BUT FINO LITTLE
Petersburg Tliicvcs Looking for
Money Do Not Find
Very Much.
OPPOSE COMMITTEE CHAIRMEN
Report That Fights Will Bc
Made on Several in the Cotfn
cil--Havc New Pastor.
Tliiicx--niapnlcli llurciiu,
I0? Jiycnmiirf Nlroef.
Ilnrrlnoii Ncwii Sliintl.
?IMionc 3I?5
V, _. Kiliiinndn, Agent. .
Siiliarrlbor- nrc rei|Ucntcd lo call
?phone 305 wlicu Ihelr impern liuve
nol hcrii recelved by ? A. M., nml
they wlll l?e dellvered by specliil
blcjclr cnrrlcr nl oiice.
Tlic TliiicM-niniinlcli I,nll,tln ln
thrlr ollicr nt J. Hcyerly llnrrlson's
wlll Klvc tlic public oiiil Ut patrorts
dnlly report* nml score* nt Vlrglllljl
Slnle l.ennril- Kiimea.
PETERSBURG, A'A., June 12.?Two
xkilfully executed burglarles with small
results wero commltted at .two of the
largest slo>___on Sycamore Streot last
niKlit. wlion the dry goods store of tho
Wood-Wcstbrook Company and the ad
Joinlng establishment of tho New York
Clothing Company woro entored by
thleves, who were evldently old at
tfie game. and took only cash. dlscard
inp all checks and papers that could
afford nny cluc. but socuritiB only
about ?1S altogethor, whlch was taken
from the cash drawor of the Wood
\\ c.stbrook Company, all the cash o(
i ho othor coinpany havlng been placed
ln thn cafe. Apparently no attethpt
was mado to opon lho safe In elthor
store. The robbers entered thrott_h
rear wlndowr, whlch aro at least thlrty
feet above the bottotn of tho moat
in the ronr of tho bulldlnKs, and forced
open tho heavy plato _!.->?? wlndows
without so much as crauklng a pane.
Chlef of Pollce RaKlnpd and hls de
toctlv.'s are at work on the raao.whlch
affords llttle If any cluc to the iden
tity of the thleves.
Srhnol of Mlialc CIokpk.
Tho cIosIhk exercise- of tho twnty
thlr<j annual session of tlic PetorF
burg School of Muslc took place thlt
afternoon ln llio piirlors, whore the
I-rlnclpals of tho school. Miss L A*
Major. Miss Pettlo Jones and Mrs.
Charles D. AA'itlicrspoon, were the gra
cloug hostesses of many students
Kiaduates and othor frlends of tlic
Instltution. A beautiful muslcal pro
gram wai rentP-red, and prl7.es worf
awardod to the following yoiinp; ladles
Miss MarRaret lassiter. Miss Alict
Kcjit. Miss Cornclia Scaburv, Miss
Lella LTssltor. Miss Mary ' AVilsot
Itoper. Mls? Anne McIIwaine and Mlsi
I'lHn Hays.
Speclal dl-tlnetlont wore awarded tr
Miss Kathfrine .Tonos, *b_ls_ Cornclir
Seabliry, Mlsa Holon Jackson. Mlsi
I.ottlo Glillam. Miss McKonna Jones
Miss Ruth Bristcr and Miss Mlldrec
Orr.
It i? und?rMood tlint efforts are be
inj? made to dofoat the ro-clectfon 0<
tlie chalrmAii of sevorHl Innorlant com
mlttees In the Clty Councll, whoso op
poslnsr colU-apues wlll put up a fighl
when th? member? chosen at the recent
ir.unlclpal electlon come in and the
chairmen of committces aro elected
"Wlth one exceptlon. tho slx Council
men oleeted last Tuesdav aro old mem?
bers.
Wlll lnstnll New Pnnlor.
Tho Rov. D. H. Rolston wlll bo in
stalled as pastor of tho Second Fres
hytorian Church noxt Sunday cvonliiB
The Rov. Dr. J. S. Kostor. paslor ol
Tabb StroPt Prosbvteri-in Church, wil
ddiver the i-hargre to the pastor, nnr
the Rov. T. P. Epos. of Nottoway, wil
tlcliver tlie charge to the people. Th<
sermon wlll bc prcached by tho Rev
How the Chicago Convention will be Covered
WILLIAM ALLEN WHITE.
Willlam Allen Whlte, who hns been engaged by The Tlmes-Dls?
patch to report the National Republlcan Conventlon nt Chlcago, whlch.
wlll begin June 16th, has boen designatW by one of Amorlca's great
ent journalists as "the most refreshlng, wholesomc and attractlve
mcdla of exprossion now at largo ln tne Unlted States."
Mr. Whlte will vlslt tho Chicago Convention' as a virlle news?
paper inan, n man who has done things wltli Ink and type, nosed for
news, trampcd for spaoc and stood up to the rack when lt took cdi
torlal courage. He lsvit man who knows thc polltlcal art from the
standpolnt of a hlgh-thlnklng layman, and has followed and reported
the deeds and dolngs of tho vanlshing American Boss from his glory
to hls now soeming dooiii. Ho has stiidled and knows tho web-work
radlatlng from thc county, Stato and national polltlcal organlzaflons'
as the schoolboy knows. his inaps. nnd he 1ms always wrltten what
he has thought, leavlng conseeiuonces alone.
