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WfflfflgUKßßßm JTRIMTV COI.I.KGK FIXALS. THOSE Wftq^WONS MEDALS. The lO7tlt Commencement of •iJni'f cr-" ;• •/ mliT Xorth C«roHna--Hon. Hilary A. hobnrtJn Addrean— S<nt« Fire-. Rjrn*s Association. ■ . - t ' ' DURHAM. N. C. June 4 ~(Spcclal.)-Thc rxcrclses of Trinity College commence ment continue to be'vpry Interesting.' Tlia contest for the./ medals /Tuesday/ night brought -an ;'• immense ; audience to '■-:. the M cmori al '"3 lall '. to > hea.r/the ; speeches ': from Iho senior class./ The' judges for, the!occa sion were Rev. G; ■H. Detwlllcr. of Char lotto;: Rev. G. T.\ Adams/; of Raleigh, /and Professor J. ;C; ; Homer;* of Oxford^ They a warded thfi Wiley, Gray, medal to Mr. K<swlri : Smithdeal, of/Advance/ N.; C.xHis subject was %/Soclai; Forces in the Indiis trlal Ordcr/'.r. 1 -Thc"."iacdal l ;Wa_s prcsentcu by Dr. John , F. / Crowd!,* -,-i a "former c presi dent of the college, now- of Washington. Ti. c. : , / - ■' ; ~ ' Six other medals in addition to the above •9.-ere presented ns follows: / The Hesperian Society's declaim crs' medal, was awardfed to Mr. J. R.Tarnage; debater and orator's inctlal toj.lr. L.' P.' Howard;. the Columbia Society's' decla im<?r*s ; medal to Mr; ; E.":>L Tillett. the debater's to Mr. G. N. Smith, nnd»ihe orator's to Mr.-. J'j.,O.,Smithdcal. The banquet given 'l>y the, A. ;T. O. fra ternity at: the Carolina' "Hotel, ..Tuesday nighl, was a brilliant Kocial occasion. Tho pnrlors and> dining :.■ hall we're profusely <3ccoratcd with "cut/ and: growing ■ flowers and palms. Colorcd'clectric lights; added softness to the scene/ Mr/" "Joseph;*/G;; Brown.- of; Raleigh.- was.thetoastrm | ast<?r. = The various; toasts, were .responded -.to in eloquent terms. Corversiwere laid ;,f or more than one hundred, and, from appearances ell were there who; had been, : invited. Among the i .guests iwere ■Mrs. ; »B. N. Duke, of Durham:- Mrs: B. F. Dixbri; of Raleigh; Miss Florence Holt, of Washington. D. C; Miss Maud Dinwiddie, -of Raleigh; Miss Marguerite l Jordan.; of Danville, ."Va:. and quite a number of other out-of-town ladies nnd gcntleirien, making n. gay partj% which remained until 2 A. M. Dr.; Vandyk^. of Princeton, will deliver the address to-day, and doubtless the largest crowd of the commencement season will : jo here to hear him. : / ".-"'•■■ ' -■• ' " •' '"''-^ — : " '-' "-•.. AT CHAPEL HILL, X. C. Many Rnleisrli People Attend TTnivcr- Bily Finals— State riremcnn' Meeting RALEIGH. N. C. June 4.— (Special).— Many Raleigh people and of the State officials were at Chapel Hill to-day, attending the 'one'lhundred*. and seventh commencement of , the' State University. There : were sixty-seven graduates. Of these three were' young; women, one" of these. Miss Minnie Curtis Bynum, a prize-winner. The graduates who:deliver ed orations . were P. C. 1 "Groom; M. H. Stacy. li. R- .Williams; and T. A. Adams. Governor .Aycock conferred the degrees in course, and Rev.-L. M. Crawford, of Greensboro, presented* a Bible to each graduate. . ,' ;; '. ■• "'" ' :'. '• ..■'■ . , -. The annual address before the gradu ating class was by Hon. Hilary A. Herbert, of- Alabama, /whose theme was '•Education— Political and Economical— Where Is It to Stop?" He declared that no country has been so prosperous as tin? United States since 3565. and that the people now all sec clearly, that thY Union of the States was for the good of ali. He said that the negro problem had been put aside. The trustees of. the University; elected W. C. Corker, of South Carolina, profes sor of botany, and gave H: V. AVllson a year's leave to go to' Berlin. STATE FIREMEN. The annual meeting, of the State Fire men's Association will be held here July 22nd.; 23rd, 24th.;; ... ' / -_. • To-day '-the programme was issued for the great shoot'at. clay pigeons by" the Inter-State Association. It- will be held her June 2T.th-261h, with the Raleigh Gun ciub. ■■ - ' ■ " ' - ■ ' * -•■ ; VJce-PresWent A. 8.. Andrews, of the Southern railway, who has been sick here several months, is now at "Atlantic City for the Summer. . ; . WYTHEVILLE POST-OFFICE ROBBED TUESDAY NIGHT. The Safes Were Blown Open and #1OO.3."»." BcKi«lom rtogristcrod Iwet ttrs. Was Tnlccn-Xo Cloc/ WYTHEVILLI2, VA., June A.— (Special.) The post-office at Wytheville; was robbed last night of one hundred and ninety-six dollars nnd thirty-five cents in cash, three registered letters. and one registered pack age. The robbery was discovered this morning at 5 o'clock by Deputy; Post master Frank? Hoyle on going to the; of fice to givfi out the Grayson county mail. At that time the doors of tlie twp sifes were, wide open,; ..the robbers having worked the; combinations. The thieves entered the office by a roar window, which' is some, distance from the ground, and which was reached with the aid of a long plank. The thieves . did not trouble several ■ thousands of dollars in stamps and some additional money in one of tha. safes. The latter was evidently overlooked. There*is no clue; whatever to EITHER ' WAY ' HURTS; . A Cross Fire ; on Coffee l ? ners. The broaking; away from' coffee is an exceedingly srriouß problem to many 3>eo plc. ftspccially when .headaches "follow leaving off the drug, and dyspepsia and brny/jj ir<iuMo grows more and more se ilou's;.Jf .the coffer, is continued. So; there you are between two fires. ; . •-,-.■■. .: A comparatively way-out was tak <~n by a lady from Franklin; Pa... who says, 1 "Wo had a curious experience; with '-. ooffc*. Husband ; had been, for many j years, a suflftror from -dyspepsia; ;with.| noart-byrn.; hnadachos nnd"- general ncr-J vous iroublo.^ 'We tried a "great many physicians and si grfat many rtmedles.r t»ut none of them did him any , lasting good. ■ ' ..