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The times., 1899-08-07
NEWS FROM ALEXANDRIA.

Alexandria Aug. 6-Another accident occurred
on the Southern Railway at an early hour this
morning, which resulted in an engine and several
cars being demolished. As far as can be learned
no one was injured, and traffic was delayed but
short time. The accident occurred at Ditehley's,
south OF this city. A Chesapeake and Ohio freight
train. No 90 was standing the main track,
when Southern freight No. II piled into the, rear
end OF the Chesapeake and Ohio train. The tele-
graph operator, it is claimed, failed to signal the
southern train, and permitted it to enter the
block before the Chesapeake and Ohio freight had
cleared.
Special prayers will be offered in St Mary's
Catholic Church ON Thursday, Friday, and Sat
urday mornings next, preparatory to the conse-
Grafton services, 10 be held in that church on
Sunday evening next at O'Clock, to the devo-
tion of the Sacred Heart. The service will be
observed throughout the Catholic world, in COM
nl;ance with an edct of the Pope, who desires
the conservation of the whole Christian family to
the devotion OF the Sacred Heart OF Jesus.
,,,oged en the old fair grounds between the Al
exandrias and the Bureau OF Engraving and Print
ing team of Washington
convention TO nominate Deluocratie candidate
for the State Senate from this the Fourteenth,
SanatoriaI district will be held in the Opera
House in this city ON Wednesday next Col. Ed
mund Berkeley, of Prince William, having ex-
nresSed his determination Tot 10 enter the race
Eant r. Donohoe of Fairfax county, will
dnrbtIess receive the nomination by acelsmation-
NJ Donohoe has not expressed his position on the
limited States Senatorial fight, though il is gen
eraIly believed that he will vote for Senator Mar
tin. -, -,
Democratic primary election will be held
in Alexandria on the 18th 20 nominate candi-
date for the House OF Delegates from the city and
county. The fight, ii is thought, will be between
Messrs James r. Cation and Frank Hume The
respective friends of the two gentlemen are put
ting up a desperate fight, and doubtless heavy
vote will be polled. Under the recent ruling OF
the Democratic committee only known Demo-
Gratis will be permitted to vote in the primary.
The. services in the old Presbyterian Church
were conducted today by Rev. t. V. REGISTER
AT the evening service Miss Estelie Wentworth,
of Chicago sang THE Holy CITY," Rev. Y. P.
ReyeIle delivered an interesting sermon tonight
in the Methodist Protestant Church ''The
Young Man in Politics" Rev, c. L. Bitter Oe-
cupied the pulpit at both the morning and even
inc services in the Second Presbyterian Church.
| 4 special meeting OF the city council VIII be
| held tomorrow night. Ii is expected that the
reqIlt of the recent examination for city en-
| gineer will be reported and that the present
| Sanitary condition of the city will receive at
tention II is also stated that Mayor Simpson viii
return to the city council, without his approval,
| several resolutions adopted at the last meeting
| of the council for street and sewer improvements.
| The remains OF Miss Ruth Page, who died in
! Washington on Friday, were brought here today
4
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SHALLOW CORN CULTURE.
Experiments in Nebraska Show Sue
cess of New Method.

Experiments in Nebraska Show Sue
cess of New Method.
Lincoln, Neb., Aug. Ga revolution in
corn culture in Nebraska is promised. For
some years the advocates of shallow culti-
vation have been endeavoring to prove the
value of their plan, but have made little
beadway. At the request of number OF
farmers the experimental station has been
making thorough tests. and bulletin an
nouncing results is being prepared for pub
l;cation.
Four acres of land was divided into tracts
of one acre each, and each tract was cul-
tivated by a different cultivator. The re-
suit showed that the acre under deep cul-
tivation yielded ffty-nine bushels, while
one under shallow yielded sixty eight and
the other two sixty-nine bushels each. The
land receiving shallow cultivation was
stirred to depth of three inches, that re-
ceiving deep cultivation to depth OF six
inches.
The director of the experimental station
saws that the advantage of shallow culti-
vation lies in the fact that the air does not
penetrate so deeply, and therefore does not
dry out the roots in year where the rain
fall is below normal. A study of the roots
of the corn plant shows that many of them
would naturally grow within three or four
inches of the surface, but when the upper
| Iayer is dry, their source of nourishment is
| shut off. Deep cultivation has the disad-
vantage, too, of tearing the roots, thereby
hindering them from securing the proper
amount if nourishment The one thing in
| sisted upon in shallow cultivation is fire.
| auent stirring to prevent hard crust from
| forming for any time on the surface.
Wherever tried, the shallow cultivated
| corn this year ascproved the more vigor-
| o,c although so well timed have been the
rains that the yield is certain TO be enor-
| nous. The prospects are such that tht
millions OF bushels held by spectators ii
cribs are being marketed as fast as possible
| although the market has sagged some with
| In the month.
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KiIIed by a Kicking Rorse.

