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IS PROMPT
Places Troops at the Dlsposal
of Sherlff of Rocklngham.
SPECIAL TERM ORDERED
Every Eftbrt Made to Insure tho Protec?
tion and Legal Trial of th? Negro
Accused ofa Double Crlme in
Rocklngham County.
(Speclnl to Tha Tltncn-rJlnpntch.)
rtALEIGH, N. C, March 20.-Governor
Aycock rooelvod a tologram thls morn?
lng Crom tho HliarJff of Rocklngham
county asklng that tho Rcldsvlllo mill?
tary company bo ordered, subjeot lo
lils cornmand, to enable hlm to protoct
u. prlsonor In Immlnent dnngor of lynch
Ing; that a.burglarly and murder hnd boen
commltted lato lost nlght/' noar Rolds?
vllie, und a vonOrabla and hlghly es
i tecmed man had beon kllled ond hls
nicco shot threo tlmos by tho biirglar.
??Tho telcgram did not glvo tho names of
any partfes to tlio terriblo affair. Tho
Governor promptly ordered tho Rolds?
vllie Rlfles subject to tho sherlff's coiiv
mand," wlth Jnstnicllone to protect tho
' prisoner at all hazards, nnd gavo notlco
that'a spoclal term of court wlll be or-'
dercd at once to try the prlsonor.
It !a Impos-lblo to ~~eortaln os yot'
whether 'tho trial of Ernost Hnywood
? for tho kllllng of Ludlow Sklnner , will,
como up at tjio npproaching torm pf
"tVako Court, March "23d, or not.' , Tlie
Impresslon soems to provail that thera
?wlll bo a conllnuance. However, thero
ia, groat nctlvity now among counsel for
botli proBecntlon and dofensc. Counsel
on both sldes nro non-eommlttal aa to"
the probablllty of a, trial.
The Red Springs Oll and Fertlllzer
Company, of Red Springs. Robcson
count}*, waa chartered to-day wlth flfty
or moro stockholders to oporato a cot?
ton seed oll mill and ferllllzor factory.
? Joh'n H. M(.Eachern & Son and XV. P.
Wllllams aro among tho largest etock
Jiolders,
A charter was lssued to the Dey-Hoath
Mlller Morcantlle Company, Washington,
If. C. Capltal stock, $25,000.
Oentral Lodge, K.; of-P., has announced
tho commlttees ln charge of thelr proJ
po?ed street fair'and merchants" carnl?
val. tho varlous** 'commlttees havlng
thercon somo of -tho..most prominent
merchants and btudness m.n of thoj'.lfyi
Tho fair and carnlval is to be hold dnrlng
the woek of May 25th.
Tho ofllclnl call has beon lssued for
the Democratlc city election; prlmarles
to he held on Frlday. March 27th: the
polls to bo open from 0 A. M. to 7 P. M.
The conteaf for the Mayoralty ia waxing
especially interestlng. wlth bIx candldatea
ln tho fleld. wlth prospeeta for a scventh
strong Independont candidate In the per
eon'of Mr. Joseph E. Poguo. hls followers
termlng Uiemscivos. "Reform Democrats.'}
Somo of the othor-cw-Sldnt-s nro A. Mi
Powell, prosont Mayor; J. Stone "Wyrine)
AV. E. Falson, and Petcr Salos.
Governor Aycock has accepted an Invl
! tatlon to dellver an educational addross
nt Mt. Ollvo Aprll 4th. Tho occasion>wlll
no tho campalgn for a bond issue for
ercctlng now grndod school bulldlngs.
The 131st North Coj-otlna Supreme Court
report camo from the prcssos of the
Btato prlnters to-day, and are ready for
dellvery. .
. The Secretary of State announcea tliat
lie has a qunntily , of. printed coplej* .'of
1 the Watts whlskey net,- whlch will be' fiirf
nlshcd to any cltlzen' who requests them
NORTH CAROLINA'S CAPITOL.
The Commission Thinks ?1,000,000 ls
Needed for Extensions. '_:">''?
(Speclnl to Th. .?|~i?s-ni.p?tch.> '??
KA-LEIGH, N. C March 20.?At the
lato session of the Legislature a commla
eion composed of Governor Aycock, Chlef
justlce Clark, Sonator Norrls, nnd Repre
eentatlves Graham and Drewry was ui>
polntcd to look Into tho mattor of en
largtng tho Capltol knd roport to, tho
next Legislature. Chlef Justlco Clark
tsays tho extenslon Js greatly needed, an^
will cost nbout $1,000,000. The dornor
Btone of tho Capltol was lald ln 1S33. the
gratr*^ used In eonstructloa ull comlng
from a quarry owned by tho tate, whlch
ls one mllo from tho bulldlng. Stone
has boen steadlly taken from the quarry
over slnce, nnd the qunllty Is now better
than that of tho stono used in tho Capl?
tol.
