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ent. InMsted that the physician should
see and minister to the suffering wo?
man, which It* did. still over the pro
tests of Hubard. Out of this Incident
is snld to have grown the grudge
?which resulted In tho killing of to?
day.
* Dr. Pettlt w.>r- about forty yeaTS of
age, and he |on* hn.\ bertt regarded as
one of the lending physicians of this
?ectlon of the Stat> nnd one of Its
best known cltlserrs. On Hie occasion
of the ^inauguration of povemor Mann
be named Or. Pottit as a ntentb i Of
bis staff His home was nt "Rqseland,"
Where he owned one of Ihr finest es?
tates In the county, lie h.id practiced
bis profession for a great many years,
jnd was a graduate In medicine from
the University of Virginia. '
He wits held in lhe highest esteem
by people of all classes, ;uid especial-;
ly among the poorer people of this
county, for whom ' he did a great
amount of charitable vreik. His farm
Is a valuable one. and ho was gen?
eral! v regarded as a man of some
means.
Dr. Prttlt is survived by his wife,
who whs ?< Miss Fltzpatrick, and three
children?.lames A. Pettlt. Jr., Mary
nnd Emma Pettlt?ranging In ages
from eleven to three years. He bad n
large and prominent family connec?
tion in this county, and was one of
the members Of the Democratic Com?
mittee of Nel.ton.
Pen Mnbnrd Is the son of Colonel
.Tames I, llnhnrd, at one time the
Democratic nominee for the House
from this county, a prominent citizen,
who lives about ton miles from tho
county seat. He is n brother of It. T.
H'.ihard. of Buckingham county, and
Is first cousin of Edmund IV. Hubard,
Commonwealth's Attorney of Bucking?
ham. Ills wife nnd several children
.ire living. His farm is near that of
Dr. petlit's. and the men long had been
near neighbors. Hubard was regarded
as a very eccentric man.
Jvlrs. Charles A. Patterson Later
Confesses That She Mur?
dered Him.
Denver. Colo.. September 26.?
Charles A. Patterson, 'ormerly a
Wealthy broker of Chicago; was shot
nnd kllUd by his wife. Mrs. Gertrude, j
O. Patterson, charges of Infidelity, j
threatened divorce suits and other }
marital troubles were given as the j
rause.
The shooting took place in Mount j
t'lalr. a suburb. Two shots were tired. I
both striking Patterson in the bsck. ?
Mr.'. Patterson then thrust the revol?
ver under her husband's body and In?
formed bystanders that her hlisband
had shot himself. She later confessed '
to the police.
Months of matrimonial disagreement
culminated in .Mrs Patterson's filing
Stilt for divorce in the Denver courts
on September I. 1911. rhar.-ing cruelty.
Patterson brought suit In Chicago.last
week against Blhtl 'V. Stroit.-.?, million?
aire head of a clothing mnnufactur- !
ln~ company of that city, asking ??.">.- ^
f>on damages for alienation of his ,
Wife's affections. Patterson charged \
that four months after his marriage,
on Oct. I. 1908, Sironss and Mrs. Pat- '.
terson Fpetit several months together ?
travelling In Europe.
Seven months ago. acrornpanied by j
his wife. Patterson came to Denver on |
account of his health. The couple llv- .
ed together until lnst Friday when I
Patterson entered a sanitarium fori
for consumption. Mr.". Patterson called j
at the sanitarium to-day and I
the reiir-lr left for a walk, j
Thni the pmr engaged In a healed ar?
gument ]UBl lot.ire the booting Is
declared by a person who is *ald |o j
have watched tbern. Patterson's mother !
Is principal of, one of Chicago's pub?
lic schools, nnd a brother, Monty Pat
terron. Is one or the counsel for Mm
International Harvester company, Mrs.
Patterson, it is :-.ild. comes from a
prominent St. IjouIs family.
Tun Herrn, Weddings,
[Special to The Times-] Hspuich. I
Heathsville, Vn . September 25.- Mi .
Marjorle w. George, daughter of Peter
George, of Irvtngton, and Captain
Franklin i. Oyerton, of Retdvllle, were
warn, d thw'mornlng In Baltimore.
Ml?'. MatthC-Compbcll Scott, daugh?
ter of |he late. Rev A. K. Scott, of
punnsvllle. Essex count v. and George
Dandon Smi'h. of Sharps, Rlt hmon'd
county, were married m .tho home of
th? bride';: cousin, P. Clinton Warm::.
Iii Baltimore, last nicht Miss Mnrv
i-'ott. sister of the bride, Biid Mfred
Morrell were the attendants. Miss
Evelyn Warring playo dthe wedding
March. Mr and Mrs, Smith will re?
side at Sharps,
Interstate Fair
Lynchburg, Va.
Round $3.75 Trip
VIA
Norfolk & Western Railway
Tickets on sale October ?, J, I, s nnd
A, final limit O.-tober :<. 1911. Your
choice of four daily trains leaving
P.vrd Street Station 6:15 A. M , 10:00
A M . 3:00 P. Mi and '.< 30 P, M For
full Information, apply to c. a rn-rr
tpn, Jr., city Passenger Agent, or g II
Bosley. District Passenger .\grnt. at
the offlcet of the company, t-, ?
Main Street, ni. hmo^d. Va.
