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GENERAL WALKERS TRIAL.
His Hearing On the Charge of Shoot
ing Attorney w. :. Hamilton

Bristol, Va, July 4-The case of the
Commonwealth against Representative
James A. Walker, of the Ninth Virginia
district, on charge of shooting with in
tent to kill w. S. Hamilton, a lawyer. was
called in the corporation court of this
city yesterday. Both sides being ready,
jury to try the case was promptly en-
paneled, being selected from venire of
twenty-five substantial citizens of Mont
gomery county, who were brought here
from without this jurisdiction upon an or
der entered by Judge Stuart at the June
term of the court. There are no changes
IN the counsel on either side. and the ar
ray Is the same as was published last
month, and includes some of the ablest
lawyers in this end of the State
Three witnesses were examined w H.
Price testified that he was acting notary
curing the taking of the dispositions in
the Waiker-Rhea Congressional contest,
and was present the night the shooting
TOOK place. General Walker had apparent
ly taken offence at a jesting remark made
Dy witness, and remarked that anybody
could be fool sometimes. Attorney w. S.
Hamilton asked If the generals remark
was intended for him, inasmuch as he
Hot words followed. but quiet was soon
restored, and Mr.. Price suggested that
the work should proceed in order or an
adjournment would be taken. General
Walker remarked that he was willing to
proceed If sober counsel could be had.
He said also that this was meant for Mr..
Hamilton, and that he was tired of trying
to do business with drunken man as
counsel. Mr.. Hamilton called General
Walker a liar, whereupon the general
drew his revolver and fired the ball en-
tering Mr.. Hamilton's body above the alb
domen. The confusion was SO great that
the witness failed to see who shot Cen
eral Walker. but heard two other shots.
The other two witnesses examined were
present when the shooting occurred end
corroborated in the main what was re-
lated by Mr.. Price. Judge Stuart adjourn
ed court until O'Clock this morning, at
which time the examination of witnesses
was resumed The trial will probably last
until Friday of this week.
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TRUST LAWYER ovERwoRKEp.
james RrooIss Din Threatened With
Typhoid Fever

New York, July flames Brooks Dill.
a corporation lawyer, is threatened with
typhoid fever, his illness being largely at
tributed to overwork.
Mr.. Dill formed many large business
combinations last winter, and his work
told upon him. He is said to have been
interested in forming combines represent
ing a money total OF $500, ,O00,OG0.
He is a native OF New Jersey aud a
graduate OF Yale College. He has been
closely identified with the Rockefelle.s,
and among the trusts engineered by Mr.
Dill are:
The Standard Oil Trust. with $s7 .25O,-
coo; Federal Steel Trust SsS.OO0 900.
American Cotton Oil. $50. 435, 700; Ameri-
can Sugar Refining Company. S7S.936 0o0;
American Tobacco Company, $35,524.0 .000;
Copper Trust. 50.0GG, coo; Glucose Trust,
S3T ,OS6. 600; Consolidated Gas Company,
S36, .0G0; American Sh!pbuilding Com
psny $50. COO. and National Steel Com
pany. $4,000 eco.
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BABES PLEAD FOR FATHERS.
Wives and Children Besiege the
Governor of Tennessee

Chattanooga. Tenn. Ju'y 4.-Pieas
Wynne and catiett Upton, two Tennessee
mountaineers, who have been convicted CT
the crime of whitecapping and murder,
are to be hanged tomorrow at Seviervilie
One of the men has a wife and eleven
children and one wife and little babe.
all OF whom are now at Nashville making
heartrendlng appeals to the governor for
clemency on behalf of their husbands.
The two men, in the dead OF night, went
to the Whaley home. in Sewer county.
forced their way into the house killed
both MIR. and Mrs. Whaley, WHO were six
ty-seven and seventy-fye years old. re-
srectiyely. A daughter OF the Wha.eys,
with a baby In her arms. was made to
stand and witness the horrible double
murder. and they told her if she screamed
they would kill her. They were masked
and she could not recognize them. Detec-
tives soon secured the proof upon which
the two men were convicted. Upton and
Wynne have confessed to the crime, and
say that Bob CatIett paid them to commit t
the murder.
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FIREBUG INDICTED.
Six Charges Against a Boy in Lynch
burg.


