SHORT TIMETO NORFOLK

C. & 0. Preparing to GutDown Its Schedule.

SAILORS SETTLE LÎBEL

The Will of William Taylor is Admittedto Probate.Mayor Considers the

Question of Increase of

Telephone Rales.

(Special to Tho Tluios-nispatrh.)NORFOLK, VA., July 21..The sailors

of the Chilian steamer Rnncagua settledtheir libel of the vessel without realiz¬

ing ns much ns they expected. Theirclnlms aggregated $830. The libel was

for double that amount. But 'they got.$209, und, after dividing that with tholawyers, they had a small sum to keepthem nt the sailors' boarding house till

they enn ship on another vessel. A fewof them made contracts to return by theRnncagua to Valparaiso, but tho ma¬

jority of them are worse off than they"were before they left the ship, no mat¬ter how bad that was. Addo«! to tha.t,«they spent one night In the cells nt tliopolice station, with nothing but bread,nnd cheese to eat the whole day. Therewere eighteen In all. The steamer sailedthis evening.

WILLIAM TAYLOR'S WILL.The will of William Taylor, recently

deceased, was admitted to probate to¬day. Mrs. Elizabeth Bockover, daugh¬ter of the deceased, is appointed execu¬trix, and the estate Is valued at $28¡p00."According to the provisions of the will,the estate Is to belong jointly to Sîfs.Bockover and Edward Taylor, and hismother, Josephine Taylor. One-half oftbe estate. Is Mrs. Bockovor's and Ed¬ward Taylor, grandson of the deceased,ond his mother are to enjoy the incomeof the other half. If tbe mother ot the*boy marries her Interest Is to cease. Iftlio grandson riles the half of .lhe es¬tato that Is set aside for him reverts loAirs. Bockover. All of the householdgoods and furniture po to Mrs. Bockover.There Is no provision In the will for thebenefit of tlio widow, and tha.t Is ex¬

plained by reference to a marriage con¬

tract, drawn In ISO", m which they agreedto relliuiulsh Interest In one another'sestates.FAST TRAIN'S HANDSOME CARS.Eight new and handsome vestibule cars

have been bought by tbe Chesapeake andOhio ro3d, «to run between here andRichmond. The time will be reducedmaterially. The coaches are lighted byelectricity, and have a capacity of eightypersons. The coaches are convenientlyarranged for the comfort and safety ofthe passengers and are strong and hand¬some.

IS THE LICENSE REVOKED?Judge Martin will decide the Claud

C'apps case to-morrow. Tbe question isa new one under tbe Mann liquor law,namely, does the revocation of a liquorlicense revoke the license in case of ap¬peal? In this case Judge Martin refusedto grant a new trial and revoked the li¬cense of the defendant to sell liquor be¬cause he was convicted nf selling liquor?.o a minor. The defendant appealed,ond the Judge is to decide whether theappeal suspends the execution of themandate of the law or not.

MASS FOR THE POPE.Solemn requleum high mass for the re¬

pose of the soul of Pope Leo XIII., Isto be celeberated In every CatholicChurch ln the diocese of Bishop Van deVyver as it is to be in every CatholicChurch ln the world. The Rev. FathersJohn Doherty. of St. Mary's, and RichardA. Drake, of Sacred Heart Chapel, are ar¬

ranging to celebrate the mass on dif¬ferent days, so that the faithful Tñay at¬tend the service at both churches. Thechurches will bo draped with black andthe service on thin occasion is to be tbomost solemn and awe-insplrlng.

NEW SEA TACK LIFE.The new home for the lifesavers of Sea

Tack Station, which Is near VirginiaBeach, has been completed nnd accept¬ed by the government. It la closer to thoshoro than was tho old house, which, ItIs believed, may be left standing for usene a stable. The new station-house close¬ly resembles tho homo of tho seasldosummer dweller nnd would not bo sus¬

pected by the ordinary onlooker of beingthe home <jf-the gallant life savers.

...TELEPHONE R.4TESMayor* Rlddlck considered tlio subject

of veto of ordinances allowing tho South¬ern States tolephono to Increase ratesto-day. A commltteo from tho Chamberot Commerce and a numbor oí ctlzenshan-e urged him to veto It. The ordinancewas passed by a large majority of bothCity Councils, permitting tho Increasefrom (38 to $18 for business connections.The. opposition Is basod on th opoor serviceand the fact that tho contract with thecity would bn broken.Internal Revenue Inspector Larkln

found six merchants selling spiked elderto-day. The elder contains fifteen percent of alcohol nnd Is, therefore, Illegal.As the merchants are supposPJI not toknow that they were breaking the lawthey were allowed to pay the license andfifty por rent, penalty to escape prose¬cution. The elder Is strong enough toIntoxicate. Th« inspector Is also warningthose who are selling oleomargarine forbutter.A meeting to-day of tbe Business Men's

Association shows that a new homo fortho association is assured. It alrearjy ownsa lot and the Building Committee willmeet next week to arrange for tho pay¬ment of the balance. 18,000, dm., arid forthe building. The money Is In hand undthe plans nre drawn.Lieutenant Davis, commander, left bere

to-day with the torpedo flotilla, forFrenchman's Bay, Me. The ílot¡Ua willJoin the. North Atlantic squadron. It Isoomposed of the Lawrence, Worden,AVhlpple and Errlcson.