Ono of Mr. While'a most notahlo conventlon reports was that of
the last Domoeratlc Oonvontlon at Sjt, Louis. Ho wlll write of the
conventlon treatlng it.from Its humnn-interest aspect and Interspers
Ing it all wlth hls wonderful gentlonoss of humor and breezy breadth
of thlnklng.
Two prollminary artlcles will exjioriment with tho happenings of
the thrllllng days to follow, and after tho convoiltion proper con
vencs, a telogrnphio artlcle wlll ho sont out from tho conventlon hall
dally to this paper.
Tho makers of the conventlon, tho tlomlnntors of its moving?the
bullders oi Us canelldates, wlll bc dlscussed ln-Mr. Whlto'a own in
Imltable style wlth.touches ot hls rnro charaeter dellnentlons as here
toforo wrltten ln hla niaguiilne skottdies. of Crokor, Platt, Roosevelt,"
and .Tuft. ln fact, every olow of Interest, exporlonco nnd blood-coior"
deallng wlth tho llvo oloments. of tho eoiivontloti wlll bo handled.
Tho urtlolos wlll appear oxclusively lu thls paper In tlils clty durlng
tlie, convention. Watch.i'ur thuin. Reuti them.
Greatest Value
Giving Always
Undcftall conditions, cvcry day in the wcck, year in and
year oitt, it is upon this sound business basis of leadership
lliat this great ' establishment dominates. There are no
catch-p'enny or dclusion mcthods practiced' hct;c; cvc,ry
value a bona fidc offcrin'g, and greatest because thc dlrect
result of selling direct to thc wcarcr.
Extraordinary Buying Opportunitiei are Prepared for To-Day
Cliolro of Imndre-ds of Snlts, taken out of the regular tf?Q ?yC
$12.50 aml $16,00 llm.s. Special to-day .ip&.iv
Cholce of hundrods of Suits. lncludlng flne quallty Blue and Black
Serges. absolutely $18.00-nnd $20.00 garments. Spe- (in CA
clal to-day.* * Z.OU
Cholce of hundreds of Suits out of thc regular $22.50, $25.00\nnd
$27.50 grades. nothlng flner to bo had, all the broken (1>1C t\f\
lots: your cholce to-dny.?plu?W
BURK & COMPANY,
1003.E. Main Street
T. F. McFaden'i of tho Flrst Presbytc
; rlan Church. Itlchmond.
III llt'HIlll. illlH. IJlll'Kimrt. ?un ii. ij
years old. and Ik survlved by hor husr
ii.-iiid. ,in<- daughter and ono son, who
are Miss Dalsy Hurkhart aud Mr. H. T.
Burknarl, of thla clty.
SUNOAV SCIIOOI, CONVENTION B.NTJS.
Ilnil.v Closr.H IU Meetlng ln Alcxninlrln
Aflcr lulorcHlliiR Session.
ALEXANDR-A VA., Juno 32.?The
forty-seeond annual sosslon of tho Sun?
day School Conventlon of tho Bnltl
_ more Conference of the Methodist Hpis
! copal Church. South, camo to a close
? tlils afternoon wlth an address on
! "Junlor Boys and Glrls." whloh was
? dellvered by Mrs. Hamlll. The reports
recelved from the various schools em
braced in this conference woro good,
and showed an Increase,] attendance
nnd mombershlp.
The mornlng sosslon was begtin wlth
devotlonal exerclses. whlch were con?
ducted by Rov. M. IT. Keene. Othor
addrosses at the mornlng session wero
j us follows:
"Tcji'iporance Tenchlng in the Sun?
day /fichool." Rev. AV. S. Hammond;
"Sunday fschool Character in Its Rela
tlon to Hecular Affalrs." Rev. F. .1.
Prcttyman; "Tho Sunday School Aids,"
E. JZ. French; "Tho Last and Best
Tliing ln Sunday School AVork," Dr.
Hamlll.
At 2:S0 o'clock tho afternoon session
was opened. when Rev. C. M. Hosscr
conducted devotlonal exercises, "Tho
Country Sunday School and Its Noeds"
was the subject of an address wlilch
was dellvered hy Rev. J. M. Kline.
Rev. AV. H. Best. mlssionary secretary,
naltlntore Conference. tor>k for hls sub?
ject. "The I.lvlng Mnk in Misslons."
Following the adjottrnrnont most ot
tlie dclegates left tho clty.
CHARCiKS NAVAI. Al'PRKNTICK
AVITH BHE*ACH OF PRO.MISE
ISpeclal ti. TheTitnca-IMspatch.l
XORFOl.K. A'A.. June 12.?Colbert Whit
taker. a young naval apprentlce nn Ihe fct.
Ilclena Station. was arrested to-day on a
cl-.aige of hreach of promise. preferred by a
Woman in Cnrroll county. Ga., and Is beir-.s
held for reqiiiJltlon papers. Nothing is
ktvown of the charge here further lhan the
above. Tlie Navy Devartment has agreed
to turn the young man over to the Oeorgla
aiithoiitl's. provlded that in case of a faij
ure to convict he in returned to Portsmouth
free of cliarge. to serve out hls enllatmept,
lf? Is heing held pcndlng such an agreo
inent.
Young farroll denlea the charge, declar
Ing tliat thcre is nothing In il. and tliat he
wlll light td a llnlsh before marrylng the
girl ln the c-ase.
GET DEGREES IN
List of Graduates in These Twe
Professional Schools at
University.
[Sp?oial to Th? Tlmc-s-UlspHtch.]