Lynchburg. Va, July Am the corpo-
ration court yesterday the grand jury re-
turned six indictments for malicious burn
ing against James johnson, the juvenile
firebug.
Arthur Derr. brought here from Wash
ington on charge of embezzlement, was
allowed bail in the sum of $1,000.
The five Sisters of Charity, who have
conducted the School of the Holy Cross
since last September and are the origi-
nators of the Ladies of Charity Society
left yesterday for Emmittsburg Md. the
home where they all gather at the close
of each school year.
In the clerks office of the United States
district court this morning a petition was
filed by the New York, Chicago, and Bal
timore creditors of Mrs. Nettie Enock,
doing business in Roanoke and Salisbury,
who assigned in Roanoke last Wednesday
for S2S, ,20379, praying that service of this
petition. together with a subpoena. as pro-
yided in the acts OF Congress relating to
bankruptcy, and that she may be adjudged
by the court to be a bankrupt within the
purview of the acts.
The fifth tennis tournament for the
championship of Virginia, in both doubles
and singles, began here today.
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NEWS FROM ALEXANDRIA.

Alexandria, July 4.-The July term of the
United States Court will be convened in
this city tomorrow, Judge Waddill presid-
ing. Among the number of persons TO be
presented to the grand jury are John B.
Parkins. OF Prince William County, charg-
ed with robbing the United States mails; E.
G. White. alias Frank Roden, charged with
being an accessory to the postoffice rob
berry at Waverly; James E. Waters and
Frank Williams, charged with robbing the
postotfice at Wheatland. Loudoun county:
Sidney Smith Foster. charged with stealing
mail bag in this city and destroying its
contents; Herbert A. Davis, indicted fol
violating the postal regulations at Metz.
Fauquier county.
The Fourth OF July was generally OBJ
served, all business houses were closed, as
were the banks, city offices, and the post
office. Almost the entire population avail
ed themselves of the opportunity for a
days outing; there was a sufficient num-
Der left, however. to enliven the occa-
sion, and during the day there was almost
continuous explosion OF cannon and fire.
crackers. With the exception of a few
burned fingers and singed eyebrows, no
casualties were reported.
The mayor will tomorrow issue a notice
to the owners of dogs which he says will
be carried out to the letter. The police
will be furnished list Of the names of
persons who have paid their licenses, and
will be directed to report all those who
have failed to secure tagssfor their dogs.
The violators of the law will be rigidly
dealt with.
An effort is being made to establish a
ward for incurables at the Alexandria
Intirmary. and meeting for this purpose
was held at the rooms of the Business
Mems League last night.
The residence OF William Brawner. in
Alexandria county, about three miles from
this city, was totally destroyed by fire to-
night. The building was owned by DR.. G.
t. Klipstein, of this city, Mr.. Brawner lost
a lot of furniture and a large amount of
money.
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KILLED BY Els OWN JOKE.
Daley Thought He Was Going I
Scare Friend by Shooting.

Binghamton, N. Y, July 4.-Develop-
ments show that James Daley, who killed
himself on the eve OF his wedding in the
apartments he had furnished for himself
and bride, was the victim of his own joke
instead Of suicide, Daley was to have
married Mrs. Josie Cary last Wednesday.
With his groomsman, William Riley
Daley went to the house Tuesday after
noon to give the finishing touches. He was
in the best of spirits and while Riley was
looking through the rooms he heard the
report of gun, and rushing to the parlor
found Daley fatally wounded on the sofa.
He died before medical aid could arrive
and the first physician to come took the
cartridges from the the revolver and gave
them to Chief Of Police Moore.
He did not examine them until Monday,
when he found that three were blanks,
loaded simply with powder, and a paste
board wadding, and that the ether had
been fired. 1t is now almost certain that
Daley who was great practical joker.
thinking the revolver loaded only with
blank cartridges, determined to frighten
his groomsman. and fired the shot that
took his life, little dreaming that the gun
contained a loaded cartridge.
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a University onrsn,nu Killed.

