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ABSCONDING DEBTORLAW jUic Anclent Law Dld Not Sufflce to Hold West. CARCOMPANIESSEPARATE No Formal Meetlng or Announcement of Dissolution, but Notice Given that Transfers Wlll Be No Lotv ger Acccpted-The Ferrles. (Speclnl to The Tlmes-Dlspnteh.) ?I)M. VA., August 21-.TuStco TobowcII Taylor to-dAy '?ftd?jFred Fineke, flrat ofllcer of tlie Unlted States r.nvnl collleV Debaiion, lenvlng here wlth the chlld of Elsle Foas und anothor wo mnn. Tho entire pnrty wns urrosted for dlsorderly COttdUCt Inst nlght. Flncke nnd Elsle Fass, wero ut (list thought to be mnn mul wlfe, bul when It was proven ln court thnt thoy wero not. Flncke's chargo thnt tho mother wns not n proper person to rour the chlld fell flnt. and she wns given Its custody. Tlie nbscondlng dehtors' lnw of A Ir elnla, regnrded ns tho Stnlo's' one sur vlvlng bnrbnrlsm. ns It nllows imprlson ment for debt, fnlled to hold J. H-<W?S.1' The court held thnt the nnclent Vlrglnla . tatuto wns helng used by West s local rredltors to collcct a North Carolina Judg ment, nnd refused to hold the man ln Jnll untll the money wns pnld. NO'MORE TRANSFERS. Although there hns been no meetlng of tho dlrectors of the Norfolk, Portsmouth nnd Newport News Compnny to perfect tho details of tho separatlon of tho sev? eral companles composng the consoldatcd cencern, the separntlon Is In effect. Formal notice has been given that tlio transfers nf the Norfolk nnd Portsmouth Ccmpnnles wlll not hcrenftcr be honorod on the Atlantlc Termlnnl. Compnny to Newport News nnd on the Penlnsula lines. The next adjourncd meetlng, to bo held to-morrow, will, It ls stnted, be attended by represtntntlvcs of Alcxnnder Brown nnd Sons, of Bnltlmore, nnd the final cleed*' wlll pnss. The torpedo boats Balnhridgo nnd Chauncey leave the navy ynrd to-dny for Rockland, Mnlne. They wlll pnrtlclpnto Ir- the slcge of Portlnnd, whlch wlll be? gln on tho 23d Instnnt. Tho vessels re? celved tolegrnphlc orders for sea lnte Injt night. They were mnde ready for the voynge In remnrknhly short order. It Is expected thut the torpedo flotllla wlll ho f-ent to the Enst after tho mnnoeuvres. lt wlll be the flrst long crulse ever under . tnken hy our torpedo bonts, nnd one not wlthout consldcrnble rlsk. NEW 1NFANTRY COMPANY. Forty-flvo names of the necessary slxty have been secured by the promotors of tlie new lnfantry company. whlch Is belng formed hore. An appllcatlon wlll be mnde to the Governor for the mustcr in of the organlzatlon as nn unattached compnn*,' Thls Is necessary, because nll the regl ments of the Stnto mllllla havo thelr full quota of comfhands. Tho Southern Bell Telephone Company, whlch only four years ago erecled ono of the finest exebanges hy the South In thls clty. agnln flnds lt necessary to en largo Its plant. It hns purchased for $17,000 a lot on Plume Street, nnd wlll lm medlately orect thoroupon, ono of the grentest oxchanges outslde tho great cltles. Mnny entrles havo heen made by the owners of fast yachts for lo-morrow's contest on nn olght-mlle, strnlglitnwUy courso In tlie lower Chesnpenko. lt will be tho flrst rnco' of tho klnd thut hns been salled under the ausplona of the Hampton Roads Yncht Club. Tho courso wlll bo nround tho Thlmblo Llght, and return to the club'a pior. COMMON CARRIERS. Tho Norfolk nnd Newport Nows Com? pany, lessos of the Norfolk county ferrles, conecting the'clties of Portsmouth, Nor? folk and Borkley. wlll llkely hnvo to pron-e that it Is not a common cnrrler before n polnt thnt has been ralsed before the Ferry Commlttee of tbo Clty Councll ls determlnod finally. The fact that the compnny chnrges flve cents each for packages carried hy pns sengers on Its boats, la held by lhe Hon. Goodrlch Hatton, who wns a member of the late Constltutlonnl Conventlon, to make lt come wlthin lhe Jurlsdlctlon of the Corpointlon Commlssion, nnd under the laws nffe.cting common carrlors. Mr. HnttoV told.Uhe Committoe on Fer? rles thaf'tho''ferry company should, whert lt charges for the pnekages carried by Its passengers, Issue a rocelpt for lhe snme. a regular blll of ladlng,. such as ls issued by railway companles. 1 Ho held that Tiassongers hnve tho rlght to demand such a recelpt when they pay thelr monoy. The polnt was not met hy tho ferry people, who contonded, slmply that the clty havlng mnde a contract wlth the ferry lesses for tho operatlon of Its property, should proteo tthem in tho ex? erclse of all tho rlghts granted under that co.ntrnct, leavlng tho courts 1o declde whether tho clty* hnd nny rlght to mnke such a contract; and Sfhethor or jiot lt violates .tho transportutlon lnws of the Stnto. BOOK AGENT CHARGED WITH ATTEMPTED ASSAULT (Speclal to Tho Tlmes-DIspatoh.) . LRXJNGTON, VA., August 21.?A boolt iigent glving his name as F, XV. Fu llght, Bald to hull from Kcntu-jky, win lodfied ln Jall thla nfternoon on charge of alleged uttompted ussnult. On dellvorlng u hook yestordny afternoon nt the home of Her. P, 11. Cowherd," ut Collloratowil, c'nught found no one at home, except u young girl, ngod Blxteen years. lt Is alleged lhat.he uttmnpted nssault, nnd caught hold of th eglrl. Mr. Cowherd cumo to l.exington to-duy, und ropjitud lo Mayor Pk-rson,. who requested L'liuf of Pollce lluzclwood,. to look out nu- tlie young man, und he wus caught on roturnllig to l.exington this afternoov, Your eo rreaiion di'iit intervlewed the prisjrior, but ho io fuso. to tnlk. llo luter 'phoiod m Hnr ilsonburg und Churlottesvllle fur frlends to come to I.oxlngton. Conalderabl. Iniilgnntlon Is c-xprosse'l hy rosldenlB ..r Collloratowil, but .hero ls no danger of lynchlng. The prlwiner will bc taken to Coiileralown lo-mprr'ow mornlnj. for iircllmluary trlnl before u rnuglslrnto. NEW EPISCOPAU RECTORy. Gallows Ready for Bacon and Finch on Which Four Have Been Hune, (Sneolui to Th-.