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STILl SEEK FOR EJtRLY GET y Rcsbltiljoiis Looking Towanl an Adjoni'iiiTK'tii Intrbduccd in Scnaie. RAY'S MEASURE ROUTED I cgislattirc \\ ill Xm IVrniil (Iha'rging df I tigli liitbrcs't Ralcs. UAI.KIGH, i.ir; RALI'.IGH. X. ?. . i.iry :' - i ne Senate playcd arutinti n>" early atl Jouriiinonl propositlotl *ome rhrfre io ila; . rfonator Isiiiotl int i oduclng a reso Itttlon thai ti". l-'inance Comtnlttee be i. Ktjot ????i to rha.k'e II i i-epdrl i/y Peb* !-,iiii-y ii, no ii iav hlil-- to be intto dticeil after February 15, and Senator I'ry Introdttclltg .i retiblUtloii flsiiit- n iinilt for the liitroduttlpn ol btlls. .\ motlon by tlie latter Seiiator to get hls itlon ilttt n Ru ly Un- latti voteil dov. e Commlttee i IU 8 larfeo II?; Ii '1I< Ullfll >;ifi ttor In tftrest a Iilkii ns 8 p< r cent. ln i-aaci ?r speolal prlvato contrict. The vot. followed a long debttle, Henalor l-'rj nontendtng for the plll and Si nators followed fl lotu: debate, Henalor Kry nontendtng for the plll and Si nators Doughton, Bassett, I?mpie and Hanklns flvthilng lt. The Commlttee on .ludi ? iary hnd turncd It dbwn, but it came up on a mlnorlty reporl Blgfied by Senaloin Lrickhart, Kluita, Pry nrid dthers. Ilberately to knnei; Jt In Hio head n.s;;lii nfter Mr. Currle had deelarcd It was ntterly worthle.".-'. In valn Mr. Bowle expialncd that it had been rccommenS "d by the bar association. Among the- many bllls porscd on flnal readlng by the Hounc were one pr? vldlng a system of regulatlng tho reglstratlon, sale and Inspectlon and of -..ndimenta! st-.r 1; fr..jdr. londitlon ?owdera and itoch nedlinentJi riSeimte -.I! Incorporatlng the North Carollna I'.i.ili Servlce Company. tb run an ectric rftllway from Greensboro to lllch I-oiiit: bnc rcstorlng all property rlghta to peson- dlBchargeri from asy luras for tt.>- in^ane on certlflcate ..f -, . overy from the superlntendenl of the hospltal; ono t.> tactlltatc the re lease i.f mortgngoa and deed* of trust ic-ipe Of tnortgugci! mic RepresentatlA'c Or3nt ??.-:d -?? veral blll o of th- Re lt unlawfu! for employer t-. preveni ? \...- fruin formlng, JOlnliiR or bo lonrin-r to any lawf.il labor organtza tfon, makinjg, cocrcfon or threata of discliargq bedau'sc of such connoctlon * ntlHdemeanor, penallzed by a fine up to f 100, <>r Imprlsonment for not over mn months. o'r both. Anotliet t-iii prcv.diK blacklistlng of employcs by provldlng thnt any ? m ploycr attemptlng In any inannbt to previ nt a dUcharged employc from obtnlhlng em.ployinont elsetvhere shall Ir punlahod by a finc m' hol o\< r J.".00 n.-, Iens thnii 9100, and be llable (n daniagea t.> tiie dlsoharged employw'; Still another hill makca the aa5ign lnt*r nf any claitu ror d'ebt against a resident of this clate for the purposc of hnvinit It cbllected by nttachmeht pro cecdlngs outslde the state. 