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MAYSPEED
CAKNONBALL
Ordlnance of Town of Wake
fleld Overruled by Judge.
THE D1AMOND THIEVES
Neyv York Detoctives Come to Peters?
burg for th. Mulalto and Porto
Rican Youths Who Stole Mrs.
Herter's Jewols?Notos.
nnd Western agalnst tho town of, Wake
fl.ld Vn . perpotuatlng the Injunotlon
E'evously grahted reslra nlng the en
forwrnent of an ordlnance passed by the
Councll of Wnkelleld festrlctlng tho spced
W traln runnlng through the town to slx
^"jdgeHancock sald ln hls declslon thnt
the ordlnance ls unrensonablo, and jthore
fcre vold; that If the Councll of Wnkefte d
could rostrlct tlio runnlng of tralns 1o s x
mlle? an hour lt could require trnlns to
run at a spocd ol only one mlle an hour;
thnt such an ordlnnnce would be in vlo
Intlon of the chartered rlghts of the rnll
rood. nnd thnt tho Leglsloture, much tho
lefs n town councll, could not enact n lnw
nffoctlng such rlghts.
Judgo| W. H. Mann nnd Mr. Georgo S.
Bernnrd representod the rallroad and Mr.
Hclland tlie town of Wakofleld.
The court adjoiirned Ull October 6th,
the tlmo set for tho sult of R. "Wallnco
Colller for ?10,000 damages iigninst tho
Vlrglnla Passenger and Power Compnny.
Tl-IB SOCIAL.ISTS.
Mr. J. J. Qunntz, clty orgnnlzer of tho
Eoclnllsts in Rlchmond, wns ln Peters?
burg to-day for the purpose of orgnnlsdng
the Soclalhvts ln thls clty. There Is at
present no organlzatlon In Petersburg nnd
riot many nro known here to favor soclal
lstic doctrlnos,
Detectlve Sorgennts Dnrlng nnd Relley,
of the New York clty Detccth-e Bureau.
carried to New York thls afternoon liiifua
"Worrell, a mulntto, and Nnrclsao JJ'olix
Roberlo, tho Porta Rlcan youth, who
were arrested In thls clty Inst week
charged wlth steallng Jewolry worth
$10,000 from Mrs. P. J. Herter, of Now
York clty, whero Worrell wns omployed.
The negro at flrst Rnld that Marcellus
Bpencer, of Now York, wan tho tlilef,
but beforo he left Petersburg ho ennfesx
ed to tho robbory. They onrrled tho prls>
oners by wny of tho Old Domlnlon stenm
shlp llne.
Captaln Robert S. Eclos wns In Potors- j
burg thls mornlng, maklng tho first trlp ,
to thls clty slnce the wreck of hls trnln
nt Dunlop's stntlon In Juno. He came
over on tho Canrion Ball behlnd tho on
glne. whlch wns wrockod at tho tlmo.
thls belng the flrst trlp of tho englno also
slnco the wreck.
THE SCHOOD ROLI,.
The enrollment of scholnrs at tho pnb
llc schools ln thls clty to-day shows a do
crense ot 181; whlto, 147, colored 37. Tho
recent order of tho Hoalth Departmont
denying enrollment for two months to
nny pupll who had su'ffbred an ntlack nf
dlphtherla or nny cbritnglou's dlsoase ex
been In a homo where such disease cx
isted was partly the cause. Tho enroll
mciits to-day wero Hlgh School, 1S4; An?
derson, 710; Enst Ward. 132; Slxth Ward,
127; total, 1,183. Cnlorod schools: Peabody,
622; .lones Street, -Hl; Lombard Street,
197, and jefferson Street, 04; lotnl, 1,291,
mnklng the total enrollment ln the publlc
schools ln thla clty, 2,477.
Mr. W. J. Huwltt. representlng tho
I.alghton Carnlval nnd Firowprks, Com?
pnny, was In Petersburg to-day maklng
urrnngements for tho nppcaranoo of hls
compnny in thls clty for a week, begin
nlng September 2Sth, under tho ausplees
of the Petersburg Flro Department.
A flro on Hallfax Street this mornlng
dld small damngo to a houso occupfrsd
by Mlss Emma Wood.
Mr. Thomas G. Ijqntti, of Rlchmond,
wns In Petersburg to-day,
Mlss Mary Pleld returned lo Petersburg
after'a dellghtful stay at Blacksbiirg.
Dr. Hendorson, who, for seven yoais,
?wns nsalstnnt physlclan nt Contral State
Hospltal, has t*ntered4'.upon hls dutles as
flrst asslstant p"nyslblah at Enstern State
Hospltal.
Mrs. John A. Cpko, Jr,, of Rlchmond,
returned to that clty thls afternoon after
a stay of a few days wlth hor mother,
Mrs. W, H. Hrirrlson, In Petersburg.
A FREIQHL WRECK
Merchandise Strewn About and Track
Blockod.
(Speclal tn Tho Tini08-1)1 spntch.)