- Tlmeg-Dlspai.li.) r BOYDTON. VA., August 21 ?Tha <'on truci for ihe new Epwoopui rectory ln this place has been .Ign.d and iho work of hullding was uogoii Wcdiic.lny. A largo force of mon nre nl wurk, T'lom lh" plans "th" Mruoture, when completed, wlll he very InujpalPH. it win contaln eight rooms, wlth un uddltlon of n rook room. The Industrlal Sohoo) ;,t Law renievlllo nro ihe bulldt-ra. I have uiwh-r atood tho work waa done nn very modor atc term, for the reason that tho lii'lo Irial School has a large iimnb.-r of young colored men who are leurning tl.. rientera. as woll as othor uades. and thelr labor comc-B very low, and ln thls way the contraotors, hnvo an abundunre of help at small cost, ' '. Beslo>6 thls tho Industrlal Sehoo| has IU own machlnery for mu.klug doors and Jhoe t&ear . the Icntiicr, tlll . ranklnR.andttiewe-ror lfyoinvBtilthebcltnskfor IiU.nl l.eather LOOK FOltTllla LAnEt, MXdeoF LLATHER Mnkes heavy thoes nnlt, llght nhoet Btfong.' Alnnys brlght, noft and pllablD. nnlnorsnowdon'taffcct It Maile'lnkld.cnlf.BontiColt Otcowhlilo. Wrllo for book? let, "How to Huy Hhoes." Wolil Pfocess Lonthcr Co., Phlladelphla. bllnds. The now rectory la belng bullt 011 the samo spot the old rectory stood, whlch wns burned last October. The contlnued dopresslon In tno pr.oe of tobacco has sorlotisly injured tho traqe wlth merchnnls In thls sectlon, nnd has made money very senrce wlth all classes. The wnrohouse men overywhoro nro dls couraged wlth the outlook, many of whom have ncarly all thelr purchnscs of last season now on hand. The prosont crop of tohnccu Is now belng hnrveatcd, nnd Is a fnlrly good one. Tlie corn crop hns Improvcd vory much froln the recent rains, The galtows, upon whlch tho two ne? groes, Dock Bncon and Anderson Finch, wlll bo hanged on Septembtr 2d for nn attempt to crlmlnally nssault Mrs. Geoghagan. of Chase Clty, has been put In-thorough order for tlie oxecutlon. llils gnllowB wns bullt seyernl yenrs .agi>. nnd already four crlmlnols havo pald tlio death ponnlty upon It. . , , Tho flrst of theso, Isnne P.iylor (col? ored), was hurig Mny 2ft, 1898, for kllllng hls wlfe; socond, George G. HIte (white), foi kllllng AVllllnm Bowers (colorod), "hung Janunry 23, 1S!>9; thlrd, Stephfen' Bantlst (colored), for kllllng Poter Jones (whlte), hung July 10, 1000; fourth, Chnr loy Hayes (colored), fnr kllllng Mlssle Gregory, also colored, liiing Janunry 15, 1903. The town of Boydton hns been unusii ally healthy thls summci'. Thero were a few mlld cases of fever, nll of whom aro elthcr well or convnleseent. KILLED HIS STEP MOTHER. Fearful Work of a Colored Preacher Who Went Insane, (Speclal to The Tlmes- Dl-ipatch.l CHARLOTTESV1LLE, VA., Aug. 21.? Rev. Phlllp Hughes, a colored Baptlst preacher, reslding nenr Campbell's Stn tlol, fourteen mllos east of Charlottesvllle, bc'camo isuddenly liisano last night and golng tu iliii iiomo of lils stopmothor, El len Jlnghos. batterod down tho door and kllled the aged woman, spllttlng her head 0] er wlth an axe. An unclo, Bnrreil Hughes, escaped death by tnklng to the woods, I-lc then proceeded to a nclghbor's and broko every wlndow of the d well ing. A posso. of flf teen men organlsscd and capturcd tho un fortunato man before further damage had been dono. This, afternoon Hughes wns examlncd before a commisslon. ndjudged Insnne nnd brought to Charlottesvllle to-nlght and lodged in jall; S'HAMPTON CLERK'S OFFICE Majority Report Declares that Ihe Clerk Has Failhlully Discharged Hls Dutiei. (Spec'lnl to Tho Tlmes-Disnatch.) BUFFOLK, VA., Aug. 21.? The majority report ?.f the cnmmltt _j oppolntod to In I'.Mtigate the conditlon of tlie records in tho Soiilliiiiupton county clerk's olllco ns a result of 'campaign chnrges made agalnst Clork B. F. MoLomoro, wns mado publlc to-day. After cltlng a few lrreg iilarliles, the oominlltee coiicludes. "\>? nre led to bellevo thnt the clerk hns falth fully dlchii'gcd hls dutles." Tho reoort ls siguod by flve members of tlio coniiuitt'.i;. Tho mlnority report mentloncd flfty.