CIIARLOTTESV1LLE, ,VA? June 12.?
vfsltqrs are beglnning to arrlve here
to attend the commencement exerclses
of the elghty-thlrd sesslon of the Uni?
versity of Virginia, which will bo ush
ercd ln to-morrow evening. wlth class
exerclses, to be held at the north front
of the rotunda. Athletes who have
earned thelr letter ln football, baseball
track and basketball durlng the ses?
slon, wlll be presented with "V's" by
the Generai Athletic Associatlon .
Dlvlnc services will bo held In th:
chapel Sunday mornlng at 11 o'clock
and at 5 o'clock ln thc afternoon. Ii
Cabell Hall, an organ recltal wlll b<
glven on the new Cargenle organ bj
Mr* Ernest H. Cosby. organlst of Al
'Saints' Eplscopal Church, Rlchmond
Va. At S o'clock ln the evening th<
annual address beforc tlie Young Men'i
Chrlstlan Assoclation wlll be dellveree
bv thc Rev. Henry Stiles Bradley. pas
tor of St. John's Methodlst Episcopa
Church, St. Louis, Mo. ^
Thls mornlng the list of graduate
In two of the professional schools wct
posted. In the law school there ar
slxty graduates. ' The attendance upoi
the law school" the past sesslon wa
the largest ln the history of the instl
tution, the total reachlng 233.
The. fourth-ycar class ln thc medl
cal school was unusually small th'
past sesslon. Out of a total of twen
ty-slx, twenty-two recelved their dt
plomas.
The> complete list of the degree mei
ln the law and medlcal de>partment,
lt as follows:
Bnelielors of Law.
James Easley Bouldln. of Houstot
Va.; Russell Lee Bradford, of Norfoll
Va.; Joseph Anderson Caldwell, o
Brlstol, Tenn.; John Morford Calhotu
of Maysvllle. Ky'.'i Alexander Spotts
wood Campbell. of Warrenton. Va.; Ma
Daurens Chapman. of Los Angeles, Cal
Clifford frlend Clark. of Lexingtot
Ky.: John Tlnsley Coleman, Jr., c
Lynchburg. Va.-, Francls Augustu
C'ox. of Penela. N. C; Lewls Dabiit-.
Crenshaw. of Orange, Va.; Clevelan
Whlte Croom, of West Polnt, Miss
Amos Cameron Crounse. of Herndoi
Va.; Duncan Curry, of Staunton, Va
Wllllam Lee Davldson. of Jonesville
Va.; Hugh Davls. of Norfolk, Vn.; Joh
Raymond Engle. of Palmyrn. Pa.; Wl
llam Ormontl Fife. of Charlottcsvlll.
Va.; James Ferguson Flnlay, of Green
ville, S. C; Johr. Drayton Foote, Jr
of Pearishurg. Va.; George Lawrenc
Forsvth. of Esmont. Va.: James Drapp
Francls, of Plkevllle, Ky.; LeRoy Bart
lett Glles. of Orlando, Fla.: Willlar
Conrad Gloth. of Erle. Pa.; Julius At
gust Goerdeler, of Yonkers, N. Y
Robert Edward Henley," of Wllllams
burg, Va.; Hoko Irvlne Horne, of, Ts
coma, Va.: Albert Lynn Hughson, . c
Greenwdod, Va.; Joseph Klncald Irvini
of Amella." Va.; WL.Iam Kenneth Jart
son. Jr., .of Jacksonvllle, Fla.; Joh
Garland Jefferson, Jr.. of Amella Court
house) Va.; James Parls Jones, ot New
castle. Va.: Wllllam ITarrison Jorda:
of Lynchburg, Va.; Paul Winfred Kea
of Norfolk, Va.; Emerson Wyntou
ivelly, of Wlse. Va.; Frank Marla
Kelly,,-of Portsmouth, Va.; Willla:
Brockenbrough Lamb. of Rlchmon
Va.; Emanuel Levl, of Loulsvllle. Ky
john Edwln Brooks Mapp,? of Kello
Va., Ralph Willis Mauck, of Bentoi
vlle, Ark.: George Mlller, Jr., of Mlc
cosukee, Fla.; Damlan Monserrat, Ji
of San .Tuan. Porto Rlco; villlam
Mudtl, of Birmlnghamj Ala.; Horbe
Massey Peck,. 'of Beav'er Dam, W1e
Francls Nlcholls Pugh, of Donaldsoi
ville, La.; Galllard Fltz-Simmo
Ravencl. of Washington. D. C.: Willla
Henry Rees. of Maysvllle, Ky.; Ot
Engcne St. Clalr, of Tazowell, Vn
Nathanlel Jones Sowrie. of Momphi
Tenn.; Charles Frederick Seabright. .
Bellnire, O.; Hlram Moore Smlth,
Rlchmond. Va.: Ernest Phlllp Steli
hauser, of Denver, Col.; Thurman Lav
ronce Sutherland, of Strntton, Vt
Clayton Allen Tapscott, of Churchvili
Vn.; ITarry Elbort Tlncher. ot Am
Ind.; Noedham Stuort Turnbull,
Meredlthvlllo, Va.;'Wingflold Lawron
Waters, of Loulsvllle, Ky.; Emmet Ne
son White, of Haymnrket, Va.; Ro
ort Nugen Wllkln, of New Philadolphi
O.: Samuel Clay Wllllams. of Moore
ville, X. C,i Samuel Bake ?'"Wooels .T
of -, Charlottesvilie, Va.
