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FOR flUTHH OF HEEIWHUT Chicf Train Dispatcher Scott, of Loulsville and Nashville, Held' for Fc'deral Court. FIGHT OF THE TELEGRAPHERS They, Cliargc That Scott Violate'd AU the Provisions of the Act. The Defcnsc. " (By Arewclolwl Press.) LOtjlSVILLE, XX., August 1.?Unltod Stated Commlaslonor Cassln to-day held J. H. Scott, chlef traln dlBpnlchor of the LouisVilla nnd Nashvlllo Rallroad Com panV, In $300 bond to answor ot the Octo? bor Vterm of tho Unlted Slatos District Court for alleged vlolaUon of tho Erd man nrbltrntton law. Tho Erdnmn act, whlch nppllos to om ploves: ongnged ln tho moving of lnter Etato oommcrco, provldos that no em ployor or ugent shnll roqulro any agroo rnertt from an employo to abfltnJn from jolning a labor union; that no employo Bhnll bo throatonod with loss of employ ment for jopilng or ljomalnlng a member of a union, nnd Uin.t no employo or ap pllcant-for omployment shall bo black llsted or dlscriinlnatcd against for afflllat ing wlth n union. Members of tho Order of Rallroad Telog rnphers flled complalnt, tostlfylng that Scott had vlolated all of tho provisions of tho act Scott testlfiod that cortaln ncts com plained of woro dono by dlrectlon of hla superlors. Attorneys for tho defenso set up the plea that telegraphers aro not In strumentalltles of lnterstate commerco urtdcr tho meanlng of tho act. Tho at? torneys for tho telegraphers clted against thls contentlon plens that telegraphers nre mado coemployca of tralnmon by railroads ln defendlng damago sults brouglit for lnjurles. Tho penalty for vlolatlon of the Erdman Inw ls a flne of from $100 to $1,000 for each offenso. .--a Tlie Freshness of Mr. Bryan. ?Tho' Virginia newspnpor that objects to Colonol Bryan on the ground that he Is stnle" hiiB cvldently forgotten that no has twlcp been turned down because the voiers conslderod hlm too frosh.?Wash? lngton Post 'MIIE-GAS GRELITES -HOH Man Killed in Mine and Girl by Explosion in House Overhead. ? (By Assoclated Press.) ?vVILKESBARRE, PA., Aug. 2.?A terrl flc explosion occurred ln the mlno of the Wnrrior, Run Coal Company, at Warrlor Run,"'near here to-day, and John Shu bnker. n mlncr, was instnntly kllled. Through erevlces' .formod on the sur fnee by the explosipn, the gns escaped from tho worklngs below to the houso situatetl over thn mine nnd came Into con td'ct wlth a llghted lamp in the homo of John Willlams, caused another explosion, whlch resulted In the donth of hls daugh? tor, Margarel, agod slxteon years. The settling of tho earth also affectcd the wntermain of the vllla'go, and as a conseiiuence tho home of "Wllllams and an adjoinlng houso woro totally dCBtroyed. To-nlght the town ls In total darkness, as tho esenplng gas makes the use of lights extremely haz.trdous. From stagnant pools ln nnd nbqut the clty, many hundreds- of men nre carry lng water In an atfcempt to extlnguish other Inciplent blazes ln varlous soctions. The herolo workors aro mnklng llttlo progress In thelr endeavor to suppress the flnmes.-nnd tho resldents nre nlarmed for foar that the flre may bo commu nicated to some dvtielling .