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THB tflMfciB. FOUNDKU 18_0. TMKDI8PATCH; FOUNDED IHO. WHOLE ^NUMBER, 16,353* RICHMOND, VAm^IUDAY.SEPTEMBEKZo, 1008. PRICE TWO CENTS. SUMMRY OFDIY'S HEWS THEWEATHER, WASHINGTON, Sopt, 2-1.?Forecaet for rrlday and Saturdayi VlrglnJa?Falr, contlniiod cool Frlday. Saturday falr, not bo cool In Interlor; fresh nortb to northeast wlnds. North Carollna? falr Frlday nnd Satur? day; fresh north to northeoat wlnds, There was qulto an improvement ln the temporaturo yostorday, the afternoon bo ing pleasant nnd aftor nlghtfall decldedly *-ool. It wlll bo.falr and cool to-day, To morrow wlll agaln bo falr, but most llke? ly not bo cool. STATE OF THE THERMOMETER. t A. M.22 12 M.????.._? 8 P. M..?? ? P. M.7.\ t P. M. .,.-S_ 12 mtdnlght ."' Average CD HighMt tcmperaturo yostorday. 82 IrtWOBt tomperature yesterday. 61 Mean ternperaturo yesterday....... ?* Normal temporaturo for Boptomber.... u B-oparturo from normal tcmperaturo... ra Preclpltatlon durlng past 2t hours.... w M1NIATURE AL-MANAC. .Sept.' 25, 1003; Sun rlses...6:01 | HI.H TIDE. Bun sets':.0:03 | Mornlng.lf Moon sots.9:07 | Bvenlhg.<?" RICHMOND. Newrort Nows cops wln from the Rlch? mond force?Attractlvo progrommes ar ranged for tho R chmond Horse Show Qnenlng of Rlchmond Collego; nn nddress by Oovemor Montaguo-ArrnngemenU for II o meetlng of P^sbytcrlan Synod? Dr. S. C. Mltchell takes Issue wlth John Temple Graves?Oldi Swan Tavern to be torn down-Bherlrt Epps and W. J. Jen-. klns to appenr beforo tho Invcstlgnting Commltteo^o-nlght: Major Martln make, . no statoment-Oovernor refusos te re rnito Cllfton Branham, who wlll hang ln Wlio c-iinty to-Cny?V^ot^ wh-ing ehddngers the Capltol bullding?-SrnUh nnH wi.n pnaagod n b g damage suu AnothVr pro'nl'-ie candldateJor Common wotith's n"orr.ey-?Probahe actlon _or Uio Stato Blbrnry Board Qo^V.ljJfen Interesting mllltnry *&?{^*&?*2&. r^fofr^c^n^r^^eloj ment* ln tho case of P. St. Gfirgo mr ^?P_IeOt?rig of the '^eUn^men Sora hunters bronk rocords bv W|llngi.a? blrds on two ticles?Prennratlon- tor the ooonlnc of the "?hanlcs Instltute Clo.0 nght for H?ti?e of ?e'p?**" M*r blds VtANCHESTBR?-Mr. CharievfL. PaV"e elected Clty AUorncy-rClty (Lom Ingram. __ VIRGINIA. _r.w3ed fe^<^g_?^gSa,fe grSwin^?m?^ a^o^n^ A baby show a bhr fMtnre oi " SS_8g___f_U? ijjg* xi?S 3A-f_?-f&?_ggg @S$__5taK8ffl_SSS tcst at Fredericksbm^: Ono raclng. , NORTH CAROLINA. tt^.^v frelcht on tho Seaboard road tn _Hei ^ Sfil_lo_ wlth traln of empty pas _?3S?M___M?K Baltlmor<>-?A POliticun aj con,|lctinB m^eftel^^udaS wlth sulcldal ?t_nb--The Whlte Coffln Company at North Wllkeaboro charterod. GENERAL. lllllilflP SS^KSfK'SKSt'. SS_teBSfiW?Hf? port in opposltlon to the sclieme?-Execu Hvo Councll of tho Amerlcan Federation of Labor rofors the Mlller caso to a sub commlttee for furthor conslderatlon?? PrSiaeni Bboeevelt wlll start forJA ash nglon on Monday next on a speolal traln after an absenco of over thirteen weo u from the - Natlonal Capital?-Cardlnal Rlbbons glven an ovatlon on hls return to Ba UmSre?-One of the robbors who at lernpted to hold up traln was kllled by ex br?ss mossenger-Roanoke man weds rlrl from Yokohoma. Japan. In New Jer KL-Odd-Fellows solect San Franclsoe lS thelr next meotlng placo--Jiidge Seoda SbukM'the presenco of troops ln hla JSurt? Alabama House passes an antU Wott blll-Rostand, a long shot, won the iandloap at Oraveaend?