The commlsslon wlll soon meet. The
bulldlng now in use ls fnr too cramped
for present neods, and Is not able to con
taln the Suproino Court and Its llbrary,
the Stato Llbrary, tho Atlornoy-General,
Buperlntondont of Publlo Instructlon,
Of conaonipHon" i_ u reoiark often made
of a fleshy man. The r.mark expreese*
the populur recognitiou of the fact that
the sign of consumption ia euacutioo,
loss of flcsh. On
tbe other hand, a
gain in Besh Ib a
?ure sign that wast-,
ing diseases are be
iug cured,
Emuciated peo?
ple with obstinate
coughs, bleeding
lungs, night-sweats
?na weakness, have I
been perfectly
cured by the use of
Dr. Pierce'a Golden
Medical Discovery.
Tne several steps
of the cure were re
cord.d in ouncea
and pounda of iu
creasfng weight.
When there is galn
|n flesh the wasting
disease is being
?urely cured,
Mr.WUlH.Whitmlrc,
ham Co.. V?., writesf "Our son contracted a
deep cold obout the flrst of July, 1899, and had a
terrlble cpogh. Wo called o doctor snd h. pro.
oounced it irrltntion of the bronclilal tube., with
??tbm?Uc. trouble, and hc luforiued me tbat my
?0U ?-? U-blt to die at suy tlme, Re told me
ihat Vwe could keep the bronchlal tubesopen.
he mlght Wtc lidui but ufter trcutinghini .evtral
Several almost niiraculou* cures brousht obout
.y tne uset of these medicine., and ol course I
gad w.cdctful falth in them, He used three
ottles of'Golden Medical pkc.very' at howe
, ?nd oue vlal of the ' PelleU,1 and was then woll
euou'sru to go to We?t Vlrglultt. taklqg a nupply
*.ItU"ilm, 1 am ju*t ia rs-cipt of a letter from
him from nhkn I quotc 1 ' / am ukU am Maraji
The Common S-n~e Medlcal Adviser,
I008 large pagea ia eeiit//.. on receipt ol
itampn to pay expenro of uiailing only,
6et)4 31 one-cent Btamp3 for the clotli
bouud volume or only 21 stamps for tha
book in paper cov.rs. Address Pi", ft.
V. fitfM, Buff~io, N. V.
Anheuser-Busch
The wonderful progress
of this Association is
shown by the following
table of sales:
8,000 Barrels sold in 1865.
18,000 Barrels sold in 1870.
131,035 Barrels sold in 1880.
702,075 Barrels sold in 1890.
939,768 Barrels sold in 1900.
1,109,315 Barrels sold in 1902.
Largest Brewery in the World
OrdeM prtimpdy Hlleit hy _
J08. STUMPF, Manager Anheuser-Busch Branch, Richmond.
Corporation Commlsslon, etc, and thero
nro no commltteo rooms at all, leglsla?
tlvo comrnlttcos having to meet In throe
bulldlngs. It ls proposod to haivo two
wlngs at tho north and south ends of tho
present Capitol, ouch wlng to bo tho bI.o
of tho presont bulldlng. When tho Cap
'Itol- was bullt. lt was declared to bo tho
flneat publlc structure ln tho United
States, nnd tho geographles of that perlodi
so statcd.
BASS-BAKER TRAOEDY
Story Told by an Eyc-Wltness of tho
Occurrence at Tarboro.
' The followlng Is an account of tho Tar?
boro tragedy ot Monday morning, glvon
by an oye-wltness:
; "Dr. Bass wus outsldo the postofllce,
near the door, and sclzcd Dr. Baker Just
as he camo out. Struggling. they crossed
tho sldowalk. Into tho street. Then for a
moment Dr. Bass' hold waa broken, hut
beforo Dr. Baker could retreat moro than
a few feet ho had caught up with bina
and scized him.
"By this time Colonel J. L. Brldgors,
J. T. Mooro, Martln Carstarphen, Her
bert Jenkins and probably olhors had ut
temptod to luterfcro by pulllng Dr. Bass
back. Thls onabled Dr. Bakec to break
away agaln, but hls adversary wan soon
upon him. As he was belng pulled back,
Dr. Baker pulled out hls plstol and llred
twlce In qulck successlon. During' the
struggie whlch then ensucd by Dr. Bass
and those holdlng Hilrn, he pullod hls
plstol, whlch was dtscharged' ovor tho
heads of tho crowd. Somo say tbat Dr.
Bass had hls plstol pointinff at Dr. Baker,
and In pnlllng lUs arm away tho plstol
was dlscharged. - .
"He then made what he lntendod to be
an ante-mortem statement, whlch dlffers
scarcely any ln what hns beon related
above. Ho stated besldes tihat tho llrst
shot of Dr. Baker was deflectod by hlm;
that he caught the plstol with hls loft
hand, and between hls thqnib and index
flnger are the plaln marks of powder.
? "It was evldcntly thls shot that broke
the wlndow of the drug store of H. E.
L. Cook and Company. The bullet from
Dr. Bnss' plstol had been. located ln the
,upper right tiand corner of Constantine's
,up-town store wndow. These throe, flhot
are all that can be accounted for. Some
clalm that there woro four shots flred.
. After tiho shooting Dr. Baker went into
hls offlco and placed hlmself ln the cus
tody of the sherlff. _.ater Captain H. A.
Watson, Justlco of the peace, issued a
warrant for hls arrest. retumable upon
the arrlval of Hon. B. IT. Bunn, who will
represent the prosecutlon.
