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GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
(Lively Discussion Over Re?
ports on Education.
?DR. J. P. SMITH'S POSITION
Mobile Selected ns the Next Place of
Meeting?The Reformed Church
Ask for Closer Relations and
Organic Union.
(Speclnl to The Tlmes-nispnte.il.)
LEXINGTON, ?\?., May 28.?The Gen?
eral Assembly of the Southern t-r?sbyto
rlnn Church this morning nelopted the re?
port upon theological seminarlos, which
came up and waa adopted.
The report rdiowed ? p enrollment nt the
Uve Institutions of Clnrksvllle, Union.
'Southwestern, Kentucky and Central to
foe l&S, which Is a falling off from lust
year of four. Tho faculties woro on
?dorsf?d for their faithfulness and ability.
I The committee recommended thnt nil con
' trolling hoards unite In a representative
:oonferonc!o on tho basis of ono member
;of the faculty and one member from the
board of each Institution, for the purpose
/of creating and conserving doflntto rolo
lions of oomlty among the noverai theo?
logical (seminaries. It was further recom
?KVfsnded that ? non-resident post-graduate
I course bo established for the dogrec of
? doctor of divinity. Tho report was
I adopted.
MVEXr-Y DISCUSSION.
; The llvlest discusi?n of the dny was
?provoked by calling up the unfinished
(business, referring to tlio consideration of
Ithe Joint commltteo of tho standing com
jjnlttecs of Publication and Sabbath
? Schools. Two reports woro submitted yes
'terday by this comndttee, tho majority
j favoring that the secretary of Publication
and superintendent of Sabbath Schools bo
I combined In ono ofllco with one secretary.
i The minority offered as a. substitute that |
(the two offices bo not combined, and ro
' commended that tho Executive ?Comnilt
?teee of Publication bo Instructed to elect
In general superintendent of Sabbath
'Schools and Youuir People's Sociotles.
Dr. James P. Smith addressed tho As
pombly on behalf of tho Executive Com
?mlttee of Publle-atlon, and advocated the
i combining of tho two ofllces. Ho cited
'the working of tho Publication Commltteo
?of the Northern Presbyterian Church, lo?
cated In Philadelphia, which was doing
itefllclent work and which was divided
i Into threo departments, one having charge
i ?of business matter, a second of editorial
? or literary matter, and tho third superln
: tondent of Sabbath Schools. Tho com?
mittee thought It desirable to formulato
their plans and work similarly, except
; that thoy would bo unable at present to
havo a man at tho head of each depart?
ment.
MAJORITY AVIN.
It wns evident that thoro was consider?
able opposition to the plan suggested by
tho majority report, and some lively tilts
wore Indulged In by various commission?
ers. The business manager of the com
niitteo, R. H, Maglll, was called on for
a statement ot financial conditions, AA'hen
the voto waB taken tho minority report
was, adopted by tho voto of 105 to Gl. Sev?
eral amendments woro made to tho re?
port.
Mr. M?glll was elected socretary and
business manager of the Commltteo of
Publlc-atlon. Tho consideration of the
superintendent of Sabbath Schools wns
made the order of tho day for 11 o'clock
to-morrow.
The report from tho home and school
Bt Frederlcksburg, Va., for the children
of foreign missionaries and of deceased
ministers was mado by Dr. AAr. D. Mor?
ton, of Rocky Mount, N. C. Thoro are
In the school and orphanage about fifty
orphans and thirteen widows. Superin?
tendent Somervllle followed' with, a state?
ment as to the valuo of property. The
buildings are worth over $10,000.
CLOSER RELATIONS ASKED.
A communication was received from the
General Synod of the Reformed Presby?
terian Church, from tholr annual meet?
ing In Philadelphia to-day, asking for
closer relations and organic union of all
tho Presbyterian churches In the United
States. The assembly was asked to send
delegates to a meotlng to bo hold In June.
An Important resolution was adopted
with reference to the rights of mission?
aries In?,tho Congo Free States, us fol?
lows :v ... . ?''
? "Resolveftd, by tlie Qenoral Assembly of
the Presbyterian Church In the United
ifitatee, *diat a committee consisting of
| four members, of which Rov. AV. M. Mor?
rison shall bo chairman, bo appointed by
ithe moderator, whoso duty shall be to pro?
spere and present to the President of tho
! United States a memorial setting forth
?the rights of missionarlos In the Congo
| Free Slates under the treaty ot Berlin,
, and how those rights are disregarded by
?the government of the Congo Free States,
?und urging the government of the United
??States to tako suoh action as may bo
necessary and proper under the olrcmtn-,
' stances to ascertain and corroot the
! wrongs complained of nnd to eecure the
''rights to which citizens of the United
?States who are missionaries to Africa
'nre'entitled; and tho Senators and Rep?
r?sentatives fur tlio States under tho Ju?
risdiction of this assembly are earnestly
! rerjuested to give to the commltteo ap?
pointed under this resolution nil the aid
it may bo In their power to afford."
MOBILE CHOSEN,
Two cities were put hi nomination this
afternoon Tor tho next place of meeting?
Mobil?, Ala., and August?, C!u. Dr.
Planck, of Mobile, nominated Government
Street Church, of that city, and reminded
the assembly that lust year when Iaix
lrgton wus selected there whs a tarlt un?
derstanding that Mobile should bo se?
lected this year. Dr. Phinlu-tt Invited the
assembly to Augusta, where the assem?
bly was organised, and next year weald
celebrate the one hundredth year of the
Organization of that church. He mild
they would glv? tho visitors a cordial
welcome, not second to what they had
received In Lexington, and nothing more
than that could be suld. The vote was
taken and Mollilo was selected by the
VOtO of ninety to seventy-six.
