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MS. iBiiffii -PDILS?PLOT Presldenl's Sistcr Prdvcnts Visit lo Italy Being'Uscd in Irc land's Intercst. STOPS P0L1TICAL TALK Frustratcs Plaii to Bring Up Car dinalalc at Audicnce With Popc. ROMli April 7.?Dellhorntp oftort hns been inado to tako advantfigo of thu VlaH to Italy of Mrs. Douglas Robinson, clBter of President Roosevolt, to.adver tlse tho Intorcsts of un Amurlcan oandl datefor a eardlnal's hnt. So bold was the utteinjit that Mrs. Robinson In the presence of the 1'ope. himsclf was Corced to protcst, Mr. and Mrs. Roblnaon hnvc now gone to Cnstlo Porziano; on the soa Shore, nehr Ostia, near which a royal huntlng-lodgo Is sltunted, and whero King Victor Kmmanuol will land on hls rcturn from Greeco. ' Ambassador Whlto, before hls dopar turo from Kome for Parlsj had been informed of Mrs. Roblnson's corhlng and hor desir'e to be recclved by tlie Pope. As Monslgnor Kennedy, rector of the Amerlcan Collogo^hnd alroady left for Phlladolphia for the, golden .weddlng of hls parehts, Monslgnor l-'ni relly, splritual dlrector of the collogo, undertook the arrahgetnents, which were contlnued at tho retiuest of tho present Ambassador, Mr. Griscom. But I in tho meanwhlle BJshop O'Gofman, ol' Sioux Fnlls, nrrlvod and took chargo pf the wholo tiffalr. Tlie lmproaslon cretited was that he wished to monopollzo it in favor of Archblshop Ireland's enndi dacy for the red hnt, which the bishop, lt ls supposed, eamo here to advance. Thls aroused nruch gosslp, as the frlc tlon caused by tho fnct that a roora in tho Amerlcan College was refused to Archblshop Irelancl shortly after Arch bishop Ryan stopped thore, was stIP fresh in pcople's minds. Mrs. Robinson Bars Politics. The Robinson audicnce took placo, and Bishop O'Gorman had an opportu nity to emphaslze onco moro to Pope Plus how grateful tho Amerlcan peo 31I0 would lie to soo Archblshop Iroland raised to tlie purple. Mrs. Robinson did not conceal her dlsnpproval of thls introductlon of the voxed quostlon, say ing in French so that the Pope inlght undcrstund, "No politics, no politics." Ambassador Griscom was to have glven a grand dlnnor ln honor of Mr. and Mrs. Robinson, ln which the high est authorlties ln the state, from Sena tor Tlttonl, Mlnister of Forclgn Af rairs, and Count Glanotti, Prefcct of tho Royal Palace, to the dlplomallc body accrodited to tho Quirlnnl, wero to bo lnvlted. Bishop O'Gorman had also oc cepted an invltntion, and hlB presence would cortalnly havo caused comment ln Vfttiean clrcloa slmilar to that pro 3uced by tho dlnnor glven by Mr. .'Whlto a ycar before, but the flre which u.'iroofod tho apartment of Mr. Gris? com ln the Pnlazzo del Drabo, of courso, miide the caneellatton of tho dlnnor in vltatlbn unavoldable. PAPAL SEC'Y MERRY DEL VAL MAY RESIGN Publication of the Seized % Mon tagnini Documents Made the Basis of the Reports. LONDON, April 7.?Aecordlng to a Kome dispatch, recelvod by a nows agoncv here, thoro Is every probabllity that Cardlnal Merry Del Val will ro sign hls post as Papal Sccretary of Stato as a rcsult of tho publication of the scixcd Montagnlnl documonts. Ho will not do so untll the sensatlon created by the. publication has -eub aided. ? ] "'*? ^ ?y^Ji_ CHURCH MILITANT RECTOR DIES OF OLD AGE CHARLESTON. S. C, April 7.?Rev. John Johnson. D. D., LL. D., rector omeritus of St. Phlllp's Church; major of englncers 3n chargo at Fort Sumtor clurlng the slege of tho slxtlos; author of "Tho Defonse of Fort Sumtor" and other historicut works, dled lo-nlghl. at tho age of seventy-oight years. He leaves a widow and aeveral suiis and dtughtera. Y. AMERICANS PLAY W LYNCHBURG TO-DAY . ATLANTA, GA., April 7.?Tho Now York Amerlcan Leaguo basoball clttb, Uavlng flnlahed its spring tralnlng, left to-niglit for Lyncltburg, Va., where it. will Ik) jolned by that purt of tlie club which has been playlng in lUchmonu; After m: exhlbltlon giuno at Lyuchburg the Npw York team will go to Paltluiore. U. S. COLLIER CAESAR D!D NOT EXPLODE