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DETERMINED TO
?' END HIS LIFE
Attempted Suicide, But Help in His
as in Three Other Cases,
Arrived in Time.
There was ?n epidemic of attempted
???ui-ides In Richmond yesterday. The
ambulance HurgOOiiH were, kept busy re?
storing the victims of the drugs to con
tirioii.siicss.
*-3 won't bo alive this ?ini'? next week,
if I can help it." declared William San
iford. as lio shI in bis **cH at l"'irst Sta?
tion la.s! lilghl. "? am going to end it all
eind ?then J wiil bo ri<l of it. Yes. 1 tried
m commit suicide, i drunk the laudanum
-with 1hdt intent. 1 wanted t?? die then
?find I'm going to kill myself the ?irsi
?hanoe J gel. 1 drmk laudanum and 1
had a quart botUc ot it with me when 3
came here. I pot it in Petersburg before
2 left there.*?
**Why did I -Mice the rattle? Well, be?
cause J didn't care. 1 was crazy. I guess.
Ynu see ] didn't care, what happened.
*La-"=t week my lather and mother aud
myself had t-ome words. I made up my
mind to ;?<? away. They accused me of
?f-omethinc 1 didn't do. and my father
fjiid 1 did do it. 1 just got reckless. I
wanted to kill myself then, but didn't.
3 look the ?-attic, drove over to Richmond
find .sold them there.
"I want to l?C tried in Petersburg, but
I will kill myself if 1 get a. cilanco.. You
*ee if 1 don't. ????. 1 stole the cuttle
"from my miele, but they blamed me for
doing something that I did not do. Yes.
my fat ber got me out of trouble before,
but then 1 should never lia ve been ar?
rested. The other fellows did it and
nothing "ivas don?? to thfcm. No. I'm going
to kill myself if j get a chance."
Sanford talked in a viry rambling
way. His main idea seems to be bis
determination i?> take ins own lii'e. The
prisoner is still weak and in a nervous
condii ion from th" e'Teets ?if whiskev
and laudanum. He will probably he
takm to Peter.-lmrg to-morrow for trial.
One of the strange features in ?"mincc
tipn with S.-inford's arrest is that while
Oflii-er Hok'i-r.i: t was receiving a de?
scription ??f th?- stolen cattle over Uie
'phone" he happened to look down into
the street below and saw lb'? missing
<-aitl<? driven along tli?-? thoroughfare on
their way t<> the scales. The two bead
ni ?aille, alleged to have been stolen
from R. IS. Sanford ?t Co., of Petersburg,
were sold to Mr. J. S. Brauer, of the
First Mark*?!. After a warm chase San?
ford was found in Jail Alley under the
influence of laudanum. Dr. Gills, of the
ambulance service, soon brought bini
around all right.
TIRED OF LIFE.
Because he was lire-d eif life Mr.
R. L. Brown, Jr., a limo-!;?"?/per fol?
lile J?iehniond Traction Company, went
into a Broad-Street drug store yesterday
morning and purchased twenty-live quar?
ter-grain tablets of morphine, lie repre?
sented himself to be a physician.
When out on the street Mr. Brown swal?
lowed all tiie tablets and was soon found
in a dazed condition. He was taken into
? store house at Fifth and Broad ?-trcels
?intl the ambulance was sommoned. It
quickly responded with Dr. W. Armistead
<iir!s in charge.
The physician found the patient in such
a condii ion, it -ivas thought advisable
io tal;?' him to the City Hospital. Heroic
measures were necessary t?> sav?" the
young man's life. In the afternoon he
was pronounced out of danger.
.Mr. Brown begged Dr. Gills to I-at him
die. Be would give no reason for de?
siring to end his life. All he would say
was that he was tired of living. After he
(fully regained consciousness he seemed to
regret his act.
Mr. Brown is a liandsome young man
of about twenty-live years of age. He is
ina rried.
HELP IN TIME.
The city ambulance- was called on West
Broad Street, near the Home for Incur?
ables, about 2 o'clock yesterday afternoon
? ? treat a young white man who had
taken an overdose of laudanum.
i^r. GUIs, in dlarge of the ambulance,
found his patient in a critical condi?
tion, but he treated him and Inter he re?
covered sufficiently to go To his home on
Resercoir Street.
