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ORDWAY PULLER OEFEAIS BLAKE III CLAY WARD I ( (Continued from First Page.) difference of 199 votes between Mi i Welsh nud tlie next lowti man on the] ticket, Mr. putter, and that Mi. Wilt? shire was even lower, so that ever, Were the precinct thrown out entirely Illio restltt would 1101 be, altered. Later Mr. l<"olkes sni.i tint some one ?be could not r"--j?mbei >\ i->> had : brought him n ballot. II? believed that the friend, whose name ho could noil recall, had been handed two by the! Judges of another precinct. I'trsl ur Third Jefferson, and alter voting httd retained the duplicate as a sort <-t Slate to Indicate fwi whom he was working. Statement bj Koike*. Mr. Koikes said: "I tore off all the upper pan of the ballot with the nano ,.t the Mayor and all that, and marked on the list tho names of those for whom 1 was working, a young man cumo .alongI that 1 knew, and I gave it to him, ask? ing him to vote for my men. using It just like any other slate or printed, card?not to vote, since 1 had lorn off part of It. So far .is ballots being taken away from the product is con? cerned, 1 would v. nt m e to say that there were a dozen In the committee room to-night being mod for pocket memorandums "f the turns." Mr. Folkca said hii would be glad to tell of his connection with the elec? tion wherever he might be summoned, and attributed the whole matter to the supporters of other candidates In Jefferson Ward for whom h.- had re? fused to vote. Said Koikes Made Met. It was stated In the committee room that during the afternoon Mr. Folk es had made a bet of $.".0 with W. J\ Ira? nian that Mr. Welsh would win, and Captain Mills expressed the opinion lhat. there had Ibcen irregularities at 1 this precinct that should be investi- | gatod. Registrar Rrophy sold that lie ?was done with politics; that he was pure tho Koikes ballot had not come from his pr.-clnot. and he waited to see that, the unused ballots counted itout correctly, other election officers st this precinct, whioh !? located nt 113306 Kast J^lgh Street, were .1. T. Winder and Ti. C. IMxon. Cotnp]alnt was mnde durine !h? af? ternoon that inmatss of Lee Cainp Roldlers' lloin-, were he'ng given par? tial ballots, btit on Inquiry it dovtfl oped that they were merely hclTig fur? nished with a "slate" or proposed ticket printed on a card, such as hava Teen in general circulation. The slate carried Mr. Blake for the Hoard of A'd- rnien and Messrs.. JJaddon, Hibcr, V&terp, Powers and Sen ton as I'o.in. eilmrrj. The m?n whoso names were ?mentioned disclaim parentage .f the slale. TtpNiiH by Wards. In Madison Ward, in which probably the hottest flight wn- made, the win tiers sr.- Messrs. Kulletv Pollock. Jone-, Atkinson and Monte, In that ord?r. Ttoso dofoated were Messrs, B.Hke. 'Vase. Hobson, Patram and Read >. It v r s remarked thai Mr. Moore, a r.vi! ? flint of South Itlchmoud and n former member of the Manchester City Coun Ci\ won lila fleht In that part of the Ward north of the river. His cot ^ !*. gu . Mr. Patram, won over Mm In . yi ? prccfact fin the south side, nut p< lied only a small vote away from h-jme. Mr. Tfohson, who ran sixth to defeat, is the oldest member of ti-.e CJty Council in point of service, hav? ing represented Madison Ward eon Ilnuously for eighteen years. in I.eo Ward tho winners stood in the following order: RatCllffC, Butler, Pollard, Powell, Vondcrlehr. Mr. Pol? lard Is a new member of the Council, . being a brother of Councilman if, R. Pollard, Jr., who did not off, r fdr rc l election, und a sou of City Attorney Pollard. Tho other three n<-\v men in Ibis ward, Messrs. Miner, Street and Glaze brook. contested for bottom position. Datklns'a Defeat n Surprise. The surprise of the election in T.ec was the defeat of Mr. Batklns, long r niembor of the Council, and chair? man of tho Committee on Grounds and1 Buildings, who ran twenty-six votes behind Mr. Vondorloltr. Experienced politicians stattet thai the eleventh hour attack Q^n Mr.'