The? standing Committee on Education
reported through the chairman, Dr. C.'en
v,?>>.?, of Louisville, Ky.? that during the
post year tlie? collections amounted to over
?20.000, an Increase ovor the post year of
m arly fifty per cent, The committee
recommended the raining of jno.ooo for tho
beneiit of candidates for tho ministry,
?,nil each presbytery is requested to rulsu
iu proportionate enere,
The Bible training school at Laredo,
Texas, was reeognl?ed us a school for the
training uf Mexicans for the ministry, and
Die assembly authored tho committee
to assist needy ?tueleiits In uttenduuee
there.
The Executive Committee we? Instruct?
ed to appoint faithful men lo vlHlt each
college and university wlthli. thei bounds
of the (assembly ami confer with young
ruen on personal piety,
(MINIHTEItlAI, HKI.IJCF
The standing committee on Ministerial
?Relief made? lis report to-day, in ploslnt*
?ill?? ??? ?: in II I, ., BliyH'.
AVhlle wu congratulate the Assembly
;tipon tho neivaiiee made |n this vwuk ?ur
?lielovcd Church I? Hill .,?> far behind
many others In tha provision it muk**s
,for those committed to tho cure of ih.
l-MlnlHU-rlal Ue lief Kniiil. hiiliail (,f the
[average j,<-r family being }I,00, double
?bis nmount should be considered a very
Liimll allowance, und we- recommend that
our Church be requested to contribute for
the tnSUlng yenr not lens than $30,000
for this muse.
Wo recommend that the prosent sec?
retary. Rev. ?. T. McElroy, D. D., lie re
eleoted, and thnt he, with the Revs. Rus?
sell Cecil. 15. P.. ?Tere Wltherspoon, D. P.,
J. Cnivln Stewart, 1>. 1-.. Messrs. B. R.
Wellford, J, N. Ciillliigworlh, Ooorgo R.
Canhon, John 9. Munco, William R.
M'Her, C. G). LnniR, John A. Colte and
8, )I. Ilnwes, coiiPtltute the TSxecutlvo
Committee on Ministerial Relief for tho
ensuing yenr.
DR. LT-MPKW RE-ELECTED.
Dr. ?T. W. Lnmpkln wns re-elected sec?
retary of the Executive Committee. Tho
Stand I tig Committee on Home Missions
reported more money contributed, more
missionaries nt, work nnd moro churches
established In the past year thnn any
yenr for fho decide.
Tho Assembly ndjourned nt ? o'clock
to accept nn Invitation of Odierni Shlpp
to Visit the Virglnln Military Instituto
nnd witness ? spccinl biittnllnn drill In
their honor. The distinguished visitors
wore mueb pleased with the fine sol?
dierly bearing of tbo cadets of tho "West
Point of tho South,?'
A populnr mentine; wns hold to-night
In tho Interest ?if colored evnngoltzntlon,
with nn nddmss by Dr. G). C. Lilly, of
Tuscnloosn, Aln., tbo secretary.
From the nmonnt of Important busl
ess yet on thn docket, It Is hardly prob,
able thnt the Assembly will Ret ?? rough
to-morrow, although that Is the dny on
which they expect to adjourn.
FRANKLIN COMMENCEMENTS
The Franklin Male Academy and tbe
Franklin Female Seminary.
(Special to Tho Tlmes-Dlspatch.)
FRANKLIN, VA., May 2.8.?Tho Frank?
lin Malo Academy, J. II. Mnrtin, princi?
pal, and M. H. Watts, assistant, closed
Friday. The annual address wns mado
by Professor S. C. Mitchell, of Rich?
mond. Tho scholarship medal was won
by Master Vnughan Camp, son of Mr.
R. J. Camp, of this place, this being two
sessions in succession in which ho has
won tho samo medal, Tho declnlmer's
medal was won by Mr. G. AV. Hayes.
The Academy next session will bo under
the ?management of Professor ,TT. G.
Noffsinger, formerly of tho Windsor
Academy, ns principal.
The closing exercises of the Franklin
Fornaio Seminary were hold Saturday
evening to Tuesday evening, Inclusivo.
The haccalnureate sermon was prenched
at the Baptist Church Sunday morning
by Rov. A. B. Dunnnwa:>*, D. D., of
Churcbland. Vn., nnd the annual address
wns mndo by Rev. J. K. Jnlllff, of Nor?
folk, Tuesday morning. The Seminary
hns hnd the most, successful session In Its
history, under the control of Professor
John B. Brewer. The number of mntrl
culatcs has Increased by 25 per cent.;
tlio number In the boarding department
bos Increased by ?? por cent., and the
gross Income from tho. school hns In?
creased by 87 per cent. Misses Besslo
Lawless nnd E'-sle Council received diplo?
mas equival?nti to the A. B. diplomas of
tho colleges, nnd Misses Mary Story,
.Tunic Parker, Mnmlo Joyner and Cnrrlo
Scott received dlplomns equivalent to
tho Bachelor of Science diplomas of tho
colleges. A number of other young Indies
graduated in tho respective schools In
which they were applying for gradua?
tion, and received diplomas In those
schhols. Professor Brewer will continue
as principal of the Seminary.
The annual mooting of the stockholders
of the Seminnry company wa? held on
Tuesday, nnd officers for tho ensuing
yenr elected ns follows: President, J. C.
Pnrker; Vlce-President, J. L. Camp; Sec?
retary, W. T. Pnce; Treasurer, R. ,T.
Cnmp, and a board nf trustees composed
of theso four ofllcers and Messrs. C. C.
VniiRhan, Jr., I. K). Howell. A. L. Gard?
ner, D. A. Holland, Dr. J. F. Bryant,
Dr. R. H, Cobb and J. R. Knight.
