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?&?M ?SEH SfSSt I WHOLE NUMBER. 16.235.
RICHMOND. VA., FRIDAY, MAY 8, 1908.
PRICE TWO CENTS.
SUMMARY OF DAY'S NEWS,
THE WEATHER.
WASHINGTON, May 7.?Forecast for
Friday and Saturday:
Virginia?Fair Friday, except rain In
*outheast portion; cooler. Saturday fair;
fresh northeast winds.
North Carolina?Showers Friday, cooler
In the Interior. Saturday showers; frtnh
northeast winds.
The sun showed moro strength yester?
day than the day before, lint the bent was
not oppressive. To-dnv the outlook is for
fair weather, except in the southeast por?
tion, where there will be rain and a lower
temperature.
STATE OF THE THERMOMETER.
t? A. M. CO
12 M.72
H P. M. 77
ti P. M. 77
D P. M. C9
12 midnight. C7
Average .~.701-3
Highest temp?rature yoRtordny........ 77
Lowest temperature yesterday.iifi
Mean lemp'-ruturc yeiterdft>.07
Normal temperature for May. B7
Dei i\ turo from normal tcnii eraturo.. 00
Precipitation during past 2-1 hours.... 00
MINIATURE ALMANAC.
Mai? 8 N03
Bun rises.5:0!) I HIGH TIDE. '
Bun sots.7:01 Morning.2:01
Moon seta.8:27 | Evening-.2:28
RICHMOND.
Sudden death of Mr. David .1. Baldwin
?Vote ?linn, i certain on the Campbell
ens? to-day-Mr. W. A. Crenshaw men?
tioned for Mayor-Mr. Dinlel McCallnm.
Of Richmond, elecbd president of the
State Federation of Labor* body denlos In?
tending to endorse W, R. Hen igt. for the
Presidency?Lady knocked seilselOKg by
a burglar-Interest in the fUcurslon to
West Point to-morrow-Lion has an
ey? removed-Bill to reapport Ion the
Slate reported favorablv-Finals at
University .College of Medicine-Resolu?
tion adopted by tho Senate looking to the
repair of the Capitol-Bill adopted cur?
tailing the powers 'of the Commissioner
of Agrlcv.lure-West Point people adopt
resolutions of thanks-Honor done a
Richmond musician-Finance Committee
considers flat liquor license to-day-An
tl-Snloon Longue to have a bura:iu of a
hundred speakers-De?jth In New Tork
of a distinguished Virginian-Torrens
1)111 likely to go over until after recess of
the L?gislature-A heavy sum In gold
Is shipped-Large quantity of bolts re?
ceived Jiere-Heavy importations of Iron
and steal-DsugJitur of Rear-Admiral
Schloy, who was In steamship collision,
sick at the Jefferson-Rlchmli/d College
fli'ld day to-dsy-Enthusiastic choir
rally-Bruce bigamy ens??, to como up
to-day-Presbyterian Committee of Pub?
lication to erect a handrome building?
Deal for purchase of T. C. William? To?
bacco Company likely to be closed on
Monday-Lee Camp receives picture of
General Echols to-night-Now lodge of
Odd-Fellows to bo Instituted. MAN?
CHESTER-Bright prospect for permiv
nent street Improvement-Third Ward
delegation to meet Wednesday-Succes?
sor to Mr. Utz-Almshous'3 Committee
-Fire Commissioners hold session
The West Point benefit-Funeral ser?
vices-A quiet marriage?New regls
Iratlon?A box party to-night.
VIRGINIA.
Staunton alumni endorse A. C. Brazton
for president of the University-Local
politics *.i Clifton Forge-Dlstllleri??.' li?
censes revoked in Halifaic-New Kent
negro's body found In Jame3 Rlvor with
throat cut?To Improve roads In Alle
ghany-Blacksburg defeats Miller School
In a close game-Webb, charged with
uwlndling negroes, escapes from marshal
-No/jy in West Point havo been re?
lieved-Night offices on Chernpcnke and
Ohio closed-Mayoralty campaign In
Suffolk?South Norfolk saloons will not
be closed-Big shipments of berrlos from
Norfolk-Trial of Michehjohn at Norfolk
-?Fierce primary fight In Cbarlottcsville
?-To test fiCruon ordinance in Charlottcs
ville-Strike of carpenters and painters
at Newport News-\V. T. Smith selocted
as Annapolis cadet In Fredericksburg
Merger of pine lumber firms-Chinamen
without papers to bo deponed from Nor?
folk-Warrcnton umateurs soon to pre?
sent an opera-Six lives lost In tunnel
landslide at Eggleston, in Giles county
Negro girl killed by train at Danville
Princess Anne dry-Reported alliance of
Gould and the Seaboard-Mann bill to be
tested In Stafford-Cameron Hunt Club's
ilrst show on Saturday near Alexandria.
Marriages-II. IS. Epperson and Miss
Mamie Browder In Lawrencevllle: R. M.
Hart and Miss Besslo Ray at Windsor, N.