. Vohdcrlehr by dis? tribution of a handbill alleging im? proper relations with a street car com? pany had elected him. Although the meeting, which it was 'alleged Mr. Vondcrlehr did not attend, and so broke the quorum, happened nearly a week ago. tho circular was not sent out until the might before tho primary, giving the candidate no opportunity for reply. Ills denial was prompt, however, and was sustained I by a signed statement from tho at? torney with whom It was alleged he had had correspondence. Blake-Pnllcr right. In Clay Ward the Blake-Puller ficht overshadowed others. Mr. Puller com? plained before the Clay Ward Actives that the "organization'- was knifing him. but It became known last v/ght that. eom? of the best known politi? cians in the ward wore his active sup? porters, lie led over Mr. Blake by 153 votes. Mr. Blake is now a member of the Commom Council, his lorn) expir? ing August 31. Mr. Puller was former? ly a member of the city Council, and once represented the rlty of Richmond In the General Assembly. Years ago ho was the law partner of Attorney (Ulbert K. Pollock. Kor the Council the winner* In Clay Ward were: Messrs. Sciilon, l.'iu latif. Hiiddon, Peters and Hubcr, In that order. 'Phos.' defeated were: Messrs. .lohn T. Powers. Pllcber. and Shea. The victory of President Peters, who had be,mi rcdlslricted from Henry Ward, and who had a hard fight, was warmly applauded. His re-election as president of the Incom? ing Council Is said to be already as? sured. Itocers I.cud* In Jefferson. in Jefferson Ward the t'eket was led by George w. Rogers, of Fulton, bis associates being Messrs. Sullivan. Mills, l.iimsden and Welsh, in thai : order, Mr. Welsh is n new member of the Council. lie was at one time a. member of the Board of Pollee Com- | mlssloners, and is an employe In the olllce of City Treasurer dames p.. Pace, at the City Hall. The defeated men I In this ward were: Messrs. Butler, Davlsou, Gallagher, .lefferson C. Powers. Selph and Wiltshire. Of the four present Councllincn, who were re-electeu, three were from old Mar? shall Ward. Mr. Mills being the only member or tin- present Jefferson Ward delcgnt'on i" suet.d himself. In v'ew of the fael that the ward delegation has not taken action nomi? nating a sueeessor to the late .lohn J. Lynch, it has been suggested that Mr. Welsh be named in order that he may begin It's couitcllmanic career without waiting until September 1 next, when the new Council takes of tlee. ROOSEVELT AND TAFT RUNNING NECKAND NECK (Continued from First Page.) W. Murray Crane, who led the Taft group. An early canvass of the four ton congressional districts was not satis-1 factory owing to meagre returns. In the First District in twenty-three' out of seventy small towns; Crane had ::m; io Baxter's S34. This is Senator] Crnno's home district, and tin election of the two Taft delegates was conceded by Itoosevell leaders in the early even? ing. lu the Second District tnvalve out of forty-seven towns gave Crane 132 and Baxter 399, with a similar lead for the Taft men over the Roosevelt district candidates. In the third, two small towns out o' twenty-one, with nothing heard from Worcester, give Baxter Sil, franc IS9. ,'u the Fourth District the Boose VClt delegates had a margin of 771 to 433 in six out ut seventy-two election precincts, while In the Fifth two ?mall towns showed a slight lead to.' the Icooevelt men. Sixth district reports from two cities and five towns out of Ava ell es and eighteen towns gave Baxter, ^.l.'.S; Crane, 1,915, and a similar m ircin favor <K the Roosevelt distri ??. e.