"Dr. Baker's friends contend that his
act was Justiflable; that it was dono
solely In self-defense. Not a parllcle ot
the evldence dlscloscs tho remotest ele?
ment of murdor."?Tarboro Southerner.
IN GREENSBORO
Judge Boyd Hears a Unique Case in the
Federal Court.
(Speclal to The Tlmes-Dispatch.)
GREENSBORO, N. C, -March 20.?There
was an unusual procceding bofore United
States Court Judgo Boyd here to-day in
whlch a North CaroIInlan, a Virginia con?
stablo and tho Mount Airy and Eastern
Railroad flgured. Some tlme ago when
this road was placed ln the hands of a
rccelvor, an Injunctlon was also issued
forbiddlng any party from bringing suit
agalnst tho corporation. wlthout flrst
obtalnlng pormission of the court. A far?
mer and buslncss man, llvlng near Mount
Airy, N. F. Bowman, sold cross-tles to
one Whlte, superintondont of construo
tlon, and there was a balance duo Bow?
man, as ho clalmcd, of $14.58. He sucd
the road beforo a mogistrato, recovercd
Judgment, and placed an executlon In tho
hands of S. T. C. Boyd, a constablo of Pat?
rick county, Va. Boyd served notlce on
the offlcials that unless they pald tho
judgment he wouid put up tlio road and
soll it.
In consequenco of these proceedings,
tho matter having. beon brought to Judge
Boyd's attention, ho Issued a rulo agalnst
Bowman and Boyd to show cause why
thoy should not bo nttached .for coon
tempt of tho ordor of the court prohlblt
Ing any suit without flrst obtalnlng per
mlslon of tho court.
Tho partles mado tholr appearance,
represented by attorneys, nnd had the
hearing continued untll the flrst Mon?
day ln April, in tho meantlmo giving a
good stout appearance bond.
A vacant lot, 2CxU8 feet, on South Elm
Street, waa purcliased thls morning by
C. W. Jennlngs, for $7,600. He wlll nt
onco erect a. four-story brlok bulldlng
thereon.
Mr. T. B. Ogburn, for a long tlmo head
galosmnn of tlio firm ot Lesso, Clilsolm &
Strnnd, has accepted tho posltlon of man?
ager of tho savlngs department of tho
Southern Loan and Trust Company.
. . '
Spu'rt In 'Frisco.
(By Assoelntod Press.)
NEW YORK. March 20.?A sharp ad?
vance ln the shares of tho St. Louls and
San Franolsco road to-day guvo eolor
to tho rumors of nn early announce?
ment of the 'Frlsco-Roclc Island deal.
Pesldent Yokum, of tho 'Frlsco Llno; W.
H, Moore, of tho Rock Islnnd Compnny,
and represontatlve8 of J. P, Morgan &
Co., had a protracted conference, and
Wall Street incllnes to tho bellof that all
tho lmportant dotalls of the comblna?
tlon have been perfected.
Rock Island common made somethlng
of a spurt ln tho murket, presumably ln
sympathy with the movement ln 'Frlsco,
.
Ask for a Delay,
(By Assoeliitcil Press,)
NEW HAVEN, CONN., March 20,?Tho
reply of the directors of tho New York,
New Haven and Hurtford Rallroad to
the Grlevance Commlttee announces a
proposltion countor to that of tho men.
The rallroad company.propoaes to socuro
from its operatlng department. flgurea
on whlch new wuge schedules can bo
offered to tho men on Wednesday, March
26th.
A reply was eont to Prosldent Hall
saylng that }be commlttee wouid awalt
a furthor mossage from tho board ou
March 25th. ,-,
??-Ttay?"' * . -' "
&TAR CT'ool AItIC'-Jftmw> JtUflnn and
Jay Grf"' \_roes, woro Imtmed here
to-d,- \ murder of Donald Me
'-. ;? >, .. L.iilL|4jranvaf^.'Wa,
NEW HUNTING LODGE
FOR VANDERB1LT
Miss Mary Woollen. an Ashe?
ville Belle. Will Be Wlth
the Giffen Company.
(Speclal to Tho Tlaies-Dlspatcb.)
ASHEVILLE, N. C., March 20.?George'
W. Vanderbllt contomplates making some
notablo addltlona to his huntlng lodge ln
the Plnk Beds section. A small-slzed for
tuno wlll be expended In making the Pinlc
Eeds lodge tho flnest huntlng lodgo in
the entire South.
Mr; Vandorbllt's superlntendent of con?
structlon and a forco of workmen have
already been ordered to Buck Sprlnfes,
where tho lodge ls sltuated, to begln ac?
tive work. Tho work wlll commence In
two weeka and wlll bo under the personal
suporvlsion of Mr. Vanderbllt. Mr. Van
derbllf s huntlng lodgo is located In one
of tho flnest gamo preserves to bo found
ln the country. It Is eleven mlles from
Candler and In the very best trout rc
..gion ln Western North Carolina. TOie
reglon is carefully _ruarded against poach
era.
It came to llght a short tlme ago that
160 acres bt land ln the heart of the Van?
derbllt possesslons on Bent Creek be
longe'd to the State, and no sooner was
the fact known than one of Mr. Vander
bllt'a workmen secured a grant for the
property. It Is a matter of conjucture
how much proftt the owner wlll make off
of Mr. Vanderbllt, whether or not he wlll
expect a fabulous sum for hia holdings.