The man. whose name is Frith, was
Nothing
Tastes Qcqc2
And ea'?ng is simply perfunctory?
done because it must be.
This is the common complaint of
the dyspeptic.
If eating sparingly would cure dys?
pepsia, few would suffer from it long.
The only way to cure dyspepsia,
which is difficult digestion, is to give
vigor and tone to the stomach and the
whole digestive system.
Hood'?? SarsaparH?a curod th? sice? o?
?r=ak Fay. 105 N. St.. South Boston. ?XM8..
ibo write-", that ibe had hepn a tr-?at sufferer
Vom ?yspepsia fur six year*: had been wlth
?ut appetite and had been troubled -with eonr
"tomach and headache. She had tried many
-thcr t?r-d?cines in Tain. Two bottles of
dood's Sarsaparlllamado her well.
Promises to cure and keeps the
promise. Don't wait till you -ora
worse, but buy a bottle today.
? ?
well dressed and apparently about
twenty-live juirs of nge. In his pocket
was found an cnipty bottle labeled
"laudanum." He had bought the drug
on Main Str?-et.
RIVERS AMD HARBORS.
The Conferees Arc Near a Complete Asrcc
-rticnt.
(Tir Associated Tress.>
WASHINGTON. March 2.?The river
and harbor conferees have progressed so
that they, could report, within an hour
after the two bouses bad sanctioned a
conference. In the main the Senate re?
ductions are accepted by the House con?
ferees.
BALL AT RICHMOND COLLEGE.
Many Applicants for Places on the Team.
Games Scheduled.
A score of applicants for places on the
Richmond College baseball team are prac?
ticing every afternoon now on the college
diamond. The first and second teams
have not yet been selected. Games are
scheduled as follows by Manager Prov?
ence:
University <?f Virginia at Charlottes?
ville on 23d of March: Miller's School on
22d: Lchigh in Richmond on April 5th;
University of Pennsylvania on April Cth
and Sth: Gettysburg College on 9th of
April: Itanelolph-Macon on 13th of April,
in Richmond.
Later games are with Hampden-Sidney:
Wake Forest College. Charleston: T'ni
versity of North Carolina in Richmond:
Agricultural and Mechanical College at
Raleigh, and Danville Military Institute.
MRS. CARRINGTON ILL.
I.'er Condition Considered Critical?Mrs
.Joseph White Better.
Mrs. C. V. Carrington. who underwent a.
very serious operation at Sa. Luke's Hos?
pital. Friday night, is exeremeiy il!. Her
condition late last night was reporte?! as
a little more favorable.
Mrs. Joseph ?. Whit?-? was considered
considerabli* better last night.
Mrs. Judith Walker was about the
sani?? last night. Her condition is still
consiaered ijuite serious.
Mr. ?*. E. Itedford was somewhat better
yesterday.
The condition of Mr. William Richard?
son, who has been quite ill f?ir some
lime, vas thought to lie slightly im?
proved yesterday.
The condition of Mr. R. C. Traylor. of
No. S12 West Main Street, is somewhat
improved.
Mrs. Emma W. Hayward is very sick
at her residence. No. 1412 North Twenty
first Street, Fairmount.
THE G RIP CURI?: THAT DOES CUR 13
Laxative Bromo-Quinine removes the
eanse.
&-tfw\-\<?i^\^
The spring buds in our hat garden hnve appeared
NIGHTS worrying about your hats.
You should expect us to do that and
to find just what you want when you
you come in to select.
We've done our thinking and have
some stunning' thoughts to show.
Are you ready to look our spring
designs over?
Good dressers say there's no hat like
-?Dunlap's."
Many Decided Yesterday.
Some to buy winter clothing?some
spring?and some summer garments
?some ALL!
Truly, 'tis a rare opportuni}?, this
of buying clothing ior any season at
from
One-TMrd to One-Half Under Value
Last Spring's SI5.00 and$12.00 Suits, - - $7.50
Last Spring's $i8,00 and$i6.50 Suits, - - $9.75
Last Spring's $22.00 and$22.50 Suits, - - $12.50
Winter and Summer weights same way.
