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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-05-01
FATAL PNEUMONIA
Fine Prospects for a Fruit Crop-Pcr-

t.ne prospects Tor Il fiuiL <iop-I q :
souai.
GCRDONSVIIJLE, VA, April 3o.-Spec-
ial-NIisS Flossa Tallcy, the Oldest daush-
ter of Mr.. Nathan Tailey, died last We'd
nesday might at the home Of her parents
in Louisa county.
She was a bright and Intelligent young
lady of eighteen summers and had recent
Iy stood a civil service examination IN
Washington making nigh marks and with
the prospect OF securing a lucrative posi-
ton in employment under the govern
ment She Is another Of the many vic
tins of pneumonia, of which the county
has been sorely afflicted for the past six
nlunttrns. and in most cases the disease
has been in a malignant form and proved
fatal.
Mr. Williams, who purchased the Gentry
farm near this city two years ago. has
been getting the place in shape ana IS
now running a dairy.
The farms have been busy getting
their corn crop planted. Wheat is look
ing better than for many years at this
season, throughout this section and there
hasn't been a better outlook fer fruit for
years
The prospect for more than the usual
prosperity Is brighter than heretofore.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. r. Gentry, who have
been on an extended trip South, taking
IN Greensboro n. c.: Atlanta, Ga: Chat
tanooga, Tenn; Savannah. Ga. and Jack
sonyille. Fla. which occupied some five
months time, have returned to their home
in SordonSvlle.
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BEDFORD ORE MINES
Employ all the Labor and Farmers
Have Il Hard Time Getting Hands

:MONTVALE, VA, april 3o-Special.-
The Dinkey engine which was SO badly
injured by the burning of the
engine house of the Virginia Coal and
Iron Company, near Dewey, has been
repaired. and is kept busy hauling ore
from the mines TO Dewey, connecting
with the Norfolk and Western Railroad
The output of the mines is rapidly IN
creasing, and every available laborer is
employed, very much 10 the discomfort
and disadvantage of the farmers.
The employment of hands for farm work
is getting to be- very serious draw
back. It is thing of the past to hire
farm hands by the year. Indeed,
farmers are thankful to secure compe-
tent hands by the month, even week or
day
Rev. Charles Frisnd, of Buchanan. o
cupied the pulpit at ttf1e Presbyterian
Church Monday at IL a. NJ and 100
P. NJ.
Rev. Mr.. Ruckert and wife attended
Presbytery at Darlington. after which
they will visit relatives in Kentucky
His Honor James NJ. Wells, the mag
isterfal justice of MoUtvale courts. is
sick-eonfined to his bed with acute
Miss Bette Buford is spending some
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-05-01
A NARROW ESCAPE
L. A. Perry Jumps From His Burning
Mil tn save HiS lsi,.

BEAUFORT. " c.. April So.-specLal.-
The building belonging to w. r. Dun
can and used by L. A. Perry for a grist
mill. was destroyed by fire. together with
a quantity of meal. corn. wood and other
things and is a total loss. Mr.. Perry,
who slept in the second story had 70
jump bareTooted from the seconJl-stery
window TO keep from being burned 10
death. AS 1T was his hands and arms
were burned IN trying to escape
The house south of the mill was dam
aged. Perry was insured for twenty five
hundred dollars; no Insurance on build
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-05-01
THE FlSHERMAN'S FRIEND
A New anu Valuable Industry on the
Virginia. Rivers.