C; Samuel P. Hall and Miss Agnes Agnor
In Rockbridge; A. T. Lunsfoui and Miss
Evelyn Young In Washington ; R. G. Mac
gill nnd Miss Annie Stuart Macglll at
PulHskl; Aubroy C. Oleen and Miss Annie
N Scott In Fairfax. Deaths-Robert
II. Walton. Jr., near Rico; Preston D,
Henkle In Rockbridge.
NORTH CAROLINA.
Municipal officers elected in Raleigh?
Durham's new Mayor sworn In-Freight
rate case in Wilmington-New classifi?
cation by Corporation Commission for
paper boxes and plow singletrees
Colonial Dames elect officers In Wll
tninKton-Stokos county commissioners
icorod by judge-Effect of new suffrage
provisions of Uie Constitution on munici?
pal elections-Wilmington District Ep
>vorth League Conference in Wilmington.
GENERAL.
Gunfire won the Metropolitan Handicap,
lowering the record lor the track nnd the
race-Negro rural currier threatened
with death if he did not resign, and the
Postmaster-General has ordered the
route abandoned until un investigation la
mude-W. A. Jones saya ho prefers to
talk of tomatoes than politics-interest?
ing report submitted by Dr. DrewTy to
the Conference of Charities at Atlanta?
Mario Wlllson, a Virginia girl, who was
a member of tho original Florodora sex?
tette, will said for Europe and will take
her husband with her-Johns Hopkins
wins eight out of the eleven events In
field trials with University of Virginia?
Rock Island road has secured control of
the 'Frisco system-Atlantic Coast Lino
Issues nuw stock, but for what purpose
has not been announced-Prices went
downward and market closed very dull?
Delegates gathering in Savannah to the
Southern Uaptlst Convention-Mr. Swan
?on dlscussos Ills candidacy for the gov?
ernorship-Sultan captured by Captain
Pershliig's fofee-Ma,yor get'n ,l?ow Is to
Visit Richmond. A. C, L- shops in ?runs
Wick aro sold-Pope will write Mr.
Roosevelt an autograph letter-Florida
Council votes to change the tmme of the
Protestant Episcopal Church-Judge
Ulmes, winner of the Kentucky Darby,
left In ruck in start In fourth race on
Churchill Downs and (liitalied third?
President talks to Cnllfornlan? about ir?
rigatlon?Steamship Hamilton will not
be dry docked, ?s .her Injuries are very
slight-Fifteen thousand strikers in New
York vote ulmost unanimously not to re?
turn to work. _
SULTAN CAPTURED
BY PERSHING'S FORCE
(By Ammeluttil Profil)
MANrLA, May 7.?Captain Porshlng's
column has defeated the Sultan of Am
paruganos' strong force of Moroa In . the
Tarac? country, on the east shore of
Lake Lanao, Island of Mindanao. The
Americans captured ten forts. One hun?
dred and 'fifteen Moros were killed, thlr
tien wore wounded, and slvty wero made
prisoners. The Moros captured Included
tho Sultan, Two Americans wore killed
and seven were wounded.
Captain pershtng moved north Tues?
day to complete the exploration of the
east .shoro of tho lake. No further re?
sistance 13 expected.
The Spanish gunboat Velasco, sunk by
the ships, ?f Admiral Dowey off Cavit?,
has been raised. H<tr hull is not Injured,
fcut ber -upper works show the ei??ct of
U>~, i.iiicrlcau gheila.
GUNFIRE
WON THE
BIG RACE
Captured the Handicap
Before Big Crowd,
BROKE RECORD OF
TRACK AND RACE
Whitney's Swift Filly Took
Withers Mile in 1:30 1-2.
: OLD ENGLAND SECOND;
!.. TWO LENGTHS BEHIND
These Two, With Lux Casta, Had the
Race from the Start, Though Artic?
ulate Made Remarkable Show?
ing After Being Pulled Up
al the Barrier by
His Rider.
(By AMoclntod Prmi.)
NEW VOKIC. May 7.?Gunflro won tho
twelfth running of tho Metropolitan
Handicap at Morris Park to-day before
45,000 cheering spectators, who had made
! Mr. Whitney's swift flily the favorite In
the betting. With T. Burns In the sad
; die, she went the Withers mile in 1:38*4
breaking the track, record by one second
and tho record f i tho race by one an?J
: one-quarter seconds. Bhe displayed
| speed and ??nmenesa and was the flrst
i of her eus. -?i win thl3 classic.
Two lengths behind the winner, to
! whom he gave four pounds, weight ac
| cording to the scale, and nine pounds
| actual load, came Old England, the fa
j mous sprinter of Groen B. Morris, ridden
i by Shaw. Lux Casta, the Aibemarle's
I stable entry, with Gannon up, was third.
'? These three had the race among them
! from the start. Articulate, who was
? pulled up by his rider, tho apprentice,
! Larsen, when tlie barrier rose, ran a re?
markable race and finished fourth, a
length behind the tired Lux Casta.
KECK AND NECK.
Gunnre was s.head when the barrier
I went up. but was a bl- slow to get going.