- r , - . t./ f". « "We c<«nchtded there must be something' j about his employment^- that thus affected | him. One day a man! told him that fprob- j ably "enffve • was the, cause of, his trouble i and advißfd him to usoPosturii-fhe first ] time 3 made it I -studied directions : a'nd j made it good. Well," that day was'a day ] long to Ik* remembered. v ' . j "We I i k ed . ; the Postum .' bii t , we ha d a . i Jiundred : licadaches compressed into one. Tou wee th'i trouble was; we had both used coffee so long that our -nerves' were in a state, of collapse without the'usual stlmu- j Jant: 'Until then I did not drcam~li; was | ruch a slave to coffee, butTwef had- to;do ; j »omcthingto"quit,sb the next morning!! | Csod Postum with- part, coffee Tand we j tnlsfifrd the ; headachw.Xthen'l I 'used; less] coffee every /;mornine"\l>>r' about : twoj and ; tlicn Postum ; alonei for.; nearly ; ii year ' ; ;ri6»V: and; I; just ;, wish" you ?c could; l >^thY chang« in my husband. :He; has j better, health- than' 1 he ever; had , never has the headnche/.canicat anything^ he^ "waiitK^doo's S not ;: have^heart^burn : or i any Htomach' trouble^ -:And^h'cXcannotsbe.", ln<J«cFd ; to 'drlnlt coffee under any circum-; j fitnnc't-s'. V '.- : : i" '■'.'.■." : "When anyb"ody f mentions rdyspepslaj. In : j his prt-sence : ... he -tello ;'; them cured: • him. ',• 'jT~ m ' • ■,V / " ' ',- "" "1 was airoost a« bad «^ he^buf'amjiipwji cnti rely w ell. and £ }ia vefgbne r . upj f rom j s>aj j pounds : to :■ 10S I poundaTf dti&*£xasao ?. tha^^ t ul for the blessing . nf : good lu-alth. .i.H^my:-ndmeTwlll?be:aAyiSood;iuse; : U,3 f on,wc ' »ta nd h b>';-- Poetiuim^ alway»^ Mrs 3 .Wf%X;'i Bowers, 25 1 $i&|Street,j| JT^riWln^ trnmem examiner The; Women Also. Recpm| Miss Blanch Grey, 174 Alabama- . street, Mcmph Is,- iTerin.V" Va '■; society '-^wbman^of Memphis, writes: "' /, ; " "T° a); society "/woman /rpfiose :; nervbus force is iof ten?; taxed ito liho 7\ utraqsVi from' lack, of ; rest and irregulaivmeals, : li know i Of nc4hing_whlch"ls :of bo much/benent'faß Peruna,. I took it a"f ew t months agq/wheff I .f clt » my strength I giving: i away,"; and Sit soon ." rimd c ' Itself ' m anl f est >In f "giving |me new strcrigth iarid : health."— Miss 7 Blanch .Grey.' : ;:.,-,. .;".. ■''' r - i t- --/ : ■'•K--:^ 'i'SS- : s;j .'Mrs.; 'X>' 'Schneider. -ZW3 rThlrty-severith'ir Thlrty-severith'i Place^Chicago/Ill.vyritesrs/^-VA^V^/ ■" -'■ ".'After X taking;! several 'remedies without result,* I began last year to' takeybur^valx iiable renicdy, ; i Peruna.; l iwas; a" complete wreck. ,Ha a- palpitation ; of ; the heart;; cold hands and ; feet. ' : f emale weakness;^ no fap potite; trembling, sinking: feelings near|y all - the . time. : You i said; I was ? suffering wirh'systemlc'catarrh.rand I belleve;that' I 'receiyedjyo'ur,:help inthe nick of time, rl followedyour directions carefully andean sayvto-day.that I am/well; again.X!l'can not thank you enough for my, cure.'' , Pcnina cures catarrh /wherever : located. Peruna is not a guess nor arifexperiment— it is an: absolute scientific > certainty ."■• Pe runa has no^substitutes— no rivals. i .".'lnsist upon haying Peruna. .■;,/. ; ■;^/;~'' - A free book -written l»y Dr.^Hart man on- the «til»jcct of catarrh in' its different phnsen and J»tase««j,wlllj'be. sent free to any addrcWw'-by The<Pc runa. Medicine Co., Columbnii,; PP-lo^ Catarrh is a systemic disease < curable only by sj'stemic /treatment. .: A remedy that cures catarrh must aim (directly/at the depressed nerve ccn.ters. is what Peruna does.;.; : -■ ; / ":■-.• .'-'.■.. -If you do not derive promptiandisatis-, "factory- results from tho use of Peruna; write at once to Dr.: Hartman, 'giving a. full statement of your ease an/1 he will be pleased to give, you his valuable advice gratis.: : /; - ; : ; -y ' :■■• ' - ;.•• r> , '-,■;:"• '■■' ':■ • Address; Dr. Hartman;; president- of : the Hartman Sanitarium,: Columbus." Ohio. ; the rbbberj'. ; The post-bfnc© authorities at Washington have been notified/ of ithe crime. The thieves were evidently/ ex perts or local, persons who knew the/com binations.' ; ■- :-.. ;/:':". /'■■■.■•■' ;'■: ' :-".. :~~ — — ; " " ■;.*' • ' "- " Former tetter Carrier Arrested.' - L;;/J. Monroe, a/ former letter-carrier, on a nine-mile rural -delivery.. route, /is held in the county ; jail of Henrico on-the charge of stealing a check for' $lo from a, letter." ■ '■ ■ " ■ - • - -' '" ~ ' '- Hcis held under bond . of : sl.ooo : pending a 'trial' set^f or Saturday at : 12 o'clockibe-. fore United States Commissioner; Henry Flegenhelmer. The post-office; authorities refuse to discuss the matter, as ;It Is thought that there -may ibe ■ others rim plicated. For some" time past letters have been -robbed and "the Secret ;< Service men have been at work on the matter. v v Monroe denies his guilt. ".'•"-- -^ ■ • •; Manchesterf; and Chesterfield. In. the Hustings Court yesterday after noon the jury' found a verdict for the defendant in the case "of! Sharp's heirs vs. 7 Mrs. Lizzie E. Nelson, thus securing; to her the title of property at ; the-cor ner of Fifteenth and ; Decatur streets, upon which an eight-room dwelling has been built/ the- whole property valued at about $2,000. The" property, -which was formerlyrthe private burying-ground:- of, the Sharp family, was willed to^Mrs. Nelson,, and the plaintiffs «,- contended :i t had not passed from their possession.: and had been built upon : without Jegal au- ThVcase had .been on trial for three days in?: the . Hustings Court. ' and- been of -widespread ■- interest, especially to ' the lawyers. Mr. Robert : S. . Rives ap peared for'the plaintiffs and Judge-Clop ton and 4 Mr. W. B. Cox for the defen dant. •■•"■.-"■■.;. -'■ : ■ "■.-.•:. T" , - /W martin-dunnavant/ - - Mj^s Delia Dunnavant, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.'G. "W. Dunnavant -of Chester field 'and Mr. Willie R. Martin were mar ried'in the parsonage by Rev. •Asa.^Dris coll - pastor of the Fifth-Street ;Methodlst church, last night. ; After the ceremony a reception was tendered :to the young couple at the residence of Mr.vD.^Li. Tonev where Miss Dunnavant has been stopping, and a brilliant programme, which was greatly .enjoyed by those : present, was rendered:/ Mr- Mar tin is employed at the Richmond Loco motive-Works. Temporarily. ■ the -young people will make their home with , ;Mn- Toney. - ' ■ _'"*-,'. •' . BAIL ; FORFEITED. ;.:: , . Mr R C. "Wood.- the telegraph operator at Coleman.'s> Station, on-; the Atlantic- Coast Xine. ; who; was to "have ;: made ,- his appearance before.