; ?iH'tor? nf Jledli'liir,
Frank Ellls Barr, of Staykvtllo, Miss
Samuel Hrock McGeorge Dear. i
Washington, Va.; Pedro Alcantara e
I'lganlere.. of North East, Mel.; Joh
Adani Flolscher, of Meadow Vale, Va
John Pterpont Fletoher, of Portag
WIs.; John Jonos Goodwill. of Shann
kln, Pa.; Wllllam Hall Goodwln, c
Cynthlana, Ky,; John Peaehy Jones. .
Morrison, Va.; Haigazobn .Kriiger Ki
piieltan, of Cecarea, .Turkey; Norms
Powell Lake. ot Rectortown, Va.; Honi
Cabell Maddux, of Orange, Va.; Wl
llam Garrlson Marks, of Naylors,- Vs
Edwln Brooks Maynard. of Portsmout
Va.; Harry .Moses, of Mount Vorno
Ga.;" George Tlarrlson Musgravn, t
Drewrysvllle, Va.; Wllson Pondloton.
Portsmouth, Va.; Feroy Augustus Pe
klll*, of CoUlptvlilo. Tenn.,--. Sanun
Huwes-Phllilns, of Chester. pa,; Wl
llam Clark Sparks, of. CharlottesvllJ
Va.; .Uiliu Dilwarth Stroud, oj Noi'foL
A'n.; Eugene Arthur Taylor, of Mlller
School, Va.; Thomas Vniontlne AVIUlam
son, of Mt. Jackson, Va.
WASIIINGTON AM) I,F,E.
_*_
Commencement I'rogrnnt AVhlcli Opens
on fuiiilny.
" [Speclal to The Tlmea-DMpateh.1
-KXINOTON, VA., Juno 12.?Follow
Ing ls tho olllclal program for the com
mencemont excrolsea at Washlngton
antl I<oo Unlverslty:
Sunday, June 14, 10:50 A. M.?Pro
cesslon of board of trustoes, faculty,
graduates. nltimnl from Newcomb Hall.
II A. M.?Baccalatireate sornion, Rev.
It. H. Bennett. D. D., Lynchburg, Va.
S:30 P. M.?Address before tho Young
Men's Christlan Assoclatlon, Rov. Ern?
est Thompson, D. D., West A'irginia.
Monday, June 18, fi P. M.?Boat race.
0 P. M.?Jolnt celebration of tlm llter
/nry socleltse: President, L. C. AVItten,
Virglnla: Chtef MarshnI, M. R. Turn
bull, Virglnla: orators?Orahnm-Lea
Society; C. E. Burks. Mlsslsslppi; IL II.
I.each, West Virglnla;' AA'ashlngton
Sp'cfety, R. Kenny, West Virglnla; O.
C. Gabrlel. Maryland.
Tuesday, June lfi, 10 A. M.?Annual
meotlng of board of trtistces. 1:30
A. M.?Band concert on campus. 6
P: M.?Band concert on tho campus.
9 P. M.?Address before the Alumni
Assoclatlon, United 8tates Senator
Robert ti. Owen, M. A. 1877. Oklaho?
ma; presentatlon of tho Plnkney prlze
cup to the wlnnlng crew.
Wednesday, June 17, 10:55 A. M.?
Processlon of board of trustoes, facul?
ty, graduates and alumni from New?
comb Hall. 11 A. M.?Closing exer?
clses; dellvery of ccrtllicates and
prlzcs; address hefore the literary so
citlos, Hon. A. MacCorkle, ex-Governor
of West Vlrginla; valodlctory address,
N. D. Smithson, Tennessee; dellvery ot
diplomas. 10 P. M.?Flnal ball.
NORFOLK SCHOOLS CI,OSE.
1,1*1 of Those Wlnnlng .Metlnls nnd
Scholur-hlpa.
[Speclal to The Tlmes-Dlspatch.1
NORFOLK, ArA., June 12.?The clos?
ing exerclses of tho Norfolk Hlgh
School. the Norfolk grammar schools
and the SL Mary's Femalc Academy
were hold to-day. The attendance on
the threo commencements wos the
largest of years. antl Interesting pro
grams wero carrled out by tho pttpils.
Tho mednllsts nnd scholarship awards
of the Hlgh School wore as follows:
MedalIsta?The' medals for the yoar
aro awarded as follows: D. A. R. medal,
Miss Maud Jamlson; U. D. C. medal,
Mr. Ralph K. Dawson; Bagnall medal,
Miss Clara E. Schell; Cannon medal.
Mr. Isadore Steln: alumni medal. Miss
Marlon Anderson; School Board medal,
first year. Miss Mary Towo; second
year. Miss Fl'ossle Belle Murfoc: thlrd
year, Mr. H. Lloyd Church; fourth
year. Miss Marlon Anderson.
Scholarshlps?Scholarships in the fol?
lowing instltutions of learnlng have
been awarded to* tho puplls nnmed:
Rand/lpli-Macon AA'oman's College?
Miss ?Iarion Anderson.
Sweet Briar College?Miss Blanche
A'enderberry.
Farmville .State Normal?Miss Marj
Anderson.
Unlverslty of A'irginia?Mr. Isadore
Steln.
AVashinglon and Loo?Mr. Ralph
Dawson.
AVilliam and Mary?Mr. John B. Jen
klns, Jr.
A'irginia Polytechnlc Institute?Mr
Willoughby T. Cooke. Jr.
ST. MARY'S ACADEMY CLOSES.
Flnal Exerclses of Thl? ??id of Potoma'
Academy Held.
