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ILL TRY TO CORNER
LIE?T, GOV. ELLYSON
City Democratic Gommlttee Wants
Decision Upon the Prim?
ary Contest
CHAIRMAN DODGING QUESTION
General Election is Close at Hand
and Mr, Hundley Says He Wants
an Answer?Have Been Trying in
Vain Get Hearing Before State
Chairman,
Chairman L. C. Phillips and Mr,
W. 1a ? Powell, nf the city Memo
cr'atic committee, will go In Rich
xnon/1 iomorriiw and make an effbrl
to corner I.lent, Governor .1 Taylor
Ellysoh, ihn State chairman, and gel
e> decision from him upon the ques?
tion nf whether <u not the reebni
primary was'legal. Chairman Phil
lips and Mr. Ci I''. Hundley, eandi
date lor the common council in ihr
Foul Hi ward, have been trying in
?vain for a week to make an engage?
ment will) Mr Kllyson.
Last night Chairman Phillip.; stat?
ed hefor? Hie committee thai ho was
of the opinion that Mr, ISIlyson did
not waul til give a derision on the
question and was living to keep ii
from In lug put up lo him.
The committee In hi a regular
meeting a>t the city hall. The prim?
ary contest was discussed nl some
lenp'h Secretary Norsworthy mov
ed that the candidate's who received
Hie largest iiumiicr of votes in tie.*
primary Inj duelared Cba nominee:.
1 his w:is not seconded and Mr. Per
kins moved that the chairman and
'Mr. Powell go Id Richmond ami pre?
sent the conical question. The mo?
tion was unanimously carried,
Vesic'rday Mr. Hundley addressed
a letter to Chalrinaii Phillips, culling
j'lHiiMn to the fact that (he general
election was cloae at hand und de?
claring his intention of lighting his
case to the hi I. Mr. Hundley
Claims thai the primary was lily
gal and insists upon having a deci?
sion from Mr. Bllysnn.
Several dnyii ago Mr. Kllyson told
Chairman Phi I lips ilia' he would la?
in Richmond Wednesday ami it is
hoped that the subcommittee) will he
aide to get a ticcii ion from him al
though he will not mal: " an engage?
ment. Mr. Hundley and blhera will
go to Richmond with the suh com?
mittee.
BAT TLESHIP LQJISIANA GETS
IN ID COMMISSION TODAY
Simple Ceremonies Will Mark Plac-1
ing New Fighter in the
Navy.
The United state; battleship Louis?
iana, a product of the plant of the
Newport New. Shipbuilding <? Dry
Dock Company, will he placed in com?
mission at Ihj Norfolk navy yard to?
day, with Captain Albert Reynolds
Couden in command.
The crew lor the ves-el, which
has been assembled on board the re?
ceiving ships Franklin ami Richmond
at Ho- navy yard, will he Iransferrei
to her just before tin- coiuiui .ion
ing.
The ceremonies incident lo tin
placing of th? new warship on tin
list of active American warship.; will
be simple. The crew will he drawn
up in line on tin- cpi.irtor deck with
the officers of tip- various commands
in position. Captain Couden wilt
then read to tie crew hl:t commis?
sion fr?ui the navy department and
then, while the band play* the "Star
Spangled Bahner," the Stars and
Stripes will be unfurled from tie
rear flag pole. After that 'tie nil.
white and bine pennant ivili be rii/i
up a: the peak b( the .?ft rhairt and
the Louisiana will be a part ol tie
i'reat United State a ivj
The vessel will remain at the nay?
yard for several weeks, while her
tscdndary battery l.> in ing installed
When she leaven tie- yard He- l?t-<;
pairl of .luiif- he will join Rear Ad?
miral Evan's Atlantic squadron.
SHIPBUILDERS QUIT 1?
SCORE WAS SIX TO ONE
Players Called Off Fort Monroe Dia
mond on Account of the
Umpire,
With the score fi to 1 In then fa
vor the- Shipbuilders walked off the
Fort Monroe diamond Sunday after
neon because Col. Ramsey D. Pott?,
commandant of the- Fort, refused to
allow the Artillerists to take the um?
pire out.
