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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-07-17
4 ROAD WORKfNG CASE.
A Justice of the Peace Reverses the Court
of Appeals.

MARTINSVILLE. VA. July 1G.-Spe-
cial.-Mr. !. T. Gillespie was arrested
and brought here for not working the
public roads and fined five dollars by
George +. Waller. justice OF the peace.
and sent 10 jail <or thirty days: thus the
justice reversed the decision Of the Court
of Appeals on this subject. Mr.. Giles
pie. through his attorney. William NJ.
Peyton. has applied to the Court OF APP
peals for writ OF habeas corpus.
young lady about twenty-one years
OF age was arrested on the Norfolk and
Western train at this place to-day on
telegram from the Chief OF Police OF
Winston. y. c.. She says her name is
Mrs. George McFall.
Mr. Wythe NJ Peyton Is now at Stuart.
where he has had a very serious and
painful operation performed on him. but
tho operation proved q sucnA&A
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were almost equally divided. With field
Ing and batting almost the same. how did
Roanoke lose the game? First. 1t may
be said. that only one OF the four runs
made by the Champions was earned.
The whole game depended upon three
apparently Insignificant plays. II Cock
man had thrown the bali straight. tu
stead OF wild to Tate In the first inning.
cutting OF Sholta. II Williams had tossed
out Viox at second in the ninth. as he
could have easily done I'm ample time by
a good throw: IL Mccain had caught the
ball and touched Pender a few moments
later. instead OF letting II go by and per-
hitting Fender TO go TO third. Roanoke
would not have lost. These three IFS
decided the contest in favor OF the Cham
pions Re IL said that the visitors put
UP one OF the best exhibitions of the
game seen on the home grounds this
season.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-07-17

The virginia Pharmacists to Meet Next
Week

HAMPTON VA. July l6.-Special-The
fifteenth annual meeting OF the Virginia
Pharmaceutical Association will be held
hero on Tuesday morning July list and
will be called 10 order by the president.
Mr.. William q. Bursess, OF Newport
News
The meeting will be held In the rooms
Of the Young Mems Christian Associa-
ton II will last three days. ending on
Thursday with a grand banquet AZ
Barnes Hotel.
The Uniform Rank knights OF Pythias.
OF Hampton and Newport News, drilled
at Buckroe Beach this evening.
Justice Hamilton Of this city has gone
10 Jersey City. where he will spend the
remainder OF the summer.
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SESSION OF LAWYERS ENDS.
CONTINUED From First Page)