0r tho send inp out of the State ahy claltn a-;:iinct ?iich porson wlth lntent to deprlyo n rosldent of tlie rlotht to have hirt pcr ?onal earninps oNPttipt from appllca tlon }o the payment of hls dobt, where credltor and debtor are in tlie Jurls? dictlon of tlio courts of thi<! State. pun Ishablc by a flne of -$C0 to $50. The other bill by Mr. Grant provldca that all towns of 5,000 or inoro Inhabl ?nnt3 shall mnlntaln agenclea for prb eurlnf*; employment for the imorri ploycd, thero local dopa.rtmcn.ts tr. re pnrt to tho State Commissloncr of Labor and Printing. Dend In Coninnnlnii'-i Arinn. MELFA. ArA., February ?.?.T. .T. Oli Ter. aged forty-nlno years. dropped flead yesterday ?vhllo. on hla way to hls homo about half n nille from liere. Ele had vlsitod Keller, two mllea dis tant, early in the mornincr and return? ed to Melfa by tlie noon traln. appar #>ntly in.good health. Whlle drivlhg wlth a male compan lon, shortly aflor leaylng thls statlon, be fell dead In his cbmpanlon'a arntk'. Apoploxy of the braln was sivon ,-is tho cause of death by the doctora stini mnned. He was a nativo of' naltiunire. Md.. where his mother and one sistor rfstdc. He liad llved In thls vlclftlty for many yea-rs. lie was a wldowcr. THROAT TROUBLE Mr. W. Dawson, of Vineland, N. J., Who is 33 Years Old, Has for Years Taken Duffy's Pttre Malt Whiskey as a Tonic to Build Up His System, Enrich thc Blood and to Relicve a Throat Trouble, Which He Has Had- Mr. Daw son Praises It as a Great Body Builder Mrs. Dawson Also Uacs It, When Worn Out / and Run Down, With Good Results. Recently Mr. Dawson wrote: "1 haV'e taken Duffy's Purc Vlalt Whis? key for tlie last 15 years as a incdi cinc. I am not a whiskey dririker, but f ial<c your tonic to rclieve a throat trouble which I liave had for many years. I ain nearly 83 years old now, My <v.'ft also takes Duf? fy's Purc Malt VVhiskey when run down. and rtv 'iv- much beneftt. lu thc wiriter of iSgi and 1892 I went i'> Jamaica, L. I.. to build ra house for my daughter. Whlle ther'. 1 was'.so badly ffozen that 1 cottW not get OUt of hcrl for about twe months, and tlicn had to go 01 crutches for a long liinc. Tlie doc tor said I was run down, and orderec me one tjtiart of inilk a day and f desseVtspoonful of whiskey in eacl glass of milk. I said: 'Docior. it is mp.. w. dawson. hard toget good whiskey. Hby\ about Duffy's?' Hc said it was all rfght." He was a good doctqr |Dr. E. A. Day. 305 Sunnier Avenue, prooklyn, N. Y. Duffy's Pure Mait Whiskey Ii ciires diseaM'^ pf thc tiiroat and lunj iv.eakencd conditions of the body. brain an jtissue. invigorates body, brain and nerve, quickeris thc circulation and jdrives out all discasc genns; lt is ! prescribed by doctOrS, nnd is recog jni/.ed as a family rnedicinc every j where. f'.\ t'TIO.V?-Wltcn JOH ?*k xiur (IriiR glnt, uroc-i-r ?r denler for Ijiiff}'* Pltre ' Mnlt \\ lii?k,\v be ?ur<- jon iti-t tlie kciiiiIim-. MV m, nbnohltclv iMin- iiioilirltllll .lt UrliUItey, aml ln aold ln ncnled bottlex rnil) : I never ln bnlk. I.ook for *??<? triidc-ninrk, I tlie -'Cllil C liriuUl." on llie l.'iln-l. nnd iiutki "iiij-i- the xoiil over iin- i-ork u unbroUcn. ' 1'1-1,-p si.oo. Wrlti- Crtliaitltlns I'hydi-imi. , Dii(Ty Mnlt WliUkey Co., llocheWtcr, \. Y., for n free illnnii-tit?-?! meillcnl booklcl nuil ! free ndvli-p. |-?A-.,-T News of Petersburg ./ T r gnlar monthij meetlng of the COtinno Council was held 'his after? noon. The report aubmltied by the treaaurei jhowed the clty'a cash re celptii ior the rnontli of January tb have been ?'?.?? I 3 The Clty ..lditor's report ahowed that the dlabursements ilurin-: the .