MECKLENBURG COURT
The Bones of a Hog In the Solid Wood
of a Large Tree.
(Specilli to The Tlmr-s-Dlspntch.)
(BOYDTON. VA., Mny 28.?Tho Circuit
Court of Mecklenburg began hero yes?
terday. Judge Hundley presiding. A suit
for fivo thousand dollars was brought
by L. J. Williams against tho Southorn
Railway for being ejected? from tho enr
by ono of its conductors, and was decided
in favor of the railroad, A. P. Thorn
and ex-Congressman Thorp represented
tho defendants and ex-.Tudgo Charles
Alexander and If. C. Smith the plaintiffs.
Marion Taylor, who owns and operntes
a saw mill on the south side of Roanoke
River, made a curious discovery a few
days since. He was'sawing a poplar log,
which grew very large, and tho snw ran
through the bone of a hog's Jaw nnd
also through a bono of the shoulder bludo
of tho animal. Tlio lione was burled
about eight Inches In the troo.
Emory and Henry.
(Special to Tho Times-Dispatch.)
EMORY, ?'?., May 28.-Blsbop H. C.
Morrison will preach the baccalaureato
sermon at tho commencement exercises
of Emory and . Henry Collego Sunday,
Juno 7th. Hon. Harry St. George Tucker
will make the literary address Tuesduy
Morning, June Oth.
"D EOPLE look to this store as thoir supply contor in
Men's and J3oys' Wearing Apparel, Thoy look to it
for greater value, greater satisfaction, greater all around
results than anj'Avhoroelse, and thoy invariably liuti it. Thoy find
it in the excellent and thorough doponclability of tho garment,
in the elogauco of fabrics, goodness of tailoring, aconraoy of lit
anil coiToetness of fashion, and thoy l?mi it in the matchless
niaker-to-Avoitrer prices?the Avliolosalo proposition which does
away Avith tho various profit lovios of agents or jobbers, and
which advances quality and lowers cost continually?
CHOICE SUITS,
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ENGINEERS
TO STRIKE
Will Not Agree to Arbitrate
Their Differences.
CHINESE CASES IN COURT
A Site Chosen for the Portsmouth Post
office?Captain James Brown Cel?
ebrates His 97th Birthday.
Emmett Felson in Luck.
(.Spccinl to The Tlmes-Dlspntcli.)
NORFOLK, VA., May 28.-E, W. Bray,
president of the Marino Engineers' Asso?
ciation, who recently notllled tho steam?
boat companies In this section of their
intention to demand an Increase of wages
of from 15 to 20 per cent., Is authority
for tho statement that Ills organization
will reject tho proposition made by the
companies affected to submit the proposed
wage scalo to a board of arbitration. Tbo
Chamber of Commerce has tendered Its
services In reaching a solution of tbo
problom thnt Is regarded hero ns serious,
but It now looks a? though their oiler
will also bo rejected.
The Cbesapenko and Ohio and Atlantic
Coast Lino have agreed to the now scalo
conditionally for thirty days. Unless the
matter Is adjusted, steamboat men pre?
dict a tlo-up of business from Juno 1st,
the date tho now scalo is to go Into effect.
CHINESE DETECTIVE ITERE.
Charllo Kce, tho government Chinese de?
tective, who was activo In tho recent de?
position cases of Chinamen living in
Norfolk, Is back In tills city, accompanied
by his young son. Uo appeared beforo
United Slates Commissioner George E,
Bowden to hear further ovldeneo In the
deportation cases. Tho four Chinamen
whoso cases woro to come up wero pa?
roled until the 80th, because District At?
torney Lowla telegraphed from Rich?
mond (hat ho Is engaged in a suit thero
mid is unable to leave.
POaTOFFICE SITE CHOSEN.
Assistant Secretary Taylor, of the
Treasury Department, Washington, to-day
settled the contest about the site of the
postonico In Portsmouth. Ho waa hero
a few days ago and practically decided
that tho last sito proposed, the property
of Nolllo J. Mllllgan, lu Court Streot, at
the corner of King, should be the place.
Ho said, howovor, he would not announce
tho choice till ho returned to Washing?
ton; Tho price put on the properly Is
$ir,,ooo and It Is the only site that was
largo enough and still within the appro?
priation. The situation is central and
convenient.
PORTSMOUTH'S OLDEST CITIZEN.
Captain James Brown, Portsmouth's
oldest citizen, yesterday celebrated his
ninety-seventh birthday nnd received con?
gratulations from his friends. Captain
Brown was born Mny 27, 1S0G, and has
spent his Ufo in Portsmouth, whero ho is
respected and beloved. Ho Is still ipilto
etrong In body and mind nnd reads with?
out tho aid of glasses.
GOVERNOR WILLARD'S GIFT.
Master Emmet Faison, of Portsmouth,
popular in Richmond, whero he served ns
pnge in the Stato Senate and In tho Con?
stitutional Convention, has received
through Hon. Charles T. Bland from Su?
perintendent of Public Schools John C.
Ashton an appointment ns a State scholar
In the Collego of William and Mary, in
Willamsburg, and will enter there for tho
fall session.
Lieutenant-Governor Joseph E. Willard
Is a warm friend of tho boy, and has
ofiered til? for his collego expenses.
TANGLE FROM THE STORM
Roads Almost Impassable from Falling
Trees?Old Hickory Base-Ball Club.
(Special to The Times-Dispatch.)
THU1TT, VA., May 28.?Tbo wheat
crop In tlilH section wns dnmnged to
Buch ? a extent Sunday by the wind and
ball-storm that many farmoru will plow
up and plant tho land In corn.
It Is almost impossible to travel the
county roads on account of their being
blocked up with trees blown down by
tbe storm.