*idl . .t s. Roosevelt gained a lead in til :- 'Vir.nth District by carry In? .he city of Lynn. in the Fight:: District mm out of I e even precincts showed Roosevelt ni:d Taft running even o.i the district I delegates. ".'be i:o#>sevelt leaders cl timed *b' Xlnth and Tenth Districts, comprising | f.vo-.third* of the Boston wards, while I In the eleventh, covering the Back Bu> section and termed by Colonel I R.iosevelt as Ihs ' silk stocking" trlil the Taft leaders announced ran' Arrived 600 PAIRS Black, White and Tan Pumps All tir'- and widths. The kind that won't slip at the heel. Fifty styles. d*Q CA No More ?$*?.DIP NoLess Also Evening Slippers, All Shades. Herr tr a chance to save money on your footwear And j?,rt a selection from an entirely new stock. All leathers sr>lrand sues in pump? that usually ?r!l for $1. $; and$6 at nne price, $2.50. . Step Around the Corner and Save 51 to $2.50 The Colonial Sample Shoe Shop, "The only shoe shop in Richmond exclusively for women.'* 209 N. 6th St. Opposite Miller & Rhoads OFFICIAL VOTE IN MUNICIPAL PRIMARY. CLAY WARD MADISON WARD M \ ^ ?I!? i ??'. I), i . Illchnrdaon.... 30O no nib of m.ukhmkxi (.Verge SMI. lllnkc. . IK3 OriltMiy Puller. 203 < o.m.mox ( Ol Xt'll.i !'. Urn; lladdon.... -51 llnrrj ll?lier . 210 It. !.. Peter?. 204 I?. I*. Pitcher. 2R0 .lull n T. I'unrri. IUI Clarence \. Scalen.. 32s A. \. ??hm. 172 Jacob I iiilntif ..... 320 130 171 3d. :tor Hill 203 ?Ith. 551 271 247 I7N I 12 I I I 27? ?3 ?-?III 207 LEE WARD MA * oil i l). < . Illcbardaon. .. t OMMO.\ COI M il.: t laude 11. Ilatkine . . W. D. Under. I.. \V. (.loxebrook, Jr. K. W. Miner. JnnicH .1. Pollard..., Pred II. Powell. Clyde II. It at el IITe. . . Mr. W. II. Street V. L. \ ondcrlrhr. . . . 3d. ?<l I 10(1 i l:t 5tb. lull 127 318 ?110 232 4S2 171 :isn I si 301 17U 202 Total. 1,721 77(1 023 1,205 1.137 1,215 030 1.155 Mb. I III 231? I III) 122 210 Intnl. 1,127 1,010 3 17 U52 s:t:t 1.120 5 Sil SO I M \t Oil: I). C. ItlehnrUaon COMMON COUNCIL Ii. k, Atkloaon Jainca J. lluikc. (JcurKc M. t ease Kdvr. It. fuller, Jullua a. Ilobaon Carter C. .lour*, John W. Moore. . II. I.. Pntrnnt... <.. K. Pollock.. I i ii nI. M. Kenile, Int. ;i5i ? 220 174 I I I 253 101 5tb 31(1 Ulh. 1 ir.li 132 115 J70 202 I Ml 20(1 23 I I si; 1011 100 I is JEFFERSON WARD M \ ^ Olli l). C. Itlchardaoo COMMON COUNCIL) f. In Under. . . . i;. c. i 'im Imou .. II. (iiillusher. . . . (.'. II, l.uuisden, Morgan It. MIIIh, .leO;. C Power*, Ceo. W . Itomera, Job a A. Selpli. . Win. K. Snlltvna JwHepb II. \\ rink C. II. Wlllnhlre, ?Uli. 21(1 1)1? 130 15 157 133 130 lib 'Jill 130 ISO I 10 Kill 21 i 2(11 olnl i .f.:; i 5(17 517 1,048 7(12 0211 ,S73 02S 1,02? li.'.O Total. 1.7S1 VIM 1.037 0S2 1.132 173 1,0.S7 010 050 i- is- evening that they w-ira In con 1 t rol. I.: the Thirteenth District the Tat. Mv/ai.s hntl a slight lead, while i.t iko- Fourteenth, oomprlsinV Plymouth1 and Barnstubl'e count Us, the Itoosc vett delegates had a load at 10 P. m. o; nearly two to o.n. At the KoosereU hcalejiiarteVs tliercl ??;'> far more Jubliaiio*. than arh on n those " ho assemble I to loqk ovor re? turns compiled by th? Tafl leaders. .Wr.it rue-third of tin st.ito ?1j?<i ?ts poll* at I o'clock or earlier, and by * or 10 o'clock tliesj tettitns w. re wt'l lr? hand. .\? th,> rimuind.?f thu :-t.tip. did nut eons.- voting until from ?t to s::tfl o'clock, tit s-j was a rour? hoar Inll in tabulation of returns ROOSEVELT LEADS ? lurk Gets >l?ro Tlmn T? h> as Man] t otes n? Wilson, Boston, .Moil SO.?Returns from] presidential primal les held throughout the State to-day wore so incomplete at midnight that It was llltposslbli to say whether President Tafl or Col? onel llooscvelt had captured the ma? jority of lb,, thirty-six delegates from Massachusetts to the national conven? tion. Returns from -<M out or 1,080 in-cclncts gave Colonel Roosevelt 11. 