-am-- raonth were $33,870,031 A goud deal of routlnt- business was transui,-ted, and the usual inonthly ap proprlatlona were made to the dif ferent dcparfments. .New l~-.ni- uf lt<i iid -.. On the call for reports" from ,con. mltteea, President Patterson. chalrman of the Flnanco Coaimlttec, presented two ordiiiani.es provldlng in tho aggro gate for the purposos apeclfledythereln of a new lasue i>f $.0,000 In clty bonds, to bear -t per cent. Intereat, and to run for a perlod of fbrty years. Ono of these ordlnancea prnvldes for the issue of ,**n.000 bonds for school buildlng purposos. and to be known as such; the other provldea for tlio issue of J70.000 in bonds for street Improyc ments, and to be known as such. Rotb ordlnajicos were referred to the Fl? nance Commlttee, and, under tlie rules of the, Councll. wlll lie over for one inontli. ' \ In apeaking to tho subject matter or those ordlnances, Chalrman Patleson stated that while the bonde.d debt ot tin- clty is -l.ioo.ooo. tho city*s atnking fund owns securlties of marketablo value of $350,000; that the tasablb reai'.e-state yalues are, about SS,000,000, which will be Increascd hy thls ycar's ussessmontt Tlio chortcr alloWa the clty to issue bonds to tho amount of 22 per cent. of Its taxable real cstate valuos. whlch would bo 51.760,000. De ductlng froni this t|ie present' bonded debt; and the clty under tlie present assessinent would have a margln to Issue additional bonds to the amount of ..CO.OOO. Chairman Pattesbn further statcd that in 1011 an issue of $1115.000 ot C per cent. bonds of tho clty will ma ture; which will have to he patd. Of these. maturlng botuls. lim sin.king fund owns. in round figurcs, $G.i.00O, nnd in addition owns securlties other than those of the clty to the amount of between Slio.oop and $125,000 that are readlly hiarketable. So that. It.is ahown, the maturing issue If Sl65,'.iOO ?f bonda can bc- easlly cared for. Chalrman Patteson Ntatod tbat the annual Iricome of the sinkmg fund is These are Intereatlng figures. and show the clty'a flhanclal condltion to i.. ; eoJtl ?? and solld. With all of its xtra approprlatlona for school pur po-p*. pubik- Imprpveinenta, etc.. the lt; promptly raeets all of it.-* obllgar tlons, livt-s Withln its resources, and sees no need of incrensing it.-- $1.40 rate of taxation. .Inlnl SeWnlon ot Conncllii. A joint sesslon of tlie Board of Al dermen and Common Councll \vn^ held at 1:30 o'clock this afternoon to fll! vacancles in the Flre Conirnisainn and School Bonrd. The resignation of i Fnines Weddell a? a roember of tho i Flre Commlssion was read and, ac I cepted, but as no mention waa made ii, this call for tno nieetlng ?w tho i uymlnatlon of hls sucoessor th's waa . defcrred. Dr. Joseph O Osborne and T. .'. ! .M-rrrlltb v.-f-ro nominated 1? flll va canclos on tho School Bonrd. Their nonntiatIon? are cnnlvalent to oloction by tlie Councll. IX-ntli <<l n Vouug I.nilj. Aflss Clarn .luMine McKe'nnoy. rltlrd daughter of Mr and Mrs. Wllltam R. McKenney oC this city, dlcd last ? inticr at '. o'clock at the county homo of hor father: in Brunswlclt county, after an llln'ess of about two yenra. Tho' romalns were brought io tho city tiiis afternoon, an,i tb<- buriiil will ho from St. Paul's Eplscopal Church to-morrow at 1'o'clock P. M. A commlttee of tho Ladles' Mernorlal Associatlon is sollciting contributlon? of money and suppliea for thc suppe1; to be glvon on February. 