LYNCHBURG, VA., Bept. 14.-Tho track
of tho Chesaponke and Ohlo Railway bo
tweon here nnd Gmdstono wns blockod
ull duv yesterday by tho wreck of nn
eastbpund frelght trnln at a polnt be?
tween Slx-Mlle Bridge and Ji.mes Blvor
Bridge. Passongor trnlns had to trusfer
at tne scene of tho wreck, and lt was
nlght before the traok wns oleared, Tho
?wreck occurri-d lnto Saturday nlght und
was cliused by tho flango of a Whoel
breaking. This doralled ono car, nnd
Jn dolng so. lt ls suld. tho track was hent.
As tho otber cars came along some would
leave the traok and pllo up nlonijslde it,
whlle a fow c<" tiuuod ou tln-lr wny uiist.
One roport ls to tho effect thnt only ten
or flflecn cars were wrockcd whlle an?
other glves twenty-three ns the number.
The cars were loaded wlth merolinndlse,
nnd there was a terrlflo moss of gooda
strewn all around. Fottunatoly nu ono
was hurt.
PASTORS GO SLOW
Look lnto the Questlon of Social Clubs
Lady Hurl.
(Speclnl to Tho Tlmes-Plspatch.)
ROANOKE, VA., Sept. H.-~Al tho Pns-.
tors1 Conterenco IIiIh mornlng, It wns
deelded tp BO S^iw nlmui n local option
olectlon, owlng to tho roporta about tho
operallons of ihe social flubs. Rov. w.
O, Tolbert waa appointod to Intorvlew
promlnent leg?l Iqlenl on the Mnnn inw
and Rev. 11. J. Hognn was appolnjted to
go 10 Danvlllf- und SPO how local option
ond social o)llb? workeil there,
Mrs. Rallard (inrst foll from ttll olectile
car yesterday und was serlously Injurod.
Eb<! hud Just got ten Oll the car an\
mlgslng her pocKetbooK, atepppq BP the
running )-"-i?<) to get off nnd Col), etrlk.
Ing fan- downwBrd on tlie rocks. Slm
was plcked up unconsclOUB nnd taken to
the jiospltal, Pliyslc-lana say sha la suf
fering from concuaalon ?f ti?- braln and
li is h-Hii-n ber skull was rracturcu.
FIREMAN STRUCK BY
AN OVERHEAD BRIDGE
(Speclal to Tlu- Tlmes-Pispaleh.)
CHAKI/3TTKSVJLLE, VA.. Bept. H-?
Mr. fleorgu 1'arln-r, Of Alexandila, flie
inun on tho Boutlnin Hallwuy paBsenger
traln No. 6, was probably fatally lnjuu-d
lierp thlB afternoon. Ab tho traln pulled
lnto the Union Statlon. J'arker, who was
cllmbing over tho tendt-r, was strue'k by
the overhead bridge nnd knockod down
on the buinpere between tho car*-. Oon
cusslon of Ihe brnln is fonrod.. 1'arkei
w?? orlglnally from RoailOkP, whero ht
was ernploycd on.tho Norfolk and Wwbt
BTJ?, lio bua u wli't; und k*u wh'ld.
She
can'i
En|oy
The
TJnlcss she ls ? henlthy mother. No
woman enn. If the baby has drained
her vitaHty; if its care is a tax; if, in
short, the baby is u burden lnstend of a
blessing, how can she enjoy it? She
loves ft. but she ennnot feed lt. Slio
ycarns for it, but has not the strength
to fondle it, . L-., ..
There is nothiiig more beautlful in tne
world than a licalthy mother aud her
heakliy child. The maflonria is the
hiehest rench of ltttmnn art. In the
serene strength which art gives to the
typicnl mother nnd child there is distinct
deiiial of suffering and wenkness as a
necessity of molherhood. But how few
women are there to whom motherhood
is lialtirnlly au abiding joy. Ia how
mnny cases n woman dates her loss ol
health from the birth of her child! lo
nll such suffering women Dr. Pierce's Fa
vorite Prcscriptioti comes as a ventnble
eod-send. lt prepares the mother for
her hour of trial, tranguilizes her ncrves,
encourages her nppetite, and brings her
restfttl sleep. It makes the baby's ad
vent practically painless, and gives the
mother abundant strength to uurse aud
notirish her child.
Every claim niade for "Favonte Pre
scription " is supported by the testimon
ials of wives and inothers, thousands in
number, nnd coverlng in their several
experiences the whole range of womanly
stvfferiug. In n great number of qases
after the utter failure of nll doctors nnd
medicines, Dr. Pierce's Pavorite Pre
scriptiou, tried as a last resort, has cf
fected a perfect and permnnent cure.
Sick women are invited to consult Dr.
Pierce by letter free. All womanly con
fidences held under the seal of strict
professional privacy. Address Dr. R. V.
Pierce, Buffnlo, N. Y.
There is no alcohol in "Favonte Pre
scription" and it is entirely free from
opium', cocaiue, aud all other uarcottcs.
Botwson Ute and Death.
?I thlnk Dr. Pierce's Knvorlte Prescrlptlon
nnd SOoldeii Medlcal Discovery' the best med?
icines lu the world," writeB Mrs. Amelln nough
crty, of Kerrignu, Wnyne Co., Mo. "My bnby
was born lnst summer. After beby came I be
came 111, hnd tlie best physlclan thnt could be
got, nud hediagnosed my cnse ns uterlnetroulile
teiiding to dropsy. Medlctne seemed to do me
no good; I Hngered between llfe and death for
qulte n whlle, every day growlng weaker, untll
I could not walk ncross the room. My frlcnda
were lookiug for my death'every minute. A
friend wrote and told me nbout Dr. R. V. Pierce,
and I at once wrote to hlm lor medlcal ndyice.