to the establishment OF permanent
board OF arbitration OF disputes among
English speaking nations. The Chair
stated that As this committees labors
would extend into the following year,
ne would prefer to consult with his sue
cessor, Mr w. W. Henry. OF Richmond
before naming the members of such COM
mittco.
On motion. the association then ad-
journed until next year.
ADDITIONAL ARRIVALS.
Among The members who have arrived
since yesterdays report are the follow
ing.
Judge John II. Ingram, Manchester:
Samuel H. Brent. Alexandria: X. Deve-
reux Doyle. Norfolk; Judge John Paul.
Harri>onburg: w. w. Berkeley. Roanoke:
George +. Sipe. Harrisonburg. Edmund
Randolph Williams. Richmond I'M Mon
tague. Richmond: Carter BrsNton. Staun-
ton; c. Whittle Sans. Norfolk. James
III. Fletcher. Jr Accomac Leigh n.
Watts Portsmouth: George Mcintosh.
Norfolk: Roosevelt Page Richmond. ). ;.
T. Patteson. Richmond; Judge c. f.
Nichol. Manassas. John r.. Blair. Wythe-
vile; +. w. Sims. Louisa. Wilbur J.
kilby. Suffolk Judge \. NJ Aiken. Dan
vile; Richard y. Davis. Petersburg: VIII
liam a. Glasgow. Jr.. Roanoke; Frank
W. Christian. Richmond. Edward W.
Robertson. Roanoke, j. Jordan Iealxe.
Richmond; James F.. Heath. Jr.. Norfolk.
;. 9. Ws-ttle, Martinsville; c. L. Scott.
Amherst. Sol. Cutchins. Richmond. Rob
ert W. Blair Wytheyille.
THE BANQUET.
The business OF the association having
beet satisfactorily disposed OF the mem
bers assembled at . o'clock 7. NJ, TO
participate IN the annual dinner. This
was served in fine style in the smaller
dining-room Of the Hygeia, and after q
discussion Of ten courses. the following
toasts were proposed by President Hughes
as POSTMASTER. and responded 10 by the
gentlemen named in exceedingly happy
style.
our Guests Bold Of Your Worthlness,
We Single You as our Best Moving Fair
Solicitor responded to by Judge L. NJ.
Rose
The Army; Inter Arma Silent Leges."
responded TO by Colonel h. 7. Frank
our Professional Brethrp the Doc
tors" responded to by Or. II. NJ. :ssh.
"Our Cnents-Causa iroxima Non Re
mota Spectatur' responded to by ,1ionel
William Lamb.
"Our Partners Dormant, silent or Full
Noscitur a Socis," responded TO by +. G.
Massie.
Relations in Law" responded TO by r.
W Tomlin.
"The Iatiganr- responded % b. c.
Carlton Jackson.
JUSTICE HARLAN
Impromptu-"Th Judges. How They
Make and Unmake Law" responded 10
by Mr.. Justice Harlan.
The call upon Justice Harlan was COM
plete surprise 10 that distinguished juriSt,
but he nevertheless responded In a brill
liant and witty speech being frequently
interrupted by bursts Of defeaning ap-
plause. At the conclusion OF Mr. Justice
Harlan's speech the banquet came q
an end and the eighth annual meeting 81
the virginia tate Bar Association was
pleasant recollection.
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The excellent talk last Sunday az the
Y. NJ. c. A. on A Home Run has grown
into a sermon. and on next Sunday night
Rev. n. NJ. Hope will preach OF The
Analogies Betwtef. "a Game OF Ban ana
the Game Of Life
lie will have a good deal 20 say OF
summer diversions bicycle and baseball.
lie does not sympathize with the unquali-
fed denunoiati0n Of the national game.
There's another and a better way, he
says.
Mr. Hope is trying 10 reach the young.
and his words will help them. The Les
sons from the Diamond" will richly repay
all who hear Mr.. Hope. u
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Goochland school Board.

SANDY HOOK. VA, July Special; -
There was a Getting yesterday OF the
county school board al Goochland Court
house.
the board added 10 the supplementary list
of textbooks for the use OF the public
schools OF Goochlsnd county the follow
INF books. published by 3. +. Johnson
Publishing Company; Southern states OF
TIN American Union. Southern Literature
AID Geography OF Virginia.
Il have heard very little said about the
action OF the Chicago Convention.
A plenty Of rain and an unusual promise
OF abundant crops.
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PHILADELPHIA.

summary: Earned runs-PittSburg, l.
Philadelphia. 4. Base by errors-flttsburs'
!: Philadelphia. 2. Left on bases-fltts-
burg. \. Philadelphia. 2. Base on balls
on killen, /, off Gumbert, ]. Struck out
-killen. 4. Tnree-baSe hlts-IhohpSoh
Twobase hits-Lyons Mailman. Sacrlhce
hits-Ely. Sugden. Mertes. Cross. stolen
bases--stenzel. Cooley. Thompson cross.
Umpire, Belts. Time, TWO hours ana
twenty minutes.
LOUISVILLE. u: NEW YORK. Z.
LOUISVILLE. KY, July l6.-Louisville
defeated New York to-day in an inter
esting game. The support Of Sullivan
was very ragged. LeftF1elder Stafford
was hit on the ha.d by pitched ball. and
will be out OF the game for some time
Attendance, 100 Score:
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man can't be as sick as & woman.
AS a mans organization 10 simpler and
stronger. IT follows tina, his ailments are
less complicated He is not subjeci 10 the
chances and changes. physiologioally. that
come to the average woman.
II woman is in good health there is no
more healthful employment than house
work Generally speaking, there j. no hap
pier woman in the world thar the one who
Is we'll and busy all day long making
home" for dear ones who depend upon
her. But how different when every breath
is pain, every step torture This state Of
health. in nine cases out Of ten comes from
arrangements of the delicate. feminine or
gans Of generation. The family doctor in
qures first concerning these. He most
usually insists upon All examination.
From this the modest woman naturally
shrinks. She IS right. Excepting in very
unusual cases of female weakness" ex-
aminations are unnecessary. Dr. Pierce's
Favorite Prescription is simple, natural
remedy for these ills. II cures gradually,
safely, permanently. Here is one tes,i.
monial out of thousands
Twas III four years with female weakness
took two bottles Of Dr. Pierce's Paycri,e Pre-
scription. I do my house work row without
pain or faintuess." Yours truly,
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-07-17
UIRiNtOhE sOLD.
4 Pamunkey River Farm Disposed OF at
Auction.