*-! Squire ; Cheathanv yes terday'■: morning to' answer -to . the charge, of threatening, abusing, and drawlng.<a upon Conductor C. >W. if ßuford. failed to make an appearance.: and, his bond of t $100 : was ;. forfeited. Mr. .- W . -P. Smoot. a v well-known business-man;, of Richmond; twas; his ? surety. ?. The threats and^abuse followed ' a report* made by; Mr. Buf ord of ' an alleged misleading .message issued. by- Mr. Wood -last Wednesday., / :, / ' A SMALL I BLAZE. ' *<■ ?■ The bursting of a bottle of .sulphuric acid caused a small blaze on. an ...early Hull-street car yesterday morning, at^tne corner, of .Tenth and ;Hull;streets ri which was put out by Stationman Smith, of the Fire i Department, without, trouble. The passengers, on the; car were .in the least' inconvenienced except by •: the odor from the acid. ; : .. vv ' ..-. COMMITTEE MEETINGS. //r -. After' an interval ;of^nearly -aVmonth therel will be" meetings of;, four-Council committee hi jthc xCouncil" chamberhto? nitrht— Ffre Commissioners/, at . < - o clock, , Cemetery, Street, and Building, and, Land C( T r 3 FtenS^mSi <?e? c W*the 'School Boa^-^m meet to-night^n/the school building... A--" 1 :;.- ' -.'. "• */r'; ; v.: ". •'.-: ;,; BASE-BALL^ ; : -;,v\ :^ Many'- base-ball: games, are foi^ near; future; .iand^interestjnkUie. notional game is at its : height.-,,; There, tos^n^- little talk :ofr a^league^toVbe formed of clubsi from. nearby,; cities.- bu ' it ™ hardly likely -that-: the scheme. -be : this city,^!% in a week or. two. a nd a : nine from i.£erm- , mean time. •^■■' ■■ .■ - ....-•-. ■ "\ »*.-.-. r " V,'- 'i'Z POLICE NEWS. ,.\. : - . ■'!? Ivan Irvin .and ;■ Luther|Roach.^two vminir white men. were ; fined SS.eacn ;Dy M^^r^^terda^m^toonan; assault committed:upon, Jacob LewvThe assault was made ;at - Hull v street ;«»«* Cowardin . avenue: . - :. "- ' . ;; - ' -; Claude Jones.^ ant old-time^ habitue > of theSrti^tMay O^Maurice^^^|: $2.50> which ; he r could njt^ pay, tsforjbeJngi caught with ;a;3till|on.^ o " .' ; \/\"--\ ' The two negVoes whoVcTea&alaJsmall: riot-at the corner ■of^Seventh-and^Hull. streets Tuesdays nigh^wereiarrtsted>by : Captains Smithsyesteraay/ -and -will be in, court this morning." . ; \^^o^£s-§M BRIEF/ MENTION.. /' . ' • • i MissMollie Balra.lof "Swawsboro, .\is^re^ ported; as', being -3 somewhat Baird has been : ill_s6veral; weeks. • .^ Hazel the llttl« daughter of Mr.^andlfj Dr: Llewellj'n: Jordan! ■ ;.;»-.■_.■. »—«,,.» — «,,. .*._:».* .«. ■ ■.. • I Dr. '■' Llewellyn ; Jordan," Medical Exam iner : of I the United States De-t partm en t,"t graduate ."of : Columbia-College, and who served . three years at West-Point," h^,the : following, to say; biPefiinaMi:. - ■ ■ ' ". - -- ; . . ." ' '■ ■ A* *&*---; -.-'■ » ".:, ,f'AlloTr me to expreis mr grratltti<ld to you for." tlie ■benefit^der.lv'ed.^froin yonr Tvondcrfnl^remeilyir. ,^ n^ ■* lor * month Jiaa * ■brought: fortli-la Tn»t change - and I now ■■■ consider ■ jvcymelt a vrell'; mnn V niter -month* o£ iinffer ing;./ • Fellow stifferers,;Perniia will cure you." ■' r - ' . - -' : " Peruna : : Immediately : invigorates ' the nerve centers wJhich give vitality to "the mucbus/membraries. 1 Then^catarrh disap pears. Then catarrh ; is permanently cured. a : beginning' of - extensive improvements, ■ has been painted. /' " • > The Infant son of Mr/ and " Mrs. i A. , Jr Daffron is dangerously ill-, at; Thirteenth, and Porter streets.',:, • , ■: •!■' '. 4 . > The infant. child of Mr. A. R. Tatum is critically ill at 516 west Twelfth street. : Mrs. W. F. Cottrell; of Savannah, Ga., who has been visiting her brother. /Mr. W.; S. Cournow,; of Manchester, ; will re turn home to-day. ' ' • . .-\ 5 Members of the" Tennis . Clubyhad' a meeting, last night . Tennis has become quite a /fashionable game In Manchester, some of ;. the J most prominent people here takin^r an active interest in it. ■ -■ "> "•- There will be" a pie- party . to-night : at the home: of Mr. A. C. Belcher, No.: 128 east Eighteenth street, for the benefit of West-End 1 church. . . . - v ',:■' Miss Nannie Donald, of Greensboro. N. . C, Is the guest of her friend, Miss Elsl« Crooks...; ■ -, ■ ;- " . ' ■•; Mr. Walter • Deltrlck. who had his arm broken .some time ago while, attending to .vii^ duties in; Richmond, is ..very -much better;; ■'/■ : : - ■':;,.;.'.■:.;■. "-■>■'" •'"■.■■■ ARTESIAX M'ELL AT GLOUCESTER. Water' at a. Depth; of -TOO - Fec4— ,; •. '.Yorklown Personalr. ■.'.-■.■ . ;'. - .■;'■ ; YORKTOWN, VAC." June 4-(Special.)- The artesian well at; Gloucester Point," which has been boring for the past two or three; weeks, ■'has at last; come to a pro-" ductive stratum at a depth of 700 feet, and with a flow of 200 gallons per hour. The water Isrnagnesla and iron. The well has been named the Foster-Gloucester Arte sian Well. It "has been accepted by the Board of Supervisors of Gloucester couof ty. The boring of this well has been pecu • liar; in several ways. -Three T separate and distinct marl" rocks were struck," one v of the being forty-seven; feet „ thiqk'.' Between \\ two of ' these ctrata a layer, of fine soft blue'mud was discovered,: and •the water was ; found L right in ; the midd le of. the^ last rock. This is a good thing for this section of Eastern Virginia, as it has always been supposed that artesian water, was inaccessible: here. Mr. H.\E.Sbirhp, ' the -.contractor, has a 'contract with Judge Catiett. of Gloucester, 'to bore a well at .his residence. . : ' : : -_ ' personal.; \ Mr. Frank Rogers, of West Point, large ly engaged • in oyster culture just, .abqye the. town, s was a visitor here.yestprday. He was accompanied by Mrs. ; Rogersjand Master Arthur F. Rogers. ■ ■■■-■K-r-C^.-.y ■ : "^'. - . Mr. Philip Laracy -and.: wife, ; .6f New York, and . Master James Cleary . accompa - nied , him "as :'guests:aboard^the, trim little naphtha launch ./'Madeline."; the property of -Mr. ; Giivernator, of "Beach Park."-. i Mr. and Mrs/, S. S. r Howard and three childrerir of Hampton, are summering at River View, the guests of Mr. T. T. Hudgins.^ ■■■, ■'■ - ' '; " ' ; "'/ "'"-•*'.