1 Along the bask stretch Old England held
I his lead of a length or mt/io. while New
! York dropped back, giving- place first
! to Gunfire and soon to Lux Casta. Next
! to the last away from the barrier, Gan
I non rushed his mount?too speedily,
I trainers say?and at the turn was racing
i neck and neck with Old England and
; Gunfiro. Like a team they came around
| to the home stretch, and there Lux Casta
i was beaten.
) Down through tho long stretch home
I raced tho Morris and Whitney horses,
; side by side, Gunnre looked to be
I beaten a quarter of a mile from home.
1 ?Close on the rails he seemed to fatter,
! whilo Shaw, with whirling whip arm,
I took the Oig bay a neck to the front.
Burns never stopped riding, however,
and soon GunlTre was neck and neck
I with tho leader, thon a head In front,
I and as tho leader reached the grand
! stand enclosure tho Whitney filly drew
clean, while a perfect thunderbolt of
I ''Gunfire" roared from every bench. In
? creasing her lead, the beautiful daughter
i of Hastings and Royal Gun won handily, i
BIG WAGERS.
Articulate's splendid race led to an
j offer of his owner. W. C. Deb Lopez, to j
match him against Old England, same
distance and weights as In the Metro?
politan, and Mr. Morris quickly agreed
to a match for 11,000 a 6lde. John Mad?
den, who sold Gunfire as a two-year
old to W. C, Whitney, bet ?50 on tho
filly, a large wager for him. E. E.
| Smathers, owner of Lord Dorby and Mc
Chesney, wagered J1?.O00 on Gunfire and
won $20,000.
In tho Mendowbrook Hunters' Trial
Steeplechase Zenus was first home, but
was disqualified, nnd the race given to
Betsy Ross, a 60 to 1 shot, with The
Duffer, another 50 to 1, second.
SUMMARI.ES.
First race?last live and a half fur?
longs of the Withers mile?Sovereign
j (0 to 0) won, Royal Summons (3 to 1)
second, Luke Wnrd (4 to 1 and 8 to 5*
third. Time, 1:07.
Second race?last four and a half fur?
longs of tho Eollpse courBO?Rapid Water
| (2 to 1* won, Nnmookl (4 to 1) second,
Fickle (BO to I) third. Time, .63.
Third race?Che Juvenile Stakes, last
five furlongs of the Eollpse course?
Broomstick (12 to 1) won, Precious
Rtono (even) second. Palm Bearer (4 to
1) third. Time. .BO.
Fourth rare?the Metropolitan Handi?
cap, the Withers mile?Gunfire (2 to 1)
won, Old England (10 to 1) second, Lux
Crstn (8 to 1) third. Time. 1:3S*i.
Fifth race?Mio Mendowbrook Hunters'
Steeplechase, about two miles?Betsy
! Ross (50 to 1) won, The Duffer (50 to 1)
second, Knto Spotswood (6 to 1) third.
j Time. 1:16.
Sixth rnco?last Reven furlongs of the
I Withers mile?Satire (0 to 1) won,
1 Nevermore (2 to 1) second, Rough Rider
(G to 1) third. Time. 1:27H. i
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ANDREW CARNEGIE
MADE INAUGURAL SPEECH
(Hr Afmoeliitfil tYi's?. i
LONDON. Mny 7.?The annual meeting
of the Iron and Steel Institute here to?
day was largoly attended, After being
formally Installed In tho chnlr. the new
president. Andrew Carnegie, who re?
inarle?! that he was the lirat president of
the InntlUito who was not a British sub?
ject, presented Sir James Ketson, a for?
mer president of the Institute, with the
Ressemer gold medal for 11103. Mr. Car?
negie subsequently delivered his inaugu?
ral nddresi, which was listened '.o with
much Interest.
MAYOR SETH'LOW
TO VISIT RICHA10ND
(Jly Atmiicliitcd Pruw,!
NEW YORK, May 7.-Mayor Low, ac?
companied by Mrs. Low, will leave here
Saturday on his yacht for a short cruise.
Ho will ba away until May 19th, and will
go up the Jam?? ltlvur and nuiy visit
VjUchmoud. Va,
THE NOTE
RETURNED
Bulgaria Does Not Like the
"Offensive Terms."
AN OPTIMISTIC FEELING
In Vienna It Is Thought that Danger of
War Between Turkey and Bulgaria
Has Passed?Band Surprised
by Turkish Troops.
(By Associate?! lYem.)
CONSTANTINOPLE, May 7.?The Bul?
garian Government has returned tho
Porto's note on the subject of the Incur?
sion of Bulgarian bands Into Macedonia
and the Importation of explosives Into
Turkey from Bulgaria to tho Ottoman
Commissioner at Holla, In consequence
of what the Government of Bulgaria de?
scribes as "fie offensive terms.'*
Tho mustering of Turkish troops con?
tinues In Meccdonla and Albania, where
Boon 105 battalions will be distributed.
The Porte to-day Issued a statement
declaring that the reports ? published In
Vienna of events alleged to have trans?
pired recently In the European province
of Turkey are either exaggerated or
false. The Turkish Government, with
tho best Intentions, is doing everything
possible to ensure the application o? tho
reforms.
Imperial troops Have arrived at Dfa
kova, European, Turkey, and are con?
tinuing their march tu Ipek, In order to
support tho Sultan's commissioners there.