I The Up-to-Dale
Slip Town Store
B We invite the public to
I rail and inspcel Olli i i ?
h ['loir- sto< !< of Fan y 1
H ies, Wine? and I iquors foi
? cooking and medicinal uses.
The Pure Food Store.
1 Geo. alcD. Blake
& Co.,
No. co Broad Street.
Our reputation for showing
new styles that, take has led
vis to the "Killarjaey" again.
The "Killarney" is popular
because it has a st yle of its own
that most, people admire.
Made in England.
All the popular shades at
$1.8S.
All the new fall things in
dress are ready here.
FOSTER IS HELD
FOR GRAND JURY
_I
Girl in Case Tells Rather Con?
flicting Stories on Witness
Stand.
Edward r?"sHMt ,np Hcnrtco coun?
ty farmer. oha?cd with a grave of?
fense agnlnst Ada Catherine Mocks, a
fifteen year-old girl placed In his caro
by tho Children's Home Society, was
yesterday morning given a preliminary
hearing before Justice Puryear. and sent!
on to the Henrlco county grand jury,
which meets next Monday. Counsel
for both sides agreed 1o lix his ball at
$".f!00. nnd he was released yesterday
hfternoon upon furnishing a bonds?
man for that amount.
Dr. William J. Maybee, president of
the Children's Home Society, and the
girl were the only witnesses examin?
ed Dr. Maybee told of receiving her
Into fhe home, together with four sis
tor.-, (wo years ago last June, shortly
.if tor tin- death of their mother. A
week after tho home took charge of
her she was placed |p the c.-ire of Mr.
Foster. Dr. Maybee explained that in
such cases the society retains a lecnli
guardianship granted to it by Its)
charter, and In the event of mistreat-i
inont, or for uny other raupe, holds
the right of taking hack the child
thus temporarily - placed. At the time
the society's attention was brought to
the destitute condition of the Meeks
children, they were under the care of
Mrs Nannie Hicks, of Z|on. Louisa
county, io whom the dvine, mother bv
written instrument had Intrusted her
children for protection. Mrs. Hickr
wrote to Dr M.iyhee In their ln.half.
and they were shortly afterwards
f.iken to the home.
The gtrl was next Introduced, hv the
State and related in detail the history
of per relations with the nccuseil. Sh-i
is a small, slightly formed child, and
does nor look much mots than four
tern years old ? The little checked I
glncham dress that she wore give hcrj
a decided srbooi clrl appeamnc". Her!
story was lo|i| only after tho perfds-l
tent questioning of Commonwnalth's|
Artorncy Gunn, and on the whole put
the accused In nn unenviable llsht.
Story Is tVenkvned.
Cror.r-examinatlon by Attorney L O.
Wendehburg weakened the Kill's story
considerably. Asked by him If she
knew how old sho was. she replied that
she was fourteen, years old lust Mon
day, a statement, which, if supported,
would have added to the seriousness of
ihe crime charged. Subsequent ques?
tioning by Mr. Wendenburg, however.I
caused her io admit that she knew
neither the year in which i-he was
born, nor the month, nor the. day ofl
Ihr mu>th It war. palpably evident!
that her Information on this point j
?enme from an outside source. Upon,
further examination she admitted that.j
the has not behaved as well as she
might have flopo while uwW Foster's
care, and lh.it on several occasions he
had to whip her bemuse she was
"nipnn" It developed that she was
r-ent to school nnd was so unruly there
that she was taken home and taucht
her letters under the care of Mr. Fos?
ter.
I She admitted, further, to putting a
I dead Snake in the. spring, som? weeks
aco. ?-Ith th<> Intention of poisoning
[Foster, having previously warned his
, wife not to drink from ?he spring.
Also. Hint, upon doing other AggfS
I vating things and bolus whipped for
i them by Foster, he told bee that ll
I she didn't behave be would send her
: back to the home. Her statements
'with regard to the due of the first bf-|
tense agalnsl her wore contradictory
In their nature. On this point she told;
conflicting stories both to Or Maybee;
upon being questioned by hint at the
home, .ind before the court yesterday.
In the main, however, her statements
io the crime were consistent, and
wer? in the opinion of Justice P-?r-i
year, of sufficient weight to justify
him In referring the cafe to the grand
Jury for examination.
VIRGINIANS AT HOTELS
Murphy's-rMliis A. K. Williams. Ar-]
venia W. C Owens. Norfolk. Or. R
llenton Davis, Heiderott. W H. Smith.
Danville; W. 8 l'aylor. panvlll". II. IL
Watktns, Virginia; a k. Barney, lyx
in*ton. w r Tyres, Jr.. Lyricnburgi
,1 r W Cobb, Norfolk. I M Hooker
Stuartl W A 'ln-e. Clifton Forgo; P
i lonet Frederick's Hall. J I". Joy
per, Suffolk.
1 hmond -SI George R PtUhugh.
Fred k I ll T Bowles. Chat -
I lotti -? lib I i I M Cldres, Madison;
.lamei lla>\ Madison: J. W Baptist,
Buffalo Llthla Springs. It. B. Bunkj.
Alton: v\ King Davis. Virginia.
Lexington I) C. Filler, LoveltsvMU;
C W Bowei Norfolk; Georg* K.