- " :■ , "Mr. W. R. Rogers^ and MissShelky, of Newport 7 News, ; were - guests ' here Sunday; I Misses Eva.: and Sallie Crulkshank : leave Friday for ■' a ten day s' visit to^. relatives in - Newport; In ews./: ■ ■■.'*^,'--'y.!,'.-\ ' Mr.' ; Jacob . L .^Wairiwright^-of H^aih-: wright's - Wharf ,'- was a guest' 'durlfi^ 1 ; 'the past; Sunday of Mr. and Mrs.;T.'T:^Hud gms. ~~ < „ V <l ' ) Mrs. J.W.- Rogers, who has been visit ingthe Monumental Ciiy for the past fif teen days, will arrive : home in .sL- day or two. -, '■■' '-y/ v : : :. '■'■'-, ■' - : - '■'■■■' ' ."' ; ;' ; :■':■■,.:•,- ■':-[' : '■:-■■:.■■, - . ■_.;-■■•-,. :-■••; ~X i- ''■■ News: from Pairmonnt. ' • " Miss Josie LeClare/and >Mr. Lawrence Hiibbard .were married' atthe. home of the bride's<;parents,V No.' 1110 -Twenty-sixth street, i.-lasti night: by^Rev. J.T. Tucker, pastor of -the East-End Baptist church. , /The; High School of Fairmount; closes :Friday."-':' . '.- - .■:'''" X,- ' x "-" ; At r the next meeting, of the. Council of town of Fairmount,: a plan;: which lis said? to i-; be verj'^ favorable ;- to " the '■■■ town,"' will i be" offered ;for;^a system of sewerage and street sprinkling. ' ■'■■/, '•. '■;■{%s ■!;.•.: '■ : '".Joseph Wallace, a. ne^grb ' preacher and ■a ; veteran ■ of ; the "Federal v army,-; was;-ar rested s^by.'^Conatable'J; Samuel *.*yesterdajv upon aVwarrant: issuediby,-' Squire,Thpmas, in ' which AtheX negro is; accused: byshis *daughter,C?A man daV Brown,"i;with::. using • abusive 'language to "her.-: It is; alleged ;that;Wallace;is s irisane.; ; "; ";:■/ ".,.{' Suit "was institutediby; Mrs.>Liiian-Ro bertsoh. 11 represented by*Mr.fA:\O. Boschen; in; the '.Circuit -Court * of iHenrico if orJ abso lute -divorce; f rom :• Lewisl ßobertson: v ->, ■.-; ; At .-a ; meeting' of 'the vSundayrSch'ool\As sociation - of , Upper : : *Henrico.*>"i held; : last : Sunday, - ; to determine : whether- it.^was ?adf disable ;Uo ;off eriprizes Ito ■■ scholars jof % the school. i\V seems ? that stheTprize* men *^ wnn. 1 Their; arg;umentiwasjthatsby,ithe- offering ■ of sprites i children^-, would Jtbes Induced? to' comeito'theschool^whoiiotherwise'migbt ; never : ; start^"^v Tns,' this w" manner^" more •would: bf» enrolled^and; good imlghtSbe donesaftorjtheyrwere'in the school.-: :■.'■ :'^A'Viv!Bbb^\vhJte*.V : \whlch'ValightVdy;6n \ a chimney nh'Mrfrpi^treet; s ; between^Twenty- JflrstlandtlTwcnly-seconClSstreetsrS'yeßter- 1 *day,%tattractpdfecon«l«lerablft| attention. - 3Hsn :- Ethel Cheitermaii^i ßecomes: ■\. >r-:;.' Bride; of. Mr.- A«aTJohn»on.:,\.*. '.' «< Cards I have ibeen j issuedi|By>.Mrß. »Rpscoe i ;i)3Che.«itermah,"t announcing:? the 3 marriage !of;her;daughter.!iEthalißyron'.phe»terman. itoiMrifAsa' > Johnson.^which" occurred,; yes-: i ;terdfltyfatp*inltyschapfJ.i^4p ij l n KtP' i ifl>^ iC^Mr-f and s Mrs f be * at j fstreet fe mf terf: June'f *th^sTh«aTjrldaila4»l Mflatißhter!?of 4thie(sJpteißKD;a Cheeterman^ 'I , J. *' V V* . ", J i ' ,il ' \ ■> '*''**~t V S'J CITY HAIL MATTERS fSPJBCIAI/ }; MBBWWQ^bjP 3 ? ClTTi^COlllf"?' •'•' CILCAIiLED FOR KEXT WEEKJ^T/ .'■■.-, i^attHHW.; •- "AlXfContedtß to 'Be i Dlspoaed' of ITltciMf The "■ Dog /»»d /G©»t i" Poinidl^St«rt»" "to^eß tatyj' Coiuhcll,'-'; has issued ; a v cail ftprl a fmeeting/i of I that )bo(lyP6n r , niextlTuesdayJ evening, at 7:30 : o'clock. 'The V object* of thei^etlrig^wili;by^tb]havVfth}B;mi^tes of ; several* sessions * of -j the rcbuncll p'ead^! approved, = and ; sigried/i : : The; jblntTmeetins: of , the Council /will take; place half ran' hour' before" the r reg\ilarjmonthly;m Board r bf; ; AldermOT^and >willV(last-Jju«t long enough} toi ;h"aye -the; mjnuteslreadi^ij 1 :" As : stated ' V exclusively r- in the-^' Dispatch on %Tuesday, Uhe ' new City Councif; wl'>' caucus, early, the date being set on* yester-' day for June 17th. f The Common Council ,will 'i meet at -7 P. ; M. •on -^that s day 1 and nominate Its * offl cers. ~ ; \ The < Board » of '.• Al tdermen;;will meet?at.7:3o^and'; take^the same : action; = and Jat; 8 v o'clock ;. the i joint session will be held forvthe" nomination of all the -city omcials who = are delected by .the iCity ! Council:;': There are ;a; number of warm : contests before 'the? officials,<ancl they ■; are * very anxious ta have ; them ; seKr tied 'as .soon as possible, hence the 'early "caucus;---- ."';/ :: " ■;-'■'• ■■' v ; ■■;::■", -"-■ ". v;-,;-::'. : ;>.~:"- ■'. •:.. The' action of the. three meetings; ; while noCofßcial; will .dispose of all: the ques tions,: but will" noti.be : final- until gbothv bodles-meet and organize, and then' 'in turn; meet ;in joint- session after the Ist Of "July. >■":■• ; ■' ;- J----'>-^:J ----'>-^:- •; • ■■;—-.;-...,: ---. : .. THE WAR ON CANINES.;: :' ; ; " ; The 'wagon ! for; the • collection \- of ; home . less ? and j| unlicensed '■-■ dogs ? and T- Boats \ will this I morning j begin* its work: ofi: relieving I the ; city.i of -these -worthless ! animals. ;s The ; wagon k will i start § early,"y probably c i before* day.iwhen the ■ dogs ; are ,on the move. ; and when the man Y can ; work without being molested by, a curious crowd,: which' wouldi follow, if i.the work were done ; ln*; the \ day. This,- however, was^not decided; yesterday; evening,- and what may- be ;: done ' .to-day, is: not necessarily a permanent, arrange ment.'. ■ : ., . .- . '.;■:.■::■■' ; v ;. /■ The pound has been completed, 'and the way it has been fitted' up -is a -credit; to the-city as well as to^ the Police Com mittee, which: is '■'■■' composed^ of^ the -.fol lowing members: M. Fill Seay (chairman), W. H.-' Zimmerman, Phil : Shea , (sub-chair man)," Herman Stein, ; and i H." C. ; Glenn. '?:. The buildings' are located :■;; just ?below the city : crematory,/ which 'is a*- few" hun dred : yards | from the i south^end; of tne First street .viaduct, and: is; reached only by the cars ; of the First street line.; ; .— TO LET FINAL . CONTRACTS.; . The Council Committee \on Grounds and Buildings :. will.vmeet" this evening at 8 o'clock in Room 5; third ■ floor, i City Hall. ' One • of ; the most important things Ito be ' ; disposed >. of by ! the ; committee iwill jbe the awarding of contracts for the coming year, for coal, wood.'