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REFORMERS
DEFEATED
Failure In Sunday-Liquor Sell?
ing Cases In Norfolk.
EVIDENCE TOO MEAGRE
La Belle Asia Refuses to Testify Against
Her Stage Partner, and He Escapes
the Penitentiary, but is Sent
to ?Jail.
(Special to The Tlmes-Dlspetcli.)
NORlFOLK. VA., April ".-Tliero was a
notable defeat for the liquor crusaders
? In tho Police Court this morning- before
Justice Taylor. Tho court .room waa
filled yesterday and to-day with alleged |
culprits and witnesses In tho cnse? of
J. W .Murphy. A. B. Tennis, -white, and
GeorGO Brown, colored, charged with
eelllng liquor on Sunday In Smith Stroot,
?t Nicholas. There was a raid on tho
place, ostensibly a cook shop, which was
productivo of ton negroes and several
white men. They wero oil paroled In
court yesterday, and after a searching
trial to-day1 Justice Taylor dismissed tho
? cases, with some show of annoyance, be?
cause thero was no evidence to show
that liquors wore sold or that anybody
was guilty of any Infraction of any of
tho stringent laws against the sale of
l?quor on Sunday. Vet It was evident
: that tho cook shop was open and busy on
Sunday for that purpose. The ovldence
was by Implication only. Thero was
no direct evidence, and tho Justico said
ho must discharge the entire bunch. The
men who made tho arrests wero much
chagrined at tho failure.
La Bollo Asia, a stout woman who
uses that nomo on( tho stage as a dancer
at the Atlantic Garden, would not testify
against William Bodonberg In tho Cor?
poration Court this morning. Suo had
been fearfully beaten In her rooms and
her head has been cut opon with a sau?
sage grlndor, so that sho was left uncon?
scious. When tho physicians camo they
had somo difficulty In sewing hot- face
together and saving her life, In the Po?
lice Court she said that Bodetiberg com?
mitted tho assault, but .In the trial to
,day, that would havo sent him to tho
penitontiary, .she said that sho did not
know who struck her. Sho snld she .had
? collapsed end was not conscious of what
had happened. Her refusal to testify
saved tho man who struck her. Her
name is Lilllo Nelson, and the two are
partners on tho stage. The Jury took a
more serious view of tho assault, and
Imposed a fino of $300. nnd sent the man
i to Jail for three months.
REPLACES THE OLIVE.
Tho side-wheel steamer Nantlcoko,
purchased from tho Baltimore, Chesa?
peake and Atlantic Railway Company
hy the, Albemarlo Navigation Company,
ot Norfolk, coa.led up yosterday and
salted from Baltimore to-day for Nor?
folk and tho Carolina Sounds. Sho re?
places the Olive, which was capsized
on the night of February llith in the
sounds. Tho Nantlcoko was formerly
the steamer Chownn, and wos built in
Wilmington, Del,', In 1.875.
Sixty Chinamen passed through Ports?
mouth yesterday in charge of United
States Marshal.Bennet and eight depililo-,-.
The Chinamen were ordered'back to their
homes under the terms of tho 'Chinese
exclusion net, as they were smuggled
into this country. They came from Provi?
dence, R. I. Thoy will go to New Or?
leans, whence the Southern Pneli?o 'vili
take them to San Franclseo. The men
will bo transported from Ran Francisco
by tho first steamer. The Chinamen laid
over nt Pinner's Point yesterday awaiting
the departure or the Southern train last
night. Thoy seemed to be In gond spirits,
- and showed much surprise at the pres?
ence of a large number of negroes who
assembled about the coaches In which
i.iey were. \
BROKE HOWARD'S NOSE,
S. J.'Ford, a young white man, was ar?
rested last night on the charge of felon?
iously assaulting: Harry Howard at Mio
Bijou Theatre -In Ojilon Sheet Howard
and Ford ?becamn engaged In on alterca?
tion at the theatre, when Ford struck
Howard, breaking ills noso, Tho blow
was a stunning one. and It was feared
for a while that the man had been killed.
Ford was looked up, charged with felony.
Jfo was sent to the Corporation Court to?
day far trial.
Truckers near Berkley report thoC the
heavy front Sunday night liad a disas?
trous effect nn growing crops (hat wero
above ground, as well as the fruit. Beans,
cucumbers and other tender plants woro
allied. Tho opening strawberries and tiloso
In full blossom wore killed. Tho ponchea,
apples and pears are more or less dam?
aged, which will cause a light crop, If
It Is not a total failure.
Plans for the .pavilion nt Cape Henry
nro completed. The pavilion will be on?
of tho largest in the South. ? will cost
530,000, and will be a double-decker, and
Is built by tho Chesapeake and Ohio
Transit Company.
At the morning service nt the Colley
..y, .... ?..?,,.-? ,,, ?,:????,..?, >?? un; ? G???
Orphanage nt Lynchbure, No .action .
he token on tho resignation until ?a
meeting of the congregation.
-? -*?-,
CORNELL AND LEIIIGH
Two of the Season's Best Contests at
the University.
((Special to Tin? Tlmee.nisrmtsli i
UNlVFBSiT? OF VIRGINIA, VA.,
April 7,?In the Cornell and Lehlgh games
this week, Cornell on to-morrow and I.e.
lil?h on Thursday, the students: are
promised Iwo of Hie prettiest eonteste
, on the home grounds tills season. Cor?
nell recently inflicted on the naval ca?
dets the Ilrst del eat they had suffered
this season. Lehlgh, too, Ih unusuully
strong.