The trouble started over a decision
made in the third session. One of
the soldiers hit a long drive to cen?
ter Held ami "Hun" Foley captured
it alter a good run. As lie caught
the ball, however, he slipped on the
wet gnus, hut held to the sphere.
The soldier who batted the hall then
stopped running, bill an Artillerist
who was on third went home, leav?
ing the third bag before Foley
caught the hall.
The umpire ruled that Foley drop
ped the hall and allowed the batter,
to lake his base ami the soldier's
tun Ol score.
Manager l.oeb then refused to play
unless a new umpire was pul in. Col.
Potts took a hand in it and declared
that the same umpire should re?
main in Hie game. He. as well as
ail of the soldiers admitted thai. Fol?
ey did not drop the ball.
The locals had a patched up learn
at the Fort, Voting, Curtis, Cunning?
ham ami Cat o'Mara being out 61
tilt! game. Several hoy.; of this city
were substituted aii'l they played rat?
tling good hall.
ASSAULT MAY BE MURDER.
Negio Boy's Skull Fractured by Blow
From Baseball Bat.
.losepli Robinson, a Iti-year-old nc
gro hoy. Is in the city jail charged
with feloniously assaulting Steven
Reaves, also colored. Saturday alter
1:0:111 Robinson struck Reave., over
the head with a baseball bat, frac?
turing the boy's skull.
Dr. William lld.ikius was called to
attend the Injured hoy and found
him lo he in a decidedly serious
condition. '1*110 palicnt'a chance for
life is not bright.
Sergeant Mitchell arrested Robin?
son and lodged him in I he station.
Behind the bars Ilm prisoner made a
vicious attack upon 11 man named
Charles Kerrigan, using a pair of
brass "kiilick.-i" which he hail suc?
ceeded in concealing when searched.
THEATRICAL.
Notwithstanding that Hie weather
was much against ii hist night .1
fulr-slxttd audience saw "Charity
Hess," a four-ac't comedy drama, by
the May H?lm,111 company in Hie
Ituckioe Beach casino. The play
proved 0110 of Hie best of Hie sea
sen.
Tlie La Tour Sisters, singing and
dancing comediennes; Mi.;;. Ilillmaii
in her new picture dance; .lack Me
Knight in a "I loop Holler," an I
John Clarke ami Miss May Railed in
illustrated songs made up a pro?
gram of clever vaudeville numbers
befwrton the act...
"Charity Bess" will be liie bill
again this evening and Hie i;ainc
vaudeville specialties will lie intro?
duced.
JAMESTOWN Bill BEFORE
THE SENATE COMMITTEE
Measure Identical With That Pend?
ing in House Introduced by
Senator Daniel.
A Jamestown Exposition bill, iden?
tical with that pending in the House,
will be considered today by the Sen?
ile committee on expositions. The
measure wm introduced by Senator
Daniel, n in 111 her of I he committee.
A majority of the Senate commit?
tee 011 exposition.; favors the bill,
iml the same la true of the Semite
committee oh appropriations,
Thi program L> to have the bill
passed by the Senate ami sent to the
Hou c Meanwhile Mr. Maynard will
- r ! lo have I be sundry civil appro?
priation bill so amended in the House
hs loi'provide an appropriation of $1,
181.I for the exposition.
It this amendment should fail.
Senal >r Martin will then endeavor to
have the Sehnte appropriation coin
initl 1 amend the sundry civil hill
-) a- 'o lake care id Jiimestown.
Ii." fin prohabiy he done. The
fight will Hun he over items in the
' iference con:mitl?e, composed of
? - ol 1 lo- I wo branches.
Patrick Mullins Dead.
Mr I'*'-,-: Mullins died yesterday
trioMi ;o the home of his son-ln
law, Mi M J. Green. 232 Twenty
fourth tree! Funeral services will
I a r:orid?ict4d this aft mom at ;;
by Rev! Father Frioll ai Si.