<,. ln tho evont of, whlch tlie entlre-"'town would be ln diinger of destructlon. ' SECRETARY RQOT OIHES BN THE IDUITIHITOP iGuest of Dr. Mueller on Ascen sion of Mount Corcovado?Re views Fine Procession. (By Assoclated Press.) RIO DE JAiNBIRO, August 1.?Secre? tary Root was tho g-ueat of Dr. Mueller, tho Mlnlster of Public Works, pn an as censlon of Mount Corcovado to-day, Corcovado ,!b two mlles from RIo nnd rises 2,000 foet abovo tha son, There wero flevernl hundrod guests in tho party and tea was served on ttfo mountaln top. Secretary Root from the palace stops to-day revlewed 2,000 of tho garris'oh of RIo de Jnnelro, followed by 5,000 police, cayarry nnd marinoa who dofilcd down ' Cenrnal Avenuu. It waa tho mont ImpTQS Flvr, Boene of thn festlvltlep here ln lionor of the Internatlonal American Congrosai CASTORIA >,v\^v. v- -.-VN> for Infants and Chlldren. Tho Klnd You Have Altrnys Hought has borne tho slffim ture of Chas. II. Flotohbr, nnd hns boon mado under his, persoiial supcrvislon for ovor 30 yoars. AUow no ono to doceivo you in tliiSo Cotintcrfoits, Imitations and ?* Just-as-good** aro but Exporinionts, and cndangor tho lienlth of Ohlldron-rE-poricnco against Experimcnt. k Tho Kmd You Have* AlwaysBougHt Bears tho Signature of ln Use For Over 30 Years. UW BCMPAWV. TT MUWBAV ?TWK*t, w?w vomt OITT.. SiLVER SEHVICE GfVEN TD MB.P.J.HUSSELL Employes of the Atlantic Coast Line Make Presentation to Retiring1' Superintenderit. As a tokcn of thelr hlgh csteem for hlm, and as romomtorance of tho two years ho spont ln Richmond, the mon ln tlio e'mploy of tho Atlantic Coast Blno Rallroad ln Richmond, yesterday gavo to Mr. P. J.1 Russell, formor auporinton rtent of thls dlstrlct of the road, a vory handsome sllvor servlco. Tho sorvlco, whloh was ,'solld sliver, contalnedflve pleaoa, and on eaoh pleco tho mo.nogram of the retlrlng superinten dent was engravod,. ,. Mr. J. R. Btvosay, 'tralnmaster o? the road, mndo tho presentation speoch. Ho tliwelt -upon tho hlgh regnrd ln whlch Mr. Russoll was held by ovcry man wl'.h whom he hnd coino ,ln contact, and oaid that lt was a souroo of deep rogrct to tho Rlchmondera thnt tho connwHons whlch hnd been so pleasnnt wero ubout to be severo'd. In accoptlng the servlce Mr. Russoll sald that his relatlons wlth the men with whom ho workod ln Richmond had beon most pleasnnt, and lo hlm It was a. very Isatl partlng. Ho assured them , thnt ho. appreclated the frlondahlp ''of'ieVSry'.' man' connected wlth the rallroad nnd vnluod tho glft far moro than Its lntrlnslc value. Supcrlntendent Russoll came to1 Rich? mond two yoars ago from Wllmlngton, N. C. Somo weoks ago he was notlflod tthat he had been tranBforrod! to tho second dlvlslon, which Is south of Savan nah. His reslgnatlon here wont lnto ,of fect yesterday, and nt noon tho presontn tlon wns mado. . Mr. B. R. Wpotten, of Norrolk, wlll succeed Mr. Russell as suporintendont ot thls dlvlslon. Mr. WoottSn ls now ln tho clty. Personals and Briefs. Dr. and Mrs. ,T. W. Hunson hnvo re? turned from thelr three weoks' stny ln Phlladelnhln nnd Atlantic Clty. ' Mlss Easlo Curtls and naphew, Master Worshnm Rudd; are "visltlng-MIbs Sadlo Curtls nt her summer homo In Occnn Viow. Mlsa Joslo Blalr O'Ferrnll, of Washlng? ton, D. C, ls stopplng ln this clty a few days, visltlng hor frlends, and relatlvos here, on route to "Shndy Grove," tho residence of Mr. nnd Mra. Cnskie- E. Smlth, wlth whom sho wlll spend sovoral weeks. THAW'S MOTHER YIELDS IN MATTER OF GOUNSEL Services of Governor Black's Flrm Dispensed With, but Hartridge to Have Associates. (By.Assoclated Press.) '< NEW YORK, August 1.?Yioldlng to tho persua.slon of hor son, Harry Thaw, Mrs. Wllllam Thaw to-day dlspcnsod with the services of tho flrm of Black, Olcott, Gruber nnd Bonynge, whom ahe hod ro talned to conduct tho dofonso of the young man on tho chnrgo of murderlng Stanford AVhlto. Thls la takon to monn that his plon of "not gullty" wlll stnnd, nnd