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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-04-19
Racing M. Aqpeduct.

NEW YORK, April 1S--Ihe track at
Auueduct to-day was heavy and sloppy,
but five favorites out OF six were first
past the Judges. The card was badly
cut with scratches. Summaries:
First race-four and a half furlongs-
Lambilin 6 to 81 first Dandy Boy t6 to
u second. Fair Rosamond GO to u third
Time. :51 1-5.
Second race-five and half furlongs-
Meehantls Is to 50 first. oBney Boy g to y
second, Olea q to u third. Time, 1903 As.
Third race-about seven furlongs-Car-
fsunkle &c to 81 first Sweet Caporai
&c TO 81 second. Golden Sceptre GO to u
third. Time, $50.
Fourth 1ace-ene mile and seventy
yards-wait Not (even and ouD first, Ten
4 Candles g TO - second, knight of the
Garter G. to u third. Time. LAO 2-5.
/ Fifth race-six furlonss-Isinaldo Is to
u first Diminut!ve g to u second. Lin
dula az TO y third. Time, 1:lS.
Sixth race-five furlongs-unmasked &c
to 81 first, Mercer 6 to y second, Long
Isle e to y third. Time, EOS 1-5
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-04-19
Dewey and Donnclly.

KANSAS CITY, MO-, April 1S.-Carl
Brown, of Coxey Army fame, was invited
to address the morning session of the Mass
Convention OF Missouri Middle of the Road
Populists to-day, and created consterna-
ton among the adherents of Wharton
Baker of Pennsylvania, when he strongly
advocated Admiral Dewey as head CT the
Populist National ticket Barker, de-
clared Brown. in his characteristic man
ner, rs up against the Iron wall Oh
Conditions, and defeat for him is inevita-
bic. The head OF the ticket should be the
popular idol of the people, Admiral Geo.
Dewey, with Wharton Barker, or lsna-
thus Donnelly for Vice President.
There was snow of stopping the
speaker as he uttered these remarks, but
Brown was permitted to continue
with such a ticket declared he. we
will stand some show of knocking out
both the ticket dominated by the money
power, and headed by President Mckin-
lev and that headed by William j. Bry-
an .s...
Silence marked the close of his address.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-04-19
NEW CONFEDERATE PENSION LAW
The Pensioners Exceed in Numbers All
IIXpcctations-Citize Drops Dead.

RIppS
CHASE CITY, VA, April 1S.-Special.-
TIE applications for pensions under the
recent act of the Legislature of Virginia
will exceed all expectations The number
of widows is amazing. Also great many
old soldiers, incapa cttated from the in
dirt.lities of age, who cannot earn a sup
port
The Board for Mecklenburg County met
this week and elected Judge Charles Al
exander chairman, and Capt. T. ID. JEFF
fress clerk of the Board. Another meet
ing will be held on April goth, at Boydton,
to hear and consider all applications for
State pensions.
Mr.. Jean r. Dolphie, in his efforts to
stop q forest fire near mis- house, yester-
day, dropped dead in the woods from Over
exertion. He was Frenchman, and came
here with his family last year and pur-
chased a farm near the town, He leaves
n widow and three children.
Mr. s. e. Spaulding, a prominent citl-
zen of the adjoining county of Charlotte,
d:ed at his home yesterday after a pro-
tracted illness. He was siXty-tive years
pld: a useful, kind. and hospitable man.
md his death lis greatly deplored. he had
bsen for a long time Supervisor OF his
District
Farmers are avaiiing themselves OF the
good weather in crop preparations. Wheat
SIS growing off finely. Tobacco plants will
be plentiful. Area in tobacco viii be
smaller. Corn crop increased. Labor Is
scarce and difficult 10 secure.
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RAINS IMPEDE MOVEMENTS
Volunteers Pouring into The Transvaal
in Steady Flow.

LONDON, April 19.-Heavy rains i'm
pede the movement of the British troops.
The blockade of Wepener continues, al
though relief is near. Large quantities
% stores are being moved southwark from
Blocmfontein, which is q reversal OF the
course of the last weeks. The shipments
are made necessary by the operations in
the southeast of the Free State.
According to Boer reports there is a
steady flow of volunteers to the Trans
vaal. 1t is said they are to be formed
into a special legion with continental otti-
GERS.
The command of this force it Is said,
viii be given to a French officer, pre-
suInably DeNegrier, former member of
the French Supreme Council of War, who
was removed from the active list last
July by the Marquis DeGallifet as dis
ciplinary measure. under the excitement
arising from the Dreyfus court martial.
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Sickness in Hanover.