Vlncent'i Catholic church. The body
ivill b? Interred ril Grcenlawii ceme
II ry.
Will B* Relieved.
C'apt J. 1;. Williams, immigration
Inspector for this port, will return
home this week after conducting the
uffairs of the Norfolk office for three
weeks lih'pector Morion, of Norfolk.
!ia.? heen ill
Miss l.eona Butt Is spending sev
r-ral weeks with relatives in Balti?
more.
Appointment Wade by Police
Board at Last.
TROUBLESOME JOB DISPOSED OF
Acting Sergeant Morrison Withdrew
From Race Sunday?Charges
Against Officer Tyree Investigated
and Dismissed.
Police 0lucer J; W. Woodward was
last night elected detective sergeant
by the board nf polit ? commission
ers, to1 till the vacancy treated by
Hie resignation of Sergeant 11. .1
O'lliira mi May I. Olllcer W. W.
Morrison, who whs designated by
Chief Reynolds m net as sergeant
until the board mad- an appointment,
resumes his duly as a patrolman to?
day.
The board made its selection in n
very lew minutes. Nothing except
i be result was given out, but it U
understood ihn' tie' commissioner*
h id little trouble in agreeing upon n
man. 'I here was some difference:; of
opinion, but a shoi'1 discussion
lirouglil two "f Hie member.: le
Woodward'.- support,
The other candidates were Officers
Padgett and Rririgca. Officer Morri?
son, who hail been a formidable can
tlidate lor the position, addressed a
letter to Chairman Holmes Sunday
stating thai he realized that liter,
was no chance of his election and
licit he thereby withdrew from tin
race,
Sergeant Woodward has served on
the force for a number of years. He
resigned two years ago .after several
year's service ami was put on agait
after the prescht administration too!,
charge of affairs.
Mr (' Aylett Asliby, th" new com
miFsioncr, was present at his firs*
meeting las! night. The hoard reor
ganized, Mr. Holmes being re-elected
chairman anil Mr. Ashby being olios
en secretary.
The board heard evidence in tin
caie of Officer Tyree, charged by a
Mrs. Johnson with conduct nub'coin
lug an officer, ami dismissed He
charges. In the police court yester?
day morning a warrant against tie
officer, sworn out by the same wo
man, was dismissed by Justice Urowit
I CARS SUBJECT TO TAXES.
Railway Rolli-g Stock Out of thr
State to Be Assessed.
(Ity Associated Press.)
WASHINGTON*, D. C., May 2S.
The Supreme Court of the Uliltei
Stales today, in tie- case of Hie New
York Central and Hudson River. Rail
road Company vs. the State comp
t roller, involving the constilutionnlit.il
of the New York State frnncliis.
law, upheld Hie law and affirmed tin
judgment of the New York Court o!
Appeals.
The company had claimed that lie
Imposition of the New York Slal>
tax on its entire rolling stock wa:
lllegtil, since many id' its cars wen
outside of Hie State a gn at par! ol
the year. Justice Holmes' opinion
however, found thai the slock wa
properly taxable in New York State
Nearly a million dollar.; in luxe
assessed from 1000 to IDOJ is at
fee ltd by the decision.
CONGRESSIONAL PRimARY
WILL BE HELD JUNE 16
:
First District Committee Set Date al
Meeting Held Here.
Yesterday.
June If! was selected as the dab
lor the Firs; district Democratic
cbiigiesslbiial primary by the district
committee a! a meeting held hen
ye. ierday. Nothing was known her?
of (lie plan to hold a meeting until
the member.} o! the committee put in
their appearance
Those present were: Chairman T
?I. Downing, of Lancaster; .1. Poyd
Scar?, of Mai hews, and Robert I,
Allwnrth. of Northampton.
City Treasurer .1. M. Curtis wa.
elected a member of the commit let
to succeed Judge Claggetl II. Jone;'
of King William coiinty.