He rcpHed iinmedlntely, givlng me full Instruc
tions as to whnt to do. 1 nt once followed hts
ndvlce, nnd when I hnd taken his medlcine
about n week J felt a good deal strongcr. When
1 had taken lt about one inotitli I felt as strong
ns I clo to-day. I took four bottles of each klnd
nnd two vlals of 'l'leasant Pellets.' Many
thanks for tlie mcdiclne. It has cured me per
luauently."
Galnod #0 Pounda.
?I iiq very gltid to let other poor sufferera
know what Dr, rlerce's medlclues have doue
for me," wrltes Mrs, Edwln H. Onrdner, or ,
Becchwood, Norfolk Co., Mnaa., Box 70. ?"\ou 1
know I wrole to you ln.it summer. I rend wnnt
?vour medlclne lind doue for other people, so
thought I would try lt, nnd I found thnt is was a
bleasing to me nnd my famlly. 1 began >'? Juue
and look slx bottles of your medlclne, nnd tluee
vlals of ' Pellets.' I took your medlclne a year
when I hnd n ten pound glrl. I had the ensiest
time I ever had wlth any of my thnie children.
I hnve been very well slnce I took your medl?
clne. I took three bottles of' Favorlte Prescrip
tion,'three of'Golden Medlcnl Dlscovery,'nnd
three virils of'Pelleta.' I had no appfltite nnd
could not eat much wlthout lt dlitres.iing me
before l took your 'Fnvoritc Preacrlptlou' and 1
ouly welghed 135 pounda. Now I weiga 175
pounda.!!
Dr. Piercc's Pleasant Pellets commend
themselves as a fauiily laxatlve. They
are easy to take, efTectlve in results, and
tbeir use does not beget the plll Uabit.
THE SHOOTING
WAS JUSTIFIABLE
C. D. Abernathy Acquitted of
the Charge of Murder.
(Spcci'nl to TJio Tlmes-Dlspatch.)
PETERSBURG, VA., Sept. I4.-C. D.
Abernathy, who shot hls nephew, Henry
Abernathy, August last, InOletlng wounds
from whloh the young man dled, has
been ncqultted on tho charge of murder
by Justlce Hall, of Groeneavllle county ?u
tho ground thnt the shootlng wns .ustl
liah'le, Tlio cnso recently camo before
the County Court, but wua sent back to
luwor court ou account of a dofecttve
wnrrant.
Abernathy dlscovercd thnt thloves had
otitered hls storo and trnoklng thom, came
up wlth two mon, who started to run on
IiIh npproaeh and failed tn halt nt Jila
i-ommuiiil. Ho flrod, Inlllallng a, deadly
wound on his nephew, nnd dld not know
Who It wns ho hnd Injured untll hc
reachod tho young man.
Some of tho Htolon ni'tleles wore found
:,ii hlm, Abernathy Immotllutoly went
for ini'dU.-ul ald und surremlered hlmself.
Ho vislted hls nephew whllo ln tho hos
pltal ln Petersburg and wns dooply af
I'vcted by the nffulr.
Ut, was defendoci by Mr. P. H, Drewry,
nf this olty, The Commouwoalth'a at?
torney of Grbenesvlllb repreaented the
Stato,
LYNCHBURfl'S SCHOOLS OPEN
Session Begins Wlth Large Enrollment.
Looklng for Bradley,
(Speclal to The TlmeK-rilspntch.)
l.YNt'JIUl'HO. VA., Sept. H.-The pub?
llc Bohoois of Lynchburg openoc] to-day,
'j'he attondance ls tlie laigest ln tho hla?
tory of Ihe aohoola.
'I'he uullioj'llles pf Nelsou are now look
Ing for u negro iiumed Frank lliadluy,
who hails from Rlchmond, nn,] who la
cliiiiged wlth helpln/; lo murder Wllllam
1'. Uarrlss on n frelght trnln near i','lad
Ktone, It ls sald that ho wns wlth ihe
two nugiocs, Low Young nud U'llllum
Murphy, who huvo been arrested for the
crlme.
-?~.
Brunswlck Registration.
(Speeml to Tho Tlmes-Plapivlch.)
l.A-\VRENC!EVJI.LB. VA-, Sept. 11, ~
The ri-glsirotlnn books nt this Pfoelnct
wero clofcoil Thursday nlght wlth andltlon
o( ii nauies to tlie "??'? of YOton. Lttllo
Interest seemed to be shown. n? thero
Vi-pro sald io bo 70 or moro ellglblu aud
t.ouiu livlng ln tha town, falled to jegla
ter. No eoiort-d peraon wub rejrtstoiud ut
thU SflUlng,
A NOBLE PATRIARCH
CALLED ATNINETV-SIX
The above picfcure represents the late Mr. Asa Ohumbley, of .Montgomery county his son, grandson
?nf.v nrirl is a well-known member of the Virgima Synod. ,
(Speclal to The Tlmes-Dlspateh.) , ,
RADFORD, VA., Sept. 14,-Mr. ABa
Chumley, who dled at the home of hls
son, Mr. Robert Chumley, near here, last
Thursday nlght. was at once tho oldeat
and one of the most remarkable men ln
Pulaakl county. He almost rounded out
a century, and leaves flfty descendants,
and what ls yet) more remarkable ts the
fnct that In all thls great famlly there
have been only two doaths prevlous .to hls
ln aaxty-flve years-that.?^$^$_
acon after marrlage, and that of n? wire
'"h? was born in 1808 on the banks ot
New Rlver, wlthln the present llmlto ot
Radford, hls father belng from Amella
county and hls mother from Nottoway.