235: President Tafl 10.r.:'.::. and Senft tOI l.a Kol lotto 204. A majority of tltc congressional districts reported that meagre returns at that hour appeared to r.iv.,r Colonel Roosevelt In the State at large, the preference vote tor (lhe precincts lie.tni front gave Coion.d Roosevelt 902 plurality, but his leading candidates for dele? gates had 11,850, and .Senator Crane, who headed the Tafl candidates, only S.S51. Tnc Democratic vote in the 10-1 pre? cincts gave i'lark i'...'..'.T.. and Wilson :'..?>:'. as to preference. Republican voters .of Boston, not Including the vote of on., precinct illyde Park), declared their prefer? ence ror President Taft by 11,01 J lo I n.212 for Colonel Roosevelt Senator l.a Kollettc received only 2S0 votes. Without Hyde Pnrk. Bos? ton Democrats expressed their prefer, ence for speaker Clark, lie receiving I3.S04, and Governor Wilson ."..Ms. The Republican vote in Boston ami in many other sections of the Stale was heavy, hut the Democratic voters as a whole did not manifest great ln i tercSI in the primaries. PENNSYLVANIA FOR COLONEL ItooscTell Faction Plans in Nnme Pro? gressive Ticket, Ha rrlsonburg. Pa., April SO-?The Roosevelt faction, which expects to control tho Republican State Conven? tion here to-morrow, plana a progres? sive ticket from top to bottom. There were rumors of compromise and trades on the various candidates to he se? lected, hut the Roosevelt leaders .1. ? blared to-night that their delegates will name the entire ticket. The regular Republican organization under the leadership of rutted States Senator Boise Ponrose concerto that the Roosevelt faction will name the twelve delegates-lit - large. GEORGIA PRIMARY TO-DAY l ight Acknowledged to He Between \v IImoii Hutl Cndcrwuod. Atlanta, tin.. April ::>).?Georgia's first presidential preference primary . w 111 be held lo-morrow. bringing to a I close one of the hottest campaigns j " Ver waged lu tills State outside of I gubernatorial contests. The light is generally acknowledged to be between I Wood row Wilson and Oscar W. Uli I dor wood, but the names ,?f Chamo IClark and -ludson Harmon also will appear on the ballot. A blank Space will be left for the insertion of any oilier name the voter may prefer. I Underwood and Wilson headquarters I have been In operation in the larger cities of the Stale for several weeks and i very county has been literally covered with literature bearing upon the merits of the respective ciind1 i dates. I Polls In the country dlslrh Is will j close at ?. o'clo. k In the afternoon, bill I Voting in 'he cities will continue tin itil 7 o'clock. Tho ballot Is Simple and I the count is expected to i.o practical? ly complete before midnight, lud lea - ' lions are for fair. warm weather I throughout the State, which ;s c\. < pected to bring out a ltirso vole. I _ j NEW HAMPSHIRE FOR TAFT ' l)elecntc?-nf-l.nri:e Instructed to Vote for His Renorolnallon. Concord, X. II., April 30?The State Republican Convention to-day elided , four drlogntes-at-large to the Clll ic.ivo convention, favoring the ronotni j nation of President Taft nnd Instruct j e.l them to vote for him unt'l released. ; A clause in the platform presented to [the convention instructing the dele? gate not lo vol. for Colonel Roosc veR under any circumstances, was '.?liickcn out after a heated debate. Solid Delegation far Wilson. I Dover, r<e!., April 30.?Governor I Woodrow Wilson will have n sol'd del? egation from this Mat- to ihr Demo? cratic National Convention In Haiti more, two from each of'tllfl three coun? ties. While the dblbgn'tes are not in? structed they are known lo favor (lov crndr Wilson's nomination. The con ventlon adopted a platform opposing the tendency to centralisation u flu general government, demanding an Im mediate revision of the tariff and coon ? ?my In the national administration reform in national baiikiiiK and cur .rency. laws, SHIP IS BLOWN UP BY STRIKING MINE Ninety Passengers of the 156 on Board Arc Rescued in Accident. nyrna, Asiatic Turkey, April 30.? Tiie steamer T.