The times dispatch. [volume], April 03, 1903, Image 5

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BODY THAT
OFL.L.LUCK
Remalns Found ln the Dock
Have Been Identlfled,
:WAS MISSINO MANY WEEKS
Young Man Dliappeared Chrlstmas
Eve, Slnce When Hla Relatives
Have Used Every Effort
to Locate Hlm.
ino body of Ltndsay L Luck, who dls
appeared from hla homa ln Fulton on
Chrlstmas Evo, was found ilontlng ln
tho idock early yestorday mo'rnlng, The
body was dlsoovored by W. I. Elllngton
at tho foot of Elghteonth Streot, who
notlfled tho pollco. Coroner Taylor was
Jnformed, and ho had tho body removed
to. Blllupa' undortaklng parlots, whoro
bo held a post morlen oxaralnatlori ut
10 o'clock.
Several persons rccognlzed the body ns
that of Llndaay Luck by marks on tho
body, and a llttlo lator Wllson Luck
Identlfled tho body aa his brothor. Tho
body waa vory much deoomposed from
.its. long stay in the wator. The faco was
I BwoUen beypng .recognltlon. .
',, Tho unfortunate young man was twen
, ty-nlne ycars of age, tlvo feet two Inches
in hoight and wclghed, about 16G pounds.
Ke waa attlrod ln a ncat black aultof
I oloths, bluo ovorcoat, vlcl kld ahoes,
' (now), whlte shlrt and coll.ar and black';
?tring tle. '
RECOGNIZBD BY MARKS.
His brother rococniized the body by the
fotlowing marka: Large mole on left
i.?houlder blado, three L'a and two hearts
fplorced wlth an arrdw, tuttootd on tho
right fore arm. A number., of artlcles
wero found ln hla pocket, among them
a half-plnt bottlo.of "Old Black Thprn
whlakey, nearly full; six labor tlcketa of
'tho Vlrglnla Poaaengor and PowerCom
ipany, a two-blado': pockct-knlfo, > wlth
black handle, 'lidlf'Tackago of Algarotto
tObaccp and two' books of clgarotto pa
pors, whtto handkerchlof wlth three rod
llnea around border, and *1.30 ln change.
On Chriatama Eve mornlng ho left his
brother's home, at No. 009 Nlcholaon
Street, wlth, whom ho boarded, went to
tho Amorlcaii Locomotlvo Worka and
drow his money. About noon he accom
panlod several frlends to Broad Street
nnd the last seen of hlm was about two
o'clock, whon ho promlsed to walt for a
frlend to purchase.several artlcles.ln tne
flve and ten cent store. Slnce that day
his parents and brothara have used every
effort ln.thelr power to locate hlm. Tele
' grams havo been oent all over the coun
tryr glvlng a descrlptlon of hlm, out
tnelr eftorta wero in valn. ^
WAS WELL KNOWN.
Luck was well known In thls clty, and
?was for a longI tlme employed wlth the
Rlchmond Traction Company as motor
mah and conductor; later he held a good
? po^tlon in North Carollna. He is sur
. vlved by his parents. Mr. and Mra. Geo.
I o Luck. of Carollno county; aeven broth
I er's I^issrs. Wilson, Samuel. Wert and
RoydeWof thla clty; John Charles and
1 Otey, of Carollno; three a sters, Mlasea
Nettie nn<5 Mary, ofCarollne, and Mra..
Annle Luck, of Wlnston. Maaa.
Tho body will be taken to his parents'
*.^n? in-dtiv at 10:10 o'clock. and tho
r Sal wmVoUy take piace thls af
? .ternoon. ; ;?.' 7_
JUSTICE JOHN
HasQained Thlrty Pounds and Doing
Busineas at the Old Stand.
JusUce john, tho nonparell pollco mag
!s?rat. of tho capitarcity of the State
has rapldly regalned his strcngth and
health slnce tho ordeal of several opera
tlons of a dtstresslng olmractor last
wlntor. Ho la admlnlstering juatice ;on
Ue samo patent lover prlnclple as of
voro, and works the pump handle of the
law'wlth a vlgor that atrlkea terror to
tho heart of the evil-door. and koepa well
ln hand hla temperance clasa.
' Those who wonderod if his job would
bo empty are now looklng for other
omolumept. Rlchard ls hlmself again
and dolng buslneaa at the same old
Btahd, dolng the squaro thlng betwoen
'man and man, throwing ln a joke and
an autograph wlth each declslon, ao
cordlng to the most up-to-date style of
. Justlco. Ho has.,galned thlrty pounds
ln weight in the last few weeks.
Tho Great Dlspenser ls on deck Keep
?>ft tho grass. \
HE MIXED 'EM UP
West End Residents Buy Thelr Nelgh
bors' Plants and Flowers.
The palms stolen out of Justlco Crutch
field's yard havo beon rccovered. The
'thtef sold them to his nolghbors. and
when thoy aaw the account pf tho rob
bory ln The Ttmes-Dlapatch they notl
ried hlm.