AyLETT's. vk. July i5.-special.-
Warancoke. splendid Pamunkey river
farm. cvnod by Colonel a. d. Tomlin.
.,r,airine 75n acres, was sold at public
auction by Cclone. William X. Aylett.
the trustee. on Tuesday last for $500.
Mrs l.. T.. Williams was the purchaser.
Miss Annie d. Gatewood. after spending
several nlcLths in Richmond, is home
again.
THE farmers are hopeful. whether free
silver or gold wins.
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ROANOKE

Summary: Earned runs-Rchmond. J.
Roanoke. ]. Stolen bases-Groves, Niox.
Pender. Mccain. Double p'1(s- rerte -
Sholta 10 Fender Base on balls-On
Stocksdale /; off Kimball. Struck out
by Stocksdale 3. by Kimball, /. Time
OF came, one hour and thirty minutes.
Umpire, McDermott.
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Totals ............ 3S
BROOKLYN.
st Louis 60. 1000 0 0
BROOKLYN HOO o

Summary. Earned runs-Br0oklyn. 3.
Two-base hits-Daly. Grim. Three-base
hits-La Chance %. Turner Sacrifice
hits-Sulivan. Douglas. Payne. Stolen
bases-Grifiin %. Grim. Jones. DAILY.
Base on balls-Payne. /; Donohue, 3.
Hit by pitcher-Anderson Struck out
BY Donohue. g. by Payne. >. Umpire,
Lynch. Time OF game. one hour and
fftyhve minutes
CHICAGO. Il: WASHINGTON, s.
CHICAGO. ILL. July l6.-Chicago easily
defeated Washington In miserably-
played game to-day. both sides nod
ing like amateurs. Attendance. l,2tJ.
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DANVILLE. VA. July l6.-Speoial-
4 Bryan and Sewall club was organized
here tonight with a large list Of MEM
hers. The officers are. f. +. Brown,
PRESIDENT Harry Wooding. J. T.. Moore
Paul c. Vcnable, and &. u. Slaughter,
vice-presldents.
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PETERSBURG

Petersburg 9. Two-base hits-Ramp. A.
McFarlan, 2, Bradley. ?. Three-base hits
-Gilroy Home runs-Stephcnson. 2.
Passed balls-Gilroy. 2; Vetter. Base on
balls-On Pfanniller 2; on Hallman. :.
Hit by pitcher Scct. Struck out-By
Pfanmiller. 5: by Mailman 3. eft on
bases-Norfolk. 7; Petersburg. :. Double
plays-Lamont 10 Davis; Dundon 10 Breen
70 Kelly. Stolen bases--Cleve. c. McFar-
Ian. Gilroy. 2; Davis, 2; Lamon.. Arm
strong, Dundon, Kelly ?, Bradley, 2:
Stephenson. Reed. Mailman. Tune OF
game, two hours and twenty minutes.
Umpire. Mace. ~.
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PORTSMOUTH.

summary, Earned runS-IlNnCHUuIE, y,
Portsmouth 3. Two-base hits-Dolan, Nc
rarland. Home runs-Burke. Evans. StO-
len hase-Burke Double plays-Leahy and
Little: Han 70 WerricK TO Ryan; Leahy.
NcGann. ana Little. Base on balls-By
Mcfarland 8. by Evans. g. lit by pitched
balls Schabel. Smith. Struck out-By Nc
Farland. 3. by Evans, !. Passed h1ls-
Rollins. Time OF game. one hour and
forty-rve minutes. Umpire. cine.
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BOSTON.