-hlne cases of alleged dis dlscropancs nnd drllctlons.. TOWN OF GRUNDY IN BUCHANAN A Sturdy Settlement Many Miles from Ihe Rallroad. (Speoinl to The Tlraes-Dl8pntC.il.) GRUNDY, VA.. August 22.?No shlcs overhend are bluei?; no soll undor foot Is moro cortllo, nnd no lillls nro carpotod wlth a rlclier green than thoso of Bueh anan county. No words cnn deserlbc the Insplratlon that comes to ono ns lie stands ln Sandy Valley and gnzesuipon tho surroundlng scenory. Naturo has marked thls nn ldenl placo ln whlch to Inculcate loi'tlest scntl inehts and Insplro ono wlth a lovo for thn great, tho beautiful nnd good. Tho.eyo sweops over iho vnlleys ond foot hills nenr by to the innii tulns roundi ubout und reoches tho sinniiilt of the "Peak." The wlnter scenory citn hardly bo surpassed for beauty, Ofton nro tho poaks snow-cappod; whlle tho.hllls nnd vnlleys are covored with tho rloho green. Among tho lillls nestlos Iho town of Grundy. lt lias a populntlun of flve hundred peoplo, notod for tlio loflnoinont, ciilture und hospltalliy. ft Is sltualod thlrty mlles from tho i.'llneli Vulloy dlvl? slon of tho Norfolk und Wostern Itnll wuy. Grundy has somo of Its most proniliiout liiislness nnd professloiml men at tlio head of Its rnuillolpai affairs. Tho fol? lowlng nj'en oompose our clty fathors; F, li, Klser, Mayor; W. L, Ownbey. recordor, nnd Floyd Ilatoher, James Beau'ors, J, \Y. Desklns, James Charles, H. R. Rutcllff und li. A. Mothenh, No town for Us hIzp cnn bonst rnoro fur Its educalloual and churel) fiicllltlos thnn tlils imn. Wo now liuvo ln course of eree tlnn :i $0,000 SChopI house, $2,000 Uuptlst Church, and a Jnll Just recently coin jiloli'd at it COBi uf *&,Q0Q, Our town Is on n prusperous fpotlng, nnd onr conl und timber lands aro now belng sold at is hlgh prlco us any ln thls sectlon of tlie county. THE POPULAR "IRILRY," The Trllby oxcurslons, under the mnii ascmont of Capluln u. T, Adams, wlll mako Its iisuul Irlp Ip Niufnlli, Qcoitn VIew', C'ape Henry and Vlrglnla Heach tu morrow, loavlng Py'rd Sireel siminn at K:30 A. M. These tiips uru growing ln pcpular favor moro nnd more evory Hun dny. Tho '"i'rllby" lukos you rlght Ihrntigh ii) Vlrglnln Huach, tlie only ro mrt ln Ylrglnl.i where yoii cnn (nke "n illp lu the ocean," without chango of enrs. lt Is nlso Ihe "only nll-iail llne'' ii> Nor fi lk. muklng the run between llliiiuiond nnd Norfolk ll) two hours nnd lhlrly niln i,.-. Passengers going to Ocean VIew via tho ?'Trllby" only have one c.hiinge of car!. whlch Is at tho- Norfolk iino ?.Ve.Mein depol al Norfolk. Gq Hiimlay and lnk<- n bath in Uie ocean ilself-Vlr _inla lii.ut'U POLITICS IN OLDVIRGIN1A Much Dlssatlsfactlon With the Vlva Voce Plan of Votlng. i SOVEREIGNS DON'T LIKE IT Complete Llst of Nomlnatlons ln Bote tourt?Latane Partv'3 Candidate for the House?Largo Vote In the Franklln County Primary. (Speclal to Tho Times-Dlspatch.) BUCHANAN, VA? August 21.-Undor the plan ndoptod by tho Executive Com? mlttee for tho Domocrntlc primary to be hold In Bototourt, Soptembor 10th, yes terduy wns tho last day cnndldntes aro allowed to enter. Tho comploto llst of those who have entered ln tho county, ls ns follows! For mombor Houso of Delegutes, H. A. Lntnno. For Trensurer, M. S. Cahoon. For Sheriff, S. L. Ileck. i For ConunoiUvealth's Attornoy, Wllllam R. Allen, ' For Commlsslonor of tho Revenue, Up por District, A G. Preston, M. A. Wood son; Lower District, J. K. McClaugherty, H. R. Boozo, F. XV. Jones. For Justlcos of Ponce, Buchnnan Dl? trlot, J. P. Bryant. B. C. Obenshaln. DECLARED CANDIDATE!*. Undor tho rules ndoptod nll of the abov? wlll be doclnrod the party candldates for tho respectlvo ofllces except tho candl? dates for Commlssloner of tho Revenue. lt cnnnot he denlod thnt thero Is very great dlssatlsfactlon In the county; thoro Is very grent oppositlon to the vlva voce mothocl of ivotlng,, nnd thoro nro. many who declnro they wlll not vote In tho pri? mary because of tho plcdge roqulred of every voter In tho prlmnry to support all of the nomlnoes. REPUBL1CANS NOT [N F1GHT. Tho Ropubllcuns wlll make no n-nnlna tioTis, but It ls expected thnt the. party strength wlll go to the support of Inde? pendent cnndldntos for tho dlfferent ofll? ces. u". B. Buhemun, a leudlng Republlcan. Is n candtdnto for trensurer. He wns elect? ed four yenrs ngo over hls present Demo? cratlc opponenl. E. O. Woodson, of Fln cnstle, is a cnndldnte for Commonwealth's Attorney. Mr. Woodson recently reslgned as member of tlio Democratlc Commlttee, oxpectlng to bo a candldate. He waa de? feated for the offlce four years ngo by Mr. Allen. by n. small majorlty. XV. P. Bnrley is a cnndldnte for ro-oloetlcn lo tho sheriffnlty. No opponent hus yet de? clared himself ngalnst Mr. Latane for member of the Houso of Dolegates, but >t is expected thnt ho wlll hnve oppositlon LUPTON A CANDIDATE He Announces ina Card/His Purpose to Run in the Regular Primary. (Speclnl to Tho Times-Dlspatch.) W1NCHESTER, VA., August 21.