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STRIKE IN
PETERSBURG
Orr and Grlggs Address Car?
men In Sunday Meeting.
H. COVINGTON'S FUNERAL
Hie Nephew Buried from His Home in
Cheiierfield?Thirty Children Tako
Their First Communion?An
Unruly Negro Punished.
(Special to The Tlmes-Dlspatch.)
PETERSBURG, VA? Juno 29.?Rezin
Orr, secretary nnd treasurer, and W, J.
Grlggs, president Division 152, held a
meeting with the striking street ear men
In this city yesterday, but nothing would
b* given out for publication. ,
The men say their chancos to win ore
brighter than they have boon at all; that
no man among them has weakened. Thoy
do not believe tho people will ride till the
strike. Is off.
Tho bricklayers' union Saturday nicht
appropriated $25 for tho .striking car men
In Petersburg, and passed a resolution
providing that any member of the union
found riding on tho cars during tho strlko
?will bo fined $10.
STRIKE NEARLY OVER.
The officials of tho Virginia Tassengor
??? Power Company In this city hellovo
that the strike Is nearly over. They re?
port a considerable lncrcaso In travel, and
say that after a few more daye thero will
be no vacancies to bo filled.
The IIurrlson-Adams Theatre Company
will giro a performance next Thursday
night at tho Academy for the benefit of
the car men.
ENGINEER'S FUNERAL?.
The funeral of the late Harry Covlng?
ton, who was killed In tho wreck of tho
cannon ball train at Dunlop Station Sat?
urday, took placo from tho Second Bap?
tist Church In this city this afternoon.
Many friends from Norfolk and" Crowo
were among tho large crowd that at?
tended.
Robert Covlngton, tho nephew, who was
killed In tho snmo wreck, was burled yes?
terday afternoon from tho rosldenco of
his father in Chesterfield county.
Sunday afternoon at St. Joseph's Cath?
olic Church, thirty children, comprising
the "f.Tst communion class," woro en?
rolled In the scapula and renewed their
baptismal vows, This class and soveral
adults will be confirmed by Bishop Van
de Vyvor on his next visit to St. Joseph's
Church.
Elijah Wilson, tho negro who resisted
ft police officer, was given sixty days in
Jail.
Mr. Robert O. Bass, stenographer in tho
law ofllces of Mann ft Mann, will lean-o
for tho University of Virginia to-morrow
to tako tho summer law course.
RAILROAD BLAMED
Coroner's Jury Declares Death of Cov
ingtons Due to Negligence.
(Sppclnl to Tlie TlmcB-THspiitcb,)
PETERSBURG, VA., June 2?1.?Tho
soroner's Jury, under Justice George E.
Lundle, acting coroner, after Investi?
gating the wreck of the cannon-ball
train /it Dunlop's Station Saturday,
.brought In a verdict that Harry Coving
ton, the engineer, and Robert Coving
ton, tho flremnn. lost Ihoir lives as a re?
sult of negligence on tho part of tho
Atlantic Coast tine Railway authori?
ties In not using duo ncgligenco in hav?
ing the line clear. The jurors wero
Messrs. J\ R. Cousins (foreman), J. J.
Plcardat. W. Ridout, W. E. Gi)l,~Gcorgo
Essig and G. H. Hefner.
Judge YV. 11. Munii, who was a pas?
senger, testified thnt as tho cannon-ball
approached Dunlop Station ho felt brakes
on the train and felt tho train Turn Into
thc siding. In a second tho shock came.
Tho train moved forward about fi feet.
As soon ns It stopped ho went out to
sec who was Injured. Ho saw tho engi?
neer, who was dead, nnd looked for tho
fireman, but could not find him, and
went to the telegraph office and snw
Mr. Riddle, who had telegraphed for
physicians. Ho went to see tho switch
and saw it open.
S. J. 1.1 endows, tho operator nt tho
station, said that Saturday morning at
!> o'clock the extra freight arrived and
had eight cars, to pick up. It camo into
the mnln line''arid Coupled tho cars,
went up main "lino north beyond houso
Signal about 0:10, then camo In
branch lino and coupled those cars nnd
tried to back out of tho way. Ilngineer
wns not able to movo cars and about
0:27 got back south of office. It was
Impossible to handle the switch. Could
not do a thing. "When he saw ? Nor?
folk and Western train, 45, he was thron
nr four hundred yards north of tho dis?
tance signal, somo distan?a south of
Riddle. The distance signal Is 3,500 feet
trom office or houso signal. Commenced
waiving It down from platform, at saino
lime knowing It was useless, for I knew
?Jfc? would stop before ho got to ilio homo
lignai. There wero three signals against
film, besides black signal at ofllco. I
mean that, main lino distance and main
line home signal were against him, and
also branch lino homo signal; that
switch was setting for branch line.
Don't think ho could have clenred by
pulling north on branch line. Tho can?
non-ball was on time. No ono was In
Ilio onice with me. Cannon-bull was
going thirty miles nn hour when ho
passed ofllee. Don't see that It was
fluty of any one to send flag up road.