We Sold More Trousers
Friday and yesterday than iPoe ever sold in ?too days
before!
As they're all of about the same quality?these $5.00
pure worsted Trousers we're selling at $2.50?and we started
the sale with about Soo pairs, you can still be in time to get
your pair. Some are buying two or three pairs ; ^
you just can't let them alone at. f^.??
$2.50 Trousers, only. $1.00
O. H. BERRY & CO.
Men's and Boys' Outfitters.
A PATHETIC WAIL
' IN CHARLOTTE
Citizens of That County" Send a
Unique Petition to the Legisla?
ture for a Dog Tax Law,
The sheep-raisers of Virginia liavc
always wanted a State tax on dogs. Eut
a majority of the voters do not raise
sheep. Hence, there is not on the statute
books a Law imposing upon canines a tax
to be used to reimburse tbe owners of
sheep killed by dogs, such as lias been
passed by tho legislatures of many
States. Such laws are in operation in a.
very lew of the co?nttes ? of Virginia.
Jn many instances public sentiment
against such laws has compelled their
repeal in very short order. It. has come
to l>o a worn saying among legislators
tliat the author of a dog law stands
with one foot in his political grave.
WANT A DOG LAW.
Twenty-one. citizens of Charlotte
county, resiflitig in the neighborhood of
JveysvUlc, want a dog law badly. Mr.
Jack Phillips received yesterday a peti?
tion from them, asking tin- General As-'
sembly to pass a uniform law imposing
a tax upon dogs &f every charatcei* and
description. The petition arrived too
late, the General Assembly having ad?
journed.
Tiie petition indicates that the Char?
lotte citizens have a very clear idea of
th.? need of a dog law. It is as follows:
Till?; PETITION.
"T.- th?? Honorable, The Members of the
Virginia Legislature. Richmond, Va.:
"We, the undersigned sheep-raising
citizens of the county of Charlotte, hum?
bly pray and petition your most honor?
able body in view of the fact that our
sheep are nightly slaughtered by'the
mongrel:? and curs of this county, and in
further view of the fact that before the
war between the States it was c?.>ncedcd
everywhere (except in Ohio) that 'sheep
meat was too good for niggar' and that
now niggar's dojis cet the first fruits of
our .locks, and do kill, tear to pieces,
destroy and swallow not only the most of
our lamlis and small sheep?but also the
I old lady sheer and frequently, our digni
j fied rams?which last, have been in many
! cases imported at heavy cost,
, ??Therefore, we humbly ask that you
j give us the only relief that can be given
under the circumstances and enact a dog
I law which w-ill cause a tax to be lain on
j every dog living in this county and doing
business in the same, which tax shall l?e
not less than one dollar and fifty cenls
oa each male dog and two dollars and
fifty cents on each female dog, to be paid
by the first day of December each year
by the owner of such dog. and failing to
pay the collectai* must hong, shoot or kill
the dog or dnM nt once or be made to
pay the tax himself. XVe would remind
your honorable body that we are fully
aware of the spirit of fear that lias here?
tofore possessed our law-makers and pre?
vented them from doing their duty to
their constituents, but as the mighty
man of God. spoken of in the Bible, once
had his hands and arms raised up toward
Heaven and held there until he saw his
enemies overcome, so will we. your hum?
ille petitioners, forevermore hold you up ?
to the craze of the world as just and true
men who do your dtit* without fear or
favor if you pass this >g law, and we
will see to it that the last one of you is
again elected and kept in office (till of?
fices fro out of fashion?, even if it takes
the full half of our sheep crop to buy up
the judges of election?Selah!
"Moreover and furthermore, we also
codicil this document with the futher
j offer of a standing dish?with which io
serve your honorable body?'the best
cooked lamb and peas throughout the
Y.-hole spring season,' and if all this does:
not fetch you to a, proper regard for our
rights, then we will pray lo a higher
power, and pray God that your dishonor?
able carcasses may never again be seen
in a hall of justice and that the Good
Shepherd in the Great Day may st.nnd
you over on the left side 'with the
goat's,' [and may niggars' ?logs take you.
for the black sheep you are and devour
you as they have done our sheep and
Mary's little lamb. Amen!"