11 to aid tiu associatlon in its patriotic work of perpetuating tho mcmory of Confed erato soldlers. Tho new gradcty sehoolliouso at , Swlfl Creek, in Cliestorlield county, j Iias been completed, und was opened for use yesterday witli a larprc at tendanco of pupils. Owing lo delay in getting a flag, tlie ceromonles of placlng tho cornor-stono and * raialng the flag were postpone.d utitil a Inter day. ?a. \Y. Harris, a colored lawyer of tlie city. Iias been temporarlly appoint od to tlie position of watchman at the Fedcral buildlng. lt is said that about sixty applitations were lllcj for the bisif^FE<ferie^x liiiKiftife At Your Druggist. 50c ?t * stBttr.it ut l_H.IOtl_WD.SS ?SjPgwjgjjFTpji mviwi !?_? ri_-_iiit' )?__ UMrpllf -i l_nil_-*- J* KUU CJt-MS OUTttOYS ODORJ. HM-JWOUND.. K1U.S INSECTS. P-TUrtE. THE AIR AND r.EANSM. NONPOISONOUJ NON'CAUSTtC Pfl... 10 C?nl. Wat Dr-Uiftcltng Co. THE UNIVERSAL NON-POISONOUS Germicide and Antiseptic PREVENTS DISEASE KILLS BAD ODORS The Secret of Health is Cleanliness Your home cannot be healthy, unleas it is clean, it can? not be clean unless you use a disinf ectant. To all clean ing water, add the powerful non-poisonous germicide, CN Disinfectant and also use it from "Cellar to Garret." Disinfect the outhouse or toilet. Disinfect the cellar and don't allow a bad odor to exist anywhere. Trial Bottle, 10 cts. At Drug Stores. WEST D1SINFECTING CO. (Inc.) New York. ; The largeat manufacturers "of disin fectants and disinfecting appliances in Ameiica. . |..)i ii ifdi, nll of them, -: tcopl ahoiu luilf a tlosterii cotnlng from whlto men, Mr. . .loHcph v\". gewarri haa been iii | fiit- Boverul iiny. ..i pno'umoriln at li'l- hOniC, corii.r Ol .irffci-uoti iilltl Ad,'. ni.-i Hll''''l. lM?iiniii<T rriipniltitm (iff. The Souldet'li limiiiineo Company, or l-'nyottcville, N. C, recently nuidr frropt/sltlon to tlie Chutnber of Com1 merce to roinova IU prlncfpai offlce to t*eierbbitrg, nnd t?i crcci a handabme olTlce bulldlng Iii thls clty, on condi? tlon thut st'i.d'. of tho company to the amount nf $100,oon ithotild he pub acrlbed, Tl.lnkinR- wall of tiie propo sltlon ny an Ihyestmcnt an.l aa a good ihliip for the clty, 11.e chamber ln doracd lt, nnd aaaisted ln ralalng the SlOO.ooo ftoolt. It hna slnco truns pirc.l. however. that tli" company has I,.nie liivolved ln Bulta, and that a feeeiver haa been asked for. Under ii,. ? ?? clrcuniBtancea tlie Chamber ot Coiimierce has wlthdrawn from tli'' agieernont, nnd all glven by Peteraburger." f"r stock wlll I." returned id tliem. No one who eub crlb?-<! to 'be atock wlll losc any thin f of pollce for ahows n total of 150 arresta, Ihcluded In tho niimbct' belng twenty-Heven .liuiik.? hlnsr. S Thr report ?t thv he inr.nl b Of .iarf'i aLLEGE FH SURMCE DEAL Receivers of Seminole Company Set Up Claim of Collusion and Conspiracy. [Speclal io Ihe Tlniea-OIapatah.l RAI.EIOH, N". C, February 2.? yAlleging that 8 1h> iram>actlon wa*: concelved and consummated ln fraud of the riglits and Interesta of the ktOckholdei'a in the Seminole Securl? tles Company, ahd that lhe .ifueers ot ihe southern Lilfe Insuranee Company. an,| 11s agetits- in the tl am actlon, had knowledge of.'the fraud and parllcl patod and benetlited by It, consplrlng an.i colludlrig wlth the ofneers and agents of tUe Seminole Securltles Company, nnd di.i manage II to the Irreparable hurt and Injury* of the Seminole Sectirltlea Company; r, ? (3. Thompklns und others, as receivers of tlie Seminole Company, have Inatltuted suit in the L'nlled States Court here, aalvlng t'nat the wholc ti'ariaactlon he tw.