Potts, Parkam villi? \V, H. Valley. p?
lorsbur'gi G. ?-' Guy, Petersburg; G. F.
Casey Lynchburg; G T. Crsl'.e. Vir?
ginia. T. 3 lliirr... Harris Grove. R. S
Harbour South Boston Claude Walker
Virginia
:?'uri pi'. - E. k Mercereau, Staunton;
F G Moritz, Norfolk ?. F. L? F?r?.
|Ptaunton; .1 \>. Hodces, Martlnsviiie;
iA. J, Desmond, Lynchnurg i:. ci.il
borne, Bla> Rstonc; L. M Jefferson, Dan?
ville.
REFUSES TO BID
ON BATTLESHIP
Newport News Company Will
Not Build Either of New
Vessels.
OPPOSES EIGHT-HOUR LAW
Other Private Yards May De?
cline to Seek Government
VVork.
.'ewport New?, V?., September tS ? Presi?
dent w a. rost. of the Newport New? Ship?
building anil Dry Do. k Company, Announced
to-diiy that on account of the eight-hour
restriction of the recent naval act hl? com- ?
pany would not bid for either of the great i
battleships authorlred by fjonsres? In
March. Mr. Post Intimated that lie believed
all of tBo-^uivsi. ?hlpbultdlnp plants would
re:.ice-TS submit t>ltl? for the same reason
Ae^ottllne to Mr. Post, the law authorlz
'ns th.(nutrition o/ the battleships pro?
vides that i? tti* private builder violates
am- provision of the eight-hour law the ap?
propriation shall be withheld. This Is the
feature to which the local company ob.teeti
particularly.
Until to-day it had been understood that I
the company ronfidentU expected to build
et least one nf the new ships, and that
the ontlr* force of the yard would be put
en an eight-hour day basts.
May He Unlit nt Navy Yards.
Washington, D. C? September 25.?Th? sov
? rnment may have to bnllrt^jhe two battle
chips at Hs navy yards If the Newport
New? nnd other shipbuilding companies re- |
fu?e to bid 'or ihelr ? >natructlon< Should,
the other companies follow the course an
noutlced by the Newport New? concern. !
congress would be compelled to Incteasc the
appropriation of JMOO.OM ?aCh, It already'
has made.
"'h?n the contract for Hie Texas was let;
last Decembei the Newport News company |
was the only bidder, a* other yards declin- I
Ins to bid. presumablv on account ot the
I eight-hour provision At that Um? tho ,
Vlcht-hoyr law was Interpreted to apply
IVnly to work actually done ,.r> the stocks. I
th? l?ulldf<Tt l.?Ine able to emplov men more. |
[than eight hours a day on a 'arse p?rt of;
the construction* *i;<ce that Ilm?, however,!
the A ttorney-Oenerai has clven an opinion
that the law applies la Sil work done by
I the contractor.
I The nav.il hill provides that no part of the
I ?pproprlalinn shall be expended with yards
not romplvlnr ?Ith the eight-hour ' law.
I whether or not thi? means that payments
would be withheld In the event of a viola?
tion by the builders has not been pssMd
upon hy the Navy Depariment.
Bids for the new ships will be advertised
in about three months. The vessels, whlr^t
probabl) will be named Oklahoma and
Nevada, win he among tin- tartest ,md most
powerful.
REAL PRACTICE
Lexington. Vs., September 2V -The
Washington ,-ip.| i,oe football squad '
began Its second week ol real work j
this afternoon. There were three
rounds on'the dummy for each man.!
falling on tho ball for every nn?, then !
handling of punta and forward passes I
bv tho backlield and ends, while the j
line men went through a stiff drill on .
the rudiments of man to man play. !
I>r Pollard look eleven of the most
promising and gave them an bout's
drill on some of his new plays. The '
back Held of th'ts team was made up j
of rtuehrlng. RAfferly. Malromb nnd t
Tyndal, while T.vlo, Hopper and Pone
relieved the others at full and half. :
Mr Pr.'ttt ran shofher strong bunch '.
through Ihelr signals at the same time .
Pratt is making .a mntt favorable Inv
presslon with the squad and 6houtd be
of great service to Or Pollard Two
other teams were busy learning play*
during this hour, while the v. hole rttt
d. tit body cheered all four elevens to
fast and snappy work Although thr
cpachea refuse to announce it. th"
nrr.t scrimmage is expected tn-mor- '
row.
DOZEN HIGHWAYMEN
Youth Snyn He Vfns nobbed nnd liest,
en hy Numerous linns.
Solomon Paroody. seventeen vear?
old. w ho is employed al the Di.-tie Tons
tie Company, Nineteenth and Franklin
streets, appeared in the First Palleo
station last tusrht with n black ovo
r.nd n long story of having been s?t '
upon and robbed h\ twelve highway-!
men
Solomon salt! he was going up Sev?
enteenth Street when a man approach
Pd and asked him for a malen. 11?
am? across with the match nnd got!
Lungs Declared Sound
Life Insurance Granted
1 If you k:-.?t> i remedy that really Had
cured Tubereul??!?: that had ?a\ort from
death n.ult" a number ??( people, would yon
try to get i'or.sum pi lies Interested in It ar<l
Induce thorn io take, it; or. would y??i ?S?
nothing about It, for wear it glvtr.g offen??