YORK COUNTY POLITICS

Date is Selected for Primary.SecretBallot Determined On.

(Special to TlieTirnes-Dlspatch.)TORKTOWN, VA., July 21..Yesterday

was (bounty Court day, and aa thero wereno cat«» of especial Importance on thedocket, tbe day was given up almost en¬tirely to politice.John Johnhon, a respertfd colored man

of Tebb's, about flft«-t-ii miles below here,wa« found dead on ? h<» store porch ofMr. I, 8. Smith's store early Sundaymorning. He wan left standing on ih«,corner talking to nome young gentlemenabout half-past 9 Saturday night, ii therlose of business. At half-pat«) î, Sundaymorning be was found In Identically tl...·same position, stone dead. In. McAllis¬ter, the coroner, pronounced his demisedue to heart failure.Registration hns Just fceen completed

Ir PoquoBon District, and resulted Ii. 119new names being added to the list, allwhite and all Democrat's·. This gives this,district -il votes, 10O more than the restof the combined vote of the county.Tbe Democratic Executive Committee

of York county was ln session yesterdayand arranged for the county primeries,.August the 1st was selected as the poll¿nr, and the secret ballot selected.

HOW TO FIND OUT.Fill ? bottle or common glass with your

water nnd let It stund twenty-four lioUf«!? sediment or settling Indiente-· nn un-

ln-nlthv condition of the kidneys; If It?? Ins the linen It Is evidence of Klillieytrouble; loo frequent desire to pass It. or

palfi In the back Is nlso convincili·: prn.-.fthnt the kidneys nnd bladder arc out r-forder.

WHAT TO DO.There Is comfort In· tho knowledge so

often expressed that Dr. Kilmer'sSwamp-Root, the grent kidney and blad¬der remedy, fulfills every wish In curingrheuni.itism, pnln In the bnck, kidneys,liver, bladder nnd every part ot tho uri¬nary passage. It corrects Inability tohold water nnd scnldlng pnln In pnsstng1». nr hnd effects following use of liquor,wlr.e or beer, and overcomes thnt un¬pleasant necessity of being compelled togo often during the dny, nnd lo get upmnny times during the night. The mildnnd the extraordinary effect of Swamp-Root Is soon ronllzod. It stnnds ihnhighest for Its wonderful cures of thomost distressing coses. If you need amedicine yon should hnve the best. Soldby druggists In fifty-cent nnd one-dol¬lar sizesVon m ny hnve ? sample bottle of

Swamp-Hoot, tho great kidney remedy,and ? book thnt tells nil nhout It. bothsent absolutely freo by mall, AddressDr. Kilmer »v Co., "3lngl.ah.-oh, ?. Y.When writing he sure to mention thntyou rçnd this generous offer In TheRichmond Tlmes-Dlspatch. Don't maleonny mistake, but remember the name,Öwamp-Root, Dr. Kilmer's Swnmp-Uool,nnd the nddrcss, Rlnghnmton, N. Y., on

every bottle.

TELEPHONEGIRLS WED

One Elopes and Another isMarried in Hampton.

RUN OVER BY BEER WAGON

Miss Salley Sustains Fracture of Her

Leg.Driver Arrested, Claims theHorses Were Running Away.

To Unveil Portraits.

(-Special to Tho Times-Dispatch.)NEWPORT NEWS, VA., July 21..The

Germnn cruiser Viñeta will return to thoshipyard In a few weeks to have repairsmade. The German gunboat Panther hasleft the shipyard for Halifax. The Ger¬man cruiser Gazelle will complete repairsin a short time nnd will sail for Halifax.The monitor Arkansas came up to the

shipyard to-day from Old Point, and Itis understood that the damage recentlysustained during the discharges of hertwelve-Inch turret guns will be repairedhere.Tbe cruiser Topeka returned to Old

Point to-day from Annapolis.Miss Grace Johnson, a telephone, girl,

«¡oped to Elizabeth City, N. C, with Her¬bert T. Rosc-nberger.A brewery wagon ran over Miss Clelia

P. Salley to-day, fracturing her rightlimb above the linee and inflicting otherinjuries. The driver. Moses Harris·, wasarrested. Ho claimed his horees weretunning away.XV. H. Camden. Indicted for assaulting

M. R. Davis, and recently arrested at Ha-gerstown, Md., having "Jumped" his ballbond, was tried to-day and acquitted.Hampton lias sold its $25,000 four and a

half per cent, paving bonds to Harrington.md Ellis, of New York. Thc bonds willinn forty years.Miss Salue Martin nnd Marshall John-

son were married ln Hampton to-nightat the home of the Rev. A. J. Renforth.The bride Is a Hampton telephone girl.Arrangements were mado to-day for the

unveiling at the Elizabeth City courthouseon September 10th of the portraits of theInte Judges of the court. William R. Wil¬lis, John Booker, George M. Peek andBaker P. Lee.