J.O. U. A. M.
The Organization Effected and Officers
Elected.
tSl???.-ia! Dispatch t.? The Times.)
ALEXANDRIA, VA., March 2.?About
forty members of the Junior Order of
1'nited American Mechanic's from various
parts of the State met here to-day and
effected a new organization. The follow?
ing officers were elected: A. 13. Heaton,
Junior Past State Councillor: George E.
Sproul, Jr., secretary; J. E. Boc-hm, treas?
urer: E. 3*. Boyer. conductor; C. I'.
Blount, warden; XV. J. Gibson, inside sen?
tinel; ?. B. Bott, outside sentinel. Tho
following were elected State Council trus?
tees: J. R. X. Curtin, Charles Sedgwick
and B. Cromwell. James S. Graves was
chosen national representative for three
years; O. B. Hopkins for two years and
J. I*. Boehm for one year.
The organization effected is in harmony
with the national Council. ? r?ception
was held to-night and Mayor George L.
Simpson delivered an address.
SHOT AT A CAR.
Call Passed Through, But No One
Injured.
A pistol shot was fired at car Xo. 362 on
tbe Chestnut Hill line last night about S
o'clock at Fifth and Federal Streets. The
ball passed through the car, breaking the
glass in the "windows pn either . side.
Fortunately there were only a few pas?
sengers on at the time and no one was in?
jured.
The car was in charge of Motorm?n
Webb and Conductor McG.ee: The shot is
supposed to have been fired by a negro ?
man who hrts a grudge against Motorm?n
Thomas, who formerly ran the car, for
putting him off on one occasion.
The matter was reported to the police.
Soldiers' Home Piano Fund.
The Assessment Committee of Lee Camp
Confederate Soldiers' Home has received
the following contributions to the piano
fund.
From Richmond Chapter. U. D. C. in
memory of Julie Lee Peebles James, a
charter member. Sir?; from the Ann Eliza
Johns Chapter. Danville. 55.
The committee, consisting of Miss Iso?
line Moses, Mrs. X. V. Randolph and "Miss
Ruby Bodeker, solicit further contribu?
tions.
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.
Interesting Facts About Richmond's Citizens
and Other Matters.
Mr. John Marriri continues seriously
ill at the home of his son. ? on Xorth
Third Street.
Mr. and Mrs. Marion Colbert, of Hamp?
ton, will celebrate their golden wedding
on Wednesday next from 11 A. M. till 11
P. M.
The Rank Team of Damon Lodge. Xo.
7, K. of P., went over to Petersburg
last night to confer the third degree upon
a dozen candidates.
Mr. Daniel Ryan, for some years an
employe of the Jefferson, left yesterday
for Atlantic City, where he will be con?
nected with the Royal Palace.
Mrs. L. T. Robertson.of New York, has
been called home on account of the ill?
ness of her father. Mr. C. C. Walter, of
No. 2320 East Marshall Street
Mr. X*MUM Mieheal has resl*nod the po
Havirg combined vrith Witch Hazel other heal?
ing medicaments, I most positively assert that I am
offering to the public the best toilet soap ever made.
I mean by this the best for the complexion, best for
the scalp, best for baby, best for the most delicate
skin-?MUNYON.
I stated last week that I regarded soap as a medicine?that it either benefited or injured the whole system ; that the
pores of the body take into the system more or less of the soop. I endeavored to show how important it is to avoid poisonous
fats and strong alkalies. I wish to emphasize this point to-day, and call special attention to the virtues of Witch Hazel as Na?
ture's greatest remedy for the skin. That the public has found out the truth of this is shown by the hundreds of testimonials G
have already received commending my Witch Hazel Soap. I had no idea that the demand for it would be so instantaneous?