that emo tlonal lnsuulty, and ovldonco to show Justlflcation under'1 tho "uriwrltton law" wll be rolled upon to wecuro acqulttal. It ls understopd that Mr. Hartridge does not intend to conduct tho caso slnglo handed. Ho hns been' lu dnlly consultn tlon for u wook wlth several prominent cilmliinl lawyors. A number of theso luwycrs hnvo nlreufly been retnlned to UBslst ln tho del'onso. Mrs. Wllllum Thnw nnd hor dnughter in-ln'w, ''Mrs. Evelyn Nesblt Thaw, to gethbr 'drbve from tho holel to tlje Tombs prlson to-day to seo llurry K. Thnw. It wns roported to-duy that Mrs! Ston ford Whlto und hor daughtor sallorl for Kuropc to-duy on tho stomner Baltlo. Another passengor on tho Baltlo wub Charloji F, MoK'im, or the flrm of McKIm, Mead und whlte, of whlch Stanford Whlte v.'iih n mumbin-. Anything! Anything! in Furniture and Floor Coverings -..CALL AT..,. Sydnor & Hundley, Inc. 70941-13 East Broad, Ricbrnpnd, Va. See our Re.frigeratora, Mattings, Summer Furni ture and ChiJdren'a Carriages. June brides \vfll find a great selection of Suits, BrasB Beds, &c. F Ihyestigation Committce Says the Secretary of the Cotton Asso? ciation is Culpable SUBMITTED AFFIDAVITS Secretary Cheatham Declares He Does Not Own Any lnterest in .Gambling Concern.. (Ey Assoclated Press.) ATLANTA, GA., August 1.?Beforo the oommlttoo of invostlgatlon namod by President Harvle Jordnn to hoar_evl dence that certaln ofllcors of tho Cotton Association ownod lnterest in a well known brokerago concern, and havo been Bpeculatlng ln cotton" futures, Rep'resen tatlvo J. li. Anderson, of Chatham coun? ty, ropeatod the charges .mado by hlm on tho floor of tho Houso last week'. Ho chargod that Rlchnrd Cheatham, seerotary.of tho association, spcculated in cotton futiiros, 'carrylng the nccounts ln the nam'ea of Mlko O'Grady anrl P! A. Loo, and Andol-son alsp oharged that Arthur A. Fairchlld, who appoars as tho manager of tho bureau of publlclty of tho association, ownod one-etehth of the stock of the Pledmont Brotifcrage Com pany's concern, whlch makes a speclalty of cotton futures. . To support these charges, Mr. Ander? son submltted a numbor of uflldavlts, und doclarod that' an order from Mr. Cheat? ham on certaln brokors would brlng forth further ovldenco ln p'roof of tho charges. Mr. Cheatham submltted, in hla de fonse, a statomont ln whlch ho declared: "I do not at tho present tlmo, nor havo I, dlreotly or lndlroctly, ln any, mnnner, ownod "'any part of or lnterest ln a bucket shop or wlro gambling. houso "I havo novor speoulated ln cotton fu? tures for my own porsonal galn." Mr. O'Grady, of Chattnnooga, was on hanrt to substantlato tho statement of Mr. Cheatham that tho "O'Grady ac? count" was handlod for hlm by Mr. Choathnm ? merely as a porsonal act of frlonflshlp. Mr. Choathnm refused/ to revenl tho Idontlty of P. A. Loo, ln whoso name tho othor account was car rled. Tho chargo that Falrchlld owned nn intorost In tho Pledmont Brokerago Company was not dcnlod, although It wns doclared that tho lnterest was dls posed of somo tlmo ago. Account in O'Grady's Name. Mr. Fagnn, manager of " a local ox chnngo, testlCletl as to Mr. Cheatham havlng opened nn nccount under the nnme of Miko O'Grady, Mr. Fagnn nd mlttcd havlng glven Mr. Anderson tho In? formation on whlch he basod the charges. B. C. Cothran local manager of a brokor's ofllco, tcstlfled about Fraslor telllng Dr. Crawford that Mr. Cheatham was a slockhuldor In tho Pledmont Ex clinngo. Holland Curran, bookkeopor for a brokerago firm, doellned to testlfy wlth? out Mr. Cheatham'a conscnt, wberoupon Mr. Cheatham exclajmed:. "i'ou aro Just hero for a trlck. Thls thlng has boon trled on mo beforo, and I um tired of lt." ,. Mr. Curran toatlfled that Mr. Choathnm hnd bought cotton futures at hls olllce. "Ho cnnio to tho olllco," sald tho wlt neBS, "and wnnted to opon nn account. llo dld bo, nnd when wo aaked In what nnmo to put tho nccount, he sald: 'Oh, Mlko, wlll do.' 