-x.is, belonging to the Archipelago American Steamship Com any. struck a mine at ?hc entrance to ho Gulf of Smyrna last evening anil auk. Of the more than 150 persons on board, it is believed nearly lv.lt ? re lofct. The Texas was ;!.:ng the Tuiklsh Hag. and was engaged ;;, carrying maljo from Constantinople to tlio I.e vault. was tlrst stated that t!:e Texas was an American v ?*rl. thy c:-.-, r arising from the fa t that she is part the Meet of a Ibenl concern trading under the name of the Archipelago Am irioan Steamship Company. MiieO I'aaHenaers Resetted, Constantinople, ?\prii 30,?Ninety passengers "'.it of the 15fi on board t!ie Texas when si e was blown up !<y a min ? nl Ihe entrance 10 the Gulf ol Smyrna last :<.s;ht v,cr? rescued, ae cording Id reports i eclv il here. Sev? ernl of the rescued passengers were | Buffering from Injtirljs. No mention j is made of th ? eroW In th > report. ll is alleged that the disaster was due to the Texas deviating from the course Indicated by the pilot boat pre? ceding her through the mine Hold, At the ilmo of the anti-Greek boy? cott the Meet to which the Texas be lorfged, and which consists of eight vessels bearing the ntim" s of American states, was authorised to fly IheUnited [Stairs tlag by the United consul-gen - ? ernl here because the company was largely controlled by American Intcr sts. The liulf of Smyrna Is one of the bliest harbors In the Mediterranean. Ittel Smyrna H>"#' the principal son. port of Asiatic Turkey. The entrance to the gulf was extensively mined some time ago by the Turkish authori? ties in etiler to protect tne port against an attock by the Italian fleet. The Texas was a vessel of :f,l tons Teachers' Examinations Stade examination for license to I teach in Virglnl* will he held, for Richmond city and llcnrlco county fori white t/Michers ;-.t ilie John Smd't School, No SOS Hast Marshall Street, beginning .it 9 a. M. nn May 3 and ?. Far colored teachers, the same time nn,1 on the same dates, at the old iri?h and Normal School, Twelfth and " oigh .Street;!. fSlsned). J. A. C. O HANDLER. Superintendent Riehmond Schools. A. L>. WRIGHT. Superintendent Henrlco County. is our ideal, and each pair of glasses we furnish is our best effort in this direc? tion. GALESKI? S 223 E. Broad St ; Uli 11 I II !?' I i II IhmIiiI " ~ HlflsMsf Make the Liver Do its Duty Nine base* in ten whea the lirer H right the ttomacb and bowels are right. CARTER'S LITTLE IiVER PILLS gently but firmly i pel a lazy liver to do i . its duty. Cum Cc etipation, Indiges-j ' tion. Sick ? - ? Headache, 6ind Diifcreia after Eating. Saudi Pill. Small Dm*. Small Price Genuine mu.irr? Signature Call at Our Store, Hear \ "^^^^^^ Club Artists on the Victrola On this wonderful instrument these artists appear as lifelike as when you listen to them as they thrill the great audience at the Auditorium. Sound-proof parlors. All the records?Free daily concerts. WALTER D. MOSES & CO., 103 East Broad Street, Oldest Music House in Virginia and North Carolina. ! net register, bullt at Newcastle, Mug-' land, In IssS. she was ;.t Ilrst culled the Olympia, then rechristened ihb Marquorlto and finally received the name of the Texas. MONARCHISTS \GAIN ACTIVE. l*orliig?r>ie Supporter* i?r Klag May Attempt to Sri*?? Province*. Lisbon, Portugal, April 30.?Thcra are marked Indications that the Por? tuguese monarchists Intend to malte nit other attempt to seise the north ?rn pro-1 vlnips of Portugal, according to i.ifor matioti received by th ? government authorities here. This step Is assumed to he preparatory to