The announcement Is made that Mlsa
Mary Woollen. a society belle of Ashe?
ville, has gone upon the stage and is wlth
tho Academy Muslcal Comedy Company,
managed by 11. L. Giffen, which comes
to Richmond March 30th. It Is sald that
Miss Woollen JoLned the Giffen Company
ln New York, wTiere she has been on a
^vieltof soveral weeks to her aunt. Thls
company played an engagement here the
past season, and It is understood that
Manager Giffen .hen offered Mlss Woollen
an engagement later on ln the season.
Sho was a leader In nmateur theatrlcals,
hlghly talentcd and extremely pretty,
nlneteen years of ago. ,
? ?
Wrightsville Seleeted.
(Speclal to Tbo Tlraos-ni-patch.)
GIIEENSBORO, N. C. March 20.?The
Executlvo Commltteo of tho State Press
Assoclatlon ln session here to-day se?
leeted Wrlghtsvlllo as the next place of
annual sosslon. The tlme was not flx?
ed.
' _
POLICE STICK TO
WOMAN THEORY
Chlef Bull Suspects the Same
Woman He Has All Along
of Burdick's Murder.
(By Assoclated Press.)
BUFFALO, N. T., March 20.?Superln?
tendent. of Police Bull said to/day that
hia oplnlon as to wlio kllled Edwln L.
Burdick has not beon changed at any
tJme slnce the tragedy.
"A woman killed Burdick," he declared,
"and I suspect the samo woman now
that I did the day of tho murder. I be?
lieve Chlef Cusack and the distrlct at?
torney aro of qulto tho samo oplnlon."
Tho toregolng statement was mado by
tho supotintendont ln nn lntervlew deny
nylng a publishod report whlch quoted hlm
as saylng: "It looks moro llke Pennell's
job thun any tlme slnce tho murder."
Slnco Burdlok was murdered the police
Ihnvo beon trying to learn, among other
thlngs, what klnd of a woapon waa used
in the commlsslon of tho crlme. A golf
etlck and tho mlsslng coektall bottle havo
boon considered. The latter ls now ellm
Jnated from all consideration. Dr, Dan
zer, tho modlcal examlner, sald thls ovo?
nlng that a coektall bottlo never could
hnve mado the wounds whloh klllod Bur?
dick. It is posslblo, he sald, for tho
back of a hatchet to have caused tlho
wounds, which, ln hls oplnlon, wero mado
wlth an Instrumont wlth a sharp edgo,
and It Is posslble that a golf stlck, such
as a puttor, could have made them,
Formor t)lstrlot Attorney Thomas Pen
ny sald to-dayi "Not a dollar of Mr, Pen?
nell's life Insurance wlll go to Mrs, Bur?
dick,"
Mr. Penny made thls statoment ln vlew
of tho publicatlon of a roport that only
$25,000 of the onormous Insurance carrled
by Mr. Pennoll wua made payable to his
estato, Tho clfcumstances gave rlso to
surmlses that Mrs. Burdick mlght bo
chlef bonellclary.
' ? i
For Mrs. Reed.
Editor Tho Tlmos-Dlspatchi
Sir,?Enclosed you wlll flnd $1 for desti?
tute famlly Mrs, Dalsy Reed.
SYMPATHIZER.
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Deaigna-A wurdeclUiUhest Medola
The /li.h?U?fnsrave<i0^
THB E, B. TAVI.OR CO?
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DR. BAKER
ISJ5AIL.D
Prellmlnary Hearing at Tar?
boro Held Yesterday.
EYE - WITNESSES HEARD
Ante-Mortern Statement of Dr, Bass
?nd Testlmony of Dr. Baker?No
Evldence of Murder ln the Flrst
Degree?Balled at $10,000.
(Bpectal to Tlio Tlmen-Dlspatch.)
RALBIGH, N. C, March 20.?Tho pre?
llmlnary trlal of Dr. J. M. Baker for
kllllng Dr. H. T. Bass was heard thls
morning at Tarboro boforo Judgo (Joorgo
H. Brown. Dr. Baker had provlously
glven boll for his appearance Monday,
but a warrant Issued by Judgo Brown,
made returnabfo Friday, gavo hlm tho
Oholco between comlng home and bolng im
prisoned untll tho hearing, or remalnlng
away untll then and surrendcring him
.self, whlch latter waa done. Ho returned
from Norfolk and spent last nlgiht with
country frlonds and came ln thls morn?
ing. Search was madi> for hlm at hls res?
ldence last night.
After tlie warrant was read and wltness?
es sworn, tho Judgo ordered a recess un?
til Donnel Gilliam, One of the altorpeys
for tho defense, could arrlvo at 11:30 on
a speclal train from Goldsboro, whoro he
mlsscd connectlon with the regular train.
The hearing was resumed by the Stato
lntroduclng F. D. Duncey, who was pres?
ent and saw the beginning and end. Thls
ls hls' statement in brlof:
DANCEY'S STATEMENT.