Manager Roble, of the Virginia team,
has secured, at considerable expense, a
professional umpire. Mr. Colllnower, to
ofllciate in tho Cornell, LehlKh, Vale mid
Princeton games. Mr. Colllilowor Is a
h*ll player of ability. For several years
past ho has officiated In the capacity of
.?' umpire in the Connecticut Htate League,.
SURPRISE MARRIAOE
Ceremony Performed in Front of a
Portsmouth Parsonage.
(Stii-ctul to ?liu 'I'liiii-s-iilsjiiiuli.)
NORFOLK. VA., April ".- An unusual
rparrluKO ceremony was performed in
Portsmouth this morning at S::;i) o'clock,
Mr. Aurellus Ulysse? Newborn? and Mis?
Mary B. ot?elo, of I'l'iitls Piare, weit
the principals in tin? affair, which was u
surprise to their most intim?te friends.
The groom secured a Desuso In the county
iilerk's' otlic? at 8 o'clock this morning
id, with his'prospective bride, walked
tho residence of Rev, IS, li, RuwUsisa,
und,
or, Court Street, wti?rft thoy wore rrintln
mn? rtnd wlfo. ilio knot being timi Ih
front ot tlio parsonage und vrllnOsstHl by
? muti bor of piumcra-by. ? t. th? con?
clusion of Ilio oeromniiy 11m liftpp?' pitir
rlcpnrtod Tor Ih? brldo's borne, when tho
family received tbelr first inilinatioti o?
what lind ocoutrod, Titolo wns 110 objec?
tion to Ilvo union, congratulations fol?
lowing tlio 'announcement.
;- ? .
Mnrtln??oyle.
fRnrclal to The Tlines-Dlsiiatch,)
VASI-ITI, VA., April ?.-Mr. ]_v.cre.lt
Mnrtln nnd Miss Ellen Doylo wero mar?
ried at the Baptist Cburob nt Rockr
Mount on aridity. The bride la tho dnugh
ter of Mr. .lames Doyle. Tho groom Is nn
enterprising farmer of tihe Snow Creek
section.
? > ,
Soon to bo Married,
(Special to The Tlmos-Dloptitch.)
CAnTl?n^VTT.T.lO, VA., April 7.-Mr.
nnd Mrs. II, J. Rhodes, of Cnrtersvllle,
Va., announce the mnrrlngo of their
daughter, Miss Ethel Dnncnn Rhodos, to
Mr Houston Male Crowder, of Tonno,
Vn,? on the mornlhg of April 22d.
?
FAILED TO INDICT
DAVID EDMONDSON
True Bill Found Against Al?
bert Rhodes for Burning of
Middletbwn Store.
(Special to Tlio Times-Dispatch.)
WINCHESTER, VA.,' April 7.-? sec?
ond grand jury, called to Investigate
further developments In. the burning ,of
c! E. Edmondson's store ln MIddlotown
last Febrtlnry, failed to Indict ex-Mnyor
David E. Edmondson, but found three
true bills against Albert Rhodos. Rhodes
confessed that ho fired the building, but
suld David Edmondson paid him to do
so. Both men wero Indicted for tho
burning last month. The snme jury again
Indicted P?_to Dlxon and Josoph ILowla
for maiming cattle.
Tho eijht-months-old daughter of
Jnmos Vance, of Redbud, while playing
about tho iioor of her homo Saturday,
pulled, over a coffee pot nnd spilled the
hot fluid upon herself. The child was so
budly scalded that she died this morning.
?. ?. Steele attempted to ropalr a ma?
chine w.hlle it was In motion at Gardner
saw-mill, In the county. Tho man's
coat caught In the belt. Beforo tho ma?
chinery oould bo stopped his arm was
badly mangled.
Mr. O. P. Mayers, a wealthy nnd promi?
nent resident of Stephen City, and daugh?
ter, narrowly escaped Injury yesterday
nfternonn. They hnd just stepped from
their locomobile when tho gasoline tank
exploded, wrecking the mnehlno.
RED-LETTER DAY
Appropriately Observed by the Lexing?
ton W. C. T. U.
(Special to The Times-Dispatch.)
LEXINGTON, VA.;' April 7.-TI10 Lex?
ington AVomnn's Christian Temperance
Union to-night appropriately observed
"Virginia Rod Dotter Day," The exercises
wero held In their hall, which was taste?
fully decoated with flowers and Vir?
ginia flags, nnd also W. C. T. U, emblems
nnd mottoes. Mrs. Lawrence Embreo,
president of the Union, presided.
An Interesting programme was carried
out, consisting of music, recitations and
readings.
The Lexington W. C. T. U. wns orga?
nized several years ago, nnd tho move?
ment has been instrumental In holplncr to
create and maintain a temporaneo sen?
timent In tho community. With earnest
and capnble officers controlling Its af?
fairs, tho Union has a hopeful future of
still greater usefulness,
CAUGHT BETWEEN
TELESCOPING CARS
Conductor, Buried Under the
Wreck, Gives Orders for
Care of Train and Men.
(Special to Tho Tlmes-Dlspatcli.)
DRAKE'- BRANCH, VA., April 7.?
This evening whllo northbound extra
freight was pulling out from this sta?
tion, fho drawhead in the third box car
from the engine pulled out, causing? two
curs In tho rear part of tho train to tele?
scope, nnd catching Conductor J. D.
Prlco In between them. Both his hands
were Injured so that threo fingers op the
left nnd tw'p on the right hand hnd to
lie amputated by Drs, Hugh C. Henry,
1? J. Gregory and A. S. Priddy. Con?
ductor Price has been with the Southern
Railway for a number of years. Though
pinned under tho wreck, ho did not fall
to give orders to protect his train and
look after others. Ho stood tho operation
well, and Is getting on nicely. Ho will
bo taken to his homo at Mehorrlu to?
morrow.