OPTIMISTIC FEELING
PREVAILS IN VIENNA
(By Associa tud Pre??.)
?VIENNA, May 7.?A decidedly optl
mlstio feeling prevails In official circles
here regarding tho relations between
Turkey and Bulgaria, which are declared
to have grea??y Improved within the last
twenty-four hours. The probability of
war between the two countries Is now
considered slight. Official news has Just
been received here that the Porto has
withdrawn Its note to Bulgaria,
The warlike feeling at Constantinople
Is bcllevefl to be disappearing. It Is
frankly admitted that Turkey ha3 very
serious grounds for complaint against
Bulgaria, but It Is behoved that the
Sultan Is too clever to embark upon a
war from which, it he were victorious,
he would gain nothing, and In which
he might loso everything.
A Bulgarian band yosterday attempted
to blow u?>'a powder magazine'at Mon
stlr. It wob surprised by Turkish troop?
and a fight ensued. In which many o? the
combatants were killed or wounded.
WobHizln_e. Troops.
(By A??<vlPt?'l Prws.l
SAL?NICA. EUROPEAN TURKEY.
May 7.?The dispatch of troops to Old
Senda continues. Three battalions of
Redlfs proceeded to Verlsovitch to-day.
French Squadron Sails.
(By Associated Pros?.)
PARIS, May 7.?A division of the
French Mediterrean fleet has been or?
dered to Sail to-night for Sal?nica.
A. C. L, SHOPS IN
BRUNSWICK SOLD
(Fy Associated Pross.1
BRUNSWICK. GA., May 7.-The Bruns?
wick and Birmingham Railroad will take
charge of the Atlantic Coast Line shops
In this place to-morrow, coming Into con?
trol by purchase. The deal has been on
for months, and was consummated to?
day. The shops will do light repair work
for the Coast Line and Soutucrn here.
All of the Brunswick and -Jlrmlngham re?
pair forces will be transferred to-morrow
to those shops.
VIRGINIA AND NORTH
CAROLINA TO PLAY
Tho strong base-ball ?twins of the
Universities of Virginia and North Caro?
lina will meet at Charlottesvllle to-mor?
row, and the game played will be one
of the most closely contested that has
ev?r tfikon pine?, between these nines.
They have played twice this season;
one game went io North Carolina, and
there was a tie score In the other. It
will be necessary, therefore, for Virginia
to win to-morrow to keep the champion?
ship from going to the Tarheel boys.
WANT TO CHANGE
CONGRESS DISTRICTS
Sale Bill Unanimously Re?
ported From the Com?
mittee.
The Senato Commltteo on Privileges
and Elections have reported a bill to re
apportlon the State into congressional
districts by a unanimous vote, and It
is said Huit It will likely pass at the.
present session.
Tho following aro tho only changes
made In the present oppurtl?nin?n.
Charles City county Is taken out of the
Second and put in tho Third, and James
City, York, Warwick, Elizabeth City and
Newport News are taken from the Seo
ond and given to the First District,
Dr, Wallace, tlie Senutor from the
Frederlcksburg District, amended tho
bill so as to put tho counties of Spot
sylvanln and Caroline and the city of
Frederlcksburg back In the district, In?
stead of transferlng them to the Eighth
Dintrlot, aa proposod by the unaraonded
bill, This was adopted, and tht? chief
ground of objection on which tlie Cum?
mins bill failed In the House has now
been removed. Thus the First Dlstrlot.
under this plan, wilt be just us It la now,
save that the Penlnmiln counties and
the cities of 'Newport ? News nnd Wll
Utiinsburg oro added, all being taken
from the Socorid CTstrlct,
In Its present form It Is said that the
bill will prove ..acceptable' to all parties
Interested, and will nearly equalize tho
two dlatrlcta.
HIS END A
SUDDEN ONE
Mr. David J. Baldwin Found
Dead Yesterday Evening.
APOPLEXY THE CAUSE
Was the Senior Member of the Firm of
Baldwin and Brown?So Far as
Known Ho Had No Rela?
tives Living.
Mr. David J. Baldwin, on? of the pio?
neer citl?uns and most plctures?4Uo char?
acters of Richmond, was lound dead,
stretched across a bud In his room, No,
1W9 East Main Street, last night shortly be?
fore. 11 o'clock, the startling discovery being
made by uIs business partner, Mr. George
W. Brown. Death ' was due to apoplexy,
all symptoms leading Coroner Taylor to
so decide after he had viewed the re
; mains.
I The deceased was elxty-six years of
i age, unmarried, and was the last of his
, Immediate family, his three brothers and
1 one sister having passed away years ago.
He was the youngest son of W. P. Bald
: Win, well known In Richmond and Hen
] rloo county before the Civil War.
For the past twenty years he and Mr.
George W. Rrown had conducted a whole?
sale and retail hardware business In the
vicinity of the Chesapeake and Ohio Sta?
tion, on Main Street, the store of late
I years having been located at No. IMS.
The style of the firm was "Baldwin **-nd
Brown," and It was one of the oldest and
best known houses In the South.
The funeral arrangements have not as
yet been made, but the body will be re
i moved to- the residence of Mr. Charles J.
