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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-11-10

An italian Brains His Mother-in-Law ANA
hides Her Body.

HILLSNlLLE. VA. Nov. Special.
one OF the most brutal murders ever,
committed in Carroll county was perpc..
trated on the n Of November. about four.
miles from llilisVille
ON the morning Ct the "a Mrs Ann
Mitchell left her home 10 20 To Wood
Lawn. "A distance OF about live miles TO
get some medicine for her sick daughter.
About one hour before she started her
son-in-law, an Italian boy the name Q
John Salcso, started 10 a blacksmith shos
near by.
Saiego went 10 the shop. got a msttock.
concealed himself IN a pine thicket throug'
which Mrs. Mitchell had 20 pass. and a..
she passed through the thicket he crushed.
her head with the mattOck.
SalegO took her body and buried II IN
n rock pile whore 1t remained until last
night, when Saleso got up his horse.
hitched II TO a sled. and carried the
body through his yard and about two
miles into the woods. wfas.c he left b..
Saiego Joined In the scarcp for tho BODY
until the sled tracks were discovered.
when he fed 10 the woods
Tonight the sheriff and n posse are
In pursuit, and II &, thought bat thr
murderer VII socn be caught and 'yan2h
TO justice.
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of this city, and they expect TO have
them completed In a week or so. when es-
Inmates will be asked from builders. Inc
initial group of buildings will consist oil
an administration structure ana two cot
tages. The former viii be- OF brick and
stone. $40 by TAG feet. IL viii be two
stories in height. with an attic. In the
basement viii be located drus-room' en-
zine and dyuamo-rOoms, coal storage
bakery and store rooms. On the hrst
noor there viii be rooms for superintend-
cnt. matron, reception committees. din-
ing. kitchen and laundry 4 dining
room. parlor. three chambers. bedrooms
for matrou and two rooms for servants
Will he on the second floor. 10 rooms
are planned for the attic.
The official title of the new refuge for
these afflicted people is the Pennsylvania
Epilepuc Hospital and Colony Farm. and
the Board or Managers have been indie
fatigable i'm their efforts TO bring II about
Or. Wharton Sinfler is president. Charles
N. Lea. vice-president. Henry VI. Hoyt
secretary, and j. ii. Chmenson. treas
urer.
II is through Mr.. Lea's generosity that
the erection Of this initial group Of build
ines has been made possible. HIS con-
tribution was $4,000. The organization
already has a small hospital for epileptics
I'm This CITY ~ Cherry ana Claymont
streets. but IL is too small 10 meet the de-
mands made upon il. Every ward is run
OF patients. and applicants for treatment
have to be turned away.
The plan of the new hospital and colony
will be similar TO that Of ono which has
met with great success in B!elheld, Ger
many. There the inmates Work the farm
in the summer. and arc given congenial
~. 10
MANAGERS OF the Pennsylvania Epilepiic
Vospital and Colony Farm believe that
they will have little difficulty in securing
state aid TO enable them 70 branch out
when II Is seen that they arc heartily IN
earnest IN their attempts to properly care
for these people.
The farm at Oaltbourne IS beautifully
situated and the administration building
will he located a short distance from The
lanes c. Smith Memorial Homo for Sick
and Convalcscent White Women Of TWEEN
tv-one wears Of Age and over II IS es-
fimated that there are at least in this
state 1000 epilentcs. In October. 1894.
there were I'm the different asylums for
the insane 400 and IN the almsh0uses. 90.
If Is the hope Of the new Epleptic Hos
pital managers 10 eventually have an
institution where AT least loo0 of these
people can be afforded proper treatment.
4 great many Of the States Of the Union
have made provision for the separate care
OF epipDtics. Wherever these unfor-
Inmates have been colonized Secretary
Hovt. IN sDeaking Of the project yester-
dav. said the results had been most bene-
fetal
lie further said that II has been found
that the average cpilentic Is susceptible
OF great Improvement II taken into the
country and there given. In addition 10
medical treatment. well-directed physical
ana mental exercise. Those entering n
colony farm at once feel more conien'ed
and suffered less from their convulsions
PHILADELPHIA Record.
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NORTH CAROLINA NEWS.
THE VIEW ADMINISTRATIONS WILL
IURN DLMOCRLTS our.
The Consul General Of Siam Buys Some
Bonds-Cotton Mills All Eunning
on Full J,Bie'

