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FRIENDS RECOVER JACKSON'S BODY Was Found Near Spot Where Young Man Lost His Life. NEGRO TRIES TO KILL WIFE Church Case Will Soon Be Set? tled?Other Petersburg News. TTmes-Dlspatch Bureau, 100 North Sycamore Street, Petersburg, Va., February 21. The body of James P. Jackson, who tvas drowned In the Appomattox Ttlvor at Point of Rocks, eight miles below the city, Sunday evening, was recov? ered this morning about 10:15 o'clock, and was brought up to tho city about 1 o'clock this afternoon. It was es? corted up to the wharf by a large number of friends, who had been ac? tive In the search, seated In motor boats. The body was brought up in Mayor Cameron's line boat, and was taken direotly to tho undertaking rooms of Badger & Moore, to be pre? pared for burial. All day yesterday up to night an un? availing search was made for tho body. The search was resumed this morning, with somo six or seven boats engaged in it. The body was found by Robert Cabanisa, who had a string of hooka on hi? line. Tho body was in natural g?S SOUTH, It is also the home of Good Luck Baking Pow? der. This Powder has be? come the favorite of Cook dom. Hundreds of thou? sands of housewives will use no other kind. You can get it at your gro? cer's. For list of val? uable Free Pre? miums see illus? trated booklet in each can. THE SOUTHERN MAfWFACTURING COMPANY, Richmond, Va The Greatest Demand, The Largest Business, The Best Equipment, therefore The Lowest Price. t Phone Monroe 477 or 478. Guaranteed by Holly Llthia Springs Co., Inc., Richmond, Va., under Pure Food and Drug Act. June 80, 1903. Seriil No. 80,683. f WOOD'S SUPERIOR ~1 We offer all the best and most productive varieties? clean seed and first-class qual? ities. The New Washington Burt or 90-Day Swedish Select Black Tartarian Red Rust Proof, etc. "Wood's Crop gives prices Special'' and our De? scriptive Catalog gives full in? formation about Oats and all other Farm and Garden seeds. Wood's Seed Catalog and Crop Special mailed free on request. Seedsmen, - Richmond, Va. W. E. Tanner. John F. Tanner PAINTS, STAINS, BRUSHES Tanner Paint & Oil Co. THE ORIGINALS 1410 East Main Street Pqou?? Madison 390 and 1707 PERFECT Used by people of refine? ment in every part of the world where the use of the tooth-brush is known, for Almost Half a Century. i a .l,.. ? condition, ?tretchod at full length, with the hands (Irmly clasped above the breast. "While great grief has been expressed in the community over the untimely end of this noble and popu? lar young man, great relief la felt in the recovery of his body, which was found within ten or fifteen feet of the spot where ho sank. The funeral will take place from St. John's Church at 11 o'clock to-morrow morning. Munlerou? Assault on Wife. Because they could not live lovingly ? and peacefully together. Samuel Crock : er and Eva, his wife, agreed to sep t arate a week ago, and Sam left his borne on Grcssett Street. I^ast night In i an angry and Jealous mood he return ? ed to his home, and his wife granted him an Interview. Ho demanded that she should receive him back as her j husband, which demand she refused. Sam thereupon drew his pistol and j shot at her five times, three bullets I taking effect, two causing glancing I wounds on the head and the third entering her hack as sho was trying to escape. In each of these cases the muzzle of tho pistol was so close to the body as to burn tho flesh, j The most serious of the wounds is the one In the back. Tho ball Injured the spinal cord, and caused paralysis of the lower part of the body. The woman Is In tho hospital in e. critical condition, and the husband, who evi? dently intended murder, Is in Jail. Soon to Be Settled. Judge J. B. Price, appointed some weeks ago a3 the commissioner of the Hustings Court to secure a correct list of the membership of tho Harrison Street (colored) Baptist Church, with tho view of a final settlement of the factional troubles in that church, has so far progressed with his work that he expects next week to have a. meet? ing of the counsel In tho case, to whom to submit his report and to arrange for a church meeting. This meeting, held under the supervision of the com \ missioner, will decide by majority vote the question of the control of tho church property and the election of pastor and other