[Special to The Tlmes-DlenatcH.l
AI.ENANDRIA, A'A.. Juno 12.?Th'
forticth annual commencement. exer
cises of St. Mary's Academy, conductet
bv the Slsters of the Holy Cross. wen
hold at the Opera House this afternoon
In the presence of a large audience
An Interesting muslcal and literary pro
gram was gl%-en. whlch was particl
patod in by tho students of tho. Acad
omv. Miss Mary Ellen Hill dellveret
the valedlctory, ontltled "Tho Languagi
:;j of the Soul."
r! Tho graduates ln the academlc coursi
??were Misses Mary Ellen "HIU, Mar:
?"lAgnes Gllroy. Nanoy Katherine Groh
x!of this cltv.and Mary Bernadette Allen
?:?of AVashington. Mlsses Mary Ellct
?>l Hill and Sallie Gertrude Patterson rc
'* cetved diplomas of graduation in th'
8! muslcal course. The graduates of tln
?' I commercial class Included Mlsses Eu
dlgenla Caroline Graumann; Allce Ant
'.iTroger. Hazol Eleanor Alo, Elsle Mllro;
Hamllton and Nellle A'irginia Studds.
Potomac Academy, a 3chool for boys
conducted by Professor John S. Black
burn No. 212 North AA'ashlngton Streot
held its thlrty-ninth annual commence
ment exerclses at that school this morn
Ing. Diplomas of graduation wero con
ferred on Emmet Reld Dunn, who aver
aged S7 per cont. on all studies
throughout the year. and James Mum
ford Rose, whose average was S2. ui
plpmas in tho other branches were alsi
awarded to the successful scholars.
Holy Cross Cnthollc School.
I Speclal to The Tlmes-Dlfpatcn. 1_
LYNCHBURG, VA.. Juno 12._-Tlv
twenty-nlnth annual commencement o
tho Holy Cross Cathollc Sohool o
this clty took place to-day at th
school bulldlng on Clay Street, the as
sembly room being filled- with frlend
of tho school. The program of musi
and literary productions were easll
up to tlie hlgh standard malntalre
for ntanv vears by the school. Th
cbmmoncomerit elosed wlth an addres
to tho pupils by Father -McGurk.
_- '?-?
IVBOTEX HELD FOR JURY.
Held on Chnrge of Atteinnted Assaul
.Though He Dcnlrs.
NORFOLK. June 12.?Nlcholas 1
AA'roten. who was. before tho Polic
Court to-day on the charge of al
tempted crlminal assault on Mrs. Mai
tle F. Rhodes, was orderea held for th
July grand jury.
AA'roten deniod tho charge ln totc
placlng tho ontlre blame on Mr
Rhodes. and charged that the woma
was ln the hablt of vlsiting his roo;
almost dally of her own free wlll, an
at tlmes against hls protest. He di
not ? blame tho boy who shot hlm f <
hls act. declarlng tho youth dld n<
know tho true state of affalrs.
The testimony of young Norman ar
hls mother was practically as glvo
when the shootlng oceurrod, that tl
man assaulted. her, forcing her lni
the room; that the boy hoard ho
crles, and soelng hls mother In troub
shot AVroten.
Young Norman, tho fourtoen-year-o
boy who shot AA'roten when he caugl
hlm In tlic room. was also held on th
Charge of folonlous shootlng, but wi
released on *>100 ball.
ENTER ANT18ALOON WORK.
Ur. niockwell tiv Devote Hlmaelf to Th
Upon l.riivluK Mlntktry,
[Special to Tho Tlmes-Dlapatch.l
NORFOLK, A'A., June 1 3,?Tt la iimiounc,
that Dr. C. S. Bluohwoll wlll romian in No
folk, and will devote his timo and enerel
to the promotlon- of the antlsnloon woi
nnions the chuiohoa of tho city. It ia ui
dmatootl that ho haa been offored the leai
oislilp, and that, hls resignatlon ns past
o' tlie Flrst Baptlat Church Is for tho pu
poae of devotlne all of hls tlme to the wor
Whllei It was known to a fowof tha men
bera of tlie churoh that he oxpeeted to n
alipi aml i-iuor other tlolds of labor, the- ni
nOunooment camo ns a surprlatH to the im
LUMBER
0Mh, Blinda, Doors, Mouldlnja.
I._r_* sto?lc, Low 1'rieM.
AVOODWAKU _ SON. HU'hmond, Vm.
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Jorlty of thc i-ongresatlon ot hls church and
thc denomlnatlon of the clty. .
Dr. Blnckwull hns done n good work ln
Norfolk, and under hls lcaderslilp the Flrst
Church has proapercd wonderftilly In Ibc lnst
flve years. llo wlll bc. surrondered wlth re?
gret by the congrcgntlon.
FOIIEMAX SHOT HY NEGltO
WHOM HE HAD I)ISt IIAHGED
[Special to The Tlmes-Dlspatch.]
SALT VILLE. VA., Junc 12.?Augus
tus Prlce, a foremnn on tho Southern
Gypsum Company's rallroad, whlch Is
In course of efonRtructlou, was shot by
a negrqu. from .cmbush on Monday af?
ternoon near this place. Mr. Prlce
had dlscharged the negro who dld the
shootlng for gettlng into a fight with
some of the men who belonged to his
force. ? Soon after belng dlscharged. the
efiragetl negro secured a AVInchester
rlfle and shot Prlce ln the back. Thc
bullet struck Just below the left shoul
dcr. penetrating the outer eelge of the
lung. The wounded man is being at?
tended by Dr. .1. II. Dunkley, who re?
ports the wouud as belng very palnful.
but not of a serlous charaeter. Thc
negro who dld the shootlng is stlll at
large, whlle every effort Is belng made
by the county offtcials for hls arrest.