S&X" UlTco^otton of tha old
EAf tt'aTo'of eleven. havlng lost both
faVher and mother. ho went to llva wlth
Mr Isnac Hudon. of Pulaskl, and learned
thHef w4Cr8marileed at th.rty. hls br.de be
Ing Mlss Ellm Hudson, of AuguBta. A
few months later he settled n Pulaskl.
whero he acqulred conalderable property
and reared flvo sons.^^
CAPTAIN OF THE GUARD.
Durlng the Clvll War he was a captaln
ln the Home Guarda, and four of hle
f ve sons were In the Confederate sorvico,
three ngl.tlng the entlre four yjiri,Wo
In tho Stonewall Brigade and one ln Gen?
eral Lee's body guard,
Mr. Chumbley unlted wlth the Preaby
terian Church ln enrly mnnhood, li?l<?nS
his mombershlp at New Dublln untll 1863.
and slnce that-tlmo at Be! Sprlng. He
Berved as an elder for flfty-flve years nnd
gave llberally of hls worldly poMoaalona,
hls devotlon to hls church and dellght ln
Its aervloes belng beautlful to wltness.
A Blble, from which he had learned to
read at school, wns recently found be?
tween the walls ln tenrlng down an old
bulldlng, It had been lost about elghty
years, but when his son placed It before
hlm, hls face llt up, and grnsplng tho
book wlth both hands, he exelnlmed wlth
fervor: "My Blble." The old man hnd
,not forgotten the book that had been a
gulde to hls feet and a llght to hls path
way slnce early chlldhood.
Mr. Chumbley"'never hnd an enemy, and
no one over sald dught of hlm but good.
He was a man 'of high Integrlty nnd
honor, and his long, usofulllfo was fUlod
wlth good deeds.
He wa? actlve and vlgorous to the last,
hls mlnd belng oloar and brlght a?d hls
memory remarkable. Ho not only kept
up wlth offalrs.of. to-day, but knew the
history of Southwegt Vlrglnla like a book,
tho changes that have takon place ns lt
was, gradually opened,up nnd developed
and tho hlatory ot Its famllles for gonera
tlons back,
A FINE HORSEMAN. i
He rode horseback to tho day of hla
death, taklng the trlp to Bland county,
between thlrty and forty miles', In June.
His death occurred suddonly from heart
fnllure Thursday nlght at tho l.ome of hls
son, and funeral servlces were conducted
Saturday mornlng by hls pastor, Rev.
Daniel J\ Currle, asslsted by Rov. D. W.
Irwln, of Radford, and Rev. Georgo H.
Gilmor, of Draper'.v Vnlloy.
A large concourse of relatlves and
frlends had gathored to poy thelr last
trlbute to tho dead, and lnterment was
made at tho Hlckman burlal ground.
Mr. Chumbley waa ln hlB nlnoty-alxth
year. He leaves flvo sons, well-to-do
farmers and buslness' men?Georgo H.,
Wllllam A., Joseph H. and Robert M.
Chumbley. all of Pulaskl county, ond Mr.
S C. Chumbley, of Bland, bosidcs elgh
teon grondchlldren and sevcnteen great
grandchlldren, nearly all ot whom were
present at hls funeral.
GOVERNOR TL.YER MOURNS HIM.
Among those who followed the old man
to hls gravo were ox-Govornor and Mrs.
Tyler, tho Governor belng ono of hln
warmest frienda. Tho two were oldors of
tho same church for twenty years,
and the old man's gratlflcatlon, when
hla colleague became Governor of the
Commonwoalth, wns supremo. He llked
to tell how, when tho Govornor was
brought on lnfant to Pulaskl, shortly
after the death of. hls young. mother,
whlch oecurrod at hls hlrth, he had gono
down to the rlver to moet tho carrlago
and recelved tho baby from the grand
mothor's arms, thus bolng tho flrst man
to welcome hj.m to tho county.
On tho other hand, Govornor Tyler'a
fnco grows very tender ns he speaks of
tho good deeds" of hls old frlend.
"Such a llfo ls a monument more to be
deslrod," sald he "than a grand shaft of
marble erected by the people."
SUPERVISORS
MUST REFUND
Judge Prentis Rules That
They Owe County $13,000.
DEY'S FATHER SUMMONED
An Attempt Wlll Be Made to Throw
Out the Boy's Confesaion of Ad?
mlniatoring Poison?Dr. Taylor
Resigna Hla Paatorate.
(Speclal to The Tlmea-Dtspatch.)
NORFOLK, VA., September 14.?