' At orio realdonce, whoro the lady of tne
houae deollned to buy, tho thieveB added
to thelr bootyby taklng her flowers alao
,off the front walkway.
There was a conaldorable awapping of
flowers ana palma betwoen nelghbors ln
/the We#. End yeatordny.
i, Moral: Do not buy flowera unleas you
. I know whoro thoy como from.
) GOVERNOR AND JUDOE
DEW IN WASHINGTON
I Governor Montague and Judge John
''O. Dow, Socond Audltor of tho State,
ilo'ft yeaterday afternoon for Waahlngton,
? whoro they go In an effort to brlng
?bout a aettloment botween Vlrglnla and
?tho United Stntea government of the
' accpunta ovor whlch thero has boen such
a long wrangle,
Congress has recently passed an act
dlreotlng a sottlement at a tlme when
the aooounts will balance themselvea,
jand the State offloera are of oplnlon that
thla la true now.
' Vnrloua eatlmatos and caloulatlons havo
been mnda by both aldes from tlme to
'tlmo, and lt has been. held by Vlrglnla
? tithorltles that the general government
iwos Indebted to tho State In tho sum of
,!?omethlng llke *0OO,OOO. But thls was
iiever conceded, ?a clalms, of Interest
and c-ther offaeta wero br'ouiht to aliow
that thore wat but llttle, ,lf any, dlf*
foroncii.
| J'ulton 9/ows. |
Mr, Arthur _.' Powers, Junlor member
of the flrm'?' of Powera Brothera, brlok
manufacturers, fell yeaterday at the yards
and stistitlni.'d a sovero apraln of hls rlght
arikle. . ,
Ho waa removed to hla realdence on
Churoh Hlll, Whoro ho reoelved modlcal
attontlon:
Wllllo Davta, the llttle fellow who was
aerlotialy Injiircd at tho Codar Works on
Monday, la stlll In a aerlous condltlon at
tho VIrglnla Hospltal.
Tho Govornment Rood la growlng worso
ovory day. On yosterday nttothor large
portlon of tho road slld down. N6 steps
wlll bo takon to ropalr the road urttll It
flnishea settilng, Suporlntendont Bryant
aald last nlght that ItvWas ImpoaBlblo to
toll when tho road would bo oponed to
travol.
No cttll haa yet been Issued by tho
Commltteo on PnstorB for tho Fulton
Bnptlst Churoh. Tho commltteo has sev
oral namos under advlsomont, but havo
not yet Bflttled on any speclal one.
A dollghtrul box party and soclal was
glvon last nlght by Mrs, J. Doc Scara
at hor realdence, No, 614 LoulBlana Street.
The ovenlng waa apont enjoylng a musical
progrommo, conalstlng of plano, grapho
phono, voonl. jaoloctlons, and aelectlona
from the Fulton Mandolln and Gultar
Club, compoaed of Meaars. John H, Bot/1
waro, Herman Porr, Georgo Baker and
Auatln. Among those ln >. attondancb
wore: MIbhos Minnle Burch; Ducy Petry,
Ruth Seara, Carrle Klrby, Fannlo Hlg
glns, Minnle Hancock,' EthalMcDonough,
Norma Mosby, Annle Schmldt,--Fannlo
Pnead.VLIIIIe Klrby, Nelllo McCluer.'Pearl
Throckmorton, Ireno 8mlth. Maymo and
Hosslo Anglo; Mossrs. Charlea Deonard,
J. Doc Sears, D. A. Dooppe, Jr? 'Percy
Pollard, C. A. Schmldt, Percy MoCabe,
Howard Redftrd, Tonoy Cavedo, Joseph
Dipford, Doe Deonard, Charloa Smlth,
Doiils Deoppo, Honry Sears, Shorly Sut
ton, Randolph Dipford, Georgo Beala,
and Honry Duke.
Mr. Amerlcus Basslnger, of Fulton Hlll,
has returned from a buslneBS trlp tp
Florida. '. , ,?,-? !
' Mr. John T. Neagle, whq?haB peen^jn
dlsposed for sevoral wcek's, .ls ablohto
be out.
Tho sprlng openlng of Mlss Mayme
Jordan'B new rollllnery wlll take place
to-day and to-morrow at 3916 Wllllams
burg Avenue. .?'_'."':-'' ''?
SIx candldatea were Inltiated at Henrlco
Councll, No, 733, Royal Arcanum, last
"itev W. 8. Deake, former pastor of
Fulton Baptlat Church, now State tnla
alonnry, haB moyed hls realdence to ,27
West Maln Street. Rev. Mr. Deake wlll
bfe*ln hla work on Saturday at Hlgh
Polnt. whero he wlll hold revlval eer^
V'm?' Chrlatlan Scara! one :of.,the oldest
German cltixena of Fulton, who haa boon
in several weokfl, la able to be out.
Mrs A Basslnger and chlldren. who
havo been vlsltlng relatlv* ln Amolia.
have returned home.
Property Tranafera.