RALEIGH, n. c., Nov. o-special'--
All manner Of things which the new
Republican-Populist state administration
may do are predicted. There are some
who say it will make a clean sweep OK
all Democrats IN the various Institutions
while others say it will be conservative
There is already beginning TO be clamor
for Office. 1t Is said that the offices VIII
be equally divided between the Populists
and Republicans. The latter desire 10
keep the former in perfect good humor.
A white man here, the superintendent
Of Methodist Sunday school. who voted
for a negro for the Legislature against
a prominent Baptist sunday-school sv-
perintendent yesterday resigned. IL Is
said that number Of parents '1'ea'cn .'
to withdraw their children from the
school.
Under the new law. sli expenses must
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production. aid IS quite up TO the best
OF the woll-known ngure-arust WITH
Among the women artiots MISS MARIA
rrooks. whose work attracted such IA
vorablc notice in the Women's bep't'-
mcnt OF the Worlds Fair. Is the mos.
prominent exhibitor. Her exhiut -
called Her Friend and Protector IL
is a pathetic little picture OF 4 poorly
dressed girl. wearing the heavy shoes
and shabby bonnet OF the English ma
die lower class girl. She has iah,h
asleep on d0or-.tcp with her hcad rest
ing against the door Ry her side IS
bundle and guarding both IS an alef'-
looking bull terrier pup, who LOOKS
dangerous brute for any one TO tackle
The girl is good-iooking ana not ny any
means povorty-strickcn In appearance
but there IS n pathos about her weary
air as Contraefod with fho w'N"-H" "
.nnoarance Of the dog. that makes the
title Of the picture very appropriate.
Great interest IS ccntrcine around thls
exhibit and on Narnishng-Day. which Is
on the Friday preceding the opening.
there will be artists present from al
over The country
HARRY -. JONES.
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pictures so little does the conversation
turn upon art.
So. while the exhibit OF the Academy
of Design is similar. II is also 90 be dii-
ierent, Tor here the pictures Will be hrst
ana the people second.
Jour DE VLRNISHAGE."
Narnishing-Day is the opening day.
Then admission IS only by csrd. Each
exhibitor can bring "a few friends and
there are a few special invitations. Tea
Is serN ed. Pictures are criticised ana,
OF course. good gowns arc worn. The
next day the Academy IS thrown open
TO the public for an admission Zee, but
the glory of NarnishingDay has passed.
ON Varnishing-Day the models are all
there posing by the side OF their pic
lures.
The pictures this year will include many
portraits. for the exhibit takes in the
Portrait Show OF last year and has other
paintings besides. There are several
.usand applicants with pictures and
the many alcovcs Of the Academy viii
hang as full of paintings as can bc crowd
ed side by side and on top OF each other.
The Hanging Committee consists of those
eminent academiCians, r. NJ. Shurtlen,
Louis Moeler and ". West Clinodinst
And there is a Judging Committee con-
risting OF Louis G.. Tiffany, u. W. Tryon.
Louis Moelcr. Arthur +. TAFT, William
J.. Sonntag. l.. 6. Selstedt Horace Rob-
hns. and Augustus ST. Gaudcns.
In all their dongs the Academy com
mittees are quite arbitrary They deci le
and there is no recall. 4 picture is made
or marred by nod or shake OF their au-
gust artistic heads.
Incidentally the managers arc quite IN
dependent in their decisions. You read
that mo packing boxes" viii be received
and that the committee gives you lat
itudc OF about forty eight hours 10 set
your pictures there. This means that
you must time its arrival In town and
must set a picture dealer TO receive II.
After unpacking II he personally con-
ducts II 10 the rooms OF the Academy.
After the show he calls and gets it and
takes IT away. II he neglccts TO do 80
within a week The picture Is thrown in
The cellar or held lat owners risk" But
that is what a great thing it is 20 con-
Duct "A picture show.
j. G.. Browns character pictures are
things before which lovers OF art like 10
stand. lie has new one In the Acad-
ciny this year.
HELL'S KITCHEN BOY.
lie has given the subject no name.
and II needs none II speaks Tor itself
II n. In fact speaking picture OF
New York shoe black Of n type midway
between the boy that Commodore Gerry
loves 20 corral and the litue fellow whose
business instincts are developed at Il pre-
cociously early age, and who in conse-
quence goes out on the street between
school hours 20 chase the neetin- pennies
The face Of the boy IS one Of decided
character. marveliously well depicted.
Pretty and boyish II yet has frmness
about the eyes and chin that shows the
Roy would be a match for any rival ur-
chin in rough-and-tumble.
The bow VINO sat as a model for the
ricture wasobtained by the artist from
the section Of New York 10 which he
soes for all his street boys-Helis Kitch-
en-. For such district the boy Is well
dressed although his clothes. as he stands
IN careless pose with his blacking-bo
ever bis shoulder and his brush r.edita-
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FLOURING HIIL BTRNIDs
The Work ofan Inccndiary- Mr. Thorp on
the Election.