ROCKVILLE, April 1S.--special.-A sle!
is prevalent in the southwest corner OF
Hanover and the lower end of Louisa.
Nearly every dwellins-house is a hospital
There are five sick in bed at Mr. j. j.
Windle's; three of whom have measles,
M. J. Toler's family are all sick; his wife
IS said to be in eNtrenlis.
Mrs. Booker Perkins is confined to her
bed. Miss NJ S. Gray has been confined 10
NrckoIs. one of the Oldest citizens, has
been Frustrated for several weeks with
the grip,
But little corn has been planted; gardens
are backward. pastures bare, and tobacco
plants just coming up.
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,nirs1s and forty-two other Russian naval
nfficars Of high rank are reported to nave
baen arrested at Sebastap0l on account
Of irregularities in the s e0bszzps1en OF Of
,s;ii;nos All the sIlips in the Black Sea
harbors are being ordered to sebastop2l
for inspection TO this movement $3.50. Is az,
tributabIe the recent rumor OF ssa77iAA'
naval mobilization in the BLACK 9eo'
PARIS, april 1s-Count Mura ssf.s the is
r.Gs2.' 70 ;oi,, F,mneror Nicholas at Mos
cow. This is looked upon here as being
nossibly connected with the idea oil inter-
vention in South Africa.
BUDAPEST, April Io.-Chrouska' the
welI-known chess player, is dead
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LIQUOR MEN STIRRED UP
There VIII BE Very Small Vote
Po!.cd To-day.

There VIII BE n Very Small vote
Po!.cd To-day.
BoYDToN, VA, April Especial
the liquor licenses Of Mecklenburs VIII
expire on the list of May. and the liquor
dealers are in great stir over the ne"
law, which only became known apout tile
ca rIy part of April, that makes 1t neces-
sary before the liquor license is Srahtea
that a notice be posted thirty days pc
fore the license is granted STATING tlial
the application will be made
The liquor merchants being IN lsho-
raance. failed to post notices as the Ia"
required. and the consequence is that the
Judge cannot grant the Incense: ~ me
the demand of The occasion, Judge Homes
has consented to Grange his court, Tor
this term only. from the third Monday
in NAV TO the first Mors.aE. and VIII
make an order to that sS,ect at this
term, at which time all Che cases VIII
come UP for a hearing.
The vote for Congressman Tomorrow
TO iii the vacancy occasioned by the
death of Hon. S. P. Epes will be the
smallest vote ever polled in Meck!enours
in such an election. Mr. L1aSslter not
having any, opposition will cause many TO
stay at home, but the crownins cause OF
the small vote Will be the failure oil the
colored vote TO turn out
Republican County Chairman Jameson
told me few days since that none OF
mis- party associates would turn out al
the polls. indeed, ne said he had advised
such a course.
1 suppose as they have no candidate
they do not wish The party to becomesdis-
| organized by voting the Democratic
ticket.
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HANOVER COUNTY COURT
a Local Option Election in Henry Pre-
cinct-Precinct Meetings.

ASHLAND, VA, April 1s-special,-In
the Hanover County Court to-day Bert
Beaziey, indicted for house-burntng, was
acquitted.
Jack Macon (colored) was indicted for
criminal assault upon Mary Walker, his
twelve-year-old niece.
The Hanover Pension Board was in ses-
sion to-day at Hanover Courthouse, and
received sixteen applications for pensions
under the new law.
A local option election will be held in
Henry District, of this county, on the 18th
instant.
Democratic precinct meetings will be
held throughout Hanover County on Mon
day. April 23d, to send delegates to the
Norfolk Convention. The county is enti-
tied to eight votes, but ten delegates VI
be sent
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WARREN ORDERED HONE
Butler May BE Forced 10 Resign as
Result OF Criticism.


LONDON. April ls-l:55 P. M.-Lord
Roberts criticism of Gen. Butler cen
Warren and Col Thornycroft commune
topics of acute interest All the AFTERNOON
papers comment at length on Inc 81
lures of the British commander-ia-ehisL
IN South Africa, taking the SANE INES a.
the morning papers, praising Loru NO.
erts for his frankness and specuiati.1s
upon what the publication of the de-
patches at the present moment porteno-
Some of them maintain there as nothing
left for Gen. E-.ller but to resign.
The St. James Gazette is particularly
scathing. Referring to Gen. Buffers re-
port. it says:
..Neyer in the history of armies did it
happen that generals scrubbed their con-
fessions of failure and defeat, of useless
deaths of men and of discredit to flag in
a manner which suggests a careful selec-
ton from the forced jocularity of the
funny man. the slangy chatter of the
slorsey woman and the gabble of the
smeking-room late in the evening.
The Globe declares that a more pitia-
BILE record of indecision in plan and con-
fusion in execution we have seldom read, :"
and adds that what little reputation Gen.
eral Butler had left has been scattered TO
the winds.
Practically no developments have been
reported so far in to-day's South African
cables A dispatch from Narrenton, dat
ed Tuesday. April 18th, says:
Finding the Beers busy making new
trenches. we exploded a lyddite shell
following with the Maxims. The enemy's
ambulance was afterwards observed on
the spot"
1t is persistently stated in military cir
cles that Northumberland Sir Charles
Warren. the commander of the Fifth Di-
vision of the South Africa field force, has
been ordered to return home.
Ii is said that a peremptory order for
Gen. Warren's return was cabled to
South Africa this morning.
The War Office declined to give any
| information on the subject.
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Losses at Wcncncr.x