I Brown. No. 6H 1-2 North Twenty-first
| Street, and It Is likely the funeral will be
i conducted from there Sunday afternoon.
The sudden demise of Mr. Baldwin is
peculiarly sad. He was last seen yester?
day afternoon at 6 o'clock by hi? business
partner, when the store was closed for
tlie day. Up stalr3 over the store the two
gentlemen, neither of whom bas ever been
married, had nice living apartments.
Mr. Baldwin, as was hla wont, retired
directly to his room, while Mr. Brown, a
much younger man, strolled out, return?
ing a few minutes before 11 o'clock.
When he entered the sleeping room ha
?wns startled to observe his white-haired
partner, partially undressed, stretched
across a bed. He at once suspected the
worst," and a hasty examination confirmed
his belief, Mr. Baldwin was stone dead.
There was a slight warmth still about
the body, but the heart had ceased to
beat. The police were notified and the
ambulance summoned, In the meantime
Coroner Taylor had been notified, the
body being left undisturbed until he ar
rlvod upon the scene.
Evidently Mr. Baldwin had read the
papers?they were scattered over the floor
?until probably 10 o'clock, after which he
arose from his easy chair to prepare for
bed. Ho took his coat and vest off.
sprending thorn with care on the back of
a chair.
Then be was seized with an attack of
apoplexy, falling over on the bed. where
he remained motionless, to be found a
short time later by Mr. Brown. Lately
Mr. Baldwin had complained of dizziness.
The deceased was a well known char?
acter about Rlehmnnd. With a heavy
suit of perfectly white, wavy hnlr, a large
physique and other attractive attributes,
he at once Impressed every one. He was
s man of few words and lived much to
himself.
THE DEATH OF
PROF. L. R. PRICE
A brief tplegram was received last night
by Mr. Edward W. Price, announcing
the death of his brother,' Professor Thom
ns n. Prico, of Columbia University, New
York.
Captain Gordon McCabo nlso received
a telegram to ths same effect, Profes?
sor Price was ona of the most brilliant
i scholars In America, a gallant Confcd
eruto soldier, and will be mourned by a
largo cirolo of devoted friends.
Ho was p master of arts of the Uni?
versity of Virginia, studied for several
years In Germany, and had received hon?
orary title from many of the leading
universities In this country.
For two years after the close of the
! wnr he was associate principal (with the
late John M. Btrother) of the "university
school" in this city, and was then made
professor In Randolph-Macon College.
From there lie was within a few years
called to the University of Virginia to
succeed Professor Qllderalftave In the
chair of Greek, which he heb'1 with great
distinction up to 1BS8, when M was called
to Columbia College, New York (now
Coluniola University), as professor of
English,
Hero his broad and exquisite scholar?
ship won Instant recognition, and tor the
past twenty years he has been Justly
reckoned unieng the foremost English
scholars, either M home or abroad.
Professor Trice was about sixty-four
years of uge.
He married Miss Liztde Trlplott, of this
city, and la survived py hla widow and
one unmarried daughter. He leaves also
u brother, Mr. Edward W. Price, of this
city, and two sisters. Miss Virgtnla 10,
Price of Richmond, and Mrs. Thomas II,
Norwood, of Rotetourt county.
The remains will bo brought to this city
for interment. The arrangement?
funeral will hu iLaaouuoed. luur?
THE BAPTIST
CONVENTION
Thousands of Delegates Are
Assembled at Savannah.
PRELIMINARY MEETINGS
B. Y. P. U. Convention Met To-Day and
Listened to Enthusiastic Addresses,
Banquet of Seminary Alumni
Held Last Night.
(?pccial from a Staff CorrespondenL)
SAVANiVAH, ?A., May 7.-To many
who will be In Savannah this week In
attendance upon the Southern Baptist
Convention tho most interesting meetings
to bo hold will be those of tho iToTflan's
Missionary Unloh, Auxiliary to the Con?
vention. The meetings will bo held in
the Independent Presbyterian Church be?
ginning Friday afternoon. Tho present
oftloers, are Mrs. Charles A. Stakeiy,
of Montgomery, Ala., president; Miss
Annie W. Armstrong, of Baltlmoro, corre?
sponding secretary; Miss Nollio Mar?
tin, of Baltimore, and Miss M. E. Wright.
of Augusta, Qa., recording secretaries,
and Mrs. William Lowndes, of Baltlmoro,
treasurer, Mrs. A. M. Gwathmey, of
Richmond, is the vice-president for Vir?
ginia.
SYSTEMATIC WORK
This Union has systematized the work
of Interesting the Baptist women and
children of tho Sotr??i in the mission work
and of raising money to carry on the
work to a fine point, and It Is admitted
that their organization Is more complete
than that of the men of the Baptist faith.
The women are not such sticklers for
tho individuality of the churches as are
the men and thoy believe more in gen?
eral organization and combination.