Long Branch, Aug. 6.-James Fl. Joline,
an old and highly respected resident, was
kicked last evening by a horse, and in
stantiy killed For several years Mr.
Joline had been manager of Thomas L.
WorthIeys exchange stables While walk
ing along the passageway between two
rows of stalls he tapped one of the horses
with a piece of strap. Instantly the ami
mails heels flew out, striking Mr.. Joline
with terrific force in the abdomen. He
was knocked several feet, and when a
stableman, who had witnessed the acci-
dent, reached him, lfe was extinct. He
was seventy years old, was widower,
and leaves one son. Henry Joline, assis-
tant cashier of the Long Branch Banking
Comnany
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The Big Sewer.

Work on the big ssewer through the west
grounds of the Capitol is nearly completed, and
by the time Congress eonyenes the park Will
have been brought back to its original condition.
For several months the construction has been car,
ried on under the most improved methods, and
,,ban finished the sewer will be of the most
nn-to-date pieces OF work of its kind in the city.
The sewer will be one Of the most important out
lets for sewage in Washington. In its progress
across the grounds it has been necessary to re-
move two of the historic sycamore trees which
shade the entrances from Maryland and Pennsyl-
yania Avenues One OF these trees was blown
down during the storm in September, lso6. The
entrances are now closed by high board fences.
THO renlacinp of the stone coping the Maryland
Ayenne side, which was removed, will be com
pieted in few days
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Story of a Slave

To be bound hand and foot for years by the
chains of disease is the worst form of slavery.
George D. Williams, Of Manchester, Mich, tells
how s,,ch q slave was made free He says; MY
wife has been so helpless for five years that she
could not turn over in bed alone. After using
Two hotties Of Electric Bitters, she is wonder
fnllv irnproyed and able 20 do her work.
This supreme remedy for female diseases quickly
cures nervousness. seeplessness, melancholy,
headache backache, faintinR, and dizzy spells
This miracle working medicine is godsend to
weak sickly, run down people. Every bottle
Guaranteed Only 50 cents. Sold by Henry
Eva1s, druggist, sSs street
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URUGUAY RICE.
Growing of the Staple Receiving At
tention i'm That Country.

Uruguay may. If one experiment is
criterion of what may be done there, be-
come a rival of South Carolina and Louis
lana in the production of rice. Minister
Finch transmits from Montevideo the fol-
lowing letter published in a local paper.
showing the surprising yield in the de-
partment Of Rivera:
1.-The first planting of rice by Juan
Lemos was / 1-2 Kilograms (3.3 pounds)
which yielded $50 Kilograms 1891 pounds),
a profit OF 100 TO /. A sample of the rice
has been inspected and is pronounced 20
be OF the bes. quality. Encouraged by this
splendid result, Mr.. Lemos will extend his
plantations next year. II the enthusiasm
for national production spreads, the de-
partment of Rivera viii. from its soil and
climatic conditions. become one OF the
richest IN the country.
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An Endemic OF Disrfhea.

Mr. A Sanders. writing from Cocoanut
Grove Fla. says there has been quite an
an,demic of diarrhoa there. He had
severe attack. and was cured by four doses
az Chamberlain's Collie, Cholera, and Diar-
rhoea Remedy. He says he also recon-
mended II to others, and they say 1t Is
the hes, medicine they ever used. For sale
hy Henry Evans. Wholesale and Retaii,
and all druggists.
The times., 1899-08-07
sAENGERBUND OFFICERS.
Extensive Repairs and Additions
Made TO the CIubrooms

Made TO the CIubrooms.
Nominations for offices TO be filled at
the annual election on September g were
made last night by members of the Wash
ington Saengerbund. The nominees agreed
upon are:
F. Ciaudy. President; ]. Waldman, Vice
President; L. Kimmel, Financial Secre-
tary; F. Carl. Corresponding Secretary;
W Hagermann, Librarian; H. Xander,
Director.
The bund is making preparations for a
winter of unusual social and musical
activity. The club rooms have been re-
paired, and a vein stube has been added,
the basement having been utilized for that
purpose. Several thousand dollars have
been expended fer these repairs.
The times., 1899-08-07
Philip DAILY, Jr.. Sues for Divorce.