WA6HXNGTON, D. C? April 7.?Bonv cxcltement waa caused by tho olrciilatloi of a ru'TTior on tho etroots of Norfolk, Va, to-dny that the. Is'avy fard thero hiu reeelved wlroless advlcos of an oxplosloi aboanl tho LJnlted Statos colller Caoaar but tho rumor was prornplly denlod bj the Navy Yard and by tho Navy Dapart ment, after a thorounh Investlgatlon The report probably grow oul of the fiio that tea nien or tho Caeaar'a crow im Hboard tho nuvy ooal bnrgo, which is lns ut sea. Each Chinese Woman Has Thirty-Eifjht Sons. SAN FRANCiSCO, April 7.?Statjatlo lasued to-day by tho Immlgratio i--,nrd at tbi.s port ahow that, necord lng to tho numb'er of Clilneao wl) Bworo tbi v w <??? natlye born, bvor CJilnoso woman in thls country mut havp beon the mothor uf tblrty-olgh sona. ... SPRING T1ME IS TONIC Tl'ME HENSEL'S TONICUM Is the besl tonic known. We offer it for another week.' Be sure "nd got a bottle to-day. Corner 5th and Main Street3. Mail Orders Will Rcceive Prornpt Attention The Swclteat Sho* Store in Town The Nelson Shoe $0.50 and $0.00 FOR MEN and WOMEN Wo maUo thnm ourBPlven, antl know thoy'ro good. 'Tho Nolson Shoo Is mado ln our ' own fnetory In Chamberaburg, ?pa., I and comea to you by tho direct, \, dbllar-savlng ronto of MAKER TO | WEARER. ?Sold only in our own storos. W1IY NOTSA\T3 A DOLLAR? The Nelson Shoe Co. ' Manufacturors, No. 3 East Broad J. O. KIRK, Jr., Mnnagor. \ ...Stores In prlnclpal cltlos. Expert Road-Builder Employcd and Machincs and Mulcs Purchascd. THE DAN1EL-GUY WEDDING Marriage Will Takc Place at Marion, N. C.?Familics Are Prominent Socially. ISpecial to Tho Tlmes-Dlspotch.] EURBKA M1LLS, VA., Aprll 7.?Invlta tntlniiB have beon re'colvod horo to tho mar rhiKo of Mr. SUmudl l'rluo Danlel, u promi? nent clvll enslliiior of the county, unil MIsh Muttle WiiKht Guy, duugliler of Mr, atul Mrs, Jlimoa Kmmutt Guy, at St. John's Church, Marion, JC, C, on Thursday after noon, Aprll 18th, ot 0 o'cloclt. Tho ovont 1b lookod forwnld to wlth mueh Inlorest, as tho pnrtlea to tho contruct are popular and prominent ln Boclnl clrcles. Road-Building. At n reccnt moellng of tho Bnnril of Su pervlsoiK It was docldcd to operntc tho two road machincs owried by tho county, and whlch woro not used hiBt year. Mr. lt. M. Guy, who la sald to bo un oxport road buildor, hns been slven supervlslon ot tho ronds of tho county nt a Balary ot clght hundred clollars por yoar. A commlttco of tlio Bonrd of Supcrvlsors, conslstlng ot V. N. Motgan, W. E. Ilallcy and A. B. Iticc, hns jimt roturned from Rlehmnnd, whoro they puichnscd fivo mtiles for tho road machinea nt n cosl "of $1,262.60. ALTON DEAL |UUU) (Contlnuod from Kirst Foge.) his frlonds havlng alrondy unloaded ; largo part of thoir holdings. Mr. Stead inclinos to tho bollef thm tho romedy lles wlth tho ^cor/pari} Itaelf, or, in tho ovont of lts re/usa to act wlth aomo one or more of It; Btockholdors. This concluslon, bow ovcr, is not flnal, for the Attorney Oeneral spcclfically states that if h< shoulil- bocomo satlsilod upbn furihei invoatlgation that an offoetivo remeclj crin bq enforcod by the Stato, ho ahai not hosltnte to Instltuto procoodlngs No opinion Is expressed as to whothe nny of the Harriman syndicato an crlmlnally llablo under tho statutc of Illinol.s, Enormous Profits. AcrbrcUng to tho flgures sbt out ii Mr. Stead'a opinion, Harriman nnd hh aijsoclatos mado a totnl proiit of |84,:: BOS.COO out of thplr operatlons Involv liiK' tlio Alton propertles. As a rosill (rf thlH onorinoitB proht to thomsolvos th'o rallroad companlos of tho Altoi systpm aro throwu inio hblplpsa bank ruptcy. The lndobtodncBa of tho companlos ns Bhown by tho llgurcs in Mr. Stead'i bplnlori, haa been increnaeil a total o $S0,64P,318 slnou thoy feli into llarri man's hantls. Of thit; nmount only $22, D00,0Q0, accorrtlng to tlarrlihan'a owi tostltnony, says tho attarriey-'genera] was ineurred for linnroyomonts, bettor monts or oxtonslon of the rpada. Say the attorney-gouoral: "Qvor $57,000, coo of tlils indPbtoanesB, or more tha, 70 