- and miscellaneous; supplies for the use of r every department of tha city coming under. the jurisdiction of the committee. ", , " '...-' .If is ; probable that the j sub-committee appointed ! to 'investigate the condition'yf affairs: in the City Hall will be ready •' f or its report. ; ■,-■.-,••'-..■ '•;, .•.■-.".""-'••; : TO COMPLETE RANDOLPH" SCHOOL. - The Finance: 1 Committee: will 'meet on Friday } evening 'for ; the i purpose $of con sidering " the request of ; the School Board for an additional .appropriation" of 55,000 to. enable ; it* to begin the -work; of com pleting Randolph School at once. -An ap^ propriation of 515.000 -was i made in- ;the recent budget.', and ■■ that was thought at the time to be i ample for /the .proposed work; but on account , of prevailing ;prices of building materials,;all of • the-bids "are in ' excess ;of .the .'appropriation. If tna additional : amounts is -.- not given • by tha Council^ the School Board: will 'hardly un dertake: the ;> workv this; year. ,; ; : -\ ■ ;. ' "' COUNCILMEN; QUALIFY. . The following members" of : the new City Council qualified: yesterday- as members of the Council, and will be ready to as sume' their duties on .July Ist: E.- \V.. Miner, T. H. Ellett, H. C. Glenn, Davis Bottom W. H. Curtis; N. D. ■-■ Hargrove;- Ei^Harvie- Spence;':C.^R. Winston, 1 ;A:aL. Phillips,. and Harry: Huber. JMarx Gunst had : . previou sly i qualified. : Unless_ all _of the members-elect qualify before July Ist their offices, will" be declared?. vacant, .and they will-be f out of the Council, unless they be elected to fill the va'caney. ; , All of the confiscated and unclaimed, pro perty in the possession of. the Police Court officials will Ibe ?sold at ! public\auction?af ter the session ofj the'Court on; Saturday, morning. ' ;■ v *" . '" FOR POLICE COMMISSIONER. : One of the hottest fights^that, will come up : before ; the caucus; of the City. Council next weekC will r be ■ that^or.Police, Com-., missioher from^Jackeon Ward. The Jlght is between D. A. Weinbrunn.r incumbent; D;F; McCarthy. 'member of ithe/Common Council, and: John McKmley.AThe flight seems to be between the Incumbent, and Mr McCarthy. .Friends : o f both^are claim in- victory but: it looks,= asf though Mr. McCarthy will: be the winner, i _•••'. • '<■ . • TOWN OFSALENI CELEBRATES; - 1 HER CENTENNIAL. A Notable Day in Roanoke Connty • Splendid Parade. and Excel-. 'I ' , .:-;' lent SpeecheM. ■ ,- ' " ". '"• ; ROANOKE, • VA.; June 4.— (Special.)— Salem, the county seat of Roanoke county and, a sister- city 'of Roanoke; : the -Magic City of' the Southwest, ybefittingly.: cele brated her 100 th anniversary > to-day. " It was a^gala; occasion -for, the old Virginia town, ; and one .that will long , be ; remem bered by ■ those : fortunate 'enough to ibe presentvand: participate; in the- exercises. A royal Virginia "welcome .was .extended to; alU visitors, ; and; they, came "-'from:- far. and near. ':• Many thousands weregathered oh the college' campus to-day to listentto the orators, -and 'the streets were'; lined withlspectatorsV.who .witnessed 'the grand and; imposing ■ parade, " which , took : place : at li:o'cl6ck;in;the;rrior'nlng::;- ; • ; C : >> ':'. '*'"•- The <■ parade" was ; composed -as r follows : , Roanoke Machine" Works'sßarid, followed by Roanoke 'Light'. Infantry :and: : R6ahoke BluesrOdd-Fellows of Salem and vicinity : faculty and students; of College;; school ! children 'oorf r Sal em : ■ Baptist Orphan age i: children;v Lutheran 1 Orphanage ichil-; drcn; William ; Watts Camp \ Coafederate Veterans of Roanoke; Grand Army.: of the Republic of Roanoke; Hup'p-Deyerle Camp Confederate Veterans, 'of Salein ;r Salem Fire ■ Company ; ; old .citizens -of lSalemV in carriages: speakers ' in carriages; - Roanoke 'county officers '■; mounted^mayors; of Roa noke! and ; Salem ; council ! and is officers ;of town^ofrSalerri:;in carriages; /citizens < of Salem {mounted and; on foot. ; " >*/; . r TheTline: of "march"; was ; up )MalnV street to' Lake : SpiipgT whence . the procession''. re-.' turned. to the Roanoke;; College, campus, .where^May o^WrT^oungerj^eciLmemELSJ. ter ' of f ceremonies. Dr. A. W.vPHzer, fof '.} Washington,': p.- C^: invoked £a v di vine ; blessing,'^ • j after'JJ which :Wm'i''Mc.Cauley^clerk'6f the ;Uriited; states Court I atrLyrichburg; andj f or: marjy^years clerk "of the yßoanoke j County/; Court,! read a carefuily-preparedj history of, Salem: 'Mr* McCauley - : is iaH present J engaged in > writ- HOSTETTER'S - . ■ STOMACH BITTERS is a specific remedy, for/ ailments of iiHe'stbmach j; : li ver, ■■and-Vbo w«Ss;' and? jsl back^obyliWinclreds fof ayolunS Jtary^eiMimonialß;;s\^^ppJ^i^^ lfow3«rgereveryVßafler©r2|rw®Mi^l^ ! pationr Hemdiituf:"joi; li^"ind;Kato«jr< itroubl«^td:try:it;Slt|Y in PP«tT«^ Stame over the neck of the* bottle. ;AVoidsab»titotes. ; :S: S r ? "•'•""" -'- "■ ■" " - '■ ~m^ *»' *L'mVm,'\ ftttie^dr^;fin£i^^ %reityadvancqntnt-'xnatfelby/s-th'o.rcj^^ dt Roanok© In wltht? hi the past % t W| yeanfcflUal^peech jowa»; replete ;-witll :.tie" recital b% rlpe>xperience«i and contained 'many.hlßfdrical facts,|gene^ rallylunkno^n^tolthilpftblie: 5:5 :' '•' : iT V.. m RevsTnoratbti%Whalhig7f oil Lexington^ t-:.who"liaW«6raer^l^lt.e3followediMa3q^ ! 'GrtfnntlriL"ati! able) address, J and iwas I suc-i ■ cieded £ by^? Judge "V Henry/ • E^;j Blair; 'of i ; Salein^'one Fof I the f ablest! and |be«t-icnown : I jurists j of Cthel State^fAf terj hislentertaln^ ineJsp'eechrißev.' J. E. /Armstrong pro- I nounced"the:benedlction. ,7 " """ •" m Ca^tiVWmfreeTGrimnvwas chief ; marshal; 'of ftheTdayvTahd Kwas'C well |asslstedjbyj' J$ prbmirierit f citi-] zeris lot \ Salam.&The j Immense j parade 'and: the; thousands lof people were well ? man ■ aged .byjthem. "'"-'• f - ' ' '■'"' ■' '•'*• '•'■ "A GRAND FREE LUNCH." ■' Immediately: 7 f ollowing^thel speech-mak-^ ing^s a grand ' f ree '■: lunch 'served to ' the thousands] of font theT court "• green^ . TheTpebple ; f rbm ■ th el surrounding \ country came ; to r spends the^day/and^jpinjins and iriake '■"- the ' <centcnhia! fa), signal ■; success, yV? )"AtTnlghtl Prof/i; "John vEdgariOwnesfpre^ sented* hisi fairyland | spectacle^ in; which' |00 rpeopleVparticipated. V. lt ; was^;nbyelj iat-; . tractive /and ;beautiful.