He met Dr. Bass as he camo out of tlhe
postofllce. He was then standlng about
tho mlddle of the sldewalk with Dr. Bass,
at a wlndow near the door, talklng about
hls wlfe and llttle boy, who had been slck,
when Dr. Baker passed between them and
went into the postofllce. As Dr. Baker
camo out and reached tho door Dr. Bass
selzed him and began to strlke. Tlicy
went back Into the postofllce and then
out, Dr. Baker first and Dr. Bass follow?
lng and striklng. Stepplng to the Bkle
walk, Bass held on to Baker. Baker
ran across the sldewalk, pursued by Bass.
As Baker ran, wltness saw tilm reach
ing to hls pocket, where a plstol protrud
ed. Bass was grabblng at hlm, trylng to
solze tho plstol.
About the mlddle of the street Bass
caught Bakor by the coat ln the baok.
Baker stepped out, and stlll reacliing for
hls plstol, retreated to the sldewalk. On
tlie crosslng at Cook's drug store Bass
caught up with him. Baker by thls tlmo
had hls plstol out. He turned and ad?
vanced towards Bass about three stcps.
Bass, held by Uhose attempting to part
them, lunged forward and caught the pis-'
tol, whlch was almost Instantly after?
wards dlscharged, the powder burning
Bass' hand. Baker advanced about two
stops and flred a second shot,' tho fatal
one. At the time the last shot was flred
Bass' arm's" were held at hls back. Tho
Wltness, when he saw Baker'.s plstol, has
tened to solze hlm. Ho selzeci Baker, but
dld not get lils hand on the hand ln whlch
the plstol was grasped until the second
shot had been flred. The wltness men?
tloned Colonel John L. Brldgers, Hcr
bert Jenkins and Martin Sarstarphen
/among 'thcaje". attcmptllng to part tho
two, and as the men who at one tlme or
another had hold of Dr. Bass.
Colonel Brldgers only saw Bass have
Baker hy the coat in the street, and be?
fore the shooting, whlch took place af?
ter the sldewalk was reached.
ANTI-MORTEM STATEMENT.
Dr. Bass' anti-mortem statement was
then offered as evldence. The dcscrlp
tion of tho encounter, as gtvon hy Dr.
Bass, states that no words wero, used by
elther. The very slght of Baker innde
hls blood boll. but he promlsed his
friends he wouid not klll, "Unless forced
to do so. The flght began at tho post?
ofllce. Baker broke away from him.
Ho pursued ?Bnker to prevent hlm uslng
hls plstol. Ho had tho plstol ln hls
hand. When dlscharged, Jie was pulled
back. He dld not know that but one
shot was flred. He thought this was
done when against tho front of Cook's
drugstore.
OTHER WITNESSES.
Wlll Spragglns testiiled that he, hear?
ing shots, ran from the stnblos near the
Town Hall. When he reached the corner,
he heard Bakor ask:
"Dld I hlt hlm?"
Wltness replled he dld not know, Some
one, the wltness was not posltlvo who,
but thlnks lt was J. T. Moore, sald:
"You know you put lt in his stomach,
and f?red."
J. T. Moore wns Introduawl. Hn saw
the> flght after tho sldewalk waa roacli
ed. Hls descrlptlon dlffer'ed very llttlo
from that of Mr. Dancoy. Dr. Bass, when
he took hold of the plstol, "had been shot.
Ho did not hear Bakor say anythlng af?
ter tho shooting was over, nor had ho
any rocollectlon of having sald a word
to hlm.
A. B, Cosby dld not seo tho fight. Ho
was In the bank. Ho cnmc_<iut when ho
heard the shooting nnd darriod Dr,
Baker's coat to tho ofllco. He heard
Dr. Baker say that he had put two lnto
hlm. He could not swear whether he
used the word "duni" or "damn" pro
cedlng the "him."
Drt Staton tostlfled as to tho wound.
and the course of *lio bullot.
DEFENDANT'S STATEMENT,
The testimony of tho defondant dld not
differ mntorlnlly from that offorod hy tho
Btato. Thls fact wns statod by counsol
for the defenso. Tho ense was sub?
mltted to tho Judgo without argument,
tho State nnnounclng thnt lt dld not nsk
that the defendant ba held wlthout bull.
Tho defenso addod that, of eourso, lt was
undorstood tlio caso had not been fully
gone Into, but only so much ns to enablo,
the Judge to dotormlno tho mattor bofore
hlm?the questlon of ball.
Judgo Brown sald thoro wns no crl
donce of murdor In tlio f.vst degreo, and
the ploa of self-dofenso having boen In
terposod, wlthout expressj'tg an opinion
ns to the lowor degree, It. was hls duty
to requlra the defendant to glvo ball for
his appearance at tho noxt term of Crlni
Inal Court, when lt wouid bo Incumbont
upon hlm to satlsfy a Jury of tho su'li
cloncy of his plea. A Justlflod boml of
$10,000 before the clerk was the araec.
Thls wns prornptly glvon,
. i.?? ?
Vlrglnians Here,
Vlrglnlnna hero last nlght wore:
Murphy's?J. R. Tucker, Bedford; J. D.
Clny, Honston; XV. li. Uvezey, Newport
Nows; Cnlloway Brown, Bedford; F. W.