AT CAPE CHARLES

Cool Breezes Blow Between Ocean andBay.Summer Visitors.

(Special to Tho Tlmes-DIspatch.TCAPE CHARLES, VA., July 21.-On this

little Eden, between the ocean aud thobay, with the thermometer registeringbetween seventy and eighty degrees dur¬ing the day, with tho snn shining brightnnd a cool breeze blowing from the watersand moon nnd stars shining from a cloud¬less t;ky at night, one can lind conditionshere just to their liking. Driving, golf,tennis, sailing, fishing and dancing areseme of the amusements which mako thehours, days nnd weeks go by bo pleas¬antly.Tboro was qultii a pretty and delightful

dance last week, given by the young menit Wlnklns Beach, In honor of Miss John«yUm and her friend from Philadelphia.Miss Johnston is visiting her sister, Mrs.Sally Wllklns. Another dance which wasthoroughly enjoyed was given last nightnt^ Pinsons' Opera House. All the youngpéoplo nnd young married chaperoneswere present.This town has been full of commission

men or their representatives. Potatoeshavo been the cry. Tho crop this yearwns lurger and the season longer. Theshipments this year have been very heavy.In fact, this point Is said to be lhe largestpotuto market In the world. The seasonfor Irish potatoci· Is pretty well over now,and the buyers havo nearly nil left forthe peach districts.Thero nre a good many visitors here.

Miss Maybeth Taylor, from Savannah, Isvisiting Mrs. Charlie Savage.Miss Barlow, of Wllllamsburg, Is horo

with her slater, Mrs. John Daniel.Mrs. Bruco Leo Jones· has been nt OreanView attending tho Press Association,the guest of Mr. and Mrs. A. PrescottRowe,-Mr. and Mrs. XV. F. Penso, who havebeen at the Arlington for the past month,'.«.ft Saturday for their homi) In New Bed-ford. Maes.Mr. und Mrs. George Jarvls Bpady will

I leave Wednesday for a visit of a month.

ENGINE EXPLODEDWHILE HE SLEPT

(Special to Tin· Tlmes-Dlspatch.}ORANGE. VA., July 21..Mr. C. S.

Housdun was seriously, if not fatallyburned last night aa Un» result of anexplosion of ? gasoline engine on thowork of double-tracking 11 SouthernRailway near SpotLswooil Tower, marthis place,Late last night he laid down near the

engine and fell asleep. The engltu, nx-ploded. burning every Hlttch of clothingfrom Ids body. It Ik -aid he, cannot llvu.

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Wald rep Jones.(Speda) to The Times-Dispatch.>

MONTPELIER, VA·, July -1. -Quite aUnique but pretty marriage wan i-.|. 11111-

Ivjed hen· to-day at ll o'clock, at "Syca¬more Tavern." the home of Mr Qeorg«Uaughan, winn Mr. T.V»ina_ F.. Wal-drop and Miss. Mary K. Jones win» mar.rieri The marriage wan quite a surprle*-to their friends and relatives.Tho bride waa prettily dreesed in white

organdy and carried a beautiful l»nn«>iu-tof nwip. She Is a daiighli-r Of .Mr. J. T.Jone.", of Tyler, Va.Aller ? lie rei.-iiiony a dinner wan served

to th«· assembled company. uft--r whichMr, in.»I Mr.. W.lí.op left for .u «¡xui.tl-

I ed tuur.

DR. HATCHERTO PREACH

Will Take Part ln Dedicationof Mt. Carmel Church.

HE FELL FIFTY FEET

Boy Tumbled from Top of Tall Tree,

Yet Had No Bones Broken.W. S.

Fraser, of Orange County, is a

. Candidate for Legislature.

(Special tn The Tlmes-Dlspatch.)FRHDER1CKSBURG, VA., July 21.-

The Washington Guards, the Crack mili¬tary compnny of tlils city, returned homolast night, aud were met at the stationby a lnrge crowd of citizens, who gayotho boys a warm welcome to their homes.The· company mudo u splendid record inRichmond.On Sunday next, July 26th, Mount Car¬

mel Baptist Church, In Fnuquler county,will bo dedicated at 11 o'clock A. M. Thededicatory sermon will bo preached byRev. Dr. William E. Hatcher, of Rich¬mond. Other ministers taking pnrt willbe Revs. C. W. Brooks, A. J. Cummin«,XV. A. Patten, F. XV, Newman nnd A. T.Lynn, tlio pastor. There will bo nil-dayservice.«,·, nnd a ¡Ine dinner will be served,which will be freo io the public.Mr. Peyton Wiltshire, of near Mine Run.