-Man rssaultcd by noval offlcer was Qerman *?l\ Zlswlnders nrrosted who had vlc llmrzed numbors of flrms?Major Dolmar m-ne faK ?n -ttompt to lower hls own record._ NO REPORT RECEIVED AS TO GOMEL RIOTINO (Br ABBoclatcq PreBs,) WASHINGTON, Sept. 21,-Nothlng has bwni received from tho Amorlcan charge St St Petersburg regardlne the recent Pogrom or antl-Somlto rlotlng at Gomel, nusRla? Any actlon whloh the State De. Kntw take ln oonnectlon wlth (he troubles at Gomel probably wll, be winlUied strlctly to the matter of pio. leotmg Amerlcan Interosls. . '.?? . -Tne charge at St. ^ter_hurg elr-nrty haa boon ordered to a-scortnln whofer iny Amerlcan cltUens were in .leopnrdy at Gomel, but ne reply has yet been re? ceived, ' THEY BROKE RECORD AS SORA HUNTERS Mr. Carroll A. Garthrlght anfl/H. H. ?Iteeder, . oC pabney's, Va., broko the 'ecord at i'Wlndsor Shades" thls., week a.8 sora hunters. The kllled S_3 eorp, and U flne dttc-s on two tides RESULT OF PRIMARY IS IN DOUBT Contest on the Souttis.de a&i is Close. THE FIGURES ARE YET INCOMPLETE So Far as Recelved They Glve RIves a Lead. SADLER SLIGHTLY AHEAD IN THE RACE Chances Seem to Be that Missing Pre cincts May Strengthen Harrlson and Sadler?Indications Point to Election of Judge Gregory as Commonwealth's Attorney. Ono of the smalleat votes ever east In Manchester waa that of yesterday, when Rlves carrled a major'lty of 208 over Har rison. The total vote was 342. Flgures from Chesterfleld and Powhatan are slow in coming ln, but so far as recelved show a lead for Rlvea for tho House and Sad? ler for tho Sonate. Dater returna wlll doubtless make changes. The showlng ln Manchester and Swans boro gives Rlves and Robertson the lead, but from the outlylng distrlcts the mnjor Ities for tho opponents of the two men mentioned turn the tide, although Rlves' voto ln some aectlons in the county was remarkablo, as compared to a county opponent. In Mancheater the vote was amall, not moro than one-fourth of the registration. The voto in detail wao as followa*. Flrat Ward?RiVea 64, Harrlson 6, Rob? ertson 22, Sadler 38. Second "Ward-Rlves 00, Harrlson 27, Robertson 08, Sadler 48. Thlrd Ward?Rlves 156, Harrlson 19, Robertson a?, Sadler 35. - Fourth, Ward-Rlves 75, Harrlson 16, Robortaoii' 63,' Sadler .26. In Bwansboro Rives dld not fare ao well. He had some able pollti'clans agalnst hlm and the result was'as fol? lowa: Baker (no opposltlon) 205, Rlyes 03, Harrlson 125, Robertson 133, Sadler 87. Rlves' majorlty In Manchester was 208, Robertson's 40. In Swansboro Harrlson's majorlty was 82, Robertson's 4G. For Commonwealth's attorney for Ches terfield the vote ln Sv/ansboro waa: Gregory 1?0, Sutton 71. For troasurer: Gllllam 140, Glll 82. For constnblo: Cersloy 157, Grant 60. DEFF.AT 'SQUTRE CHEATHAM. At Oak Groro the roturns indlcate that 'Squlre Cheatham is defeated by Mr. H. Robertson, by the voto of 75 to 55. 'SQuIre Cheatham has held the posltion for some tlme and his defeat wlll come as a surprise to many people. Owlng to the dlstance from telegraphlc and telophonio communlcatlon the roturns from Chesterfleld, Powhatan and Gooch land wlll be slow ln coming in. The re turns, however, up to tlme of golng to pross show that Rlves and Sadler lead, tho former for thn House, the latter for the Senate, by tho voto as Indlcated In telegrams thnt follow: Rlves 502. Harrl? son, 464; Sadler, 554; Robertson, 46t. Chesterfleld County. Ettrlcks: House of Delegates?W. W. Baker. 70: Tt. S. Rives, 40; Carter H. Harrlson. 3. Sonate-J. F. Sadler. 31: J. C. Robertson, 37. Sherlff-W.1 C. Glll. 98. Treasurer-J. P. Gllllam. 57; W, E. Glll, 25 Commonwealth's Attorney?Gregory. 68: Sutton. 39. Commlssloner of tho Rev? nue?Mann. 75; Goode. 22. Supervisors Howlett. 33; Cousins, CS. Magistrato Dunston, 85: Lundle. 72; Anderson. 67. Matoaca: House-Baker. 85; Rives. 37: Harrlson. 68. Sonate-Sndler. 83: Robart son 27: Shorlff-W. C. Glll 110. Treasurer Gilllam. 