CbarleB Lemkuhl and R. M. Avery, two
boya mlsslng from Baltlmoro, havo been
traced to tho Norfolk atlk mlll, whero
they havo been at work. They dlsap
peared from the sllk mllls laat week and
have not been slnoe iieen. The polloe
nro looklng for thom. Young Avery la
tho only son of Dr. and Mrs, John Avery,
of 182 North Broadway, Baltlmore, nnd
Lemkuhl ls the aon ot o- Jeweler by that
name llvlng nt 153a North Avenue, Bal?
tlmore. Tho mothera of both boya are
here looklng for thom.
MUST REFUND.
Tho Board of County BupervJsors may
havo to reirnburse tho county of Norfolk
$13,000. Judgo Prentis, of the Clroult
Court, to-day deelded that tho conton
tlon of tho tnx-payera that thla amount
has been lllegally drawn by the supor.
vlsors Ih woll taken, nnd that they had
no rlght, as they olalmed they had, to
drnw attondance nnd mllenge for com
inltlee meotlngs. Tho court had no
doubt that tho earvlces rondered wore
very valuable and that there was noth?
lng in the record to Juatlfy any Intlmn
tion of fraud or oonsplracy.
Tho mombers had followed a hnd cus?
tom thnt had grown up In thla nnd some
other oountlea, but bed aetod wlthout
authority of any statute. Tho case wlll
bo oppealed, and upon th? l??ue of tlie
caso hlngea the blttercst polltlcal con
fllct known ln thla seotlon ln yenra;
JTTVENILE POISON CASE.
Tho caso of John H. Doy, the thlrteen
year-old boy ahargod wlth lmvlng mlxed
tho polson whlcli kllled hl? atepmother,
Mrs. Olln Slmpaon Doy, 1" not to be dls.
mlssed wlthout a hearlng, and whon tho
rnso comes up ln Justlee Taylor s court
on Wednnsday of this week there wlll
bo a aearchlng Inveatlgatlon on the pnrt
nf iho Commonwealth, the aamo to be
oonducted by Commonwealth'a Attorney
John O. Tllton.
Tho boy'? father, Mr, Wllllam 8- fW>
who haa not appeared In the court caae
In any way lieretoforn, ls to bo logally
aummoned by the Commonwealth to tell
all he knowM concornlng the charges pre?
ferred hgaln.it hla llttle ?on. and al?o ?ll
dctnlls leadlng up to the alleged polaon
ing and confesalon.
A further attempt wlll be made to rulo
out tha entlro eonfeaalon made by tho
hoy to hla father nnd later to Mayor
Itlddlck and othera ln the presenca of
hls father. upon tho grounrt that he made
lt whlle in great fear and waa ufuild at
the time to say anythlng other than the
Bt?rDR. TAYI.OR'S RESIGNATION.
Rev. J. J. Taylor, D. D., pastor of the
Freemason-Strcet Baptlst Churoh, yes?
terday tendered hls reslgnatlon to tne
congregation, that he nnay aecopt tho
presldency of Georgetown Co'loge, Ken
tucky. Tho church wlll 'accept ^ ?.
natlon at a meetlng to bo held Wednes
dTho veterana of the charge at the Cra
ter wlll to-morrow hold a reunlonat^Bat
t#rv Park near Portsmouth. Colonet >v.
H^Stewart Captaln J. T. West..andtoth?
ers wlll make addresse*'. A. tlmo will no
agreed upon for tho reunlon of all the
Crater sirvlvors on tho famous battle
fleld at Petersburg. .
The Vlrglnla oystormen say that a great
hardshlp was Inlllcted upon^themby tho
act of Asfembly provlding that the os*ter
?aaon should not open untll the. tfth or
September. Thoy deolare that all thelr
advance ordora have been caneelled on ao
count of the unavoldable delay,. an<that
thelr cuatomers havo been captured oy
Maryland concerns, Wr,rrv
WIREDESS READY POR w0?*?
The wireleas tolograph statlon at ^apo
Henry wlll bo opened for burinMf to
morrow. It Is ono of the flneei ln the
world. It wlll communleate wlth Bhips
at e*a and wlth tho navy yard here.
THE OJA'MPIA HORROR.
Date dotalla of the horror aboard tne
Unlted Statea cruiser Olympla at ti.
navy yard In thls clty lato Saturday nlght
So not d.tract from the flrst shocW S in?
formatlon of tho death of two men ano.
the lnjury of threo others. .
One of tho vletlms of the exploslon dled
yesterday at the nnval hospltal. Ho wna
Flrst Clast' AppronUco Solfort, of i mm
delphia. The othor vlctlm of. the oxpio
sion, Corporal of Mnrlnea Yerkea, -was
nlso of Phlladelphla. The two rnon_iuea
wlthln four blocks of oach othor ln _him
delphla, wlthout evor knowlng that tne>
were suoh close nelghbarswhenftt home.
Yerkes was kllled Inatantly,: When tno
62-gallon barrel of alcohol blew up ?''oft?
tho shlp. Ho wo. struok by.one of tno
(lying barrel honds, both of whloh weie
Ulown out by the force of the eKP10*'0"'
The remalns were forwardeH t?- * n,"|"
delphla to-day, uccompanlert by * rnut
tary escort, an unusual honor for men
of tho rnnk of the deort. ,.'.- _'-;?. ?,
An lnvestlgutlnn Is belng'conducted at
the yard to-day to dote'rmlna. the; r.esl'?n:
siblllty tor tho entlre traglo nffalr, mit
the report of tho board wlll bo forwnrciou
to Washlngton before any Informatlon ia
glven out. , ,.