Am not yard master and could not make
inglneer get off of switch. Conductor
has charge of train here. Ho wan mov?
ing back gradually, nnd Intention ivas
ihat he would clear in time for cannon
ball to pass. Engineer would not handle
them. Ho knew he would have to get
tarn before ho got here. Hie Intention
???? to get these ours and leave for Rid?
ile, but didn't havo time und backed
on branch line, It Is rule of railroad to
have track clear ten minutes before pan?
(eriger train. Passenger hua no right
ivlth signals against it. It was wrong
:o have switch open to main line.
Engineer Bradshaw. who has bren
n'lth G??? road for twelve years, waa in
linoer on lhe freight train, Hin Inten?
tion was to get to Riddle. He had trou?
ble with the coupling and could not get
iway after? malting the coupling. Did
not have time to. so had to back up to
? let off the switch. He wus doing every?
thing he could to get back out of the
w?-y ot 45 when he heard the cattle
?la im, and looked nnd saw 45 coming In
?>n belt line. Jumped and , got out of
way. ? Did not know how fastihe can
non-ball woa coining.
Had been off main line uUleon minutes
malting coupling and trying to push.back,
but had heavy train on heayy grade and
could not. Signals were protecting me
und am not required to flag under signals.
Was itili trying to get back when heard
cattle whistle. Engineer on ronnon ball
could have stopped between distance sig?
nal and twitch. DM not know I had to
get ears till" I re-irhert Dunlop. ?IVan try?
ing all I could to givo 4r> a Hear track.
W. ('. Cousins, flagman on rthe cannon
ball, said both arms were against Unni
when they came In night of th? distance
?IkuaI. Engineer applied brakea lightly
/handsome pieces
for
June ??eddings
Sii Solid Jlltor
and Cut Cjlass.
This collection Is a notablo
one, from tho purely artistic
standpoint, nnd?as the season
demands?tho prices nro half
and less than half our usual
low prices.
New shapes In Silverware?
rich cuttings In Cut-Glnss.
This offering will strike a re?
sponsive chord In tho purses
of all bargain seekers. ,
? visit no obligation to pur?
chase
Jfchwarzschild Bros,,
Cor. Second and Broad S(s.,
Richmond's Leading
Jewelers.
about timo ?or," passed and applied emer?
gency br.o,* "? at bridge. Mr. Harry Cov?
lngton 'ought to havo applied brakes
before ho passed signal, but whole train
had passed. 1'nssed first signal sixty
miles per hour. Brakes worked properly.
Rules nro como to homo signal prepared
to stop, blow for station and stop If sig?
nals nro against you, Not required to
flag with signals as these.
? William Jones (colored), tho porter on
the cannon ball, testified as tn tho appli?
cation of emergency brakes, nnd sold the
engineer must ??.t?? known tho slgnalg
wero against him or ho would not nave
blown for signals. Don't use hand lings
With theso signal?, which are considered
protection,
C. B. Clarke, who was working corn
near hy, heard tho distress whistle, which
was blown obont ono hundred yards from
homo signal. Ho said the onglneor could
hayo scon thc signal was against him.
Mr. Clarke also said: "I havo reported
that I found switches open on tho holt
lino four times. Reported them to yard??
fi'iastcr at Petersburg. Have never found
this switch open. When 1 camo over tho
paddlo was against 45."
William H. Bain said tho switch wns
opon about twenty minutes before tho
cannon bnll arrived.
W. P. Becker, superintendent Norfolk
Division on Atlantic Const Dine, said
cannon hall had right over all trains.
Mr. Covlngton was ono of the most care?
ful men on tho line.
Mr. Charles M. Walsh, of G-ctcrsburg,
was a passenger on tho train. Ho heard
tlio distress whlstlo and felt tho brakes,
but thought something was on tho track.
MEARS? INJUNCTION SUIT
A Decision Affecting Consolidation of
Small Schools.
(Special to The Tlmes-Dlspatch.*)
OIjD POINT, VA., June 29.?The Injunc?
tion suit of Albert V. Moars and others
against tho Metompkin School Board, of
Metompkin Magisterial District, of Ad
romac county, Virginia, was heard by
Judge John W. G. Blacl-stone. of the
Eighth Judicial Circuit at Old Point. Va.,
on the 2(itli Instant
The object of tho suit was to restrain
the said school board from erecting at
Mearsvlllc, ln said county, a moro expen?
sive school "building than plaintiffs thought
necessary for-tho needs of that commu?
nity, alleging that tho prlco paid for tho
site of the building and the contract price
for thb erection of the building woro both
exorbitant; that a building? costing lefs
than one-lialf tho contract prlco was suf?
ficient and moro ln accordance with tbe
financial condition of the district, and
that the location of the bulldin '? Im?
proper nnd unsuitable lor sc?. . I pur?
poses.
Quito voluminous depositions and a?n?
da vita were taken by both sides. Tho at?
torneys for tho school board demurred
to the bill on tho ground that tbe ques?
tions raised by said bill were matters
lo bo passed upon and decided by tho
school officials under tho school law of
the Slate.
The court, ?sustained said demurrer and
dismissed the bill, holding It had no right
to Interfere with the discretion of tho
school ofliclals In such matters unless It
should be sntlsfled that they had been
guilty of such a palpable and gross err?l?
as noi to bo attributed to a mistake of
judgment.