W? know the medl'.ln?. We knitr the
peop'.* cured -.?em/i 6f them tv? have the
stories nf cure of many?and .ifTldavIt? from
some We advertise Bckmnn's Alterative to
tall those who haie !un* dlfeas? whet has
been donn by its use Inyeitluate ?h?> fol?
lowing1:?
f",er.tlc:n'n "Oa the ?venin;: fit Mav 1?.
1*07, I hart live hemorrhages mm tho right
hing Mj hemorrhages k-p' jp for one
week?I had twenty-eight in ?1! Septic
Pneumonie developed. My doctor told nie
i had hotter so to another . Ilmat?, at nij
left lung had also become affected.
i "About that time I ||l?I Howard Ktot7.
, 1*1? PiiJ'tuehinn.a .We. Philadelphia, who
; b?d hemorrhage* ??? oral years ago and
I who Ws? curyel bi BckmanVt Alterative
i "I slotted to tale Fickman't about the
I latt-?r rrtrt of August l(KIJ My appetite Im?
proved at ones ,ard In about two weeks I
! start?d to gun weight i improved steadily,
Since my r?roirr\ ?om? time >pi, t was
'accepted fer life liiaurshce after two ?*?
amlnattnna bv , company that had previous?
ly rejected me
"l hau advised ?eieret people io take
F.cltmisf. and fb.o.? who took it falthfiillv
had tha ?am? reautta as myself."
(Signed Mfi-la-V- 'Hl? MORGAN.
fFu?or d?tal!s of this .c?s<- on roo,u*ft i
Bokman's Alterative Is erfuctive, in liren
chltls. Asthma. Hay Fever: Thront and
I.unc Trouble., and In upbuilding the s'->.
tern. Doe* not contain polsona. opiates or
hablt-formlng dings. For ??!? bv Owens *
Mlnbr Orug Company and .-ther leodm*
druggliti \sk (or heok'.?t of cured case
and write to r,'kmn [.aborttory. Philadel?
phia, Pa for additional ?v!d.-nc?
Attract Attention!
This Is the purpose of every
advertisement i can attrae
tlvely write y'oiir ads. Thev \ylll
be interesting and command ijt
tenflon. A postal will bring my
rcrresentatlve. .
o. \suni ivev;
10 *-o. I2TH ' STTIEBT?.
?'let me mnke your edifrflslr.g
pay"
Victor-Victrola IV, Price $15.00
i
Tbl? Instrument, like nil other
Vletor-Vlctrolna. In of the hornless
type, the music Issuing forth from an
enclosed sound nmpllf rinn compart?
ment, which ennliles yon to Increase
or diminish the volume of sound by |
I opening or closing: Hie small doors.
The Vlctrola IV. la equipped with j
i the Intest Victor Improvements, ln
] i 'hiding exhibition sound box, Victor
{daperlna; tone arm. "proose neck"
sound-box tube, and 10-Inch turn?
table. Insuring to you the true Victor
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Other Vlctrolas S2?, Mr. and up;
FflhleViano F?.
213 East Broad Street
Q blow In tho head for his pains. Then, j
as he began to strucjlo with his hs- j
Bailant, other figures loomed up In too
foreground, and twenty-four lists ha*i<-i
mered him until he fell as though
every bone in his body were broken.
When they had lammed, slammed and
hammered him sufficiently into a state]
of reason, he gave up between tin au l j
$20 and his gold watch. They left j
him, and he returned down Seventeenth
Street, and narrated to Sergeant .let.'rj
his tale of woe.
Solomon nald ho didn't know who the j
highwaymen were, but he knew some I
one who could glv him their nanus. ?
He went out to see that friend And to!
ct the names.
THREE XECHOES shot IM HIN?;
8THEET DUEL AT LYXCHUl HO.
lSp?i :ii to The Times IDispatch.]
Lynchburg, Va.. September 2V?In
a street battle In S.tlem street to?
night, between Jim Spencer and John
Dlxon. both colored. three n^trroes
w?re sh6t, hut neither of the princi?
pals was struck Spencer was arrest?
ed shortly .-?ftor and the police are
chasing Dlxon now. expectlnc to lo?
cate him before morning. The light 1
? as the result of the crap game, i
Spencer claims he tired one shot at
Dlxon ,md that Pixon shot at him
thre limes. Two of the by-standers
were shot in the leg and one man
was struck Iii the breast. His wound.
whll<- serious, mav not prove fatal.
FRENCH WARSHIP
SENT TO BOTTOM
(Continued From First Page.i
wreckage above, the water cou~id~be :
heard groaning and screaming for
help, which ofte.n the rescuers were
unable to give
The lower deck was an infernal '
sight One man had hit foot held under:
a mass of steel weighing tons. After'
three hours' vain efforts to lift th??-1
mat; a surgeon amputated the foot.'
Through B hole In the armor portions
'of bodies, contorted and piled together,
could !?? perceived, all of them charred
by the flames.
Survivor Tells Story,
"no of the ?ur\ivors. an ofticer. whoi
came OUt of a hurricane of fire With
only n slight cm on the forehead, te.u >
lng of the disaster to-night, said:
?The nrc broke out In the general';
moio. among cans of oil. turpentine |
and paim and other inflammable mat-!
ter. in M'iu .if every effort the ilamf -.
reached the coal bunkers, and after!
thai it was dlftVult to prevent themi
gaining tho powder magazine. It was!
about 15:30 o'clock, and dawn was
I caking t<-fore the danger seemed to
be realized. Assistance waj then be
ing sent to os from the port and three
other warships in tho harbor.