-:"It-. was/the"rfirst 'entertainment '"'of iits; klhd{eyerjattemptedl 1 In/this rsectibn^ .The~ music I,was; furnished ; bySths i famousl Maclune/Worksjs /Band, ; "An orchestra; ; a big : chorus and; solos :dur-. ing/thofentertalrimentiaddedito the cal ,'';-"-." - '^-?\-?" ■'■. ■:. '■- THE jREV^Iii OF -FLOWERS. / ' 'The revel sof Jlowers [by-'nearly, one .hun-j dred "young ; ladies; of ;;SalemT; attired in' beautifur and '/appropriate /costumes, .was onei of the most * striking ; features } of i the. spectacle.^The /harmonious colorsVofjtHe • : costuhiee,'? the' delicate beauty, of the .flow/ era. arid \ the • rhythmic : of/ the graceful young I ladies f under ■/ the ; ever-" changing effects of the lights, .was a sight, that will ; linger? long \ irr the memories /of all who/were /so fortunate?: as rto . the »' entertainment. _ * Enchantment" -; was a symphony^ 'of / grace,; "color, . delightful? music, /'charming |c beautiful grouping and animated action. ■;// ■. .' ; > : The cast/of Reading; cu"aracters in; "En chantment';Vas fas- follows:- -\ft-i ; "Titaniar s Queen n of the j Fairies,': Miss Elizabeth' Trimble Paintar. / ; "Queen/ of Flowers/' ,MiS3 Lucy Johnson. - " " .. ,; .' ;V ; * ;."Oirie, , Queen of the Butterflies," :Mlss IrlsiSizer.- *;;:V/// :: ■'■;•;; - >„'/ --: :^ ■"■-■■■:'-, - . '.'Prince;;, Oberon. the .. Royal Consort,' Mrs. A; Edwin Clatteriburg:;/ // f // *. ; = s;"Puck,; "Puck,- the Court- Jester,'/- Lyle McClung. /•'Moth, the Miller/F red Fox. / : -:'. ■ / . -''Elfine, of Titania's Court," Miss Emma ; Magee.:.- _.■-.:.:.■ 4 : - ■-:•-,;..". ' -■ "Tristian; Titania'a 1: Herald," " James Booker Griffin."; : " ' ''- "'•■•'' "Lucian; '*. Oberqn's \% Standard-Bearer," Willie B. Bowles.' - ' .\ .■■'.'. . ; >/, . Royal - Guard— Rupert; . ' Robert : Whites-; carver; Eyebright,. Lewis Lynch; Sharper, Willie? Haislip ; ; Lightf oot, il Glen -■ Switzer; Nimblefinger. I Fred Stevens; Quiclcsont, ■Lawsbn ;Wiley. v . ..* . >. .-: /The outside world can' well congratulate Salem on ■ the magnificent; celebration *of her ■ 100 th* anniversary. It ..will . create " an interest in the 1 historic" old/town such ;as ; was never f elt f before. iThe .thousands of visitors were given a" good; time and a hearty welcome, and the event will bear fruit iri : the, future . that will 'd redoun3; to the interest of the young city and sec tion.« ■ ' -' . ' " .''."-■' DR.; J. AUGUSTUS MICHIB DEAD. End Came at Hi* Home in. Early ; : ville Tuesday" Eveniner.- ;,, ■; .' CHARLOTTESVILLE^; VAC ; June" ': 4.— '(SpecialO— Dr. J. Augustus Michie ; died last evening at his home near Earlysville, at the age of 75. He was a brother of Captain -H. ' Clay Michie and Mr. Thoma3 Michie;" both y of this county:;; Dr. Michie was born : in 1827, • and ■ was educated at the' University of Virginia. His' wife;; three sons, ;■ and a daughter survive hhn. These are, WilliamlP. Michie, R. E. L: Michiei John M:' Michie! and Miss, Susan Michie^ R; "; E. •'- L. Michie, is a West : Point "i man, captain of the Tenth Cavalry, and was {■_ In Cuba as a member of General Lee's staff , and as a major, arid assistant ■ adjutant-, general in the ■ . volun teers. The late Dr. Michie was well : known as a writer; of strong political pamphlets.' "After .the war he, affiliated V with^ the; Republican .' party, and was fora.long.tiine'recognized as one of; Its Readers' in' this section.';; V . ' '■ '-■: : Dr. Michie's wife;" who survives '.him,' was Miss g Susan .Jackson. The ,. funeral takes place to-morrow at 2 o'clock ailid the interrnent'at-his old -home, Bell Air." ' 1 --;■;: - - ■ - — — -. •»»■ — : — - ; ■-■'-•:. ;!; -.- 'I nea-rerdanr.Cliit-Chat. ' ■; BEAVERDAM, VA., June 4.— (Special.) Dr. Thomas N. Page," Mrs. Page, and Miss : Florence '".-Field, . : of ..Washington;. D. C, have, been \ ; isitors"at : Oakland since Fri day.: ; Th^y returned ; home ?to-day.V " " Mr. R:;M. Fontaine.. Jr., "of the -Division of Forestry-, .: returned: home; to-day.', from a southern trip y. through '•;. South -Carolina; and ; Georgia . ; - ■- - ■•-•-.--. ■ ■■. ... ■•-" < Miss Flossie M.Yeaman is at home for a brief stay. :-.'.•'.: _ " ' .; Mr. Edmond Fontaine spent- Sunday, at the .University of Virginia. '■ " .. ; Mr. " W. B.' ■ Beasley, "the ";_ merchant of Jones Cross ; Roads,, and; Miss of ~< Richmond, /were !- married '-■ Tuesday, at the .; Union-Station church. C. • Revs. S.;XW. Day arid-; Johri ; C. Grou-; berry "spent i f several V: days? in • Caroline county after the : • .'■:•«■ -■ ; ;*.;; . -.; -— ~O» "T ... ..;■- ■_ '.. : GIRIi ATTEMPTS SUICIDE. The yonnff. Man Who Pulled Hcd Ont ; -■-.- of/tlie'Doclc Disappear*. ' • An-; extremely;. sad* '.'attempt '-.to commit suicide ! .was V made ' yesterday . morning about 5 o'clock by- a young woman named Gertrude :Moore, ' ■ who .'.lives -with 'her mother at-No. 1913 east Malnstreet. She is just 16,Vand. in consequence of" her good looks,, is ! ;very ; popular.- ;■*".! She i 'has' always been thought' well • of, ;. her . family being honest and reputable 1 people.;! ' / : ;- She J, dressed the ; evening; .before . and started ;/ out- for a walk. ■ '? Later . she . was "seen: at' Westhamptofiv; Park, 1 ■ and.;after 'that 1 - she .'was again ; at ". Libby Hill. That .was ithe Jast seen .of her/until -: she • was dragged from 'the" river., half, drowned by-;Elias Johnson- and a ".young ; man rwh'o was with her/; bu t \y ho "■ disappeared after ; she -.was^ rescued. ' -■■ -- ■■ .-';■•;■* ;'7-. ■ :•' ; • ."-V":;; ■i-The young woman '-was taken home and soon' "revived."^: /: She;} deeply jregrets her "act, > and ; has : shut . herself, ' in ., her . room; . refusing: to see even her'most -intimate 'friends. . ■-. • . - ♦:" ' : - •--'.'* '"'• I . CAR HIT THE 'AMBUI/AKCE; S.yelUicle 'Pretty Badly :; Smaslied.' .-Up) • w '"i "" - Dr. Sandidsrc Hurt." •-.• , ik> West-bound" Traction rear- No. V4s;lih' ■ ; of Motorman 'fHicks.'S struck ithe I : city^ ambulance jthe 9 comar £ of 5 Fourth ; i and? ?