por cent. of tho entire IndoblednoBf preatod by this Byntllcato upon th propertles of thoap aovoral qompaniot wero not creatod In furthpranca a any leB'ltlmate pqrpoBO for wbleh rallroad companv Jh, or can bo or gonJltftU under the rilinols slalutes" Brltii S. S. Sellasia Disabled. IWUMOt'TH, MABri.. Aprll 7. ?teoinor fiollnslu, Captqln runlv nandlna, Savonnah and Ko'rfolic \in u,ii fn.v fpr Rottordam and fitetlla, haa piii in ihls port wlth Ikt Htperhih' gonr UUublod, THEO.D. BUHL DROPPED DUD Millionairc Stcel Magnatc Fell Dead on Strcct Ncar Wal dorf Astoria. STRICKEN WITH APOPLEXY Had Been in Excellcnt Hcalth and Had Just Left His Family. NEW YORK, April 7,?Theodoro D, Buhl, president of tlie Btthl Malloablo Iron AVorks, of Dotroit; president of tho Dotroit Natlonal Bnnk. nnd also of tho ilrm ot Parko, Davls & Co., choml cal and drug manufacturorH, to-duy dropped doad on tho strcot noar tho Waldorf-Astorla llotol, whuro ho had boon a guoat. Denth wna duo to apo ploky. Mr. Buhl was ono of a group of stoel magnates, multl-mllllonalro nnd proml nont ln banklng clroloa In tho Mldcllo West nnd tho East. Tho body will bo aent to Dotroit for interment, Mr. Buhl was slxty-four yonra of ago. Acconipanlod hy hls wlfo and grand daughtcr and hls brother-ln-lnw, l". XI. AValkor, and tho lnttor'a wlfe, Mr. Iiulil arrlvcd ln thls city from Boston last nlght. The Walkors roglsterod at tho IIol land House, and Mr. Buhl wlth hia wlfe and granddaughtor wont to tho Wal? dorf-Astorla Hotel. Was in Fine Health. Following luncheon to-dny, Mr. Bulil, who nppeared ln good hoalth and spirlts, romalned about tho hotol for a couplo of hours, talking wlth busl noss nssoclaten. Shortly after 3 6'clock ho told Mrs. Buhl that ho folt llko taklng a walk. Hls wlfe dei'ided to reiualn ln hor. rpom. Mr. Buhl lol't tho hotol and startod to walk wcst In Thirty-fourth Street, going toward Broadwny. 'When In frorit of tho Astor Natlonal Bnnk, noxt door to tlie hotel, ho fell dead on tho slreet. Tho hoi'j' was carrled !>??. tho hotol. Physlclans stntod dcath had followed a atroko of apoploxy. Mrs. Buhl was prostratod by tho news. AVord was acnt to Mr. Wallcer, who was waltlng at the Grand Contral dr.pot for his trnln for Dotroit. Mr. AValkor hurriod to the hotol, nnd, wlth tho permlsslon of tho coronor, who had vlowed lt, assumed chargo of tho body. Tho Buhls had planned to spend tho week horo, Svhore Mr. Buhl had business to transnct. AMUSEMENTS. Acadomy?Dark. BIJou?"Bertlia, tho Sewlng Muchlnc Glrl." Bostock's?AVllrt Anlmnl Show. Idlowood?Skatlng Itlnk. At the Academy. The Hardscrabblo folk aro going tc pay Rlchmond nnother vlslt on FrldaJ at tho Academy, contracts to that ef feot havlng boen signed. Thls means an other nlght'a entertalnment. The typei that Donmnn Thompaon has put on th< stago In his Hardscrabble play, "Our Nev Mlnlster," aro among tho most "real' stago peoplo that have over como tbji way. The country constablo of tho play Joseph Conyers, continuea to head the orlglnal corapany. and tho samc olabor ato production will be glven. Tho attractlon at tho Academy on Sat urday nlght will bo "Monto Crlato.' Jamos O'Nelll has been playlng tho par of Edmond Dantes ln this urama fo many yeara. ..Tho play ls tho draniatlza tlon of Aloxandor Dumas's riovol. "Th Count of Monto Crlsto." Mr. O'Nelll ha, thls yoar surrounded hlmaelf wlth tlv best supportlng company he hus Cve had, and tho production Is ono of thi most elaborate he has ever madc. At the Bijou. "Bertha, tho Sowlng Maehlnc Glrl," 1 this w'eck'a blll at tho Bijou, bcginnini wlth tho performanco to-rilght. Thoug! tho play Is a molodrama puro and slmplc lt la sald to bo of tho class in whicl "Tho World," "The Llghts of London,' nnd others jlguro. The scenory ln thi play is aald to eclipso anythlng seon n the BIJou thls soaaon, ruqulrlng thre speclal cars to transport. Manager McKeo has boon compellod t ongage an extra corps of atoge hands t help handlo the blg production. nnd froi the ndvanco anle of seata lt la safe t say