All crops nre later than for mon;;
years. Every one reports bad stnnds of
peanuts, cotton and corn. This has been
a bino year for tho farmers.
Messrs. Ponrch & Best, of Stony Creek,
have moved their sinv-mlll near Peanut,
Sussex county, having purchased a largo
tract of timber at that place.
A dally mnll will soon bo In operation
between Alnlrind nntl Jarrntt. At pres?
ent tbey hnvo only three mails per week.
Miss Molilo J. Wyntt has been ap?
pointed postmaster at Atnland to fill tho
vacancy caused by tho death of her
brother, John Wyutt, several weeks ngo.
The old Hickory naso-Hall Club Is In
the field again this scaso?, but, aa usual,
can't get a club to pl?y "gainst. This
club wns organized nbout twonl.y-threo
years ago, and hns suffered only two or
thro,? defeats, ono In Petersburg nnd
another time at Blnckstone, both times
ploying against a plok team.
This club ?will piny somo club on the
Fourth of July for 11 Kol<- medal, If team
cnn bo found that will agree to play.
Mr. H. J. Rldout Is hnving his dwell
In*? remodeled, which adds greatly to Ha
appearance.
Miss Florence Irvln will leave Trultt
for her home, near I?enms Station, this
week.
The fruit crop will be 0. very large one
this year, despite the damage to orchards
liy the recent storms.
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THE EXPERIA.ENT FARM
A Silcer Dollar Paid from Confederate
Treasure to a Soldier.
(Special to The Tlmes-Dlspateh.)
DRAKE'S BRANCH, ArA., May 28.?Tho
experimental farm located at Snxe, In
Charlotte county, under the efficient man?
agement of Prof. Helges, ls doing very
good work, and will provo to bo of In?
calculable benefit to the farmers of this
section. ? lite strawberries ralsod and
shipped from the farm nro the finest, both
as to slzo nnd flavor ever soon hero.
The Methodist Church In this place will
givo an entertainment "t Mr. Oeorgo P..
Russell's warehouse Friday night, tho
2*11 h.
The object ls to rnlse money to pay
off ? debt, duo on the parsonage
The tobacco br?ales for the pnst few
days hnvo beon large, the qunUty very
good nnd prices entirely satisfactory.
The tobacco season closes here In July,
when several of the lnrgest buyers will
gn to South Carolina to handle bright to?
bacco until tho markets hero open In
tho fnll.
I wns shown a few days since quite nn
Interesting and valuable souvenir of the
Confederato War. It was a silver Snnnlsh
dollar, dntor 1S15, and owned by Cnptnln
Norman I?. Shaw, proprietor of tho "Clif?
ton Uouso,*' of this place. Cnptnln Shaw
surrendered near Greensboro. Mo Is a
North Cnrnllnlan, and commanded Coni?
li, Seventeenth North Carolina Regiment.
Klrlcland's Brigade?, Hope's Division.
When President Davis left Richmond he
took with him all the sllvor nnd (gold In
the vnults of tbe treasury, which, when
it was found Impossible to tnko further
than Greensboro, he ordered It to be dis?
tributed to Johnson'* army and paid out
In amounts according to rnnk: he being
rnptaln wns entitled to ?.DO. The bnlf
dollar ho spent on his return tn Chapel
Hill, N. C, -where his family were refug?
ing, for a (second-hand coffeo pot, the
dollar bolnFT tho onlv thing left of value,
except tho marks of a wound, to? remind
him nf those dark, troublesome days.
Several hundr?d dollars were paid out
on that occasion, nnd ho woiilel like to
know how many of them have been kept
and guarded as safely as ho has protected
his.
Virginia College Verse,
(Special to The Tlmes-Dlspateh.)
SA LEM, VA., May 28.?A handsomo vol?
umo e.ntltled "Virginia College Verse"
has Just beon Issued by thee Sentinel Pub?
lishing Company, of Palem, Ara., Its editor
being Mr. F. 13. Walters. This work ls a
collection o? representativo verse select?
ed from the magazines of tho Arlrglnla
colleges nnd universities.
Many complimentary notices of the
publication have appeared in a number
of the college magazines, nnd, Judging
from these. It ls evident that this vol?
umo will meet with the hearty 'approval
of all the friends of the Virginia col
leges.
The work will be put on sale at the
book stores throughout the State.
Teachers' Meeting.
(Speclnl to The Times-Dispatch.)
TAZEWELL., ArA., May 23. ? The
teachers' meeting for the Ninth
Congressional District convened hero
Tuesday presided ovor by Superintend?
ent Stem, of Roanoko county. Among
tlio number present Is Superintendent
Russell, of Bristol. Ara.; Professor Fltz
ualrlck. of Cate City, and Professor Ed
mondsnn, of Liberty Hall, Washington
county, and many othor leading educa?
tors from tho Seiuthwest.
The first meeting wns on Tuesday night,
with an address of welcome from Pro?
fessor G. L, Byrom, of Tazewell High
School.
The first of tho week Mrs. S. M. B.
Ciiiilliig und her four children left for
quite ?in extended visit for Norfolk, Rich?
mond and I'ul.iskl, while Judgo Coullng
is In attendance on tho courts o? Buch?
anan county.
AMHERST CIRCUIT
COURT IN SESSION
Three Slander Suits?Verdict
Against Railroads Severe.
Unaccommodating Policy
(Special to Tho Tlmos-Dlspatch.)
AMHERST, VA? May 28.?Circuit Court
has been in session in this county slnco
last Tuesday, and will continue through
tlio week. Thero nre quito u number of
cases on tile ?locket which were expected
to bo tried ut this tonn of court, three,
of which are? slander suits, In which ?
number of witnesses had buon summoned,
but for one reason or another all of these
cuses have beon continued, by reason of
which tills Is regarded us a very tame
court and hits brought much disappoint?
ment to spectators and litigants.