-Tho Democrntlc Imbroglio continues in the Tenth Senatorlal District. At the Democrntlc prlmnrles held last Saturday! Judge T. S. Tavenner, of Shon andnuli, was nomlnated. State Senator S. L. Lupton would not enter ;tie prlmnrles because tho State Cenlrui Commlttee had declared a secret ballot Irregular. For several days there wus speculatlon ns to what course Mr. Lupton woiild purs-jie.. Yesterday ln ono of the local newspapers tho Democratlc tlcket wns publlslnvl wlth Mr. Lupton's nnme.. .ubjfiot to tho regular Democratio prlmnry, hendln~ the llst, nnd beneath tho tlcket wns prlnted hls enrd, nnnounc Ing his cnndldacy for the nomlnatlon. subject to tho regular Democratlc prl? mnry. ___^ PRIMARY IN FRANKL1N A Close Contest?Brown Probably Nomlnated for the House. (Speclal to Tho Tlmes-Dispatch.). ROCKY MOUNT, VA., August 21.?A lnrgo vote wus pollod in the primary to day for county olllcera nnd membors of tho Houso of Dolegates. Tho Senator from the district of Franklln and Floyd havo no oppositlon. No returns lo Indlcuto tbe nomlnoes for county olllcors und mom bora of tho House of Delegutes, though it is bollovod that Brown ls nomlnated ovor Hulo und Garrett. Nlcholson ls prob? ably nomlnuteil for sheriff nnd Dlllard for bommon wealth's Attorney. / 1NTEREST1NG CONTESTS Piimaries Next Week in Southampton and Isle of VMgh't. (Speclnl to The Tlmos-Dlspatch.) SUFFOLK, VA., Aug. 21.?On next Thursday, August 27th, prlmnrles for tho nomlnatlon of county und district of-: flcere und for the nainlng of cundlclutes for lhe Leglsluturo will bo held In both Sonthumpton und Isle of Wlght countie.s. Tho niOH.t Interostlng contest ln isle of Wlght Is thut botween Hon. J. O. Branch, lncumbont, and Wllllam E, Howlo, for the House of Dolegates. Tlio chlef ls.suo ls tlio Mnim liquor hill, but lliu dog law Is helng used us un iirgu meiit hv nnll-Hrnnoh peoplo. jn Southampton the hovtest llght ls for tlio clerkshlp, The threo-oornored contest hns been hlttor. King and Queen Politics. (Speclnl lo Tho Tlmes-Dlspntch,) B1HCOE, VA., Aug. 21.?By the regls trutlon JuhI olosed, 20 whlto und 1 colored nnmes are ndded lo tho registratlon books in Newtown Dlatrlot. On August 17th, tho two commltteos mot ln Tuppnliunnoclt und us Mr, Jnmoa M. Lowls was (ho only one who hnd llli'd notlco wlth Iho ohiilriiyun. h" wus ilc elui'ed the nom'noe of the district. ' For tlio olllces of K'lug and Qlieon, .Mr. Clug gutt 13, Jones wlll bfl ro-olecled ('iiiiiinon wealth's atiornoy, wlthout oppositlon; Mr 3, 11. I'. Vauglmn, who hns heen the deputy for somo years, Is tho q,"1,V uiinouii.'od candldate for frefsuror, Ho Wlll hnvo To rhls doputv ihn rotlrlng treasuror, Mr, ('- w. P??"l?r, who Iiuh been tronsiiror slnco tho olll.|e wns oroul i'd, and who hns nevor hnd u dlscrepancy ln bls accounts, nor hns he over iisked tlie l.oglslatnre for nny rellef. Thoro ls no oppositlon lo J. C, Eubunlt, for sheriff, Thoro ls n splritod flght ln prngross for lhe iifllcu of comiulssloiior of the rovonuo. Tho cMiididatos nre J. D. Htitohinson nnd XV. S. Courlnoy, tho present inounibout, New Kont Candidate';. (Speclnl tu Tliu TlinoB-lllspiitdi.) nOXlU'llY. VA., Aug. 21. -Following Is u llst of the candldates to he voted for ut iho primary oloc'>J|i to be hold in this ,our,lv, Augusl '.'7th: Sheriff, lt. C. Ap peison, jr.; treasuror, 1'. H. Swooi. Mr. Jones, coiiinilssloner nf the revenue, will bo opposed by Mr. (ieorgo Siveet. Ku pervlsors for Blaek Creek. District, R. T. South.-.ll aud S. S. Whlto. For tho l.egls hiture, K. Q, Macllson und Andrew Barnes. Th" Hoiud of HoBlstnus for Hlack I'nvl, Maglslerial D'strlot, New Kent oounty wlll sll for ihe roglstrntlon of nll vntera who bave imi pievlously reglslered ur der lhe Vlrglnla Constltutlon ut Qiilntun Preonot. September nth, 15th. nith, nth, jgth, 2lst, 22fl, 23d, 24th nnd 25th, from S ,0'clock A. M. to tl o'clock _>, M. Sterling M Genuitie; true; pure; hence of great value or excellence." ?Century Dlctlonary The word "sterling" is incorporated in the GORHAM ,: trade-mark because the Gorham silverware is not only "genuine," but its workmanship js "true" and its design "pure." "Hence" all articles, even the small est, bearing this trade mark are " of great value or cxccllcnce." HE JUMPED OVERBOARD Attempt of Old Soldler to < Drown Hlmself. DR. JONES* APPOINTMENT Receives a Commission as Assistant Surgeon in the Marine Ho'spltal Servlce?A Former Newspaper Man Under Milltary Arrest. (Speclal to The Tlmcs-Dispatch.) NEWPORT NEWS, VA., August 21.? William Leslle, a veteran at tlie Natlonai Soldlers' Home,- attemptcd to commlt suicide to-day by jumplng Into Hamp? ton Roads in front of the hoadnuarters of tho Home. He told hls friends thls mbrniVig" that he wns tlred of life, and at 2 o'clock ho jumped overboard. He was rescued by several men who wltnessed hls act, but It Is stated that hls conditlon Is crltlcal. Leslle enme to the Homo from New York. George Selden had a narrow escape from death by drownlng to-day, when n tug colllded with the boat lVi whlch he was flshing. He was thrown out Into tho water and was rescued by a deck luuid ln tlmo to prevent denth by belng ?jttnvn under tho larger ctaft. MILITARY SENTENCK. C. W. Wileox, formerly a newsp.ipor mnn, nnd recently given a year for de sertlriR from the Unlted StaLes ni'm> at Key West, was brought here to-day and Inter tnken to Fort Monroo, where ho wlll sorvo out lils sentence. He wns nt one tlme employed on tho Clnclnnatl Ennuirer. The bghthnuse tender Forn arrlvod at Old Polnt to-day from Washlngton, hnv? lng aboard the Dlstrlct of Columbla nn\-al reserves, who are on thelr annual outing. MARINE SURGEON. Dr. A. C. Jones, formerly quarantlne offlcer of the port, has recelved hls np polntment ns no.tlng assistant surgeon ln the mnrlne hospltal servlce at thls port, and entered upon hisduti'es to-day. Ho succcedod Dr. H, H. Carter, who wns appointed recently nfter tho death of tho late Dr. Joseph Charles, -?u ALL AGAINST ' THEljf BILL A RemarRable Vlctory for the Wets ln Pltt sylvania. (Sprclnl tn Tlii) Tlmos-Dlspateh.1 CIIATHAM, VA? August 2I.