tha> "tho BIJou will mako a record breakcr thls week. Ono of tho blg Engllah music hn spectaclea has boen booked for tho BIJo at an enrly date. Tlie plece Is calle "Around tlie Clook." It abounds wlt muato of tho qulck and catchy sort. Mi MeKee siild last nlght that ho had sorn dllllculty in aeeuring this production, a tho manager of tho ple.cn haa been play ing at hlgh prloes. But both Mdnagc Wella and Manager McKeo Intond t stick to tho policy t\t playii/j nt "Bijo prlces" all tho \ma, no laattor whr tho eost to tliem. Another play nnd atar popular wlt Bijou patrons Is cbmlhg thls way. Loi tlo Wllllams, in "Tho Tom Boy t.'.1 will appenr hero later in tho sensoi Thls Is ono of tho Blanoy sllOWB, an has been seen herpN beforo. Tho BIJou season will bo extended th yoar as thero aro a number of flrst-clas shows booked, nnd tho theatro-goers wl not ho permltted to mlss anythlng good AFTERMATH OF WILD SOUTHERN WIND-STORf MONTGOMFTtY, ALA? April 7.?B< lated roporta of Frldny's storm nd to tho llst of casuultlea and tho dan ago to proporty. Tho towns of Central City, ClitJ hatchoo and Waterford wero ayfo] awuy, nnd nt leust tweuty persons woi injured. At Central City a Mr. Odo w;:\ hiata/tly kllletl. At Urnekton and Entorprlso mntl prranns wero liurt by llylng tlmber houaes blowri ovor and st'o'ck killo At Lanesvllld a n'egrb boy waa kiiie PITTSBURB 01 VEH6E OF FLBS1 U. S. Engineers Say City Wi Share Fatc of Johns town. PITTSBURQ, \\\.. April 7.?.1. A Arr'ttH, of thu Ctiltod Statoa lingliioe t'oi-ps, who haa chargo of bulldln th" dtlllia ln tho Oblo and Alleghoi lljvore in thls vi.'inliy, has .subiult l.d report to th.' govunimont, niado ptibi to-nigiit. In connoPtloii v.'ith tho recoi iiood hero, in Hiikii ho aoyH Pittsbur llko Johnatown, |:i in d'angor of d.-va; tutlon Hoini" ilay by a Jlood, cuuisln tho lo.'N of thouaands of llvca nnd mi Dona of .loiiors' worth ot proport Mr, Arras roporta that \yho|i tlo- catai iroidie nccura, n will eomp.'(\yith. Ju. as HUIn warning as dld the ono ln tl Cuiiciiiuugli Vulluy, SCIATIC TORTURE. A T.ocomoflvc Mnglneor Toll* Hmv lte W?? Curod liy Pr. WlllltllW lMnlc I'IIIn, Pain thut Bootna ttlmoat tmbonrnblo la n oharaolorlBtle of sclatlo rheumatl'sm, In somo cnscg tho pnln la Unlfe-Hke, aharp or Bhootltigj ln othoi'R II Is dull and ach Itig. Sclatica la alubhorn ln realsllng troatmcnt, nnd tho pntlent freqtiontly slliTora for yoara.' This was the cnso wlth Mr. Horbort E. Hpiuildlng, n locomotlvo englncrr on tho Clnclnnatl, New Orlontis and To.vas Pnclllc Ralhvny, whoso lidtnp la at. I.ongvlow, Texas, "Whllo rtmnlng an onghio roiuo yenrts ngo," ho says, "I fcll on* nnd hurt my knoo and aplno, nnd I havo.always eon aldercd, tlils to bo tho enuso of my 111 neaa, The 'aclntiea look hohl of mo from my.liocl to tho back of my lionfl. Tho palh was the worst I ovcr anffered In my llfo, and my leg and back wore twlsted out of shapo, I wns undor a physlelan's' oaro for sevoral months, nnd for bIk montha ootild not got out of bed, 1 also went to Hot Sprlhgs, but camo bitok In a worso condltion tiian whon 1 went. "lt Avna when I was down In bed that 1 hoard of tho caao of a Mr, Alllsoti, a m'uch oldor mUn than mysolf, wbo nall been curod of sclliUra by Dr, "W'iliimns' Plnk Pllls, 1 began takltig the plljs, and Boon waa ablo'to get out of bed. Whon 1 had tnkon nlx boxes I was ablo to work about tho houso nnd yard. I ltopt rlght on wlth tho pllls untll 1 waa curod, and 1 havo nevor had any roturn of tho trouble. I .havo beon rtmnlng an englno cver aince." Dr. Willlams' Plnk Pllls aro sold by idl drttgglsts, or Bent, postpald, on re celpt of prieo, fiO conts por box, nlx boxes for $2.r>0, by tho Dr. Willlams Modlclno Co., Schenoctady, N. Y. KAISER'S YOUNGEST SON TO STUDY AT HARVARD PRINCE OSCAR. Prlnce Oscar, flfth son of Emperor Wil? llam, of Gerhiany, will enter Harvard College next \autumn. Prlnce Oscar Is nlneteen year$ old, and is one of the most populan pfthq Kalser's sons. By rlght of his blrth, ;he Is a colonel In the German army, but