CONFORM, VA. April Disqualification
number Of years past the fishermen
have been greatly discouraged by che
low prices obtained In market for their
fish. which. when becoming abundant,
have often not sold for enough TO pay
expense-often have not been sold at all.
This year large packing house has been
established on the fishing shore OF Hon
c.. Jesse Gouldman, which Is very near
the King George county line, and all the
fish that are caught at that fishery are
packed and shipped 20, Southern cities.
principally Richmond and Petersburg
Messrs. Johnson & Coswell, OF Washing
ton. are the proprietors.
The building is 50 by 80 feet. and is
fitted out in the most approved style,
with cement floors, cement watts. and
water brought in pipes through the hulld-
ing Fifty or sixty men are employed to
prepare the fish for packing, which are
brought Immediately from the water TO
the packing house, and in one hour from
the time they are landed they have been
clipped washed and put in rouse.
The great advantage of this can readily
be seen. The fish are always put up in
perfect order. while formerly they had
to be shipped to distant cities, then sold
and taken to the packing houses. Thus
at least twenty-four hours were obliged
to elapse ere they were put up. and fire.
quently, when the weather was warm,
| the fish were in no condition to be sold.
| The fishermen We're, of course, the
| losers, and very often they were obliged
| to liberate thousands of fish from their
| nets because there was no market for
| them. Here the hands employed can
! easily make from $3.50 to $1.I5 Il day,
| and much money IS put in circulation
! among many who would be obliged 10
| seek erupIOyrlent elsewhere.
! SO successful has the season been that
| Messrs Johnson & Coswel! propose erect
| ing another large factory in Il short time
! at the same place. They have sold five
+; thousand barrels of their fish already.
! though the season is only half over.
! There are many other enterprises that
| might be begun in our section to utilize
| raw material and give employment to
| hundreds of our people. The matter is
| worth considering very earnestly, for
| much money can be made here.
| Miss Marie Doherty. who is attending
! school in Washington. left on Tuesday
after spending the Easter holidays with
| her mother, Mrs. Mamie B. Doherty, at
| their pretty home. .'WaverleE.'
| Mr. and Mrs. Horace y. Minor have
! returned after spending the winter In
| Washington and will for the future re-
i side at Comorn.
! Miss Rosa Ninde left on Wednesday
| for Fredericksburg. where she will be the
! guest OF her brother, Mr.. E. c. Ninde,
| for some weeks.
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CALL Mr.. FARLEY
Bishop Gibson Visits the Parishes i,
King George County.


CONFORM. VA. April 27-special.-Rev
Mr. Farley, of New Jersey, preached a
trial sermon last Sunday morning to 9.
large congregation at Shiloh Baptist
Church, in this county. and made a most
favorable impression. AT night he
preached at Potomac Church. Monday
morning Church meeting was held of
members of both churches, and a unani-
nous call extended to Mr.. Farley. He
has the matter under consideration.
Rev Thomas p. Baker, of Cheron, S.
c., left Tuesday after a visit ito his
parents in this county. Mr.. Baker was
for a number of years rector of tha
Protestant Episcopal Church of West
Point. Va.
Bishop Gibson arrived here Wednes-
day and that night preached an earnest
sermon at ST. Johns Church. There
were no candidates for confirmation.
Yesterday he preached at St Pauls
Church and confirmed a class of seven
persons He preached this morning at
Emanuel Church, at Port Conway
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EXPLODING LAMP CAUSES FIRE
1T the Store of ". n. Jcnks-A Small
Blaze on Sunday Night.
, broke out Yesterday afternoon il

Fire broke out yesterday afternoon in
the store of w. II. jerks, No. go East
Main Street The blaze was caused by the
explosion of a gasoline lamp on roller
top desk The damage done will amount
to about s25.
The store and dwelling, No. 8 North
Seventeenth Street, caught fire Sunday
might by a candle, which the servant, EN-
rloyed by Mr. G. Marks, le.t pulnit a'=,, on
tho +ah,a beside her. after she had fallen
asleep. The candle burned down to the
table and set it on fire, when the servant
was aroused and her screams aroused
others about the house
An alarm was turned in at i2:2o o'clock,
vf,ich brought out the Fire Department
The flames were soon eNtingulshed. Inc
exact amount of the damage is not
known. The property was fully covered
by insurance.
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CONSTABLE TALLY
a Man Who Did His Duty at All

BoyDToN VA. April so-special.-
Too much praise cannot be bestowed
upon Constable w. c. Tally, of the
Buffalo Lithia Springs ncighhorhood. for
his brave act in protecting the prisoner,
Stephen Baptist. who is charged with the
murder OF Mr.. Peter Jones On Sunday
last. While on his way to the depot,
against an angry crowd who were bent
on taking the law in their own hands.
This act deserves more than n passing
notice. for However guilty the prisoner
might be and deserved death. he was
nevertheless in Taliy's custody, and he,
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Civil Service Examinations.

Civil service examinations VIII be held
in this city for positions In the ciasslE1ed
service, the dates and positions being as
statistical field agent, Commission of
Fish and Fisheries, May 10, 1900
Cadet. Revenue-Cntter Service, May
18th, 18th, and 18th
Botanical clerk, May 22d and sd.
Assistant geologist, May I'D and sd.
Information relative to the subject OF
the above examinations may pc .salnea
rom the printed notices posted in the
corridor of the postofhce-
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Contest Over License.