Gold Medal
At Pun?American Exposition.
Unlike Any Other!
The full flavor, the deli?
cious quality, the absolute
Purity ot Downey's Ideale
fast Cocoa distinguish it
from all others.
No "treatment" with alkalies j
no adulteration with (lour,
.Uareli or ground cocoa shells!
nothiiij.; but the nutritive, und
digestible product of the choic?
est Cocou lieuiiB,
Ask Your Dealer for It.
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SALES NOW
ARE LIGHT
Three-fourths of the Tobacco
in This Section Marketed.
DR. BATTLE'S SUCCESSOR
The First Baptist Church Will Go About
Their Work Slowly?Chamber of
Commerce and Young Men's As?
sociation My Consolidate.
(Simclnt to The Tinios'lllspstch.)
PETERSBURG, VA., April 7,?The
donlors In Petersburg estimate that about
three-fourths ot the tobacco crop In this
section has been sold. Sales, aro held
at all the warehouses each day, but nro
right light. About nil the flue cured to?
bacco lias beon marketed. Tho prices
brought for wrappers are firm, but prices
on all other grades are rather low. It
Is not known exactly What progress has
been made by tho expert raiser, who is
visiting the farmors In this vicinity, in?
structing them In the raising of flue
cured tobacco. Those interested hardly
hope for any considerable acreage this
year, but thoy believe that this will bo
the beginning of the bright tobacco rais?
ing ngaln in this section,
Tho First Baptist Church Committee
hns not yet considerad n'ny ; liame or
names of minist?re to succeed Dr. Battle
as pastor of this church. They have re?
ceived nuiiiy letters concerning Eevoral
ministers, but no single name has beon
brought up In the committee. They will
go about the matter slowly, but ? Is
likely that the pulpit will not long re?
main vacant.
MAY CONSOLIDATE. ,
Tho Committee' of the Chamber of
Commerce and the Young Men's Busi?
ness Association appointed to confer in
reference to the advisability of consoli?
dating the two commercial bodies
will meet to-night. It is very probnblo
that the consolldlulon will be effected
nnd the consolidated bodies will begin
work with renewed vigor.
-James Hlnes, a, negro who is thought
to be in a dying condition, was taken
from the Norfolk and Western passengo'r
train upon Its arrival from tho West this
morning and taken to the Home for the
Sick for treatment. Hlnes says his homo
is In this city. He has been working In
tho mines of Bluelleld, XV. Ya., and was
ill when he left that city.
Mr. Richard Felld Bernard, son of the
late Judge D. M. Bernard, of this city,
has been appointed by Congresman
Solititeli a cadet In the United States
Naval A#.demy nt Annapolis. Air. Ber?
nard left this afternoon for Annapolis
for tho purpose of entering the prepara?
tory school.
Tho meetings, which have been held ?
during the past week at Tabb-Street
Prsbyterlnn Church, conducted by the
pastor, Rev. J. S. Poster, will be con?
tinued during this week, Rev. Dr. Cecil,
of Richmond, will assist in the meetings,
The committee for the Homo of Needy
Confederate Women, consisting of Mes?
dames Montague, Pylo and Roddy and
Miss Bodokcr, have Issued a letter of
thanks to tholr friends In this city for
their liberal response to their appeal for
the Home.
DAUGHTERS OP LI BERT Y.
Virginia Dar? Council, No. ii, Daughters
of Liberty, celebrated Its seventh anni?
versary last evening In Odd-Fellows'
Hall. Rev. Mr. Dona, of West End Bap?
tist Church, delivered the address.
Captain E. A. Goodwyn Is ill at his
homo on South Sycamore Street.
Dr. James W, Clalborne, who has been
ill for sometime, Is now abie to bo out.-'
There will bo a large delegation from
Petersburg and Mntoaca to attend the
Believers' Convertion In Richmond this
week.
The Portnor Browing Company may
not orect tholr new depot at the corner
of Second and River Streets. The pass?
age of tho Mann bill is said to have
changed tho plans of the company,
Tho remains of Mr. Abram M. Cinte,
who died nt tho ?home of his brother-in
law, Mr. George Ii. Brown, In Norfolk,
Sunday, aged fifty yenrs, wero brought
to Petersburg yosterday morning and in?
terred In Blnndford Cemetery,
LIGHTNING'S FREAKS
Destructive Work of the Storm Which
Visited Grayson Recently.
(Speclnl to Tho Tlnics-Dlspntch.)
WYTHEVFLLE, VA., April . 7.?The
electrical storm which visited this sec?
tion wrought considerable damage and
played some curious-- freaks in the' sec?
tion ot Grayson county near the post?
onico known as Oradell, some four or
five miles from the county seat, Inde?
pendence. Lightning Btruck a tree,
whence It descended to a log and thon
to the ground, tearing a. hole In the earth
thirty feet long, four foot deep and flvo
feet wide. Thon tho storm King j visited
the home of James Groen, where light?
ning entered through a window, burning
tho fraine and shattering tho glass, and
set fire to tho curtains. At tho homo of
Jeff Jones lightning also entered through
a window and sot flro to a bed. Fortun?
ately both lires wero speedily extin?
guished. Telephone polos woro In somo
Instances entirely burned, and iu somo
spots thoy fell In a red-hot condition
burning holes In mil fences on which
they fell. ,'
Wlillo Mr. M. J,' Swecker, a woll-known
resident of Wythovllle. was standing near
a pflmlng machino In the planing mill
of? William Hi Dodglon Saturday, his
nvorcout was drawn Into tho machino
and ho was thrown under It on top of
a rnpldly-rovolving pulley, whloh wns
threatening to draw him to Instant
death. By a miracle bo mnnoged to hold
himself away from tho doath-denllng
machinery, with tho assistance of ijn
employe of the mill, and ha.wns pulloi?
from ids precarious position, receiving
no worse hurts than bruises on the
head.