Tho pi at nil (ft* wero represented hy G.
Walter Mnpp, and tho achool board by
James? II. Fletcher and John S. Parsons,
as attorneys. There woro present at tho
hearing G. G. Joynes?}county,"superintend?
ent of schools, and D. H. Johnson, of
Parksly. ono of tho Metompkln District
School Board.
Tho object of tbo School Board In erect.
Ing such a BChool building at that point is
to consolidate several small schools In
that vicinity, which havo not mado a le?
gal average attendance In the last few
years.
THE CHARLOTTE PRIMARY
Candidates Assessed?Capt. Thos. W.
Scott Endorsed for the Senate.
(Special to The Tlmes-Dlsimtch.)
EUREKA MlDl.S, VA., Juno 29.?The
Democratic Executive Commltteo met at
Charlotte Courthouse Saturday for the
purpose of arranging for tho senatorial
und legislativo primaries,
It was ordered that those primaries bo
held on the first day of Atigust, from
sunrise to ?unset. Judges and clerks to
conduct the samo wero appointed.
The committed decided to assess each
candidate seventeen dollars to defray the
expenses of holding ilio primary.
The committee will meet on the llth of
July to decide as to holding primaries
for the county offices.
Tho (following resolution was unani?
mously adopted: "Whereas our county
was by ai't of the lit.st Legislature placed
In the Eighteenth Senatorial District,
composed of Appomnttox, Fluviinna,
Buckingham and Charlotte counties, and
whereas this county was not notified in
timo of tin? primary to be held on tho
first of August, still believing that tho
people of the county of Churlotto desire
to havo a voice and be heard In tho said
primary; wo hereby oall upon that veto
run Democrat, trun citizen and bravo
soldier. Captain Thomas \V. Scott, wear.
Ins upon his person a withered hand an
u memento of the lato war, lo carry our
standard f"r ua In this tight; and we
hereby call upon all tho Democrats of
tho Eighteenth Senatorial District aud
this county In particular, to rally around
this true son of old ?"'ha?-lotte, who has
never failed tho parly in ber timo of need.
"Resolved. That those resolutions bo
published in all the Democratic papers of
the district, the Charlotte Gaiette and
The Tlmes-Dlspatch, of Richmond."
UUILDINQ TRADES STRIKE
Several Hundred Workmen In Charles?
ton. S. C, Go Out.
(II?? AMOClBlcd I'rchs.)
CHARLESTON, S. C, June S9,-Several
hundred workmen cm-ased In building
oi>eratioiiB went on a strike to day aa a
result of a disagreement between Building
Trado** Council and employing contrac?
tor**? j
Contractors eay they are not seriously
hurt, ha there Is no rush of work on
hand and liula important building being
(lpne, The mailer involved is chiefly re
COKllltlon of the Union.
?-? ' ' '?-.
Heavy Rains.
CHpactal to Th? Tlmes-Dlspatch.)
Titi.'iTT. VA.. Juno ?.?The heaviest
rain that'has bean ?een for years fell
line Saturday night and this evening;
Utterly ruining all crops. Tobacco Is
ruined beyond r?demption.
Th.- corn crop i* about drowned, out, and
noi a half oi a croi? will t?e muda ui Hie
?,-_?u
BLACKSTONE
IS STIRRED
A Detective in the Guise of a
Tramp Painter.
LIQUOR AND GAMBLING
Many Citizens Indulge in the Seductive
Game of Draw Poker?Whiskey
Traffic in a Dry Town?Fines
Help Fill Up the Treasury.
(Special to Tho Tlmos-Dlspatch. 1
BliACKSTONE, VA., Juno 20,-Several
parties havo boen arrested nnd trlod hero
to-day for tho Illegal salo of whiskey, and
others for engaging in the enticing gamo
of draw poker, either of which -would
havo been of sufficient Interest for ono
day, nnd taken together havo proven
both exciting, amusing, pathetic nnd at
ono timo bordering on that of a moro
serious naturo.
Theso eventa aro tho most exciting and
interesting that havo occurred in thl3
usually quiet town In many moons. Bus?
iness hns been largely suspended, nnd tho
timo of the citizens has been divided be?
tween the Mayor's court, of which thero
havo been two sessions, nnd gathering
In clusters upon the streets and In places
of business discussing tho day's proceed?
ings.
A DETECTIVE.
I.lko other presumably dry towns, tho
sale of liquor hero had been regarded ns
a fact by most citizens. Tho ofllcers,
feeling their Inability to copo with tho
subject, it wns decided to employ a de?
fectivo.
Tho Mayor negotiated with a well known
agency, with tho result that a "tramp
painter" soon put in Ills appearance. Ho
proved to be fond of tho glur-s and a
devotee of tho game.
It was not long before ho was ablo to
buy tho ono and got In tho gamo of tho
other. Ho seomed to have proven good
at both, especially nt tho game, as tho
pockets of some of tho local sports will
attest.
Having secured all the evldenro neces?
sary, tho detective swore out tho war?
rants nnd tho local sergeant, served them;
THE BOVS 'FESSED UP.