__SS.^St>??"--?'
on aouth alde Ivy Street, 108 f;Mt east of
"s^toTR^-Owlea. _ feat on aouth
sldHvy StVeot. 135 feot oaat of Meadow,
^cTbomlnlci and- wife to Henry Gunst
bi i 1-2-12 foet on north alde Franklin
Btrit No-"W and 1710 East. MO,500.
Tt H. Harwood and wlfo to Sarah E.
Uilman, 25 feet on east alde Adama Street,
243 6-12 feet from Cary. $900. .
H R. Pollard, Jr., and wife and John
Bagby and wife to Sarah E. Uilman, 30
feet on north aldo Taylor Street, between
ReBervoIr and Randolph. $1,400.
George D. Prlddy and wife to Edward
W. Stephena, 29 8-12 feet on west alde St.
Paul Street, 134 feet north of Baker, $1,
300
Jamea C. Pugh and wife to E. A., Cat
lin, 27 4-12 foet on west alde Twenty
seventh Street. 62 feet north of M. $625.
Honry H. Reid to Louise W. Reld, 25
feet on north side Moore Street, $5. ?
? Edward B. Hoae, sub-trustee, Edward
S Boae and wife, T. Dee Carter, L. D.
Mlnnlgerodo and wlfo to C. K. Coulllng,
120 feet on sotrth slde Ivy Street, 42 feet
east of Meadow, $3,600.
Walter J. Todd and wife to Mllton W.
Haynes, 61 feot on east slde Randolph
Btreot, 160 feet south' ?f Wlnder, $460.
Henrlco: Jamea H. Dooley and wife to
Mlss Julla Mayo, record of deed recorded
June 3, 1SS7. '.",', .," '
Nannlo M. and Rylarid H, Ford to
Spottswood Dowls, 43 acres about 8..mlles
northwest of Rlchmond, on tho Broad .
Street rood, $430.
Mlss Jblla Mayo to Walter R? John T.,
John H,, James S. nnd Wllton T. Francls,
tradlrig as W, S. Francls & Bros., 100 feet
on south sldo maln Btreet, squtheaat cor
nor flycamoro, $3,300.
MANY VISITORS
SEE THE GOVERNOR
His Excellency Had to Spend
Afternoon at Work to Catch
Up With Correspondence.
, Not for many days has tho Governor
hnd bo many vlsltors ns on yestorday.
It waa 'practlcally Imposslblo for hlm
to do much work at tho offlce, and ho
went to tho Manslon about 2 o'clock to
spond the afternoon In work.
Many of tho callors wero membors of
the Jameatown delegatlon from the Tldo
water aeotlon. The blll wlll very llkely
havo tho Exocutlve's approval lf lt
ronohoa hlm,
Commlssloner of Agrloulturo Kolner
spont a pnrt of yesterday at Rlohmond
Collego, where ho assisted the studonts
and Dr, Charlea H. Ryland In plantlng
trees and observlng "Arbor Day."
In Mr, Brent'a offlce buslnesa ls movlng
along smoothly. E. C, Glnas and Seoro
tary Brent havo completed arrangomonts
?for tho blg Bumroor school of methods,
Ito be hold at the Unlvorslty of VIrglnla,
boglnnlng lato ln June. The prospects
aro exceedlngly brlght for ono of the
greateat aesalons Mr. Glasa has ever yet
conduated.
DR. PRICE'S
TRYABITA FOOD
THE ONLY WHEAT FLAKE CELERY FOOD*
"I consider Tryabita Food the greatest achievemeJ of my We."
GROCEItS 8ELL IT.
TEN MILLION
ACREHAND
State of Florlda Secures Title
in Pee Slmple.
ALL IN FROSTLESS BELT
Belleved That Wlth Drainage it Will Be.
come Very Valuable for Frult Qrow
Ing Purposei?Long Conten?
tlon Isat LastSettled.
(By Aatoclated Preaa.)
WASrilNOTON, Aprll 2.-Commlssloner
Rlchards, of tho General ' Land Offlce,
to-day took practlcally the flnal step In
the aettlomont of the long-drawn-out con
tontlon betweon the United States and
the State-of Florlda over the ownerahlp
of the landa lncludod ln the portton of
the State of Florlda known aa the Ever
glades. Thls aotlon conslBtod ln certlfy
mg the llsts ot the landa to th6 State
authorltles, The landa all lle south of
Lake Okeechoboe. The ccrtlflcatlon made
to-day covers not only the entlre area
of the Everglodea, but alao tho lands ln-'
cliided In Mangove Swamp, whloh lles
atlll beyond the Bverglade rcglon. The
entlre llst inoludea about ten milllon
axsrea, all of whioh goea to tho State in
fee slmple and will be at Its dlapOaal.
The controvorBy over tho landa began
ln 1880, and haa-been In progrosa evor
slnce. In ordor to aottlo the dlsputod
polnt as to ^whethor the country Is
Bwampy, and thereforo tha property of
the State under the swamp land act of
1860, a survey waa made. The reflult of
the survey was' favorable to the conten?
tlon of the State, and ln 1897 the secro
tary approved certlflca'tlon of tho lands
to the Stato. But beforc the patenta
could be Issued frlends of the Semlnole
Indlans lntervened, alleglng that the
. remnants of that trlbe of aborlginea, who
Btlll'rem'alned upon the EvorglodeB, thelr
orlginal homo, would bo diapossessed.