olllccrs. This is the question which has divided the church into hostile factions. Two White .Men Sentenced. Irvine Beale and John Sullivan, white men, were sentenced to jail by the Police Justice to-day for a term of six months each for stealing brasses from the Norfolk and Western Railway Company, which they Hold. Beale baa long been known on the police records. Sullivan has only recently come to Petersburg from Now York. Pe.r?onnl and Otherwise. There will be no formal celebration of Washington's birthday In this city to-morrow. Official reports to Methodist Sunday School Association from the various schools comprising the association show that during the past month tho aggregate register was 1,975; average attendance, 1.687; per cent, of attend? ance. SO; money collected, $1S1.20. Miss Fannie Glenn Hudglns, daugh? ter of Mr- and Mrs. Clifton Hudglns, of West Washington Street, died yes? terday afternoon. Though only four? teen year* old, sho was an active worker in the church and Sunday school. Evangelist Walker, In his sermon at tho First Baptist Church last night, paid that during his week's stay In Petersburg he had seen more drunken? ness than anywhere else In the last three years. The Rev. Father O'Farrel. of St. Joseph's Catholic Church, will leave for Florida next week, and will piob ably go to Cuba. Tho special and regular Committees on Gas and Lights of the City Coun? cil will hold a meeting this week, and will consider the feasibility of estab? lishing a municipal light plant. PAID TO IIAVE HUSBAND KILLED Woman Then Stood By and Saw Fatal Blow Struck. Plymouth, Mass., February 21.?That sho paid $35 to have her husband put out of the way, and stood by and saw him murdered, was the admission credited to Mrs. Lena Cusumano by her sister to-day, when tho latter tes? tified at the trial of Mrs. Cusumano, on the murder charge in the Superior Court. Tho sister, Mrs. Acculsa do Legarto, of Boston, testified that Mrs. Cusumano visited her home a fow days, and that the body of Frank Cusumano was found in the surf as Sunset Beach, Hull, and In discussing his dis? appearance, said: "My head told me to have him killed. I paid $35 and had him killed." ( "Are you sure he V dead; aren't they fooling you?" the sister asked. The reply of Mr9. Cusumano, as given by the witness was: "X saw it done with my own eyes. They gave It to him one blow in the neck with tho axe." "Wrhere 13 ha burled?" the question? er persisted, according to her testi? mony. "He isn't buried, but wrapped in a quilt, tied with wire and thrown into the sea at 3 o'clock at night," Mrs. Cusumano 1b said to have replied. The witness said that a few days later she read of the finding of tho body in the surf at Hull, under con? ditions exactly similar to those which had been described by her sister. CRUSnED UNDER ENGINE. One Killed and Other* Injured In Wreck on the V. and S. W. Railway. [Special to The Times-Dispatch.1 Bristol, Va., February 21.?Engineer Joe Lee Hicks was killed instantly, his body being crushod under a loco? motive; Engineer Charles Bruner had his chest so badly crushed that he may not recover, and Fireman George Jones and Conductor Barker wore painfully hurt in a wreck r.ear Clinchport, on tho "Virginia and Southwestern Railway at 2 o'clock this afternoon, when two large locomotives, pulling a coal train, jumped the track, and one rolled over an ernbankment. Engineer Hicks was single and twenty-six years old. His body, together with the injured train? men, was brought, here early to-night. Jewelry Store Robbed. [Special to The Tlmes-Dlspatch.l Henderson, N. C, February 21.?Quito a bold burglary occurred here this morning a fow hours before day. The rear door of N. D. Wolls's jewelry store, was broken open with an axe, and It la estimated that $250 to ?300 worth of goods wore stolen. Tho axe used in breaking the lock was left by the rob . bers, who made good their escape. , AMUSEMENTS Academy?Dark. Jefferson Auditorium?Chnrlty Ball. Bijou?"Her Son," Matinee nnil Night. Lubln?Vaudeville. Several Stars, Good Munie nnd Fun. From tho professional standpoint, Miss Van Rtuddlford's return to the stage is properly billed as "Grace Van Studdtford In 'Tho Paradise of Ma? homet/"* but as tho uudlenco soejj it. tho program should road " 'Tho Para- j dieo of Mahomet,* with Graco Van Studdiford.'l And UiIb is said