The Baptist women havo been taking a
great interest in the work ot missions
for these many years, but their or?
ganization and systematic work is of re?
cent date, comparatively speaking. In
1884 at tho meeting of the convention
in Baltimore, In 1885 at Augusta and in
1886 nt Montgomery some women workers
met In private and discussed the atit'lsa
biilty of a more general organization, to
embrace the whole South. No gen-?"ral
mating looking to this end was held un
til 1887, in Louisville, when a number of
women met by previous appointment to
consider the subject. Some were for Im?
mediate organization, but the majority
held ' that as they were only individuals
and not delegated by their State or?
ganizations. It would be unwise to or?
ganizo. It was agreed that they should
ask {ho various State' committees to send
delegates to a meeting to be held In Rich?
mond in '1888, to take such 'action as
might be deemed advisable after full con?
sultation. Thp result was the organiza?
tion ofth? Woman's Missionary Union.
This Union appointed" an Executive
Committee to be located at Baltimore,
Md., and chose Miss M. E. Mclntosh. of
South Carolina, as president, and Miss
Annie W. Armstrong, of Baltlmoro, as
corresponding secretary.
At Richmond. "Slay 1888, the Woman's
meeting was convened, composed on roll
call of thirty-two delegates from.twelve
States. In acoordance with the resolu?
tions, the delegates came prepared to
vote by, Instructions from tholr States.
Ten States most cordially endorsed the
movement as an ' advance upon other
methods, and as an aid to progresa In
mission work. Two States, Virginia and
Mississippi, while expressing a deep in?
terest In woman's *?>ik, preferred to de?
lay action in reference to the general or?
ganization until further Instructed by
their States. By 1891 the fourteen South
em States represent??" In the convention
had entered heartily Into The organisa?
tion.
The Rev. Dr. T. P. Bell says this Union
Is one of the most wisely constructed
pieces of d-enomlnatlonol mechanism of
which he has any knowledge.
AN AUXILIARY.
In its relation to the Southern Baptist
Convention the union Is Just what its
nnme Implies, which adapts It to the work
which It has to do In the South. And I
note its construction as it relates, on the
one hand, to the Southern Baptist Con?
vention, and, on tho other, to State organ?
izations.
In its relation to the Southern Baptist
Convention It Is Just What its name indi?
cates, an auxiliary, and this position it
ha? scrupulously maintained. It has never
claimed nor sought to exercise any rights
and privilege? as sji Independent mission?
ary body, but has In every possible way
emphasized the fact that the boards of
the convention were that body's executive
arms, and that Itself was only a helper
nf those, working under their direction.
In pursuance of this general idea several
things are emphasized.
The union is not in any sense a, colleo
(Contlnued on Second Paire.)
CARRIED A HEAVY
LOAD OF GOLD COIN
Big Sum Shipped from the
Federal Office on
Yesterday,
Nine thousand seven hundred and fifty
dollars in gold coin makes a pretty heavy
loud for a man of ordinary strength to
carry very far, as on employa of the
United States custom-house yesterday
realized when he undertook to carry that
sum In gold from the Federnl building to
the expresa office for shipment to Wash?
ington. ThU was but a part of the
amount forwarded to Washington by the
local custom-house yesterday, tho total
remittance reaching Just tl7,0M.
Thin large sum sent In a single duy was
reaiiz?3d as a result of the heavy Impor?
tations of Iron and sl?Jcl, one shipment
for the Tredegar Woiks yesterday aggre?
gating three thousand tun? of old steel
ruiis, imported from Germany. The Bteei
will be uuod for the manufacturo oi
spikes. This large steel cargo was dls?
oimrged at Newport Nowa and will be
transported by rull from that city to
Richmond. Tlie* t?taI shipment will load
1_0 freight oars. There have beun other
large Importations recently, tlie material
coming to thlii olty.
The drm of Jiunqta WcGraw yesterday
received the l?gest shipment of bolts that
ever came to Richmond at one time. It
consisted of an entire carload, shipped
by the American Iron and Stool Company,
of Lebanon, Ba, The holla vary In also
from one-quarter by three-mitirtvis of tin
Inch to ono Inch by forty Incites. The
demand for bolts is largely Increasing,
and l-igo orders are being recolvud from i
' ?liiwiuiuutui-l-fli (liiAto lor thtfiu.
CERTAINLY
UNDIGNIFIED
Air, Tulloch Comments on
Postmaster-Gen'l Payne.
CALLED MERE "WIND BAG"
He Says He Thinks This Language Was
Uncalled for; Says He Can Substan?
tiate Charges Brought at the
Proper Time.
(Hj Associated Press.)
WASHINGTON, May 7.-Tho feature
of to-day's developments In the postofilce
Investigation was a letter by Seymour W.
Tulloch, for many years coshior of tha
Washington city post?nico to Postmaster
General Payna, lu reply to the latter's let
I ter requesting any Information Air. Tul
lock mlii.it have to sustain his published
statements charg.ng irregularities In the
PostoIHco Department and tho Washtng
I ton city postoffice several years ago, Air.
Tulloch, in his latter, which was ma,led
? to tho Postmaster-General this evening,
: takes exception to personal comments of
| Mr. Payne and refrains from giving any
facts bearing on the Investigation, sug?
gesting that tho officials to whom Mr.
Payno has written have all the necessary
data. If they choose to give It.