-.-n the Seminole Company and the Southern J.ife Jnaurance Company bo annulled and the Seminole Company be reimburse'd the $320,000 paid to the Southern Eife Jnsiirance Company by the Seminole offtcer? In the deal that haa atirred Bensatlon aftei> senaatloii In this State and South Cat'Olins, the home of the Seminole corporatlon. during me past few inmithp. 'lhe complalnt filed. reelte^ th* tvbple trariaactlon, whlch atarted last t'harcs of Southern Llfe stock was sold to the olllcers of the Scnilnolc Company al $108 por share, the Southr ern Llfe Inoreaslns Its capital to SoOO.000 from $150,000 for putting through the deal, the principal agents In the transactlon belng, it is alleged, C. .1. Herbert. for the Southern Life. co-operating with C, J. Cooper and other olllcers of the Semlnolo and the Souihern Compatiles. ^Iip complalnt also sets up the blg eommissions pald to Il-rbert atrd oth? ers?Sl 10.000?as an cvidence of fraud. HIC-II POI.NT BOOMI.VG. Julim Muulripnl A.vooclntlon ninl Ceta New IndiiMtrlcx. (.Sperlal to The Tinie--Olsnatch.| HiOil FOIJ.T, N. c. February _.? This _iiy ls now a member of tho Car? olina Munlcipal Associatlon. the titic having been conferred at a mcetlng of the board last ni?ht. The associatlon will tirge tho Legislature that Irrogu larJtles respecting munlclpalitles oxist ing ln the present revenue aot be lef: out of the new act. At n meetlng of the school board to-nlght h coniinittee from the Junlor Order urged actlon tow'ards a better school faculty. Mr. Van Brunt. who is Interestcd in tlie streot car and other proieets for lli).li Polnt, has written the Board of Aldermen not to grant a franchlso to any other ooinpany than Colcr .and Company, as they wlll bulltl a street car and gas plant; A factory for the nianufacture of wooden trays is belng organlzed here. The Ilub and llandlc Company, of thls fity. has been chart'ered hv 1"). O. Cecell and others, capital stock $.5,000. UM0A3IABSS OVI.H BILL. iFcnred Tlnit lln PriNSngc Wlll He lllow U> Tobacco ItiisiM,---,. tSpedal to Tlie Tlmes-Dlspatch.] ? \\"I.N'ST').N'-SAI,1-;.M, VA., N. C, Feb? ruary _.?This belng the largest to I bacco manufactu'rlng town ln tho 1 South, mticli lnterest is being manl I ft-sted here in tn<- antitrust bill now before the Legislature, bspecially what ls known as subsection A, whlch says: I "for any nerson, ilrni, corporation or I associatlon tn make or have any agree mont, oxpross or implied, to lower or provent the Inemtee ln price of any | articlp or thing of value whlch any such jierson, liriu, corporation or -.s sociation muy desire to puroluiso with in tlie ytnto of North Carolina." ' it ls reported here that tho Amerlcnn Tobacco Company has declurcd that it will wlthdraw all Its interests from North Curoiliia if tho act becomes u law. X'he fear ot" the opposltion has been increasod by Govepnpr Kltehin comlns out in favor of tho bill. lt Is arguorl that his Inlliioncc may Inducc a sufli clent number of law-makors to thlul. hls way tn pass it, Wnrehousenien all over the Stato wlll be In Ttalelgh to niorrow lo opposo tho bill Introducod to roduce present warehouso cliarges for sale of leaf tobacco. I'lnnn'M nt Spenc'er. rt. perlal to Tho Tlmes-Dispatch.l SFENCER, X. C, February '.'