without tho leaM desire to belittle or disparago that charming- light opera star, but be? cause sho is only ono of several of tho roal stars of tho pcrformnnco. "The Paradlso of Mahomet" Is an opcm houffe, with music by Robert Planquotto, who, by tho way, wrote "The Chimes of Normandy," which most of us romombor, and book and lyrics by Harry B. and Robert B. Smith. The story Is fantastic and Im? possible, but It serves to lntroduco a number of clevor lines, lots of tuneful music, a famous soprano of light opera, three oxcellont comedians, and a chorus that can both sing and dance, and what more Is required? Last night was only the second "stand" out of New York, so tho costumes were fresh and clean, besides being pretty and well made; there was an augmented orchestra, and one of tho very biggest, warmest audiences of tho season stirred the corfipany to do its prettiest Miss Van Studdiford Is very hand? some, and her voice, even after hoi long retirement, is unusually Bmooth and Ilexible. iler very high notes taken with that lift or curl of the : upper Hp which we remember in Anita Reo?were clear and powerful, but hex host,work was done In the softer bits, notably in "The Joys of Life" and in "The Roso of the Orient," when she sustained a very small and yet ex? quisitely clear tone and exhibited a re? markable breath control?altogether a real singer. But good as she was, the ohow was almost stolen from her by one of the funniest women we have often seen? Maude Odell, a big, strikingly hand? some woman, with a queer, double barreled voice, best In Its lower bar? rel, who, after the style of Trlxle Frlganza, doesn't In the least mind being absurd, and succeeds In making herself delightful and charming?a genuine comedienne. Florenz IColb, the Ktage director, who, as Maboul, is married to CTarlsse (Miss Odeil)?she nays because be was an election bet; he says because sho was wished on hirn?is funny enough, besides having done exceedingly good work In stage I management. But, of the men. the easy star Is Robert Pitkln. who no* only Is clever and skilled as a com? edian, but has an unusually, good bari? tone voice, which he uses with cas? and art, in spite of the fact that he is a comedian In modern opera bouffe The duet between Miss Odell and Mr Pitkln is the one olg hit of the piece? "There's Something Aoout You, Dear, That Appeals to Me"?tho audience couldn't get enough of it. and no won? der. They worked a dozen different fun-making; "gags," the funniest of which was sprung when ho fell Into tho arni3 of this "female Haoken schmldt" and she murmured, "Kiss me, my Fool." May Bouton, the gipsy girl, did not I ?com at ease; she kept her eyes either j on the musical director or on the au? dience, and was not pleasing. George Leon Moore, the Prince Casslm, was very evidently out of voice?he talked several songs, while others were omitted, and seemed generally to. bo in bad shape, which is a pity, because he is somewhat "mushy" as an actor. As a whole the performance was "great"?to the lantern with New York. W. D. G. Olee Club ProPrnm. The program to be rendered here in the auditorium of the Jefferson Hotel Thursday evening by the University ?>f Virginia Glee Club has been an? nounced as follows: March. "We All Come To? gether .Becker. Glee Club. Lolita .Buzzia Peccla H. P.. Wilkins. i Double quartet, "Come Where j My Love Liles Dreaming" . ...Fostei I Ainker, S. Saunders. Wilkins. King, Z j Lewis, Ewers, H. Marshall. F. Lewis. ?*ocal Duet .Selected I Mr. and Miss Waller and K. O. Payne, eong, "O, Lovely as the Morn? ing's Dawn" .McLc-ad Glee Club. SECOND PART. Corner Quartet .Selected Tred Webb. R. R. Saunders, J. w. Hamilton, A- F. Triplet. Violin Solo, "Bercruse".Friml S. P. Cowardin. Bong, "A Stein Song" .Bullard Glee Club. "Some Songs"? J. W. Hamilton. Solo. "A Toreador's Love Song" .Couchois M. W. Gannaway. Quartet, "Do Sandman" . . . . Protheroc F. C. Rinker, J. J. King, M. W. Gan? naway. Frank Lewis. Finale. "The Good Old Song" .Craighill (95) Glee Club APPONYI IN CHICAGO Detectives Guard Speaker to Prevent Any Untoward Outbreak. Chicago, 111., February 21.?With a score of detectives surrounding the house and scattered among his audi? tors, Count Albert G. Apponyl spoke Home Treatment for Tuberculosis Many people have cured themselves of Tuberculosis by a very simple, inex? pensive home method?fresh nir, care? ful diet and Eckman's Alterative. 