WILL FIGHT THE ORDER.
Stre'l Railway rroteNts Ordlnanrc for Tlck?
et* and Several Trnniferi.
[Special to The Times-DlspBtch.l
N'ORFOLK. VA.. Junc 12.?Generai Man?
ager Hathaway. of thc I'orteinmith and |
Norfolk Tractlon Company, Intlmated to-day
that hls company would take up the extra
trackage In thc clty and aban'don the scheme
to rearljust thc cnr llne* of thc clty rather
Ihnn subinlt to thc reqtilrement of Oouncll.
Fhould Mavoi- niddlck slgn the rcKolutlon
pendlug to requlre the sale of six tlckets for
2Sr. on cars anel the unlversnl transfer ?ys
tftn. Councll passed the order on tho gruun 1
that the same prlvlleges are granted to tho
Portsmouth patrona that are denled Norfolk.
Councll members. replylng to Generai]
Manager Hathaway. declare that such action
wlll mean a partlal deflance of that bo.lv
and a dlspnsltlon to cvado belng Just wlth
tlic Norfolk' patrons, and will mean that
other mcasures wlll be taken from tlme lo
tlme to force the grantlng of the. prlvlleges
asked. ?
police sunnouxo house
AND CAPTUHE THE NEGnO
[Special to Thc Tlmes-Dlspatch.]
LYNCHBURG. .VA.. Juno 12.?Buck
Thomas. the negro who shot Isaac and
Tom Scott. both colored. ln a row fol?
lowlng a frollc on Mlller Street.sev?
eral weeks ago, was captured thls.
mornlnfj at 2 o'clock, having been
rounded up whfle aslecp ln a house
on Grace Street. The house was sur
rounded by four pollcemen. who had
no trouble ln making the arrest.
Thomas has been dodglng slnce the
shootlng.
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AURESTED IX LYXCHBIJRG
FOR WASHINGTON OFFEXSE
i Special to The Tlmes-Viapatch.J
LYNCHBURG, VA., June 12.?Joseph
Smlth, of Washington, was arrested
earlv thls mornlng at the Union Sta?
tlon" belng taken off a southbound
passenger traln at thc request of the
Washington authorltles. Smlth ls
wanted in Washington for alleged
grand larceny. and tho pollco say he
admitted after bolng locked up that
he was the man wanted. He had a
tlcket in hls possesslon good for trlp
from Washington to New OrleaiiR.
Smith expressed a wllllngncss to go
back to Washington at once.
CHILDREN DECOKATK GRAVE
OF FOUXIIER OF SCHOOL
[Special to The TIines-Dlspatch.]
WINCHESTER, VA.. June 12.?Followlng
tho awardlng of the diplomas at tho John
Kerr Fubllc School ln thls clty to-day, more
than 700 puplls marched In a body to Mt.
Ilebron Cemetery and strewed flowers on
tlie grave of John Kerr, the foundor of the
school, and later upon tho graves of thc
toachora. three in number, who have dlod ?n
tlie past few years.
-?-1
Hnvvklns Glven Tlirce Yenrs.
[Spoclal to The Tlmes-Dlspatch.]
NORFOLK. VA., June 12.?lohn W.
Hawklns, of Petersburg. charged wlth
steallng money from tho mnlls, and
Indlcted twice. threw hlmself on tho
mercy of the Federal court to-day, nnd
was given a three-year sentence ln the
Federal prtson at Atlanta. Ile was n
transfer clerk, and was caught by
means of the decoy lotters.
Tivo Ycni'R Cor Shootlng.
[Special to The Tlmes-Dlspatch.]
BRISTOL. VA., Juno 12.?Pat Hyatt,
trled ln tho Corporation Court here,
was sentenced to two years In tho
penltentlary for felonlous shootlng.
Hyatt was associated wlth Raymond
Stvoops, the fugitive, who shot and
futally wounded Pollceman A'llllam P.
Campbell, when tho latter sought to
arrest hlm. There is a standlng roward
of $300 for Stroops, who mado his
osrape nfter shootlng the Brlstol offi
cor.
-j,
Vcternn Hns l-'atnl Fnll.
NEWPORT NEWS. VA? June 12.?
John Mlller, seventy years old. a vet
eran of the Clvll War und an lnmntc
ot the Nntlonal Soldiers' Home, at
Hampton. fell down a stalrway at the
home thls mornlng and broke his neck.
Death followed almost Instantly.
Mlller served wlth Company D, N'noty
thlrd Now York Infnntry, durlng Ihe
war.
NtrhM'ii with Parnlysl*.
[Snecitil tn The Tlmea-Dlspatch.l
SPOTSYI.VANIA. VA.. June 12. ?Mrs,
Lnura K. ,|ati. wldow of Jllson W. Jett, or
HiTotsylv'itnlu." wns micldeuly strli-kmi wlth
piualyslH. yeslordny. nnd Is lylng III at h.u
lioii)t? ln thls county.