KEYSVILLE VA. April 2S.-Special-
There is an exciting contest in the town
on the liquor question. A petition is in
circSssa tion asking the Council to refuse
to grant license to any one sto sell In the.
town, The people are much divided on
the question, and it is very doubtful what
the result will be,
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These unwelcome visitors usually appear
BanefzzI
BOiKS

Mr.. r. NJ. Pratt, Cave, S. c.. writes ]:
"For twenty years was sorely
afflicted with boi1s and carb,lrcles
caused by impure blood. 1t is impos-
sible to describe my suffering; part OF
the time being una bic towork or sleep.
Several doctors treated me, and l tired
all the so-called blood remedies. but
nothing seemed to do me any good
During the summer of 1888 ] was per
suaded to try SIS. S.. and after king
several bottles was entirely cured: and
have had no return of these painful
pests up to the present time.
and any information or advice y
whatever for this service. Send
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[iI11l5IllI l!llE(1l

respecting the sanctity Of the law and
his solemn obligation to respect ana
maintain 1t, determined TO uphold 1t at
ali hazards.
There are but few persons, under sim
liar circumstances, who would not have
felt justified in surr2nderinS their pris-
oner. but not 50 with Tally. for ne told
the lynchers as they apprcached him.
that h S duty was plain. that the man
was in his charge and custody, and that
he would protect him with his own
life. If necessary. and at the same time,
drawing a pair of reyoivers, warned them
not to interfere with him.
These men, neighbors of Taily's, know
ing the man and of what kind of stuff
he was maze, concluded to Jet him pass
on.
This incident in the life of Officer rally,
as showing his true courage ana foShilS,
has brought out another interesting M
cident Of him. which was told me to-day
by a prominent lawyer Of Boydton, who
was an eye witness to the occurrence.
He said Tally and another man one day
became engaged in an angry luaFrel IN
the rear Of his Office. Soon the quarrel
resulted in a determined fight.
Taily's opponent, being the stronger of
the two. knocked HIM down. He soon
arose and as soon as he could balance
himself, rushed the second time on ms
adversary, who felled him again to the
ground, this time bruisng his face,
knocking the blood from his face and
nose. Nothing daunted by this punish
ment, and with MS face suffused with
blood. he attacked his enemy for the
third time, and vas again downed-
After this his friends interfered and
prevented any further trouble by SEEING
and holding him back.
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T,-n,,or license Refused

-AMf1IliA- COURTHOUSE, VA, AprI Is.
Specialization three days session the
County Court adjourned to-day. Judge S.
l.. Farrar refused to grant licenses to
sell liquors at this place, presumably on
the same grounds he refused last April.
that he did not think courthouse the
proper place to sell whiskey.
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cnnreme Court OF Appeals.

The Tinted states Circuit Court OF Ap-=
peals convenes this morning, when
a large number OF opinions will be given
In the cases to come before the United
states Court, the term Of which begins
to-day. District-Attorney Edgar Allan
viii be represented by Mr.. Edgar
5AIlan. Jr. Assistant District Attorney
Deiarnette will also be present.
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Tree sury Departing

OFFICE of Comm's'r of Inter. Revenue,
Washington, D. C., April 2s 1900.
To collectors of Internal Revenue:
From and after May /, 1900, under
Treas ury Decision No. 22,157. dated April
II. 1900 the following articles manufac-
tured or produced in the United States
cannot be exported to Porto Rico In
bond without the payment OF tax, nor
with the benefit of drawback as hereto
fore, viz: Distilled Spirits, stills and
worms. tobacco, snuffs. cigars, cigar
cites, fermented liquors, playing cares,
oleomargarine, mixed flour, proprietary
articles. medicines. bottled wine and all
other products named in Schedule OF
the War-Revenue Act Of June 13, 1888
Respectfully, u. W: WILSON,
Commissioner.
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Against Onstcrmrcn.