Orange county, has boon stricken withpnrnlysls, nnd his condition Is regardedas very serious.Mr. J. G. Estls, of Stafford county,

wiiile moving a threshing machine fromone farm to another, foil between thobrakes nnd wheels while tho machine, was

in motion, and narrowly escaped death.Fortunately tho machine was stopped in

time to prevent It from crushing him.As It wns, he was Very bndlv bruised up.

FELL FIFTY FEET,IMIss Alice Estelle Stenrns, youngest

daughter of Mr. Frank P. Stenrns, whileplaying In the yard of her father's resi¬dence, foil nnd broke her arm badly.Master Willie Limerick, of Washington,

while visiting his sister, Mrs. WilliamOlive, in Stafford county, fell from the.top of a treo to the ground, a distance offifty feet, and strange to say, no boneswere broken. He was, however, terriblybruised nbout the head and body, nnd Dr.Tompkins. of this city, was summoned torender medical nid.The three big camp meetings of tho

Northern Keck will this year attract largocrowds, and many are now making theirpreparations to attend. The first one

to open will bo Wharton Grove, Baptist,meeting on the lower Rar,l'a bannock,which will begin on Friday, July 21th. andcontinue ten days·. Excursions will borun from points along the river to thismeeting. Marvin Grovo Methodist campmeeting will begin July 31st and continuoten days, and Kirkland Grove Baptistcrmp will commence. August 14th, to lastter days. A number of strong ministerswill conduct the services nt these meet¬ings.Mr. A. C. Mayo, son of the lato Robert

M. Mayo, of Westmoreland county, has1 een appointed to a good position In NewYork, and hns gone there to reside.Mr. W« S. Fraser, a prominent citizen

of Orange county, who is just recoveringfrom a long spell of illness, announcesthat he will be a candidate for the Dem¬ocratic nomination for the Legislaturefrom that county this fall. He says hisplatform will be reformation, economy,development of our natural resources andinternal Improvement for State andcounty.

WEDDING TO-DAY

Mr. Mann Randolph Page Pendleton to

Marry Miss ClagE;ett.(Rneclai to Tho Tlmes-Dlspatch.)

WYTHEV1LLE, VA., July ai.-On to¬morrow at noon a «lulet marriage will becelebrated at St. John's Episcopal ChurchIn Wythevllle, the Rev. Mercer P. Logan,D. D., the rector, officiating. Miss Le¬onora Claggett, of Fairfax, who hasmado her home In this county for thepast six -months, and Mr. Mann RandolphPage Pendleton, a well known'farmer,of Wythevllle, will be married. No Invi¬tations are out, but the church will bnopen to such friends as may deelre tosec the. ceremony performed.Announcement hns just boon made of

the engagement of Miss Emily FayetteStevens, of Rimira, New York, to Mr.Louis Frederick Krennlng, of Wythe¬vllle. The wedding will take place InOctober. Mr. Krennlng Is a. prominentvoung lawyer, being a. member of thelaw firm of Thomas & Kronnlng. Hisbride-to-be is a charming young lady,who has made a host of friends whileacting during the past two sessions asinstructor in voeal and Instrumentalmusic In Wythevllle Female Seminary.

Dinwiddie Primar/.(Special to The Times-Dispatch.)

DINWIDDIE C. II., July 21..At ameeting of the Democratic ExecutiveCommltteo of Dinwiddie. held at theCourthouse on July 20th, court day, Itwas decided to hold a primary for all of¬fices to be. elected this fall. A commit-too was appointed to draft a plan andreport to an adjourned mooting Augustcourt day. A resolution was adopted In¬dorsing the Barksdale pure election law.All persons who Intend to submit theirClaims lo the primary for nny of the of¬fices to be filled this fall am required tosend In their names to the secretary onor before August court day.

.rights* Biiseasg

Bloating» Gravel, Dull Back Ache,Kidney Diseases, Urinary Affectionscured by taking Stuart's Gin and Itiichu,This worst iorins'iif Kidney ami llladilerTrouble, a???.·?· every intelligent remedyhas failed, ¡no always curatile hy takingStuart's Glu and Huehu. 11 la a bland, du·Iightfully pleasant tasting medicine, thainets directing on the kidneys and bladder,quickly draining out every Impurity, heal·lug and strengthening the kidneys, givingthem life and vigor. Stuart's Gin andHuehu invi-i-lully cures '¡right's Diseaseand Piapetes even when tho patient hudgiven up hope, or whore they had beenlapped to drain off the accumulated