Philadelphia, July 4.-John T. Carr, a
member of the University OF Pennsylvania
freshman eight. WHICH was defeated at
Poughkeepsie recently, was killed Sunday
night in trolley collision on Old York
road He was sitting ON the rear seat of Il
car which was standing still and da k be
cause the pole had slipped OF the wire
Another car coming down the steep hill be-
yond at a rate OF twenty miles an hour
crashed into the car standing still. Car
was the only persCn killed
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the country millions were blown up in
smoke, and more persons were wounded
and mangled than are grazed in a large
sized battle. The celebration was costly
to hospitals. particularly the free dispen
saries, which were required TO bear the ex-
pense of furnishing the cid remedy for
burns, carron oil, bandages, cloths. and
other incidentals.
No cessation of the din was manifest un-
til midnight. After dark renewed ener-
gies were exerted to explode all that had
been bought for that purpose At II o'clock
last night the noise began to lessen and
at midnight only an occasional boom was
heard.
During the evening there were unusual
displays OF firewo orks in all parts of the
city. In all directions the houses were
most beautifully Illuminated
The times., 1899-07-05
Very Agreenhle to The Grnnts.

Saratoga. y. Y, July 4.-The attention OF
Mrs. T. S. Grant and Mrs. Frederick D.
Grant, who are stopping at the Windsor.
vas called last evening TO the rumor that
they were opposed to the marriage of the
latter's daughter. Miss Julia Grant, to
Prince Catacuzene, OF Russia. In denying
the rumur Mrs. Frederick Grant. also
speaking for her mother. said that the en-
gagement had the cordial approval Of both
and they We're most happy over it..
The times., 1899-07-05
Many Ncnt to thc Conntrr.

There was an exodus yesterday of the
citizens from Washington. Those pos
sessing the means and the time journeyed
10 Philadelphia, New York, and even
farther North. and others. not so for
tunately situated. found retreat and seclu-
sion IN the vicinity of Washington
Parents took their children to the country
or some place OF amusement. particularly
the latter. where they were enabled to
obtain relief from the heat and noise
There was music, dancing. games. and
athletie contests, though the weather was
not appropriate for violent exercise, and
in the night pyrotcchnic displays OF beauty
we're given. Late in the night the excur-
sionists returned 10 the city, exhausted
and fatigued, but happy.
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He!a on n serious Chnrge.

Huntington, W. Va. July 4.-John T
Fry was arrested yesterday, cha, ged vita
committing criminal assault; en- The ten
year-old child cf Mrs. Abigail pooth. his
roighbor. Fry is seventy-one years old
and was prominently known as Mayor of
CuyanGo,te at one time. He p.ociams
his innocence, alleging it a case OF black
mail. he was held for the grand jury
under heavy bond.
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END OF LABOR TROUBLES.
Cumberland stcei Workers Accept /;
Schedule and viii Resume.

Cumberland, Md, July 1.-THE wage
scale with the steelworkers has been ad-
iusted and the employees of the Cumber-
land Steel Mil, which shut down Saturday
pending the settlement, viii resume work
tomorrow morning.
The tin schedule has not yet been de-
cided upon, but prominent tinworker
said today that he believed all differences
would be settled within ten days. The
tinworkers here were in secret session yes
terday. There is no hard feeling the
differences being purely of business
nature.
The times., 1899-07-05
POISONED AT A WEDDING.
One Guest Dcnd, and Three others
in Great Danger.