Klng, Cllfton Foige; T. K, McKee, Vir?
ginla.
New Ford's?H. Q- Dlckenson, I.oulsa;
O. E. Matthews, I,ynoliburg; W, XV. Bry?
an nnd Wlfo, potorsburg.
JLoxIngton-Mr. Hurt, Chatham.
Speclal Servlces.
Ppeplal rovlval sorvjees begln at Ran
dolph-Btroet Baptist Criurch pundnv
Maroh g?di preaching overy utgh,t ,
*._.h?HM.w,e. itiiiko. i>tjf\ ., , ?
NORFOLK "& WESTERN R'Y.|
THE ONLY ALL-RAIL LINE TO
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WEST
V_ .
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TRAINS
BULED
DAILY
EAST
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*NORFOLK LIMITED" arid "OCEAN SHORE LIMITED/
Bo.h run solid from Richmond to Norfolk in 2 hours and 20 minutes -without change qf
cars. (See schedule tn another column).
LOW COLONIST RATES NOW IN EFFECT TO CALIFORNIA.
WASHINGTON.^MONTANA, AND OTHER WESTERN STATES. ,
SEE THAT YOUR TICKETS READ VIA NORFOLK O WESTERN.
ticket ofpicesi By.rd-Street Statlon'j Richmond Transfer Company, 819 E. Maln Street) Murphy'- an<_ Jaff-reoi.
Hotels, ancl COMPANY'S OFFICE, 838 East Maln Street; JOHN E. ,WAQNER, Clty Passenger Agent.
C. H. BOSLEY. Dist. Pass. Axt
W. B. BEVILU Gen'l Pass. A?t.
YOU SEE
well and you look
well when fitted
wilh our superior
Spectacles or
Eye-Glasses. Ihe
best that optical
skill can produce
is at your service
and at reasonable
prices.
"Good For tbe Eyes."
The S. GALESKI
OPTICAL CO.
Cor. 9th dhd Main Sts.
GLOVER, TBMOTHY,
GRASS SEED.
SEED OATS. CORN,
SEED POTATOES, Etc.
"We mako a speclalty of Hlgrh
Grade PIEDD SEEDS, buy In largre
quantltles and aro prepared to
mako low prlcea, quality considered.
Write us when buylng.
N. R. Savage S Son
Qrain and Seed flcrchants,
Richmond, Va.
E
SAL-.
A HANDSOME BRASS
CHANDEUER, wlth (8)
eight brass B. &. H, Lamps.
Has been used for a^short
tlme to llght a church, but
Is In good conditlon, and wlll
be sold for less thnn half
the orlginal cost, . Apply to
Dixie Antique Furni
No. 309 North Elghth Street.
MEMBERS,
Tha ANNUAL. Meetlng of Post
A wlll be held at headquarters,
Thlrd and Maln Streets,
SATURDAY NIQHT,
Maroh 21st, 8.15 o'CIock.
Delogates to State Conventlon
wlll be elected and other matters
of speolal lmportance wlll be taken
up.
H. L, HAHWOOD,
Secretary.
Something You Weuit!
A man to sell your FARM. Aet now,
for lifa Is uhort. Delay is vokl of all
busin-s- prlnclple, I wlll sell your
REAL. ESTATE or sell you REAL
EOTATE anywhere ln the United
States. Apply at once.
Agent? wanted ln every county.
COLES CLAY.
No, 219 eiQh,^,1 Street,
... ^.^wnfcV*
l_F__-V__.-_a____'<' ..?.v_fi?.n~_iM-i.
ANNUAL STATEMKNT FOrt Tniff YHAH ENDINO DECEMBEH 81. 1002, OF THW GOJJ.
nrrioN and Aitpair8 ot* thh titvi-ttroor. and london and ci_onH iNstJRANoa
OOMPANY OC LIVKKPOOX,.' OHOAMIZKD IJNDHR THB t,AW_ OP BNGLANn. UADB.
THB AUDITOIt OF I'UBUO- ACCOUNTS, OP TIIB C0MM,ONWEAtTH 0? VIK0IN1A, IH
, GEO. W. HOYTji Prineioal
Virtflola. DAVBNPOHT * 00.1
I'UaSrJANCK Tl) THE LAWS OP VIIU1INIA.
ItOSlcloilt MiimiEcr, HENKY "W. BATON; Deputy MnnnR-cr, ?,??.?.?, . rn .
Offlco, 40 WILLIAM STItBBT, NBW YOHK; Goncrnl Agent ln Virginla. DAVBNPOftlI * jJOJ
Kesldonco, HlOHilOND, YA.; Orjjnulzocl or Incorporatod, 1830; Commcnced Btulneei la unltw
_tatosK 1813. _
AB8ETS.
Vnlue of roal estato ownnd tiy tha company.? .....-....,..........* $l,86fl,_S_ 00)
LoonH nnd mortgngu (duly recorded iintf being,tlie flrst Hens on tho fee simplo) Upon, _?-,?
whlch-not mnr. thnn one yenr's Interest ls duo...,.. ;<??._? ?'8?i'I?2,V_
tnteroat due 011 nll snld inortgage lonus. $807.50, interest nccroed thereon $32,764.-... 88,083 14
Vnluo or Iiinils ntortKiiged, excliwlvo of bulldlngs und porishabio Im- _ .
provoments... .?.?...,.?" I_'9?S*959 9?