"Just when the whole ship's or?.w
seemed to have Reached the boats In'
saferv. there was a terrific explosion
The Libert* was hurled over on hor
side, and th? forepart, where the full
foi-re ..f the explosion was felt, lurch?
er forward heavily with an appalling
crash Cries resounded on all sides.
Tho greater part of the ship's boats,
with ttv rescuers and the' men from
ih" Libert" instantly sonk. How I
escaped from this frightful calamity
I do not know. From, that moment oil
i was conscious of was being carried
pbo.irrl the RepubllTi?. where I was
t iV:?n care or When I had somewhat!
recovered my senses they told mo
what had happened.
Hncli i Hurled *o Another Ship.
'Afitr the explosion an enormous
Irstrmm! dotarhed from the bows of
th* Llberte and other pieces of Iron
fell ti 'he Republique, smashing Win
bridge and plunging between Iho
dc ks The bugler of the Libert* was
hurled through the air from our lit-I
fated ship to. the deck of the BePubll
one. where he was picked up badly
hurt In his hands he still held Ihc
bugle with which he was sounding tho;
alarm '
An eye witness of the disaster enyo:
"While walking with my family
i morning about 5:3a o'clcck. I dis
tlnctl; Baw '.!tib> ?ames darting out
from the sides of the. Uberte. Huvina
heard a rumor that the vessel was
afire, i said to my wife:
"'It wljl be better to go home: there
is sure to be an explosion."
"Hardly had I spoken the words
when the most apalllng report I ever
heard In my life nlmoBt threw us to
the ground. ,\ great shot of flames
suddenly appeared. Illuminating the
entire roadstead. Then, looking up at
the ' sky. 1 distinguished little. blacK
points whirling through the air, then
falling back Into the aea. It ??etned
only a momet t?so rapidly did the
ghastly scene pass?and the Llberte
had vanished, leaving In place of the
great! battleship a shapeloss mars on
the waters."
Smoke Obscures Harbor.
A newspaper reporter, who was on
the scene Immediately after the dis?
aster occurred, says the smoke ob?
scured the entire harbor and-the sun
shone red and lowering through the
veil. On the way out to the wreck
ho met a sloop from the Patrle, which
was moored close to the Laberte. The
sailors were livid and ehaklng with
emotion at the horrible sight they
had witnessed.
"The work of rescue wae In full
swing." they said, "when an Immense
pillar of smoke rose slowly and the
flames r.pread fast. Suddenly a tongue
of tire shot up: there was a deafening
roar nnd debris of all kinds rained
down upon our heads. All the boats
which surrounded the Llberte were
engulfed In the whirlpools causey r>y
the sinking ship. They vanished amid
the despairing cries of the crew. We
could see nothing of the Llberte. It
disappeared In the dense smoke and
the boiling waters."
On reaching the wreck the reporter
fount, that the mooring buoy had
been blown a. considerable distance
The battleship Itself was a mass of
buckled plating. Inextricably mixed
with torn boilers and broken machin?
ery. Puffs of smoke and steam darted
in and out from the vessel's mangled
carcase.
Petty Officer I.eon. one of the sur?
vivors who was taken aboard the
llepubllque. said:
l was in my hammock and heard
the shouts, and then flames were all
around nie. Then I knew no more."
Commander PeKrauderan. of the
Repuhllque. said that when the ex?
plosion occurred his vessel -was shaken
from stem to stern
It Is now considered almost estab?
lished that the disaster was due to the
deflagration Of "B" powder, as In the
case of the Lena. Towards 5 A. M. the
watch perceived a dense smoke com?
ing from th? fore part of the shl?. He
reported this to the officers, who
promptly ordered that the magazines
he fooded as a first precaution The
men whose duty It was went to open
the valves communicating with the
sea. but returned precipitately, saving
that It was Impossjble to carry out j
their orders on account of the thick
poisonous fumes rising from th?- mass j
7lnes. making the task of approaching
practically Impossible.
It was shortly after this that the
terrific explosion came, engulfing all i
those on the .ship and those around.
.Some Idea of the violence of the ex- j
plosion may he had from the fa.-t that
the oftv-er commanding the gunnery
schoolshlp Foudre. anchored three kilo?
meters i 1 Rfi mllesi from the I.lberte.
was killed on bis own ojitarterdeck by
a fragment of flhell hurled from the
Llberte Two sailors 'landing hesld?
him were wounded
There was a roll call of th? remnant
of the crew of the l.lherte ph board
the battleship Suffren to-night 't !t?
scene was pitiful, as many of thr -i?n
were Injured and most of them were
In tear?
AMUSEMENTS
Academy?"The riumblera," matinee
end night.
Illicit? "Grattstark," routine* ?nd
night.
t.rent Plnj?Fine tiiuipunj.
l.'nfortunateiv. -The Gamblers" hss
not had a national reputation tor
eight or ten year.-, nor Is It a musical
comedy therefore, only a small aud?
ience witnessed the. initial perform?
ance in Richmond of Charles (Cloth's
great play at the Academy of Music
last night. In spite of the fact that
the piece hay been a brilliant metro?
politan success, nnd that the man 1
who wrote It has stirred the nation I
with "The Lion and the Mouse" and
"The Music Master."