'Mlko who,' ho wns asked, nnd ho sald Jonos was a good namo, nnd the account now stands on our books as Mlko Jones." A. A. Falrohlld, mnnngor of the pub liahliig bureau of tho nssoclntlon, wns tho Inst wltncsa of the day nnd submltlod u wrltton statomont. I -?* Men of Wealth Not All Wicked. In tho rathor nauseatlng Coroy dlvorco buII MIsk Addlo Coroy tostliled against her brothor thnt ho was unilt to havo chargo of hls son, a well-grown lad. Thls colloquy foltowedi I do not thlnk any Now York man ls flt to havo chnrge of a boy of hls age. Do you mean all New Vork men, Mlss Coroy? I mean all wealthy Now York nion. Such a prcpostuioua utterunee of gllb and llippant fooltshness would not bo worth uotlcltig lf It wero not suro to be by many peraona hnlf bollevod. Of tho many thousauda of wealthy men In New York tho great majorlty llvo honorublo and cleunly llves, Imve as aa Boelates mon and womon of llke chur aoter aiid aro more thun usually quull lled to bo \w1bo advlsers and safe com panlons of youth. Nlnoty-ilve per cont. of thoso men nre never known by namo to tho general reader. Tholr ,munnor of llfo londs rathor lo liovolop thun to sup prea.s tho InstlnctB of ItindlincBs whlch young people nra.qulck to feol.' If. ns purents theae men havo a fuult lt J? fur moro llkely to bo lovlng ovor-lnuulgenco than that of exposiug tliolr own sons to i-vll aaaoclatloiiB. Evon of tho very. wealthy mon whoso iiHinos and nffaira nre common proporty, by far tho grcater majorlty nro groasly, hlielled ln MIbb Coroy'B stateriieut. All great cltlea offer moro opportunl|y for folly thun smtiller o'nes. and attract tholr iloatlng populatlon of scn'mps, uddlepntca and royuterers; But theso aro not Iho clty nor typlcaj of lt.?Now York World. -? Jlre. Upperton: "V<>?, my tlauglitfr refiwd I-ord Addlcptuo, buouuao ho wus old. poor, cornipl. weiik-iiilii'li',1, u plivsluul wrurk. and ?,?,? dldn't lov* him." Min. Nt-ivliiU-li; "\V)uit |?ol* /ciuok glrls I4r.?l"s-fi?rup'j,' PABTOFjBAY STATE Hundreds of Cases of Rabiea in Four Western Counties of Massachusetts. ePRINGFTjaBD, MAS8.V Auguat 1.?Tho largeat rabiea or "mud-dog" epldemio the Unltod States haa yet known la sprcading ovor tho <oUr*Wdatorn countiea 6f Massa chuaotta, ln tho oplnion of Dr. BenJaTttm _>, Plerca, agont of the State OatUo _r_ rcau. Tho opldemlo had Its InCoPtlon in _ Sprlngileld dog, whloh went ;"ma_" in Aduma, blt a number ot othora dnge, from whlch Gcores of cnscs of rabiea, it la clalm'ed,- havef'developed. The -heada ot twenty dogs havo beon sont in-;the Cat tlo Buroau in Boston,'and Jn evory ln stanco Btisplolon of iufoctlon wlth rabiea was conflrmedf About.100 ao-oalled mad dogs have beon killed, and-lt ii estlmated.that 600 other dogs havo boen ahot In WeBtern Maasa clnisotts wlthln, a fow weeka as a pre cnutlonary measuro. So unoommon ,hnvo authenticated caaen of habtes beon that nt tho outaot of 'tho epldemio dog-lovors rldlculod tho stbnes. B. H. Bathrop, of . Sprlngtlold, a promi? nent sportamnn, and a formor BwmocrHtlc cnndldale for Congress,- lnsertod an tiii vertlsemont ln local newspapcrs, offertng a roward of $100 for an authenticated case