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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-07-06
IN stanard,yille.

STANARDSVILLE, va, July 5.-Spe-
cial.-T1e glorious fourth, coming as 1t
did This year on Sunday the colored
population OF this county and a great
many from The adjoining county. Madi-
son. turned out 70 celebrate the occa-
sion. and make money for their church
organizations.
Ihey are always busy some time before
the fourth OF July, getting ready for
dinner which they have Ia the court
house. They always employ band from
some place. usually from Madison Court
House.
They have been celebrating the day in
this way in this town 'or some time. The
band plays some ver pretty airs along
the streets. and I'm front OF the different
dwellings where they viii pay them a
small stipend for sol ding
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THE err or PETERsBURG.
Patriotic observances by the Military and
Citizens.

PETERSBURG, VA. July Especial
The Fourth OF July. occurring this year
on Sunday. the Observance Of the day
took place this afternoon when there
was = parade OF the PETERSBURG Grays.
= Il. lllll Rifles. Junior Order United
American Mechanics IRE department and
ragamufins. Hon. Thomas b. Ivey was
chief marshal.
The procession marched through some
Of the principal streets TO the Ola Domin-
ION grounds In the rear or central PARK.
Wncre the exercises proper took place in
the presence OF an immense crowd. The
exercises were opened with prayer by
Rev. j W stiff followed with an address
By Colonel Charles L. Collier. Mayor of
Petersburg. who made an eloquent adj
dress.
Dr. Rosebro next read the Declaration
Of Independence the reading Of which
was listened 20 with the strictest atteu-
ton The benedlcti0n was pronounced 10y
/ ~. W. \. r. Goodwin.
The competitive drill for a handsome
United American Mechanics. FOR the best
drilled white military company IN Peters
burg next took place
The medal was won by the Petersburg
Greys. The Judges We're Major Sol.
Cutchins Of Richmond, eX-Lieutenant 4
Y. Moody ~ the Petersburg Greys, and
William Cameron McRae. late OF the Viz
ginia Military Institute.
The prizes FOR best characters In the
ragamufIin parade were awarded as fol-
lows. First prize q handsome couch. 20
John =. Whitmore. second prize. a rock
ing chair. o. David Dudley: third prize.
a hat. 70 Messrs. Eugene Justice and wal
ter Malone.
COLORED TROOPS MARCHED
BRAVELY.
The First and Second battclions OF col
ored Virginia Volunteers also observed
tho day by q parade and dress drill at
Base Ball Park The First Battalion
marched from Richmond 20 Petersburg.
They left Richmond at 7.30 a. NJ, ar
irving here at p N
The battalion took several rests on the.
way. They we're accompanied by a sur
goon. DR.. Harris, and an ambulance
corps.
William Taylor Ccolored) was drowned
in the Appomattox river yesterday while
bathing. The unfortunate man was
catcher on tho Granite League baseball
club. OF this city.
The congregation Of the Second Baptist
church on yesterday granted their pastor.
Rev. 4. ). Fris'Oe. vacation during the
month Of Augu T. Mr.. FristOe will spend
nis holiday IN the counties Of Louisa and
Culpeper. The congregation OF this
church also on yesterday elected Messrs.
T. G.. Jones and Jacob Burleyant deacOns.
Mr. George A. Thompson has gone 10
Brunswick county Oh "a visit.
PROMOTION.
Mr.. W r. shackleford. who for some
time past has been telegraph operator
of the Atlantic Coast Line at Dunlops
station near Petersburg. has been ap-
nointed relief agent of the Atlantic Coast
Line.
Mrs Henry Heinerman and her daugh-
ter. Miss Annie. have gone 10 the Yellow
sulphur Springs.
All the horses for the races 20 come Of
at the Newmarket race track I'm Prince
George county. tomorrow and Wedncs-
day. have arrived here
Mrs. W. i. Poythress aged sixty years.
while alighting from q buggy on yester-
day afternoon fell ana ractured her hip
bone in a most serious and painful man
ucr.
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ASHLAND. VA. July 5.-Special-The
.e.cbrafion OF Indepor ience Day In Ash
land was quiet and almost entirely de-
void OF the old mode n booming Of can
non and firing Of cra kers. These gave
way 10 picnicking, dancing and recrea-
ton
Ir Lemuel BlincOe. or Norfolk. spent
here.
Air. W. g. Divine ha removed his fam
ily from Riohmod TO Ashland.
Professors ". A, y. o., and Basil Cren-
shaw are spending th summer al their
home here.
died Yesterday, Of cholera infantum.
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rHROUGnour ylRGfNI1.
The Observance More Enthusiastic Than
Ever Before go the state.