he. takes more of an interest In sclent|flo studles than In thlngs milltary. LIDBIRY COMIHG (Contlnued from First Pnge.) comment, and tho peoplo aro earnostly hoplng for an early scttloinont of tho wliolo matter. Ncorly nll the: dally and weeUly nowspapers In tho Stato havo edltorlal ly commcnted upon tho subjcot, and many of them havo taken strong ground In favor bf a "shaking up" ln tho present llbrnry atnff. The roault of to-nljrht's meoting will bo awalted wlth great Interest by tho pdbllc. AN ELOPEMENT. Miss Ollie TayLor Runs Away and Marries Mr. Luce. [Speclal to Tho Tlmes-Dlspatch.] DANVH.LD, VA., Aprll 7.?Miss Ollic A. Taylor, daughter of Eugone Taylor postmaster at Clarlon Va, and Samue! E. Luco, foromnn for the Westbrr Uriioh Tolegraph Company, oloped last nlglit and wero marrled here to-day. The eoremony was performod In tho parlorj of the Burton Hotol. Rev. J. C. Hol land, pastor of tho KeOn Stroet Baptlst Clutreh, olllelating. They left this af? tornoon for Clarlon. ITALIAN LONGSHOREMEN. Will Take the Places of Ncgrocs at Norfolk Wharves. [Speclal i? Tho Tlmea-PIapatcli,] KORFOLK, VA.. Aprll 7.?Ono of tho foui y'oBsols of tho Old Domlnion Stcamyhly Com pany, tlol Up hero * n. remtlt of tho Iomk Hhoromon'B idrlka, HiUled to-day for Naw york, A Bltlp nlSK) nrrtvod from Now York, An other vobsoI will probably sall for New Yorl to-morrow, t'pwnrd of one huridrod Rallahi woro brouRh't horo from Now York to-ila; hy the Old Domlnlnn tc> tako tho.plnco 0 tho Htrlkcrs nnd tho compnny oxpoqts t< Imvii n full'nml fllmnnt entiiTly tiow forci of men nt ivork ln H\.r throu dayB. ROANOKE PRESBYTERY. Will Meet at Keysville To-Mor row?Rev. Mr, McNair to Preacti I Speclal to Tho Tlmoa-lllspnteh; | KKYKVIU,W. VA., Aprll 7.?Tho Prosby teiy of ltoimoko will moot ln tho Prosbyto rlnn Cliurch ni k<>>*?;lllo >u'xt Tuesday, th Oth of Aprll, nt S I'. M. The oponlmt flor mon will he pvencliod by Rev, Itobort l.e MeXnlr. ot riiarlutto Courtliousp, tlio rotlr U>e inodorator, Itullna Eldor'R. C, llco wl prcxldo untll the ninv moderator is oleutod. Itev. TlonnnH Drbw, 1?. D? "f Cliaso Cltj will proach 91) Woduesdoy moinlng. SEAMAN IN TROUBLE. Arrested for Robbcry in William son, W. Va. rfip :c ii u. Thu TlmenrUlttpaich 1 NKWPQJtT NI3W8i v-\-> Ajyil 7.?R. 7 TlinnipH. a seanmti on tha anny Irans port Sumneri wrta arrostot] here to-da' for tho Wlllltiinsoii (W. Va,) nuthoi'ltlo! who vvnnt hlm for robbory nnd jai breuking, Thompson admlts his identlt and will po lo'Weot Vlrulnlu witljoi rcoulsStion, flvvavs Kousraiber t*h* Vjall .Npmt axatlvo iworao ftvtauK Ei Maniac Also Attacks His Yottng Soii, 'Tcn Ycars of Age. WOMAN DYING FROM WOUNDS Nciglibors Callcd by Bpy Find Murdcrcr's Body Swinging from Rafters. FATFBSON, April 7.?Doapondcnt bec.aiiHo ho could not flnd work, Anton Biswll, a blacksmlth, hackotl hlB wlfo on tho hond nlno tlmoa to-day, hls aon sald, and thon wont up to tho garrot ln hls homo horo and hnnged lilmaclf to a raftor, Blawll waa omployod in a shop in Nortli Paterson for yoara, and waa a stcady workmani untll ho began to drlnk, hls wlfo aald. After that ho dld not attend to hla work, and waa discharged. Ho attomptod in valn to ilnd work. Thls lod hlm to drink more and moro. Last nlght ho canio homo when hla wlfo, hla son and hls mother-ln-law woro at auppor. Thu toy, who ls only ton yearH old, sald that hlf, fathcr waa lntoxlcnled. Tho famlly asked hlm to alt down to aup? por, but ho sald that ho would noL Ho wont outRldo to tho woodahed and got a hatchet. Wlth thla.wcapon ho cntcred tho houso nnd throatoncd to kill hls wlfo and aon, tho boy told the pollco. Ho orderod hls wlfo to got up nnd go out -of tho room. Sho ro fused. He then snld that ho would kill hor. But his wlfo persuaded hlm to go to bed. In tho mornlng when ho got up ho was atlll drunk, tho boy stated. His wlfo camc down stalrs nnd ho or? derod her to got broakfast. Sho told hlm that lt would bo ready in a fow rnlnutes. AVhen sho camo back to tho room from the kttchen her husband wbb thore