SUFFOLK. VA. April 30-SpeciaI.--
Oyster Inspector Representative William.
son this afternoon had issued fourteen
warrants charging Mans emoad River
oysteru1en with rough culhng. fht
penalty for this violation is not less than
ten nor more than fifty dollars for the
first offeuse.
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Fire Department. has rendered his resig-
nation to the Board of Fire Commission
ers to take effect to-day.
Mr.. owen will return to his old posi-
ton at the shops of the Southern Rail
way.
The regular monthly meeting of the
Business Mems Association, will be held
tonight.
Matters of much Importance will be
considered.
Mr.. NJ. a. Rightsel has been appointed
Registrar for the Third Ward.
The F'ifth-Street Methodist Sunday
School has appointed the following gentle
man picnic committee: Messrs Il. j.
Andrews, Simon and a. b. Turner.
The revival service at Fittn-Street
Methodist Church will be continued
through the week. Service by Rev. AIR.
Routten, OF Denny-STeet Methodist
Church in Fulton.
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Church next Sunday night. The camp
will meet in the Iecture-rocn OF the
church at 80 2. NJ.
S There was no other business transacted.
The camp is invited to attend mass
ueeting OF the Ladies Hollywood ASsoo
Sat ton on next Thursday night, at $50
O'Clock, at Lee Camp Hall.
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7 wnttsGiiIS,

FARMvILLE, VA. April So-specal--
J. Watt GIRLS. one of Farmviile.s most
honored citizens. died suddenly yesterday
Of apoplexy He will be buried from the
Methodist church, this afternoon, with
Masonic honors.
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Mrs. Julia C. Graveiy-
Deaths in charlottesville.

CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA, April %
SpeciaI-Mrs S. E. Chtldress. wife OF the
late r. Cliff Chi,dress, died last night 1t
her home on University Avenue, aSet!
about sixty years. -
Mrs q. I. Riley died last night about 10
o'clock. at her home. near Carriers Bridge.
in Albemarle county. aged thirty-hve
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DEATH. or a CHILD

Mr.. and Mrs. G. a. Sherman have the
sympathy of the community in the sad
less they have sustained by THE death of
their little girl, NIoZelle Beebe, aged 3
years. The death came Sunday about
noon at THE home of her parents. No. POS
East Twelfth Street. after a short illness
The little girl had the measles, but de-
veloped into a serious case of pneumonia,
from which she died. Col. ]. A. Pattee,
of Philadelphia father of Mrs. Sherman,
arrived yesterday morning and accom-
panied the remains with the parents TO
Washington, D. c., yesterday evening on
The I.45 train. The burial will take place
this morning at that place.
PERSONAL AND BRIEF
Mr.. r.. E. Owen. staIonman at the
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Pickett Camp.

At a meeting of Pickett Camp, C. VI,
la Ct saveninss the veterans voted to attend
RE hollywood Memorial Assoeia-
ton services at Leigh-street Baptist
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Exncr,s TO Porto Rico.

The following notice from COMMISSION
arof internal Revenue Wilson at Wash
;neton. has been sent out over the coun-
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f. T. Ferret.
DANyILLE, VA, April So-spee'ssss-.
Mr.. Eraphro5itus Thomas Ferren died OF
heart failure at his home on PAXTON
street at an early hour this mornins.
Mr.. Terrell was found in an UNCONSCIOUS
condition and died before q physician !
could reach him He was captain o..
infantry In the Confederate war. ana
served under Stonewan Jackson lie us
ting,1ished himself for gailantry on sew
ertt1 occasions during his service
He was married TO Miss Nellie FrazlsF,
OF Richmond, shortly after the war ae
was a native of Halifax county, anu "sss
in sfxuieth year. He leaves Vile ana
eight chidren-NErs. w. B. HAYNES, MIS-,
A. C. Green and Miss Nellie Ferrsll, ana
Messrs Eugene. Emmett, Waiter, ffz'hh
and Thomas Terrell. all of this city.
Mr. Terrell was one of the best kIpoWf,
residents of this city. He has conducteti
cooper shop here for years.
Mrs Julia C. Graveiy.
pANvTLLE, VA. April 3e.-Specfal---A
telegram from Leatherwoed announces
the death there to-day of Mrs. Julia =
Gravely widow of the late Benjamin
GraveIy She leaves four Children
Messrs. JeGln Thomas and Harry c.
Gravely. and Mrs. Julia y. F'err2aid and
Miss Mamie Gravely, all OF Leaahsrwoo<'-
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and in the place selected by niInse,.
years ago. He was by loVi'ss nat1us
gently iaid to rest
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!! The best man was the brother of the
| groom, Mr.. Harry Levy, while the brides
sister, Miss Dora Schapiro. acted as the
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,yhon,a s ID. Cavedo.