ROANOKE. VA. July 5.-Special-
Never before In the history OF Roanoke
has there been a mOre general and en-
thusiastlc celebration ot the anniversary
" the Declaration OF Independence than
the one here to-day The city was gayiy
decorated with United STATE flags and
bunting and the prin .pal streets were
thrOuged with people RON the city and
all parts OF the surrO ndlng country 20
the number Of twelve .nousand or more.
Al II o'clock the Val 1us societies the
military companies and hremon, accom-
panied by three bands Of music and the
boys" IN blue and gra marched through
the city To- Carr Woods where the az
ternoOn was spent in be pleasures Of a
basket picnic, public 5peaking ana the
usual festivities. An o dress Of welcome
was delivered by Ma rOr Andrews and
spesclss were also maze by Congressman
Peter J. Otey and ". j.. Alexander ESD
Of Winchester.
Races al the driving park in the after
noon and excursions O. localities near the
city were also feature of the days en-
joyment 10 was indeed a great day for
Roanoke and good ori-r prevailed.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-07-06

LIVERPOOL. July o. p. Moor
TON-snot. Fair demand. prices un-
changed. American middine. : l-5-d.
The sales for the day were 10000 bales,
OF which $50 wore for speculation ana
export and including JoOO American; re-
CeIpts. none.
Futures opened and closed quiet but
steady with fair demand, American
middHng. J. m. c. July, l9-ti4 ll-Ut
buyers. July and August, 9-ol. buyers,
August and September 4 5-G104 G-6l,
iuvDr-. Senfembcr and October. q C3-04ui,
luyers October and November 59-5A
sellers. November and December. 3 J6-t4,
buyers. december and January 33-b4,
Sellers. January and February, u'-ot'
Sellers. February and March, J3-tt4
5000. value March and April, 9t-D49
51-r4 sellers. April and May, o'-o44
5>-6I, sellers
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A crowd estimated at easily 5000. was
az The Iroal-S,roct Park Vaudeville last
li- t aul applauucd every act of tho
excellent rrou mme which the Richmond
Traction Company provided for its pa
rons and shouted With pleasure at the
fleW0rk exhibition.
Ana entire change OF artists was given.
ana viii continue This week Among
.e numbers winning most comm ondation
were tho klnga o. the Air. Du Crow and
Du Wren. Miss Maggie Radcliffe. and
Master Robert in pleasing songs. MAJ
z.otta. the musical marvel; Ia Bird a
ere1t acrobat and The wonderful Hun.
leys. Tim. and. William
The fireworks. watch followed the Nau-
doViile exhibition. surpassed. in quauti-
y ana quality, amy seem iu Richmond
before
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sentative l.. F. Livingston. OF Georgia;
Alexander I'roup. Of Connecticut; william
Sulzer, OF New York, Barnes Compton, Oh
Maryland. w j. Talbert, OF South caro-
lima; and J. II. Oberly. Of New lamp
shire When the addresses were begun
very few males wero left I'm the audience
and when the last speaker had made MS
address most OF the ladies' had departed.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-07-06

SCOTT. Died. on Monday. July 9th. at
Donegal. Albemarle county. the country
home Of Fred. X. Scott. FRANCES
BRANCH SCOTT infant daughter Of
Mary Wingdeld and James Hamilton
Scott.
Funeral services TO-DAY tuesday
ar 6 L. NJ from theresdence OF Major
Fred r. Scott Richmond.
Interment IN Hollywood
EICHEL-Dicd. on Monday. July 3. 1897.
an 230 T. H. Mrs KATE EICHEL.
the beloved wife Of a. Elche
Her funeral will take place from her
late residence on Brook road, TO-DAY
(Tuesday) at o'clock.
No doXerA - =, ..xsss&l a .A.Sss..ss
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FREDERICKSBURG, VA, July g.
Special. To-day was generally observed
here as "a holiday. the f1stoffice and banks
were closed. An exc rslon came down
from orange. The knights Of Pythias
and American Mechanics gave picnic on
the Island.
Several match games Of baseball were
played and fireworks extensively used.
But there was no serious accidents.
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NEWPORT NEWS. VA. July 5.-Spe-
cial-Paul Johnson, a negro about forty
years OF age. committed suicide last even
ing by shooting himself with a revolver.
Johnson had been going down hill for
n long time. and was very dissipated.
Jim Snafers. a negro. shot Ed Smith.
another negro In row yesterday In
Blooddeld. innictng a scalp wound.
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In Lynchburg.