Trenton, n. J., Aug. ga suit for d.
vorce has been instituted in the Court of
Ctancery by Philip Daily. ir., Of Long
Branch. on statutory grounds. The hus-
band. who IS a son Of Phil DAILY, the
well known proprietor Of the Pennsylvania
Club. Of Long Branch, names as cores
pondent Frederick f. Wood with whom
he recently had fight at his home Daily
was married on July 80. 1894, to Jennie
Joyce Huss, with whom he lived until
July % last
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TIDE TABLE.
STREET LIGHTING.
ADJUSTMENTS TODAY.

Lyceum Theatre--Ben Ton Burlesquers, matinee
and evening.
Glen Sligo -Amusements.
Glen Echo Park-Band concert, $3.50 p m.
Excursion to Marshall Hall. steamer Manchester,
Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday, at 10 a. m
and 2:S0 p. m.
Excursion to River View. steamer Samuel j.
Pentz at 10 a. M, 2 80 and $3.50 p. m.
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,,na.,;nr New york Cycle Paths.

Aiphonso Girouard Chairman of the l.. A. W..
Good Roads Committee, has left Washington on
a ten days trip to Niagara Falls. 1t is under
stood that Mr. Girouard while away will make
eno,iries concerning the construction of cycle
naths through New York and in the vicinity of
the Fails The paths in that State are among
tbe hest in the country and considerable valuable
information will be laid before the committee
SC
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1,.et;rrs 10 BE Resumed.

The North Capitol and lexington Citizens AS
sociation viii soon resume its meetings in the
hall in Lincoln Avenue and Street northeast.
The organization is elated because Of the inn
provements that have been recently made in its
section of the city. The numerical strength
of the association has been increased by an ad-
dition of nearly hundred members.
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Tennessee Bankers to Meet Here.

The Tennessee Bankers Association consisting
of sixty members, viii arrive here on Wednes-
day next for the purpose OF discussing the various
financial questions. The association will hold
meetings which, it is believed, will be secret,
at the Nornandie Hotel. The members VIII
remain week
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Shets proves n Poor Bank.

A report received by the police yesterday from
Rosa Forrest of 1888 Seventh Street southeast
tells of the theft of s9.s5 from shelf in the
tining-room at the above address The money is
described as one IS bi four 81 bills and IS cents
in coin The theft was committed Saturday aft
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TIL and Contents stolen.

Thieves stole money till containing Sc from
the store OF Michael Corley, at the corner of
Second Street and Virginia Avenue southeast,
about midnight Saturday. The till and its con-
tents were taken from behind front window
of the store. The matter reported to the
police Yesterday and is being Investigated.
The times., 1899-08-07
~. Rocer o. Mills Sick.

Mrs Mills, wife of former Senator Roger Q.
Mills is sick at her apartments in this city. Mrs.
Mills has been in poor health for some time.
Recently while at Deer Park, Md, she became
very i'll, and after she became better she came
to Washington.
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IN AND ABOUT THE CITY.
The Work Progresses Well.

The work of tearing down the old building
used by the Department OF Justice is progress
ing rapidly, and only two stories remain. 1t is
supposed that the space viii be cleared by the
end OF this month.
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To Disinfect the hampton Home.

Laboratory Attendant Lingdren, OF the Ma
rine Hospital in this city, has been detailed to
go to the National Soldiers Home at Hampton
to take chrage OF the work OF disnfecting the
premises. Several tons OF sulphur and other dis
infectants will be used.
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Major Pruden Takes vacation.

Major o. L. Pruden, Assistant Private
Secretary to the President, will leave
Washington this morning on brief vaca-
ton. He will spend the greater part of
his recreating tour at Eagle Mere, Pa, and
unless called back to Washington by off,
cial demands, will visit other interesting
points in that section of the State before
his return TO duty at the White House.
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.nti-Trust Meeting.