Thoro were eight suits brought by clt
zens of Lyiichhurjs and vicinili' ngalnst
tin Southorn Railroad for $250, on account
of being left by ono of thu fast train?
on tills road after tho agent llore bad
sold them tickets from this point to
Lynchburg. The only defense made by
tin? attorney for tho coniivny was that
tin dispatcher had a nervous headache
Unit day ami forgot to give tlio order,,
The Hulls wore hunched together und tho
Jury allowed du muges to the extent of
550 III OUCll ease.
There Is g reut complaint In Amherst
against tha Southern Railroad Company
on iiccouni ci tbe utter disregard shown
by ibis mail for thu accommodation of
Iron! Havel ami trafilo. Seventeen pausen?
gcr trains pass Amherst every twenly
fi-iii? hours, orni only throe of this nuin
lii'i' make any stop. Amlieist is wll bin
fi i,itti ? inilos of Lynchburg, but there
uro no Indus by which passengers can
go from here thoro and return Ilio same
day, Hy pursuing tills coursa tbo rnll
ronl company antagonizes the Juries, nnd
llieli- verdicts aro much more, severe than
they would I?.? If a llttlo moro nceoinnio
dnlinn was shown by theso public ser?
vants.
Tlio agent hero says that morn tickets
tiro sold hen? than at any point on
the mad between Washington a nil Lynch?
burg, stivo Alexandria and Cliarlottes
vllle.
Some of iho Jurors who tried theso
eases referred to wero heard tn say tliat
bad they thought of the change Unit was
li'inle In iho sebecliilo last Sunday thoy
would biivu added J1*1 G??01'?? diminues in
each ease, tts ? his county had, contributed
?-L'ii.iwi towards building this mint, and on
Which? they were now being taxed to pay
the till! p si.
H Is reported hero tbut.M,.?. S. R, .llnrd
Ing, who was t (..?cuter of Mrs. Indiana
1-V Williams' estate ami one ?if the dliee
teis of thu Sweet Briar Institu?,?, wns
tuned tail of thu directory fit u nu-eilim
of Hie board held in Roanoke tills week?
li li further stated tliat Mr. Harding
feels uggrlov id at the action of Ills osso,
claie directors, und |s contemplating
bringing suit for heavy damages ayuinst
tho liistitutl??.,
THE CAZELLE
SWAPS MEN
German Ship Soon to Leave
for the South.
OFFICERS MADE FRIENDS
A Negro Jail Bird Confesses to Being
an Escaped Convict?-A Warwick
County Justice Acquitted ofthe
Charge of Embezzlement.
(Speclnl tn TTie Tlmeu-Illf-pnteli.)
NEWPORT NBAVS, VA., May 28.?The
Gorman steamship Pisa, Captain Fendt,
of tho Sloman lino, arrived hero this
morning from Hamburg, bringing U32
men and a large supply of equipment for
the German cruiser Gazelle. Tho ship
went directly to the ship-yard, nnd tho
men and equipment will bo transferred
to tho cruiser at once. The prese /? crow
of the Gazelle will bo transferred lo tho
Pisa, to bo taken bnck to Germany.
Tho Gnzcllo has been undergoing ex?
tensive repairs at tho yard, and durlnir
their Btny of coverai months hero tho
olilcers and men of tho crew have mado
many friends. It Is understood that tbo
cruiser will leave tho yard for tho West
Indies on June 4th.
AN ESCAPED CONVICT. .
Joe Poster, a negro who Is serving si ?
months In Jail for being "not of good
fame," to-day admitted that ho wns an
escaped convict. Ho snys thnt ho wns
given six years at Clifton Forge In 1R99
nnd that he made his escape aftor sorv
Ing four years, The man gave fhe chain
gang guards a great deal of trouhlo
several days ago, nnd It was not until
ho hnd spent two days In the sweat-box
and had stood for two hours on ono foot,
the other being; hoisted In tho air by a
lino over tho cross-arm of a telegraph
polo, that ho would go to work.
Ho told some of his fellow-prlsonors
of his escape from tho penitentiary, and
when ho found thnt they Intended to In?
form on him, he sent for Sergeant Rey?
nolds and "owned up." Tho Sergeant
communicated with tho superintendent
of the penitentiary to-day.
It Is understood that Lieutenant Mc
Ceiach's father, the Philadelphia mil?
lionaire, hns ndvlsed his son to resl?n.
It Is snld, however, thnt the lieutenant
will remain nt Fort Monroe and stnnd
his trial by court-martial, and tho gene?
ral opinion ls that he will get off with
a reduction In his standing. I
OFFICER NOT GUILTY.
In tho AA'arwIck County Court Justice
Chnrles Jones, the county mnglstrafo,
hns boon acquitted of the charge of em?
bezzling State funds. The amount tho
Justice was chnrged with embezzling
was very small, and It seems thnt thoro
wns no evidence to substantiate the
charge.
Tho Hampton Ronds Driving Club hns
nrranged to pull off nn Interesting perles
of mntlnen races to-morrow afternoon nt
the park at Rlvervlew. The racing will
begin nt 2:?0 o'clock.
Great preparations are being mnde for
tho Confederate hall to be given nt the
armory to-morrow night for the benefit
of the fund being rnlsed to defray the
expenses In connection with the ?rnnd
Camp reunion to lie held here In October.
The Indies In ohnrge of (he nffnlr have
circulated tickets nil over the city, and
tho hnll will probably bo croweleel.
UNIVERSITY COMMENCEMENT
Bishop Randolph to Preach the Bacca?
laureate Sermon.
(Kpectnl to The Tlmes-ninpnte-ti.)