Ashtabula, Ohio. July AT the little
town of Plymouth, four miles south of
this city, Sunday. Miss Edith Morgan and
Ora Galloway were married and feast
followed.
Everyone present was taken violently
sick soon after rising from the table. anu
Mrs. Eros Morgan, mother Of the bride,
died this morning in great agony. The
others are in a precarious condition. 1t
is thought there vas poison in the ice
cream served. as everyone who partook
of it was stricken. Three o.hcr5 may die
The times., 1899-07-05
The Dismal swamp Purchase.

Norfolk. Va. July 4.-The fFeport of the
purchase of the Dismal Swamp by the
Camp Manufacturing Company is en-
frmed by Mr.. Camp, who says that the
company has acquired 4s.te0 acres of the
timber land contiguous to the Dismal
Swamp Canal.
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PATRIOTISM RUNS Wild
Young America Has His Day of
Celebration.

The Noisiest Fourth of JuIy i'm the
History of the Nations Capital
Fifty Thousand Dollars Estimated
10 Have Been Spent in Explosives
The Hospitals Were Kept Busy.
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HE'D.

KENEALN-On Tuesday July l. 1850. at ESQ
a. M, KATHERINE, infant daughter OF John T.
and Mary F.. kenelly, aged four months and
eighteen days
Funeral private, from parents residence, 12ii
Fourard-ahalf Street southwest. Item
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Denth of9chnric. II. aIndcn.

New York, JtiIy i.-Char,es II. B!asea,
former president OF the New York Press
Club, is dead at his home in this city.
aged fifty eight years. He was born in
Washington and educated in Baltimore.
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Preacher waved Flag in caurcn.

Cumberland, Nd. July AT the patri-
otic service at Centre Street Methodist
Episcopal Church. Sunday night. the pas
tor, Rev. DR.. c. Herbert Richardson. wav-
ed large American flag while the choir
and eongreEaticn sang The Star Spangled
Banner sllfWFs-rt
The times., 1899-07-05

For a glass OF ile,fci's Senate Beer drawn
from the wood chlI at Nonderhe:de's New York
Buffet, i05 Tenth strees northwest.
The times., 1899-07-05
SPECIAL NOTICES.

THE WASHINGTON HUMANE soCI-
ETY., rooms 10 and II Corcoran Build
ing. 1880 F Street northwest will thank
citizens who will report any derelictlon OF
duty or incivility on the part OF it's agents.
Jy4f A 5. PRATT. President.
RHEUMATISM and Gout cured by Medi-
cal Gymnastic. Consultation free Call at
the Gymnastic Institute. 20 Third Stree,
northeast JOHN z. RUEBSAM. DR.. NJ. Ph.
The times., 1899-07-05
SWAMP
ROOT