72: W. E. Glll, 32. Common wealth'a Attorney-Gregory, 81; Sutton, 22. commlssloner of the Rovenue?Mann, 97; Goode, 16. Suporvtsor?Howlett. 83; HE ASSAULTED GERMAN CONSUL Rear- Admlral Evans Arralgns Officers of Court-Martial for Llght Sentence. (By Assoclated Press.) WASHINGTON, D. C, September 24. At the Na/t'y Department to-day the fant was' learned tliat the "aged clvlllan" whom Asslstant Faymaster Rlshwortb Niohelaon recently attaoked at a publlc ball at Che Foo, Chlna, was the aerman oonsul at that place, Nlcholson, who waa sald to be drunk at the tlme, was con vioted by ceurt-martial and sentencod to a. reductlon of flvo numbers in grade. Rear-Admlral Evans, commandlng the Aslatto atatlon, In his review of the flndlngs, severely arragned the court for tho lnadequate sentence Imposed. It apjiears that the German oonsul dld not formally report the matter to hls government, pupposlng Nlcholson would be properly punlshed by the Amerlcan court. It is reportod that the ofllcers whe oom?esed the court wlll ai?peal te the Navy De?artment agalnst AdmlralBvarts' arralgnment of their conduct. No such protest haa reached the department, but the Assoclated Press can st?te on hlgh authority that the conduct of Asslstant Payniaster Nleholsen Is a aeurce of mejs tlflcatlon to the Navy Department offl. clals, and that the aotlon df Admlral Evans in arralgning tho court for what is cpnaldered its inadeguate-sentonco is lio^r-tlly approved, Couslna, 27. Maglntrnlo?Dunslon. 108; Luhdle. 101; Anderson, 95. Chester: Senate?J, P. Sadler, 22; J, C. rtobcrtson, 22, House?W,' W. Dakor, 4'i, (no oppostlon), Floalers?Rlves, 22; Harrl? son, 18. Treaauror?Gllllam, 22; Glll, 1D; Commonwealth's Attorney?Gregory, 21; Sutton, 20, Shorff?Glll, 46. Commlsidoner of the Roventio?Woodfln, 44. Supervlsor? Duval 26; J. A, Robertson, 19, Magla trates-Robertson, 46; Frlond, 44; Gregory, 46. Commlltcomcti?C. C. oJnes, 45; W. _., Burgess, 45, Ovorsoer ot Poor?S. A. er due, 6. Constnble?W. G. Ivcy, 3. Mldlothlan: For Floater Delegnte to the Houso-Hnrrlson. 59; Rlves, 3. Houso fr-m Chcstorfiold-naker, 69. For Sonato?Sad lor. 69; Robertson.-yll. For Treasurcr Gilllam, 52; Glll, 10. For Commonwealth's Attorney?Sutton, 62! Gregory, 11. Bon Air-For Flontor Dolcgato?Harrl aon, 33: Rlves, 18, For Houso-Baker, 44. For Senato-Sndler, 2-1: Robertson, 25. For Treasuror-Gllllnm, 41; Glll, 11. For Com? monwealth's Attorney?Sutton, 40; Gre? gory, 14. Powhatan County. Subletfs: Tavern?For Floater Dele gate?Harrlson, 48; Rlves, 1. For Senate? Sadler, 48; Robertson, 1. - Powhatan Courthouso?Harrlson, ^32; Rlves, 1. Sadler, 32; Robertson, 2. Smlth's Cross Roads?Harrlson, 11; Rives, 10. Sadler, 14: Robertson, 8. Ballavllle? Up to 3:30 o'clock only nlne votos wero east. Sadlor receWcd 2 and Robertson, 2; Rlves, 6, and Harrlson, 4. For Commonwealth's Attorney of Ches? terfleld county, tho total voto so far as board from puts Gregory In tho lead: Gregory, 188; Sutton, 173*^ MORE SETTLING BASIN BIDS ARE REJECTED The Commltteo on Water held a meet? ing last nlght and rejected two more bids for the constructlon of tho flume at tho proposed settllng basln. Tho blds wero thoso of Messrs. A. C. Houston and J. T. Wllson, that of the former havlng been about $-12,000 and tho latter n the neghborhood of $30,(X?. After rejecting these blds tho superin tendent was instructed to advertise for moro nt once, to be opened at tho lost meotlng In October. The superlntendent was dir.ected to havo granolithlc steps erected at the northeast corner of Mar? shall Reservolr, awarding tho contract to the lowest' responslble bldder. The contract for oxcavatlng around the proposed stnnd plpc at the Now Reservolr was taken from Contractor Goodwln be cause of the slow progress made, and