Value of bnllclliiit- niortgnged.
2,713,6.8 00
Total valuo of sald tnortgaged premlses.
.....,?._.^.._. |6,408,60S 00
BONDS AND SXOOKS OWNED ABSOEtrTELY BY THE COMPANY.
"Pnr
Vnlue.
_...._...._.... $1,100,000 00
Unltod Stntos bonds...*...
?Stnte of Now York bonds.....?..
Clty oC Klcbmond, bonds.?
Clty ot Boston. bonds....,
llerniillo Co., New Mexlco, bonds
New Mexlco Terrlturlnl, boiicj...-.
Clty ot Now York,.bonds_............ 776,000 00
Atchlson. TopokO nnd Hiinta Fo Bwy.... 3"9'555 22
Northern I'nclflc 'Kwr.,.'??? .59*552-59
I'uloii I'nclflc Bwy...,....'. 122.222 22
St .Louis, Iron Mouiitnin nnd Soutnern llwy-. i2?,022 2?
Atlnntlc Const Line llwj*. bonda.. 202'222 22
Chlcngo, Milwnulteo and St. Pnul llwy. stock.. 100.000 OO
rillnols Centrnl Bwj. stock...?
Baltlmore and Ohlo Bwy. atock....*-.??? '
100,000 00
5,000 00
180,000 00
0.000 00
0,000 00
60,000 OO
80,000 00
Mnrkot
Valuo.
$1,570,445 00
107,625 OO
0,600 00
101,700 00
6.800 28
6,018 75
? 842.843 75
102.000 00
103.600 00
104,000 00
118,000 OO
206,760 00
102,600 00
01,000 00
88,030 00
Total pnr nnd market valuo (carrled ont at _ ..
markot ynhui)..,-. $3,000,000 00
Cash in tho company's princlpnl ofllco..........;.....?........? A....
Cnsh Ibelongiug to the compnny in bnuk...^.?,..,?...???????????.??
Interest duo and accriiiul on collntcrnl lonns..._???',*.? ? ??????? ?? ?*???? ?__'_
Gross premluma (as wrltten. in the nolleies) ln coursn of coilectlon, not moro than
threo months due.?'..-..4.?..^4????~.???.??
Bont duo und nccrtied..,.........?......?i.?......,?
All other property buloiiglng to tlio company................,.....?.,
$3,032,833 TS $-,?_?, 8S9 TS
.A.... . 8.781 40
............. 1,480,804 64
188 00
-,886,880 83
10,000 00
3,600 67
The grosB amonnt ot nll the nssets o? tho compnny.
Deduct ngonts' credlt hnlnjice**.
$11,232,031 31
. 27,317 04
Aggregate amount ot nll a.sets o. tho company, stated at thelr aetuat-^alUB....$11,204,714.37
__ABffi._T_S.
Gross clnlins for ndjustea nnd. nnpnld iosses dutr and to becomo due.... $ 4,022'79
Gross lossea ln proccss of ncljuntmeut, or in siispenae, Includlng all re- ??*-- ?
portod nud supposed lossea.???.???.'.::. ' ,A'?? ?
Lossea reslstcd, includlng interest, costa, and other cxponsoa thereon.... 40,600 00
Totnl gross nmount of clnims for lossea.'Ii??'?!!? kq
Deduct ruliisurnnco thereon.?_ ? .??.????? iui.-ui oa
Not nmount of unpald Iosses.,"'i'i"":i,.*.
Gross premlum* received nud rccclvnblo upon nll uno-plrpd flre .rlsks
runulns one venr or less from dnto of pollcy, includlng Interest,
premluma on perpotmil llro rlska, $4,708,333.23; unenrned prcmlums
(flfty per cent.).? ?.:??'?'?'?.-'? $-,88?,loo B.
Gross premluma recelvod and rccolvnble upon nll unexplrefl flra rlsks
ruiiulng more thnn ono yenr from dnto of pollcy, $4,07S,003 21; un
enrneel promlums (pro rnbi). _,tHU,uua <u
? 0.4,137 65
Totnl unearned promlums as computeel abovo.........'I";v;'"?','>Z'Ai'l.~l
Amount reclnlmnblo by tho lmrared on perpetunl flro Insurance! pollcle. belng 00 por
cent. of tho prnmlum of deposit received...........................
Net premlum resorvo nnd all othor llabllltles, excopt cnpital, under the llfo lusurnnco
or nny other spcelnl department.?_????_.i.V*"i
CommlsslniiB, brokerngo un<I other ehnrges due nnd to becomo duo to agents and
brokers on premlums puld an<l ln course cif coilectlon-......;...............
Return promlums, $60,000; rclnaumuco, $180,401.00; contlngent UublUty ,$20,000....
1,030.806 04
280,588 57
N
08,810^77
207.60.1 87
260,404 06
Total amonnt of nll llabllltles. except capltal Btock nnd net surplpa.^..$0,802,611 85
BEOEIPTS DUBINO THE YEAB.