CHARGED WITH MURDER
Arrest of Dr. H. B. Sparks Follows the
Death of Miss Ellis.
(Specilli I? Til? 'nilliH-IUsnutcll.)
CllARl.OTTKSVlLLH. \'A., April 7.
Dr. H. 13. Hpurks, of this city. Is now
confined In the City Station house,
awaiting trial for murder, H will be re?
membered that the poo to ? was before tho
Police Justice of this city recently for
malpractice on'tho person of Miss Ellis,
of Rose mil, a niece of Mr. Dan Snead,
Binen that trial, which was continued
until April loth, tho young girl has died
and tho arrest has been made.
Miss K.lls died last evening about 0
o'clock. At 10 o'clock the coroner's Jury
hud viewed the remains, and the Jury
adjourned until I o'clock tills afternoon,
Tho Jury Is In session this evening, hut
It Is bpllQveq that tho Undings will not
ho rendered until 'Wednesday or later,
When tho police of the city hoard of
the young lady's death, an Immediate
arrest ot Dr. Sparks was made, and the
Doctor now Is Incarcerated "In tho city
jail. The arrest was made ut 11 o'clock
last evening. The preliminary trial will
not he lu'ini until the result o? the co??'
oruei-'tf hi'iuc-H u heard,
Haskltis-Lee Fight Left by
Committees to Precincts.
A HOT CONTEST AHEAD
Quite Penible ??hat a Third Man Ma?)
Enter? the Field Against/Both Has
kins and Lee?Great Interest
Has Been Aroused.
(Specie! to The Tlmei-Dlspatch.)
? BLACKSTpNB, VA? April 7.?The
Demooratlo County Committee? of Amelia
nnd ? otto way, In joint session here to?
day, -oolded not to nominate either Col?
onel Meado Ilaeklns or Mr, Honry M.
Loo, the two candidates to sucoeed
SoUthkll In the House of Delegates, but
Instead to leave the selection to precinct
meetings,
This meeting watt callod In pursuance
to a written request signed by the two
gontlemen Interested. There was quito
a wangle In the meeting upon tlio re?
port of the Committee on Credentials as
to who were, entitled to votes. This was'
occasioned by there being only eight of
twenty-one members from Amelia pres?
ent, these eight claiming that n'y direc?
tion of their committee meeting, hold ln
Amelia lost week, ? nuthorlty whs given
those who attended hero to cast tho full
vote of the committee A majority of
tho Nottoway Committee was aigainst
nny ono being permitted to vote unless
present or represented by proxy.
Tho alignment on this vole was re
garded as tho tost of thoso favoring each
'of tho two candidates. On this voto Not?
toway en at .'twenty-two votes against six
for It, while Amelia was permitted to
cast Its twenty-??? votes ln tholr own
favor, thus docldlng tho question. It
was expected by tho outsiders then that
the next movo would bo tho nomination
of Colonel Hn.skIne, ns the nbovo vote
was regarded as the tesi between the
two, but Inter developments proved to
tho contrary, .
The report from the Committee on Reso?
lutions wns mnde, and this advised
against any nomination being mndo by
the committee, but Instead that, precinct
meetings bo hold and a nomination mndo
by that method.. These meetings are lo
bo held t\wo weeks from to-day. Tho
resolutions alscrecommondcd thnt neither
of the present candidates be chosen.1 but
that somo farmer be selected. This lat?
ter portion of the resolutions wns not
ndopted, which leaves tho field open to
any or all wTio may choose to enter.
?A good _eal of feeling has been en?
gendered as a.-result of to-day's meeting
of the committees, and no one can safely
predict what the outcome will be. Mem?
bers of the Amelia committee said to-day
thnt while they wore pledged to Colonel
Hnsklns, they conceded tho selection of
tho candidate to Nottoway, and that see?
ing the Nottoway committee aland 22 for
Lee to ? for Hasklns, they hesitated to
go contrary to what they thought Not
toway's choice was, and therefore pre?
ferred leaving tho matter to bo settled
by the people in mass-meetings.
Whether or not both of the above can?
didates will remain ln tho rnce Is not
known. There is talk of bringing out
another candidate In opposition to both,
ns lias been previously predicted in this
correspondence. There nre wnrm times
ahead, and the fight will bo one of tho
hottest over seen In this county, where
tho political game Is always played for
high stakes.
FRUIT KILLED
Find of a Human Jawbone, Buried
Over a Hundred Years.
(Special to Tho Tlmef.-DUpatcli.')
COMORN, VA., April 7.?Investigations
show that nearly all of the peaches, ap?
ples, apricots and early cherries in this
section Qiave been killed by lco and frost
since Saturday night. .The fruit ^trees
have been shedding the blighted bloom
all day to-day, and are well-nigh' naked.
Cabbage and tomato plants have also been
seriously Injured. Tho ground wns fro?
zen and the ponds covered with thin lee
up to 11 o'clock yesterday, and there was
some Ice again this morning.
Several days ago o, Westmoreland coun?
ty former, while plowing In an open Held, |
accidentally unearthed tho lower Jawbone
of a man, which 'Bind beon burled moro
than a hundred years. The ple.es of bono
contains nine perfectly preserved teeth,
and Is an Interesting curiosity. Mr. Ned
Pratt, of Richmond county, hns this curi?
osity, and says that it can bo proven that
no burial hns been made where this bono
was found at any time in the last ono
hundred years.