However, those who did go to that
playhouse last night sat through a
short two hotirs of a great play?
wright's great art. portraved and un?
folded by an unusually gor?j confpany
of most excellent actors. <in<] were well
rewarded for having "heard tci;?' ..f
"The Gamblers."
The story of the play turns upon
the modern, unsafe and even Illegal
methods of \ oung Vl'llbur Emerson
t'~harles Ma>ka> ? in bis efforts to "cx- ;
pand" tili old fnther's sound and sat"
chain of national banks. In these ef
forts lie- Is -assisted by three of hie i
associate directors, but without the
knowledge of his father. In a deeper
ate, titial plunge, they borrow on notes
from thftlr own banks and then a i
greater percentage of tho capital stock i
then In permitted by th "u/cderH !
statutes. When the tilg ?thurl,-s." an
young Ifmerson . alls them, learn of j
this they pot the national bank ex?
aminers to work: the Attorney-Gen-I
eral omplovs James Harwin (Joseph j
Adelmmi as special counsel for. the:
government. Darwin's personal hatred
for voting Emerson, engendered by
the fact that his wife .-.nil Emerson
had he?n *? oolliearti yenrs before,
comes --in. he employs the familial ;
method of Inducing one of the viola-!
tors of the law to turn fituto's evi?
dence?-according to onf line In the.
piece. refotm'r doesni heyltate
to corrupt a man in cidtr io provo thai i
corruption exists"?the tvaltor takes to'
Darwin's house the "documents in j
evidence." together " Ith a full r.tale- |
mcnt of the various transactions, j
Young Emerson Icarus of this ^/d.
late at night, steals into tho I.?j"
for the purpose .of abstracting the
papers Mr? Parwir. surprises him j
FRENCH NAVY STRICKEN MANY TIMES
IN RECENT YEARS
Thfrp have litcn numerous disasters lu the Prer.rh navy during recent
???? ?il in many InntonieH by cureiorr.neFS. .Imcn? the Import/tut
? err i
<>? i',i?.r, moo?Submarine f.utln loat| fA dead.
February; 18, 1097?Explosion torpedohoat, 839j ft killed,
rebfuary lft. 1007?Big cruiser Jean Mart completely vrcckeil on the
^rrlc>l.f coqMi nil on honrd snved.
Mnr<b |J, 1007-?Explosion ?recke,] bottloblp I.rn.'i, In Toulon hnrbnri
107 officers nud men perished.
Vtlgtist 14, IPOS?fitin exploded sohoolshlp Cnuronnci tf lost.
September 23, 10A8?Gun exploded on board rruliier I.n TourUe Tre
vllie, n? Toulont 13 dead. i
VhrumI 27. IfllO?Submarine Plltvtos* funk In f'nlnln Iitrbor; U7 per
|r heil.
."???x?,?!-irher 20, 1 Dl 1?Gun exploded on cruiser filolrr, ut Tnulom 14
dend. *
In ^addition, there !mve been so rnuny fli es and e.xplnslnn.n In thr Tou?
lon navy ifjTd thnt an ? official Investigation has'been held to determine
tilt responsibility^ The renulf of thin v?ns never permitted to become
public
Ridgways " Her Majesty's Blend"
It is a tea to tempt the appetite of an epicure. It is some?
thing exceptional in strength, flavor and purity.
This famous blend contains only freshly picked leaves and buds, and Is
put up In hermetically sealed tins. That's why it is always fresh
when it reaches the consumer, and why it goes so much farther than ordinary
$1.00 per lb. 50c. per */* lb. 25c. per ^ lb.
May Now be Had in Town at Best Stores
I and refuses him possession o( the
Incriminating notes and statement Af?
ter a trying s.-etie, Emerson Is leaving,
when Darwin walks in He imnv
J diately Suspects his wife of unfaithful;
ness to him, turns Emerson over to his
secret service, men. and the curtain
goes down on a terrifically intense
scene, with the wife, after he has Of?
fered her forgiveness If she w Ul give
him the written evidence, saying. "If I
am a bad woman your forgiveness will
do me no good; If I am not I don't
need It. hut In .-Jlther case ] don't
want It and will not ha.'e it.'
The play Is bo "Mg." so dramatic
and ?o intens?, that this r??*ime 13
weak and almost trirtn;; lh< !?? I let,
with Its thoroughly natural and yel
pithetio ending Is omitted, becail e
one can hardly de*-ilhe it In a limited
?pace, hut of the people who are plai
Ing It. at leasl l'oos? who has* the
principal parts, it |? necessary to say
a word
Charles Mackay Is powerful, corn
polling, and yet sympathetic, or sym
pa thy-r onip**iling as young Emerson.