the Election.
BOYDTON. VA. Nov. o Special
WINS Touring mill. situated some four
miles west OF this place. was totally de-
stroyed on Sunday morning M . o'clock
by nfe. II Is thought 90 be fho work oi
AN incendiary The loss is estimated 10
bee about $i0l) dollars and without in-
surarce. There was about five hundred
bushels of wheat in the mill at the time
Of the fire. The loss falls very heavily
upon Mr.. VIM the owner OF The mill.
who H. a man NJ very moderate circum-
stances and was struggling 10 make "a
comfortable living Tor his family.
Mr ThorD. the defeated Republican
candidate Tor Congress Is here az his
home. lie declares he was cheated.
Petitions are being circulated for sigma
lures asking for the appointment Of
postmaster for this town in place Of W.
T.. Moore. the present incumbent There
are two applicants for the position one is
Judge Alexander and the other Richard
Baptist (col0rcd)
The Rev. Mr.. Thompson. OF the McthO-
dist church. preached his farewell scr-
mon last night before leaving for CON
ference Mr. Thompson congregation
hope 90 have him cent back 70 this sta
ton. Mr Thompson left here this morn
ing and will not return uuui after cone
ference meets.
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Roanoke county, was thrown from .
Jersey wagon on CampbeIaycDue about
noon to-day and IT Is feared se''onsly
injured internally One OF 81" whecie'
~ the vehicle came or and the horse at
TEMPTED to run away. overturn'ug IN"
wagon and dragging Miss Paris some
distance. 4 young ndy friend r'dms
with her in the wagon was not hnrt.
Walter Jamison. who was indicted by
the grand Jury on the charge OF robbine
j. b. Peters. Roanoke county farmer.
was arrested Sunday night and locked
up in the city Jail re was indicted on
the testimony Of Fred. Steinbrecker, whc'
confessed 10 similar charge ana "a-'
sentenced TO the penintentiary FOR one
year.
James p Woods, an attorney OF this
city. and brother Of Judge John W
Woods. Of the Hastings Court. was
thrown from buggy i'm runaway acct
dent on jefferson street Sunday evening
ana received severe cut about the ncad
which rendered him unconscious for
time. lie finally rallied and - now
thought TO be out OF danger.
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tho man VINO 20 nobly championed me
,aus. i'm which, we have stood shonl"er
10 shoulder for = grand principlc-iioh.
william J. Bryan. am indepts" 20
80. NJ vour citizens. who through his
Kindness and generosity enabled me TO
do more than 1 could possibly otherwise
have done. and had u not been for 5'Oeo
or 5000 Of these pointing to the negroes
who fraudulently voted twice. the result
would have been different a bouquet
OF choice flowers. about the size OF
bushel basket. was hustled on the train
with him. and a prolonged shout went up
for Manly and the Fifth district.
A series OF meetings commenced ~ ST.
Phillips Episcopal church yesterday and
will continue through the week. Rev.
A. A. Buden. rector. Is being assisted by
Rev. c. Il. Bryan. OF Hampton. Va.
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gels named her:

I.eon,ipie-angels named her.
AMI they took the isnt
or the laughing star, ana i'"'"''
In a smile Of white,
And they made her HAIR OF i.ooNHf
Mianieht ana her eyes OF oio'ns
Nooushine and they brought hef 70 mo
Ia ths silent night
=, SOLEMN night 0f summer
u,,.o nv heart OF gloom
Rloss,meI up 10 greet the conner
Like A rose In bloom
All forebodings that distressed me
I forgot as ioy caressed me-
d'vins 10Y that cIdght ard pressed me
In the afns o: DOOM.
only snake the little hsper .
In the snysl-tCpsue.
yerT lstcrirg. tsacd her whisper
songs are only sung
Here tsloa ina, ghat may pr.eye you
Tales are told YOU TO deceive you
so must Le0nalnie leave you
While her 1--we Is yoong'
Then Gcd smiled and Il was m3rnilg.
Ma.chless end supreme.
Heavens glory seemed adOraine
Earth With rs esteem.
Every hear, save nine seemed gifted
with the voice OF prayer aud hftel
Where my Ieoualnic dr'ftei
From mo like dream.
EDGAR ALLEN POE.
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IIRHIN MANITi'S OT4TION.
4 Great Crowd Meets Him at tue Train
Business Revival.