The hoys nil came forward, confessed
judgment and tho Mayor entered up tho
fines,
In the liquor cases, of which thero were
three, only two have been disposed, of.
In ono of these o $100 fine was assessed
nnd in the other $75. The other party is
not In town to-day, but is expected hero
to-morrow.
In tho gambling cases, of which it Is
reported there aro fourteen, nino have
plead1 guilty and a fine of $20 assessed
against thorn.
REVENUE PRODUCER.
Tho sum total of these will help ma?
terially In tho loss tn tho 'town's finances
occasioned! by no liquor license being
granted, and if It Is kopt up during the
entlro year perhaps enough will bo real?
ized to make good the ontlro deficiency.
As previously stated, the sale of liquor
boro was regarded by most all citizens
as on assured fact, For some timo tho
small boys, from ten or twelve years
old up, had been reported to ho securing
It from some ? source and using It very
freely, Of course, the sotirco of supply
to them must ho close nt home.
The ginne at cards was a?? regarded
as an often occurrence. It was decided
by tho Mayor that all of this must ceaso.
and bonce tho employment by him of a
detective.
Dato this afternoon tho detective and a
citizen got to discussing tho gamo at
poker, and the citizen said tho detective
had Invllert him to loin In tho game,
mid rather enticed him Into It. It was
his first and only gamo.
AN ALTERCATION.
Several citizens ?wero standing around,
Including the town sergeant. Tho detec?
tive took offonso at what ho regarded
as an Insinuation of tho honesty of his
motives, and "threatened to mash tho
mouth of the citizen. Tho sergeant
stepped In between nudi lod the citizen
off, leaving tho detective free. This
caused remarks from tho bystanders, nnd
ono of 'theso nnd the sergeant, who re?
turned about, then, passed a. few sen?
tences regarding tho matter. It was
nbout this time that things begun to
look a little serious, and soon a rather
largo crowd had gathered. At this writ?
ing, however, everything Is quiet and no
trouble Is expected.
"vVAHM TIMES.
There havo been ninny criticisms on
bolli sides, and not until the town has
hnd timo to quiet down can It bo said
what tho unit Is.
Tho Mayor has given orders to town
sergeant to prevent the congregation of
men upon tho streets to discuss tho oc?
currences, for fear trouble might arlso
from such discussion.
HASONS ON AN OUTING
A Sail Down the York to tho Capes on
St. John's Day.
(Special to Tlio Tliiios-Mspatch.)
WIDDIAMSBURG, VA., June _!).-The
Masons of VFllllan?sburg will celebrate
SI. John's Day on York River to-morrow.
They will enjoy it dinner nt Blglers, and
? sail on tho York going down the
bny to tho Copes. Tho commute? in
charge Is mnklng elaborato pr?parations
for the occasion, which will ho nttended
by nearlv overy member of the local
lodge,
Rev. A..R. Goodwin, rector of Bruton
Church, will exchange pulpits next Snu?
da ? and the Sunday following with Rev.
John G. Scott, of Hot Springs.
Ur, Call, of Richmond. Is the guest of
Mr. ?. H. ?eddy.
i'rofessor T, J. Stnhbs and family will
leavo this week for Gloucester, whero ho
will spend thn summer.
Mr, Harry Hundley, of Newport News,
Is visiting his mother, Mrs. Julia Vlund
Denosltlons nro beine taken to-day be?
foro Commissioner C.eddy In (ho suit of
Clopton vs. Cloplon.
Tlio Misses Brooks, of Newport News,
hove been guesls of Miss Blanche Cooley.
Mr. 2?. Q, Durfoy. of Newport News,
spent yesterdav here.
-,
PRECINCT PRIMARY
Plan to Elect Senator and Representa?
tive in Charlotte.
(Special to The Tlmes-Dlspatch.)
KJSYSVIMj-J, VA.. June ??.?The Char
lotto County Democratic Executive Com?
mittee mot at the courthouse Saturday
and decided to have a precinct primary
election for Senator and member of the
House of Delegates on the 1st day of
August. Mr. Thomas W. Scott, of
ute several years ago. The duirlct .
now compose?! of Charlotte, Appomut
tox. Fluvanna and Buckingham coun?
ties. U? to this lime there is only on?
tlOS. UP ? Ulis linio ui-i e |t> o?((.v on?
candidate for <h? iPwer house, Mr, ?erke
lev Adams, of Wyllesburg.
On tb" i"?' J"'"?' t,le County Com
mltleo will meet ugalu for the purpose
?,f (lecldliu; whether county oft leers Will
be selected by ? primary or a free to ail
light. ? 1? understood that the rundi?
da ten an? opposed to a primary.
The Richmond nowspap'ei.s deserve? the
ine uiciuiioKii ?? ?-???.".(? ??"<??- ,?,_
thanks of the public for Ihe conservative
course, tbey havo adopted and the fair
treatment they have given both side? ?n
the present strike, Some people,are dis?
posed to censure the papers, but nono
who properly appreciates the situation
win full io endorse aim uphold thoin
?., ??,_?>? -ffoiu to prese?'}'*) law und or
der In the city. They hare only done
their duty and deserve the pralso o? tho
entire country.
