said the old lady when asked
about the Forthcoming weddiug. this
is ridiculous. We have been married
year We didn't go to City Hail and
take out any license today. We were
married a year ago. and why should
We You see; 1 lived few doors away
ana he lived here with his two daugh-
ters. We We're both lonely. and having
| known each other for eighteen years.
we were quietly married a year ago.
81 continued living i'm my house and
| he lived here. Recently his dauEhters
went away and am Cominc over here
TO live with him and cheer him up.
That is all there is to &c. Some jokcrs
must have gone to City Hail." And
she smiled inscrutably
Once or twice while the old lady was
talking Mr.. Gillet opened his mouth as
If to speak, but closed il again.
The neiShbOrS say that they are fine
old people, good neighbors and kind
hearted. but many of them. having
read the afternoon papers concerning
the marriage license. were mystifed.
People living in the house at loo said
Mrs Kendall had told them some weeks
ago that she had been married TO Mr..
Gillet. while others said that they. un-
derStood they We're soon 70 be mar
ried.
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Will Make Numerous Speeches
|. Will Attend Church Picnic.

BOSTON. Aug. 17.-Colonel Roose.
welt, the Bull Moose candidate for
President, left Providence today for
Boston after opening his campaign by
denouncing. the New England oppo-
Sitton 10 the third party" movement
Colonel Roosevelt Will arrive in Bos-
ton at 10 a. NJ. lie viii speak at the
Point of Pines this afternoon, and
from a bandstand on the Common to-
night lie leaves on the midnight train
for New York.
Colonel Roosevelt and his party will
have luncheon at the home of DR.. Will
liam Sturgis BigelOw, Sc BOdOn Street.
Consultation with the local Progressive
leaders will follow, and Colonel RoOse-
Welt Will then be driven TO the Point Of
Pines. y band concert and the singing
Of campaign songs and an address by
the Rev. Allan Hudson, of BrOcktOn,
viii keep them busy until Colonel
Roosevelt arrives.
The Progressives expect to have
$4,000 at the afternoon session, when
admission viii be free 10 all. After
his first speech the Colonel will go TO
island Park and be present for
few moments at a church picnic.
The next appearance of Colonel
Roosevelt win be at banquet ten
dered him by the Progressives at 6 Z.
NJ. Matthew Hale. the Progressive
state chairman, viii be tOastmaster
and Will introduce Mr. Roosevelt.
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Il SHOULD BE ALONE IN
MY GLORY" SAYS CZAR

ST. PETERSBURG Special='My
dear cousin" exclaimed the Car when
/ Grand Duke Gabriel Constantinovitch
applied TO him for permission TO re
nounce his rank and titles in order to
marry his sisters former governess
do YOU know that if I permitted all
VINO seek TO rcnOunce their rank /
should soon be alone in my glory?"
Certainly the number of Grand
Dukes who have married morganati-
cally and thus forfeited their rank
seems 10 bear out the truth of the
Ear comment lie has just for
given Grand Duke Paul, who ran
tohlkorS wife after she was divorced:
Grand Duke Michael is still living in
EnSlan0 with Countess Tosbv, whom
he married automatically twenty-one
years ago; Grand Duke Cyril incurred
the cars wrath 10y marrying a for
mer Grand Duchess of Hesse after
she got divorce, and the other esca-
pades of the susceptible Grand Dukes
are too numerous to recall.
IN this latest family romance the
Gar has taken deep and even n SYM
palmetto interest as dispatches have
shown. Grand Duke Gabriel fell in
love with Xenia IVanoVa, who. as ex-
p!alned above, was the governess of
his sister. Grand Duchess Tatiana Con-
stantivnova. Xenia is not only of pie
belan blood, but she owns up of be-
ing five years older than Gabriel. and
she Is 10y no means a beauty. Yet she
fascinated the young Grand Duke, ana
he was so persistent in his determine
ton TO marry Xenia after she had
Deen pensloned and banished to Mos
COW that the Romanoffs in family
council at one time seriously consid
cred the question of sending him TO
an insane asylum.
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MANAGUA STILL
BESIEGED BY REBELS
THE SIIARPSHOOTERS ARE DOING
THEIR BEST 10 PROTECT
AMERICAN INTERESTS.