The local branch OF the American Anti Trlist
reague will l,old a meeting tonight at the ma
tional headquarters of the organization, 1929
Pennsylvania Avenue northwest
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AWAY TO THE FAR EAST
Fort Myer Cavalrymen Start for
the Orient Today.

FareweIIs spoken sun-ay and
Everything Ready for Departure
at O'Clock This Mornfng-Troop-
ers 10 BE Reviewed at the White
House = Chicago the First stop.
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you wouIdn,t Have some Bread

as gift, If you could see it made. Haven
ner's palace bakery is open day and night.
Everything clean, sweet, and wholesome.
Your grocer sells Hayenner's bread.
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Ttr. is Winsfs
MONDAY, AUGUST I, 1899.
The Weather Prediction.
TEMPERATURE.

Fair Monday and Tuesday, with moderate tenn
peratures; fresh northerly winds
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Highest temperature yesterday, p. m.......... s2
Lowest temperature yesterday, a. m........--12
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PHASES OF THE MOON FOR AUGUST.

Sun rose. ....5:05 AN Sun sets....... 7:06 P. NJ.
Moon rises .......... Noon sets. s......7 "a 7. NJ.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-08-29

fortunate men were crushed into shape
less masses. their limbs were cut off as
II by monster knife, and they were
mangled beyond recognition. The crash
was heard five blocks away, and the
structure fell, leaving the walls practl-
caly uninjured That more men were
not killed and injured is almost miracle.
Fully fifty men were AT work in the space
covered by the arches as they fell. A
number Of the men Jumped into small
excavations, of which there are many in
the ground beneath the steelwork, and
thus were saved from the great masses
OF steel that crashed down over them.
CAUSE OF THE ACCIDENT.
The direct cause OF the accident is not
known and It Will probably be several
days before IT is determined. one theory
is that shifting Of sand beneath the
foundations caused the collapse OF the
first arch, which brought all the others TO
the ground.
The management has decided TO at once
replace the arches and proceed with the
immediate completion Of the building. and
have It ready for the national conventions
next summer The money loss will not
exceed $4,000
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-08-29
New Officers from The south.

WASHINGTON, August 2S-The follow
irs appointments I'm the volunteer army
were announced to-day, the numbers fol-
lowing each name indicating the officer 5
regiment:
Tennessee-To be First Lieutenant: II.
V. Stevens. late captain Third Tennessee
Volunteers. 3S.
South CarOiina-To be First Lieutenants
(vice McCaughrey and Griffin, declined):
r. f. Woods. late first lieutenant Second
South Carolina Volunteers, IS; W. Craw-
ford. late captain Third South Carolina
Volunteers, %.
Biississippi-To be Captain: j. =. Por-
ter. Jr. late major First Mississippi Vol
unteers. IS.
To be First Lieutenant: Ellis Cromwell,
late captain Second Mississippi Nolun-
tecrs. 80.
TO be Second Lieutenants: cullen p.
Mitchell. late lieutenant Second Missis-
sippi. 30: ". T.. Utterback. late lieutenant
First Mississippi, a. This fills the quota
from Mississippi.
From Alabama-TO be Captains: w. j.
Walden. late captain Second Alabama. 81;
Thomas Hardeman, late frst-lieutenant'
First Alabama. .; Samuel G. Slmuels'
late second lieutenant, Fifth United ates
Volunteers. "a.
To be rst-Lieutenants: Richard -
Going. late frst-lieutenant. First Alaba-
ma. A: Hamilton Bowie. second heuten-
ant First Alabama, 80.
To be Second Lieutenants: Frank w.
Glover late lieutenant, Third Alabama,
A. This fills the quota from Alabama
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-08-29
DOTETOURT MEN WANT PRIMARY.
Instruct Their Committee to Thus
Ascertain the Choice for senator.