Thla complaint roBUlted In another In
veatlgatlon and a opecial survey, and
ln tha and small tracts of land were
wlthdrawn for the Indlans romalnlng. ,
It ls not belloved that slmllar or any
otbor obataolea can now-arlao to prevent
the flnal cloalng of the transactlon at
a very' early day. Secretary Hltchcoek
' ' ?;'T thought Mr. Brown was comlng thls evening."
"He dld come; don't you see hlm?" ?
Solution of puzzle in yesterday's Times-Dispatch: Her profile is formed by
the front of lady's coat.
had already slgnifled his approval of the
seleotlons before Commissioner Rlcharda,
apponded hla certiflcate. and all that re
malns ls for the Interior Department to
lasue a patent to the land, whlch, ac
cordlng to precedent, wlllbe d one upon
the reauest of the Governor of the State.
?The1 landa are all wlthln the froatlesa
belt, and it la'believed that with drain
age they will aoon become very valuablo
for frult growlng purpoaes.
- ?
MES9AQE FROM COGHLAN
Says United States Interesti In Qulf
Waters are Protected.
(By Aaaoclntcd Preaa.)
WASHINGTON. D. q., Aprll 2.-The
Navy Dopartmont to-day rocelved the fol
lowmg cablogram from Admlral Coghlan,
dated Guatemala, Aprll lat:
"Following sent by Marlotta, en routo
Bellzo for atorea; Roleigh arriyed; Trux
v^l e captured by rovolutlonlats 24th. Our
Intereata proteated, Condltions unsettled.
CommunleaUon uncertaln and another col
Uer needed.. Brutua nearly empty,
The colller Marcellua will probably be
eent to Admlral Coghlan, In addlt on to
the colller Marcellus ordera were iesued
nV tha Navy Department detaohlng tho
suDPly sWp Culgoa from tho North At
fanMc Squadron for duty wlth Rear-Ad
mlral Coghlan and sho will proceed at
nnee from Pensacola.
To Admlral Coghlan's dlscretlon has
been left the tlme of hla deporture from
Central Amerlpan watora, but tho tenor
of hla dltpatoh recelvod to-day lndlcatea
that hla proaence there will aoon be un
nocessary Upon atartlng north he wll
joln the North Atlanalc Squadror. at Pen?
sacola. The Bhlpa' of the Cnrlhbean Sea
divlslon wlU probably be dookod at, No>
fom and Boston. Admlral Hlgglnaon's
Squadron Is expected to reaoh New York
earlv ln May, and such vossels ns neecl
vepalrs will be docked at the New York
yard. .
HAS NO AUTHORITY
TO.BREAKCONTRACT
(By Aaaoclated Preaa.)
WASHINGTON, Aprll 2.-Aotlng Seo
retary of the Navy Darllng to-day de
cfded that the government has no legal
grounds for rovoklng Its contract wlth
a Norfolk meat company. Tho Hocro-,
tary foels that the government will bo
foroed to pay exoess prlces for moat aa
a rasult of the hlgh price of that artlcle
when tho contraot was oloaed last year.
9 ?*' l ?
TWO POLJCE AND
TWO CITIZENS KILLED
(By Aaaoctated Preia.)
MONTERBY, M'EXICO, Aprll 8.-Dur
ing the colebratlon hero to-day of the vlo
tory of the Republlo wlth, troopa under
General Plas, at Puobla, Aprll 2, 1807, po,
litlcarcapltal was made of the affalr by
the partlsans of tho varjous candldates
for Governor of tho State of Nouvo Leou,
and a mob of 1(1,000 olttiens fortped and
tharohed to tho realdence of Oovemof
Reyos and hurled a showet ot stones ftt
tho Goverflor and shouted "Doath to
.Royesl" ? .
The polltie wero sont for, and ln the
mlx-ttp that ensuod ln dfsporslng the tnoo
two pollcetnen and two cltlr.ons were klllcd
and many wottrided.
Qulet now provalts, but It la not un
llkely that the troubte may break out
afresh, aa polltlcal Sontlmont Is hlgh and
a HtfOflg fcellng prevulls aKalHHl Governor
Reyes.
VIOLENT DEMONSTRATION
Soclallst Meetlng Proteats Agalnat Ar
y rest of Qoetz.
flJy AMociatod Preat.V , . .
ROME. Aprll 2.-A dlspatch to .the
Popolo Romano from Mllan says a vlo
lent domonstratlon oocurrcd thore yea?
terday evenlng, followlng a aoelallstio
meetlng, called to protost agalnat the
arroat of Mlchaol Goeta, a Ruaalan, at
Naplea, Maroh aith, on the oherge of
belng Impllcated In a plot to klll the
C?ar durlng hls approachlng vlalt to
Rome. A mob of about a hundred eo
clallnts proceeded to the Russlan con
aulate at Mllan, stnglng a aoclallst hymn
and shoutlng, "Down wlth Caarlsm.