While thus refusing to give any inform?
ation In the letter under the circumstan?
ces, Mr. Tulloch said to-night that he 13
ready to substantiate everything he has
i said and that he wants first to read the
replies of tho parties to whom tho Post
maser-Oeneral has written before going
Into ueta!Is.
In his letter, Mr. Tulloch says tho Fost
master-General Is reported to have re?
ferred to him as a "mere wind bag," as
one who should "make good his hot air
or be publicly branded as a calumniator
and a slanderer and a liar." Mr. Tul?
loch says this language was appnrently
unnecessary and certainly undignified.
In an interview, Mr. Tulloch reiterates
his charge that Thomas W. Gllmer. an
expert, was removed by ColriptroIlT
Tracewell while Investigating postoffico
affairs, and prohibited by written orders
from continuing his Inquiry.
At the Postofflco Department to-dny
Postmaster-General Payno said there
were no new developments In the Investi?
gation. The Inspectors aro still at work
In most of the branches of the department
and Fourth Assistant Postmaster-Generil
Brlstow has reported to Mr. Payne that
he expects to submit his report on the
Investigation between Juno 1st and June
15th. The recent readjustment of sala?
ries1 of clerks In the pres'dentlnl pos'of
flces Is being minutely examined and It Is
expected that the rolls In many of tho
larger postofflces will have to bo over?
hauled.
IRISH LAND BILL
DISCUSSED IN HOUSE
(By Associated Press.)
LONDON, May 7.?The adjourned de?
bate on tho Irish land bill in the House
of Commons was resumed to-day. Sev?
eral unimportant speakers were followed
by Timothy M. Healy (Nationalist), who
commented on the "curious fact that the
only two absolutely Ignorant speeches
against the bill came from the Liberal
side of tho House,"
Referring to the,question whether the
bill would make for home rulo Mr. Healy
pointed out that the measuro was sup?
ported by tho Ulster members, who, he
said, ought to know Its effect batter than
"English amateur politicians, however re?
spectable."
i\ P. O'Connor, while criticising its do
tails. defended tho bill.
The House he added, must now "choose
between a great measure of land purchase
and chaos and anarchy."
POPE WILL WRITE MR.
ROOSEVELT A LETTER
(Ry AsuocltitiM? Press.)
ROME, Mi/ ?.?Rev. Father Budenllll,
former provincial of ths American Pas
slonist Fathers, and Rev, Father Francis
J. Van Antwerp, of Detroit, Mich., were
received In privat? audience by tho Pope
to-day and presented to the Pontiff Pres?
ident Roosevolts Jubilee gift of ten hand?
some volumes of Presidential messages,
Father Van Antwerp also presented a
gold scroll containing tho signatures of
twenty-live thousand Americans and Ca?
nadians.
Tho Pope expressed himself as being
much pleased with tho gift, and spoke in
tho highest terms of President Roosevelt,
He said:
"I will send hlro an autograph letter to
show my gratitude."
-? ...
WERE KILLED WHILE
RETURNING FROM FISHING
lily Associated Press.)
MOULTRIE, GA., May 7,-Colonel M.
J, RearanII, solicitor of the C'ty Cou t
and Dr. Prank Danlol, physician for tho
Georgia Northern Railway, wore killed
last night by Dr. Daniel's motor car
colliding with a log tru'n on tho Georg a
Northern. The gentlemen hud b?en fl-ih
Ing and wore returning1 to town In the
motor. heavy rain was driving In their
faces and thuy had an ombrelln In front.
Neither saw the log train, whloh wia
backing. Six cars of the train was de?
railed. Colonel Pearsall was from Mor
ganton, N. C.
PRESIDENT YOAKUM
MADE FRISCO DIRECTOR
?Pv ??*ni>|itta<1 Prfsn.l
NEW YORK, May 7.?President Yoa
kuni, of Hie f*f, Loula and Sun Francisco
Railroad Company, to-day was elected
a fl | reo tor of the Chicago, Rock Island
and Pacido Company.
Financiers Interpret this as an offi?
cial acknowledgment tha't tho long-pond.
Ing deal providing one management of
the two roads has been completed.
FLORIDA COUNCIL
VOTES FOR CHANGE
(Ily Associa ltd Press.) ?
JACKSONVILLE, FLA.. May 7.-Tha
annual Council of the Diocese of Florida
of tho Episcopal Church, In session hero,
voted In favor of changing tho name of
tht; church from Protestant Episcopal
Church to the American Catholic Churcti j
by a vote of twenty-one tu elghtoeu, I
SENATE IS
SEEMINGLY
WITH HOUSE
It May Endorse Action
of the Latter
IN THE CASE OF
JUDGE CAMPBELL
Walker and Harman Speak
for the Cogblll Report
AVILWAINE SCHEDULED
TO WIND UP DEBATE
If Cogbt'll Report Prevails, the Caso
Will Be Taken Up on Its Merits,
the Legal Cobwebs Having
Been Removed ? Friends
of Accused Judge May
Filibuster for Him.
! The Senate o? Virginia held two sessions
yesterday, aggregating four hours, dur?
ing three ot which tlie time waa con?
sumed in discussion of tho two resolu?
tions from tho Committee for Courts o?