an error: to re? store the King on the Portuguese throne. At San Grigo-rlo, 0:1 the frontier be twecn Portugal and Spin, the customs officers were attacked by a body of mon? archists, who succeeded In capturing some arms, and then returned to La 'ianiza. where they have sstnbllshed their headquarters. Similar movements are also reported from other points in the northern pro? vinces, and tho Cabin -t has ordered the war ministry to dispatch reinforcements of troops to the disturbed districts. PHIZES AMOUNT T<> '0,000. Offered for Lire Saving mid Klrsl lid \ pnlinnccn. Washington. April 30.?Over 200 articles have been entered In the prize competition for life-saving and llrst aid appliances at the Ninth Interna? tional Ited Cross conference, which convenes hero May 7. The prlr.es. which are provided by a fund donated by the Empress Marie Keodorovna. of Russia, amount to ll'.oOO, divided Into a first prize of $.:.00<1: two second of $1,500 each; and six third of $.Vi0 each. The at tides already consist of ambu? lances, litters, x-ray apparatus, etc.. for the battloflcld, etc. Die .lapanese exhibit In addition to having large dolls dressed In the costume of the Japanese society, In eP'dca n complete model of a Japaneso hospital ship. Germany's exhibit is also numbered among the largest and depicts both war and peaeo activities. HALF MILLION FOR GIRL Komi Wlnann Leaves niu Sum to | Newport llolelkreiier'* Daughter. Baltimore, Md.. April 30.?Miss Uor othy Bateman, >>t Ncwntort, P.. I.. left $500,000 by the codicil to tile will tiled to-day of Ross R. Wlnans, of this city, who died recently. Miss Bateman is the daughter of aj Newport hotelkcepcr, at whose house Mr. Wlnans spent last summer. lie was In poor health, and she Is said to have won his regard by her kind? ness and attention to him. The heirs of the residue of the es? tate, estimated at $4,000,000, are Tt. W. Whistler, a brother-in-law. and George Kevill. stepbrother of Mr. YVlr.ans'a mother. His son. Thomas George Wlnans, who married a Spanish dancer and w.tb wlo.in the father was cstrangeo beeanse of the marriage, was left $200,<ui0 In. trust. CauNcs I.ltflr Surprise. Newport, R. I.. April 30.?Ross Wl? nans had known Miss Dorothy Rate mnh since her childhood. He owned a Summer estate here, hut sold it a few ii.rs ago. Miss Bateman, who is a highly edu? cated girl, nineteen ye.ara old. was always a favorite of Mr. Wlnans. and Iii? bequest caused little surprise htirc. POLICE SHOOT STRIKERS forced to Defend Themselves Agalust Mob <>f a Thousand, Baltimore, Md.. April 30.?Defending themselves when alboul l.ooft striking stevedores, many armed with sticks and stones, swooped down upon them, a sound of pol'cemen guarding pier No. i; at Canton to-day. drew their revolvers and fired many shots. The strikers were attempting to get on the pier to nach strikebreakers en? gaged in discharging the cargo of the steamer Bulgaria. Several men were shot, but not sc i ously, and a number of heads were i racked. When the poliro reinforcements ar? rived they began pushing back tho crowd. No rcslatanco was offered, but some ,,f tin: dissatisfied ones ac componled their retreat with cites of We want bread'." "We don't want lo be driven about like entile." A committee of thirty will to-nior row endeavor lo arrange somo plan to end th.' strike. CARUSO IS DEPENDANT. Famous Tenor Interested In Cnsc De? cided by Court of Appeals. Albany. N. Y., April 30.?i;nrlco Ca? ruso, the tenor, was a defendant In n caso dee'ded by tho Court of Appeals to-day, In which the court held that whet' n person purchases stock of a corporation at less than par and the stock on its face purports to he fully paid and 'non-assessable, the purchaser Is not liable to cred'torn of the cor? poration or to a trustee In bankruptcy of the corporation. The