A RKFHESIIING TQNIC??Horsford'H Acld
Plinsphate?Taka It ror thftt tlred feelhi*
rtuilnii ?prhiB nnd eumni^r. M?Vfs a tfeit.
tloiuC ?.aiu dxlok, i
DR. PAGE WILL 0[
ORRTDR THIS YEAR
Distinguished Virginian to De
liA'er Address Before Literary
and Historical Association.
[Speclal to The Tlmes-Dlspatch.]
RALEIGH, N. C, Juno 12.?Announce?
ment ls made by the executlye commit?
tee of the North Cnrollna Literary and
Historical Assoclatlon that the speclal
orator for the next annual meetlng, to
be lield durlng State Falr week. ln
Oetober, wlll be Thomas Nelson Page,
nnd that thore will be speclal addresses
by Dr. Edwin Mimms, of Trlnlty Col?
lege: Dr. C. Alphonso Smith. of the
Unlverslty of North Carolina: R. D. XV.
Connor and D. II. Hill. of Raleigh, in
tlie way of tributes to the lamented
John Charlos McNelll, und appraisals of
his character and talonts. As usual,
ono of the absorbing features of tho
session will be the awardlng of tho
Patterson lovtng cup for the best lit?
erary production of tho year by a North
Carollnlan. thla cup being glven by Mrs.
Llndsay Patterson, of Wlnston-Salem
There wlll be steps in the way of re
nowed actlon for inducing the Legls
lature to erect a flroproof bullding fnt
the Stato Library and Stato records
Also a movement to establish actlve
oo-operatlon of all literary clubs ol
tho State, each of these belng urgeil
to send at least ono delegate to the
Oetober meetlng.
Tho I'rlmnrlos To-Dny.
All prlmaries to be held beforo the
State Democratic Convention at Char?
lotte, except Mecklenburg county, wil'
take place to-morrow. thoso belng ln
Currituck, Dare, Tyrrlll. Carteret (ex?
cept Beaufort and Morohead towns)
Nash. Franklin, Vance, Anson. Gastor
and Madlson.
Intenso Interest Is manltostod Ir
the contest for Governor, the sharpest
competltlon and conllict having devel
oped, especially between Mr. Kltchin
and . Mr. Cralg. whlle Mr. Horne, the
(armer-manufacturer candldate, and
his managers are thrustlng ln their
coulter as decply as evor they can ln
the terrltoryf of the prlmaries yet tc
be held to gather ln all tho votes pos?
sible, clalming that Mr. Horne holds
the strateglc posltlon In the approach
Ing conventlon contest that wlll show
him to bo master of tlie siluation. Thg
instructed vote to dntc, accordlng tc
tho Cralg management, Is: Cralg, 280.93
Kltchin, 235.51; Horne, 110.5G; unln
structed, 37. On the othcr hand, the
clalm of tho Kltchin management ls
that the vote ln tho convention standf
to date: Craig, 273.66: Kltchin, 309.31;
Horne. 10S.03. The contest ls sure tc
he sharp in all the prlmaries to-mor?
row, and the outcome ls problematlc.
It Is uiidorstood thnt before the
prlmaries are held in Mecklenbulrs
June 16th there will bo a jolnt dls
cusslon of the Issues by Kltchin anc!
Craig in Charlotte.
GODAVIN IS NAMED AGAIN.
Member From Slxth North Cnrollna Dls?
trlct Iteuoiniiuilcd.
[Speclal to The Tlmos-DIapatch'.]
WILMINGTON. N. C. June 12.?Tlv
Democrats of this, the Sixth Congros
slonal District, in convention. to-dnj
renominatod by acclamatlon Hon. lla.i
tdbal I. Oodwin. of Dunn: This wil
nssure a tiecoiid term for Congressmat
Oodwin. 'is, thero is but slight chanc,
for tho R'eptiblicans to defeat him ii
this distriit. He was nomlnated twi
vears ago by the Democrats at threo
cornerod flght In the convention, de
featlng CoiiEiessman G. B. Patterson
of Robcson county, and wlnnlng ovei
Hon. J. A. Brown, of Chadhourn, U'
made an oxuellent Represontativo, am
nslde from the precedent of a seconi
term, woii'd have crushed out opposi
tlon. He succeeded In gotting througl
many things of great beneiit to differ
ont parts of hls dlstrlct. Including th'
5200.000 appropriation for a now ous
tom houso for this city.
The oonventlon was silent ns t.
Bryan, though Major E. J. Hale. odito
of the Fayctteville Obsorver, a pro
notnicod Bryan man, wns ondorsed fo
a national delegate-at-largc, but thi
oarrlos no slgnlfleunoe, us lt does no
bind tho Stato delegates. Tho conven
tlon olectod as delegates ox-Congress
man John D. Bellamy, of AVIlmingto;
and J. R. AA'llllnmson, of Columbu
county, Ex-State Senutor Georgo H
Bellamy, of Bruns'wtok county, was cn
dorscU for Lleutonant-Goyernor,
,-?? ? i, - m-1
METHODIST OltlTIAXS' HOME.
Charter Gr?n*cd for ENtnnllalinicut o
Ono In North Carolliin.
[Speclal to Tlic Tlmo.H-Plapatch.l
RALEIGH, N. C Juno 12.?The char
ter for the orphana' home, to be ostab
Ushed at AVinston-Stilem by the AVest
orn Norih Carolina Conference of tlv
Methodist Eplscopal Church, South, wu
issued to-day Ih the otiico of the Secre
tary of Stato. lt is n nonstock com?
pany, the namo bcing the Chlldren';
llonio, liicorporatod- Tho oreotlon o
suitablo bulldlngs for lho home llfe
school and workshop tuitl farm tralnliu
of lho chlldren are among the power;
speclflod. Also the right to place chl!
dreii In deslrable Christlan privati
homes, and, later, If approved by th
dlrectora and the cpiiforenpe, to ostab
,,Uah s?jiar_U antl upart front the or
phnns' homo, homes for feeble-mlnded
chlldren and aged Indlgent and help
less women. The lncorporators?prom-.