CHARLOTTESVTLLE, A'A., May 2S.-+
The offlclnf programme of the final ex
ervlces of the University of A'irglnla,
June 13-17, was announced to-dny as fol?
lows:
Saturday, June 13th, 9 P. M., annual
germnn of tho P, K. Ribbon Society, In
the ayerweather Gymnasium.
Sunday, Juno Hth, 11 A. M., baccalau?
reate sermon, "University chapel, Right
Rov. A. M. Randolph, of Norfolk, \ra.
8 P. M., Address before tho Young Men's
Ohrlstlnn Association, Public Hal), Right
Rov. A. M. Randolph.
Monday, June 16th, 9 A. M., morning
gorman of the University German Club.
11 A. M., Address before the Literary So?
cieties, Public Hall, Dr. Henry Smith
Prltchott, president of the Massachusetts
Institute of Technology, Roston, Mass. 8
P. M., final celebration of thn AA'ashlng?
ton anel Jefferson Literary Societies and
award of debaters' and nrntors' medals.
9 P. M., Tllka Blhl-on Society gorman,
In thn Fayorweather Gymnasium.
Tuesday, Juno 10th, 0:80 A. M? annual
meeting of the General Alumni Associa?
tion. 11 A. M., address before the General
Alumni Association, Public Hall, Judge
AA'in, Gordon Robertson, of Roanoke, Va,
1 :"I0 P. M., Alumni banquet, In the Fayer
weather Gymnasium. 8 P. M., reception
to tho alumni nnd gue-sts. In rotunda.
President Rooseve.lt and other distinguish?
ed men will bo thn guests nf the Univer?
sity on this day and will attend the pub?
lic exerclsos lit 11 A. M. and the alumni
banquet at 1:30 P. ?. 0 P. M? final
gcrman.
Wednesday, Juno 17th, 8 P. M., clnslnf
exerelsos of the University, award of dl
pleimns nnd degrees.
Dr. Robert It. Fife, eldest son of Mr.
R. Ilorndon Fife, of this city, has been
elected to (111 tho chair of German at AVes
leyan University, Mlildlotown, Conn.
HEAVY LUMBER BUSINESS
Much Interest in Proposed Local Op?
tion Election In Russell,
(Specilli to The TIUH-s-niKiiiitcli.)
CA8T?.KWOOD, ??., May 28.?The!dry
weather does not Interfere with the big
lumber buslnosB which has beon goln??
on vory extensively throughout the
southwest for tho past several yeurs.
The timber resources throughout tills
country soem to bo almost, boundless, New
mil Im are constantly coming In and new
lumber going nut, Thero will, at the
very lowest calculation, between two and
threo million feet go from this place
alono In the next six months.
Much interest Is being wrought up
through this district over the local op?
tion election which Is to bo held In Rus?
sell count}'. The day lias not been ap?
pointed, but It will be somo time In June
Tho wet man aro going to put up a
strong fight anil the dry men will have to
wnrk vory hard to swva tho county. AVlse
county, which Joins Russell, hnving gone
dry only a short time imo will cause the
wet mon to put forth every effort, espe?
cially thoso who hud bars near tho line,
und have large quantities" of liquor left
on hnnd und desire to get It off.
Russell has been dry for many years,
?md the good citizens wish to seo her
remain so.
INDICTED, BUT GONE
Policeman Walk Will Not Be on Hand to
Stand Trial for Murder
(Special tei The Tlmes-1 ilsp.iti'li )
BKISTOI,. VA.. May 28.-In tlie pasa of.
thu State against fofim-i? l!i-lii-(-niiiu ('int.
M. AViilk, l'or tlio murder of Olllcur Hous?
ton Children?, the grand jury has re?
turned uu Indictment fur murder lu mo
first dogroo. Walk. Is will be recalled,
Is not on hand to stand trial, having es?
caped from the Jail on last Friday night,
slnco which time nothing hnd boon heard
of him.
Wm. Odoll, the o?cd sheriff, who hart
WTalk in charge, Is being severely repri?
manded for tho lax manner in which ho
handled tlio murderer.
llov. D. P. Wllcox and S. 8. Jett, of
Bllzabethton, East Tennessee, woro seri?
ously Injure?! In a runaway near that
place this week, Both were thrown from
tho carriage, and Mr. Wllcox had his
right le*i broken liolow tho kneo and his
left hip fractured and bruiHod. Mr. Jett
wns Injured Internally. Tho carriage was
literally torn to ploces.
ELECTRIC BURNING CASES
Distinguished Counsel In Chesterfield
County Court. ?
(?poclal to The Tlmes-Dlspatch.)
CHESTERFITJLD, VA., May 28.-The
Interesting ?aso ot Harry J. Rubin
against the Richmond and Petersburg
Electrlo Railway Company waH begun
In the Circuit Court here to-ft-rfy, Messrs.
I>. L. Pulllam and P. V. Cogblll appear?
ing for tho plaintiff and Mr. William L.
Royall for the railway company. Hon.
A. C. Braxton, of Staunton, was present
In behalf of the Long Dislalico Telephone
Company of Virginia, and closely fol?
lowed the proceedings.
This suit Ie ono of four arising from
the burning ot a atore.honro on tho
Manchester and Petersburg turnpike
owned hy L. Blncker in February of last
year. Tho store-houeo wns occupied hy
a Hon-ln-law of L. Blacker, H. J. Rubin,
tin.? plaintiff In to-day's ca.se, and a stock
of general merchandise wns lost along
with the house.