Constable H. M. Burchell, of this coun?
ty, and his hroUher-ln-law, Robert Mc
Cauley, had nn altercation several, days
ago, when McCauley Inflicted some terri?
ble wounds about tho head and faee of
Burchell. McCauley- used a largo Iron
weight ns his weapon, nnd had to pay
a fine and costs for thus mutlllating hi?
brother-in-law's face.
Judgo Johtl E. Mason and family, who
spent the past winter in Froderlcksburg,
havo returned to tholr magnificent homo
here for t'ho spring and summer months,
Judgo and Mrs. Mason are very popular
here, and are being warmly welcomed by
the whole people.
DAVIS IS MOVED
TO LYNCHBURG
Authorities Believed That He
Would Be Much Safer
Than in Farmvllle.
(Succiai tu The Tlunis-lllaputcb.)
PAUMYlMvH, VA., Aprii 7.-Ale_
Davis, tho negro who Is charged with
the shooting of Conductor Robertson, was
taken to I.ynchburg thin, afternoon In
ohnrge of the sheriff of Nottoway coun?
ty.
John Ivoe Is t ho negro's counsel. Tho
train stopped just above the Planters'
Warehouse, und the negro taken from
tho Jail and hurriedly placed on It. The
removal of tho negro to Ivynchburg wus
because the authorities bollavo he would
bo much .saler thoro than In Farmvlll?.
Th'ore wiih nothing at ?II that InilloatoJ
mob violence to-night, however, If he
had not been ninoved.
BROWN'SWr
"Tlio in-.i iircpurutlou for celti?, cou.li*.
mu? Ukllliin?."
UIIS, ti, ?. WATSON, ???????-'?-?? l.rd urer.
" l'll-L'lllllii ail,? Iho III"?!."
iu:v. ii-nu? WABH nummi..
^?meem?mmitmmmmimtmtm?m??^^?
SWEAT-BOX
CASEAGAIN
Judge Blackstone Has Sus?
tained the City's Demurrer.
A FREE-FOR-ALL FIGHT
It Occured Between a Party of Boys and I
Some Men on the Beach on Sun?
day?Two at Least Were In
, Jured-A Knife was Used. ' ;
(Special to Tu? fimes-Dlepiitch,)
NEWPORT NEWS, VA? April 7.-At
torney C, C. Berkeley is preparing a pe?
tition for a writ of error In the case ot
John G, Horn, In whloh Judge Blaolt
stone yosterday sustained the alty's do?
' uiurrer. Horn Is the man who was placed
In the sw?at-boi? and allowed to romain
until ho was uneonsolous. He is suing,
for $6,000, . V
A froe-for-nll fight ocourrod Sunday
on the boaoh above the olty and nearly
culminated In a riot, The affair was to
portod to tho county police force to-day,
and warrants may bo sworn out for somo
of tho offenders. It Is said .lliat eoveral
boys wore playing on Ilio bench, when
two white men came along ft-nd ordered
tho boyH to wado out and bring in
small sail-boat anchored near the shore.
Tho boys refused, and the mon began to
assault thorn. In the light which followed
Georgo Cox,, agod fifteen yoars, nnd a
man named John Crow woro seriously in?
jured. It is charged that a knifo was
used.
Tho grand Jury of Elizabeth City county
to-day returned true hills against A. H.
J. Prltchard", a Phoebus snloon-keepor;
William S. Ryan, allas William S, Shelby
(now snld to ho a mombor of tho Wash?
ington police force), and Sylvester Pirklo,
at present on his way to the- Philippine
Islands, for the murder of Amos Dysart,
an artilleryman stationed at Old Point,
two years ?ago. The nrreRt of Prltchard
and the Investigation of the mattor grew
out of a letter written somo weeks ago
by F. H. Fight, from Plattsburg bar?
racks. It Is reported that tho officials
havoj telephoned to Major Sylvester, of
the 'Washington police force, nsklng for
tho arrest of Shelby, and to the War De?
partment, -asking thnt Plrkje be taken
Into custody on his arrival at the Philip?
pines.
John Gary, Bud Harrlrf, George Oronn,
Goorgo Dennlson, Aloxandor Shields and
David Stevenson wero indicted on tho
chnrge of stealing $100 from Edward No?
lan while nil tho parties wero In Jail.
Nolan claimed that the monoy was sowed
up in his trousers. The Indicted men are
colored. v
Tho Hampton Chapter, Daughters of
?the Confederacy, met to-day and decided
to begin work on a Confederate homo
In that city.
FRUIT INJURED
Serious Fears Entertained In the North?
ern Neck,
(Speclnl to Ttio Tltncs-Dlsjinteh.)
HEATHSVILLB, VA.. April 7.?Reports
heard hero to-day from tho surrounding
country show that tho fruit throughout
the Northern Neck has suffered serious?
ly from the cold spell during Saturday
and Sunday. On-Saturday the tempera?
ture fell below the freezing point, and
remained thero the Wholo day. The wind
rose until it was blowing a perfect galo
and towards night, it became exceedingly
cold, and this continued throughout tho
night until lato Sunday. On Monday
morning the ground was covered with
frost. Apple, peach, pear and cherry
trees wore full In otoom, and U Is evi?
dent that they havo suffered serious dam
ago.
Many claim that the fruit has not boon
hurt, and tell of Instances where fruit
trees in full bloom had been covered
with sloet and yet produced largo yields.