Mr. E. H. Jeffress lias been quilo sick
for tho past week. w
CULPEPER HORSE SHOW
Race Meetings and Exhibit July 3d and
4th.
(Specilli to The Tlme?-DlspiUch.)
CULPEPER, VA., June 29.?Extensive
arrangements aro being mado for tho Cul
poper Horse-Show and raco meeting to
be hold at the old fair grounds. Inly ltd
and 4th.
There aro now more entlrlcs in tho va?
rious classes of fine horses and racing
stock than over beforo in tho history of
tho association and It promises to ho Its
most properotis meeting.
The hotels and boarding-houses will fur?
nish ampio accommodation for the large
crowd.
Circuit Court, Judge D. A. Grimsley
presiding, was held hero a few days of
lost week, when some oases wore argued
and a number sot for futuro hearing.
Wheat has now all been harvested In
this county and tho yield is not largo,
thought a little better than at first ex?
pected nnd corn Is doing well nnd the hay
crop will mnko a handsome yield.
work on tho double tracking'of the
Southern Hallway In this county. Is pro?
gressing under tho contract of W. H,
Oliver & Co.- UHM
YOUNO. (JIRL DROWNED
A Buggy In Which She Was Riding is
Swept Away.
(Spedii to Tho TlmcB-Dlepatcb.)
LEXINGTON, VA., Juno 29.?Miss Nora
Moore, aged 17 years, was drowned last
night at !l o'clock about three miles cast
of Lexington In a mountain stream which
flows into North River. Tho young Indy
was out driving with Walter CUnoucll, of
East Lexington, nnd they wero returning
to Buona Vista. In attempting to cross,
tho stream, swelled by a heavy down?
pour of rain a few hours previously, the
horso nnd buggy woro swept away, and
with thorn tho unfortunate girl.
Hor body at a luto hour had not been
recovered: Her mother, Mrs. Edward.
Hughes, lives at Buena Vista.
OLD LADY LOST
IN THE MOUNTAINS
(Special to Tho Tlmes-Dlspatch.)
STRASBURG, VA.? Juno 2!).?Mrs. Mar?
garet Helm, a widow, of moro than sev?
enty years of age, has been missing from
her homo near Topnot, Shenandoah coun?
ty, sln?o yesterday afternoon,
Sho Is supposed to have gone Tor ber?
ries, and being of unsound mind, became
lost. In tho mountains, which aro quha
close to tho houso. As soon as she wits
missed, searching parties wero organized
but up until ? o'clock this afternoon no
trace of her could bo found.
It Is possible sho perished during tho
night as a hard rain fell almost con?
tinuously,
. ?
Pamplin City Visitors.
(Special to Tlio Tlmes-Dlspnlcli.)
PAMPLIN CITY, VA., June 29.?
Pamplin City has been enlivened this va?
cation season by the coming of tho fol?
lowing young ladles and gontlcmen,
teachers and students, home from their
schools, viz:
Miss Eva Morton, who has been teach?
ing In tho High School of Blakoloy. Ga.;
? Miss Amilo Harwood: in that of Hous?
ton; Miss Odelle Warren In that of Capo
Charles: Miss ICato Franklin, who has
had charge of tho muslo department In
Clifton Forge Seminary: Professor lilvln
S. Llgon, principal of Richmond Collego
Academy at Newport News; Professor
William Hamlet, principal of ono of tho
high schools of Richmond; Miss Ethol
Baldwin, of Alternarle Institute, Char?
lottesvllle, and Miss Mattle Thornton, of
the Female Instituto, Blackstone, both
ot whom havo recently graduated with
high honors.
Misa Mary Warren, who taught for two
and a half sessions In tho Belmont publlo
school of Roanoko. and who has recently
completed the course thero In steno?
graphy and typewriting, has returned to
her homo here., for the remainder of tho
summer. Miss Beulah Johnson, who has
been attending school In Petersburg, has
also returned homo.
Mrs. S. R. Franklin; of this place, re?
ceived a telegram yesterday informing
her of tho sad fact that her brother, Mr.
John Burroughs, of Clifton Forgo, had
been accidentally killed, and would be
burled thero to-day,
Thero Is much sickness In the country
around hero, somo of which is from fever,
and our two physicians aro kept busy.
Russell? Crafton.
(Special to Tho Tlmes-Dlspatch.)
JEFFRESS, VA., June 29.?At tho homo
of the bride's parents In Charlotte coun?
ty, Miss Bertha Crafton was married to
Mr. Clarence Russell. After ?he cero
mony the bridal pnrty wont to the home
of tho groom's parents, Mr,?and Mrs.
William Russell, near here, whero nn ele?
gant reception was tendered them.
SAFE CRACKERS
SCARED AWAY
Ripe Tomatoes Shipped from
Northern Neck Two Weeks
Ahead of Season.
(Kpeelal to Tho TlmeR-Dlspilrb.)
FREDKR1CK8RURG, VA., Juno 20.
Tliievcs entered the large general grocery
store of Mr. B. J. Marshall, of this city,
lnst night and broke open the ?ron safes,
but did no further dnningo than to scat?
ter valaublo papera over thn iloor and se?
cure $4 ln money, The work wns evident?
ly that of experts, as dynumlte was used
in breaking tho heavy Iron doors of the
safes. It ir, believed, however, that tho
explosion of the dynamite caused the
thieves to leave from fear of detection
before thoy had finished their work, aa
the money drawers In tho store wero not
disturbed and no urtlclos wero taken
away.