Two suit? have beon brought by each
of the parties named, ono against the
electric railway company and the other
against the telephone company, the ono
In hearing to-day being the first of the
four to bo tried. The plaintiffs allego
that the fire causing their loss was occa?
sioned by tho crossing of tho wires of
tlio two companies at a point whore tho
Richmond and Petersburg Electric Rail?
way diverges from the turnpike In order
to pass through tbo villages of Cen?
trada nnd Chester, There being a nlco
question Involved as to whether the elec?
trlo railway company or tho telephone
company Is responelble If tho flro oc?
curred ns alleged, suits were brought
against each company separately. Rubin
In to-day's caso Is nulng for $2.lv00 dam?
ages for loss of stock of goods and In
Jury to his business.
The attorney for tho railway company
is making a determinen fight, and the
court room at the opening of the court
was filled with electricians, weather
prophets, farmore and men of every vo?
cation and creed, over sixty witnesses
having been summoned to testify in this
case. One of tho arguments of tbo de?
fense will ho that the storm which caused
tho stretching of the telephone wire until
It camo In contact with the trolley wlro
was tho "work of God," for which hu?
man agencies were not responsible, and
Farmer Evans wns called as a witness
to testify as to tbo unusual severity of
the weather conditions at tho timo of
the fire In question.
About a dozen witnesses were examined
to-day, and the case was continued until
to-morrow morning.
SURRY COURT
Two Negroes Sonteoced for One Year
Each?A Furnitnre Factory.
(Spoclnl to The Tlmes-Dlspatch.)
WA ICEFIELD, VA., May 28.?The Coun?
ty Court of Stirry, Judge Timothy RIvos
presiding, was In session for two dnys
beginning on the 26th.. Ed. News and
Low Is Garnett, both colored, nnd from
Caroline county, wero sentenced one year
each for tho folonous cutting of Frank
Shears. It will be remembered that Nol
son Smith, tho principal offender in tho
Qglit, was nt tbe April term sent up for
Ilvo years.
Thoro was but one solitary application
for a liquor license under the Mann bill
and after some little argument the Judge
continued this ease until the Juno term.
Tho welcomo rain of last Sunday
night gave great rollet to the growing
crops and garden vegetation and now nil
naturo seems to be recuperating from u
long and disastrous drought.
Tho capital stock for a furniture fac?
tory has all been placed and very soon
tho necessary building will bo In course of
construction. Ill ns short a delay as is
practicable, the machinery will be placed
preparatory for operation and the manu?
facturing of furniture by tlio WakeflelrJ
Manufacturing Company.
UNIQUE WATER SUPPLY
Prominunt Merchant Goes to Canada
for a Wife.
(Special to Tim T?nios-PIspateb.)
HARRISONBURG, VA.. Muy 2S.-A wa?
ter pipo Is being laid tl.rough tlio princi?
pal street, whleli Is to afford fire pro?
tection to tho town, The pipe will ho
filled with watPr, which may be reached
through "man-holes"? nt different places,
with the. flro hose. Thoro Is quilo a
fever heat ovor Um matter, us many uf
Hi? citizens opposed the measure.
Mr. S. L. Cooles, ono of the most premi?
lient merchants In tlio town, goes to Mon?
treal. Canada, I'hursdny to be married
to Miss Volgili, Tho contracting partie?
havo only seen each other once.
Their first meeting resulted in un oii
gugonient.
-?
Bradahaw - Johnson.
(B?iocl'ul to t??- TItnwi'Phpntcli.)
WINDSOR, VA.. Muy US,?The Chris?
tian Church liera was the senno of a, very
Senutlful marrlugo to-night at ?:3U o'cloch
when Mis? Josephine Johnson, tho uttruo.
tlvo daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ci'. J. John?
son, was wedded to Mr. Wiley J. Hrud
shtiw, Rov. 11. H. Butler officiating.
Mr. Willie Godwin, of Port smollili, was
boat man and Miss Betsey Johnson, sis?
ter of the brido, was maid of honor. Tho
church was handsomely decorated,
Tho brldo's dress was of bino volle ; the
muid of honor was gowned lu white
silk and carried pink carnations.
?
Coming Wedding.
(Special to The Tlmes-Dlspatch.)
ALTON, VA., May 2S?The marriage of
Miss Relie M?Gheo -Faulkner, of Hallfax
county, Vu?, and Mr. Jacob Thoiiius, of
Loulsliiirg, N. C, .will take placo at Haiv
mnny Church, near this pluce, June 3d,
at 5 P. M"
Tbo bflde Is the daughter of Mrs. Helen
Hall Faulkner and is a very lovable nnd
uecoiiipllsned young lady, with licores of
friends in Virglr.lt? and rarollna.
The groom is a young gentleman of hlg||
clinriieler nnd prominent lu business cir?
cle? of Louistiiji-g, N. C, where bo U
engaged In the leaf tobacco business.
Our Optical Department
Is tho most completo In lllohmond, being ilttod with ovcry sclrntlllo
appliance Our Ilr. Kling le noted as ono of tho best optical rofrno
tlonlsts In the United Stntes.
Wo respectfully solicit tho pat-ronaco of thoso who need glasso?
nnd will mnko all examinations absolutely freo of oliarlo.
If your oves need relief, come hero, open a charge account and
settle! In small payments, weekly or monthly,
Schwarzschild Bros.,
Corner Second &.nd Broad?.
Richmond's Leading Jewelers and Opticians.
NOT VOTE
ROAD MONEY
Orango Likely to Walt Until
They Are Again Impassable
GREAT LUMBER MOVEMENT
Vast Quantities of Logs, Ties, Lumbo-.'
and Wood Coming Into tho Markot
at Fredericksburg?A Barn
Burned by Lightning.
(Special to The Tlmrii-Dlipiit-b.)
EREDBRICKSIiURO, VA., May 28,-A
portion of the properly belonging to tho
estate of the lato ?. ?. Phillipe was
sold at iiuetlon and brought In tho uggru
giito over }3,O0O. Among tho purchasers
woro Messrs. AV. D. Cartor, J. It. Turner,
lu. Vf, Mills, J. Vf. Mosterei Charles J.