tho cuporlntendent Instructed to have the work dbno. The commlttee ordered new 8-lnch water malns put ln on Fourteenth Street from Cary south, to supersede the present 3 lnch one, nnd after approvlng the monthly pay-roll, adjourned. CLIFTON BRANHAM HANGS IN WISE TO-DAY ? Governor Montaguo yesterday refused to grant respite to Cllfton Branham, who. ls condemnod to hang at Wlse Court house to-day. ' ' ". Bronharm ls sald to he anou-tlnw, an _,|s alleged to have' kllled a number of por sons ln hls llfe. , /. The partlculor crlnie' for which tho man is to hang ls that of the murder of hls wlfe. A petltlon was sent the Governor aaking a resplte, but Hls Ex? cellency, in refuslng. wired the sheriff: "I shall not resplte Branham." Branham was known wldely and feared In tho mountnln countles of the South west, and hadoperated in Kentucky as well as In Vlrglnla. TREASURE SHIP FOUND ON COAST OF FLORIDA (By Assoclated Press.) JACKSONVTX,LE, FLA.. Sept. 24.-RU mors of the flndlng of a treasure shlp off Mlamt were conflrmed to-day, when Cap? taln Jennings and three of the wrecking schooner Osceolo, filed a llbel agalnst the cargo of the sunken ship ln the Unlted States court here to-day. Wlth the as sistance of a chart ln hls possession Cap? taln Jennings has been searchlng for this vessel from tlme to tlme for many years. It ls supposod to have gono ashoro ln 1885. loaded wlth ore from tho Moxlcan mlnes. It was found In five feet of water near Mlaml. Its cargo, which hns only been partly examlned, has been found to conslst of sllver ore.' i VIRGINIAFIRE INSURANCE AGENTS (By Assoclated Press.) WASHINGTON, D. C, September 84 ? The Vlrglnla Associatlon of Locr.1 Flre Insuranco Agonts adjournod to-day to meot In Norfolk next September. Ofll? cers were elocted aa follows: Charles 1. Lunsford, of Roanoke, presldent; T. G. Swan, of Danvlllo, vice-prosldcnt; H. P. Trice, of Norfolk, secretnry-troasurer, SHERIFF EPPS AND MR. W. F. JENKINS They Wlll Testlfy Before the Investlgatlng Commlttee To-Nlght. The Commlttee of Munlcipal Investlga? tlon wlll meet at S o'clock to-nlght, and the chlef wltnesses will be Sheriff john E. Epps and Mr. W. F. Jonklns, of the Jenklns undergroimd systom, They wlll be questloned on the llne .followed by Mr. Pollard ln examlning Captaln Plzzlni the ether nlght, and thelr testtmony will llkely be of great Interest. It ls proba ble that Major Miles M. Martin wlll be called a llttle later on and wlll be asked to Lt-stify on the subjeet of hla cenneuiion wlth the flght of tho Pessenger and Power Company to prevent the Tractlon Com? pany frorii coming on Main Street, Major Martin decllned to be Intorvlewed wlth reference to Captaln Plzzlnl's teetl mony yesterday, but when he goea upon the stand he wlll llkoly tell to whom he gave the $5,000 which Captaln Plzzlni says he intended for Messrs. Taylor, ?Snunders and Mannlng. All these gm tleroen bltterly dany that they got any of the money, and it ls sald that ln the tostimouy ot Mr. John 13; li.ppa boloro the grand Jury, this gentloman admltted that he waa pald that eum for hls ln fjuence by tho passengor and Power Company. . it )s not known that any wltnesses other than Messrs. Epps and, Jenklns will tes? tlfy t?