The remedy you need. At druggists in fifty
cent and dollar sizes. You may have a sample
bottle OF this wonderful new discovery by mail
free; also pamphlet telling al about IL aud its
great cures
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can only be called fair. with chances IA
Forlhg deterioration from n wv on. Based
on information derived from skiUful and
experienced observers in London. Havre
% d, q. boihoay, the trade eS poets a crop of
uooVOU to l2000.O0O bale Because The
last Two crops We're very large is no rea-
son why this one should be; in fact. it ar
cues the other way, for We have never vet
mad three large crops Iva succession. While
II Is sehseiess 70 attempt any estimate of
me crop thus early the yield can easily
ran below 100000. There is, therefore.
no justice IN cotton now selling below the
COST OF production, and a material i'm
proVement could oa expected when the
ouylnS rush commences. We're it not for
the annual selling auction soon to be re-
sumed. II holders could only display a
niue nrmness, and not permit their cotton
10 De sold at a continually declining scale
by people who 10 not own a bale. they
would set betUer prices this fall. Al any
rate, those who refrain from rushing their
crop alohS with break-neck haste. and
Hoid BACK few months, will probably be
well repaid fer so doing.
neat was quiet, closing over lc lower
at n52c for December The forecast made
mere tor several weeks is being exactly
realzed, that IS, gradual giving way in
teuupted by occasional rallies. There
Is very lfttle in the situation to encourage
speculative buying of wheat.
Inc unexpected outbreak of yellow fever
on the Virginia coast caused a sharp early
break In provisions, which was afterwards
more than recovered. As the danger was
evidently exaggerated. the decline fur
nlshed an excellent opportunity for buy
ms.
In the stock market Tobacco and Tenn
essee Coal were the leading features. adj
Vancing y and 10 points respectively. and
holding most the advance To- the close
T. in Tenn
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export at least 100000 900 bushels against
~ 0J0UO0 bushels last year. which was
next to the largest year of wheat experts
in our history
The most substantial feature in the
stock market is the railroad department
These securities have been tried; th=
earning capacity is beyond the experiment
tai stage; and present prosperity, espec-
ialy Of those running through the grain
and manufacturing districts, promises con-
unual large earnings for some time to
come There is one element of caution in
the market, and that is money. Firm
rates seem probable. a result of good tim s,
not fear or adversely. Lenders are look
ing forward to a per cent. market. the
probabilities Of a squeeze are not seriously
discussed but they are sufficiently possible
to act as a wholesome restraint upon spec
ulation. drop in exchange eXerted a
favorable effect here; and the prospect OF
continued large exports of grain, produce
and manufactures induces The belief that
sold imports viii not be long delayed, nos
withstanding European opposition.
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charles on. S. c., Aug. G-Arrived.
ssamer lroquois, Kenab.e, New York, and
proceeded 10 Jacksonville; schooner Mar
eare H. Roper, Cranner New York.
Key West. Fla, Aug. G.-Arrved. stea
els Ouveue. Smith, Port Tampa, and pro
se,Iei to Havana; Bolivar. Weathelford
Tortugas; cutter McLane, Reynolds, Tam
pa: schooner Louise Hastings, Albury,
puuta Rassa.
Punta Gorda. Fla, Aug. 6.-Arrived,
steamer HeAham, Painter, New Y ork.
Fernlndina. Fla, Aug. 6.-Sailed schoon-
er Nan,asket, Gupull, Port Spa n TRIM
dad.
Philadelphia, Aug. 6.-Arrived, schoon-
er John G. Schmidt, Savannah.
Baltimore Aug. 6.-Arrived, schooner
william Linthicum, Georgetown, 5. c.
Pensacola. Fla, Aug. 5.-Arrive "a, IS cam
er diversion CBD, Roberts. Huel1ya.
Sailed. steamer Roddam (Br, Freeman,
Rotterdam; Torno ODD, HenwelI Havana
harlls N.smgis Ger, Boh'man Bremen;
COrmoraut (NoD, Nysteen, Bue nos Ayres.
Cleared, bark Anna Ger, Weger, Mon
tev!deo.
Chattahoochee River, Fla, aug. EN-
tered bark Eidsira CNor), Olsen, Para.
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INVADED BY G0LDnUGs.
Predicament of New jersey Free
silver shop.
From the New York Post,