"diseased KIDNEY SYMPTOMS,Agonizing pains In the back, swollen leg«or abdomen, discharges from the urethra,neuralgia of the blunder, burning sensa¬tion or difficulty In passing water, alsoa frequent desire or even Involuntary dls-chart'e of the urine, catarrh of the blad¬der, stone In the bladder, dlHiigrocabluodor of the urine, scanty nnd high-col¬ored; rheumatism, with aches and pulnaIn bones and hack. Death may frequent¬ly follow ihe.se symptom«.For any of these symptoms

tiilto Stuart's Qln und lluchu, and youwill be restored to health, und your kid¬neys and bladder perfectly cured. Stuart'sGin and Huehu sweetens the urine,cleanses the I.ladder, removes all Obstruc¬tions ft'ititi the Itldn ys and urethra, makesthe blood pure. The highest grade kid¬ney remedy made. Thnroughly tested forpast 'M years in hospitals and private prac¬tice. UriiKBlets or i,y express, Jl. SAM-im.? Horn.?·;, also circular, giving someor the many cure« made, fhiciü, by writ·Ii.ig Stuart Drug Cu., Atlanta. On Specialmedien) advice given If you describe yourtrouble. Sold In Richmond, Vu., byTRAGHI·! nitl'G CO., «17 Knut RroadStreet. Pall or write Stuart's Gli. and«.uchu sent by express.

which Infive yours lime

established ItN famewherever civilized man

wnnrs shoos. Can I»· Identifi¬ed la all shoos by thl« label.

I«l*»l t,«»th*>>make« licHTTSlicf« »oft,light »hor« «troiKt. Mnilelnia«!.«'«"!goni, colt, or row hide. Write forbook "How to t'iiy «lio«··."

Wolff Procos«Leather Co.,Philadelphia.

T. H. ELLETTMODERATOR

Elected at Opening Meetingof Dover Association.

DIVISION IS APPROVED

The Peninsula Churches lo Be Giv¬en Permission to Withdraw.Wel¬

coming Address by Dr. R. H.Pitt.Enthusiastic Session.

(Special to Thc Tltnes-Dlepntcln)ASHLAND, VA., July 21..Clear skies

and an unusually largo assemblagegreeted tho opening of the ono hundredand twentieth session of the Dover Bap¬tist Association. The usual devotionalexercises wero conducted by Dr. CharlesS. Gardner, of Richmond. T. H. Ellett,Esq., of Richmond, was unanimouslyelected moderator to fill tho unexpiredterm of Rev. H. A. Bagby. Rev. Dr.Pitt delivered the address of welcome,and the response was made by Rev. W.E. Hatcher.Walter Sydnor submitted and read the

report of "The State of Churches."The Interest of the western group of

churches was considered.A special address, "Tho Mission of

Baptists," was delivered by Rev. H. T.Louthan. of WlHIimsburg.After this address the association took

a recess to enjoy a most sumptuous din¬ner, served In a grove adjoining thechurch.At th3 afternoon session tho church was

again filled to overflowing. Tho Minis¬ters' Relief Fund came up for discussionand an address was made by Rev. XV. T.Hundley, of Barton Heights. In closinghe gave an original poem, which was,like his address, of unusual merit. Drs.Hatcher, C. H. Ryland and GeorgeCooper also took part tn this part of thoexercises, as did John K. Fussoll, of Hen¬rico, and ?. ? Cocko, of HanoverThe report of the Sunday-school and

Bible Board was then taken up and readby Rev, G. H. Sheriff, or Henrico cotintv.Rev. W. R. L. Smith, J. Add. French,

of Austin, Tex. and J. N. Pllcher. ofPetersburg, also made additional reports.At the morning session -two new

churches, "West Hampton" and "RiverView," applied for admission.

PENINSULA CHURCHES.L«itters from tho peninsula churches,

twelve in numbor. were received, askingto be granted/ leave to form a new asso¬ciation. The request was referred to aspecial committee, who will report fav¬orably in the morning.Tho division Is asked on account of

availability of location and In perfeo!good will and harmony, no friction ofany kind whatever being Intimated, ¿To-night at 8:15 General Education w<istaken up, and speeches were made byDrs. Gardner, Tribbio and Hatcher.Tho exercises for Wednesday will be:

Devotional exercises, 9:30; EducationalBoard, 10; Stato of Church, middle group,11-12; at noon a special sermon will bodelivered by Rev. T. Benton Hill; R'a.teMissions will be discussed In tho after¬noon: at lhe evening session ForeignMissions will receive attention from thcassociation; at 10:30 ?. ?. ? woman'smissionary meeting will bo held In thoPresbyterian Church. ·

Never has there been a larger nr more

ijnthuslastlc meotlnff of tho assorlntlon.The delegates are nil well taken caro of,and perfect pear«· and harmony reign.

BUYING APPLESFOR FOREIGN SALE

Senior Member of Big FirmVisits Orchards of Roan¬

oke County.(Special to Tho Tlmes-Dlspatch.)