They also left their tools, which aro now
In the hands of tho officers here. Tho
officers are on tho lookout, but have not
secured any clue to the robbers.
Mr. Harry Waugli, of Orango county,
was badly injured In West Virginia by
the explosion of a rifle which he was
handling. He was taken to a hospital in
Baltimore for treatment, and it is feared
ho Will lose his sight.
Tho now shirt factory at Irvlngton, on
tho Rappaliannocl-, has been completed
mid started In operation with a force of
twenty operatives, which will bo Increased
in a few days. ?
Ripe inmatoes have been shipped from
tho Northern Neck to the city markets
for the past week, which Is about two
weeks earlier than any Benson hereto?
fore. This section la fast forging to the
front as the finest for truck-raising in
the State. '
Mr, W. F. Cunningham, a thrifty farm?
er of Orange county, from a flock of
fifteen ewes has sold this year lambs to
the amount of 502. and bis wool brought
.14.44.
New wheat la being shipped to the mar
iteli? from this section of the Slate and
bringing good prices.
V
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Cooling as a
shower on a hot day
Rootfoeer
Sold everywhere or by mull
f?r i!*? celila. A pucliuuu
miik?.. live (?alloua.
(11AI1I G'? G. lllnr.M
lujimv,
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IN 1844 a yoke of oxen
hauled tke output of
To-day a hundred trains of modern
refrigerator cars arem constant ser
vice, carrying trie choicest Milwaukee
product to millions of satisfied pa"
trons, a record worthy of the fame o:
Ti 1
irabst
eer is always pure.
fclBMIiHIInUB
Orders filled by
Pabst Richmond Branch, Telephone 386.
Ship Owners to Test Law in
U. S. Supreme Court.
BAD END TO ENTERPRISE
The Office Furniture of a Ten Million
Scheme Sold for a Five Hundred
Debt?White Woman Sent to
Penitentiary for Two Years.
(Special to Tho Tlmes-Dlspatch.)
NORFOLK, VA., Juno 2?).?Tho compul?
sory pilotage laws o? Virginia will be
tested in tho United States Supreme
Court. Tho Virginia Pilots' Association
is a rich organization. Tho pilots have
the right under tho charter to collect
pilotage fees from vessels entering and
leaving this harbor whether thoy render
a pilot's service or not. They have sued
sovoral vessels recently whoso masters
refused the services of on association
pilot and camo and went on their own
knowledge of the harbor.
In the Court ot Law and Chancery here
Judgo Martin decided that th0 fees woro
Illegal. Ho declined to require tho vessele
to pay pilots for services their masters
do not need, and which tho pilots did
not render.
On appeal tho Stalo Court of Appeals
reversed that decision so that tho pilots
having tho State decision withdrew to?
day two libels against vessels for pilots'
fees ponding In tho United States Dis?
trict Court But the attorneys for the
vessels assert that they will test tho
complusory pllotago law in tho Supreme
Court.
Thoy deny the power of tho State to
grant such privileges to the pilots.
DISASTROUS ENDING.
Tho ofllce furniture of tho Hampton
Roads Shipbuilding Company, capital
$10,000,000, which proposed to build a
??,???,??? ship yard at Sewell's Point, was
sold for a $500 Judgment to-day. Tho
debt was duo the cl'.'U engineer who drew
the plans.
The hackers wero a promoter here and
a speculator in Cincinnati.
WOMAN SENT TO PENITENTIARY.
For tho first timo In many years a
whlto woman was condemned hero this
morning to tho penitentiary In tho Cor?
poration Court. Ida Girard, about fifty
years of ago and orice a handsome wo?
man, with traces of beauty left In hor
faded fnco now, was convicted of stealing
$118 from C, F. Engman, an engineer In
tho navy, and was sentenced this morn?
ing by Judge A. R. Hnnckel for in two
years' term In tho penitentiary.
Sho lived in a houso In Avon Street
arid was convicted of taking thn money
from tho man while hn wan visiting the
house,
Tho marines from the receiving ship
Franklin pnssed through hero this morn?
ing going to Uromcton, Washington
Stato. Thero were seventy-five of them
In the company. They wont West over
tho Chesapeake and Ohio Railway.
SCHOONER QUARANTINED.
The schooner Henry Sultan was towed
In the Capes by tho lighthouse tender
Maple yesterday and loft In chargo of tho
quarantino department at Fisherman's
Island.
It Is stated that sho has four cases of
smallpox aboard. Sho Is a coastwise coal
carrier, and has a crew of not moro than
ten mon, probably.
The marine register shows that tho
Button sailed from Hangor, Mn., Juno Sili,
bound to Philadelphia and Fernandlno,
This would give her ample lime to havo
modo her iroyago, and sho Is evidently
on her return trip. Sho Is laying between
Thimble Light and Old point, on the
Horseshoe skin of the Roads. Norfolk is
not her port of destination,
JEALOUS LOVER ATTEMPTS SUI?