-The re? sult of Ihe Democratie prlmarles held on Saturday, the 15th, was a completo vlctory for tho llnuor people, ns not a slr.glo candidate who fnvored tho Mnnn liquor blll was nomlnatod. Tunstall Dls tuct, Ihe, largest ln tho county, whlch voted whlskoy out ln tho sprlng, gave tho largest not mnjorlty, Of tho nominees for tho House of Delegates ono ln outspoken agalnst the Mnnn blll. and tho other hns never oxpressed hlmself ns to the whls? koy quostlon. :', , , ,, Slxty per cent, of tho reglstered whlle voto wns pnlled ln tho prlmarles. whlch was much Ituger thnn was nntlclpiiled, aiui thn tomperancQ peoplo never roallsteu thn thorough iirgiinlsntlou of tho wets untll too late. Keports nre Clirrent thnt tlio Republicaiis wlll'run n strong com? pleto tlcltot, but nothlng vlslble has' yot innterlnlliii'.l. lu four out of tho Jlva tlls trlcts ln which thore was more than one eniidhlnte foi suporvlsor, four new mem? bers wore nomlnated. nmong thom Mr. A 0, Urown, ln Uanister Rlver Dlstrlct, Who defeated tho present (ncumbont. C. W. Ollver. Mr. Brnwn hnd boon a meni tcr nf ihe bonrd for a number of years. but was defeated hy Mr. Ollver two years n BO. WILL DE THE BEST. To-morrow's issuo of Tho Times-Dls ,,'iich wlll he one of the best Bimflay pa pcrs over issued |n Richmond. lt will nleresl nll classes, Evei\v <lena.imem wlll he up to iho iitiial hlgh standard, and thero will ho mnny speclal ffatures. Kvery lawvc wlll be Interes ed ln Iho full repons ol the R?r Assoclatlon nihi lugs; tho eomlc nnd humornus depan ments wlll he found unusuolly entertaln Ing; tho illustrated feu'.'iivs wlll ln ur tlMlc nnd attractive; the letters from iho BUinmer resorts wlll be even brtghter nnd moro ntlmeilvo than usuail Iho sportlng pngo wlll ho of speclal Interest. und he news of iho world w|U be well eoverert. Don't fnil to got tho Sunday Jlmes Dispatoh. ^ NEWBAPTIST ASSOCIATION The Flrst Meeting at Bowling Green Largely Attended, TWENTY-TWO CHURCHES Frederlcksburg Wlll Heroafler Requlre All Dogs to Wear a Collar nnd Tng, Portrall Unvclling at Nor? thumberland. (Speclal to The Tlmcs-Dispatch.) FREDEHICKSBURG. VA., August 21. The new Hermon Baptlst Assoclatlon ro cently tormed ot tho churchc9 from tho Goshen, Dover and Rappabannock Asso? ciation, ls holdlng Its flrst apnual meet? ing at Bowling Green, Oarollno county, Judgo E. C. Moncuro, of Carollne, the presldent, prosldlng, Belle Alr, Bcrea and Falmouth Churchos, In Stafford County. and Massaponax and Travelers' Rest Churches, in _pot?ylvanla county. were recelved Into membei-Bhlp, maklng twon ty-tivo churchos now formlng the asso? clatlon. Promfnent mlnlstors and secre tarlos of boards from all over tho State aro presont. Tho annual sormon was proached by Rev. Andrew Brouddus, of Sparta, and at the samo hour Mr. II. T. MusHolman. of Maysvllle, Ky., proached to an ovorflow meeting ln another church. Tho report on "Mlnlsters' Rellef" was ruad by Dr. B. F. Kldd and dlscussed by Rov. R. H. Pltt. Bev. Andrew Broad? dus and H. A. Tuppor. Rov. H. A. Wlllls, of Klng William county, prosontod tho report on "Education." Hon. J. Taylor E1 lyson, of Rlchmond, addrossod tho asso? clatlon on "Chrlstlan Education." A commlttee was appointed to conslder what relatlons betwoon tho Bowllng Green Acadomy and Hermon Assoclatlon wlll bo practlcable. Mr. C. H.'Shuman made o report on "Temperance," nnd several prominent members of tho association spoke on tho subject. Rov. Androw Broau dus, Dr. E. E. Butler nnd Mr. C. J. Chart tors wero appointed a commltteo on tlme, placo and preach r for tho meeting next year. Mr, J. J. Willlams mado a report on "State Mlsslons," and Mr. William Elly son, of Richmond, secretary of tho Stato Mlsslon Board, addressed tho body on the subject. The report on "Sundny-school nnd Blble Board" was mado by Mr. J. M. Tej-rvll. The crowd In attendance i is very large, nnd a blg dinner Is sorved each day on tables under 'a large arbor In tho church yard. COLLAR AND TAG, Tho Clty Councll. at Its meeting last night, adopted an ordinance requlrlng that all dogs, hesldos paylng license tax, shall each wear a collar and tag, sliow ing that the tax is pald, and oach dog found without a collar and tag will bo shot by the offlcers. Tho body rc-elected Mr A. B. Bowerlng nnd' Mnyor M. G. Wlllls as membors of tho Clty School Board. ,, ,. The unvelllng of portralts of dlstln gulshed persons of Northumberland county, whlch took placo at tho last court of that county, was an event of unusual Interest. Circuit Judge T. R. B. AVright preslded, and the ceromonles wero aB follows: Fortrnlt of S. Burgess un vellcd by Mlss Corn Selby: address dellv? ered by Rev. A. F. Rlce; porlra t of Rev Stark Jett, unveiled by Mlss Llnda Jett, address by Dr J. W. Tankard; portralt of John Rnndolph Stlff. unveiled by Mlss Snmh Rnndolph Brent; address dellv orod by Mr. T. J. Downlng; portralt of Mr. John