That the entlre fourth dlvlBlon of tno
Bhlp'f company was not blown lnto etoi
nlty, or humeil to death Is the wonaer m
the day abonrd tho Olymplu. Tho ?ivi
slon was stamllng nt qunrters wRnm a
fpw feet nf Iho fatnl barrel When tne- ex"
ploslon came. .
Poor Selfort was stondlng ln the ro-""8
whllo Maator-at-Arma Curtl*. awwtoO ?y
Corporal Verkns, wns pourlng for safaty s
snke tho coiiti-nis of tho contraband unr
re: of alcohol that hnd been found on tho
deck lnto tho vut provlded for lnflamma_
ble llqulda.
A sallor, whoaa name la not Known,
curne by at iho tlme wlth the )antern
which lf.- utcd by the MnBter'at-Arms in
golng through tha ehlp ut nlfht, ahP. U
Is belleved thnt tho fumos from tlie p?rl01
of ak-ohol were ignited by tho flaraei
TWO E-XPLOSIONS.
At any rate there wore two terrlftQ vx-r
ploslons, tho deck nnd three of the men
iu tho ranka woro covered wlth the Pij?*
Ing blue llames und Corporul Yerkesi my
ii blaalng henp on tho deck, whllo ^.v'_,, '
wrapped ln flames, daahed frant?ean>
down tho companlon way, to ?'
gguttlo butt, where tho di'Jntfvf .?OT?'r
ls kopt. He plunged ln and tho flames
woro extlnguislied, but not beforo he was
burned almoft boyond rocognltlon. Ho
was removod to tho hospltal, whoro he
llngered in great ngony untll yestordny
mornlng, whon he dled.
Yerkes was blown agalnst tho sldo of
the shlp and fell to the deck a blozing
mass. Ho was dead whon tho flames
wero extlnguls'hed.
Mnster-at-Arma Curtls was burned about
the hoad and face, but he was about yes?
terday and to-day, and lt lt1 thought that
hls Injurlcs wlll not provo troublesome.
Tho orlgln of tho exploslon was, of
courso, the contaot between the flame of
tho lantern and the fumes from the bar?
rel. How tho barrel camo to be aboard
the shlp Is told by tho ofllcera of the
Olympla a? follows: The master-at-arms
detected the odor of alcohol ln 0,'uantlty
and upon maklng an Investlgatlon, ho dls
covered a buokotful of tha stuff whlch
had been brewed Into punch by the men.
Convlncod that thore was moro of tho
stuff secretod about the vessol, and know?
lng Its dangerous charnoter tho ma*tor
at-arms made a thorough search for tho
contrnbantl.
Somo of the boats had beon sent ashoro
nnd under tho tarpaullns coverlng them
he found the fatal barrol,
This was taken aboard tho j-.hlp and
whllo the contonts wero belng placed ln
tho snfoty vat the accldent occurred.
As the shlp wns at the tlme ln the dry
dock, lt was Imposslble to wo her pumps.
Tho yard flre department and the entlre
jnarlno bnttallon, undor Cnritnln Boots,
wero onlled out and the flames were qulck
ly subdued before any Berlous damage
wns dono to the shlp.
The awntngsi were cut away whlle stlll
ahlaze and a hundred hammocks wero
thrown ashore whlle atlll on flre. Much
of tho men's beddlng was saturated wlth
alcohol,
HOTEL WEAVER BURNED
Guesls Barely Escape Wlth|Thelr Lives
Loss Heavy.
(Spoclal to The Tlmea-Dlspatoh.)
MANASSAS. VA? Sept, U.-The Hotel
AVeavor conducted by Measrs. Weaver i_
THtifl, recently of I/oesburg, Va., und
ownod by Mrs, Annle Davls was dastroy-,
od by fire at nn early hour Sunday morn?
lng. Tlio flro was dlBcovered about UiiJfi
o'clook and the alarm was glven at onqo,
liy tha time the flro englne arrlved upon
tho Hi-ono the llamoa had galned suoh
hemiway that thero was no poaaible
cliunco of eaving the doomed bullding,
aud work was begun to sava adJolnlng
proporty, It was only by the untlrlng of
iiuis of the. llromon that the Hotol Man
nsana, Just across tho Btreet trom tho
AVsuver Hotel, was saved, Streams of
water wore kept playlng on thls bullding
uotii n|| danger frpm tha heat ?f the
other wns over. _>' ? , ???_'_.
The dwelllng of Mrs. Davls oaught fire
and tliough it burned flercaly, tho flames
wc-re naily conquered and a part of the
bullding saved. From the llames and
water together, bowever, the dwelllng ls
aliiiost n complete wreck.