Inent Mothodlsts ot the Western Con-<
fcronce?are as follows: O. II. Det?
wllder. Greensboro: Walter Thompson,
Conoord; J. A. Glenn. Charlotte: G. L.
Hackney. Ashevllle; Frank Sller, Con
cord; N. R. Rlchardson, Greensboro;
George F. IVey, Hlckory; J. K. Nor
fleet, Winston-Salem: Harold Turner.
Charlotte; C. II. Irlland. Greensboro;
J L. Nelson. Lenolr; S. L. Rogers, Ra?
lelgh.
The Durham Notlon Company. ot*
Durhnm, Is chartercd for a generat
dry goods buslness, $15,000 capllnl
being stibscrlbed by E. W. Reade, J. B.
Whlte and F. G. Satterfield.
Another charter Is to the Mcrl
weather Hospltal Training School, In
corporated. Ashevllle. The capital is
$10,000, by Drs. F. T. Merriweather, L.
W. Ellas anel Mr. E. J. Randolph.
Two Charlotte corporations surren
der thelr franchises and dissolve. They
are the Generai Textllc'Company, A. C.
Hutrhoson. prosielent. and the Charlotto
Cotton Mllls Company. D. W. Oates,
secretary and treasurer.
COTTON MEX ON PLEASVHE.
Carollna Mnnuriietnrer* Spend Day on
Cnpe Fenr lllver.
[Special to Thc Tlincs-Dispatch.]
WILM1NGTON. N. C, June 12.?The
" members ot the Cotton Manufacturers'
Associatlon of North Carollnn, which
assoclation met In nnnual convention at
Wrightsville Beach yesterday. spent to
elav in a social way. They were really
guoBts of Uncle Sam. as the revenuo
c-utter Semlnole. Captain J. II. Qulnan.
wns placed at thelr disposal, through
tlie efforts of Collector of Customs B.
F. Kelth. and the day was spent on the
Cape Fear Rlver and ln vislts^to tho
government fortiflcations at the mouth
of the rlver and in stops at other polnts
of Interest.
The vlslt to Fort Caswell proved aa
intercsting one, the party being met at
tho fort by Major Schumm. conimandor
of tho post, and n committee of other
ofllcers. and were shown over tbe lm
menso and costly fortiflcations. A vlslt
was also made to the government quar
nntlne statlon, where also the party
was royally entertalned. The trlp end
ed upon the return to Wllmlngton late
this afternoon. The ofTieers on the
e-utter proved most lavish ln thelr cn
tertainment, and refroshments wero
served aboard shlp.
meeting or sunixEns.
Hiislne** Sennloii, Ceremonlal nnd Pa?
rade at Ashevllle.
[Spoclal to Thc Tlmes-Dispatcta.J
ASHEVILLE. N. C, Juno 12.?After
dovoting the flrst day of their annual
pllgrlmage to recreatlon. wlth a pleas
ant receptlon at the Battery Park Ho?
tel last evening, the Nobles of the Mys
tic Shrlne, Omar Temple of South Car?
ollna. and and Oasls Temple. of North
Carollnn. to-day began active worK.
ono buslness sesslon and a ceremonlal
sesslon ln two sectlons being hei'i
durlng tho dny. In the evening a mu
slcale was glven the vlsltlng ladies.
and at 10 o'clock the annual banquer.
olosed the most successful and largoly
attended pllgrlmage In thc history oE
the two States. .
\t 9 o'clock thls morning the tradi
tlonal parade was held. the most jn
teresling feature of whlch was th?
large number of candldates for Inltla
tlon. over 100, garbed in the most fan
tastic nnd grotesquo costumes, Uearing
on thelr backs suggestlve and abstirel
placards, which evokod much amuse?
ment along tho route.
HOME GIARD TO CAMP.
Wlll Mareh Twelve Mlle* aml Pltch
Tent for Sunday.
[Special to The Tlmes-Dlspatch.1
LYNCHBURG. VA.. June 12.?Tho
Home Guard will camp next Saturday
nlght and Sunday on the farm of Mr.
D. P. Morrlson. noar Forest, about
twolvo miles from the clty.
The members of the company have
been ordered to assemblo at the arm
orv Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock
and about 3 the mareh to the camp
will begln. Tmmedlately upon arrival
the men wlll pltch thelr tents. A
wagon contalning all of the camp
eciuipment und provlsions wlll bo sent
ahead Saturday morning.
The time in camp wlll be spent un?
dor strict dlsclpline. The camp wlll
bo struck in tlmo Sunday ovening for
tho men to return to the city on tho
early traln from Roanoke.
Sositlierii StmlentV Coufcrenee.
rsunclnl to The Tlmes-nispatoh.l
ASHEV'TLI.E. N. C. Juno 12.?Th*
annual conference of the Young Men's,
Ohristlnn Assoclation. Southern stu
ejt.nts' "looartment. convened at Mon-.
treat to-dny. wlth tho largest numboi*
tif delegates from the various South?
ern colloges In the history of tho
associatlon. over 100 students belndT
ln attendance.
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