H. Coles, unveiled by Mlss Lorn Crowther; address dollvored by Mr. C. S. Towles: portralts of Judgo Walter Jones nnd Hnptaln Josoph DeShlelds, unveiled hy Mlss Genevlevo Smlth; address by Rov, Dr. G. W. Bonle; portralt of Coloncl Walter Rlce, unvollod by Mlss Eslelle Betts; address by Mr. T. J. Downlng. All of the portralts were accepted In be half of the county by Mr, C. S. Towles. An excellent cholr rendered muslc be? tween each prescntatlon. _?._,',, JPDGE MASON S1TS TN ALLEGHAN\. Judgo J. E. Mnson, of thls circuit, has gono to Alleghany county to hold Clr em't Court there for Judge S. H. Letcher. who Is absent from the country travellng ln Europe. C'olonel S. S. Bradford, of Culpeper county, hns Bold hls splondld fnrm, con talnlng 170 acres, In thnt county. to Mr. R. Towns, of Charlottesvllle, for the sum of $2o,M0.' Thore. Is no opposltlon as yet to the renomlnatlon of Mr. C. Hardlng Walker, of Northumberland county, as tho Demo? oratlc candidate for the Stato Senate i'n tho Northern Neck dlstrlct. Hon. John Mj Lyoll, of Rlchmond county, has no opposltlon for renomlnatlon by tho Democrats for tho House of Delegates from Rlchmond nnd Lancastor counties. .-?-? GOV. MONTAGUE SPEAKS TO 3,000 PEOPLE tSpeclal to Tho Times-Dlspatch.) AVOODSTOCK, VA., August 21,-Tho Confedcrato rounlon held at Forestvll'.e Statlon, nhout. two mllos north of Naw Markot, to-day under the ausplces r,f Bloe-N'off Camp of Now Markot, was at? tended by fully threo thousand peoplo. Clovornor A. J. Montague, of Kichmond. addressed tho nssembly for an hour, and held the crowd durlng the whole of hls speech. ? _,. , , ln tho nftornoon Rev. H. IT. Joyce, of I.uray, addrossod the crowd. Idoal weathr or prevallod durlng tho day and no nocl donts marred the pleasuro of the veterans. y.mxXTect has resigned Wlll Go to Pensacola, Fla?as Building Secretary, (Speclal to Tho Tlmes-Dlspatoh.) PKTBRSBURG, VA., August 21.?Mr, John Ii. Shorrill, Who, durlng the pnst four years has done such splondld work as secretary of tho Young Mon's Chrls? tlan Assoclatlon in thls clty, reslgned nt the meotlng of the Bonrd of Dlrentors last night, and wlll ?o to Ponsacola, Fla., a.s building secretnry of the assoclatlon lu that city. Mr. L, A. Coultor, tho Stnto secrotarv, was present at tho meeting Inst night, and suggested tho nsmea of sev? eral nvallablu men to succeed Mr, Sher rlll. who wlll romaln long enouuh to hc iiualnt ihe new secretary wlth the work. Mr sherrlll ls a young man thoroiighly lu luvo wlth nssoclation work. Day and night he has glven hls energles to the work lo this city, whlch, at the tlme of hls comlng seetned almost a hnpelesa taik. When Mr. Sherrlll dame to the nsso elatlon it had a memberahlp of olghty flvo, nnd of thls number only slx weif Votine tnen, Tl|? present membershlp ls three hundred and one, and thrne-foiirths of these la youn* men. The flr*t year of hls work was devoted to buildlng the gymtiftslum nnd bath rooms nnd puttlhg ln the physlcal department, Interest In pymnnBlum work hns Inerensed 1111 the present eqtilpment ls lnsdequnte for the eight ctssses each week. Mo ndded the nlght school for the purpose of tritlnluf! young men who hnd gone Into busltioss beforo they had recelved sufllclent traln* lng to mnke them avallnblo to t hemsoRes and thelr employors. Thls school hns done mngnlflcent work, and has steadlly ln* crensed In efflclonoy. Youtig men trnlnod In thls school now occupy posltlons In the New York ofTlc* of the Conllnentnl Tobacco Company. Newport N"cmi3 Shlpbulldlng Comtmiiy. Surrv Lumbur Company, Plerce, Akers & Company. Lynchburg, Norfolk and Westorn Railroad, Sownrd Trnnk nnd Bns Compsny, .AVnlker Brnnch, Contlnontul Tobacco Company. Fetcrsburi. Branch Amerlcnn C.lgnr Compnny, John F, Plunv mer Compnny, Petersburg Iron Works, John A. Oll) & Brother, and othor flrms. Evory department Is now working well, and Mr. Sherrlll wlll lenvn tho nssoclntlon, ln ull Its brnnrhes In oxcollont shape. HELP FOR DOC. BACON. Rev. J. B. Ferrell. colored, wlll make an effort to rulse sufflclent fundt- lo om ploy coiinaol to secure n new trlnl for Doc. Bacon, the negro now In Jall In thls citv, sentenced lo be ihnngod on tho ohnrg* of attempted crlmlnnl nssault nt Boydton, Vs. Anderson Flnch, convlcted wlth Bncon, dcclares that Bacon Is Inno cent. and cxpresses sorrow nt havlng sworn falsely, ns Bacon wns convlcted mnlnly on the'evldence of Flnch. Tho Petersburg Drugglsts' Company, of whlch Mr. J. R. Jolly Is mannger. has dlscontlnued thelr j-etnll department, and wlll devote all' tholr tlme to tho whole? sale trade. Tho company ocouples two large stores on Sycnmore Btreet. B1G SAJ-.B OF PEANUTS. A salo of f,,000 bags of Spanlsh.peanuts, made In thls clty to-dny to local and near-by cleaners, hns exhausted lhe P?a nut atock In Petertburg. The prlco pnld to-day was nlnety cents. Thoro hre - prnctlcally no Spnnlsh nnd few Vlrglnla pens now In Petersburg. Miss Blanohe Bnxter and Mr, Wnlter P, Drewry wero marrled In Wllmlngton, N. C, yesterday, at the resldence of Mrs. Jchn Newman. slster of the brldo. Mlss Baxter was visitlng In Wllmlngton, nnd Mr. Drewry went down 6n a vlslt. The murrlngo followed. The couple returned to Petersburg lnf.