.?Flre of unknown orlgtn at noon to-dav de? stroyed tho dwolling and househobl effects of D. P. Willlams. of Spencer, entailing a lots of about $1,800, par tlally CQVered by insurance. 'I'he farh Ily was away from home, and but n small amount of goods was saved. Purmci* Fn.uUy llu.t, [Speclal lo The Tlmcg-Dispat-h.l WINSTO.V-KALkM, N. c.. Febrtiftrv ..? John Adklns, a promti.bnt farme'r of Stokos county, was tliruwn from hls mule to-cjay, and sustalne,i what Is regavclod by\ attondlng physlclaus as fatal ih.urles. Hia skull is fracturetl. Mr. Adklns is thirty years old, and is a brother-ln-law of County Court Clerk Chlldress, of Hlokes. ______?.?,?.? -___ Goln_. to Itnly. | s>?cliil tn The TlmoR-Dlspatoh. | CAPE CHAUl'.KR, VA.. February 2.~ A carlond of lumber, a Unlted States government contrtbutlon to the earth iiuako sufferers in Italy, passed over tha Unes of tho New Vork, Phlladol phia nnd N'orfoll. Rallrnad to-day. con ?lgnod to New Vork fpr slilpniout. Tha luittber ls en routo from Coorgla. Vduxt. hav fowvo ni...n. Bod.v of fSdwara Wrljtht I-Ucovercd ln Farltcr** Iloat. ? f Speclal to The Tlm-_-r.lsrrfttch,l WASillNCTON", N. C, Fnhruary _.? Tlie hodv of I'Mwnrd ff. Wrlght, son a_ _,., F. Wright, of thls olty. was round ln, hls cHther'a gas ho'at I-ana, on, Pamllco Rlver, about two iiillos from thls clty, thls mornlng, "Wtion lound, tho younjv uinti was frozeu and lils skull crushoa. Tho , body ^irw brought to this t^lty. aiul Cotton is King But on a British Throne. The United States is not even the heir apparent We raise the cotton, England spins it, and we thereby lose our birthright. Daniel J. Sully, who explojted the famous Cotton Corner two years ago, tells how we buy two dollars' worth # of cotton goods from Europe for every dollar's worth we export, in the March COSMOPOLITAN All News-stands?15 Cents viewcd by Coroncr Joshua Tayloe. who, after examlning, pronounccd an in queal unnecessary, na there wero no eyldencea of foul play. It is tbought that Wriglit in some way became en tangled in the machlnery, whlch fruc tured hla skull in throe places, and thla, together with thoexposu're, caused hls death. Wright wns woll known here and popular. He was engaged in tho rlver trafttc. IUk l,ec Cut Off. [Speclal to The Tlmes-Dlspatch.] b'REELTNG, V.A.. February 2.?It ha.t been learncd here that Wllllam Van ovor. formerly of this placo. ha<i ono of his logs cut eff by n saw at. a luinbor mlll in Unooln county, W. Va. 0-A.ST03=t.3:-?A-. Bear. the _/?lllB Kind Y?'J Have SS BoUsflt Blgnatur. /J? ., ?%?&&&. Mr. Harkness Writes from ?IloHloii, Mnx.-i., ,lan. no, IIMIII. "Wnlter IJ. Mohch & Co? "103 E. Uroiul Street. "Itlcliinnuil, Vu.i "Dcnr Slrs,?Just a tcw IIiicn of npitrrvlatlon for the. uac of your .slcliiivny Grniul nt the rc ccllt Cliiipiuiui-Alcxiinilcr inccl Iiikh. The pecrlrwa toni-, Ihe e.