-?l*M, IS OPENED WITH FINE PROSPECTS Work at the College Has Been Resumed. OPENING IS GRACED BY THE GOVEfeNOR Excellent Address Dellvered by Hlm Last Nlght. A LARGE GATHERING ATTENDED EXERCISES Many Remarks Appropriate to the Oc% casion Llstencd to With Interest?The Regular Claases Be_in To-Day. The Outlook for the Ses? sion is Most Grat? ifying. Rlchmond College has probably nover opened moro ausplclously than on yes? terday. Presldent BoatwrlgHt ostimated the number ot students on the campus last night at 200. Ho ls confldently e'xpectlng flfty more before the session closes. Tlils is twenty-flve more than last sesslon's attondance. They como from Canada, many Northern Statea and every State south of the Ohlo nnd east of tho Mls sisslppi. Ho ls Jubllant; so are tho profcs sors and trustees. ..Dr. Boatwrlght ls much pleased also on account of tho excellent lmpresslon the new students are maklng. They aro ap parently well prepared to enter upon col? lege work and are well grown young men. Yesterday commlttees from the College Y. M. C. ,A. met all tralns coming into tho clty. . At the collego Presldent Boatwrlght and members of tho faculty recelved the now comers cordlally,. asslstcd them ln the matter of gettlng rooms, matrlculated them and dld everj'thlng,posslble to allay any symptoms of homeslckness that might be ln danger ot popping out. Dr. Boatwrlght matrlculated about seyenty fivc . studonts yeaterday, a few.. tha. day. be fore a nd w 111 eoi. >' oue to.regls ter bthora 'untij-his expected ?i? .irc exhausied. Gave a Pub.'ic Welcome. Last nlght the first publlc meeting of the session wns heid. If lt were an earn est of what t.he sosslon wlll be, every iriend of tho Inr.tltutlon has cause for congratulatlon. The object of the meet? ing was to glve addltlonal and more for mal expresslon to the feelings of wel como and frlendliness towards tho new studonts. Tho occaslon was dellghtful. Qulte a number of Rlohmond people who dellght to show thelr Interest ln tho col? lego Jolned the trustees, faculty and Y. M C. A. In thelr commendnblo effort The meeting was held ln the chapel, and some of those In attendance were Gov? ernor Montaguo, Hon. J. Taylor Ellyson, Major A. R. Courtnoy, Dr. W. R. L. Smlth, Dr. George Cooper, Dr. C. S. Gardner and others. Presldent Boatwrlght mad0 tho openlng address. He gave the students assurances of the warm feellng of interest each member of tho faculty entertalned for them. Not only wore the college ofllcers and professors glad to weloomo them, but were anxlous to be as helpful to them as posslble. The faculty wanted to have the students vlslt thom in thelr homes, wanted to meet them soclally, as well as ln the class room. Presldent Boatwrlght sald that tho ofllcers and trustees were oxceedingly anxlous for a close bond of union to be sustained between tho college dnd the cultured and reflned people of the clty. He hoped tho cltizens would help and encourage the studonts by haadng them ln tholr homes. nnd ho told tho stu? dents that when the clty people rrtanifost ed enough Interest In them to Invlto them to thelr homes. he wanted them to go. Urged Hlgh Standards. He lmpressed upon tho now studonts that It was thelr duty and prlvilege to ald the collego ln malritnlnlng Us hlgh stand? ards, and that they must themsolvos be truo to the anclent and sacred trndltlons (Contlnuod on Socond Page.) MOB LAW IS CONDEMNED Mr.Stevenson In Address Ded icatlng Courthouse Pleads for Upholding the Law (By Assoclated Press.) BLOOMINGTON, ILL., September 24.? Former Vico-Presldent Adlal K. Steven? son to-day denounced mob law ln an ad? dress at the dedlcatlon of a new court houso for McLean county. Mr. Stevon son sald; ,'_"?