WASHINGTON, ID. c. Special
Reports to TIE State Department.
from Managua indicated hat that
city is stili besieged by the rebels, who
have moved 10 a more advantageous
position and are dropping shot and
shell within a hundred yards OF the
American legation.
The American marines are doing
their best to protect the ministerial
residence, but. as they are uneQuip-
ped with field guns, they are unable
TO halt the reVOlutiOniSts with their
fire. However, American SharpshOOt-
ers are posted all along the walls with
orders TO open fire on any suspicious
characters.
Minister Weitzel reported that
hundreds of persons are leaving
Managua for the south, and the city
is practically deserted. a large num-
Ter Of women and children have been
killed and wounded. and the govern
ment has informed Americans and
other foreigners that they must be
prepared 10 protect themselves.
Accordingly, Minister Weitzel has
ordered all Americans inside the lega-
ton, where they can be protected by
the marines The arrival of the Den
yer, carrying 500 blue jackets, Will
almost double the force at NIanagua.
and it is thought the American troops
VIII be able to drive back the rebels
should the latter attack the foreign
quarters.
The revOlutionists have cut all wires
leading into the interior. No word
has been received from Matagaipa
and Leon, where the rebels are strong
est.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-08-22

Virginia and Maryland. goodly por-
ton oeing IN Baltimore. Washington
and Richmond, IL is understood The
old man always was afraid that one of
the banks would fail He did not want
TO be caught lie had a disdain for
check books and IL is said that he used
blank pieces OF paper. once he is un-
derstood 20 have written a big check
on the margin OF an old newspaper
The finest blOOded horses died of
old age on the Nicholas farm because
ne could not set his price for them.
His machinery fell to pieces from
non-uSe. He himself slept on the floor.
He cared nothing for friends inerv
fashion or display. The inside OF
the old house was as bare and drearv
as a bcggar's hut. In one of the
largest rooms was found a pile of
seed corn, practically DESTROYED nv
rats. Carpets and pictures were not
i'm "cvidcnce. y broom had not touch =
ed the floor for a quarter OF a century
I'm the war one OF Nicholas legs was
shot OF. Later he manufactured a
crude wooden leg, which he wore the
The fact that Nicholas left no win
complexities the situation. He had
never married, but has four brothers
living
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mer home on Friday last when she
was attacked by a cow, long regard
ed as the pet OF the family.
Miss Bowman, who is the daughter
Of =. Frank Bowman, a retired coal
operator, was showing some friends
about her fathers country estate
when they came across a calf that
was standing beside its mother. The
young woman led the calf out Of an
enclosure so that her friends might
caress the young animal, and the COW
suddenly became enraged and charged
her.
Miss Bowman was thrown to the
ground, and in trying to escape Stun
bled over an obstruction and sustain
ed the fracture which resulted in her
death. She was hurried TO this city
i'm n special train. Internal injuries
in addition to the compound fracture
produced septic wound. Blood
poisoning developed and Miss Bow
man lapSed into Inconsistencies on
Monday, from which she never rail-
lied until her death Wednesday.
Miss Bowman was not yet twenty
years of age, and was popular among
Club and other organizations with
which she was identified.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-08-22

ouSiy wounded by h.s brother-in-
Jaw, samuel Garrett. ut the lat
ter's home. six miles from here,
about 6 o'clock Friday evening.
Whether lie will recover IL n qucs-
ton the doctors have not yet been
able TO answer.
it seems that Warren. who had
Decn drinking. went TO CARROTS
homo, and insisted that Garrett
should drink with him. Garrett
declined. \ little later Warren
began TO fire through the closed
door of CARROTS house. IL *
said that ne fired five shots
through the door, when IL was
opened by Garrett. Warren then
hred two more shots, but mono
took e0ect. Garrett i'm turn OPEN
ell fire and shot Warren twice.
once in the arm and once i'm the
side.
" arrcn Is a painter and is mar
riCd. He lives here. Garrett has
wife and three children. War
rcn ana Garrett married sisters.
Warren was still alive at the
iaSt report received
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-08-22
$5OO,OO MANSION
IN 4 POTATO FIELD