Statements of this kind tond to encour
courago peoplo to think that after all
fruit has suffered but little damage.
Many of the fruit growers, who are sup?
posed to know, say that tho frost ruined
tho pears, cherries and peaches. Apples
nro not quite as far advanced aa the oth?
or fruit and It is hoped that they aro
but slightly damaged.
Tho Bteamer Northumberland, of the
Weems line, ran aground In Smith's
Creek on Friday morning and remained'
there nearly nil of the day. Tho Cnlvert
finally succeeded In pulling her off. Mr.
Bohannon, first officer on tho Colvert,
was seriously injured by the breaking ot
a liawsor.
IN CUMBERLAND
The Cold Wave Did Great Injury to the
Fruit Orop Thereabouts.
(Special to The Tlince-Dlspiitcli.) -
CARTERSVILI/E, VA? Apr? 7.?Tho
cold spoil of Friday, Saturday and Bun
day has greatly Injured, If not entirely
destroyed, tho fruit crop of this section.
Especially havo tho .ponches .b.oon dam?
aged, because most of the treos haa drop?
ped their bloom, Tho apples may not bo
so badly Injured, as th? trees are later
In blooming.
Fnrmors nre behind with their work,
because tho land ha? beon two wot to bo
plowed, but tho winds of to-day and yes?
terday have dried oft the ground con?
siderably, ^
A local option election will be hold In
tho county of Cumberland In May. Peti?
tions In favor of it were died at the last
County Court, and tho uppor districts
win have nn eloatlon on the second of
May. On account of tho petition from
this district being a few days late get?
ting In, tho election hero will 'ho on tho
r?th Instead of the 2d of May, It Is gen?
erally thought that the county will be dry
with a largo majority.
PEACHES INJURED
The Apple Crop in Amherst Probably
Escaped Unhurt.
(Hnoelui to Tliu Tiwes.PlsjistoU.)
AJMVIERST, VA., April 1-Tho cold
weatlipr and frost of Saturday night and
Sunday morning, H Is thought, has ,de
?troyed all <>f the early fruit' in this
section. ' The thermometer ranged frpm
twenty-eight to thirty degrees, and Ice
froze frpm ono-ojuurtor to one-half Inch.
It Is thought that tho appio crop Is not
seriously Injured, but losing tho poaches
moans a groat deal to nmiiy of the fruit
.growers in this county, for tho peaclios
sold from one orchard in Amh?rst will
bring from ?G.00 to'|?00 ? year, and thoro
Is a largo number of smaller orchards
that have beon very prolltablO to the
?owuors.
Damaged In Halifax,
(Spedili tu Tin? ??"?*D)?pu(cU.)
PACES, VA? April 7.?Tho cold weath?
er and heavy frosts of the past few days
and nights have tlouo ponsidoraWo dum?
ago to tho fruit und early vegetable?
in tills section. Most of tho fruit is re?
ported killed,
it is UiuUpUt, that about halt of Hit
entire wheat nnd oat crop* are greatly
Injured. Very Util? damn ire to tobaoco
plants Was done,
Damage Ir) Highland,
(gocciar ti) Thfl .ItaM-lllitriiitcli.)
MONTER_0_, VA.t April ,7,-Tlicre Is
ihtioh kegret ovot* the heavy ffooiie of
Saturday night, Tho hior?tiry carne dowH
to Ilfteohi nnd the fine prospect tor an
Immenso fruit crop was 'blantod In a
singlo, night.. Othor crops wot'o fnr In
advance ot former ??a???? and darting?
to ttid wheat and grass must, nssurediy
follow. ? ?.-?*'?(?:,
Old Mountaineer Dead.
. , (Siwjclitl to Tlio' Tltned-Dlmiatcli.)
BRISTOL, VA., April 7.-? special from
Osborne, Jf6hn_an county, Toil?., states ?
that Timothy-Itoark, a Mountaineer, l?
dead thoro at the ago of 108 year?. He
Was a soldier in Ilio war of 1812, and was
perhaps tho oldost.matt In tlio Slate.,
?.?' ?-? /
Roanoke Carnival to be Taxed.
(?peci?! to Tlio Tlmex-tMnpatcb.') '?h
BpANOI-t-, VA? April 7.-Tho. City
Colinoli to-night refused to rollovo from
taxation the Commercial Travelers* Car?
nival, which Will begin on tho 4th of May.
TRYING TO SECURE
HER OWN CHILD
Mrs. J. H, Hartwell, of ftich
' mond. Appeals to Courts
In Roanoke for Aid.
(Special to The Tlmon-Dliipntcli.)
ROANOKE, VA., April 7,-Mrs. S. H.
Hartwoll, of Richmond, wife of Dr, Hart?
well, ot Franklin county, who separai???
from her husband some time ago, Is In
tho olty socking through tho, Hustings
Court tho custody ot her child, a, little
girl three years of ago, who Is now with
liBi? grandparents, Colonel and Mrs. .1.
W. Hartwell, of this city. Tho matter
will come up before tho Hustings Court
on Saturday/ Mrs. qiartwoll Is a young
woman, and Is engaged as a stenographer
In Richmond.
OFFICERS ELECTED
Lee Oamp of Alexandria Is Preparing
'for Memorial Day.
(Spoclal to Tlin TlmcB-DISiintcli.)
ALEXANDRIA, VA., April 7.?These
officers han-e been elected for tho ensuing
year by It. B, Leo Camp, Confederate
Veterane: ?. Kernper, .cominandor; ?. H.