Summary: Earned runs-Cleveland, 3,
Boston. /. Bases by errors Cleveland, p
Left on bases-Cleveland. 8; Boston, s.
Bases on balls-Cuppy. 3; Stivetts. 3.
Struck out-by Stivetts. l. Three-base
hits Mexican, McGarr. Two-basc hits
Tucker. Hamilton. Sacrifice hits-Te-
beau. Blake. Stolen bases-Childs Don
bic plays-Harrington and Long: IIar-
rington and Tucker; McGarr Childs. and
Tebeau Umpire. Hearst. Time Of
game. one hour and fifty-ive minutes.
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PHILADELPHIA. 3: PTTTsRURG :

PIrTSBuRG. PA, July 16.-Philadel-
phia won from Pittsburg to-day by hitting
killen freely toward the latter end of
the game. Pittsburg could do compare
lively nothing with Gumbert. II re-
CURED ten innings TO settle the game. be
cause Belts called what was apparently
a foul ball. fair in the ninth inning which
enabled rittsburg TO tie the score. At
tendance l,SOO.
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An Injunction.

PETERSBURG VA. July 10. Special.
Judge -. \. Hancock. Of the Circuit Court
of this city. to-day granted an Injunction
restraining the Petersburg street Railway
Company from placing switch IN front
efraaf
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on for Europe.

Major Lewis Ginter. accompanied by his
niece. Miss Grace Arents. and Mr.. Anton
H. Thierman. left al noon yesterday for
New York whence they will join DR..
Hunter Mcclure and sail tomorrow on
the steamship Campania for Europe TO
spend the summer.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-07-17
rvr1AND :: BOSTON. /.

CLEVELAND. OHIO. July l6.-Ihe bos-
ton men could not hit Cuppy littie OIL
to-day. and Cleveland won easily Two
nits ana an out gave Boston run III
the first. and after that no more were
scored The game was played under
protest. as Manager Selee. or Boston,
said after an injunction had been served
on him. that he did not care to take the
chance Of going TO jail.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-07-17
REDS DEFEAT ORIOLES.
THE CHAMPIONS EASILY SMUT our
by THE LE1DEKs.
The Bean Eaters Couldn't Hit Cuppy n
Little Bit-The Game Played Under Pro-
test-Even Colonies Win Prom Giants,

CINCINNATI. o.. July 1.-THE Balti-
mores we're easily defeated this afternoon.
being outplayed at all points of the game.
They could do nothing with Dryers
curves, while The locals batted Mcmahon.
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Totals, .......-..... 80
BALTIMORE.

Summary: Earned runs lncHndu' o.
Rase on errors-Cincinnau, :. Lett oi'
bases Cincinnati, 3. Baltimore, 3 bdse
on baI,s-Dwyer. 3, McMahon, = STRUCK
cut-i;y No Mahon, /. 1hree-pase %
smith Sacrifice hits-Hoy, Irwin. Sto'eh
bases 49, Miller. Hoy, Burke. 2 PETE.
Un,,hle rJa,s-Smith to McPhee and Ew-
ing. Nely and Clark. Hit by pitcher
Dwver. Umpire. Sheridan. TYNE one
,nnr and forty minutes.
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3: Louisville. g. Left on bases-New York.
Z; Louisville, 6. Bases on balls-On Sui
Ivan, s: Frazer 4. Struck -out-By Suiii-
van. 2; FREEZER. 3. Three-base hits-Rogers.
Tiernan. Sacrifice hit-Warner. Stolen
bases-Micklin. Cllngman. McCreery,
Crooks. Rogers. Double-plays-Con-
naughton and Clarke. Hit by pitcher
Sullivan, l. Passed ball-Farrell. Umpire
Mcfarland. Time. hours and % minutes.
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BROOKLYN. I. sT. LOUIS. /