?so large. Orders are coming in from every part of the country and our factories are taxed to their utmost capacity to fill the
(orders. I feel confident that every cake of soap sold will sell many more. The soap is all that I claim for it. I want the people
to have the same faith in it that they have in my remedies. Ten years ago when I told the public I had a Cure for Rheumatism
they did not believe me. Time has proved the truth of my statement. To-day, when the entire country is stricken with Grip,
there are no remedies on the market having so extensive a sale as my Cold and Grip Cures. They are demanded because th?
ipeople know from experience and from the " say so " of others that they relieve the Head, Nose, Throat, and Lungs almost in?
stantly?and so I can refer to my Dyspepsia Cure, my Kidney Cure, and all my remedies. My remedies are sold in every drug
store throughout the civilized world, mostly 25c. each??MUNYON. Broadway, corner Twenty-sixth street, New York city.
sition as sexton of the Keneseth Israel
Synagogue. Mr. Michea! has been the
sexton of the synagogue for twenty-six
years, and the cause of his resignation
is duo to his advanced age.
William F. Brown, one of the most re?
spected colored barbers of Richmond, for
ten years president of the Barbers' Pro?
tective and Aid Association, of this city,
died Friday evening, after being ill
some time. lie was lifty-four years old.
Crescent City Races.
div Associatoli T-rvss.)
NEW ORLEANS. LA., -March 2.?The
stewards have recommended-to the Cres?
cent City Jockey Club that the entry of
the horse Monk Waymah be refused for
the remainder of the meeting, intrusive
won another stake?the $1,000 Oakland
Handicap. Intrusive. Petit Maitre anil
Iviss Quick were the winning favorites.
Results:
First race?selling, seven furlongs?Syn?
copated Sandy (7 to 1) first, Saragamp
O.0 to H second. Curtsey (5 to 3) third.
Time, 1:35.'
Second race?selling, four and a half
furlongs?Miss Charlie (4 to ? first. Marie
Bell (6 to 1) second, Equalize (9 to 5)
third. Time, 1:0S.
Third race?steeplechase handicap, short
course?Dick Furber (2 to ? lirst. Don
Clarencio (8 to 5) second, Terry Ranger
(4 to 3) third. Time. ?,:27.
Fourth race?Oakland Handicap, one
mile and a quarter?-Intrusive (even) first.
Monk Wnyman (7 to 1) second. Hood's
Brigade ,(6 to i) third. Time, 2:17 1-2.
Fifth race?selling. one mile?Petit
maitre (3 to 2) first. Lady Cuerlson (4 to
li second, Henry of Frantsamar (7 to 1)
third. Time, 1:49.
Sixth race?rselling. six furlongs?Kiss
Quick (2 to 1) first. Fluke (S to 1) second,
Iris U0 to ]) third. Time, 1:15.
Seventh race?selling, one mile?Marie
Bell (10 to 1) first. King Elkwood (6 to 1)
second, Annowan (7 to 1) third. Time,
1:49.
THE BURGOMASTER.'
A Bright. Play Well Presented at the Academy
Last Night.
The Burgomaster v.-on the unqualified
approbation at two larice audiences at the
Academy yesterday. The prece is styled
a musical comedy. It. is ' in reality what
might be called an operatic-vaudeville,
and a more laughable and pleasing enter?
tainment has not been seen in Richmond
lor years. The fnn is sci thoroughly in
f?ctiious, the drollery so unique, and the
music so catchy, that its success is not
to be wondered at. The Tale of a Kan?
garoo was the gem of the songs, ?from a
popular standpoint, and is being whistled
all over town. The Indian chorus in the
first act is. however, the most musici?nly
of the numbers, and it was sung in
splendid style. Another immensely popu?
lar song is The Hypnotist. It is a recent
interpolation, very clever, and one of the
great hits of the piece. There were many
tuneful choruses that were very pleasing.
Gustave Luders has written a score that
is brilliant, ?fascinating, and thoroughly
charminsr. even if it be in places remin?
iscent. The book is not altogether as good
as the music, but it"is far above the aver?
age libretto.
The cast was excellent throughout.
A Clear Head,
good digestion and a ripe old age
are some of the results of the use
of Tntt's Liver Pills.
An Established Fact.
An absolute cure for sick head?
ache, malaria, sour stomach, con?
stipation, dyspepsia, biliousness
and kindred diseases.