-, ??,.,. "No ocension- could arlse moro appro. prlate thnn this in which to utter solemn words of warning agalnst an evll of ereater menace to publlc welfuro than ls to be npprehended from fo.eign foes? mob rule. In many localllles the splrlt of lawlessnoss has asserted Itself In Us oiost hldeous form. Mob rule hns at t mes usurped legal rule, Outrages have been nerpetrated In tha nanio of summary' justlce. It need hardly be nn'.A thnt all tlils ls In total dlsergard of Indlvldual rights and utterly aubverslve of all laW? ful authority. By the solemn ndjudlca tlon of courts and under the eafe-BUarda of law, gullt ls to be estnblished nnd the gullty are tc( bo punlshed. Mob snlrit ls ln deadly antagonlsm to all con stltutod authority. Unless lt ls cmbed, lt wlll sap the foundatlon of organlzod soclety. The kllllng of a human crea tiire Ja no less murder when It ls the not of a mob than whon It ls tbe act of an Indlvldual. Thore ls no safety to nocJety, but ln an nroused publlc sen tlment that wlll hold each pn.ticlpant amenv.blo to law for the consnquencea of crlme elther perpetrated or ubettod. l.ot hlm bo aceountod a publlc onomy, who would woakon the borids of human soclety and strlko down what it has cost our raco, tho aacriflce and. toll of centurlcs to aculeva." MRS. JEFFERSON DAVIS IS QUITE SERIOUSLYILL MRS. JEFFERSON DAVIS. READY TO ARREST HIM Barraud Wlll BeCharged Wlth Forgery if Found. PUT MONEY IN HIS BANK Commonwealth's-Attorney Rlchardson Un'derstands that the.Missing Law? yer Later Checked it Ouf The Slgnatures. ? Commonwealth's Attorney D. C. Rlch? ardson sald last nlght that lf Phlllp St.. George Barraud is located ho wlll bo ar? rested, charged wlth the forgery of the name ot R. E. Danlel. The troublo ls ln locatlng hlm. It haa been moro than four weeks slnce ho left Rlchmond, and mlght easlly bo ln the heart of Asla. Mr. Rlchardson, early ln- tho week, nsked the seoret servlco men to flnd tlie young lawyer. Then ls was a precau tlonary measure. He thought something m'ght dovelop which would mako the presence of Barraud ln Rlchmond' desir? able that the ends of justlco mlght be met. Ho then dld not actually doslre hls arrost. Condltlons havo changed, how? ever and Mr. Rlchardson would now or dor his arrest lf he knew lt was posslble to have lt made. Mr. Rlchardson was asked lt he knew whether or not Barraud had actually drawn the money on the check mado pay ablo to hlm as "attorney for R. H.--Dan? lel." "I hear from excellent authority, de? elared he, "that Barraud put the chock tc hls credlt ln-the bank, where he kept hls own account and later checked It all out." \'.'\ "Do you regard your source of Informa? tlon as authentlo?" wns asked, He replied that ho had no reason whatever to doubt Mr. Rlchardson recelved a postal card from Mr, R. K Danlel. of Pieasant-HIll, N. C, yesterday mornlng. statlng that he was not in Rlchmond on August 19th. This settled the matter ot forgery In the mlnd of Mr, Rlchardson, provlded, of ccurse, that Danlel can show that he wns not here on that day, Innsmuch na Rar raud, as notary publlc, cortlfles In the deod of trust that ho wltnessed tho signa turo of tho deod by Danlel In Rlchmond on August 19th. Danlel had already wrlt? ten hlm that _o had not glven tho power of attorney to Barraud or any one olse to slgn hls namo Mr. Rlchardson ia convlnced now that the same person dld not slgn the deed of trust and tho postal and the letter which he hns recelved from R, B. Danlel. There are certaln dlstlngulshlng curves nbout tho real slgnature that aro entlrely nb sont from tho slgnature of tho doed, REPRIEVE GRANTED TO WILL JONES Was to Have Hung To-Day for the Murder of Jake Lee. (Speclal to Tho Tlmos-Dlapateh.) DANVIDLilS, VA., Soptembor 24.?Sc? geant Bossleux this afternoon reeoli'cd a telegram from Governor Montaguo ro spltlng Wlll Jones, who waa to havo been hung hero to-morrow, untll tlie 9th of October. This was done ln order to al low tho Governor tlme^to hear tho argu niont of the attorneys who are ondeavr Ing to havo hls aentenco comniuted to llfe Imprisonnient. Tho roprlove was recelved here wlth greot surprlse. Jones was to han'e hung for the