Justice In tbo Campbell case. It was 1
P. M. before the special order was taken
up, tho morning hour being devoted to
the usual business. As soon as the spe?
cial order had boon entered upon, Mr.
Harman, of Tazewell, who had the floor,
yielded to Mr. Walker, of Westmoreland,
who was the first speaker of the day. In.
? the afternoon session, which began at 4
and continued until 6, 3Tr. Walker re?
sumed and concluded hie speech and was
followed by Mr. Harman, of TazewelL
who spoke for about forty-five minutas.
He was followed by Mr. Anderson, of
Richmond city, who made a legal argu-,
ment for the Cogblll report and his
amendment thereto. When he had con- '
eluded it was a quarter of 0, and as no
one wished to speak for Afteen mlnu'es
and resume to-day, tho remainder of the
time was spent in an effort to agree
upon the hour of ..meeting and adjourn?
ment to-day.' It was finally determine?!
to meet this morning at 10 o'clock and
after the morning hour resume Che argu?
ment on the. pending special order, vacat?
ing the chair at 2 until 4 P. M, arid f??"
suming thon and continuing as long as
the body may deem necessary or desir?
able. The speeches In tho case w'll be
resumed at 11 o'clock and will occupy
the rest of the day.
Byars Speaks To-Day.
Br. Byars, of Bristol city, had the floor
at adjournment yesterday and will there?
fore bo the first speaker when the body
convenes to-day. He will be followed by
Mr. Sears, of Mathews, who will close
the debate for the Cogblll report, and
?tbon Mr. McIIwalne will close the case.
Others may decide to participate In the
debate, and If so their speeches will pr?a
cede ?nose of Messrs.- Seara and McII?
walne, who will close the case for their
resptwflvp sides. Mr. Sears will1 probably
make th? most elaborate argument ?0%
offered for the Cogblll report, and Mr.
McIIwalne the leading argument for Vhe
report drawn by himself. Mr. McII?
walne haa been carefully preparing for
his argument on th's question on Which
he has very decided views, and will malte
a legal argument In support of the v?v?
rloua propositions outlined In the report.
He will take up seriatim the speeches and
arguments of his opponents on the Issu?
and combat them. When he concludes tt
is expected that a vote will be had on the
various propositions embraced In the
scope of the discussion.
Probable Attendance.
There wcro present yesterday only
thoso who wore in their seats the day bo
fore. Mr. Whltehead, one of the signers
of the McIIwalne report, is among the
absentees, and Mr. Cromwell Is also out
of town. Mr. Cromwell is said to be
paired with one of the members present
on tho McIIwalne resolution, he favorln*
nnd his pair opposing the resolution.
Severn! of those who are oount^ among
the advocates of each resolution are not
In accord with tho other* who share their
view in several details. There will hardly
be moro than thlrty-flvo votes, and pos?
sibly only thirty-four; certainly In the
event that the pair ?oforred to la main?
tained. None of the other absentees la
yet paired.
Mr. Walker made a strong I'gsl argu?
ment In Ftupport of the Cogbili report;
of which he Is one of the signers. He
contended for the regularity of the House
procedure and that the Senate need only
concur In that action. Mr, Walker even
wo?-t hi f??r us to contend that tho Gen?
eral Assembly mlcht remove, without
cause. In Its discretion.
Mr. Walker opened by saying that the
record and proceedings wer? not only In
| ni-onrdunce with precedent, but that the
! evidence In tills case was plain and el??tr.
Gentlemen on the other sida of the ques
! tinn had cited authorities which, to him,
I had no bearing on the ease In point.
Ho contended that In the proceeding It
was competent for th<i Senate Lo act
on tho evtd?jic* taken before the Mouse
committee. Ho did not believe thai it
waa Intended by th,i gentlemen who draw
what Ih known no the Mellwalne report
that It was Intended to convey the Im?
pression that It was Incumbent or neces?
sary to reliwtr the ovldenco or to notify
the accused of charges p"iullng. Tlmt
Impression had found lodgment In the
?ilud? of many 8?natorn, but ho did not
think it was intended by tho gc-nUetnen
who drew the report.
Mr. Mollw?lne, of Petersburg, ?roue
and said that ha drew the report tnd that
ho Intended to convey Just that Idea?
that before the Sonate could act the evi?
dence would have to be hoard by a. com?
mittee of the Senuto.
Tha Case of Shumate.
Mr. Walker resumed ht? argument,
i*uot!ng from the procedure In the .-..?.a
utalnsi Shumate. The quomlon* arising
In that case, said tlie sp'aker, were not
Involved. In the oase'of Shumate then?
was no personal sondee, while In thlft
ease the servlco had been accepted. Mr,
Walker tiuotol largely from ?ha record
.In the anuniate cuse. In which Judao
Orlmsley, Sanator Daniel, Judge Card
Well und other celebrities participate?!,
lie believed that it was competent for
the Uenorul Assembly to remove a- JinJg?
without giving notlvo. Mr. 'Valuer ?ctu.
Huri hl? rwiu-i'k- U ? ?M_?lrucll<-a <j_