TUTPS Liver PILLS.
Richmond's Popular Place of
* Amusement.
Evenings 8.20
iMatinees.
?KBUH-B?Hli Tues.. TImrs.
~B and Sat. 2.30.
WEEK MARCH 4-T.H.
"Back Among the Old
Folks Once Again."
Barrow, Lancaster & Co.
"A THOROUGHBRED."
Five Olracs,
GROTESQUE ACROBATS.
Ransucle,
FAMOUS MIMIC.
Corrine,
COMIC OPERA PRINCESS
Redcay, Duffin & Redcay,
NOVELTY ARTISTS.
Eldridge,
SAND ARTIST.
Ada Mulle,
VOCALIST.
POPULAR PRICES.
Monday Night, March 4, 8:15 P.M.
Y. M. C. A. HALL.
RUSSELL H. COMWELL
IN TIIE
| HEROISM OF A PRIVATE LIFE
Seats at Y. M. C. A. Friday, 1 P. M.
.SEE.
THE FIRST OF _MAY
... OCCURS ON . . .
19th of March.
.ACADEMY
HEAD-ON COLLISION,
Four Trainmen Killed and Two Fatally In
jured.
(By Associated Press.")
KNOXVILLE, TENN., March 2.?In' a
head-on-collision of two freight trains on
the Southern Railway to-day at -Lenoir
City, Tenn., four trainmen were killed,
two fatally injured and several seriously
hurt.
The dead: C. F. Madden, engineer; J. M.
Stephenson. lireman; Thomas Colbert
(colored), brakeman; a brakeman, name
unknown.
A misunderstanding- of orders is said to
have caused the-collision.
BASEBALL MEETIMG.
The Richmond Club Will Transact Important
Business To-Morrow.
The meeting of the Richmond Baseball
Club at the office of Captain Frank W.
Cunningham, t?-morrow afternoon,
promises to be well attended. The Board
of Directors will also meet, and business
ot importance will be transacted. The
schedule will be ratifled and linai ar?
rangements will be made for the opening
of the season. Work will soon begin on
the improvements to the grounds.
TOC?RE A COLD IN ON"!? DAY.
take Laxative Bromo-Quinine Tablets. All
druggists refund the money If it fails to
cure. B. W. Grove's signature is on each
box. Sx
ESSES
We stand on our record in silverwai-e?both plated and
sterling! We have always been lowest in price?as well a ?
BEST in QUALITY. It would give us pleasure to show
you our stock, which we think you will agree Is the pr?t
tiest in the city. Prices? Within easy reach.
C. Lumsdeu & So?i,
Manufacturing Jewelers and Opticians,
mim ?* -?731 East 3laia Street.
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is instructive, elevating and en?
tertaining. We are headquarters
for Kodaks, Cameras, Photo Sup?
plies, Developing?, Printing', and
give FREE instruction in Photography and free u.se ot dark
room.
The S. GALESKI OPTICAL CO.,
Manufacturing Opticians and Expert Adjusters o?
?ye*Glasses, Spectacles, Artificial Eyes, Etc.
MAIL ORDERS PROMPTLY ATTE.NDED TO. COR. NINTH AND MAIN STS.
AMUSEMENTS.
Benefit CITIZENS' RELIEF ASSOCIATION
Entertainment :==---_ ? ?=?
MR. MOSES
Rpserved
Seats on Sale
MONDAY.
ALLEN'S. 916 Main Street.
SHEPHERD'S, 405 Broad Street.
j BEST, j
THE HANDCUFF
?MAV.
LEIPSIC PHILHARMONIC
ORCHESTRA.
75
?M?SICI?NS?
?75
HANS WINDERSTEIN. Conductor.
SOLOISTS:
JOSEPH VON SLIVINSKI. the Great Polish Pianist
HERR PICK-STEINER, V-iolin?si".
and FRL. ANNA ENGEL, Harpist,
ACADEMY, Marcii 7.
Matinee, $1.00. Gallery, 25c. Night. S1.50 and $2. Gallery, -jO and 25c
On sale to-morrow morata?**.
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