mur der of Jako I>ee on tho 13th of last No vomber, tho samo crlino for which Ar tliu?? Mlltou was buna last FeJB*M*W(? VIGTIMS ARE NUMEROUS Hundreds Complaln Agalnst Clever Swlndlers. OPERATED EXTENSIVELY | Walter Rlses from Poverty to Aftluence and.an Ex-Cbnvlct is Agaln Placed Behlnd.the Bars-r-Both Men have Many Aliases. (By Assoclated Press.) , CHICAGO, IDD.. Sept. 24.?Moro than $ltSO,000 stolen, buslness houses ln every part of tho Unlted States vlctlmlzod, a bank created, a waltor rlaen from pov? erty to affluenco, and an ex-convlct npaln placed behlnd the tiars?these aro features ln the meteorlc career of at least one of two -nien now under arrest in Chlcago. Postofllco lnspeotors mado tho captures. Jullus j M. Nlsson, known also by a d02en other names, and-Arthur J. Herbst, sald to have many aliases, are tho prls oners. Nlsson has confessed, but Herbst wlll riot admlt that ho had any part ln tho blg swlndlo, Poatofflce Inspector A. 10. Germer has complaints agalnst the two men from nearly two hundred indivlduals and cor? poratlons who havo lost amounts ranging from 52Ti,0OO to $30,000. All theso havo beon vlctlmlzod Blnco Juno 20th, when Nlsson opened an offlce In Chlcago. In pi-evlous operatlons under dlfferent names the men aro alloged to have secured at least $li!0,O0O in the last eloven months. This was the.mode ot proceduro, ac? cordlng to the Inspoctors: Nlsson and Herbst would go to a clty and open an ofllco, engnglng ostenslbly ln the retalllng of m'otal ware','noveltles, machinery, or anythlng" which they could securo on credlt. They would operato under tho name of somo ono woll known in tho buslneHfl world, and ln orderlng goods to tho valuo of thous.ands i of dollars would glve commerclnl ngency roforonces. Aflor tbo artlclos had been recelved tho bogus commlssloners would trnnsfer tho conslgnments to a warehouse and thon shlp-them to-New York, whero thoy were disposod of, through a "fonco," whloh has baffled tho.Inspoctors for months. When siisplclbri wns nrousod the mon would flee to another clty. ; Ono of tho boldost movcs of tho two men ls sald tn havo been to establlsh a bank to glve flnanclal strenijth to tholr "onterprlses." Ono suoh concorn, called "Tho. Cook Cmmty Bank of Trado and Commerco," ls nlleged to have oxlsted on paper only. Nisson workod for sev? eral years as a waltor and ln 1900 owned a restnurant ln Chlcago. Ho sold this placo and toured Europe. Then ho re? turned to Bostnn nnd was sontenced there to one year for shopllftlng. MOTHER & DAUGHTER WERE THE BRIDES An Interestlng Double Wed ding in Lexlngton, Vlrglnla. (Spoolal to The Times-DIspatch.) LI3XINGTON, VA., Soptemlier 24.-A remantlc double marrlnje was solemn'zed ln the county clerk's o/ilca of Rockbrldgo, AVednesday afternoon, jn which the two brldes wero mothor und daughter. The mother gnvo her ugo as forty years, whllo the groom is only elghteen. The ceremony wns performed by Rev. Dr. Charles Manly, pastor of the Lexlngton Baptlst Church, and was whnessed by a lurga number of spectators. A slngle eero mony w.is used to u.mo the two couples. The coiitrac-tlng partles wero Mr. WI1 llum 0. Cox and Mrs. Salllo A. Johnson, and Mr. AVIlllam A. Thomua aud Mlss Annle M. Johnson, nll of the vlclulty ot Arnold's Valley, Rockbridgo county. The brldal couples wero accompanled to Lex inii-.*u. lm ?