Tho mo seems to have origlnated in a
hallway I t-twoen the main part of the
h?ioi and the itltchen part, as it wub
hui-ulng florcoly both ways from thut
polnt,
Tlie eiscapo by way of the eta rs was
out nfo nnd those lnslde tho burnlng
buiidlns wero forcod to seelc other means
ot eacana. Mr. H. I. Goodwin. a guest,
Jumpisi from a seoond-story window ond
eacapod without injury, ?? f- .Robitison,
Blahoi rowhm, Bppa Goodwin, Hai-ry
Dorrrtl nnd Mr. Armstronf,. a|l guests
nnd Mr. Wcaver, escnped by ciimiitng
from thelr wlndows Into near-by troes
in ii down to the ground. _"_ . _.__
Mra. Tltus was so overoowus by tho
denso smoke that sho falnted allOllLW
her Uiaely an<J bwola jeaflua bv *?r.
^eading foocl ex
perts declare that
Pabst
Beer
is always pure.
An lmpottant matter,
asthe greatest care
skquld oe used to a
Void carelessly made
articles of diet.
Pabst Blue Rlbbon
is tne acme of purity,
flavor and paktamhty
1 Orders filled by
Pabst Richmond Branch, Telephone 380.
Weo-ver and Mr. Bowseo, who rlsked thelr
llves to save her, aho would have perlshod
ln tho flames. '
There were abtteen porsons ln tle hotel
and though thoy all oscapcd. they dld
6 3 wlth thelr llvos only. Nearly overy
pleces of clothlng ln the bulldlng wns
burned and tho guests clad only ln thelr
nlght olotlies were forced to stand arm
shlvor ln the cool, nlght alr untll tho
othor hotels could be opened for them.
Some of the guests were heavy loeers
by the flre. A gontleman from Washlng?
ton, whose name could not be loarned, ipat
rilnety odd dollars ln money and a val
uable dlamond rlng as well aa hls own
clothlng and that of hls wlfe. Mr. L.
Conte.e Moredlth hnd about WOO worth of
clothlng ln ttre bulldlng, all of which wns
burned. Measra. Weaver nnd Tltus are
heavy losers. Evory-thlng that they had
ln the bulldlng was burned Tbe prlncl
pal loss, howevec falls on Mrs. Davls,
the owner ot tho proporty.
Thero Is somo Insurnnce but not enough
to cover tho Iosb. The darkeys of tho
town deservo great commendatlon and
thnnks for tho efforts they put forth m
holping to savo surroupdlng property.
Had It not been for thelr courage. perscT.
voranoe and unttrlng energy tho.Manns
sas Hotel would cortalnly havo burned
and then tho town of Manassaa would
havo beon at the mercy of the flames.
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Jamea Clty Teachers.
(Speclal to Tho Tlmea-Dlapatch.)
WTLLTAMSBURG. VA., Sept. 1*.?Tho
Jnmes Cltv County School Board met to
dav and elocted trustees aa followa: _
Powhatnn Dlstrlct, J. D. Warburton, E.
B. Meanloy; Jameatown Dlstrlct, C. E.
Nlghtongalo. , : ,
To-day wae regular court day, but thero
was nothlng of Importance before tho
Thoro were several candldates on hand.
but there wns a very small crowd of
voters present.
Fined for Attempting to Klll.
(Speclal to Tho Times-DIspatch.)
BA8T RADPORD. VA.. Sopt. H.-Hcr
bert Brady, triod to-day in Radfprd Hust
ings Court for attempting to klll Darnus
Morgan last May. was found gullty- ot
Blinple iaaault and flned J25. He waa
nbly defonded by Hon. J C. Wysor.
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Sails for Home.
(Speclnlto Tba Timei-Dlapatch.)
HEATHSVILLB, VA., Sept. U.-Mr.
Lloyd T. Smlth for hls health -for the
past month or more snllod from Llverpool
on tho Wth instant for hls home.
MR. THOMPSON BACK
Unique Features of Fire Alarm?Teleg
raphers' Convention.
Mr. W. H. Thompson. superlntendent of
tho Flro Alarm Telegrnph, and untll the
recent meetlng, presldent of the Interna
tlonal Association of Fire Alarm Tele
graph Operators, who attended the reoent
meetlng of that body at Atlantlo Clty, ac
companled by hls wlfe and llttle daughter,
Ductlo, the daughter of the aseoclatton,
brought back wlth hlm many interesting
souvenlra of the annual meetlng.
Mr?. Thompson and the llttle glrl. who
Is such a pet of tho association, have not
roturned yet, but nro vlsltlng frlends ln
Ponnsylvajila.
Mr. Thompson states that durlng the
four days' slttlngs of the asaoclatlon the
one hundred meartiers were tho guesta of
tho olty and wero ontortalned ln the moat
lavie-h stylo, all ontortalnments pf every
Bo'rt belng freu to the association mera
boia, One of the unlquo features of tho
meoting and entertalnmont waa a parade
of soveral hundred persons along tha
board walk ln boach rolllng chalrs, pushed
tav negroes.
Mr Thompson rotlred from tho preal
denoy of the osaoclation, but waa made a
member of the F.xecutlve Commlttee. He
ls reoognlzed as one of tho leadlng rounl
clnal eleotrlolaiialn tho country, and 1?
nmong the most progreaalve,
Korean fvlisslonary.