O'Brien, flrst-lloutonnnt commander; ?Toltn
M. Johnson, sccond-lleutennnt comman?
der; William ?. May, third-lieutenant
icommandor; S. ,C. Boush, adjutant; John
W, Hammond, quartermaster; W, W,
Sherwood, treasured; Rev. Dr. Frank .T.
Brooke, chaplain;, Alexander Lylns, officer
of the day; Dr. John S. Powell, surgeon:
Charles S. Taylor, vldotte; John Vi\
Sutherland, color-hearer, and the follow?
ing members of the Executive Commit?
tee: Thomas Whl te, F, J. Davidson and
John S. Blnckbufn. The camp lnw up
pointed committees to mako suitable prep?
arations for tho observance, of Confod?
erato Memorial Day, which will bo held
this year Monday. ?lay 25th, as the regu?
lar date falls on Sunday.
Charlotte Wants Protection.
(Special to ite Tlmes-Dla|i_tcli.)
EUREKA MILLB, VA., April 7.^-At ti
mass meeting of tho farmers held at
Charlotte Courthouso yesterday, Leo W.
Morton was made chairman and Carrlng
ton Grlgsby secretary. The following,.?
resolutions were iinaniinously-adoptcd: ,,
"Resolved, That tho farmers of Char-'
lotte county do most heartily endorse]
tho bill offered by Hon. John J. Owen,"
of Prlnco Edward county, for tho pro?
toctton ot tho farmors against tho com?
mission merchants,
"Wo heroby Instruct our representa?
tives In tho Legislature to co-operate
with Mr. Owen In securing tho passage
of this act."
GOOD ROADS FOR
KING WILLIAM
Active Work Taken Lip and
a Campaign Outlined at the
Meeting at Beulahville.
(Special to Tho Times-Dispatch.)
ETNA MILLS, VA., April 7,-Tho meet?
ing ot tho Hanover and King William
counties Good Roads Association, held at
Heiilnhvillo on Saturday,'?April 4th, nnd
presided over by R. 8. Ryluud, vice-pres?
ident, was largely attended and very on
thislastlc, and was entertained and In?
structed by very ublo speeches from Judge
O. O. Gwathmey, Rev. II. A. Willis and
the president, Mr, H, B, ?smith, Jr., who
congratulated tho new members ln that
district on tho feood showing thoy had
made on t'ho road since thoy had Joined
, tho association 'on March 20th, and assured
them that It was a move In tho right
direction, and that the results nttnlncd
during tho coming season would amply
ropay them for tholr efforts.
i It was unanimously ordored that tlio
report of the Committee on By-Laws be
accepted and that It bo printed, and thnt
tho names of the special committee of flvo
activo members, wlho have full charge of
thC?issoclntlon, nnd the seventy-four ex?
ecutive oommlttecmen, who superviso tlio
seventy-four miles of road now within tho
territory of the association, be also print?
ed therein,
it was also' ordered that tho boundaries
of the association comprise every road
within tho boundaries of the two coun?
ties, and thnt thoy be voted Into the as?
sociation as rapidly ns requests from out?
lying territory are socured .and cornmlt
mon are named to serve, covering tho
same,
Tho matter of broad tiros on iioavy
wagons was discusseli, and tho subject of
county tax per wagon, lovled through
license tags ,to be paid to tlio Supervisors
of tho county, aijd disbursed for road
uses only, was brought up, No dofliflte
action was tuken at this motlng. Tho ob?
ject was t'o create a rovonuo from tho'
people who aro "mostly responsible 'for
damages,,
The meeting was unanimously In favor
of the.passing of some good rouds Villi
at tho prosont session of tho Legislature,
nnd the secretary was instructed to cor?
respond with the proper representativos
tp that effeot, 'asking Dhelr. co-oporatlon
and Influence, and leaving It to their dis?
cretion and Judgment ns to which of the
several bills presented on tho good roitds
question Is tlio most dea|rablo to pass; ?
Wedding Cards,
(Specilli to Tlio Tlnu<--]>l-pi)t<-h.>
FREDE RICKBBURP, VA?, April 7.
Currts aro out for the marrlago ol? Miss
Martha Carter CSrymes, daughter of Mr.
Benjamin C. Orymes, of King George
county, to Mr, George Carter Meado, tito
ceremony to take placo at "Woodstock,"
the homo ot tho prospectivo bride, on
Wednesday, May 0th, at 6 o'clock p. M,
! Vict??ry for St. Aibans,
(-mieliti tu Tlio TlUlftJ'l'Wpiitcli.)
WAST RAUliVJRD, VA., April 7.-St?
Alban* dufoated Ilio SI, John's College
leutn of AnnnpolU, Md., hero tills ovov
nitiB Uy a scoro of 1% lo 8. The diamond
was muddy nnd ruin mude.the game uu
l>loasant.
GOOD ROADS
MOVEMENT
Interest In Spotsylvanla Is
Shown byXarge Attendance
TO FORMULATE A PLAN
A Strong Committee I? Appointed?
Bishop Gibson's Confirmation Ser?
vices at Trinity and St. Qeorge.
Episcopal Churches?
(Specilli to Tho Tluips-Blspntcb.)
FREDBRICK.SB?RG, VA., April T.-?
At Spoteylvnnlft Courthouse' ytmtordnn
thoro was a largo crowd present, It be?
lng the April term of tho County Court?
A goad roads mooting was hold, wltU
Lewis A. Boggsi chairman, nnd S. (1,
Howlsori. secretary. After u general die?
cussiou ot tho subject, a coiiitiilttoo win
appointed to draft a plan for the Im?
provemont of tho publlo highways, to be
submitted lo a mooting to bo held at
the May torm of tho court. Tho com?
mittee named to formulato the plan it
composed of Henry Warden, Captain M?