ORANGE, MASS Special The
SPACIOUS lawn surrounding the mansion
or the late John w. Wheeler has given
place 10 one of the finest potato fields
In massachusetts. The mansion is oc-
cupied by the millionaire's aged widow.
who recently married c. Tabor Thomp-
son, OF Philadelphia. her junior by
Twenty-Five Years
Every foot, of the lawn has been
nioughed and planted with potatoes.
The Wheeler home. an impressive nile
of stone costing 100000. which has
iong been the show" residence of the
town, mas acquired added interest TO
visitors since this agricultural feature
became prominent.
Many Orange residents who have
limited garden facilities have decided
TO utilize their front lawns for raising
garden truck next year. If all the plans
or TINS nature are carried out the high
us blow locally.
The first few bushes of the Thomp-
son potato crop were dug yesterday in
the presence OF curious onlookers, who
crowded as close TO the scene of opera -
tons as the iron fence inclosing the
grounds permitted
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-08-22
SECRETARY NOW
UNDER CRITICISM
Chairman Hamlin Writes on Loose
Methods of Expenditure
Now Followed.

WASHINGTON, ID. c. Special
IN letter directed TO Representative
Cline. of Minnesota, which viii be cir
culGteo as Il campaign document.
Chairman Hamlin, of the House COM
mittee Investigating the State Depart
ment, scores the loose and danger
Gus accounting practices in the state
Department
This letter will be used in lieu of
formal report of tn committee. and
1t contains a criticism Of Secretary
Knox for using as 4 valet on his Cen
tr1l American trip a negro emplove
carried on the regular rolls of the
department as a messenger. The let
ter says. in part:
There has grown up in the de-
partment loose and dangerous prac-
tee regarding expenditure of the
emergency fund, the President being
given the power to report its eXpendi-
ture in lump sum, or by secret GER
tlhcate. We discovered the State, De-
partment had bought a picture of ex-
Secretary of State William r. Dan.
now Associate Justice Of the SupremC
court for $3.50, paid for out of tn.
emergency fund-clearly misap-
preparation, but not the worst OF il.
instead of drawing voucher for
sou. on the verbal order OF the chief
clerk, one was drawn for $2.45O we
could not trace any Of the money ex-
cept $3.50. We recommended the dis
miSsal OF the chief clerk now consul
at Calcutta. and the disbursing oficer
by resolution of the House n year ago.
out the President seems 70 have taken
Chairman Hamlin says that expendi-
lures OF the secret fund" amounted 10
$'32.OOO in the last six years. although
legitimate appropriations from Con-
EreSS amounted to but S575.OOO and
deficit. ~ ~
This astounding condition OF af-
talrS caused the committee to report n
Dill requiring representative to Con-
greSS OF expenditures from the secret
iund, says Hamlin. Congress ought
20 Know specifically how il is being
used. or not one dollar should be APP
DrOpriatpd -
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-08-22
NEGRO BRUTE
ATTACKS WOMAN
Mrs. II. Joseph Attacked in Her
Home-Assailant Frustrated
in His Attempt.
RIG HNONO VA Cnoo;o,

R c II NJ o n ID, Special
n daring attempt at criminal as
Sault by negro upon u white woman
was frustrated by the screams of the
latter in the East End Friday night
When Clinton Conway, alias Fleming
Conway, colored, broke into and en-
tered the home Of Mrs. H. Joseph. a
mlddle-aSed woman, at $40 North
Twenty-ninth Street. The terrified
cries of Mrs. Joseph frightened her
assailant away
Mrs. Joseph was alone at the time,
in her bedroom.
The negro was soon located and
lodged in the First Police Station.
Two charges were preferred against
ConwaY-One of being a suspicious
character, suspected Of housebreaking
and that of attempted criminal as
sault. Justice Crutchfeld sent the
case on TO the grand jury.
Mrs. Joseph is a Syrian.
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Waterman Near Death.
DIDN'T Want The
CROWD KEPT BACK