\ uulsltc toucli nnil tlie uomlcrl'iil iluriiliilit.v of tlie Steluwuy nitike It nn liiNtriiiiicnt nliovc ?ll ollicr.s. Thc dellcute iiliiulrmlmo mul the intijefttlc I'orte ipinlitles nre such thnt Ihe nebpe "f thc pcrforuiev ls imltiiiltcU. Your cnurtesy lu keeptnJRr tlie liiKtritiiiriit lu ner-? feet eonilltlon ln niiieli niiiirc eluted. "Althougll you Ithvc 11* no wny Niiggi'Kteri mii'Ii nn oplnion nn this, I feel lt ihic to you to wrll? IllllM. "YouVh very nlueei-ely, "HOHT. II AltKMiSS." The above uttsolicitcd let ter from Mr. Roln. Hark? ness, the brtlliatit' young Australian piariist. who played a Stcinway Grand at thc Auditorium during' the recent Chapman - Alexander rheetings, is the kln'd of evi dence that settles every dbubt, We are solc agents for the Steinway in Virginia and North Caroliria. Come and scc them. Write for eatalog. Walter D. Moses & Co., 103 ?. Broad St? Richmond, - Virginia. Oldcst Music House in Virginia and North Carollna. :;:? ? ? ?, ?, ? ? ? ? ? ?, ?' i .gas [ [ ON JUDGE ! Prisoner Rescnts Punishment, and Starts Fight in Court Room. (hpccial lo Tlie Tlmes-Dlspaicli," AVINCHESTER, VA., February 2.~ linragcd upon belng flned and bonded to kcep tho poace for murderoualy as satiltltig James Mclntosh wlth a sharp stone. Edward Knlght made a savage attack upon Justice C. AV. AVilaon ln court to-day. As ho rushed upon the Justice, Knlght wtts caught by Court Otlicer Massey, who had leaped across tlie bench, anel after a desperate strug sle he overpoworod the prisoner. A" mob gathered ln the uteantlme. AVhile order Avaa belng restored, Knlght waa sontenccd to jall. antl hurrledly taken from the court room.' ATTEMl'TS TO E.\D LIFE. Xo Cnuie Known for Oecrt of VuunK' l.iiinlier Denlcr. [Special to Tho Tiniea-Dlsnatch.] NEW CHURCH, VA., February 2.? Sytvcster E. Purnoll, thirty years of a-*-e, a member of the flrm of .1. S. Gordy & Bros., lumber dealers, of Painter, A'a., attompted to end his llfo yesterday at tlio home of D. T. Justice, AA'attsville, near here, Avlth whom ho hoarded, by sondlng a bullet from a 32-c.allbre revolver through his braln. At present no causo can be ascertalned tor his rash act. Purnell, Avho ls a nativo of Snow 11111. Md.. came hera about slx months ago and entered in businoss. Ho was a prosporous young business man and hlgitly respected. Ile ls a wldOAver, haylng buvled his tvlfo about one vear agb. Thore is Imt littlo hope of'hlm survlvlng. - -?->? ? Alii.-oi-Alortlni; llc-Iil. [Speolul t<- The Tlmes-Dispatcb.) ONANCOCK, ArA.. February '>.?Tlie Interdenomlnational mass-meetlng in tlio interest of foreign mlsslons yes? terday ln the Baptlst, Church "was largely attended. Among others, ,-the followlng mlnlstora woro present: E. T. Carter. Chincotoague; AV. E. U'ur ron, Mude.Ucoavn; lt. P'. Staples, Parks ley; L. B. Boney, Accomac: J. R. Tay? lor, Maiionvilla; .1. \V. Keanis, Bay Vlow; Arnos Clary, Rlchmond; ,1. \\\ Stlff, J. C. Gornlck and w. f\ Gard ner, Oimncock. Scalded to llciitli. | Speclal to Tho Times-Diapatcli. I P'REELING, A'A., February 2.--A child, aged flve, of John Baker. who lives iu tho Cumbertanda, was scalded to death. Another of the chlldren was serlously, tlmugli not fatally, burned. A vessel ot hot water waa accldnntallv overturned, tho chlldren belng in the way ot lt. ? ? ? ' ??.'.??? lloontllilner*. ln .Inll. [Speclal to rna Timos-plspatoh.J FKEISLING. ArA.. February ar?? Sevi eral of thn moonshliiers of Cuinber InuJ Monutaiii haAe beon placed ln jall at Cllnlwood to serve sentehces 1m posed upon ihfiti by Judge Mct'iowoil at his rocent term of court nt. Hlp Stone ?ap, l.ncal (lulion Elcctlon, ISimcial co The Timj-i-lAispat.-li.l OANVILLE. VA,, K'ebituuy 2.