Thomas d. Cavedo, aged one year and
eleven months, died at the home OF his
father William r. Cavedo, No. 222l Plea
SAINT Street. Sunday evening at $50
O'Clock, after a lingering illness with
meningitis This is the second death in
the family within a week.
The funeral will take place this after
noon at O'Clock.
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Mrs. Mary A. Wallace.

A telegram received here announces the
death Sunday, in Caroline county, OF
Mrs Mary w. Wallace, wife of MI e.
a. Wallace and sfster-in-law of Mr.. Chas-
NJ. Wallace. Mrs. Wallace formerly re-
sided in this city. The remains were
brought here, ana the funeral took place
from Grace Episcopal Church yesterday
afternoon AFT 4 o'clock
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Mrs Indie C. HaIlowelI. a daughter OF
the late Mr. Wellington Goddn. long one
OF Richrnond's leading citizens. and SIS
ter of Messrs. Charles W.. John T., and
Harvey Goddin. of this city, died at her
home, No. 1928 Grove Avenue, Sunday
afternoon. She leaves one daughter, Mrs
Vara Winston
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LEVY-SCHAJIESC.
a pretty wedding was solemnezed Sun
day evening at the home of the bride,
No. 1909 E. Franklin Street.
Mr.. Jacob Levy, the groom, Is we'll
known business man OF Manchester, and
the bride, Miss Rosa Shapiro, is the
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Haron G..
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Jf1UTItS n. s2ItISt1t''
Mr. Charles L. Hudson died Sunday
morning at his residence. No. 10 North
Twenty-ffth Street, in the forty-third
year of his age.
Mr.. Hudson was a timer and had been
in the employ OF Messrs. Charles H. Rose
& Co for about ten years. He was a
most excellent man and was respected by
all who knew him. He leaves widow
and several children.
The funeral Will take place from Union
Station Methodist Church at o'clock
this afternoon.
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MISUNDERSTANDING.

AR. Robert Henning, a we'll known
and highly respected citizen. died at the
Virginia Hospital at O'Clock sunday
after lingering illness of sew
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Georre G. Tucker.

here.
Mr.. Tucker is survived by mother.
wife. two brothers and sister. Hls
brothers are Messrs. Charles and, Patrick
Thicker of Crewe. His sister is Mrs.
Abigail Holt. of Chesterfield county, and
his mother is Mrs. Mary Tucker.
His remains will DE taken to Feters-
burg for interment in Biandfdrs
Cemetery, the funeral taking place from
4Iieh-Street Methodist Church this
morning.
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and the crowd which had gathered laugh
ed, too
Finest in the worldv' exclaimed Dunn
my. He's about half as big as full
grown rooster. What's his name? And
can he fght?"
II guess his names Bloody Death, and
he's a fighter from Fightersville," COM
mented Sam.
Willie looked up seriously.
"Hith name it'll Emerthon," he said
Ralph Waldo Emerthon. He'th not a
fighter, but beth one of the finetht crow
ers that ever lived He would fight till
he died, but he'th not allowed to-
Had not the school bell interrupted the
roar which followed this extraordinary
statement, 1t is difficult to saySprecisel
what would have happened. As it was
Ralph Waldo Emerson sprang at once in
to a great and humorous fame. Draw
ings of horrible creatures purporting TO
be ROSTERS adorned the blackboard and
mysteriously slowed themselves away in
Willie's school books. This unhappy
youth was called upon. to answer such
questions as: Has the Grower killed any
body yet?". and do you keep him in an
iron cage now?'' 1t was so solemnly avow-
ed that the redoubtable Emerson was fed
daily on horseshoe nails, kerosene, dyna-
mite and other warlike substances that
some of the younger boys finally dared
not pass the Casey residence on the same
side of the street.
Dummy and his friends could not under
stand a rooster that was not allowed to
fight. The cruel and stupid sport of cock
lighting was in high favor in Bosqueville,
although Miss Wilkins had fought against
it from the day she had taken charge of
the school When the story of RALPH
Waldo the Grower reached her, she was
exceedingly interested; and that afternoon
she told Willie to remain after school.
Just what was said at that interview
between Miss Wilkins and Willie will new
er be known, but the select crowd that lay
in ambush behind the school fence, wait
ing to hear from Master Casey's lips the
cause of his being kept in saw that
young man and Miss Wilkins come out in
about half an hour and walk rapidly down