B. Rowo, Thomas P. Payno, W. G. DU?
lard und M. F. Walte. Mr. Honry War?
den wns recommended as vice-president
for Spotsylvanla county ot the State
Oooii Roads Association, .
Bishop R. A. Gibson preached an able
sermon at Trinity Eplseopul Church In
this city last night, and at its conclu?
sion confirmed a class of candidates.
To-night l'io preached at St. George's?
Episcopal Church here to a largo con?
gregation and conducted confirmation
services.
'Flro destroyed a part of the resident?
una kltchon of Mr. Joseph' Monroe, In
Stafford county, and It was with great
dllllculty thut the remainder of tho house
was saved. Thero waa no insurance.
A vnluablo Percheron horso belonging
to Hon. James E. McC'lcHand, of Balti?
more, by some menus got down In Its
?l'ali at the farm of William Green, near
Flnchvllle, In Spotsylvanla county, and .
In struggling broke his leg. The fine
animal had to be shot,
A-trade excursion will bo given Thurs?
day by the'steamer Tourist, of the (Peo?
ple's lino, from all points along the Rap?
pa ha n nock River, between this city and
Urbanna.
Elaborate preparations aro being made
for the Easter gorman, which will .take
placo In tho Opera House hero next Mon?
day night. A largo number o? etrang?rsi
uro expected to participate.
Major W. S. Ernbrey, of this city, hns
purchased tho Tookmnn estate, near
Parker's, in Spotsylvanla county, contain?
ing 1,361 acres of valuable timber land,
besides tho residence ?*nd outbuildings,
for ?U00.
During a trial at Spotsylvanla Obunty
Court, Commonwealth's Attorney Lee J.
Graves and Attorney E. H. Do Jarnetto
while engaged in a case, became Involved
In a disputo nnd high words passed. Each
was nbout to let nn Ink-stand fly nt tho
othor.f when the Shorlft stepped between
them and slopped the trouble, judge
Waller lined the lawyers J5 each, but af?
terwards remitted It.
John' Allen, colored, of Orange county,
was found dead on the road, near liM
homo, from tho ffects of a.big spree.
? ?
IN STAUNTON 1
Good Work of Ladles' Auxiliary to the
Y. M. C'A.
(Spediti to Tlie Tlmns-Dlspntcb,)
STAUNTON, VA., April 7.-Tho Ladles'
Auxiliary to tho Young Men's Christian
Association held their annual meeting in
the parlors of the Y. M. C. A. yester?
day afternoon at 4 o'clock. The meeting
was opened by prayer by General Secre?
tary Walter D. Hogo. Matters ot a gen?
eral business character Svero taken up.
after which Mrs. W. W. King, president,
submitted her report, which showed that
somo good work has been done by the
socloty in the/past yenr, and that the
present membership Is OS. Mrs. Charles
Curry, chairman of tho Ladles* Auxiliary
library, submitted her report, showing ,
a small balance of funds .on hand.
Tho following officers wero olected for
the ensuing year: Mrs. John A. Alex?
ander, president; Mrs. James Woodward,
tronsurcr; Mrs. Joseph Barkmnn, secre?
tary; Mrs. Henry Ilutchlnson. first vice
president; Mrs.' Frank Holt, second vice
president; Mrs. A. D. R.Hnnchcr. third
H'Icn-presldcnt; Mrs. G. G. Child, fourlh
vlco-prosldont; Mrs. Preston Lnnk'ford,
fifth vice-president; Mre. Walter Hobo.
sixth vice-president. In selecting tho fix
vice-presidents one was selected from
onch of tho denominations represented In
tho Ladles' Auxiliary.
The Psstorlul Association of Augusta
county met in regular session yesterday
In Christ Church chapel. Anumber o'f
new members wrro recolvod, after whloh
the following ofllcers wero.olected: E. A,
Rnpnss, president; A. D, R. Handier, sec
rotary; Y, von Riser, treasurer.
SERIOUS FREIGHT WRECK
Train Diyldesand Then Crashes To?
gether Near Evington. t I
(SPoelnl to Tlio Tliriee-Dlepiitcli.)'
LYNCH STATION, VA.? April 7,-A'
serious freight wreck occurred 'on the?
Southorn Railway near Evington yes?
terdny morning nbout 6:80 o'clock, Three
tramps aro reported to bo badly Injured,
but all of tho trainmen escaped. The
twin wns coming south and broke a
coupling, which caused tho two parts to
come together, Twelve"' or fifteen cars
woro wrocke* and the track torn up for
a considerable distance, The passenger?
wero transferred, across tho break thla
morning. ' ....
H. C. Peatherston, of the Lynohburg
bar, was hero Saturday, and Mr. IL C,
Hester, attorney, was horo yestorday,
Thoy are counsel for Tom Anderson,
charged with the murder of Henry
Thomas. This case has attracted atten?
tion from tho fact that It has been once
trlod'Mn the County Court and taken to
the Supremo Court of Appeals nnd sent
hack to tho County Court for another
trial, Tho caso Is to trlod next woelt.
Rev. James Arthur Called.
(Spoclul to Ttiu Tlmns-Dlspiitcli.)
CHATHAM, VA., April 7??At a meet?
ing of tho members of tho Presbyterian
Church 'Sunday morning, Rev. Junios
Arthur, of Oampboll county, was called
as a supply for this ohureji nnd tho
ohtiroh at Sprlns Gardon.
The result of years of
experiment
Gorham
S'i&ybr Polish
Doca not cake or fill un interstices
CJcuua aa well ?s polishes