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I was losing my appetite and had become so thin and' weak I could not attend to riiy house- j j hold duties. A physician pronounced' my case Consumption. Not being sat? isfied, I was examined by tho phy? sicians of the Polycllnlc Hospital; they also pronounced the disease Consump? tion, which was proven later by an examination of sputum, as Tuberculo? sis Bacilli was found. T was ordered i lo a Consumptive Hospital. My nephew would not allow me to go until I had I tried Eckman's Alterative. Before I had taken the medicine thico weeks [ j had marked relief, night sweats 'ceased; pain in the breast relieved; j cough became loose and easy ; fever i left n<o and I commenced getting well. ! My health became normal. I am in [excellent health now and have been ! completely cured for ten years. I ! strongly recommend it." (Signed) (MRS.) MARY WASSON. Eckman's Alterative cures Bron? chitis, Asthma, Hay Fever, Throat and Lung Affections. For sale by Owens [ <fe Minor Drug Co. and other leading druggists. Ask for booklet of cured cases and write to Eckman Labora i tory, Philadelphia, Pa., for additional I evidence. _. Make the American National Bank your ally in the struggle for business supremacy. Take "Safety and Service" for your watchword. Resolve To-Day to start a Bank Account with the American National Bank. Let February 22 d be a memorable day in your business career, and let the future write Success in letters of gold in your Bank Book. Assets over Five Million Dollars. 3a/o Compound Interest on Savings Accounts. to-night before a civic club. He de? scribed the Hungarian school lows, scouted the throats said to have been made against him by Slovaks, and de? nied any responsibility for the riot? ing which resulted in the so-called massacre at Csernerva, Hungary. Count Apponyi declared that he did not take seriously the opposition Which the announcement of his coming hero had created, and said his only crime had been the enforcement of the law more rigidly than his predecessor. WOMAN SHOOTS OFFICER Emptied Revolver at Men Who Wero Tiring; to Arrest Her. Chicago, 111., February 21.?Deputy Sheriff Otto Gnewlch was shot and seriously injured to-night while arrest? ing Anna Pearson, who entered tho Board of Assessors' office on the twelfth floor of the county building, and fired two shots at Charles W. Smith, an employe. When she saw sho had failed to wound Smith, tho young woman ran into an adjoining office, waved the revolver, and threatened to shoot any one who followed her. Gnewich and other deputies ran up from the sheriff's office on the eleventh floor and grappled with Miss Pearson. They arrested her only after she had emptied her revolver, shooting off Gnowich's finger with a bullet that also entered the deputy's head. The woman declared she had ac? cepted attentions from Smith, and had decided to shoot him after site had learned that he was married. Bennett?-Over by. [Special to The Times-Dispatch. 1 Blackstone, Va., February 21.?A beautiful marriage was celebrated her? this afternoon in the Methodist Church, when Miss Lula A. Over by be? came the wife of Bolton Bennett, of Greer, S. C. Tho ushers wore Alfred Barrow, Logan Harris, Edward Epes. Robert Jones, William Neblett and Ashbury Conipton. Tite best man was Luther Merchant, of Gueer. S. C. The maid of honor was Miss Leila Pace, of Franklin, and the flower girl, was Elizabeth Bass, of Keysville. The ring bearer was Master Jack Overby. The bride was given away by her uncle, T. A. Overby, and the maid of honor en? tered with Dr. Thomas Urockman. of Greer, S. C. best man. An orchestra furnished music, and Mrs. Herbert Barrow and Frank Jones wore in charge of ceremonies. Mr. and Mrs Bennett left for an extended Northern trip. Knrmer I.OMcm Sia.t. [Special lo The Times-Dispatch. 1 Danville. Va., October 21.? Henry T. Chandler, a farmer of Milton. N. r'-. lost an envelope containing $1."3 in billH while in this city to-day. Mr. Chandler came to Danville yesterday, and this morning he attended tho to? bacco sales, apd when he started to leave he discovered that his money Was gone. He believes the money was not stolen. Annouuec.n Ills Candidacy. I Special to The Times-Dispatch. 