-t nlght. nnd were given a receptlon nt the resldence of Mr. C. S. Tltus. IN CRITICAIj CONDITION, Mr. Cnspor Wrlght, who stiffered a stroke of pnralysls yesterday, Is stlll In u crltlcnl condltlon, He Is now seventy soven yenrs of ago, nnd the chnnccs are ngnlnst hls recovery. Mlst" Charlotte M. Blrd left to-day to vlsit In Wllmlngton. N. C. The twentleth annunl conventlon of the Princo George county Sunday-schools wlll be held at Salem Church Wednesday. September 2d. Rev. Hnrry W. Pratt. who has been 111 nt the Home for the Slck with fever for several weeks, Is now greatly improved nnd able to bo out. Mr. Charles Constablo, of Rlchmond,' ?who recently underwent surglcal treat ment at the hospltnl in thls clty, Is irn proving. Wllllam Jones. colored. Is under arrest ln Petersburg, chnrged wlth aisaultlng wlth Intent to klll Wllllam Green, In Surry county. ? Confederate Reunion, (Speclal to Tho Times-nispateh.1 CUMBERLAND C. H? VA.. Aug. 21.? The veterans of tho varlous Cumberland companles who fought In tho slxties, had thelr annual r?unlon horo Wi?'dn*?rta y. 'I year no Invltntlons wero issued to any but the old soldiers and a happy tlme wns spent in romlnlscencos. An olegnnt dlnner was served nt "Tho Red Roso Inn " The handsomc monument on tho Court house Square, was grncefully drupod In truillng green, whlle at Its basc, rested flowers. _?_ EDUCATORSIN BUCK1NGHAM Dr. Frazer and Dr. Southall SpeaK atthe Court house. (Speclal to The Times-Dlspatch.') SUTTON, VA., Aug. 21.?Bucklngham peoplo wero hlghly ontertaincd yesterday by spceches from Drs. Frazer, Southall and Quarlos. The meetlng whlch took placo at Bucklngham Courthouso was ih tonded to stlr up Interest In the "publlc schools," and rlght well dld It do It. Dr. Frazer was introduced by Mr. Bon durant, nn'asplrant for tho House. The doctor spoko aa a Chrlstlan gentle man and us a man who was thoroughly Intorested and fumlliar wlth hls work. He gave somo starijing fncts In rogurd to ignorunce in Vlrglnla. Would that hla speech could bo publlshed in pamphlei form und put ln every home ln the Com monwealtli. ., , , , Dr. Southall, who followod hlm, wns Introduced by Judge Moss, another asplr ant for the House. " Dr. Southall accused Dr. Frazer of hav? lng "stolen some of hls thunder," but from tho way he treated hls subject it looked as If the llgh?nlng was stlll there. Tlie noxt and last speaker/Dr. Quarles, wuh also Introduced by Judge Mobs, Dr, Quarles-is-.il. typlcsl gentleman of tho old school. He said that the blll of faro had been reversed, that the audience hnd taken Its dossert flrst and'now thoy would havo ''pork nnd beans." One could not help exclalmlng ns ho spokei lf thls is "pork and benna," then we don't know what dessert ls. The meetlng cloned wlth the orgnnlzn tlon of a "Bucklngham Tenchers Assocln tlon," and qulte a number Jolned, Thls ?j!Hoclatlon ls for mntunl help and co-ope rntlon of tenchers, and wo doubt not wlll prove a grent benoflt._ MODERN SAMSON ATTEMPTS SUICIDE fSpeclal to Thn Tlmeti-DlspntchO WINCHESTER, VA.. August 2I.-Hurry Waller! of Berryvllln, known ns (ho mod? ern Sumson, trled to commit sulo do yes? terday by cuttlng his throut. Domostlc troubioH nre said to bo the cniiso. Three blp-men nverpoworofi himy-and took hlm lo Jall. ' WIRELESS TELESRAPHY |s the Result of Prolonued Study and Deep Resonrch. Mnrconl?the wlreloss wlznrd?dl?L not stumble accldentally upon tho prlnejplcs of his murvelotia invonllnn, It wns only by deep und prolonged study of the cnuso ,of cerlnln known plienomeiiu ln nuturo thnt h? wns nblo to prodiico tho startllng effect. Mnny people, ln speaklng of I la Ir Ho storei'P, havo n way of bunnhlng them nltogethor wlthout dlscriminntlon. Ilorplelde Ih uh dlfferent from other so-called "halr restorors" and "romedies" ns dny ls from nlght. It Is a Holentlflc propnrutlon prcpnred for tho solo purpo.u of desiroylng tho .culp mlcrobe thnt eniisos dnndruff nnd falllng hnlr. Sold by leadlng drugglsts. Send 10c. In stumps for snmple lo Tho Horplclde Co., Detroit. Mloh. Gwonu & Mlnor Drug Co,, 3puclal Agent. LANGLEY'S AERODROME The Structure Exposed to Eyes of Reporters. COMPL1CATED MACH1NERY Wlngs Hnve Been Adjusted and It It Expected lhat the Flylng Machlno Wlll Be Tested on Saturday, (Iljr Aaaoclatei* Prens) WIDKWATER, VA., August 21.?Lan_. loy's blg nerodromo waa placod on the suporstructuro of tho bont-houso late thls evenlng. Tho wliolo alr-shlp forco wcrk ed on tho body, nrranglng mnchlnorv nnd udjustlng tho wlngs, untll sundown. Ths flylng mnchlno then v/as rcturnsd l?i the Intorlor. lt wns thn flrst tlmo that lt bad been exposed to tho press repres'entatlves. Her , machlnory and dlmcnslons wers plalnly vlslble. g Amldshlps Ib n great mass of whools, rods, boilers, plstons nml various other mechanlcal dovlcos, It ls exoecdlngly com pllcatcd. eTho body conslsth of sover.il long steel bnrb, centrnlly located. Wlth howsprit nnd r'udclbr It wll) moasure slxty feet. Close to tho motor ls the nn'dgator'a car. Thls Is bullt for/a welght of 150 pounds. It probably wlll cnrry Fro-> fossor Mahley, who was In Ir. repeatedly thls nftornoon.. The