LYNCHBURG. VA. July special
The annual Fourth-ot-July outing OF the
Lynchburg Gun and Bicycle Grub was
given at their beautiful grounds here to-
day.
il was a society event. ana was attend
ed by a large number OF people.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-07-06
Nr. Il. II. Slaughter.

LYNCUBURG, VA. July Especial
Mrs. VI. I. Slaughter wife OF the late
John IL. Slaughter. died at the home OF
her son Dr. Samuel Slaughter. in this
eitv last evening. She is survived by
several children. among whom arc Mrs.
Judge r. n. vs. Duke. OF Charlottesville;
Nils Resale. Ar Robert and Nj John
j. Slaughter, or this city and Dr Charles
Slaughter. of Dulu-n.
Mrs Slaughter was Miss Harker, OF
Mount Holly. ~. j.
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Work Suspended.

NEWPORT NEWS Va. July 5-spe-
cial.-The Fourth OF July has been gene
rally observed but not especially "cele-
brated." Hundreds OF the people are
out OF the citY and all work is suspended.
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DEATHOFJ JUDGE E, C. BROOKS
Continued from First page)


highest respect but an sffectionate re-
gard. and no man was more worthy Oh
the respect OF his felIow-men.
AS n lawyer and q Judge ne ~ enutied
10 n high rank. His arguments AZ inc
bar were clear. analytical and strong. ana
his judicial opinions compare very favP-
ably with the best that have at any time
been pronounced by the Court OF Appeals
of Virginia.
His work as chief editor OF the Vir-
ginia Law Register for several years past
has been OF the greatest benent 10 inc
profession. and II Is perhaps not out or
the way to say that his place can nardiy
be filled"
ole died fun OF years and honors. and
has left behind him host OF friends 10
mourn his loss
Accurate and ImpersonaI.
Judge Samuel -. witt. OF the Hastings
Court. whose father was a law partner
of Judge Burks. and before whom Judge
Witt himself has frequently been prac-
titloner. expressed great sorrow upon be-
ing Informed OF Judge Burks' demise:
In speaking OF him Judge witt said
"fie was the most painstaklng. accurate
and, at the same time, impersonal judge
that every sat upon the Supreme Court
bench OF Virginia.
NO man who could have died in this
state will be more missed by the profess
sion than Judge Burks. certainly no man
ever gave more assistance TO the bench
and bar In recent years than he.
Unfading Allegations.
Mr. Wyndham r. Meredith. after ex-
pressing his profound sorrow upon the
death of Judge Burks, said.
Not only Will Judge Burks be remem-
bered as one OF the revisers OF our Code,
and we owe him much for so important
and necessary work, but even 20 his last
moments. although he had retired from
active practice, he put the Virginia bar
under unfading obligations 10 him by his
mastery editing OF the Virginia Law Reg
ister.
In that work he was as learned. as i'm
personal and judlcious as he had ever
been on the bench"
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noon. The lnterment viii be in the He
brew cemetery.
The pall-beorers viii be Julius Straus.
Charles We'll Jacob Krsh John Ieb-
man. L. Fcihc.mcr. Henry Block VII
fnmI
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Unfadlng Allegations.
The Striking MlnerS.

COLUMBUS, O., July 5.-president
Rathford. OF the United Mne Workers.
spent to-day at the headquarters. but not
many reports were received from the va
rious mining districts throughout the
country as 70 the progress q the strtke.
The miners throughout Ohio seneralD
observed Monday as holiday, and II
cannot be determined until tomorrow to
what extent the order Tor suspension Will
be observed. It IL generally conceded
however, that the strike Will be generally
enforced IN this State.
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John l.. Williams IS Sons
BANKERS,
1000 EAST MAIN STREET.