The pollce attomptod to dlaperse the so
clallets, and durlng the fightlng whlch
followed a stone was hurled at the os
cutcheons on tho consulate, lts flng
ataft was broken, a pollce .ofneer' was ln
Jured, and four men were arrosted.
? i
WILL VISIT ROME
Klng Edward Haa Declded to go to See
the Pope.
. (Br AMoelated Prew.)
ROME, Aprll 2.?Prlnce Collonna, the
Mayor of Rome, haa been ofllolally ln
formed by the Itallan Oovernment that
Klng Edward wlll vlalt Rome at the end
of thls month, Mgr. Stonor, Canon of St.
John Dateran, the hlgheat Engllah prelate
?here, has been enrusted wlth the nego
tlatfona to arrange a vlalt of Klng Ed?
ward to the Pope. It Ib propoaed that the
Klng eltherigo to the EngUsh eccleslastl
cal college hbro, or to the realdonoe of
Prlnce Masslmo, whom he met when here,
as Prlnce of Walea, durlng the" lffetlme of
Pope Piua TX. From olthor of these jlaces
he would atrat for tho Vtlcan, not ln a
carrlago of the klnd of Italy, ut ln a prl
wato vehlcle.:
a
STRUCK BY BOTTLE
Coroner Takea Ante-Mortem State
ment of Oolonel Sennard.
(Br A??oclatcd Press.)
. NEW YORK, Aprll 2.?Coroner Golden
cranz has been-iordered to take the ante
mortom statement of Colonel Dennard,
aged seventy, aald to havo been a colo
nel in the Confedorate, army, who la ex?
pected to dle from a blow upon the head
wlth a bottlo,
In hla ante-mortem statement, Colonel
Lennard aald hla name was Louman
Lewls Lennard, and that he i8 a brother
of Dr. Amos L Lennard, of Chlcago,
He doclarod that ho becamo Involved ln
a quarrel wlth Gllbert Mooro, proprletor
of the Amorican Carrlago Exchango, and
that Moore knocked hlm down, fraoturlng
hla Jaw. Physlclans at" tho hoapltal, he
aays, told hlm he waa not serlously ln?
jured, but hla own famlly phyalolnn, 8ee
lng hla condltlon, notlfled the coronor,
? ??^???
BAD MIX-UP
Schooner to Avoid Collision Crossed
Tow Llne.
(ny AsHocluted Presa.)
NEW YORK, April 2,?The Italian'steamer
Cltti dl Napoll, whlch arrlved here to-day
from Napios, whllo backlng "froni her
anchorago at quarantlne on her way
to her dock, crossed the courso of ? the
schooner Colllns W. Walton, of Phlla
dolphla, bound In from JnckBonvllle, and
for a moment a collision seemed lmml
nent.
The schooner gavo way and ln so do?
lng waa obllged to croas tho tow llne of
an Incomlng mud acow and a nilx-up
reaulted.
Tho aohooner, ln croaslng tho tow llno
fell across the mud scow, but owlng to
tho prompt slacltlng of tho tow llno by
the tug, managed to escape wlthout eerl
ous Injury.
The sohooner had hor Jlbboom carrled
nway and was probably raspcd along tho
bottom by the tow llne,
Ttttt's Pills
Cure All
Liver Ills.
Perfect Health.
Keep the syHtem in perfect ordef
by the occasional use of Tutt'i
Liver Pills, They regulatt th?
boweig and produce
A Vigorous Body
For sick hendache, malarla, biU
iounneM, constipation and kivtdrea
iiseauet an abaolute cu'fc
lUTT'S ll\m IPILLSaV
CORDES, MOSBY & GO.
Ladies' Readrto-Wear Apparel
Thoroughly Qood and Rldiculously Low PHced.
To cloan tip the balanoe of our last season'e stook of these goods,
we have made their prices so ridioulously small that their qttiok
moving is positively assured. In every in&tance theso goods are
marked at one fonrth of their former prices and in no case is the
aotual cost of the bare material covered.
Owing to the greatly reduced prices on these no alterationa
willbe made. .,, .
26 very serviceable Suife ot oitra quality cheviot, oolors blaok,
navy and brown, collarless Etori and jaoket effects, silk lined.
Bkits ont seven-goro, full flares or graduated flourices, _? ? AA
nicely trimmod and lined, former prices, $22.50 and \ k 1111
$17.50, now, choioe.....'..< ?P-??vV
22 Dress 81rirts of nioe quality cloth and oheviot, oolors navy,
gray and black, skirts seven-gore, full flare and trimmed -^ _ '_
withtuoks and stitohedbanda of toffetas, former prioes W UX
$9.00 and $10.00, now, ohoice.....i.Vs/*,w
Taffeta and Peau de Soie Etons, Bilk lined, aome . ,.?
ttioked, some corded and some lace trimmed, former \\ yQ
price, $12.50, now..,...- ?-.*r ?
LadieB* nicely tailored Jaokets of Bpring weight mel- ^ j_
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THE ARGUMENTS
ARE C0NT1NUED
Flflht for Cpntrol of Southern
Pacinc Still on ln United
States Court.