actions were brought by trus? tees In bankruptcy for New Jersey and North Dakota corporations. They Bought to hold tho stockholders in? volved for the, filfferenco between the price for the stock and Its par value, contending that the stock so issued to them was not fully paid. PROVIDES SIX YEAR TERM ((??solution Makes President Ineligible tor ICc-1'.lcel toll. Washington, Apiil 30.? Representa? tive Clayton, of Alabama; chairman of I tUo Judiciary, Committee, introduced House Aids Good Roads Movement Washington, April :io.?The House to-day nlded the nallonnl good mini? movement iiy passing, RBI in ISO. n provision In the poat-olHce iip proprlntlnn lilll which would trnni i n Mlhfttdy to nil highways lined In | Ihr riirnl free delivery mull service. I'heac ronilN would lie dltlilcd in 1 thrn- claHMCK, ?Uli kiiIinIiIIcn of ?-0 nml ?|." n mile. It Ih estimated Hint tin* coat Ihr Um year would lir (110,000,000 In ?18,000,000, 'I'lic amendment offered by Itrp rmrntntlir Sbnckleford, of Ml? aoitrl, linn n compromise i?f tweaty nlnr good rirniln I,Hin I nt rfiilncril ?luring (lie preaenl urMlnn nt Con? gress, lirmncrntn nml Itepiihllrana from riirnl communities combined to defeat the nun.m< nf n almt inr coalition of representatives from ? I tiir eltlea. n House joint resolution to-day to j provide an amendment to the Consti? tution tiNing the term of office of I President or the United States at s \ years ami making him Ineligible for ;i second term. He said one of the reaaons he proposed' this resolution was Pr?sident Tnft's declaration In Massachusetts yesterday that a Pr. ident should not be eligible for i<_ electlon. VENEZUELAN CADIM2T OUT. Minister* Tender Itralgnnl lona With oiit AnHlgnlng HennoDH Therefor. Caracas. Venezuela. April 30.?The Venezuelan Cabinet resigned to-day. The reason for the step Is not Indi? cated. The directors of the various minis? tries have taken charge temporarily of the various departments. PUIILISIIEIt III ltM:i) OUT. D. Applcton Vunera In New lark Fire. New Vork, April :i0.?Fire to-day broke out In the top Ii >ors of the) twelve-story Exchange Building, on "West Thirty-second Street, and before it was extinguished four doors were birtigl out, causing a loss estimated at ??>0,.>, The offices of r>. Appleton. publish- I crs, were swept by flames, and a doz n 1 or more of printing and mercantile establishments were burned out. HANNA III VS \NOTIlER PAPER. Onncr of tbe Cleveland Leader Pur rhnara The Nsw for 51,000,000. j Cleveland, April P.O.?Dun R. Ilanna. owner of the Cleveland Lender, has purchased the Cleveland News from Charles A. en Is for a price said to be not far from $1."00,000. The deal was put through a few weeks ago, but an? nouncement was withheld because of the desire of Mr. Otis to obtain Up? holding of some minority bond and stock owners to hand over with his own interest. The Cleveland News is n combina? tion of three evening newspapers. The Cleveland Herald Was started in 1 ^?.'i, and was started In lsr>;>, and was at one time practically an evening edi? tion of The Leader. The '"lev, laud World was establish? ed In 1SS0 by B. F. Rower, who died two weeks ago. In 1901 Mr. Otis bought The Herald from Mr. Rower, and at the same time acquired the evening edition of The Leader, which was then known as The News, nml the evening edition of The Plain Dealer, for a time the combined ncwspnprs bad th unwlcldly name of The World News-Kvenlng Plain Denier. This be? came changed to The World-News, and then to The Evening News. The Cleveland Lender, a morning and Sunday newspaper, was establish? ed in IS IS and Is Republican. The News Is independent, with Republican leanings. II. C. Thalhclmcr will l>0 I.OSK, SV.il 000. tlm business manager of both news papers, and Nathaniel C. Wright the editor. M VVOirs VETO