*? iMMpcr ot lUate irioud*. Her lllness Not Neces sarily Fatal. TWO PHYSICIANS . AT HER BEDSIDE Dr. Stockton Refuses to Dls-< cuss Conditlon of Patlent. IS AT CASTLE INN AT BUFFALO. N. Y.i Arrived Thero Monday After a Sum-^ mer Spont ln Southern Canada. Became So III as to Alarm Party of Frlends Who Are Accompany? lng Her. (By Assoclated Prees.) BUFFALO, N. Y., Sept. 24.?Mrs. Je? ferson Davls, wldow of tho Presldent of the Southern Confoderaoy, Is aerlously* 111 at Castle Inn ln this clty.. Dr. Cbarlea G. Stockton waa summoned at noon, when Mrs. Davls" condltlon alarmed those i? ' attendance. Late thls afternoon ariotheH physlclan was called ln for conaultatlon.' Dr. Stockton, when leavlng the hotei shortly before 0 o'clock, sald: "Mra. Davls ls ln a sorious condltlon; but her lllness Is ?ot of a nature that neod nocessarlly prove fatal. I must ba excused from dlsousslng her case further to-nlght. To-morrow mornlng, perhaps, wo wlll be able to make a statement." Mrs. Davls came to Castle Inn on Mon- . day from Port Colborne, Ontarlo, .whera - sho has been spendlng the summer," Al ? party of frlends accompanled her, twenty. ln all, ono of whom Is hor granddaughter, Mlss Lucy "W. Hayes, of Colorado Sprlngs. Jt has beon Mrs, Davls* custom to spend her sufnmers ln Canada or at a Northern resort, Uving In New York-clty durlnV. tho wlnter months. Her, flrst vislt to Canada was mado shortly after thociose of tho Clvir Wiir, when sho and her,bus-; band spent.s6me time lh Toronto. ? Slnce then the sojourn in Canada has been a frequent oocurronco. At mldnight it was reported that Mra. ', Davls was stlll In a critlcal condltlon. Tho physlolans, who had been at- the" hotel all tho evening, left at mldnight.. A tralned nurso was left ln charge of tho dlatmgulshed patient and arrang* ments wero made to brlng the dootor back at a moment's notlce. Dr. Stock? ton sald: "Mrs. Davls' condltlon is very aeri ous." Tho dootors decllned to glve out statement on the nature of Mra. Davte" lllness. The report that she waa auf fering from aoute lndlgestlon was denled, but no Informatlon could be galned, 2 A. M.?Dr. Stockton does not expeot that Mrs. Davis will recovef, but he ia not wllllng to say poslUvely that ahe la going to dle. She tias a sllght cbanoe, that is all, but it looks as If she wlll.noi llve. HOLD CONVENTION ON RIVER STEAMER (By Assoclated Press.) WASHINGTON, Sopt. 24,?Seeret_rj* Shaw and his daughter; Comptroller Rldgley and Treasurer Roberts left hera thls afternoon for a two days* outlng down tho Potomao, as the guests of the Hankers' Association of Marj'land and tho Dlstrlct of Columbla, who left her_ on a stoamer for thelr annuai Jolnt con? vontlon. Tho plau "t bavlng tho convention ir part on a rlver steamer is' a novel one, Newport News and Old Polnt wlll be visltod. MILLER CASE REFERRED TO A SUB-COMMITTEE (By Assoclated Press.) WASHINliTON, D, C, Sept. 24,-Th? Executlva Councll of the Amorlcan' Fed' cratlon of Labor announcod to-nlght that after consldoratlon of tho oasS of W, A, Miller the foromon In the blndery of the Government Printlng Ofilce, whose dia chargo and rolnstatement by order of th? Presldent has boen widely dlsousaed, tt hnd roferrod the entlre aubjeot to a eub commltteo for further conslderatlon, DAMAGE VERDICT IN ELECTRIC CASE (Speclal to The Tlmes-Dlspatoh.) .i LYNCHBURG. VA., September H? lu the 110.000 sult ot D. F. Taylor'B ad mlnlstratrlx va. tho Lynchburg Traotlon and Llgllt Company, tho Jury to-day gav? a verdiet of ?3,000. Taylor was kllled whll? attendlng a boller at Hancock Broa", factory, and lt was clnlmed that hla deatfc wns caused by an olectrlc shock from _?. foctlvo wlrlng. Tho caso wlll probably bo nppealed. BROKE OPEN HIS SHAViNG CABINET (Speclal to Tho Tlmes-Dlspatch.) LYNCHBURG, VA.. Sopteinber M.-> Burglars. broko Into the depot at Ruat? burg luat nlght. Thoy broke openvthe safe. and all thoy secured was a raior a*| raaor strop. The safe had boen broke* open beveral times previoiwly and th* agenl nuikes lt a rule to take 1*41, hl? c?*J\ home wlth hlm.