State Bonds. City Bonds. Bank stocks
and other hlgh-rrale Investment Sec~.I-
Ties bought anc sold.
LETT ERS or CREDIT furnished avail
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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-07-06

HAVANA. July g. - Captain-General
Weyler after his arrival at Sancu Spr-
tus. Province Of Santa Clara issued q
proclamation 20 the insurgents and 70 the
Pachcos saying. Il will pardon those who
surrender with or without arms. They
may give themselves up at any military
station by making signs with handker-
chiefs so the troops may know OF their
intention 10 surrender
--O--------
Miss Gertie Warde and Miss May
Swartz OF Baltimore who have been
stopping with Mrs James Warde 305
cast Broad street, returned homo yestor-
day after spending a delightful time.
Sol J. Binswangers store. i09 east
Broad street viii be closed to-day on ac-
count Of the death Of Mrs. a. Eichel.
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Mrs. S. G. Shermer OF thtg city. called
from here for New York on the staamer
Old Dominion yesterday afternoon
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Special james Pratt. a young man OF
nle promise. SON OF AIR. Alex. Pratt, Of
King George county died yesterday at
h.s home OF typhold-feyer aged twenty
ono .H.T.
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Ars Kate Eichd died yesterday after
noon "a $50 o'clock ut home on Broad
road. after an illness OF some weeks du-
ration. Mrs. Elchol was about ffty years
Of age. aud leaves three daughters and
five ssoDs. Mrs. Eichol was a sister OK
Mrs Bertha blnsNaugcr. OF this city
The funeral services win be held from
TIA las Te1ldenle At D o'olock this after
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TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES.

Mrs Thomas Cocker and nlne-year-old son
were killed by Santa re train Monday
while crossing a bridge one mile east of
Cedar Junction. Kan.
President William Slocum, of Colorado
College, in an open letter to the friends
of the institution, has announced his deci-
sion to decline the call to the presidency
of Oberlin College.
The table cutters employed in the four
largest glove factories at Gloversville, N.
Y, struck yesterday for an advance in
wages. About three hundred skilled men
are out. The Johnstown and GloversVille
manufacturers may close down entirely.
Martin Rothschild a rich citizen of New
the Hotel Marlborough, New York report
ed to the police tonight that between Sat
urday night and Monday he had been
robbed of a number of valuable diamonds
Miss Edah Floy Mabley. daughter of the
late c.. r. Mabley. founder of large
retail clothing houses in Detroit, Cincin-
natl and Chicago, was married at Mamar-
oneck, y. Y. yesterday. to Mr.. A. d. Proc
tor Smith, of Yonkers, son of Cornelius
Proctor Smith
Next Thursday the first of the fall con-
vocations will be held in the woman s
building at the Nashville exposition The
meeting is that of the Woman's Suffrage
Association OF Indiana and Illinois. SEES
Friday morning.
While playing with matches little Alice
Winston and Harry Arnold. of Fort Win
gate N NJ three and four years, set fire
to a can OF OIL causing an explosion. Alice
was burned TO a charred and unrecogniza-
BILE mass. Harry was badly burned about
the head and will probably die
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PRIMARY-ELECTION REFORM.
A Belief that Political improvement
Is in This Direction.
of Reviews.