From the New York Post.
Pennington, y. j., Aug. This isn't
a gold bug paper" was the boast Of Mr.
Eilgore. editor of the Hunterdon County
Democrat in the campaign Of 49, Later
when the yellow journals were forced on
the public with the rouge ct noir headlines,
the editor said that his paper was not u
yellow journal lie was true TO the old
school of conservatism and loyal 10 the
party and l6 to l.
To-day the office is filed with gold bugs
and the editor is writing the good old
editOria. OF "Whither Are We Drifting?
with his gloves On. his feet in tub ana
his head wound in mosquito netting. About
him fit score of yellow jackets, wa ting
to pounce upon the BryanistiO essay about
the Philippines An communication with
odd Subscriber and Cons ant Reader
is by telephone.
The yellow jackets took possession Of the
sheet several days ago, and have been
growing worse. So thick are they that II
looks as if the oldest paper in the county
would have to seek new quarters. When
they showed up on the first day there were
COMPARE lively few of them. The workings
of the press seemed to fascinate them, al
though the press is one that any yellow
Jacket of experience in the newspaper
business should have been familiar with.
In fact, any yellow jacket who was
student OF Ben Franklin should have been
familiar enough with IL to have stung IL
in its most vital part at the first shot.
Somehow or other, the first yellow Jacket
fooled about it too long, and came out
hattened down across the leading edito-
rial He was mixed with ink. Others at
tackled the press, and the second or third
paper off after the first killing was so
filed with pressed yellow jackets that IL
looked like a sheet Of patent fly paper
filed with enlarged printed decoy flies
The tin that there was a wholesale
slaughter of yellow Jackets going on at
the Democrat office was carried 10 ell the
yellow jackets within days run OF, the
place and they have been coming in
swarms ever since. IT is impossible to
set tyne in the shop The insects fix the
boxes Of the cases, and In many instances
have disarranged the type, until a few
lines set uD out of the cose with which
they have been tamper.ng read ike "pi."
They have eaten all the paste and have
made a nest in the INK roller They have
flied oil the crevices about the wall and
clogged the machinery. There is said to
be yellow Jacket for every M in the
office.
The last man, aside from the editor, TO
60 into the alley alongside the building
was set upon by the Insects, who stung him
ana flied him full Of printers ink. which
they shot into HIM at the same time.
The ink underneath the skin In blotchcs
looks ike tattoo marks. He has one spot
on his hand which looks like the ten Of
spades.
The Gator has remained, hoping that
with his Stanley-in-Alrica makeup he
might be able 60 hght 1t 90 successful
finish ana boss the Office. lie has about
given up hope. In casq a way Is not
found Of rldding abe office OF the pests the
Democrat viii have TO move.
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BANKER CLEws' VIEWS.
The Financial Outlook ms Seen From
wall street.

New York Aug. BY common consent
the course e The n arSet fas fer years been
mainly innueuc at thls season by crop
conditions. 1t is altogether TOO early yet 70
form any positive opinions as TO he final
v.eld Of The principal crops; but Of wheat.
corn ana cotton there IS every prospect OF
q sufFc,ency 20 meet our own and foreign
rsouiremeats. Wheat has been TIE chles
subject Of anxiety, because Of early inju-
,.es both at nome and abroad. Ire most
..1ns. rVatHe estimates nd cate q y.e q &,
..ar OF MOI .css than 5D.OJ90.0 bushes
',,ss.5,y mo-e compared with G75cJ0.0 @
,a-t year. ln view. however. of-dhe sur
Nus lcn over from previous crop. il IS
cApvcted that we shall have available for
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ouon was inactive and featureless.
N'0SiHs triie lower; January, 5s2c. To
sum up the situation, it would appear that
''e most encouraging feature is che great
Weponderance of bearish sentiment in the
'l''e As it is bad sign WHEN nearly
NV, EEeryoody IS bullish. 50 it is a hopeful one
zen nearly everybody is bearish. Under
b ,al .Hal conditions cotton Ought to be
'l7neI' The demand excee Is ANYTHING
Yer known before and The drv Goods
,.t 1ue IS very active At high prices. much
"ooEe the relative parity W lth the raw
,''u The only bearish factors are the
, 1'i present supply and pros pectivc lar..
~. Uihed crop. As to the latter. h is nor
ny any means justidable- In The Grst
.,''e' 'neie is some decrease in the acre
,t,,."d L,avy reduction n the rse OF
b.,, .i''@eis' len again. ere . prolpects
'a,, oeen changing lately, AN while some
So report favoraaly. ~ any alo lsss
al the present the ayelAge condition