DURHAM. y G. Nov. Especial
Elect neoxcitement is over and people
have the appearance OF getting down
% work this morning. Several OF our
factories paid OF She operatives o''u'uay
night principally Ia gold.
State Chairman of the Democratic
party Clement Manly. passed 'hroush
here from Raleigh 10 MS winston nome
on Saturday evening lie was met at
the depot BY some thousand or more el'-
.zens 4 platform had been ete.lel near
thetrack anu ~ soon as the Tram ar
rlYsd he was on #. and spoke IN tAe
tram had began to move. some three
minutes. He said IN part
"Fe!.0w-citizens Of Durham. IL Is
strange spectacle. ! say X Is iha@eu
strange that YOU should have come out
= do honor to one, who while ne mas done
the best he could with the limited means
al his command. was yet defeated Tbs
demonstration shows that every man Woo
does me this honor Is worthy 20 oe the
follower OF him who yesterday sent our
his busls blast to the American people
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GladneSS Comes

M;ith better understanding OF the
w transient nature Of the many phys
zeal ills. which vanish before proper ei-
forts gentle efforts--pleasant efforts
rightly directed. There il comfort IN
the knowledge. that so many forms OF
sickness are not due to any actual dis
ease. but simply TO constipated condl-
ton of the system, which the pleasant
family laxative. Syrup of Figs. prompt
ly removes. That is why it is the only
remedy with millions OF families. and Is
everywhere esteemed so highly by all
who value good health. Its beneficial
effects are due 20 the fact. that 1t Is the
one remedy which promotes internal
cleanliness without facilitating the
organs on which II acts II is therefore
all important, in order 20 get its bene-
fetal effects. 70 note when you pur-
chase. that YOU hav the genuine artr
Gle. which is Manufactured by the Cali
fornia Fig Syrup Co. only and sold by
all reputable druggists.
II in the enjoyment OF good health,
and the system Is regular, laxatives or
other remedies are then not needed. II
afflicted with any actual disease. one
NAV be commended to the most si:ilitu.
physicians. but II in need OF laxative
one should nave the best. and with the
well.informed everywhere, Syrup OF
Figs stands highest and Is most largely
Ned and gives most general satisfaction
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LONDON. Nov. 9.-The Sunday Time
saws that "a firm Of London publisher
wrote last week TO Professor iiaddon. o.
Dublin. anent the matter OF preparin,
a nfe OF Parnoll. Professor liaddon r..
piled. SAYING that a general BELIEF eA
lists that Parnell is alive ON an obscure
ranch IN Western state. shortly arr,
the announcement of Parnelis dcath.
Professor HaddOn approached me vi
dow. mother, and personal TRENDS or
Farneu. with view or obtaining n'
tcrials for "a biographical sketch Do,n-
,,,.,ts and statements concerning ST.
r,rneu were refused. the reason teine
rtvon. in confidence. that Plrnell B, suH
alive.
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be sworn to by the successful candidates.
To-day these oaths were made.
The Agricultural Department IS put
ting q truss roof ON the big annex TO its
building. The second floor Of this IS
very LOFTY.
Nearly al Of the cotton mills in the
State are now running fun time. Tele-
grams say they are an to be put on
fun time at once, and some on double
time.
GOOD WHEAT CROP.
The weather is very favorable for the
wheat crop. There will be an increase
I'm acreage as compared with last year.
The Consul-Gcncrai for Siam was here
to-day inouirlus about the value Of some
North Carolina speciai-taX bonds. which
he says he bought in Now York i'm open
market. These bonds are valuoioss. The
people repudiatcd them. They were IS
sued during the Republican regime Ct
$3.50.
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mr. TROUBLE Ar OXFORD.
\ Riot Was Narrowly Averted, but All
Trouble ~ Now over.

OXFORD. Nov. a-The excitement in
oxford. caused by the threatened riot
on Friday, has subsidized and TO further
trouble is approhendei. The Harris
brothers (coloredl who were prominent
IN the trouble waived an examination
before Mayor Register. and were bound
over 10 court in bonds oi 500. with Colo
mel G. ". Rogers as bondsman for $50
and j. NJ. Skies FOR 500.
Mr.. FRANK Lands. who was most Sc
verely struck ana wounded on the head.
is we'll and on the streets again. No Sc
rious results are anticipated.
oxford. indeed. escaped most serious
riot. and one which was only prevented
by the wisdom ot cool heads.
The result OF the election here will
probably be contested on account OF the
Republican ticket. which was elected.
containing one magistrate more than was
lawful for the county.
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SiNrIFICfTIONf>rs Turn.
The Band Driven from North Carolina D,
the Natives.