ST .LOIUS. MO. Jriy IG.-Pitcher Payne.
OF the Brooklyns. had the Browns beaten
from the start to-day. and would nave
shut them out, but for bad throw IN the
eighth inning. when Turner came nome
with an uncarned run.
Donahue was hit freely. and had weak
support. The fielding by both sides was
poor. errors abounded. and the game was
listless and without special features. At
tendance. 100. Score:
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Summary. IlT1ed rufts-Vucaeip' %
Washington. 3. Base on errors -Chi,ie
g. Washington, s. Left on bases-Chi-
cago. 3: Washington. T.. Base on balls
Terry. s: King. e. Struck Cutlery 4;
I-.ue. /. Home runs-Evere.t. 1A''"-
base hits-Terry. Two-base hits-hetk-
or. Pfcffer, Donohue. Abbey Sirriiice
bits-King. Mccormick. stolen H'ses-
Cartwright. 3. Demontreville De1ker'
LANCE. Arson. Double plays-McCornck
and Arson: Pfener and Arson; { brien'
Den,ntrcvilla and Cartwright. Hit ny
pitcher-Terry, I. Wild pitches-hing'
Tmpire. Emslie. Time OF game, TWO
hours and forty minutes.
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A SCRAP THE FEATURE.
UMPIRE M'DERxOT7S DECISION
STIRS JP MATTERS.
Wanted to Put DIR. Gsskins on the
Grcunds-Pitcher's Battle and ~ snappy
Gsrnc With Luck for the Champions.
Games Yesterday.

Richmond. 4. Roanoke. ?.
Lynchburg. q. Portsmouth, ..
Norfolk. ~: Petersburg. 10.
Standing of the Clubs.
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Standing OF the Clubs.

Games Scheduled for To-Day.
Boston at Cleveland.
Philadelphia al Pittsburg.
New York al st. Louis.
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What q great guam
tity Of work a good
housekeeper F" find,
TO dol There are
so many little time.
and strength taking
chores that have no
! names. And II must
all be done whether
the house k eepef
feels like it or not.
This is true OF mems
work to& but mems
m A Il az la Dor is
never so complicated
as housekeeping In
some way or other
the worlds work
must DE done"
This iron.ol lad rule is
harder On wont en-
thar n is or men A
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-07-17
OUR ODD
PANTS SALE!.
AT NEARLY 0NE-HALF PRICE,!

Fine Cashmere and Wors-
ted Pants that were $3.50,
50, and SO, reduced to 30.
$50 and S. Pants, re-
duced to S..
S., So, and 81 Pants, re-
duced to $3.50.
$3.50 and S. Pants, re-
duced to $3.50.
These Pants are guaran-
teed all wool and of our
regular stock-hrst choice.
DIR GRAND REDUCTION SUIT SALE 10
still on $40. s22. and s25 Suits. now slS.75;
,l5 and SIS Suits, now 1915; $40 Suits,
now s..
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Games won and lost by each club 10
each other club:
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NEW YORK.

Summary:. Earned runs-New York. 2;
Louisville, ~ Base by errors-New York.
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upon one or two sinai points. Richmond
4: ! nve hits 10 Roanokss six. The errors
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-05-05
NEWS nUGests.--
3 bought by The Wires from he North, East,
South and West.

| The residence of John D. Harris,
| Warrenburg. y. Y. five stores bar
| Der shop, Adirondack hotel and bank.
Were destroyed by fire, Sunday. Total
! loss, 500, 600: insurance. so, GOO.
Ambrose NJ. Page. superintendent of
the Chase Merritt Co.'S. shoe factory 1T
Mechanic Falls. Me-, visiting at MARI
| boro, Mass. was thrown from a carri-
age. Monday morning, and badly in
jured.
letter was published at Toronto.
Ont. Monday, from Sir Oliver Mowatt
to Hon. Wilfred Laurier. accepting an
invitation to join his government In the
event of the Liberals being returned to
power at the approaching elections.
John T. Jones. who. after two trials.
was convicted of felonously taking
gold bullion from the Carson mint. was.
Monday, sentenced to eight years in
the Nevada penitentiary. at hard labor.
and fined $4,000. The same sentence was
passed on Heney. the other suspect.
Heavy forest fires have prevailed in
the vicinity of Putnam, CT, for the past
week. Saturday night, Thompson
woods were ablaze, burning over sew
eral acres. destroying several hundred
cords of wood. Monday afternoon, fire
started in the woods near the town
farm and burned over territory of two
miles in width. The loss will be heavy.
Monday was the third day OF the
Hungarian Millennial celebration at
Budapest. There was little If any d.
minution in the crowd that has
thronged the city since the opening
day. The Emperor King gave an au-
dience at the palace to Cardinal Vas
gary, primate of Hungary. who pre-
scented His Majesty the congratulations
of the Pope. Subsequently His Ma
jesty opened the art gallery, and later
attended a soiree at the residence OF
Count Apponyi.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-05-05