of the rablos. Tho causea or prlmary sources of rabiea nro mattora ooncoralng whlch the State Cattlo Buroau haa no theorles to offer. Competont voterinarlans nre oonvltirisdi that from tho slngle Springftold dog whlcft vlsltcd Adama tho epidemlo sproao through Great Barrlngton, Boo, , Egre mont, Bhoffleld, Mt Washlngton, DaltOn and othor Borkshlre towns. In Hampdett county, Woatfleld, Grnnvlllo, Bprlngtteld, Holyoke, West Sprlngileld and Agawam. wero vlslted by .rabld doga, whJoh alao Invaded Conway and South Deertleld, ln Franklln county. Horses, cow*. sheep and other dogs havo been attacked, as well *s human bclngs. In most Instances lt has been nocesaary to klll the Infected llra atoex. About slxty persons have boen bltten, but thero havo been no fatalltles, owlng to tholr prompt resort to troatmont. ln * number of cases, howover, It Is.too early to dotermine tho result of the antl-rablo toxln. The toxin ls, accordlng to medlcg.! statlstlcs, effectlve ln nlnoty-etght per cent. of tho cases in whlch lt is used. An Art That is a Duty. Nobody who onjoys, nnd is nccustomed to indulge, tho pleosure of sea or fresh ivntor bathing, can be oxciised for neg lectlng to aoqulro the art of Bwlmmlng. Thls is tho season when roports are so froquenl of tlio \death by drownlng.-'of tho bather who,' although wholly unac lualnted wlth . tho art of swimmlng, ventures boyond 'his de'pth in the water iv dollberntely plunges lnto deep places m the "dare" of a sjlly companlon. It ls astonlshIhg,,to dlscovcr how largo i proportlon of; .tjfe whole number; of norsohs that frequont tho sea or lako shoro for bnthlng do not know how to swlm, and who apparently havo no [ntentlon over to dovote scrious effort to :earn. Thls Is neg'ilgonoe that may lulto npproprlately be called crlmlnal, lt ls concelvable that persons who aro vecy fond of saiHrtff on the water; and jvon that many who are arrrpldyed as milbrs',* may have, an excuso for not eurnlng to sw'Im,< but for tho actuul bather thero can be no excuse. Tho sea, it ls often sald, Is treach srous. Sho ls lndeed troocherous to all who nevor have tako.n the troublo to got on tho rlght sldo of her, by master ng tho art of sustatned Beif-propulsion through tho water. but for tho careful swlmmor she haa: tevr terrorB under nornral condiuons.w-ldxchango.-; ,.;. -;?? " * -V COLOR IN MEN'S CLOTHES, Some of the Rainbow Effects to Be Seen in London. . Tho drab dullness _ whlch has so long relgncd ovor men's' dress is showlng slgns of glvlng placo to the opposlte ex trome, nnd men aro beglnnlng to vle with women in tho brllllancy ot thelr garments, snys The Bondon Trlbuno. ' The fnvbrlto color Hf "the momont Would seem to be green. A dlstingulsh od Academlclnn has been seen wenrlng a loungo Jacket of.that color cdgod wlth brown. Agaln, Mr. Martln Harvoy has Theskind Grandfather dranK sa??. OLD VTRGINIA Movntain WhisKcy A Pure Straight Whlskey CHOICE OF CONNOISSEURS. BEST FOR rtlGH BALLS. Thia whlskey la put upin 1 quartunlque stono jugs, und tiliipped in an unmarked packaKu. Not to bo had throutfh dculers. Sold diicct to you at dlaUUory prlce. Sond $4.00 for 4 QUART8, orST.BO forOQUARTB. Speclal term s for larger ciuuntltUia. if you don't llko it Bblp lt back exprcss collect and we wlll refund your money, Ask any Bank ln Klch-: moiid bb to Iho roliabllity of THE PH1L G. KELLY 00., INO. RICHMOND, VA. Wrlto for f reo booklet Add 50c. to above pricea for Bliipmont boyond MIbb. rlver Soaps Thorc aro soaps and soaps, You can get soap most anywherc, but not good soap everywhere, The majorlty of dealers are not judges of soap?they just sell soap. You generally get the poor kind if you don't buy at a place like 'this. We have the very best soaps mado, both im? portod and domestic. Lot us fuvpish YOU, T, A. Miller, (Incorporated). FOUR PFWQ 6T0RB5, vi a???a; to^i. i ?