gasollno motor, whlch wolghts 200 pounds, goncrates somcthltiR in oxcoss of twenty-soven horso-powor. lt Is conneclcd by bars, wlth the propellers, about slx foot In diamotei, cnpablo of ro volvlng 1,200 ilmeB por mlnute. The motlye power ls sufflclent. to pioduce a voloclty of forty mlles per hour, Placed oqually about tho shlp aro flve empty coniciil bodfe's dcslgncd as floats to kenp the alr-Bhlp up wh^K. sho strlkes the water. Fnro nnd aft aro two strong platforms on each sido to support ?ho wlr.gs Tbes? are of dolloi.tr., but rlgld uoiistructlon, twenty by te,i loet, allowlns u oustalning capaclty of S00 sqtiare fn?t. Durlng the work repoal^d photogiophs of tho mncTilno were made. Th* wlngs wers placeu in ornpartirwntr, on tlie su? porstructuro nnd repeatedly adjuslrd. With good wentljer condltlons a lost Is o_ nected Saturday. PR1MIT1VE BAPTIST ASSOCIATION MEETS (Speclal to The Tlmcs-Dlspatch.1 LURAY, VA.. August 21.?The Pl'ml tlvo Baptlst Assoclatlon, composed of the Prlmltlvc Baptlst Churches of Page, Rappahannock, Warren and Shennndooh ccuntlcs, bogan a thrne-days' sesslon wltn tho Hamburg Church, ln thls county, to dn>'' . . .? An Immense crowd was present nt to day's meeting. To-morrow wlll be de votod to the reports on the state of tho churchei-. and the day followlng Is set for slx or sevoh sermons by not'ed proachers of the denomlnntlon. Thls ls ono of the oldest denomlnations in Vlrglnla. ... ?-?' " " OBITUARY. Thomas Ruske'l. The death of Mr. Thomas Ruskell oc : curred last Tuesday nt the re?ldence.of i hls hrother-ln-law, Mr. J. Mercor Forter, ; No. 1?3 I.liiden Avenue, Baltlmore, aged seVenty-nv'e years. ,.?iar,^ Mr. Ruskell was a natlve of Ireland hut c.nme to this country when about twelve years of ago. He settled in Bpl tlnioro and In 1837 camo to _hl* 00' where ho estnblished the flrst omnlbus llno ever run here. At thej:beglnnIng of the Clvll War ho Jolned tho nunrtoi mastor department. nnd wns mado a lieutenant under Major W. L. >> ooa. Aftor tho closo of Uie war he retui neo to Baltlmore. He was lnter appolnt'd clerk In thn medical musojim and llbrary of tlio War Department. ivlrs. Lucy W. Fljmine;. Mrs. Lucy Wheeler Flemlng dled at 12:20 o'clock yesterday mornlng at her home. No. 50G Reservoir Stroet. She lenves her husband. Mr. Alexander H. Flemlng; slx slsters. two brothers and soven chlldren. The chlldren are. H. A. Flemlng, of Boston; Fulton, Conrad. Thurman, Masun. Gracy. nnd Dnisy Flomlne. of this clty. .?i?m, Tho funortil will tnko plnce. nt 5 o clock thls nftornoon from the res denc6, Tho Intermont will be mado In Rlver \ low Cemetery. Funeral Services The funeral of Mrs. T. F. McCune took nlnce at 3:30 o'cock? yesterday afternoon ?t No. ?02 North Twenty-seventh Street. The intermont was made ln Oakwood. Tl> runernl of Mrs. Magglo V. E. Kol. lev wlll take placo nt 10 o'clock thjs mornTn* from the Sacred Heart Church. I Tlie intorment wlll be mado ln Mt. Oal VT?io funeral of Mr. William S. Jennlngs will take place at noon to-day from me Byrd-Strcet Statlon. The Intorment wlll be mnde ln Hollywood. Getrge HUnry Haines. (Speclal to The Tlmes-Dispatch.) W1NCHESTER, VA.. Aug. 21.-Geo. Henry linlnos, a veteran volunteer flre man and clgarmnker, nnd ono of the flrat postul clerks to run on tho Viilloy Rall? road, dled last night after a short lllnosa of pnrnlysls, ogod seventy-three ybars. ,Mr, Halnos' slster-ln.-law. Mrs. Lmlly J Dicklnson, dled in, paitimoro lnst night ?t about the samo hour he p.assed away. J. S. fvlcDaniel. (Speclal to ThoTlmos-Dlsnatch.) BLACKSTONE, VA., Aug. 2i.-Mr. J. S. McDanlel. elghty-threo years old, dled at the resldence of h s daughter, Mrs, I. L. Farlov of thls placo. wlth whom ho mnde hls homo. at 6 o'clock, o? Wednesday a ternoon He had only boon 111 a few dayi 'I'ho romnlns wero Intorroil in the cemetery here at 6 o'clock on Thursday afternoon. _ DEATHS. v'nriWKI.h.-Dleil, iit Uie iletrent for tho illck, Frl'liiv AiilTH"/ t\\ lIK.H.nt 3 A. M., BPWAIIP (I M'llOWIil.l., sm> 0f ,Ti?e|illllie l".' and tlio ?In't'u Wlllliilil J, McDouell, liitirnu'ut mi iiibiIh ln Iho family sectlon ln imij'w;.i.i1 nt a r- M. VKSTmtPAY. SMITH.?Dled. SAMUKi; A, SMITH, Infant ton nf Mr nml Mrs. 0, T, Hmltb. lSnrrn wlll tske Place ?t 4 o'cloek. TJ1I3 (Kntunlny) ///TUHNOON ot No, 721 Kemnies Strcut, Miilioliemrr. WU.I.IVAN.-HM, August 2UIU. 11)08, Mrs. MAUV SUI.I.IVAN, wlfo.of I'olTlck KulllTSD, ?t'r(ir> X. Thlrtleili Slreot. ??'_?iv_ Funeral froni Ut. t'airtck'a Clmroii sunday At H A. M. WATBBH.?Dled, nenr I'olc C,reeo, Vft,, Ausust ?'1 1003, nt 4:80 A. .?.. nftor a llngerlng 111 iic'ns, Mr. JOHN W. WATfiRS. ln bls al.ty MKtii jeiir. |le louve? elght chlldren to monrn 'l||8 fuiiornl "ill tnko placo at Shnilr Grofe (.'liurch Hb'.NDAY, Au.iwt' l!3ii. at 4 o cloOJi A. M. Hls liusy liniids nro fnlded, lils ivork nn oarth i? iJnno IIi> trlnls nll nro eiitled, lils lienvcnly crown ls won, Tho ssd nnd lonely liousehold Wlll mlss hla lovlns banrt. Hls ehllilren. lovlug. I'llnstaf. Wllliout hla nld must stninl. V Boon we ivlll honr tho angela cnlllnf, Soon dcalh's wntera wo nimt hraT? When llfe's j'ouruey aliull ba ov? I.cl us rest hcsld* bU (ra*t,