{B? AaBoclated Preaa.)
NABHVILLB, TBNN.. April 2.-The
struggle for oontrol of the Southern Pa
ciflc betweon James R. Keene and the.
Unlon Paoific Rallroad went on ln the
United States'Court to-day. Judge. Alex
ander Humphrey, of Loutavllle, replylng
for the Harriman intereata to the address
of Edward Lauterbaoh, of New York, rep
reBentlng'Mr.: Keene/r contlnued hla re
markB'begun'late yeaterday afternoon.
He read' largely ' from Mr. .Harriman a
affldavlts, already madepubUc, and sald
ho would leave the law to be, discuased
later by hla aaaoclatea.- . ?, .r?.?>?
The Bpeaker then adverted to tne devei
opment and improvement of both prop
ertlea, and aald there i was no-.ovldenoe to
show that the directors ever.. contemplated
turning over the Contral Paclflc to tho
Unlon Paclflc. Judge Humphrey discuas?
ed the appolntment of Jolnt agents for tho
Unlon and Southern Paclflc and alao the
alleged divoralon of frolght from Chlcago
to varloua polnta, and contended that no
dlaorlmlnatlonhad been practlced fgainat
the Southern ?Paolflc. Ho. traced the do
velopment ot the Contral Paclflc and sald the
plana of put'tlng the property ln better
phyalcal condltlon aa inaugurated by Mr.
Huntlngton had boen carrled out.
NO COitPETITION.
Judge Humphrey sald that tho appro
prlatlon of earnlngs to the lmprovement
of rallroad properlles, Inatead of paying
divldenda to preferred stockholdors, had
boon held by the Supreme Court of tho
United States to be for tho best lntor
ests of all the sharoholdera and that tho
complalnant thought tho way to modern
Izo a road was to issue seourltleS.
Judge Humphrey sald ln responae to a
questlon by Judgo Lurton that there could
bo no competltion betwoen tho Unlon and
Southern Paclflc, and, thereforo, there
could be no possiblo grounds for tho ap
pllcation for an injunctlon.
Judgo .Humphrey waa followed by Mr.
EvartB, who contondod that, the Unlon
Paciflo wna not beforo the court, and tho
court, thoroforo, had no jurlsdiotion. Ho
lnalatod that a court of oqulty could not
abrldgo tho rlghts of a majorlty of tho
stockholdors or dlvoat them ot the mnn
agement of a corporatlon. Ho lnalated
that no ovldonce had been Introducod to
ehow that compotltlon oxlatod betwoen
the Southern Paolflo and Unlon Paciflo
ln Kentucky, and that competltion be?
tweon theso llnes was conflnod to certdln
points outsldo that State._
UNIQUE FEATURES
FOR THE REUNION
(By Anaoeluted ProiB.)
NTEW OREA*T6, Aprll 2,?Preparationa
for the Confodonito. reunlon, whlch boglna
May 10th, aro now well undor way, A
numbor of novol foaturos wlll bo in
troducod. Each. State dlvlslon wfll have a
band prooodlng lt ln tho parade. Fourteon
young ludlos of tho hlghost Confoderato
stnnding wlll rlde ln a beautlfully de
corated tally-ho at tho head of the pa
rndo, and wlll be known as horalda. Thoy
wlll bo dressod ontlrely ln whlto, nnd
wlll hoivo bannorB denotlng the Stato they
roprosont -nnd tho coat-of-arms of the
States wlll bo wrought )n flpwors on tho
sldos of tho tally-ho,
The tally-ho wlll 'bo preceded by tho
Memphls Bugle Cor,pa, of forty-flve pleces,
compoaod of young soctety mon who
have been tralhlng for the purpose.
Roservatlnns for the dlvlslon and de
partment oommandora and tholr sponsors
nnd malds, eto., havo boen made at tho
St. Charlos, and ovory nocommodatlon
has been prm/lded for tho ontortnlnmont
of tho vetorans,
RIVER COND1TIONS
CONSIDERED IMPROVED
(Br AHsocluted Preis.)
NEW ORDEANS, Aprll a.-Wlth tho
successful JoIhIiik of the ends of the crlb
work leadlng from elthey elda of the
broken Hymolla leveo, an aohlevoment
whloh waa accoinpllahed aarly thls morn?
lng, tho orltloal stago is conalderod to
havo boen pasaed ln the attempt to oloso
tho oravasBo, now soven hundred foot In
wldth Only tho moat unoKpocted mla
^fortuuo rosultlng In tho carryjng a way of
tho crlbblng cun preyent the auccoss of
the undertoklng.
Genernlly tho rlver oondltlims are con?
alderod to bo Improvod ln I?ulslana- Tho
intoryentlon ot good' weather hati oon
trtbuted largely to the atrengthenlng of
the leyoo aystem. Every .embankment In
tho Stato abbvo Now Oi'leans la holdlng
except those at Bougero and Angola,
where the damage done ls Iocal, and lt Is
felt that the maxlmum flood ls at least
ln sight
The rlver hero remalnod statlonary at
20.1 to-day.