- A |m lltloti nsi'tna- for .i wet nnd dry eleo tlon ln the dUtrlut of l-'taukllu couuly whlch embraces tho town of Rocky Mount- has beon in clrculatlon fot scme tlme, and enough naines to ordcr an electlon has been secured. 'Rocky Mount has two saloons, each pay ing a license of $2,000. Both aides clnlm they will be victorloua. Watves te.xnnilnntlon. I Speclal to The Tlmea-Dlapatch,] DANVIX.EE, VA., Fobruary 2.?Geors? Pugh, former tlcket- agcnt for the Southern Railway horo, who la charged with embeassling $3,250, walved a pre llmlnary hearing to-day ln the Mayor'* Court, Application for bond Avas heard before Judge A. M. Alken, of the Cor poration Court, and, Pugh was releascd on a $2,500 bond. Tho trial will likely come up in March. ^ ii studylug Hond Problem. LSpeclal to Tho Timea-Diapaxob.; BUCKINGHAM, VA., February 2,-h Mr. Scott, asaistant to State Highway Coinmiasioner Wilson, Avaa here yes? terday and addresaod the Board of Su porvlsors on the methods of working the publlc roads. The board did noc take actlon on what is to be done, but adjourned to moet Saturday, February 6, when the matter avUI be gono Into. more fully. Renl Eatatc Changea. [Speclal to ThaTimeA-Dlbpatch.l FREDERICKSBTJRG, VA., Februaj-y 2.?Hugh D. and George A. Scott have purchasod of Mrs. E. B. "Wallace. ? brick. residence on Main Street in this. clty. Mrs. AVallaco has purchaeed * residence ln another part of the ctty. J. L. Carter and T. M. Jones havo purchaaed a part of the Buchanan es tato in Spotsylvania county, 120 acres, for $1,500, and each wlll build a resi? dence on the property. Enjoy Your Meals Hy Mmply Catiug n I.tttfo IMensautl Tublet After Eacb oc Them. A TABLET DIGESTS A ME.VL. When digestlon is perfect the lluida" i.m-fssirv lo thls prooeaa come natur ally to the ald of the slomaeh. They aro of right proportlon and do their work speedlly and well. When Indl g-eation aud dyspepaia are prevalent, these same lulces come slowly If at all, are weak and iusufflclent, or are lllled with stronn acids and alkalieg. AA'hen such a conditlon exlrts each uieiil is a hardslilp upon the digestive organs. Tho tueal tdioulrt wtrengthen the julcod, but. ou the contrary. it weakens them, so that man by tlio very act of eutltiR- causea condltlons to arl?? whlch of themselves bring him paln and loathing for tlie next rneai. Bv eatlng one of Stuart's Dyapopsla, Tablets, you mlx ihe tablot wlth your saliva and lt goes Into your stomach a strong, vlgorous fluid. many tltfiea more powerful than the natural dlges tlve jutces. .Theae tablets are made ut> from natural vegetable- and frult ej sencea, and are eomposed from Hvdraa tis, Goldeu Seal, Lactos.-. Nuv. Aacetlo Pepsin, Blamuth an.l Jamaica Glnger. There la tho formula, and one grnln of lt wlll digest '3.000 graina of fn.id lu anv stomach. Besides dlgestlng ??? food lt wlll give the blood tho power to enrli-h Uie dlR-estlve fluida, so aftrr n time naturo will tnke care of tt*vtf. ? Though vou havo no Momach f.-on!..!*. one of these tablets after each meal Ifl a powerful aaalatance to nature, and ls un exoellept hubit to make. Go to any ilrugglst aud .i-Mc hia ?pl ??? IOii of Stuart's Dyspepaia Tablets. vy? wlll abldo his unssv.ir if !..? be an hon ,.st ni.v.. Tliov sa.11 for 50>: per pack ase. S?nd us'y.uir li.tn'- and *ddr**r? nnd we Wlll se?d V'Oll ?< tri.H iiavl?i.?ra bv imiit free. Artilivss V A Stu*rt (>.. i 150 Slumt llius., Marsusdl Mlcfy .. . _