_k i.lmt i; i#01 Where Baldng Beglns Rlght The baking of the KATJONAL BISCUIT COMPANY .begius with Irightmaterial, atid every step there after through the whble process of bakitig is righU Thete is tiot otie point'of quality that care, skill aud modern bakeries could raake better. It ia perfectiou itaelf?through atid through. It Ends Right when it reachea your table untottched by strange handa, untainted by odora. Tht quality, oven-flavor and frcahneaa are preserved in a dust and moiature proof packagc, diatin fiuiihed by the tratle mark here showu. It always appenrt li red and white on each etid of the packagc and warrants tbe perfect condition of the contents. Por exatnple try packagea of ORAIlAM CRACKCRS?possessing the rich, ' nutty flavor of graham flour?uhlike any graham crackcra yo? ever taated. FROTANA?a tempttngly delicious uriion of biscuit and fruit?the neweat delicaay of the National Biscuit Company, liscuit \\*\ adoptod it,, and, so havo other actors," but they have~B0 fnr., osoho\ved tho brlght graaa green whlch tho moro advnnced young man has adoptod. Sults of vivld t)luo have also boen observed of lnto. Thero la apparently no Ilmlt to ln HvlduiU tasto ln dross, though it would Se rathdr dlffloult to outdo a gontloman who was aeen a fow days ago ln tho Bayswater road. Ho was. wearlng a ?alr of whlto flanriol'trousers, a vlolet ihlrt, a flnmlng scarlot tlo, a brlght bluo laicket^a ponrl-colored walstcoat, a palr )f yollow boots OJid.a black sllk hat, Ho: was not a Chrlsty mlnstrol;.. but a moro >r leas ordlnary cltlzon. Aa for the men's shops, thelr wlndows iro a rlot of' color. Hero ono may seo waistooats wlth crosabars of vivld green md no less vivld whlto on a gray ground ind caps wlth colossal checks. Tho tles fonn not a feast, but an orgy ,ot color. 3ome of thom aro "shot" untll'.ono thlnks Df Noro's famous mullet of vormllllon 3ylng ln an ecstasy of azure. The crud Ity of-color, howevcr, ls by no means iccompanled by crudlty of pric.e. Somo of tbe latest dcslgns In shlrts llternlly bla_e. Somo ot the'-;moro mod sst. aro llght green, wlth a'aiibtlo blllous tlngo workod ln, and ornamonted wlth Jota, whllo a llght purplowrfiaterlnlj 'also lottod, thiniBta Itself forward to aug-i roat tho background of nn early Jon Vun Beers. ??Th.e .chlc- thlng -ls cvidontly. to nuke the handkorchlef match tho'shirt. Untll thls year men wero genorally con lent to uso a whlto handkorchlef wlth perhapB a border of color. Now tho mndkerchlef ls all border, and If thero !s any suggestlon of whlto at all lt ls a utripe ln the edge as an apology. for ivhat usod to be. All thls ;flamboyanco Is not'm.erely out ward. All- the colors of tho; ralnbow may bo found in what our Amorlcnn jouslns call the undorwoar department. [f a man so ploases he may chango tho jolor of his undorgarmontfl overy day of tho weok and sleep In pajamas of slml lar tlnts. Or he may array himself to resemblo a Neapolltan Ico, a subtle.sug restlon perhaps.for keopln_ cool at nlght durlng the ddg-daya.. . Dark Days in San Francisco. Deaplto the many things wrttten to tho jontrary, theso aro gloonly dnya ln'Suh Francisco. Tho dlsposltlon to leavo tho jlty contlnues, and whllo optlmlstlc peo plo clalm that thoro.are moro than 100,000 persons