•: Main X streets | yf sterday,^.' afternoon' ! about"l2:3o.ithrpwine t he ; occupants to: the iground^andfdeiriolisningthesirontTof.'the .vehicle: ' BrsJ ' Sandidge v and?; Sycle. i.who ( f-were'Hiri'^charge^were/Hhrownisintoathe' !rstreet,*sthelforme! r street,*sthelformer T sustaining. severalVcuts r onl the ;:'fdce^and;f head:;:; Dr/viSycleyand I Driver Jackson escaped vwith:a-shaking-up and?sdme?slight^bruises. . ' I ;;*;The j ambulances had I hardly s. crossedf the I tracks iwhen;thecfender;ofi the ;carJstFuck it.tand3turnedi it= over.-^TheJ wheels^were «^nd i badly: damaged; <; Dr. f?JiSM^Whitneldsfdres3edstthef injuries; of .--r-'S^M 1 ?>Dr *" Moses 3 Sycle slost T>"hisa i w r atch | charm I inUhe'ColUsion^andjiwilMbeglad^tolhave , ; it t returned ; to ihfm lat % the* almsbouße;'<"lt 'is S composed ; of ? three ? gold'i college|medala : land a rine. , £2?At Ithe 5 time i. of Uhe i accident s the j ambufj lance >.waai answering :aiCaU?iat|th«*Mon-3 'taKuelMariufacturingiCompanjr^attNinth] 'and fi^rchl streeta.? e where gMarantGainalS mari>hadtTeceived:ao injuryito»nis|hand.i| L : . . , . .:■ - =••- - - ' ■" - ; WILKEBBARRR. :, PAI. Jun* ,4,-More (inflne^^flremeh^m«»d^ptOTp#rtinn*nrfT to\wA ,th» minep»' union and •truckt<w: iar, but tamoit lnttaoce* the coal;com ■%£?fe''- I - ' '''V-t: c • "... i^^i^^lilS^^^^^^^tfii^ : Seems., like a paradox to reduce Muslin Uttdenvearjtistv ; f&S&z&gr - : . v .. • • -. .- ■ ■ - : i^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^M when everybod/s summer wardrobe needs replenishing, pry; at least retouching. But we serve ourselves better when .we / you best-r-so \ to-aav .you hav/cnoice or a large ana;coi%P gpreliensivergrotip of a^good^reljableffimgenejat a ■ : ' "" "• " • • ■- -■: .-• .--I. :V'.""-:'' !:'■"".• ' ''■'■?. ~ : -t'< - { : ;:;; Fouirftlhi to a :EiU hesoMn '^wal r lfece^?^3 These garments are made ot tmic-tcsteaimatenals/itinaer^ -best hygienic. conditions, by skilled workers—many oftnem • of tlie Consumers flieaenc. which isitfie^adge^ .. -. .- , .. , - -' - ; ■ """"■--■.• of perfection, of rcjiabihty, and. trustworthiness. : ;.M-*;w;.}%%& Here isa short list of some practical prices that tHe^^mMac^p demands and. every woman .wants in plenty :" ." 25c. ' Corset Covers, su bstantial \y made of ' good plain : ; cambric, now ioc. 9HI 35c. to 50c. Corset Covers^ with lace or embroidery ! trimmings, now 35c. * "_ : 65c. Chemises, of line cotton, with. embroidery trim* ■ mings, now 4»C r / ; 85c vto $1.35 Chemises; of soft finish mull or cambric, lace triinmings, now 70c. $1.25 to $1.35 Gowns ■of fine cotton, with elaborate :-_: -_ embroidery trimmings, now 79c. :/ 85c Ski rts, extra fine. cotton, tucks; ruff les and hem stitched flounces, now 70c. > i $1.25 and $1.35 Gowns, of cambric or • cotton, lace for * 1 1 embroidery trimmings, now 89c. $koo Skirts, light cotton, hemstitched flounces, «nir ; v broidery trimmings, now 89c. 4 pany officials were able tb; fill the places of the: strikers.:.; .\.:'~r "; ; - : Y ■•';■■-'; :' :\ "... ..'• ;•■ '% It was comparatively, 'quiet to-day In the .Wyoming, Valley. i : .There V, was:;, the! usual gathering of crowds at starting and stopping ' time. ; nothing, of ajserious nature - occurred. ■:'; Some/men iwere stoned on. their way to and from work, and sevef ral were thrown into pools-of\water. -The fear J of, bodily harm : | causing- more to quit' work -'thani/are the arguments'of 'the strikers> -■'' ; ; ; .>' ■;'■- •■ ' -, " ; ' ;■' r - : \ .:\ ■President -Mitchell was kept > busy, all day In his ■ headquarters.: -He had nothing to^ say. regarding- his visit -to ?Scrantoti last ■' night. :where he ;met Frank ?P.; Sar gent chief ; of .-: the Locomotive! Firemen ; the general strike situation; he said i everything was progressing satisfac torily. , -. ...'■'■ ...-'■'.'.■'- : : -- ."- -■'.: ■-■•■: ; The 'national president had no comment to make ; when informed . that the -New York Board of Trade had decided to ; ask President Roosevelt I to ' take 'up 'the task of .trying^tq end Uhe'igreati struggle;-; ;" ; FOFfARBITRATION ' OF ciiILLIERY^TROUBLE. XeTr^ York Board; of Trade and Transportation Asks Pre«l«lent . .' to Appoint a.^Commissioner. ._ NEW YORK; June^.^At a meeting of the New York Board of :Trade; and Trans portation to-day, Oscar" S. Straus presid ing, resolutions ; . weVe adopted,-' urgin? President Roosevelt to appoint a commlsf, sioner.'to investigate the si tuition, in the anthracite 'regions, and to see if -the min«rs..'and»--;operators could ■not," be in duced-" to • arbitrate .their differences. "'Such power, it was declared, was vest ed in the Chief Magistrate by - Chapter. 1063 of 'the -Federal laws, ■dealing with differences f; or : which- rriay affect "interstate;, transpdrtation^ahd"_',coin-'' merce.: - * " : ":- ■:■":.' / ; --" ■•'■'■''. : -" -:-'" -\,' ■■ ;"- f' PRESIDENT MAY ACT. . ' v - :■ WASHINGTON," '" Jiihe ," ■ ; ■■ 4.— President Roosevelt i r ;.spent :. some : . • time . thi3;;:after noon,' considering ',-, the I proposi tlon j ol '•■ the. New York Board of Trade; and tation' that -he appoint a : commissioner to investigate;"the;. strike . situation in :? : the anthracite regions, with a view ; to " effect ing -ansarbltratlor» | of .the differences ! bef tween the : miners and^ operators. ,It ' Is stated that. thePresldent;has:»ot yet de cided iwhat; action 1 he will ; , take in response <to- the- suggestion.*. ■:. v 1 :; --,:- *». : :-: H ANNA WILL BE COMMISSIONER. Senator ?Hanna." of r- the ; 1 . Civic tion, when intervlewed\to-night, professed to know nothing of the New York -Board's action. ; but it is v intimated - in ; official .. cir cles that If <a. commissioner is iappointeo,; the i President will ilook to the Senator to undertake; the task. :;;■;" - (aUESTIOJf- OF ADJOIIRXMEXT. Convention Coinmlttee 'Xottfrn Don* Proposition- to Prolong;^ Jtn Llfe.^ V The ConVehtion Committee of Final Rei-: vision ; held , two sessions * yesterday "'at which it considered matters relating to the I schedule. : The' last session "con tiriued vn ti I j 11 o'clock last . nighti at that time ."jthej committee was .hear the end of its' labors j on the schedule. , " . : | '^ -'About .half^of" the, counties and nearly/ail j the cities _' ; of the: State ; Jhaye > turned 'i in" J their registration - board \ r^ommenidatlons.