CIDE.
Daniel Sponco (colored) swallowed an
ounco of laudanum yesterday afternoon,
with suicidal intent. Speiico has a best
girl named Ida Clark and attempted his
life because ho saw her out walking with
another fellow, a physician attended tho
man and by herloe treatment saved his
life.
SURFACE?SHELBURNE
A Beautiful and Fashionable Wedding in
Christiansburg.
(Speclid to The Tluios-IHspnlcb.)
CRISTI ANSlll'RG. June 29.-0110 of the
most beautiful and faslnonaglo marriages
over Witnessed in thio county was sol
cniulzed at Edgemont Christian Church
at a o'clock this afternoon when pro?
fessor G. T. Surface, of Emory und Hen?
ry College, led Miss Ufarle V'crnon Shol
liurnti to hymen's altar. Thu church was
tastefully decorated with white arni groen
und ient an enchanting scene upon tho
falry-llko assembly -or persons. The
grpom Is tin? only Mm of Rev. l?'. D. Sui'-r
face, of Blackstiurp. while ilio bride Is tho
beautiful and accomplished daughter of
Cuutiiln W. J. Shclbiirno. who formerly
represented ?his county in tho Legisla?
ture, and is one of Montgomery county's
lim.??.! nri'iiilnenl citizens.
???., hui. ;t number of relatives lu BJch
mond. where she has frequently visited
and In well known. The happy couple
left, on the afternoon train for Abbeville,
N. C?. whore thev will upend their hon?
eymoon, after -?which thoy will resido at
Emory. Vn.
The presents, which were many and
handsome, attesting the popularity of tho
bride and groom,
BOTETOURT FLOODED
Tremendous Rains Do an Immense
Amount of Damage.
(Special to Tho Times-Dispatch.)
iclNfASTDl., VA? Juno 29.?Portions of
Botetourt county during the last week
have been visited by unusually heavy
rains, and a vast amount of dumago has
been dono to roads, property and crops.
On Wednesday night thero was a heavy
rainfall in tho neighborhood of Mountain
Union and Amsterdam, and Tinker Creek
overflowing its banks and covering the
bottoms of standing corn, tomatoes, gratis
and wheat, and washing away bridges,
caused a heavy loss to many ?armors.
Friday night tho samo section was visited
again by another storm, and tho water
Is represented us being two feet higher
and tho work of destruction very much
greater.
Tho rain of Saturday night covered a
much larger area, and nearly the whole
county has been affected. Catawba is
running all over tho bottoms, carrying
away fences, bridges and growing crops.
Wheat harvest la on, and, in many case?,
the standing shocks have been swept
away. Persons living on the creek report
seolng numbers of shocks floating down,
with logs, plank and othei] property
gathered In tho course of tho flood.
Uore in Fincastle the town branch won
higher than for years, and has dono
much damage?washing away ono Impor?
tant bridge, which will cause no llttlo
inconvenience. A gentleman who Uvea
near tho stream had to move his family
out of his house, through which tho water
waa rushing, and had to,wade ln water
to his waist to save his horses and hogs.
The water swept his entire garden, with
others, ln Its course. One man near town
reports losing one-third of his wheat, one
half of his corn and tho most of his grass,
and, no doubt, othora have suffered In
the same proportion. The very elements
seem to bo on a strike.
THE ECCENTRICITIES
OF A FINE HORSE
(Special to The Tlmes-Dlspatch.)
WARR13NTON, VA., Juno -?9.?Dr. Jas.
Korr, of AVarronton, is tho owner of a
horse which positively rofuses to partako
of Its dally-food unless It has for com?
pany a sheep, which for some timo has
beon in tho habit of grazing close to
the aforementioned animal. Whon tho
sheep oats tho horse will eat, too, but
venture to tako him away, and his fast
begins.
This (logreo of eccontilcity has been no
['mall source of annoyance to tho owner
of the animal. Besides being a thorough?
bred and possessing promising show-ring
qualities, it had ben entered In tho con?
tests to bo held at Culpeper on July
4th. Therefore, there 1b but one alterna?
tivo remaining, viz.: to take the sheep,
too.
Orders hnvo been lesued for his trans?
portation to Culpeper, whero he will nib?
ble hay alongside hin equino frlende, to?
tally unaware of what a factor he la In
his daily life.
Railroad Promotion,
(Special to Tho Tlmes-Dlspatch.)
BR1STOD, VA., Juno 20.-Walter K.
Allen, of tho Traille Department of tho
Virginia and Southwestern Railway, was
to-day promoted to tho position of generi.1
freight tmd pn.ssengor agents rf that
road. He Is perhaps the youngest man
in the United States occupying t'ir.*. | osl
tlon with a railway, being only twenty
flvo yoars of ago.
SOUTHERN SCHOOL
Mr. J. Scott Parrlsh Named
Executor of Geo. F. Winch's
Will?Notable Bequests.
The will of the lato. George F, Winch,
of Brookllne, Mass., who for many years
was a prominent boot and shoe merchant
of Boston, was admitted to probate yes?
terday, according to a report sent out by
the Associated Press lat,i night, and his
son-in-lnw, Mr. J. Scott Parrlsh, of this
city, is named as executor.