Oreen nnd J. T. Jone?. Tho ?ale la sub?
ject to confirmation by the court.
Tlio barn of Mr. O. W. Jones, near Burr'
Hill, In Orango county, was ?truck by.
lightning, and, together with contents oft
fai-mlng implements, a lot of lumber,
feed of different kinds and othor articles,
was entirely destroyed. The stable and
hay house near by were also consumed. ?
Thero was a ?mall Insurance on tho build-'
Inge,
PASTOR RISSIONS.
Rev. Georgo T. Cook, of Oordonsvlllc,
ha? resigned aa pastor of Zoar Church, I
in Orango county, the resignation to tako (
effect In July.
Mr. A. II. Tinder, of Orango county, I
lost a valuable ox, which wan killed by
lightning during a storm.
It Is thought that the ?peclal election on I
the question of Issuing bonds I to tlio
amount of JIOO.GOO for the Improvement
of the roads In Orange county will bo
defeated. The ronels are ? now In good
order, and the people will probably lio
content?e] until the bad weather of winter I
?gain makes them well-nl*gh Impassable.
Another matter which will deter many!
from voting for the bond Issue Is tho |
fear of Increased taxation.
MUCH TIMBER.
More timber Is being brought to this I
city from tho surrounding counties than
evor boforo In tho history of the city, j
Hundreds of cords of excelsior wood. ]um-{
ber, railroad lies, hickory logs for spokes, ',
walnut logs, etc., are being brought In I
dhlly. l'Ine trees, which were formerly J
regarded as only available for cord wood,
are now being converted Into excelPlnr
wood, which Is sohl nt $3.G0 per cord at
the railway stations. Notwithstanding
the scarcity of labor, great quantities aro
being cut.
Rev. J. T. Whltly. presiding elder of
the M. B. Church. South, will deliver tho
annual address nt the commencement of
the Female Bemlnnry at Bowling Greca
next week.
?VARSITY BALL SCHEDULE
Every Member ofthe Team to Return
Except Bacbman.
(Apocini to The Tlmoie-Dliiieetcti.)
CHARLOTTESVII.LE. VA., May 2S.?
Prospects are bright for even a stronger
foot-ball eleven at Ihe University of A'ir?
glnla this fall than that which represent?
ed tlio Institution on the gridiron last
? yenr. Every member of the team of 11H)2,
! Bave Bnchman, who graduates, will return
next session.
Walter F. Scott, of San Antonio, Tex.,
manager of tho team, hns announced the
following schedule of game?:
Friday, October 2d, Washington and Lee
University, ait Chnrlottesvllle.
Saturday, October 10th, Naval Cadets,
ut Ahnapolls.
Saturday, October 37th, Kentucky Uni?
versity, at Charlfjttesvlllo.
Saturday, October 24th, Virginia Poly?
technic Institute, nt Richmond.
Saturday, October 31st, Virginia Mllltnry
Institute, at Charlottesvllle.
Saturday, November 7th. Open.
Saturday, November 14th, St. John'B
(Maryland), at Charlottesvlllo.
Saturday, November 21st, Carlisle In?
dians, nt Norfolk.
Thursday, November 2Cth (Thanksgiving
Day), University of North Carolina, at
Richmond!
Midweek games will ho arranged with
St. Albana and oilier school teams of the
State.
.
Candidate for Sonate.
(Speclnl to '??, TimesOltpntch.)
PALMYRA, VA., Mav 28.?A number of
petitions aro being circulated in l'lu
viinnii county requesting Mr. Ii. A. C.ray
to allow himself to become a candidalo
for tlio State Senate from the countici
m ?'??????????,?, lluckliigluim, Appomattox
and Charlotte.
Thu imlltliiiiH are signed by represunta
tivo men from ellfforent portions of tho
county. Mr. Gray has made? no formal
announcement, hut It is understood ho
has tho mailer undor consideration.
There la no doubt thut Kliiviiiinu will
have a candidate In tho Hold, ns she fee's
thut It Ih liei" limo to carry off the honor,
Appomattox and Buckingham having had
the position for the past twenty years,
Candidates for the various other county
offices are coining out thick timi fust,
a
Baseball Honors.
(Speelal t?> Tim Times-PIsputedi.)
CHARI.OTTESVILLE. VA? May 28.
The General Athletic Association of the
University eef Virginia has awarded "Va'*
to Ihe following players of the buso-bull
nine who participated In the required
number of gumes during tho season "just
closed:
j. U. Bollard, ot Aylotts, Va. (captain);
Unidlo 0, Nulle, of Ciilpepor, Vn,; Charlea
1'. Steams, of Brady, va,; John McG.
Stucky. of Lexington, Ky. ; Tuto Mason,
of Lahore, Vu.; Walter \\\ Council, of
Wanunlsh, N. C; C. Hurtwell Coeko,
of Columbus, Miss,; Karl C. Brlehard, ot
Huntington, Vf, Va.; Eugene Munger, ot
Birmingham, Ala.; Leech IC. Crucralt,
Wheeling, W. Vil.
Campbell County.
(Special tu Tini Tlnit?'.-IUsiiiiU'h.)
BROOKNBAL. VA., May 28.? The
Campbell County Telephone and Devel?
opment Company is moving right ahead
with tlio telephone lino from this placo
to Lynchburg.
Kurni lubor Is very scarce In most
places In Campbell, Halifax and fitt
sylvanlii counties,
Whiskey Is still being handled In this
section in ??????? oviuy conceivable way .
contrary to law, mid tho good of tho
morule und business lu tores* s of ihe com?
mun i tv.