TIC NAAiNf~.
ONANCOCk. VA, Nov S-Seven men
bers Of the "Sanccned Band that sew
eral years ago migrated from Chlneo
league Island to North Carolina have
recently returned 10 tie island. bringing
back sad stories of the persecution the,
have suffered in that State TOR thei
peculiar -eli, Il u cIiniOn. They ssl
Chat they were az first kindly received
but that afte. While tc' natives began
TO turn against them and finally dr0',
them from place 10 place. with threats
of burning and killing if they persisted
i'm remaining in the Pine-Trce Canaan.
These people were driven from chinco
league Island by tIc indignant native
who refused longer 10 put up with th"
wild and questionable practices Of tines
saints. who originally came from Dele
ware and New Jersey. II they attemnl
10 revive their community and their
former religious uslses. trouble IS v'r'
sure TO result again. These saints Were
once prosperous. but they are now said
10 be- IN a very piiiable plight, living in
an ark on the sounds and rivers along
the Carolina coast.
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IHE ROANOhEF LOWER SHOT.
Two Serious Runaway Accidents On Jener-
son Street.

ROANOKE, VA. Nov. e-The Roanoke
flower show will begin tomorrow night
at 7:3) O'Clock In the large tent on Jen'
erson street. The ladies or Roanoke
have spared neither cme nor i-oor 10
make II a grand success. ara me display
OF flowers there already IS large ana
beautiful Besides the horal ana other
attractions Of the show. there VIII DC
promenade concert every night.
Ma Kate PAyiS. a young ahF from
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HAMPTON. VA. Nov. o. special-The
Hampton Athletic club will play the Ma
tionaI Football club of Petersburg, TO-
morrow. ana Saturday they viii again
tackle the University of Virginia.
The last game with this team rosultep'
in tie. and the Hampton boys feel SUR
Of victory ON their own grounds.
The banquet and ban given at Armor'
Hai Saturday night in honor Of Hamp-
tons SUCCESS On football during the last
two seasons, was much enjoyed by all
present.
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The Msyorsity Case in thu supreme Court
summer kes'.

summer kesi.
NEWPORT NEWS. VA. Nov. 9.-sp,-
cial.-Mr. q. q. Bickfo-d. attorney TOR
Messrs G. w. Reynolds sud others in
the celebrated mayoralty contested cleo
ton case. LEFT Tor Richmond tonight ID
be present in the Supreme court to-
morrow when this hotly-fought case
comes before that tribunal.
The Corporation Court is in session.
having opened is November term to-
day.
II is understood that AZ the Methodist
Annual Conference in Lyrchburg on We'd
nesday. the question OF 1 Methodist sum
mer resort Will come up. n IS thought
that resort OF this sort may be estab-
lished on Hampton Roads.
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r.en,, rn..encers Drowned

LONDON. Nov "a dispatch from Ie-
,.il. snain. to the Central News. says
mat TWO steamers have been wrecked hH
collision at the entrance 20 the Guaoa'r-
,,,,i,,i~ river. one ~ the steamers w.
INK ana twenty passengers we're drown
ed. Most OF those lost were wealthy ana
prominent persons.
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CfRTNG FOR rPFLTPTICS.
Preparing Plans TO the Hospital AT Oak
Enl mo | (llc.f cr inmnfN

The scheme TO erect hospital Tor
cpilcptcs at Oali0urnc Chester county.
now bids fair ITO be speedily consummated
The plans of the buildings are being pre-
pared by Architects Collins & Autcnreith.
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AT THE ACADEMY OF DESIGN
Portrait Show Combined with the Annual
Exhibit Of New Winter Paintings.
EQUALS OPENING OF FRENCH SALON
a Marine, by Chapman, Painted IN Peril
and Storm on the Rocks of Cape May.
Carroll Heckwi rs Autumn Girl and
Browns Newest Street Ganin
To lie shown.

w ylTH the opening OF the Eff
a tccath Annual Exhibition OF
wv the Academy Of Design there
v opens for Now York and
America a salon. one might
almost say a Paris salon. were IL not
intended that this should outdistancc any
thing done over there I'm that City OF
Icauty.
Vanishing Day at the French salon.
Jour de vcrnishagc." is an event Of much
importance in tho social worli Then
all the actresses 80 20 show themselves
10 society and al society goes 10 see tho
stage folk There might as well be no
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Sam Smith. Republican. OF Knott
county. Ky. bet his farm against "a
barrel Of wine on Mckinley.
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ali expenses must