wlth a hatchet. "I havo mado up my mind to kill you," ho said, tho boy told tho po? llco. Boforo olther tho mother or her aon had tlmo to mnko any explanatlons the boy sald that hls fathcr ralsed tho hatchet and struck hls mother, knock lng her to tho lloor. Sho rose, but tho rrian struck hor agaln and ngaln as aho attemptcd to rlse, tho boy sald. Tho lad thon ran from the room to tell the nelghbors. Hls father orderod him to stop, but ho was too frlghtened to obey. Ho snys that hla father then threw tlio hatchet at hlm, which Just mlssed hlm and struck tho door. Nelghbors rushed to tho houao and found tho woinan lylng unconsciou3 on the lloor. They soarchod for tho husband arfd could not tind him. AVhen the pollco arrivcd -they found tho man in tho garrot hanglng Ifo a raftor. Ho had taken a clothes-llne, placed lt ovor a raftor in tho garrot and around his neck, cllmbed on a chalr and kicked it from under him. An ambulanco was called from tho Gonoral Hospltal, and the woman was taken thoru. It ia said that aho haa a amall chanco to rocover. It ia bolloved thnt hor akull has boen fractured. JKEH5 FLOCK 10 PR1ZE flGHI Bloody Battle Ncar Stock Ex change for Ptirse of $150. NEW YORK, April 7.?-Rlght under tho noses of tho pollce, ono of tho bloodloat prlze flghta alnco tho old Horton law days took placo ln a bulldlng not far from tho Stock Ex chango yoatorday afternoon. "Emor goncy" Kelly, a Boston lightwelght, und AVilllo Mangold, of tho Eaat Sldo, wero tho partlclpants, and aftor flf teon rounda of gruollng mllllng, in which Mangold had Kolly beaton to a pulp and guahing blood from hla noso and mouth, tho New York boy won tho declalon and larger ond of tho purao. Tho tlp that tho flght waa to bo iiold wont tho rounda of the Ktroot yosterday, and flfty AVall Streot bank era, brokors and downtown buslness man pald $5, which served as tho "opon seasame" for tho mlll. A lot of money waa wagored at tho rlng sldo on tho outcomo of tho strugglo. Tho boys wero matchod to go flf teon rounda for a ?lfiO purao, $100 to go to the wlnnor and tho othor ond to tho loaer. Tho palr wolghod ln nt 122 pounds. Not oven tho usual pro llmlnnry farco of announclng "both momhers of tho club" was gono through wlth. Tho flght waa tho (lorcost soon horo ln a long tlmo. At tho ond Kolly waa a bndly boaten man. AVlth hla-noao broknn from ono of tho hard smnshos of his opponont, hls llps poundod tlll they lookod liko ploces of rnw lioof, wlth an ugly cut openod nbovo hls rlght eyo and bloed lng freely, ho presontpd 1111 appearanco far from propossessing. Both boys wero drlpplng, but the red on Mangold was not from hls own velns, but from hls oppohont's. THE WEATHER Forecast: Virglnla and Nortli Caro llna?Rftln and wariner Moncluy; Tucs day fair and colder; fresh souUiwest wlnds. COMHTIOXS V10STIOIIDAY, Rlolunoud's woalhor was cold and rnluy. 'J'hcrmometer at inldniglit, 43. (.OMUTIOXS IX IMI'OIITAXT CIT1US. (At S l'. M., Kuatorn Tlmo,) Placo. Ther. II. T. Weathor. Aahevillo, N. C. .. 10 r,0 Rain Augusta . 51 54 Cloudy Buii'alo, N. V. 10 r. 1 Rain Chlcago, lll. "* -lo Rain Cliiolnnull, U. 50 lll Rain Dnyi nport . -10 60 Rain Dotroit. Mli-li. 48 5(i Rain llutteras, N. C- 52 58 Cloudy .Ineksonvlllo . 71 SO Cloar Kaio-ns City. ii(j (12 Cleur Meuiphis .'. Ihi 70 P. cloudy okiiihomii City.,, 1 7o Cloar l'lttsburg, l'n. ,J 52 Ruin HalPlgh . -io -12 Cloudy Savaiiuali . 53 00 Rain Norl'olU, Va. lll lo ilain Tanipu, Flu. 7 1 S0 Cloudy Vloksburg . 71 S0 Cloudy "Wiislilngton . 40 '10 Uain Wlliulngti'in . 52 r.il Cloudy YelloWBtoue . 20 -|0 P.aln lll.MATl'lin U.ll.W.tC, April 8, 1807, Knn rhu's.6:47 HJGH TIDE Stin ???'?.0:37 Mornlng.,., ,1:0s) Mouii I'laes.3:15 Kvenlny...; ,1:!)6 F you tire casily, have a poor appetite can't slcep, feel nervous, you are4 not well. Ordinary food doea not nourish you. i Take Scott \r Emalsion. It is a pre-digested food. It will revive your strcngth, improve your appetite, induca natural oleep and strengthen your nerves. It will make you well. Scott'j? Erhtttsion givea the system strength to throw off colds, coughs, catarrh and iheumatism. Noth ing better for weak lungs. AULDRUGGISTS; BOc. AND $1.00. DBIFT AT m Ten Men Are on Board?Navy Sends Many Ships to Find Her. NOllFOLK, VA., Aprll 7,?