BAT-KM. VA, July 21. - Yesterdaymorning William Orr-Hsley, the seniormember of the tlrm Of Win. f rosales· t.-Kons, of New York, Boston und Liverpool,arrived In Bulc.m, He Is now In th» BackCreeH section ol R «».noUo county, look¬ing over Hi" Immense ori-bariln there, witha view of muklng purchases of apples forhis firm for shipment. '?"'' ?**}! ?**?,shipped over half a million barrels oí

apples to Bugiami and to Europe. Iliofame of the <. l-brated Back Crook pip¬pin« has gone abroad. 1'· »_"««'¦. »/>«are well-known and are eageily-soughtby the hlghesl -lass of Huyen*, ill .1 yearilio ar.id. non on Ruck i'reek will I.»tho largest In the history of fruit grow.Iiik The on-hard« «re (is line as Hiom·''.ei, a.i.v.l,..,, ainl the, owner« ...|<n thegr.-at. prilli In them. The iipples raisedon Back Creek always bring Ine .IcesIn foreign market·, Among thpee njorsated m orcliuril growing, "J this cele-brat,.I section s the CQXÙ» ·>»?·G Of Ag ·

rlculture, Mi. G. \Y, ><Olnor, Of Rich¬mond.

UHI lanl Euchre Pffrty.(Bpoclal i.'j'h«Tlrnes-IJl«P'il<h·)

Ol;K\IV .¦I'ltlNfjS, VA-, July Zl.-Theirueiu at OrT Hi tin'*» "*'"'" ontorta n.5 ?.!.! ?.·. 'lu y «·¦· Wlnsrnoro andwile ..t l'Idlaielnhlá. at ·' <·"''.1?p? part ?,

which was ?. ?, llllant '"'''""?.,""·. ^?honors ?,????a carried ,lff bv Mi· '" A.MÓÓre und .Uri. W· A· Va.iony, of

^'".{{.".rrlvnl· »r« Mj· -{¿ft Sim.

'¦» Mr ?. ?· ?*««" ""?1 wltti·II. 11.? a. «?(It Hand..

SMALL VIALDID DAMAGE

Fortune In Strong Box De¬stroyed by Muriatic Acid.

PAPERS CAN BE RESTORED

Were Mostly Deeds and Insurance Pol¬

icies, and Duplicates Can Be Pro¬cured.Printer Inherits a

Fortune.

(Spe«-I«l to The Tluip«-Dt«p«tch.)WINCHESTER, VA.. July 21..Recently

Mr. O. J. Mayers, of Stophen City, placeda bottlo of muriatic acid ln his strongbox whero It would be out of harm's way.Tho other day bo had occasion to ex¬

amine tho strong box nnd found that thencld had eaten through the cork of the

bottlo nnd then upset and destroyed about

Î6I.0O0 worth of deeds and Insurancepapers. However, his nnxlcty has boonrelieved by finding thnt ho can secure du¬plicates for nearly every pnper lost. Thodocuments Included about $11,000 In Insu¬rance policies.Miss Clara Worthlngton will sail from

New York next Saturday for Europe.At the recent convention In Hnrlson-

burg of tho Young Pooplo's ChristianUnion, Virginia Conferenco, UnitedBrethren Church. It was unanimouslyvoted that tho proposed union bo favoritibetween the UnRcd Brethren, tho Metho¬dist Protestant and the Congregationalchurches. Bishop J. S. Mills addressed thomeeting, and officers wero elected as fol¬lows: President, D. A. Armentrout; Vtce-Prosldont, T. C. Harner; Secretary, MissJennie Gnrretnon; Corresponding Secre¬tary. C. H. Crowell; Treasurer. ElmerHodges; Junior Superintendent. Miss IdaMi Judy; Executive Committee, RevSjGeorge P. Ilott, N. J. Sccrlst and S. D.Shelton.Mr. A. B. Mnrkell, of this city, a veteran

printer, hns received word that ho Is oneof the heirs to tho estate of his uncle,Thomas Markell. of Pennsylvania, whodied worth $75,000. Tho deceased was a

brother of tho late John Mnrkell, of thiscity, and ns tho latter had but twochildren. Mr, A. S. Markell will get half.Tho other half will bo divided betweenthe three children of tho late James HiMarkell, ono of whom Is Mr. HarryMarkell, a well known musician.

MAPSICO CHURCH BENEFIT

Ladies Will Give Lawn Party to ImproveChurch.

(Special tn The Tlroee-Dl'patch )CHARLES CITY C. H.. VA.. July 21.-

The Maplsco branch of tho Ladles' AidSncloty will give a lawn party on theafternoon of the 23d of this month.Refreshments will bo sold. Tho proceeds

will be used in Improvements on MapslcoEpiscopal Church.On Friday evening last Mrs. D. Gardi¬

ner Tyler, of Sherwood Forest, enter¬tained her guest, Miss Minnie Woltz, ofFrederlcksburg, Va. After the guests as¬sembled, se-i'on hand euchre was played,Miss Amelia Coalter, of Richmond, win¬ning the prize. Among those Invited were

Misses Conlter, Wlllcox, Douthat: Messrs.Hewitt. Mayo, Douthat. Coalter, Harri¬son and Bell, .