At about o'clock, Monday morning
the entire set of buildings of Hartwell
Damren. at Belgrade. consisting OF
house. ell. barn and outbuildings. were
consumed by fire. which was first dis
covered i'm the ell. A considerable por-
ton of the furniture in the house and
the horse and cows We're saved. Two
calves and a pig Were burned. The
buildings were all nearly new, having
been built within a few years and the
loss is some $500; insurance, 5000. The
buildings burned We're situated in the
western part of the town, about two
miles south of Belgrade Mills. The fire
must have been of incendiary origin.
1t is announced at Rockland, on good
authority that J. II. Montgomery, a
prominent Camden Democrat, has
Joined the Republican ranks. He is a
member Of the State committee from
Knox county. and represented what is
Familiarity known as the Plum Trust.
He expresses himself as thoroughly
disguised with the Cleveland admins
tration. besides which he believes in
the principles of protection. The an
nouncement has caused much sur
prise in local political circles.
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MUST RESIGN.
South Africa Co. Throws Down
Messrs. Rhodes and Belt.
The Republic Still Considering SEN
fences Of the Convicted Men.
hammond Mas Point ia Me Favos-Jho Case
Of ]. 3. Curtis.

London. May 4.-The directors of the
British South Africa Co. held a meet
ing, today, at which they discussed the
connection of Cecil Rhodes and Mr..
Belt. officers Of the company. with the
projected overthrow of the Transvaal
government. 1t was finally decided
that Messrs. Rhodes and Belt should be
requested to resign.
The Mail has a dispatch from Pre-
toria stating that the Transvaal gov
eminent has asked each Of the minor
members of the reform committee, who
were sentenced to fine, Imprisonment
and Punishment, to state his reasons
for requesting a reduction Of his SEN
tence. The four leaders who were SEN
fenced to death were not asked their
reasons why their sentence should be
RENTED.
George Becker, an American geolo-
gist, has cabled to Secretary Of State
Olney, pointing out that when, in De-
cember, the proposal was made to
raise u foreign flag in Johannesburg.
John Hays Hammond, one of the lead
ers of the committee who was SEN
fenced to death, demanded and OBJ
tanned from the members of the reform
committee an oath of allegiance to the
Transvaal.
A dispatch to the Mail from Cape
Town says that j. S. Curtis, a member
of the committee, is very i'll near Cape
Town and that he will probably return
to Pretoria and be tried separately
when he RECEIVERS. The dispatches re-
garding Mr.. Curtis, who is an Ameii-
can mining engineer, are confusing. 1t
was at first stated that ne was not
present when the other prisoners were
sentenced. he having been admitted to
bail on account of sickness. It was
added that his trial would take place
at the next session of the court. Later
it was stated that he and other Ameri-
cans had been sentenced to pay a fine
of 10000, to undergo two years impris-
onment. and then be banished from the
Transvaal for three years. The above
dispatch to the Mail. considered with
other dispatches. leaves it doubtful
whether he was tried or not
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Weather Conditions and General Forecast.

Washington. May 4.-The weather is
generally clear in all districts. Local
showers occurred during the day on the
south Atlantic and east Gulf coasts. in
the ST. Lawrence valley and north OF
Dakota and Montana.
1t is warmer in New England. middle
Atlantic states and lower Lake region.
and from the Mississippi westward to
the Rocky mountains. The temperature
has fallen slightly in the upper Lake
region. lower St. Lawrence valley and
over the plateau region.
The barometer has fallen except in the
upper Lake region and lower St. Lawrence
valley and west of Montana. The de-
crease in pressure is very slight except
in the upper Missouri valley. where the
the barometer has fallen about three
tenths of an inch. There is an area of low
pressure covering the upper St. Lawrence
valley. and the barometer is lowest north
of Montana.
Generally fair weather will continue in
the Central valleys and from the Lake
regions southwark TO Florida, with
warmer. southerly to westerly winds.