Mr. Parrlsh was seen last night, and at
first was not inclined to say anything
about the bequests, but when Informed
of the statement by press regarding the
disposition of the property, he said that
the report was Incorrect, and gave an
accurate story of the provisions of the
Instrument.
The deceased leaves the sum of $160,000
lo relatives and friends, and is to be ap?
portioned according to his wishes. Tho
residue- of the estate Is to be divided, the
firet half to found a scholarship to bo
known as the George Frederick Winch
scholarship, at any Institution which Mr.
Parrlsh may select. Tho second half Is
to be given to any cl'iarily under the con?
trol of tho Congregational Church which
Ihe executor may select.
No restrictions arc put on Mr. Parrlsh
In making these selections, with the ex?
ception that the church Is to be Congre?
gational. Mr.' Parrlsh was asked If ho
had made up his mind regarding which
was to be the fortunate -school. He said
he- had not, but was a Soulheriier, and it
!t was quite evident that .he? intended
having some Southern institution havo
the money und honor the name of Mr.
Winch. TJ'?re are few, If any, Oongre
gatlpJiallst churches In the South, und
?I is quite pertain and almost necessary
that some Northern <"hu,rch 'shall lie
chosen.
DE RUYTER
Dutch, as Well as Germans,
Patronize Newport News.
MANY CATTLE KILLED
The Dutch Steamer Soestdyk Shorl
One Hundred Head ?n|Her Cargo.
Showman Under Arrest for
Short Changing.
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NEWPORT NEWS, VA., June 29.
(Speclal to 'iho Tlmes-Dlspatch.) /
).-Tho{
In?'?
Dutch second class battleehlp De Ruyterj
arrived hero yesterday, nnd wont to the)
shipyard to-day to have her bottom!
painted and to undergo slight repairs../
This Is tho first Dutch ship that has ever?
been to tho yard, hut It Is stated that Ini
the future at least one will come her
every year,
This afternoon at 2:M o'clock Captati*'
La Poste, of tho Do Ruyter, n,ccotnP&nled|.
by Major Haughton, the British ,vleo-con*
sul, paid an official visit to Acting Mayor
D. S. Jones, tho president of the City
Council.
FOREIGN SAILORS ASHORE.
The ship will be here for about a weeK
and her sailors will bo given shoro lib?
erty. Tho German cruiser Panther Is still '
at the yard and her seamen ere ?Atti on
tho streets ovcry day.
The United States cruiser Topeka ar?
rived hero yesterday, and Is now at an?
chor off tho Casino grounds.
The Dutch steamship Soestdyk, Captain
Brulnsma, which sailed this morning for
Rotterdam and Amsterdam, via Liver?
pool, carried only C.S cattlo Instead of
015, as it was expected she would.
CATTLE KILLED.
The cattlo train was In a wreck above
Richmond Friduy night and 110 of the
cattle Intended for tho "Soestdyk's cargo
woro killed or Injured.
Sergeant K. XV. Reynolds to-day ar*
rested ? man named .1. XV. Reynolds on
the charge of short changing. Tho man
was in the employ of the Younger-Jamei
Wild West show and ho was balled fo<
his appearance to-morrow.
.
bLOCKADING LIQUOR
Whiskey Dispensed on the Road from
the Back of a Wagon.
(Special to The Tlmes-Dlspatch.)
DANVILLE, VA., Juno 20.?T. XV. Jones,
his son, Beverly, and a young man mimed,
Henry Richardson wero arrested about \
o'clock yesterday morning, charged with
blockading liquor.
They woro found nn tho road to New? ,
som's, about ono milo from tho city, die??
penning whiskey from somo casks that
they had lu a wagon. Tho wagons were
brought to tho courthouse and unloaded.
Some of them were empty, but two op
three were Illlod with corn whiskey.
They wero reloasd on a bond of J10O
each for their appearance tills morningi
when the caso was continued until Wed*
nesday, so as to allow them timo to pro?
euro counsel.
Dover Delegatale,
(Special to Tho Times-Dispatch.)
ETNA MILLS, VA., Juno 20.?Tho Rev
H. A. Willis pastor of Hebron Baptist
Church, Sunday, 2Stn, named tho follow?
ing delegates:
A. J. Left wick. J. E, Marshall, C. L.
Powell. ?. V. Atkins, lo attond tho Do?
ver Association to ho hold at Auhland in
Julv. .*
Mrs. P. IT. Eubank was appointed to
same association by the Missionary Socle
ties.
Mr. Herman B. Cosbv aliti Miss Ora
Clair, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Marcel
UH Gatewood, aro to be united In mar?
riage on tho 7th of July, nt No. 727 North
Fifth Street Richmond.
Mrs. Richard I. Wade and little Miss
Emily Wade, of Richmond, are visiting
"Farm Hilh the homo of Mr. and Mis.
.1. O. Hutchlnson.
Mrs. R. S. Crump, of Richmond, Is vis?
iting her father and mother, Mr. and
Mrs. R. ?- Ryiand, near BeaulahvlUe.
The V/or.e?'e Best
Has received the hlahost
Mwarils for quality at every
competitiva exhibit
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