Grosa prcmlums and bllls unpnld at close of laat year.............. $1,100,080 67
Deduet axnouut of aauio no't collectod.?.?...- ?' u
2,466 26
v.f ......f.fl. $1,163,115 4t
Gros. promiums'Vn Vl.k.'wrltton and renewed during the yenr. 0.480,078 14
Deduct gro'sV preinium? an'il 'bt'lis In cou'rio of coilectlon at thls date.
Entlro premlums collected diiilng tbo yenr...... S'SS'JJi ?.
Deduct lelnsurnnco, rubnto, nbatemont und return premlums. 8.006.383 83
Net cnsh nctunlly-received for premluma.
SSSiT-d/wlitC?^
nll other sonrces.;"",;'*;?.'.
Inconio received from nll other sources?via.! Bents.,.
185,039 63
121,346 70
07,144 80
Aggregoto amount of receipts actnaliy recelvod during tha year ln-caah....???
DISBUBSEMENTS DUBINO THE YEABU*
Gross nmount nctunlly pnld tor Iosses (Includlng $600,844.80 loaae* -
occui-Ina la provlous yeara). ?i,?.,,v?? <m
Decl.lct nll amounts nctunlly r'-'?lvc_Lf?,r.8"lTa?*0.-^?51i?r..?n '?"",??,?'
$0,043,157 23
thei st or of previous yenfa) $28,877.07. nnd aUSmoanU actually
received for relnsurmico In other compunles, $820\710.01, ToU!
docluctlou. 4.......M..* ...^?......?
863,066 88
Not nmount pnld during tlio year for lossea.i.;..?..?
"'fo* set'Xl0nnd' ldcM* 'tiixcs ln* Vhts' -tid other Sta't'es'.
fa.ISS.04B-*.
1.068,107 aa
tatiiav no
All other puymontfl aud axi>eiidlturea.
Aggroguto amount of actual dlsborsements durlwj tbo year, ln caih.
108,178 88
"8,188 t8
888,!
..* ?9,888,610 73
BUSINES8 IN THE BTATE OP VIRGINIA DUBINO THE YEAB,
Mr*
I6T,
Premlums. .received (6foa8)?????-r??^?^^''"^?"V!?!!!!.^^.V..V/.V.!!^,.^,'.'.*." .!!!!!! iS.Oba 04
Blsks .wrltten.
$9,1BT,10? 00
?-,78. 88
l/jssc-H naltl..
Lossea luuurred
(HlgnecJ.)'
(Slgm-il.)
42,178 04
GEO. W. nOYT, Deputy llannser,
II. W. BATON, Manager.
Stato of Now York; Otty of New York?sat
Bworn to January 28, 1003, beforo GEO. D. COBEY, Comml-aloner.
DAVENPORT & CO., General Agents
1113 E. Maln Street.
INEY TO LOAN
$10 nnd upwards loaned on Planos
.ncl liomtchold furnlture, on tlio
bulldlng and loan asaoclatlon plan,
vvliloli niakos tlio cost niuoli less
tliun you puy elaowlioro, und allutv
you to pay lt off ln rnonthly pay?
ments, running from 0110 to twolvo
montha, Got others' ratta, then
seo ua,
Tldewafer Loan and Trust Co.
Sulto 33-34, Thlrd t'loor,
Merolmnta' National Dank Bulldlng,
UM Uaat Maln Streot.
Tako lOlevutor.
LW_?.iiii^W_-^.*4twai!^^
?~:whi-a\:-M.->Zv .'1 r_rr*y%a?<<Ai
D#tjADPIC^IQ^
ttn n i?"-sr HICHMONI
CXIQNSv^
HICHMOND VA".
HALF RATES TO FLORIDA
For s.ttlers and Home-Seekers via tba
Beaboarcl Alr Line Rallway.
Beginning Tuesday, March 21th, and
overy Tuesday theroafter lu March and
April, tho Seaboard Alr IJne llallway
wlll -ell suttlers' and liouio-seokera" tick?
ets to Manatoe, Brnldontown and loiien
ton, ln Muiuitee county, Flortda, for
$15.75 0110 way and $20,60 round trlp
from Hlchmond, aiul foor 115.10 one way
and $2_.76 roupd, trip from. Petersbura.
Manateo county ls tlu? moat forilio aeo
tion of l-'loi-lcU. It la on tho west
coast, well below tho front line, and
thousands of aorea o( tho bost unocci*.
pled landa aell ror $46.00 to lif.O.vO j>?r
aore, They wlll pay toi' theniaalvoa ?n?r>y.
tlmea tho flrst year.
In 1903 ono aoro nettad ?1,83S,7B in
early vegotablea, Thlrty acrea <it aelary
brought $30,607.00.
Tho county ls tlio healthlest ln Florlda ;
und tho oliniate doll*htful.
The tarnon fl.hlng Of. thl? coa.t,
Saratogu. Bay, Is tho flneat ln tha worl
For luforuisitlou apply to Z. P, _s.it)|
dlstrlct pa.sHeti.o.- agent, Hlchmond, V
IJom-y "NVhyto, agent. J&jtor^Var*. V
to Char.ea B, liyunV'k*fnva4 r.,
^HMmmWim^'''
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