Rev C T, Colller, ? well known Matho
diet mlsslonary, who, hns beeij laborlng ln
the Korean lleld at Song Do for the past
seven yeara and but reoontly returned to
thla clty, preached an interoatlng aermon
at the yBroad-Street MothodJat Church
Sunday ovenlng. Mr. Colllor !? an V*e
Ushman by blrth, but an Amerlcan hy
adoptlon, and,-married a well known lady
rtf Amelln oounty, Vn., who ahnrea hla
work ht the dtatant Orlent wlth hlm. Dur
ln_ hls seven yeara servlce ln tho Korean
Held Mr, Colller has proolnlmed the gogpol
wlUi suecess, teven hundred nccesslons to
tha ohureh have marked tho seven yeara
work. Ho wlll remaln In this clty for a
fow days and wlll then go to Ensland on |
u vlslt to hla old home-_,
At tlie Institute.
The Rev. Chnrloa E. Furmnn, tho well
known avangellst of Now York, bcmii a
iW o? wrmoni last nlght nt tho Sinth
odlst Institute on East Maln Street. Qulto
a large attendance wns present. A most
tntereatlng feature qf tho lactures ore tho
omyo" llluatr^lona dmwn by Mr, Furman
hlmeelf.. . -
Sutliff? Ralans.
Mr. James, fyUll/f andMrs. Mattlo E.
Balens woro married Sunday nlght at No.
m 1-i North Bocond Street, Rev. Mr.
Mark. of the Seventh-StreeL Lutheran
Church. performlng the ceremony.
WARM CAMPAIGN
IN CAMPBELL
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Personal Encounters and Ar*
i rests Made ln the
Court-Room.
(Sparlal to The Tlmea-Olapateb.)
LYNCHBURG, VA., Sept. M.?Lynch
burgera returnlng from Campbell Court
houae to-day Btate that 8. C. Ooggln and
Jchn E. Wlthera, who aro candldates for
the Democratlc nomlnatlon for clark of
tho court of Campbell county, trled to en
gage In Jolnt dlscuaalon; that Goggln led
off, and In the"oourae of hls speech waa
froquently Interrupted; that flnally Thoei.
C. Nqlson.. askad how much' he-had' rnoda.;
"out of tbe lond grab bualness," and that
Nelson asked another question, whlch
G'oggln reiented as belng untrue. Nelson,
they aay, thon atruck Goggln and the lat
ter retallated. All thlB took place on tha
rottrum of the Judge ln the court room.
Order was restored, but a fow mlnutcs
afterwards, it ls sald, Nelaon had a dif
flculty wlth Walter Prlce and Oarland
Petty, la said to have trled to take a
hand ln the meloe wlth a knlfe. When
James Arthur took the knlfe from Petty,
ho was slightly eut on the hand.
The nolae was m> great that Judge
Adams gavo orders for tho sherlff to .ar
reat thoae maklng the dlaorder.
In thls way qulet was restored. but
thero was no moro apeaklng, and shortly
theroafter court returned lts sesslon.
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Historical Hotel Sold.
(Speclal to The Tlmes-Dlapatoh.)
AVYTHiEVlLUi, VA., Sopt. 14.?At noon
the woll-known Boyd Hotel bullding, land
and furnlture was sold at auction, brlng
Ing, In all, the sum of J7.600, three hundred
of whlch was for the furnlture. The prop
erty brought more as a whole than whon
offered In narcels. The'purchasere wore
Mr. J. P. >T Sandera, of Foster's A'alley.
AVylhe county; Johni B. Whltehead, of
Norfolk. and Judge Tliomas S- Ganiett,
of Norfolk, as recelver for Burruss gona
51 Co. Thls ls a well known and historical
hotel proporty.
Carter?Forsytho.
(Speclal to The Tlmea-Dlapatch.)
ROANOKE, VA., Sopt. lt?Mlss Mlola
Forsythe01 eldest daughter ofMr. anff
Mrs T. A. Foraythe, and Mr. C. D. car.
to? of jacksonvlllo, Fla? were aolotir
married at the parsonago of Trlnlty Meth?
odlst Church thla afternoon, Rev. Horry
^MpS-'wSS attendedby MjssNonle
Forsytho! one of the brlde's slslora. and
Mr. AV', R. Muso.
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Overstreet?Spradlln.
(Speclal to Tho Tlmos-DlBpatch.)
ROANOKE, VA? Sept. K.-Mr. R. C.
Overatreet and Mlss Bleanor Spradlln.
'we.ifwK1s,tnn8iaOnfna0natlISFa; Ka?o &_&
mald of bonor._____._
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STIEFF
What la Thtr* in a Nnme?
#%'??? laif
lf tho reputatlon of the
Flrm suaulna le.
60 lt 1? wlth tho cole
braWsTIBFtt PIANOS,
whloh aro u?ed ln tho
most nromlnentoonaerva
torloa of thla country.
In ftddltion to Its swcot
and aupcrb tone, it koops
in tune and atnntls the
liaril usagu "f tho stntlont
bot top than nny other.
Tho entlurlng quulltlos
jrf tho S'-THSFP mako lt
the moBtdcHlmbloPIANO
, for plthor homo or con
jervfttory,
Poforo purohaslng iv
Plnno cnll or wrlto ns, aa
we onn mnko lt worth
your whllo,
STIEFF I
431 E. eroad St., I
E. DUNBAR, Mtpr. M
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