FlNCASTLE VA. August &.-(Spe-
cial)-The Democrats of Botetourt coun-
~ met in convention Saturday at u NJ,
and the meeting was called 10 order by
DR.. /. X. Goodwin. chairman Of the
Executive Committee. Colonel Cary
Breckenridge was elected permanent
chairman and the editors Of the Herald
and Banner were made secretaries. The
Hon. *. Il. St0uer was nominated by ac-
Clamation as the candidate Of the Demo-
cratic party Of Botetourt county for a
seat in the next House Of Delegates.
Mr.. II. Batane who was a prospective
candidate for the nomination--at least, in
the hearts Of many of his friends-of-
fcred no opposition, and declared himself
ready TO support the nominee.
The following resolutions were adopted:
l. That we hereby reahrm The princi-
pies Of Democracy as expressed IN the
q That recognizing the evils that have
resulted from the control OF legisla lures
10y the force Of corporate power Joined
10 personal ambition, and the malign in
huence OF trusts and monopolies, we
hereby utter our protest against any
method that will perpetuate the same.
g. That, believing that the will Of the
people should always be the guide OF
their representative. we hereby recon-
mend that the Executive Committee of
the party be instructed TO order pr-
mary election, TO be held on the regular
election day. to ascertain the preference
Of the people for United States senator.
a. That the nominee Of this convention
is hereby instructed. if elected, 20 support
the choice Of the Democratic primary.
and TO use all honorable means in his
power to secure his election by the next
LEGISLATURE.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-08-29
NINE LIVES CRUSHED OUT.
Four Men Fatally Hurt-Fnil or
Great Steel Roof spans.

CHICAGO. August 2S.-Twelve steel
arches, each weighing thirty-three tons
which were TO have supported the super
structure Of the Coliseum building, IN
course Of erection on Wabash avenue be-
tween Fifteenth and Sixteenth streets
fell TO the ground late this evening. AS
a result Of the accident, nine men are
dead. two are missing, and four fatally
injured. Nine more are injured, though
not seriously.
The dead are Charles Walpole, Edward
Murray. Frank Logan, stephen j. Thomp-
SON. John Farrey. Richard Sherman
Theodore Thorn, Leroy Fenner and Al
Norman.
The fatally injured are John Marshman'
fractured skull and fractured right leg;
J. J. Dowd. internal injuries, both eyes
out. both legs broken; PETER Pelitier, right
arm cut off at shoulder. skull fractured;
John White. skull fractured, internal in
jUries.
BELIEVED TO BE IN RUINS.
Missing and believed to be In the ruins;
Edward Swanson and Joseph King
All of the twelve arches were standing.
the twelfth, and last, having been com
peted to-day. The immense traveller
derrick. which has been used in the
erection OF the arches, had been removed,
and the agents Of the bridge company
were accounting their work practically
completed when suddenly. and without
the slightest warning. the arch last put in
MACE fell over against the one next 10 IT,.
The weight was too much for this one.
II gave way. and crashed against the
third. and then one by one the great
steel spans fell over to the south, pre-
cisely in the same manner as a number OF
cards would fall.
TERRIBLE MUTILATION.
Nearly all the men who were killed
were at work on top Of the arches, 40
feet above the ground. Most OF them
we're killed outright by the awful nature
OF their INJURIES The skulls OF the un-
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-08-29
THE TALBOT WORKS SOLD.
Purchased for $4,000 by Va. Ma
chine COR, y. ~ G. Buys n strip.


Two deeds were recorded in the Chance
ry Court yesterday-one transferring from
the Virginia Trust Company TO the Vir-
ginia Machine Company the property
lately owned by the Talbot Sons Com
pany, on Cary street, for the sum OF $780,.
900: the other transferring strip Of this
property from the Virginia Machine Com
pany to Henry l.. Cabell, for the Rich
mOnd, Petersburg and Carolina Railroad
Company, the consideration in the latter
instance being $4,000.
The former deed sets forward that In
the case of Clay Drewry and others
against the Talbot Sons Company. a
deed of trust was given by the latter Feb
rary ]. 1891, to the Virginia Trust Com
pany. as trustee, to secure the holders OF
$50 coupon bonds OF the value Of $lj0,00D,
with interest semi-annually. Default was
made in the payment of this interest, and
a creditors bill was filed. In compliance
with the decree then entered, the special
commissioner conveys TO the virginia
Machine Company all real estate, build
ings. machinery, tools and fixtures late
the property Of the Talbot Sons Com
pany. and the franchises and goodwin or
the said company, embracing real estate,
buildings. patterns, &c; the real estate
being situated on the southwest corner
OF Cary and Seventeenth streets, west
fronting on Cary street 51S Feet to the
line OF the CardwelI Machine Company
thence at right angles south S25 feet to
Dock street, easterly along Dock street
TO the curve of the Richmond and Dan-
vile railroad, &c.
The second deed conveys a strip through
the centre Of this property from the Nir-
ginia Machine Company 10 Henry j.
Cabell for the Richmond, Petersburg and
Carolina Railroad Company.