SUSTAINED. Prescribe* Meiubemhlp of Council nml Provides Salaries. [Special t<> The Tlntcs-Dlspatcli. I . Norfolk, Vn., April 30.?The City Council to-night sustained the veto of Mayor IMddlck as to the ordinance proscribing the membership of tho Council and providing salaries tor the Councllmcn. The political leaders were active all day, but lucked about ten votes of having ? nough to pas's tin- measure over the veto. The budget appropriation bill was adopted, notwithstanding the veto, a now ordinance adopted by both branches prescribed exactly the sauko number or Councilmen, live from each ?>r the live winds, but eliminates tho [ salary feature. IIE1IEI, ItEACIIES IIOItDEAUX. \ Viator's \vrrnice Kale of Speed Near? ly mi Miles mi Hour. I Hordeuux, France, April 20.?The I aviator Bedel arrived her? this morn I lrum VlllncOublay, near Piixls, af? ter making Intermediutu stops at Tours ami Angoulcme. Mia uvcragn rate of speed for the journey wui marly eighty-one miles an hour. Throughout the flight lie was buffeted about by the wild and a snow storm I raged ail m tie time, causing l?hi severe suffering. lied.i Intends to continue bis lllght '.o Madrid, lie Is competing like Vedrlncs, who was severely nijuri I yesterday,1 fur the Cummcry CAtp. 1 I'll IMA It Y IN WII.I.IAMSDl Hfi. Alnyor nud Members of Clly Council V re I bourn. CSpeclal to The Tim- s-Dlspatcp.l Wllilumsburg, Va., April 30.?Mayor E. W.. Warburton was re-elected for another term, without opposition, in the city primary held to-day. !:. I Spencer, II. I>. Cilci .lohn W. Joned irnd IS. P. Wolff were elected to sue coed thomsclves in the City Councl and W. I. .lone:, and Oalba Kardcli at two new members chosen. In the race for delegate to thoStat Democratic Convention, Colonel L w l.ane was defeated by two votes b Thomas Ii. (Jeddy. The delegate 1? Uli Instructed. SUIT AGAINST (.&(). Action In Cincinnati Alleges Violations ? if >crvlee I.nw Hours. Cincinnati. O., A/ril :i0.?Chargin seventeen violations of the hours o service law. United States Dlstr'el At tornoy McPhorson tiled suit in thu United States District Court here to day against the Chesapeake and Ohio Ilallroad of Indiana for penalties ag? gregating ?S.S0O. Woodruff .Much Improved. ? French Lick Springs, Ind.. April 30.?. H. nry Woodruff, the actor, who has been in at a hotel here for several days, was reported to-day to be nuKh improved. His plivsic'an said he had been suffering front a nervous break-' down, lull that he would be able lot, leave his bed within a few days. Proeeimloii Will Not lie Allowed. Furls. April ::u.?The French gov? ernment has decided not to tolerato the May Day procession which had been arranged for to-morrow- by tha General Federation of l/il.T to start from the Place Vendotuc. The strictest, Orders have been Issued to' the troops not to permit the formation' of tho procession. Amendment to Cannl Hill. Washington. April 30-?Tho Honsel Committee on Interstate and Foreign1 Commerce to-day agreed to an amend? ment to the Panama Canal b'll which would prohibit railroad-owned ship, from the use of the canal. To Oppose I Hum * A ppllentlon. Albany, N. v.. April ::0. AVIlllarht 'leavers Jerome, former district atto.-v licy of New Yfcirk county, has beenj designated by Attorney-General Cur-t mody to assist in opposing the latest application of Harry K. Thaw for h'a n lease from the Matteuwan State Hos? pital. \) UJ ' 1 1 ' "I f j i Vacation days art nearing. Why not laj aside what you can spare. Begin now, deposit, say, five or ten dol? lars each week. You'll enjoy )-our outing twice as much. One dollar opens an account. Thrc per cent, interest helps It road Street Bank VV. >t HABI.r.STON. " President. .T. W; ItOTHERT, First Vice-Presldent. .iNo. watjKKr, Second Vlca-Presldent. ttDRBW M. OT.OVI?r, Cashier. Capital & Surplus $330,000