-Tho naval tug Pbtomao lofi tho Norfolk nayy-yard to-day to scarch for tho nuvy coal bnrge, which, wlth ten men aboarj, broko lontio lust Mon iluy from tho collior Cacsar, which had boen lowlng tho bargo up tho coast. Tho burgo was lost at sea, uolng laot slghted Thurmluy. Tho colller Abaroiida followod tho Potomoc nut to-nlght. and It Is oxpoctnd tho crulsor Clovolnnd will loavo tho Norfolk Navy-yttrd lo-morrow to Joln In tho scarch, Tho crulsor Kt. boul?, which Is conilng up tho coast, also may unslst In tho soarch. ITALIAN FRUITVENDERS HAPPY; 8AN/VNAS ON WAY NEW ORLEANS, LA,. April ".?A cable grnm to-nlght to a local frult cornpany an tiouncev thnt tho shlppliii; of bunanua frum PuortP Cortoz to tho Unlted Statos has boen reaumcd duiing a short cosBatlon duo to fcaia of an attack by tho NMcaraguan torcos. Tho cahlo mcnllons no attack on T'uerto Cortcz, nlthough Nlcnragua dlspalchcs say that an attack was moiic. Negro Revels in Bloodshed. IIOUSTON, TEXAS, April 7.?Nowa reached here to-nlght that Honny Jnnes, n Jealous negro, Rhot nnd mortally wound cd hls wlfe, near Wharton. late yeaterdny. Ho then killed her mother nnd Ilarry Illgglns, who had stnrtod to towri after n doctor. He flrcd twlce at Snm Brawley, on whoso placo the shooting occurrod. but miBsed hlm. Jones waa later cap turod. SUDDEN DEATH OF S. GKftS. (Contlnued from Flrat Pago.) Captain James B. Baylor, of tho Unlted States Coast Survey, and Anno Seddon, tlrat wlfo of Dr. Thomas Nelson Page, tho noted author. Mrs. Bruco waa a devoted^ Chrlstlan throughout her long and useful llfe, and dlcd ln porfoct faith. Sho waa a dovotod niember for n grcat many ycars, and at tho time of hor doath, of tho Roanoko Presby torlan Church, of Charlotto county. Tho funeral will tnko placo at 12 o'cloefc-to-morrow from the Second PS'Cfl byterlan Chureh. Tho interment will be mado in Hollywood. OBITUARY. William D. Beasley. [Speclal toThoTlmcs-Dlspalch.] EUREKA M1LLS, VA., April 7.?Wil? liam D. BOasloy dled at hls homo near Reeses last Sunday afternoon nt G:r,0 o'clock, nnd was buried on Monday. Mr. Benslev had an attack of grlp some tlnw ago, from which ho nover rocovered. He was about aixty-llvo yoars old,-and was a bravo soldler of tho Confederncy. He was a member of Reeses Mothodlst Church, a well-known clli7.cn, klnd nnd nelghborly. Ho la survlved by a wlfo and several chlldrcn. Mrs. Alberta Whilhite. [Speclal to Tho Tlmos-Dlspalch.] ROANOKE, ArA.. April 7?Mrs. Alberta Whilhite, of Grottoes, dled here to-daj from tuborculoals, aged thlrty-flvo yoars Sho Is survlved by her husband and foui chlldrcn. DEATHS. BRUCE.?Dled, very suddenly nt the residonco of Mr. Pclhani Blackford lr this elty, at 7:30 A. M., April 7th, Mrs ClIARLICS BRUCE, of "Stauntoi illll," Charlotte county, Va. ' Funeral at 12 noon on TUESDAY tho 9th, from tho Second Preabyterlai Church, CUNNINGIIAM.?Dled, Aprll 0, 1007, al 4:30 P. M? CHARLES CUNNfNGHAM formeiiy of Lynchburg. Tho roinaini aro at resldenco of B. A. Franklln, 1901 AVost Mnln Street. Funeral will he frou tho houao TUESDAY at 3 P. M. . Hi lea.ves a wlfe and ono cblld to inoun their loss, Frlends nnd acqunlntanco! aro Invlted to attend. GARY.?Dled, nt his homo on tho Gov ernment itoad, at 10:45 A. M. Sunday April 7th, Mr. GEORGE M. GARY, ugot seventy-elght yoars. He leavea n dd voted wlfo, three sons and two flauglv ters to inourn their loss. Peaceful bo thy sllent nlumbor, Ppacoful ln thy grave so low; Thou no mnro will Joln our nurhbor, Thou no moro our sorrpwa know. Yot ag.'iin wo hopn to meot thee, When tho day of JJfQ Is lled. And ln heaveu wlth joy to grnet |hoo, AVhcro no farowoll teara aro ahod. Funeral from tho resldenco TUES PAAr, Aprll Oth, nt 3 P, M. Intermen ln oukwood Comotory. Meetings. MEMBER 8 OF FRATERNA1 Lodge, No, 53, A. F. & A, M., uri ?requestod to uttend a atntod com niunU'iitlon of their lodin THIS (Mon day) EVENINC1, April "Sth, at 7:3' o'clock. Membeni of alator lodgos nnd tran aleiit brothron fratornally invlted. By ordor of tho Worshipful Mastnr. K. BOTTKIUEIMEK, Kec'y. Schools. SUMMER SEASON WBit I'llocutlotl, Hoi-ltullona. MonolOKUOS, llepor tolro nnangod for llocitnls. nclaarto atn Bwodlah Mcthnds In l'hynical Tralnlnu l'antoinlmlo and Funcy Danehig. Beiid f" CalaloKiH-, 317 AVcst 07th Bt.. Naw ^ oik. The Valentine Museum, TVVBhrTH ANP CLAY 8THKOTS. Opon dally frum 9 A. M. to G V. M Admioslon, SG ccnta. Fico on Baturday,. Amusements. BIJ0U-A11 Week Matinccs Tuosdny, Thuifiday, Suturdajr, THE HENSATIONAL BUCCESS. , the Sewing Machine Girl. SCBNIC SPECTACLE. BASEBALL! RICHMOND va. WILM1NOTON, Tuesday and Wednesday, Aprll 9th and 10th, Game Called 4:30. 14th Annual Music Festival The Wednesday Club F1VB GRAND CONCERT3. Academy of Music, May 2d, 3d and 4th. vThe club olflco is now open nt No. 810 Enst Main Streot (T;.;-Hmonrt Transfer Co. bulldlng). Persons ,1/islr Ing to becomo subscrlblng membora mtiy call and havo tltelr names en rolled. 'Phono 2414. ln rcsponso to mnny Inqulrlei th? DIroctor of BOSTOCK'S ANNOUNCES THE Moki Indian Snake Dancers will nppear overy aftornoon and evening this week. The Confederate Museum, ELEVENTH AND CI.AY STREETS. OPEN in A. Jt. TO 5 P. M. ADM1SSIOX, 2Bc. Tax Notice. O.aco Cnllector City Taxes, City Hall, Rlclimond, Va., Aprll 1, 1307. CITY LICENSES FOR THE YEAR 1907 liave been placed ln my hands for coU lectlon, and are duo now, as follows: AGENTS? Auiomoblle, Baggagb and Express. Colloctlng, Insuranco, Labor, Lund, Manufac t u r o d Artlcles, Rentlng Houses, Rallroad Tlcket, SteaniBhlp Llnos, Typuwrlters. ARCH1T1SCTS. ATTORXEVS AT LAW. AUCTTOXEERS? Genoral, Real Estato, Tobacco, Conimon Crlor. BILL1ARD TA13LES. BOARP1NG HOUSES. BROKERS? Cattle, Commerclal, Insuranco, Merchandlso, Pawn, Rallroad Tlcket, Ship. Rtnek, Tobacco, Bulldlng nnd Lonn Assoe'ns. CtTEMISTS. CHIROPODISTS. COMMISSION MERCIIANTS. CONTRAOTORS. DKNTTSTS. DETECTIVES. EL.ECTR1C1ANS. EXPRESS COMPANIES. FISH AND OYSTERS. FRU1T STANDS, Etc HOTELS. 1MPOUXDIXG LOT& INTELLIOEXCE OFFICE8. JUNK DEALERS. LiQUOR DEALERS?< Wholesale, Retall, Rottllng, "Wholesalo Malt. L1VERY STABLES. LOAN OEF1CES. LUMBER MEASURERS. MERCANTFLE AOEXCIES, PHOTOGRA PHERS, TRIVATE RANKERS. PRIVATE EN TERTAINMENT, PURLIC ROOMS. RKSTAURANTS. SNACKS. STORAGK. TEI-EORAPH & TELEPHONK COMPANIES. THEATRBS. VETERINARY SURG EONS. &c, &c. Partlcs fallinw to pay U1I3 tax on 01 beforo APRIL :iu, 1007, will bo subjocl to tho penalty prescribod by tho City Ordinancos, whlch is not loss thnn il nor moro than $20 por day for eaclj day's btiHlness carrled on aftor Aprll 30, 1007, tho samo to bo imposed by tha Pollco Justico, -1J-.,, F. W. CUNNINGHAM, Colleotor City Taxos. Sealecf Proposals. Cojnmonwealth of Vlrglnia, Offleo of .Superlntcndent of Publlc Ri'IntIng, Rlohmond, Aprll 8, 1007. EALEE PROPOSALH l-'OR PRlNTlNfJ FFl'TKKN IIUNDRKD COPIES OP T 110 NE HtJNDREE AND SIXTH VOLUME OF V1HOINIA REPOUTd will bo reeelved lit this nfllco up to 13 M AVEPXEBUAY. APRIL 24, 1007. At tho lotmo tlmo and plneo blds will 1)0 reoojvnd for hlndlng, wrap plng nnd lahollng nlno hundrod coplew of tho nhovo-monllonod books, and for pneklng slx hundrod copioH in unfolded shents In substuntlal wood en hnxnB, e.'ieh box to contnln th? prinled sheets for 12 5 oomploto ooplos of the sald hook, and to ho plalnly, markod or lnboled on two outor onds nnd 011 sldes, so as to Indicato tho eontents tlioroof, . Prlntetl schedulos, on whloh nll bins will ho reqttlred to ho mado, will bo XurnlHhod on nppllcatlon. . Eaoh hld mitHt ho onclosod In Bonleu envelopo, nddrossed to tho fitiporln* tendent of Publlc'Prlntlng, nncl markf ed "Propnsal." Oontraotors will bo ronuiroa to fur? nlsh hond. wlth approvort soourlty, for tho falthful porformanco of con trnot. * . , . . Tho light is rosorvod to rojnot anv or nll blds. PAVI8 BOTTOM, Superlntondent I'ublic Primln*