thero now, othors bellevo that rO.OOO would be oearer tho mark. : No jftlclal offort has been mtule to got .at tho axact flgures. An eurly boom in real jstato has rjulte subslded. Tho sirlko or tho coast saliors, tho plumbors nnd tho truck drlvers has proved -a most dlB jouraglng elemont ln tho sltuutlon. Stlll fu'r'ther to depress tho outlook, land lords are ralslng rents, merchants nro ralslng pricea, and tho coBt of bulldlng materTnl Is doubllng. Mennwhlle Seat tle Is reaptag great advantago from Sun I'Tanciaco'a dlsaster, and ls golng ahead wlth great strldoa. oakland ls also pros perlng/ nnd hor 'buslness loaders aro trylng to get a lot of San Franclsco's buslnoss, on tho clalm that Oakland hua tho wator frontago and tho rallroad (acllltles. The problem of tho grout ro Hof fund at San Francisco is still most aimcult to handle, and iho many com plicatlons of. tho sltuatlon Incroaso rather than dlminlsh.?Sprlngflcld. Ro publlcun. _ _ i OBITUARY. Henry Rucker. Mr Henry Buckor, slxty-six years of ago, and a brother of Dr. E. T. Buoker, pno of tho best known physlclans of Manchcster, dled at his homu in Am licrst county yosterday mornlng as a re? sult of an nccldent last. Frlday. In his saw-mill last wook Mr. Buckor was ovorseelng tho work when his shlrt <louve was cuught In a rovolvlng whool. lio foro he could dlaontangle himself his rlght arm hud boen ground olf near the ihouldor. Dr, Buoker, of Manchestor, was at >nco notllled, and wlth hla son, Dr, M, P. Kuokor, left at onco for tho slde of tlio njured mun. Everythlng thnt medloal iklll could Hiiggest waa dono, but to no wnll. Early yesterday mornlng doutn lamo. The shock was too much for tho system of tho aged gontloman. Mr. Buckor was ono of tho best inown cltlzens of Amherst county, and ind nlwnys tukon a llvoly intorest ln tho iffnlrs of hia county. Ho was genorally jeloved by nll who know hlm. Tho ?deeeased was a voteran of tho _tvll Wnr. havlng served ln Company [i ot tho Second Virglnla Beglmont. No arrangemonts for the funerul have is yet beon mado, R. C. Kimbrough, Mr. B. C. Kimbrough, a Unotypo opera tor of Blchmond, dled last nlght In Wll inlngton, N. C, after a long illness. Ho ^aa about twepty-four yoars of ago. He lonvoa a wlfe und ono chlld. The Typo graphlcnl Unlon of Wllmlngton took tshargo of the body and wlll aend . lt tb duy to' Blchmond, where, lt wlll be mot by a commlttoe appolnted from the locnl unlon. Mr, Kimbrough was nn npprenttco on he old Blchmond. Dispateh beforo tho con ?olldatlon qf Tho Tlmea and Dlspatoh. Ho (iIbo workefl on the News Leador for a tlmo, afterwards prqpeodlng to Danville. He went to Wllmlngton from Norfolk. Hla wlfo wns a MIsb CJiIck, of Brunswlck scunt'y." Captain Nicholas Daws, (Speclal to Tho Tlmes-Dlspatch.) AI-dOXANDRIA,' VA., August l.-Cap alii Nlchulas Dawa dlod thia mornlng nt 'Camoron," his resldence, "ln Fulrfux ?ounty, aged Bevonty-one. Durlng tho V'lvil Wur ho served aa n captain ,ln the love'nth Virglnla Cavalry. He niarriwl i rtaughter of General Samuel Coopcr, idjUtant-general of tho ? . Confodorato Vrmy. After tha war he engaged In nislnoss ln Baltlmoro, Dr. James Willard. (Speclal to Tho Tlmes-Dlspatch.) ? LKlSSntJBO, VA., August 1.?Dr. Iiiuios Willard, of r.ovettsvlllu, I.otidoun ?ounty, tho oldest and ono of ,the most A'Jdely knowjn physlclnna in Norlhorn Wi-lnla. dled yostei'duy Uvm ucuuvul ?'??"!??.?'????- a'l'.BiBaf1 ? '? 