While he has not the voice, the won?
derful singing voice, of Otis Skinner,
h? has h.s grace and almost IiIf- per?
fect method of reading. Joseph Adel
man was Sardonic, sarcastic, Mephisto,
phel'.ao. and yet absolutely natural n.'
the revengeful, bitter, hateful prose?
cutor?a wonderful piece of work. 1
think Cecil Kingston, an English
man. on* would say, stood out In the
little bit of Tooker. William A. Evans
made an Ideal servant, and th? rest of
ih* m?n wer? good, save flldcon Bur?
ton, who was artificial a* Raymond
J.llllan Kenible, as Mrs Darwin, gave
a more than convincing performance;
sh? Is unusually pretty. In the pret- J
liest, most womanly sense, and sh*
played with all h?r heart and a great
amount of lnt?!llcenc? nid understand?
ing ll?r work In lh? second a.-t. in
partlcu!ar. was of a very h!ph or.l?r
of excellence
And although th* house was small.
It war- warm to th? lar-t d?str??
W D CJ.
Splendid Concert by Msrlno Tlnnrl.
Heartily applauded and appreciated by
an andiene? that filled the Clly Audi?
torium. th? United f=tat?>. Marine Band
gav? a very artl?tir performance laft
' night Each of the eight numbers r?- I
suited in an? rometimes two. encores,
' and th*r? wore som* who lik*,l the
I encores even better than ih* orisinal
number?
The program was a p!"aslng com?
posite of classical music with well
known and popular air* lnt*rwov*n.
?o vary !'. there w*n* an instrumental
?estet and a cornet solo, both of which
deserve rnu.-h prals*. Arthur Wlt
romb'* cornet soio, "i> Rev* d'Amour."
I was exquisitely rendered, and was pel
hapr. th* mosa popular numVr en the
program With His SCCUSttVWed flnl.-th
and mast?rv. Director Santelmann
conducted th* concert, and his own
composition. "Heart's Metsage," was a
further evidence of his versatility.
Altogether, the concert was thor
oughlf pleasing, blendlnc iharmolil
otiely lb.- new and th* old and fully
deserved th* hearty r*v*ption accorded
II as th* flr?t of the Auditorium con
certs under lyceum direction this so.i
son. J R McK. I
?'Gruj^tnrlt" Imprnarn.
All dressed up tn new clothes and
with a carl far and sway ahead of any
preventmg eompanv which har- ap- i
reared here before. "Graustauk" made i
Its annual appearance last nif-ht at |
the BIJoti Theatre bofoio an audience I
which onlo-.-ed Itself every minute dur?
ing the ?tirrlrtf. action .-f the play I
George, Barr McCutcheon wrote .a'
good story when he wrote "GrAIIS
lark." and th? drama has lost none;
of th? Intorejt which attached to llie
novel Brimful of the stuff which the
real writers call heart interest, with
enough Of th>- melodramatic to .fr|,'
?pice to the several situations, ih
play hold|i (ho Interejt of the ?udiehc?
throughout the th? a-.-tt into which II
If divided Jncider,,a)iv. the producers
have furnished an entire ne.w produc;
lion fo-- this year's road eompanv
Janet Wf-ldorf is vtuv. Princeaa
of Graustark. -olng nn actrots of
ability and experience, ?h? made a
most impr<--;ive princess*, and. gown?
ed In creations which must have made
the feminine portion of ihn ntldlcnce
sit up and i-ake notice, on* perfectly
agreed that It war. worth a trip dorosi
the geas to win the hand of so fair
a maid Second enly to M l as Waldorf,
and indeed sharing th* honors with
her. wca Henry King, who halls fiom
Roanok*. In i hD- Rp.Od old Pinto n
was 'he Grenfall Lorry, and was lust
as ardent a wooer and as attractive
swain as th* mo.-t susceptible matlnoo
chi rould ask
Hut the, whole company wer good.
Joseph C. G?nyoo was j splendid Baron
Dangloss Louts Epstein In tho i >t
of Gabriel, Prince of Dowsbergen. tvusi
the most villainous kind of villain lo
cph Belmont' was an Ideni bellboy. !
However, when it comes to the ri/ali
.'itTrSc'.'.'eness of the play, hat.- off to
Milses Allen* Durano ;;nd l/auii-r Huff,
who as Couniosf Dugmar and Counters
Vrabei. respectively, wert as pretty
and-comely a pair as one would wani
to ?f In a lone travel
Truthfully it was hard to conceive
how Lorry, iudge of beauty that he
was, did not tall before the'charms of
cither of theo?- attendants to Votive.
Th*v rould act, toe. especially MUs
Durano who virftl lust ,ar lngcnunuF as
any ingenue could be No woni'i
H.arrv Ansuir-h (Van Ffheldoni fell in
ioa r with her. He would have been
? he veriest fool if ho hadn't. Misr
Huff, bj 'ho way, lf> n (leorgia girl,
and alonor with tho famous T\r'?
n:lL*ht well be named a pe/ich.
Altogether, "'GrauDtark1' Is well
worth "spclna Here nil week
A M C?;
?Junv Musical Hurrcsfp?
Vnllk* manv light opera; of later
day fame, th* popularity of which hang*
upon a single m*lody. Is "The Choco?
late Soldier." which comes to the Acad?
emy to-n'iorro'w ,an<l Thursday nights, j
'The Chocolate Soldier" I? flllo.'l .with i
t*r." "Tlralaln." the dreaming lilt ot ,
"Falling in Love." and the sprightly
"Chocolnte Soldier." are each melodies
thai delight the musical rplcure. It is
a comic opera thai lives up to the
meaning of Its classification, and Oscar
Straus hSB wr'tt?n harmonics around
the keenly witty lines of George Bar-. I
nard Shaw that overflow the work with
itiii?l< m ix. u-nv rnbcied and ettjoved.