EMPEROR WILLIAM
ON VISIT TO DENMARK
(BrAaaoclated Pmm.) ^'
COPBNHAOBN, Aprll 2.?Emperor Wll
11am arrlved here to-day from Vienna
and recelved a oordlal greetlng from
thousandfa of epeotafcors and from a
great gathering of diplomata and clvtl
and mtlltnry authorltles.
The Bmperor, who was ln the beat
splrlta, was warmly welcomed by Klng
Chrlstlan and roplled most klndly to
the latter'e remarks.
The. epeeohea. whloh King Chrlstlan
and tho Emperor will dellver the gala
dlnnor at the palaco to-nlght will not
be of aipblltlcaroharaetor.'' '?'''?/ >
It 1? bfflblally ahnounbooj'that the Bm?
peror has expreased hlmeelf^atrongly ln
fayor of the malntenance of good rala
tlonsubetweenr.Gormany, and Denmork.
JUDGE HAYNES HURT
? iN 1?AILWAY ACCIDENT
(By Aaaoclnted Proas.)
KNOXVILLB, TENN., Aprll 2.?Paa
senger traln No. 16 and frelght No. 61
oollldod on tho Southern Rallway at Af
ton, Tenn., olghty miles ea?t of Knox
vliro, to-day, Four paasengers wero ln?
jured. Thelr names are: _ - ? ??
Mlss Annlo Hardln, Klnton, S. C, leg
hurt, _ ?? ..;:,':- _
Judge Hal. H. Haynes, Brlstol, Tenn.,
baok'lnjured, ' _
O. A. Andefesm, Johnoon Clty,. Tenn.,
knee. lnjured. ,. ,,.
W. F. Carter, Johnson Clty, Tenn,, hip
brulsed.
? ? m
SHOOT1NG OF NORTH
ATLANTIC SQUADRON
(By Aaioctated1 Prinw.)
WASHINGTON, Aprll 2.-JThe North
Atlantl quadron ls makingr more good gun
praotlce from reporta to the Navy Depart
mont. To-dny'a report from Lloutonant
Commander Simma, the inapector of rlfle
prooUco, with thla aquadron, who la now
at Pensacola, Flo,, la to the effeot that
throo out of tho four gun-polnters in tho
13-inch' turreta of tho Indlana made a
porcontago?of 100 In hlts. On the Illlnols,
all four of the gun-polnters of the 13-lnoh
gung made an avernge of aovonty-flve
per cont. In hlta. Thla waa not aub
callber praotloe, but was made at a
dlatance of 1,000 yarda, each ahot atrJkmg
a target 17 by 21 feet,
Captain Was Burned.
(By Amioclntea Pre??.)
SAVANNAII, OA., April 2.?The sohoon
or Isabolla Glll, Captain Colllson, from
Baltlmoro, arrlved thla mornlng wlth
Captain Dlx and olght men of the sohoon
er 1D, H. Woavor, lost oft Chnrloston
Monday mornlng, The Weavor was
ltnnbor-lndon from Fornnndlna to Now
Ifnvon. The wreck cnught flro nnd Cap
tnln Dlx was badly burned whllo trying
to extlngulsh lt,
.>
Stock More Than Doubled.
(By AnaoRlatflrt Preia,)
PORTDAKD, MB,, Aprll 2.?At a spo
olal meetlng of the stockholders of Mo
hawk Valley Steol and Wlro Company
horo tb-da^ .It w?a ,voted to Inoroaso tho
capltal Btbok of the company from $25,
ooo.ooo tb ?oo,ooo,ooo;
Thla Incronso mnkca tho oorporatlon tho
largest ln thls State. Tho company waa
organlaed threo months ago by New
York oapltallsta, and ls buildlng a |6>
000,000 plant ln the South and acqulring
iron and steol lnnds In Southern States.
?
Two Negroe8 Killed.
(By Awnclsted l,ro??.)
DOUISVIDDE, KY., Aprll 2.-Two no
groes wero killed, two serlously hurt and
nlno sllghtly lnjured by falllng walla In
a brlok tenement house at No. 318 Dn
fayette Street to-day. Tl>e viotlms wero
nsleen when the ornah came.
_. . . r
iRVINQ BAOHEtUER'S NEW STORY,
The pppular author of "Eben Holden" haa
wrltten a new atory that wlll odd greatly
to hla fame. It la called "Darrel of the
Ulessod iHles," and la of thrllllng Intey
est, Tho Tlmea-Dlapatch hae, In oon
Junctlon wlth tho Now York Horald, so
curod the rlght to prlnt thla wondarful
atory, and lt wlll nppear ln our Haster
cdttton of Sunday next. Don't mlss read?
Ing lt._
THE 6OIEN0E OF BQXINQ.
"Doxlng aa a Fnrm of Phyaioal.
Cuituro" will bo dlacusaed by Profesaor
Anthony Parkor in the Eaater odltlon of
The Tlmea-DIspatch on Sunday next.