Review of Reviews.
If the universal corruption of primaries
or caucaseS We're not we'll known tllustra-
tions from all our larger cities might be
given. But, however bad the primary now
is, it is no worse than the elections once
were And when we consider the great adj
vance made in ten years with the Austria
liam ballot and in the civil service 1t in
spires the hope that the reform Of the pri-
mary can be brought about If the people
intelligently organize to obtain it. In fact,
great advance has already been made. 1t
was only a few years ago that the caucus
and primary were regarded as purely vol
untary organizations, with which the law
should not in any way interfere Now there
is a general recognition of the right of
the State to provide for the government Of
Major Quincy, of Boston, in letter refer
ring to the successful efforts of the friends
of caucus reforms last winter in that city,
says:
lever in the idea that the law should reg
ulate political parties and their caucuses
and conventions, giving the member OF a
party the same protection in the enjoy
ment of his rights which is given to the
voter at the polls. We have been moving
quite rapidly in this direction in Massa-
chusetts in recent years. The beneficial
results of caucus reform in stimulating the
interest of the voters and calling out q
large attencanee at the earenses mas th at
city and public opinion here is unqueS-
tionably in favor of carrying the regula-
ton of caucuses to the full extent"
There is also a gratifying growth of sem
timent among leaders of men from all
walks of life in the direction of the idea
that 1.-The primary isl as the late David
Dudley Field has said. the pivot OF re-
form" 1t is surprising to find that
church organizations like the Christian En-
deavor and Epworth League have advanced
much farther along the line of practical pol
tiles than the average municipal reformer.
THE labor leaders have stood for years on
the practical platform. Within week let
tiers have been received from such men as
John Willis Baer. national secretary of the
Christian Endeavor Society; f. A. Schell,
national organizer of the Epworth League:
w b. Prescott, president international
Typographical Union; M. M. Garland, presi-
dent Amalgamated Association of Iron and
Steel Workers, and p. ]. Mcclure, national
president of the United Brotherhood of Car
penters and Joiners, all expressing them
selves strongly on the Importance and me-
cesstY of primary-election reform
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and with all respect to the honest Britons.
And never new flag so gloriously-indeed.
suDnneiy oeautituI ms morning ing OF e ms
our vessels side. 1t is the only American
flag seen along the upper Yukon, although
we are never out of sight of boats.
CHEERS FOR OLD GLORY.
And now as we paused second on the
waves at the mouth of the canyon, ready
for the final and more desperate charge,
the excited people above us suddenly
caught sight of ''Old Glory" and such a
shout-and then they broke forth in a
tempest of cheers and song, in which the
American Flag" Dixie" Marching
Through Georgia" and John Brown" were
heard; anything to give vent to the pent-
up hearts as we rowed and rowed the glad
charge into the flying white battle horses.
They smote us right in the breast till the
waters plunged ten feet in the air and
dronched even the captain, away back at
the helm. The oarsmen were knocked
down, but again they grasped their oars
and again we plunged on, and again they
were knocked down and the boat was sent
Keeling to the right. And then from our
spun almost like a top, drifting and tossing
us from one white horse to another as a
toy. The captain now guided his boat from
the bow.
Again the barge was knocked around and
whirled about in the white sea of white
horses until the captain once more stood
in the stern OF course there was wild
excitement with us-some of us-and there
were oaths from the grand old captain, for
his boatmen did not understand the nauti
cal terms of the old sea dog and Alaska
steamer captain; and so confusion followed
and the oaths often came like thunder
storm.
That is, in brief, the story of the most
daring enterprise in which l ever took part,
and / am no child in either years or adven-
ture, as all men know. Our crew and pas
sengers are all Americans. One is old
Yankee soldier of the late war Two are
boy but fifteen. 1t makes me proud to be
an American when find such courage and
cool heads in lot of men from far apart
who were strangers but yesterday, and who
are entirely, a rule. unframed in hand
ling water craft. Captain Mccormick was
He is tall, strong and has voice like a
lion. But we did not know he had such
voice till we were in the whirlpool and the
foaming canyon and had charged into that
camp of the wild white battle horses.
We have 10 official survey of the canyon
and falls as yet. but the canyon is simply
a white sea of foam in a cleft of black
basalt. and it is said to be. by mountain
GERS and boatmen, eighty feet wide and
three -fourths of a mile long. Some idea of
it's velocity may be had from the fact that
the parties on the bluff above who were
waiting to get their own boats through, and
hence were deeply interested held their
watches on us from start to finish and
found that we made the three-quarterS OF
mile in one minute forty-five seconds. The
canyon and falls together make up a dash
of two end n half miles. The falls are
counted the most perilous because of the
hidden rocks. While l have been writing
this the large boats not loaded have come
through. and now all the fleet will follow
our example.
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OPERATORS TO MEET TODAY.
Will Send Representative to the
Conference Mt COlumbuS

VIII Send Representatives to the
Conference at Columbus.
PITTSBURG, Aug. 31.-At the Mononga-
hela House, the headquarters of the opera
tors in this city, the news of the expected
settlement of the miners strike was at first
received with incredulity. 1t was an I'M
looked-for thing and not one of tie opera
tors present could believe the report until
confirmative news was obtained from
Cleveland George w. Schluederberg. of
the Robbins Coal Company, at first stated
that in his opinion the whole story was a
fake, but later when he had received adj
vices from the Cleveland representative of
the Pittsburg and Chicago Gas Coal Com
pany, he said that he hoped for an early
resumption of work and quick adjust
ment of the rate to be paid permanent
one No detailed information was received
by any of the Pittsburg operators, either
from Cleveland or st. Louis or Columbus
and consequently they could not say wheth-
er the rate said to have been agreed upon
was a uniform one or not.
A meeting of all the operators in the city
will be held at the Monongahela House to-
morrow morning TO take such action as is
necessary to have representatives at the
conference to be held by the officers and
members of the executive board of. the
mine workers and the executive committee
of the Cleveland operators combination
either in Cleveland or Columbus on Thurs
day.
tional President Ratchford telegraphed
from st. Louis saying: Information from
Columbus incorrect.
District President Patrick Dolan is ex-
pected TO arrive in Pittsburg tomorrow
from ST. Louis where he has been in at
tendance at the St. Louis convention of la
bor leaders and his presence is being await
ed by the local leaders with impauence.