'urrrrr-.vf" ".?? The Incomparable White Ihe Car for Service. That tho WHITE ls far suporlor ln hlll-cllmblng to any mnko of car on the market to-day, wns coneluslvoly shown at tho annu.il hlll cllnib, on Juno 16th, of the Mldland. Automobllo Club. . Thls event Ib tho largest of its klnd held ln Englnnd, and waa won by an 18-H.-P. WHilTE atcamer Iri Blx socondB less than anyof ItB thlrty-four compotltors, whlch Included cars of as much aa 60-H.-P., and of tho bcst-known Engllsh, French and German, makes. . That. the WHITE Btenmor Is mechnnleally perfect ln Its constructlon. and operatlon, is domonstrated by tho fncf that Slr. Thomns A. Edlsoii, who ls probably tho greuteat mec'hanlcal genlus of thp ago nnd, thereforc, best fltted to Judge as to tho merlts of a car, uaes a WHITE Bteamor. excluBlvely whon tourlng. . , , B. A. Blenner, Agent In Virginia, Auto. Garage 508 W. Broad PHONE 4319. Machine Works, 18 North Sev.nth PHONE 888 The Broad Street Bank Tnvites the patronage of all who desire the services of a thoroughly equipped, conservatively managed banking institution. Interviews and Correspondence Invited 1 Timc For All Thlngs And this is the time to buy a new fence for the garden. The chickens will destroy more than its cost in a week. We have all kinds?Poultry Netting, Wood Picketts, Woven Wire, as well as a full lirie.of Lawn Fence. See our New Lawn Swings. The best made.. Baldwin C& Brown, Headquarters for Good Fence, Hardware, Roofing, Lime, Plaster, Etc. f GordonMetal Company, RICHMOND, VA. Wo call your attentlon to our la?ge stock of tho followlng materlal for lmmodlata shlpmcnt: Roofing Sheets. V-CRIMPED OR CORRUGATED, GALVANIZED OR PA1NTED. Roofing Tin. All Grades. BAR IRON, 8TEEL TIRE, and all llnes carrled by a modern motal houso. PRICE UST ON APPLICATION. _ J Ifcblllty, agod ntnety years. One son and ;wo daughtors survlve, T, D, Milton. (Speclal to The Times-Dlspatah.) DIOISSBURG, VA., Auguat l.-Mr. T. U>, Mlltou, of Palonlan Sprlngs, dled ruesday, aged flfty-olght years. He was \ momber of Company II, Mosby^s com nand. Hls wlfe, several daughters and :wo sons?Dr. Joseph V. Milton, of Ham Itorn, Va., and IJoutenant Aloxander M. Ullton, of tlio Unlted States Army?BUrr r\ve, Mrs. J, T, Morgan. '(Speclal to The Tlmes-Dlspatch.) SALJSBURy, /N, C, August l.-Mrs. I. .ThopiuB Morgan; iigou forty-flve, ll'opped deiul at her home ln thls clty ate thls afternoon, tho cuuse ot hor iUdden ilea.th belng unknown. D_oceasea ,vas well known. and loaves Beveral jjilldren aud husband, who ,1s chlef of ;ho Ilro dopartmeiit of Spencor. Mrs. Saljie Blackwell. (SpppIo.1 to Tho Tlmes-Dlspatch,) ? 1,VNCH13URG. VA- August l.-Mrs. Uallie }3laukw_l, wlfe of. Ailen O, Hlack wcll, died, nt her. home lo Uil?. clty, y.eu- J| terday evenlng, aftor a long lllnoss, of eonsumption, leavlng her husband. Of a family of slx, flvo of whom havo dled in the past few years, tholr only son died only two wooks ago. Sho was a Mlss Oodsoy, of Appomnttox county, and sho had been a, roaldont of Lynchburg for some yoara. _ ' . ^EATHS. PEOIC-Mr. C, II. PECK dled July 31, . lOqe, .<at St, Josoph's Saniturluin, in Sun Dlego, Cni., in tho thlriy-ninth year of hls ago. He JeavoB a wlfo and four chlldren *o mourn hla death. Internient ??will. bo mado ln tho Odd' FollowsV Cometary ln Sun Dlego, Cal, PARSON.-Mr, DAV1D PAHSON, Sr? rteparted thls Ufa at 8:10 A. M,, July : 31, 1006, tn the full trlumph of falth, at the resldonce of hls son, filvsSfahunt Street. Up until a few yeurs ??o hf . was nonton' of trraco-street Bapttst Church for thlrty-four years. The funeitil' wlll take place from Sliuron Haptlst Church ot 3- o'clook sliarjv T_y.flBD.AY,. Auguut \.m* .-'i