At a meeting of Harrlson-HarwoodCamp of Confederato Veterans nt CharlesCity Courthouse on Friday, 17th Instant,tho following officers for ensuing yearwere elected: T. L. Walker, commander;L. A. Mnrston, flrst-lleutenant com¬mander; Hon. D. G. Tyler, second-lleutcn-ant commander: E. T. Waddlll, thlrd-llou-tenant commander; T. W. Wlllcox, adju¬tant; J. E. Major, quartermaster; XV, E.Woodcock, chaplain; G. M. Walkor, officerof the day, nnd S. K. Mooros, color-bearer. The vets will have their annualreunion and barbecue ln October.

J. M. White and Brother, of MurchlnPoint, Va., have contracted with J. A.Reynolds nnd Brother of Now Yorkcity, to handle the timber on the farmknown as Union Hill, which place wasrecently purchased by J. W. Reynoldsond Brother.

WED IN FREDERICKSBURQMr. Thaddeus M. «Jones and Mrs. Rosa

A. Jenkins Married.fSpeclnl to The Tlmes-Dlspatch.)

FRKDERICKSBURG, VA., July 21..Mr. Thaddens. M. Jones, a well-knowncitizen of Spotsylvnnla county, and Mrs.Rosa A. Jenkins, daughter of Mr. E, T.Mann, of Richmond, camo ????? to-dayand woro married by Rev. Dr. J. S.Dill, at tho Intter's residence.

Loudoun County Primaries.CHpeclnl to The Tlmcs-Dlripntrh.)

DEESBURG. VA., July 21.-Tho Lou¬doun county primaries will be hold onAugust 29th. when candidates for theHouse of Delegates and each of thecounty offices will be nominated. Atpresent thero are in tho flold for nomina-lion for clerk of the court, three caiull-dales-V. White, Paul W. Oarrett and tho,nièrent incumbent. For sheriff, three-Eugene Monroe, Goorgo XV. Vlrtn, andThomas Edwards. For treasurer.JohnI.. Gill. Wm, L. Powell H. Russell, W,?. MoFarlnnd and George XV. Popklns,l'or Commonwealth's attorney.Cecil Con¬nor und tho present Incumbent.Ho far thero haH been no candidate for

the Houso of Delegates to succeed thelion. John Ryan, tho present incumbent.

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Killed by Lightning.(RdccIbI to Tim TliiicHldi:>at''li 1

DIN'V.IDDIK. C. H. VA., July 21.-iJurlng the thunderstorm of last Satur¬day lightning struck the house of Rev.Willie Wyatt (col.) Cornelius, aged 11years, was instantly killed, and threoother of his boya wore quito badlyshocked,Th<- family at tho timo wore sitting In

thu hallway..

Loads of Peanuts,iftpeelal to The Tlmes-Dlspatch.)

NORFOLK, VA., July 21..A speclnl totha Publlo Dodger this afternoon fromPetersburg says that 11,000 hags of Span¬ish peanuts woro sold thero to-day to acleaner, who paid 00 cents a bushel fortlir-m, a total of about ilp.000. The dis¬patch suya that there aro few of thenn ? left In that market.

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APPOMATTOXDIVERSION

People of Petersburg MuchInterested In Scheme.

LAND TO BE CONDEMNED

Commissioners to View the PropertyWanted on Next Tuesday.CountryClub Wants Liquor License.

Nothing New in Strike.

(Special to The Tlmes-Dlspatch.)PETERSBURG, VA,, July 21..People

In Petersburg are very much InterestedIn th«! progress of tho plan Cor tho turn¬ing of the freshet In the Appomnttoxlîtver through another channel and thedigging out of the present channel.Tho city has Instituted proceedings for

the condemnation of the land. ThoCounty Court has appointed Messrs. Wil¬liam A. Blnnklngshlp, Jumes K. Cousins,XV. G. Ivey, G. XV. Hobertson and Cad¬mus Archer commissioners to meet onthe lands of Alfred Hickey, LawrenceD. Green's estato an«! Martha Loganand others on next Tuesday, the 28th,to .assess damages for that part of tholands of these defendants which tho cityproposes -to take for its purposes.Thero are no now developments in the

strike situation In Petersburg. Tho mencontinue to return to work, the cars torun regularly, and the people to ride,This is, briefly, tho situation in ·?1??ß cllyat the present time.Considerable Interest Is being aroused

In the legislative canvass In Dlnwlddlccounty among thoso affected. M. \V.Sterne, who announces himself a candi¬dato for the Houso of Delegates, is saidto have withdrawn. T. E. Clark nndProston Boisseau lire still In the fieldfor tho Democratic nomination. O. J.Boisseau In tho independent candidate,and ho says he will certainly win.Tho Country Club Is preparing to make

application for á liquor license. Dln-widdlo county, In which tho club Is situ¬ated, recently went "dry," and no llquoihas been sold at tho club since that time.Application for license will bo mado toUie County Court within a few days.The excursion to bo given to Norfolk

nnd Virginia Beach the »uh of thismonth by the West End Baptist Church,to help In liquidating Its deht, will doubt¬less bo ono of the largest that hns gonefrom Petersburg this summer.The new church organ for St. John's

Episcopal Church In this city has ar¬rived, and will lie put In placo probablyIn timo for iho services next Sunday.Mrs. XV. H. Harrison, hor sister, Mrs.