The production Is mads hv F. C. Whit?
ney, and. the compunv. the largest of
tli" theatrical yo-ir. will include the
famous Whitney Opera Comlquc Or?
chestra of twenty-five players,
"Mutt and .IpIT" Drnn.
".Mum and Jeff" are tired of having
"Bud"' Fisher draw them every day.
They have proven their ability to
"draw some" on their own account.
Fisher can only draw two men. "Mult
; and Jeff," while "Mutt ami Jeff" are
drawing; thousands ?>{ men. women and
children every day. Bee ih?m at the
Academy n?vt Friday. Saturday and
Saturday matinee. They are tne big
! gest drawing cards In years.
0BITUARY~
Funernl ?I Mr*. Mfiltott.
. The. funeral of Mm Julia A Moftatt,
' who died Sunday night, will take plvo
j this afternoon at 4 o'clock from the
residence, 1Z\ Miller Avenue. Barton
I Heights. The interment will be made
! In Oakwood Cemetery.
Mrs. Timothy .1. Sullivan.
Mr.?. Mary C. Sullivan, the widow of
Timothv J. Sullivan, died yesterday
inornins r-t h<-r residence. &16, North
Sixth Street. The funeral services
will b* held from St. Peter's to-mor?
row morning at in o'clock.
Mrs. --mi, .V Wood.
Mrs. Susie s Wood died at her resi?
dence yesterday The funeral will take
place from the family section In Oak
wood Cemetery this morning at II
o'clock
Thomas li. Hail.
(Special to The Tlmes-Dltpatch )
Buckingham, Va , September 25.?
, Thomas B. Hall died at his homo here
j about- 12.30 o'clock last night. Mr.
(Hall wa;i deputy clerk of Buckingham
l county, was an elder In the Presbyter?
ian Church, and wag a prominent man
in the county. Ills remains will b*
i burled to-morrow.
.1. .1. Smith.
(Sped*, la The Ti.ii?s-D!?patch,j
Danville. Va.. Sopt'-mtier 26,?J. J.
Smith, one of the wealthiest r>nd most
prominent farmers of the section, died
111 is afternoon at his home, about five
mt!rs from the city, after a long Illness,
tn the seventieth year of hie age. The
funeral will be from the Primitive
Baptist Church, of v.hloh he was a
memrt. r, to morrow afternoon nt 2
O'clock. H? Is survival by bis wife,
daughter, iwo sons, one sister and a
brother. ?
OetaVlOUa D, Harri?.
(Special to The Timea-Dlspatch 1
Etna Milir. Va., September 25 ?Or
lavtoua Dadrldge Harris died at hU
late home. "Greene Lawn," near Dawn.
In his Weighty-first year of .age. He
leaves two daughters, Miss Ella Cn\?
man Harris, who lived with him on
the fatm. ^nd Mrs./Henry C, Nelson,
of South I I'l mond.
DEATHS
IMOFF?TT?Died, .->;ptember 21. 1311.
at 10;4S P. M . at her residence. 721
.Miller Avenue. Barton Height'
MB S JULIA A MOFFATT, widow
o( Hugh M MoffatL She leaves, be?
tides her mother. Mrs Ac P Curtis,
three daughters--Jessie. Kdith ana
Marlon?to mourn their loss.
Funeral from residence at 4 P.
M, TUESDAY. Interment o.ikwood.
SULLIVAN?Died, at her rc.-ldence. 516
North Sixth Street. S A. M. Septem?
ber 2.'.. MB.':. MART C SCLL.I VAN,
nee McEneany, widow of Timothy J.
Sullivan.
Funeral service at St reter a
( httrch WEDNESDAY MORNING at
10 O'clock. Friends and acquaint?
ances oj the family respectfully in?
vited te> attend.
GAl'BETT?Died. September 24. after
a lingering lllnesB of Bright s dis?
ease. JOHN T GARRETT. In hit
nitl-th year.
Interment will be made- in Halifax
rounty. Va . his former home.
KMITH?Entered Into rest, .-eptsmi-cr
25, I'll), .at .'. 3.1 A M . MBS MARY
J SMITH, widow of li- orge t." Smith,
of Atlee. Hanover county. \'? . in the
slxty-fixth year of ht-r age.
Funeral from her late residence.
No 4;-;; Ncrth Elm Street, I'lchmond.
Va WEDNESDAY^ September 27, it
11 A M Interment in Hollywood.
Friends an<i acquaintances are in?
vited.
WOOD?Died, .-eptctnber 2."-, nil. MRS
SUSIE L WOOD, daughter of H. C
and late S. F. HeehlT.
Funeral from family section tn
Oakwood THIS (Tuesday) MORNING
at ll o'clock; 'Friends of the fam?
ily dre. Invited to attend.
WOODWARD?Died. September 25,
ir-11 nt the icsldence of his slater.
Ml Katf Woodward, R?s*nc-ath
i iad, CHARLES E WOODWARD.
The funeral will take place WED?
NESDAY at I o\look T M. Inter?
ment in Holl wood Cemetery.
WOOD?Died, at 10 .10 p. M. September
25, MRS. JACKSON B WOOD.
Funeral a'1 Second Baptist Church
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