SEA GIRT, n. Special.-Gover-
nor Wilson was on the grounds sur
rounding the Little White House ana
experimenting arrangements for Jer-
sey Day Saturday morning. and had
everything in shape when Chairman
+. e. Grosscup and Colonel Thomas
Birch. OF the State Committee, got on
the job. Mr. Grosscup looked the sit
uatiOn over, and had a rope stretched
across the lawn, forming a wide space
around the mound from which the
Governor had arranged to speak.
What's the rope for" asked the
Governor.
ITO keep the crowd back" replied
Mr.. Grosscup.
"But 1 don't want the crowd kept
back" SAID the Governor. Il wish
you would remove the rope" The rope
was straightway removed.
The Governor came on the veranGa
and lawn and personally received
every delegation that arrived. The
Burlington Democrats, headed by Col
onel Birch and a brass band. were
the first to reach here. They marched
by the Little White House and cheered
the Governor. who then shook hands
with each delegate.
The Governor said he had caught up
with his correspondence and had the
day free to devote to his Jersey neigh
bors. No formal program was laid
out for the ceremonies, except that
the Governor was to deliver an ex-
temporaneous speech from beneath
the cluster of elm trees near the cot
tage.
At the right Of the cottage was a
tent, bearing the sign of the Women's
Wilson and Marshall Club. and invit-
ing women TO enroll. The tent was
in charge of the Governors three
daughters, and Mesdames Archibald
Alexander, Robert Hudspeth, Thomas
Scully. George Lamonte and Dan Eel
lows Plat, all prominent New Jersey
women.
The morning weather was perfect
1t was thought that between five and
six thousand people would attend
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-08-22
SMOKES 0VERCOMES
FIRE Fighters
Early Fires in New York and
Chicago Demonstrate Bravery OF
Departments.

NEW YORK; Special Three
hrSmcn were overcome by smoke,
two of them - seriously that they
viii probably die. and loss of
$500. 600. caused by fire carly
today. which Quilted a Scvcn-story
Tort building at %. 20 and 81
Bicccl<cr Street. The flames
threatened the destruction of the
Florence Crittendcn Mission at 23
BlceclScr Street. a charitable in
StitutiOn. where twenty-five wo-
men and nine babies we're housed.
Nil OF them were carried 10 the
street by the police reserves from
the Mercer and Mulberry Street
stations.
Efrcmcn Finncgan and Hyncs.
OF Engine Company 40" were
taken To 81. NinCcnts Hospital.
after being overcome by smoke
ON the floor. Captain Bigcar. of
the same company. was also over
come. but was able TO cOntinuC
work after being revived.
The rescue of the men was he
rOicalIy effected by E'ircmcn
stone and King. OF Engine 90"
who ri~kCd their lives i'm cropping
through the dense clouds of smoke
until they located the PROSTATE
forms of their fellow employees.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-08-22
CHICAGO FIRE.

number OF Crcmcn overcome. one
was seriously injured and several
persons were driven TO the streets
carly today i'm fire that did $780,
600 damage.
The fire broke out i'm the grain
elevator of j. j. BadcnOch and
Company. on West One Hundred
and TwcntN-scVenth Street. The
flames spread rapidly and by the
time the fire apparatus arrived
the elevator was i'm light blaze.
The fire spread to II row of
frame houses. driving the resi-
dents out. The ircmcn who were
hurt were caught under the
Wrecka@e when the south wall of
the elevator fell. Fifteen engine
companies were called before the
fire was controlled.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-08-22
RIC MON ID, VA.-Special.-