White. Mii's Lavinia Whit··. Misses Helenond Dorothy Harrison, left this morningfur tho Yellow Sulphur Springs to spendtho Hummer.The Misses Blnfortl left to-day -to spend

severn 1 weeks at Blacksburg.

TO EMPLOY MANYTOBACCO WORKERS

Universal Company to Manu¬facture All-Tobacco Cig¬arettes in Lynchburg.(Special to The Tlraos-Dlepateb.)

LYNCHBURG, VA·, July 21.-ln refer¬ence to the allegation that President But¬ler, of tho Universal Tobacco Company,hud managed Ilio affairs of the companyin the Interest of tho Commonwealth To-bacco Company, Mr. Robert J. Snead,vice-president and general manager ofthe Commonwealth Company, stated to-duy that tho two companies wero separatoand distinct corporations, that, the claimsby tho npnllcants for a receivership forthe Universal Company that the Com¬monwealth Tobacco Company Is beinglargely favored by the Universal uro notsubstantiated by the facts.Ho said that part of the Common¬

wealth's building, In Lynchburg, has beenleased to thu Universal an«1 will be usedby the latter for the mapufaoture of all-tohucco cigarettes and long nnd plug-cuttobacco, nnd that between two and threehundred operatives woulil be .employedfor tho purposo.Mr. Sneail stated that tho fact that

William H· Butler waa largely interest¬ed |n both'companies had led many to re¬lievo thnt the Commonwealth was abranch of tho Universal, but that not asingle share of one company was heldby the other.

PETERSBURGCONFERENCE

Opening Session of Black-stoneA.eeting Held Yesterday

BIG CROWD IS EXPECTED

Some of the Delegates Are There, but

Many More Are Looked for To-

Day.Blackstone People Have

Latch-Strings Out.

(Hi>pcU1 to The Ttme.-Dl-ip-tcb.)BLACKSTONE. VA.. July 21.-Tho Pe¬

tersburg District Conference of the Meth¬odist Church met In annual session at

this place to-night, R«?v. R. 1. Wilson,the presiding elder of tho district, pre¬

siding.To-night's session Is being held In Cren-

shaw Methodist Church. Tho opening ser¬

mon wns delivered by Rev. J. A. Taylor,of Petersburg. Not many of the delegateshave yet arrived, although somo came ln

on each of the several pssenger train·

to-day. and others by privato convey¬

ances. By to-morrow morning's trains all

aro expected to arrive.Beginning with the morning session to-

morrow, all the sessions will be heldIn the chapel at the Female Institute,than which no better plao could be wish¬ed for. Dinners will also bo served thedelegates and the hosts who attend lnthe dining-room at the Institute.The homes of the people here. Irrespeo-

Ilvo of denomination, have been thrownopen to the visiting delegates, they beingfurnished suppers, lodgings and break¬fast at the primate residences, and dinnersa*, tho institute.This latter arrangement will enable th«

conference to moro speedily dispatch tbebusiness In hand.Out of tho ono hunSrer- and four mom-

hers of tho conference nearly ono hun¬dred are expected, those having, by let-ter, expressed their Intention of beingpresent. , ..

There will, of course, be ? large gather¬ing ln attendance, who are not members,being drawn, as Is always the case,bv Interest, curiosity and other reasons,

'This crowd, It Is expected, will reachone thousand on to-morrow and Thur«v.

The conference Is expected to getthrough with all business on Thursdaynight or Fj-ldny morning.Great preparations have been modo for

tho entertainment of the visitors and!everything will he done to make theirstay a pleasant one.

EVERY EVENING

To Popul.-r Beach Park.BOc. RoundTrip.

Richmond aaIni

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OASTORÏA,Beare tbe ^/9 ^a Kind You Have Always Boujë

of l*taS7Z7-&&A&Q4

GRAND EXCURSION

Richmond to Danville, Greensboro *n¿Winston-Salem, N. C., August 10th,$2.60 Round Trip, via Southern R«*UIway,fineclal excursion train -will leave Rieh«

mond at 9:30 A. M. August 10th for Dan«ville Qreensboro, AVInston-Salem. Re¬turning, leave Winston-Salem at 12|0_.A M.· August 12th. arriving Richmon*.about 7:80 A, M. Only î-.d? round trip,Special care for whlto and colored peo»,

pie. A splendid opportunity to visit theOld North State.Buy vour tickets of the Southern Rail·

way Agent, Fourteenth-Street Btatlot,.

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Bear· the y? ìtie Kind YoU Have Alwa>S BtHlH