The polls in the primary will open
at snnrb- ? and close at sunset.
Ihm. W. 10. Jones, the present rep
iescniatlve of the district in Con
gres.', i s again offering for I he nomi?
nal ion and bis only Opponent is lion.
Ol ho F. Meat s.
WILLIAMSBURG VETERANS.
Camp Itnpectcd by Assistant Inspec?
tor General Nclms.
Inspector General T. C. Morton and
Assistant lin?'>dctor General George
W. Kehns, of Hits city, wen! to Wil
llamsburg Saturday night,, where that
TIRED Of LIFE
AWFUL SUFFERING
From Dreadful Pains From Wound
on Foot?System All Run Down
After Six Months' Agony?Not
Able to Work?Completely Cured
in Two Weeks
MIRACULOUS CURE BY
CUTICURA REMEDIES
"Words cannot speak highly enough
for (lie Culicura Remedies. I am how
seventy-two years of ago. My system
had been all run
down. My blood
was so liail that
blood poisoning
had set in. 1 had
KevernI doctors
nttending mo, so
finally I went to
flu: hospital, whero
I was laid up for
two months. My
fool and ankle word
almost beyond
recognition, Dark
blood (lowed out. of wounds in many
flares, and t was so disheartened that
thought surely my last chance was
slowly leaving inc. As the font did
not improve, you can readily imagine
bow 1 felt, i was simply disgusted
ami tired of life. J stood this pain,
j which was dreadful, for six months,
! mal during tins time 1 was not able lo
wear a shoo and not. able to work.
''Some one spoke to hid about Cbti
cura. The consequences were I Insight
u set. of the Culicura Remedies of
one of my friends who wits a drug?
gist, anil the praise that 1 gave after
tlie second application is beyond
description ; it seemed a miracle,
for tlie Culicura Remedies' took
effect immediately. 1 washed the foot
with the Culicura Soap before applying
tlio Oinf menf and I look tlie Hesel vent
nt tliesame time. After two weeks't real -
IllCllI my foot was healed completely.
People who had seen my fool during my
illness and who have seen it since the
cure, can hardly believe t heir own eyes."
Robert Schdenhauer,
Aug 21, 1905. Nowburgh, N. Y.
FOR RAIN OR SHINE
We have Cltoice Umbrellas
of dependable makes?
Gloria, Merges and Twills,
well made. Every price,
from $|,00 to $3.50.
SEE OUR SPECIAL VALUE AT
$1.00
light Mr. Kehns inspected the Wit
iamsbiirg camp of Confederate Vol
rans. Inspector Morton left Wil
lanisbiirg early in the evening to vis
t friends.
The Wiliiainr.hurg camp will elei t
ts officers tomorrow night and it is
ixpected that a large mini her of vet
?i ans from t'iie surrounding counties
will be present.
SPEAKEASY RAIDED.
Jin. Wl'/.ikcy and Beer pound In Wil?
lie Michaux's Room.
Acting Detective Sorgeahl Morrison
and Otliccr Price raided aa alleged
t ponkcasy on Warwick avenue Sun
lay, arresting Willie Michaux, a no
jrd, on (he charge of selling liquor
wit hoiii license. Several demijohns
of whiskey, a hoi tie of gin anil a
l uge quantity of beer were found in
'he place.
Michaux is living held for trial.
BEAUREGARD CHAPTER.
Daughters of Confederacy Organize
in Warwick.
Tl\e Warwick Beauroganl Chapter,
Daug'htera of the Confederacy, of
Warwick county, was organized by
Mrs. George W Nelms. president of
Hie John W. Daniel Chapter, of this
city, at a meeting held in Warwick
court house la.-i Saturday.
1 The chapter Ins twelve charter
no iii> is with the following officers:
President?Mrs. J. T. narrow,
Vice-president?'Mrs. W. 0. Curtis.
Secrelarv? Miss Klfen Walker.
Treasurer?Miss Ueorgie Garrow.
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