X L II NJ y ID, NA.-Speclal.-
Captain John Lamb, representative
in Congress from this district for six
teen years, was yesterday retired from
politics by the people of the Third
Congressional District.
Former Governor Andrew Jackson
Montague, who entered the race fol-
lowing the retirement of Colonel John
5. Harwood from the contest several
months ago, succeeds him.
For some time the general belief
had been that Governor Montague
would win, but it was not thought
that his majority would be as large
as il proved to be. Mr.. Montague
made an active, discreet campaign.
Every precinct in the city, save two
the First Jefferson and the Sixth
Jefferson-gave him a majority Of
these two precincts Captain Lamb car
ried the First by one majority and
the other by thirty-fiVe.
Two years ago Captain Lamb de-
feated Judge Il. Ashby Wickham by
something less than 900 majority
Thursday the city of Richmond alone
more than wiped out that majority,
giving Montague more than 200 ma
jOrity, ana the counties. on which Can
tain Lamb had placed such reliance
and expectation, swung from him and
gave Montague majOrities AT least
that is what four of the eight counties
did carrying his total beyond 1900.
Fought by Old Soldiers.
The greatest surprise of the day
was the attitude of the old soldiers of
the Soldiers Home. 1t was stated
last night that a large per cent. of
the inmates of that institution voted
Tor Governor Montague. Several OF
them were last night at the Univer-
sity College of Medicine. where the
returns were received, and they Joined
IN the applause when the figures be-
gan to filter in.
NOT less than ninety per cent. of the
ola men voted for Montague" said one
OF the veterans. They marked their
pleased"
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-08-22
ROLLER COASTER
WATCHMAN'S BED
GETS IN CAR TO REsT-UNABI.E
TO STOP 1T HAS RIDE
ALL NIGHT.

RALEIGH, n. c. Special This
city has recently acquired new park,
with the usual machines for the
amusement of those who frequent the
grounds One OF these merry-malIing
conVeniences is a roller coaster. 1t is
circular in shape and goes around
many times and reaches high in the
air and then down and down again.
It is run by electricity, and when
started viii continue to whirl around
until the current is shut off.
Starts ON Long Ride.
ON Monday morning last. about l
o'clock. the Waterman Of the park
who had become tired and sleepy.
thought he would take a few rides and
get rested and wioe-awalSe. He put
the car on the track and then turned
on the current and got in. His first
round was gentle and uneXciting. The
car labored up the incline TO the top.
and then the descent was by the law
OF gravity. Around the spiral stair
case flew the car. but alasi The break
man was not there to stop il. The
occupant of the car could not get
out TO turn of the Juice" 1t then
occurred to him that he was by him
self. and that no one would be there
before 10 o'clock in the morning.
At this juncture the brain of the
Waterman began to work, and he knew
that he was in for a nine-hour JOY ride.
1t requires Just one minute and a quar-
ter TO complete the circumference.
which is one-quarter Of mile. The
solitary traveller settled down 20 spin
many miles until some one came to
stop the machine.
Waterman Near Death.
Round and round flew the car and
and fast-dizzy with the motion and
jostled and stirred up with the shock
attending the curves as the car dashed
on And so the watchman rode for
nine hours.
When the employees of the park came
at 10 o'clock and stopped the coaster.
the Waterman was well-nigh dead,
He was revived after a short time and
when he counted up his migration. he
found he had progressed more than 100
miles. An Investigation proved that
this Waterman was the champion
roller-coas ter rider of the world.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-08-22
DELAWARE Wins
GUN TROPHY
PRESIDENT CONNIIsNDS THE CAP
TAIN FOR THE DISCIPLINE
THAT BROUGHT HONOR.

WASHINGTON Special Presi-
dent TafS sent to Captain John
Hood, commanding the battleship Del
aware, the battle efficiency pennant
awarded that ship for the highest
combined final merits in gunnery and
engineering for the year ending June
3Oth last.
In letter accompanying the pen
nant the President commended Cap
tain Hood, the officers and men Of the
Delaware for their Jealous and efli-
cient performance Of duty and high
State of discipline which has resulted
in the Delaware attaining the highest
standard in battle efficiency for the
year"
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SIDNEY EDWARDS
ACCEPTS SENTENCE

ROANOKE, VA. Special Sid
ney Edwards Friday accept
Ell the compromise offered him
and was sentenced to fifteen years
in the penitentiary. His mother
was with him in court room.
No emotion was shown by
either.
All the prisoners will be brought
TO Roanoke late tonight by Bald
wins men.
The trial of Victor Allen will
commence September 4th.