Every young man wlll be Intereated, ln
thla urtjel*
STRIKE ON IN
THE PAN HANDLb
Eleven Alines and Over a^
Thousand Miners Are Idie; S
as Result of New Scale.
(Speclal to Tha Tlmw-Dlapateh.) 'M.y
BDUETFIBDD. W. VA, Aprll, 2.'?EUeTen...
mlnea and over one thousand mlnera ara
ldle In the Panhandle aectlon of Weat
VIrglnla. Bofore the end of the weelc -
aa many more mlnea wlll probably ba_:
closed unleaa some agreement Is arrived,
at between'the unlon and the operators.
The cause of the atrike ls due to tha,
retusal of the operators,to, attend a.meet-.?
ing-of the unlon mlhe'rs' held laat week,;
at whloh meetlng'a new' acale waa litgu- -
gurated. The operatora also refused sto
eign the new acale. Thla strlke doea
not affeot the Flat-Top fleld. "?? .
BROADUS-flEMORIAL
Preaching There Thla Mornlng at 10:30
O'clock and To-Night.
The meetlng at Broadua-MemorlaJ laat
nlght .waa an enthualaatlo one, and thoro'
were aeveral converslona.
Rev. C. C. Coleman wlll preaoh at 10:flO '
o'clock thla mornlng and agaln at. 8',
o'clook to-nlght, when hla atibjeot wiU.be v
"A Great Invitatloh."
Park Place Church.
Mornlng: ;?"?'?'
Prelude, "Dargo".HandeL,
Hymn?Offertory, "Klng of Klnga." .';::\J ?.
Btmper*
Hymn?Anthem, "Hla Glorioua Name,"
Porter,
Hymn?Poatlude, '"Ptlgrlma' Chorue,"
Wagneru
Eventng: /?
Freluda, "Gloria" .Jtoaaurt
Hymn?Offertory, "Alleluia! The Lord !:
Llvoth" .;....;Harria?,:
Hymn?Anthem, "Hla Glorioua Wune/";
;PoTtety',-.
Hymn?Poatlude, "March Pontifloate,"
Oounod^
The membera of the ohoir ar? tha toU,
lowlng! ' VC-ty'i
Boprano?Mlaaea M. Edna Blanton, QracC
Frltaoho, Boaale Deo, Allca Crutohfteid a__l
Mra. Kate Crutahfleld. j
Alto?MIbbob Maude Wllklnaon. Ducy|(
Dee. . i
Tenor?C. W. Montgomery, R. B. For-I
reat and W. A, Page.
Baae?C. H. Graham and O. EL Blanton.
I, D. Brlgga, Jr? organlat, C, E. Blan?
ton, dlrector.
Vlrglnlana Here.
Murphy'a?Dr. W. B; Roberteon, Tapy
pahannocki H, J. Jordan, Staunton; R.
W. Fry, Roanoke; H. Si Armond, Dr.
Charloa F, Turman, Rpanoke; W. J.
Mathowa, Glaagow, John T. Weet, Nor
folk county; J. W. Bowden, Blooromj H.
D, Bayler, J. H. C. Boverly Eaaex.
Now Ford's?Thomaa H, Fox, Aahland;
Georgo D, Yarroll. Vlrglnlaj Peter Gun
ter, VIrglnla; Theo. F, Merabandt, Char
lottesvlllo; W. F. Selorlngen, Clarksvllle.
Mr. Qlasa Here.
Hon, Carter Glaas, of Dynohburg, mem- j
ber of the Houso of Representatlvea from
tho Slxth Dlstrlot. Ib In tho olty,, and
waa a caller at; the Capltoj yeaterday.
Mr, Glaaa la here on prlvate bualneaa
nnd la ln flne health and aplrlta, He waa
warmly greetod by hla old colleaguea
about tho Capltol durlng hls brlef atay
there.
Pay Penalona,
The Auditor of Publlo Aooounts deslrea
It known that he wlll begln to pay pan*
alona under tho aot of 4838 and epaclal.
acta on May lat, and that thoae allowW
under aubsequant acta wlll bo patd bey-.
glnnlng June lat. V ?
Farmera Hore.
Among the diatlnguluhwd agrloulturlaU
ln the olty are Meaara. J, M. Barker. ot
Honry, and J. H. 0. Beverly, of Baaax.
They are both member* of tha SUta
Board of AgrlouKure, bi?t thelr vlalt to ?
the olty la aald to haye no ofncjal algnln- ]
canc'6. '
Board pfFlaherlea.
Tho Stato Board of Flatoerloa wlll meotj
here on Wedneeday noxt ln regular mooth-. lf
ly aeaalon. Dr. J. W, Bowdoin, preel- i?
oanfc o? the board, ia now ln the plty, I
but Is here on prlvatt bualneaa.
, Warmh/ Qreated.
Judge B. B. Witt. of the HusUnga Court. /
who haa bo long been J1I, b?t who b?ev
now about roooyered hU health, wa* at 1
Murphy'a for a wfcile laat nlght, and va* I
varmlj ?reoted by flto ?a?r ttUm4m '