1 Suffolk, Va., February 21.?Walter R. Ferguson, chairman of the. City Conn ell Finance Committee, to-night an? nounced his candidacy for Mayor of Suffolk. Ferguson makes It a three cornered light, his opponents being Councilman Holladay and .Tustlco Par hall. Mayor Norfloel, who declined ro i cluetf on, will support Ferguson. HITCHCOCK DEFENDS PENDING POSTAL BILL Higher Rate Will Not Affect Any.Publication in Virginia?Points Out Benefits That Will Result. [Special to The Times-Dispatch.] Washington, D. C February 21.? Postmaster-General Hitchcock to-day Issued the following statement: "Concerning the magazine fight now going on, from analysis of the eighty eight pcriodrcals other than new papers, journals und the like, published in Virginia, and admitted to the mails as second-class matter, with the priv? ilege of carrying advertisements, it appears that not one will be affected by the section of the pending postal bill, providing for increased postage Is the one Standard prep* aration universally and enthusiastically endorsed by Doctor, Druggist, Lay* man. - GOWANS Cures Fne?monia, Croup* Colds, Coughs, Pleurisy and al! ailments caused from In? flammation or Congestion. Gownns Prepa.ra.Uoa has on? of the largest and most satisfactory sales of any preparation carried in our stock. We consider it a wondcrml success. ,THE M?HRA Y DRUG CO., Wholesale Druggists Columbia, 8. C, July 11, MIO BUY TO-DAY! HAVE IT IN THE HOME All brnaitat?- 81. 50?. 25e, COWAN MEDICAL CO.. DURHAM, ?. C. 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Those eighteen periodicals, a , list of which follows, tall Into the. ? category of pertoalcals admitted to . the second class, without the adver? tising privilege, under the act of July j [ 1?, ISP-i. and comprising the publica* I tions of Incorporated institutions of i I learning, of fraternal, bdentiiic and j professional societies, etc. As those : eighteen periodicals all mail less than | 4.000 poundn an issue, the postage on I ] their advertising pages will bo at the \ i present rate of 1 cent a pound. It is j I therefore apparent that so far as the : periodical publications of Virginia are i I concerned, the postage rate provision \ in the pending poetal bill will carry j only benefits. "Virginia periodicals admitted a:*, second-class mail, without the adver Using privilege under the act of July . 10. (publications of incorporated j institutions of learning, of fraternal, scientific and 7>rofc?sional societies. : j etc.). that arc granted the right to I carry advertisements by the provision til the pending postal bill: I "The Council Brand, Petersburg; ! Emory and Henry Bulletin, Emory; j Ilapipden-Sidney College Bulletin, liampdon-sidney; Hampden Leaflets, Hnmpden-Sldney; The Light. Lynch* burg; Normal Bulletin. Harrlsonburgi ' Shenandoali Collegiate Institute Bul? letin, Dayton: Southern Workman, Mampden-Sidney; St. Paul Bulletin, Lawrenecville; Union Theological Semi* nary Bullotin. UlAmond; University College Medicine Bulletin, Richmond;: ; University of Virginia Alumni Bulletin',: i Char loll csvllle j University of Virginia! i Record, Charlottosvllle; Virginia Guide,; Staunten: Virginia Health Bulletin,) Richmond: Virginia Polytechnic Insti? tute Bulletin. Blackshurg, William and Mary College Bulletin. Williamsburg; ! Williamsburg Female Institute Bul lotln, Williumsburg." P. U.McG. IIATI!BS ?rix PUPS IN Tl'HS SF.T ASIDE FOR CITY FIREMEN I Spartanburg. S. C, February 21.? | Because the chief of tho lire depart- ; ment bathes his bull pups In the tub sot apart by the city for the firemen, a spirit of discontent exists in tho local fire department. Members of the department, alleging that the dogs are dirty, noisy and a general nuisance, have Hied a formal petition with the City Council, askl'ng ! that they he removed. Found Dead In III* Room. (Special to The Tlmes-Dlspatch.l Danville, Va., February 21.?Antonio i Sanls, ono of Danville's well known confectioners, was found dead in bed here in his room this afternoon, death probably being due to heart trouble. An autopsy was held to-night, but the details were not given out. Ho was the pioneer of the Greek colony In this rlty. He was In apparently goofl health when he retired the night before, and in cheer ful spirits, and was found lying on the floor, havlns been dead several hours when found. 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