^ | -. b\it : . the! committee ? declines sto j give | themli 'out; for •publication '.until .'they, are reported to thet convention. v The Various's provisions sof = schedule were ; complete^ * last '"nigh t;i but! tjie fregis^ tfatlon" boards ; will 1 occupy the ; committee Uo^dai^and|unjll|thcy,arejall|dls^seai6f^ 'On'e'ldfVtherindstJiropOT.^^^cyp^'i o^,^'® commltteelyesterday ' was l , to^ votel^own'a 1 recomlrnehdatlonfthatHthesconyentlonido; nbtfadjoumlslneidie. | but continxie its ex istence if orjsonae time yet. SE'A^well-inforTOidJ member of the, com-; mittee^ whofdoes not ffavbrjthe ; pcoposition' Itblcontlnue the life of the {convention" stated- howevet . that the matter vould IS Some i of -S.thVf moat^ influential f meagoC rS^conventloß.^ ihcludlnV^ solm© of > those' who are sjitisfled of the validity, of the fprocialrnpd Constitution, 'fayori'thislpro^: longation ct the*' Ufa of 'the convention^;! that • Itiwiil? coat ', the] StateTno^: ftlilnr^ahdf wHltsafesuard the work lOCfttu^j bodr and pirbvide!for tthyvcohtlngencjathatj •may-a rise. ."^PM tfOfScoiirse the question w!U ultimately ;! !havettb^b«7f ought out in the convention iit«lf^ni4|aatW^]^^iwww^bi^ that" tbel forecast In ye*terd*y!«,l>iipatch Standard Visible : [v;: • ; ; 'v in-'Q:-^^ OLIVER r.-,-'...'."::-'-.' .-:-;:-■■->■-..•■ ■..:.:■..-.. ; -..-...■ .•■■-,..- w typewrite r, -No; 3 Model, 1 f » noyr reaiy| delivery. i^awond^£altime|| ■^saver^arid expense -and slabor;r«dtjceKt| V\ -40,000 users -in ' 4o months : tells the 'i tale. . ' .. r ... ■ ■, ■ ■ - - -s -.■■•- •■■•-■ - , , ' Southern Stamp and Statlontry C««, Twelve-Six Main Street. We make liberal for old^i ; machines taken in exchange. ■■\;\ ENGINEERS ADJOURN UNTIL MAY, 1904 ...-- .'■.'..' "- "■."■..--'..■->. .' ■■'. -"" v.-'--->:.-':'■v .-'--->:. -':'■ ..•,"-■ "■' ■'T~'-- Pension Keport;^ Adopted— Ptop<n»l» 3 tlon Made br Federation of U-, ."' : 'i»or^Sot Likely to Be lAccept«<l;' ■":<■' ■■■■ NORFOLK:, j VA:, June -'4.— After; havinff^-s^ been"' ln session for "over : three. ; weekst,*>(tho ' -;!, National : of -^ the - of Locomotive . Engineers ad journe*ljto^day^g| until the , second Tuesday . In 2 3>lay. *VloJ*£'£ when ~ they "will againCconvone" In- Los : Angeles, Cal. ' " ■j&t:'"!& .The .work of- the past .weeJc^ has been; the conslSeraticnipf;Jcommlttea|^ reports and resolutions '■>. affecting ttheiby».r*y;' laws b f the order; and this was ; concluded J§| this morning. ;. when £the i Committfie" *on w Penslons submitted j its^" : report^; calling;/ foe ';. ( "" the pensioning '"of old Tand /Jdisabled" • members of /-the .BrptherhoodJijTh&lreport ; , - was unanimously adopted ;by:the|conven- '.'^ tlon. :It requires ithe' expenditure of scve^" r ral thousand dollars annually. '.•",'*> 'Few of ; the; delegates would eatpreasj*; .themselves'.- ■'after^'adjournme_nt: ;"regardinsr v ; the propbaitifin 'of thc^'Americah Federa-^ - tion of -Labor,- Vhich ; has i-besn jlaidrlbyer -■>*■ until the -next •* convention. Thos»- v who S . ■ : - talk;;; ;were " : Btrongril ln.'y'< the opinion a. that : the j briothe'rhobd would,' /•„ never cntefTthe federation^ They |regari| ~^p. the" independence* of the ■ ordcr^toblhlgWy^^ to; sacrifice '. it.- bj ; .afflllation ,with % othef <«"*;«; orgJtnixed ; labbiv ; ; by.', which ' k ;theyJni|ght^b4'ls^ brought intoTtinpleasant ccmpllcaUoni^b^^p reason of sympathetic"; strikes. :; Grand: Chief Arthwr; expresses himself a»', . satisfied ; with the work ; of .the : oohyenHoJCfe"::^ and^the ■ progress;of Jha;;broth«rhbbctJdaK^^ ring the past two years. • . * "' • Xew Minister for "Wanhlacioa. --. : ... ■ -.-.- -- - - - - : -- - '■ - ' v /WASHINGTON. Juna 4.— Two; impor- • -■ taht ; changes ? in : the :: i^"diplomatic |repjr««Rjii^^ tatiori :: i in , : ..vyaflhlnstori I were >; anhoußceAgj to-<lav. ! ,Thev: Hohl;:; Michael^ Herbertrsuc-^ •**,:'■ deeds .'.''the "late". Lord iPauncefote-'sas;Brtt-,' : r?: Ish Anabfissnclor. and Senor Do OJeda ■■ - succeeds "> theTi Dukb" d«j * Arcos } as l Spanish >'« ; Minister. , ~"' .' r Sll*iPS ;. '■-'".: ■■-■..-■.. ■■■■■ -..-. ; Kl»»lmce •r*o.itnan*ter.;Conftrine«. : - *• : ■ ■ -■_■..-..-. -.1 z; ■■ r .-. " WASinNGTON, June 4.— Confirmation by tJie Senate." ; J. ' A; -Simpson, postmaster a,t. ICisat* mcc. Fla. . : : " - . DEATHS. ■ BALDWIN — Entered into rest at the R«n»- . tr€at':for the Sick '■■Wednesday; night. jfua# 4th.. Rev. L. IJ. BALDWIN*,- of Kno.TViUe, Funeral notice later. -. ; " ( * BROWN.— Died, in this city. Juno 5. VKfS. at • the resldence'of : her.husband," J/ Twigßs \ Brown r-Esq. 5 ."- 611 Choirtb ?Nlnth rstreet.^Mri^^ LOVELEY VIRGINIA BROWN; aged 3» The funeral will ,talce place -.from Seventh^Str'eet iChristlan THIS (Thursday) AFTERNOON,*Sth!instant. at 5 o'clock. - ' .It HOGAN.-Died. Wednesday mornlnff/at 6 o'clock;; at 'the residence ofi his parents. 22Sisouth :FifthiStreet;:PATßlClC;youns> . est child of ;\V. J. and Lizzie Hogan;,agett 4 months and 13 day s. Funeral from" St. Peter's THTOSpAY^AFrrERNpONrat '4 '■ o'clock. Interment, in Mount Calvary. - > TAVLOR.-Entercd Into rest at his re»t dence?iNb?l4fcSstl Alain ; street," at ' s:SO P» i •M^THOMAS ! B.^CXXJjyE^fßon l of j KelliQ feS= Fox and' the H late{W: H. ; BJ^ayldr^iqPilMyio 2ith year of his age. -- ■:'i; Funeral from ' U^# resi^nc« TO^IXAXM^ (Thursdays June 5. IWJ. at S o'clock F. • &%:: ■ ■ *r ... - • • ' " '"■■■:- I . STA NS BUR Y.-Dled. June 4th. at th« ■•■>£• ! r€^den^el|bf€b!sarpamxts;v'a»VTcmpW stfeet^Cl^lßENCE:'AtTpjr;;infar.t »v of W. II and A£chie"SiirasbuTy,*«jawl"» months. . . -..■.,' Funeral will tnkc. place from the hou#* TO-MORROW nt 11 o'clocK tend. ■;. .. ; v-;^s^^3^^a§i^^jgrg ;|CTh'»ffomwai^t|»lh^»BAHs^ rpliceifrqml.the residence 'of>bfr 'daughter* , Mn.; 'B.*: C r Rosier/in tt;mtix-X&rgfrimm£s THI3 Sj {Thursday) '^AFTBl«<Hl(H^f^fip ; oN:lock.: '. Interment; I»; Bol^^QmmM perkins r»!u v uh»:puc«.fir^^a«i^ ■ I^l*ropar'chorch'T^X>AT::tTh«f«l^>;^^