MAsERU. April 17.-Colonel Dalgetty's
casualties since he has been besieged at
Wepener have been twenty killed and one
hundred wounded. The Beer losses are
reported to have been considerably heay-
Ter
After the night attack of April 18Th
the dead were leftson the field, where they
still lie unburisd.
There is a conflict of opinion among the
leaders. Some wart TO attack again,
while others refuse to do So Desuitory-
canncn-flring and SHIPPING continues.
The Caledon rising, which alarms the
peers. as it is now on both sides of the
river, might be cut off If the stream was
to become flooded. Five Boer guns are
believed to be disabled.
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sonlhcrn,s Inrrorcmcnts.

MoBI1 Il, ALA. April ls.-Prominent
Southern officials have spent two days in
Mobile inspecting terminals here The
river front OF the company's docks VIII
a,e dredged To thirty feet depth for load
ing steamers.
The company contosnplases going IN TOT
the banana import business and the
sri,mrnt If early vegetables from this
rerion. Fast trains will be snaugurated
North and East from Mobile, and track
aEe 10 accommodation of the truck
growers in loading viii be F,n: in. Many
thousands OF dollars viii be expended in
thesa improvements.
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Prenarinnn Retrcnt.

LONDON. April 19.-1rhe Morning Post
has the following from Bioemfontein.
dated Tuesday:
IN view of the arvfsanility of a re-
treat through Swiziland, emissaries OF.
the Beers are now endeavorins TO pr
chase secret Information concerning
caverns in the Gresstone country which
are only known to the natives. with the
object of accommodating provisions and
ammunition.
Large quantities of Boer forage and
stores were dispatched to the south yes
terday."
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Ra;,ro,,d Notes.

There have been heavy shipments OF
cattle for export over the Chesapeake
and Ohio Railway. Eishty-tive carloads
recently passed over the lines from chi
cago To Newport News foF fading.
President Stevens will return to-day
The private car of Mrs. Galloway and
marty Will be handled by the Richmond.
Fredericksburg and Potomac and Chcsa-
peake and Ohio lines to-day.
Mr.. Arthur Lewis. southern agent OF
tho Baltimore and Ohio. is in town. Mr..
J,ov,s, has contributed some bright and
Interesting matter 10 the curren: nIn-
her OF the Book of the Royal Blue"
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naxnr Accidents.

Mr. NJ. Moose. an employe at the Rlch-
mond locomotive and M Ma; M h MoT lett
soa@ ,,aS4sraav while. at work He was
t treated by the ambulance surgeons;
peake and Ohio Railroad roGnd-n21tSe
To,oes Dirrs had cramps at the Ired-
esar Works yesterday afternoon. ,,,,,
4 white boy at No. 1906 East as ST. NAN avn
Street was badly cut over ,ne fistt .
aud about the face last night
The above victims Were treated py DTS
parker and Rex, ambulance surgeons.
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British Still Surrounded.

PRETORIA. Tuesday. April 1.-THE
latest official reports from the Orange
Free State are to the effect that General
DeWet is still surrounding Brabant,s
force, though the British are strongly en-
trenched in Boer fashion, indicating that
they are coiontals.
Commandant Fronemann reports that
he chased AGO troops. across the river in
the direction of Aliwal North, capturing
several prisoners.
Il is said that Bethulie Bridge has been
blown up.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-04-19

Thomas, of Saline county. for Governor,
was named. Captain w. c.. Aldrich, a
farmer Of California. Mo- who was the
favorte candidate for Governor de-
clined the nomination.
The convention selected Twenty-Five
delegates to the Cincinnati ConVentlon'
and sixteen presidential electors.
The delegates TO the CINCINNATI Con-
vention We're instructed to vote Tor
tins Donnellv for yice-President. Three
or four delegates spoke in favor of the
nomination of Watson, of Georgia. tor
President, but they We're unable, TO prlas
out any Watson votes.
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r,ans.alisslsslnpi Congress.

HOUSTON, TEX. April ls.--The Reseiu-.
lions Cssrsmitlee, the most Important Of
The Trans-Mississsppi Congress. is I.,ylar-
were elected as follows:
i Presiaent. Hon. John II. c. Pitktn, of
New Orleans: First Nice-Presiaent, Waller
dent. u. b. Prince, of Santa Te. n. NJ:
Third Vice President. S. o. Brooks. of St
9saul; Fourth glce-p President George Q.
Cannon, Of Salt Lake.
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TO BE COURT MARTlALEO
Col. Petit Charged With Allowing
Prisoner to Be Killed Without Trial

NEW YORK, April 1s.-A dispatch from
Manila announces that Colonel James
Petit, of the Ihirty-tirst volunteers, is
to be court-martialed for handing u pr1s-
oner ever to President Medell, OF Fam
boanga, who killed The prisoner at once
without trial. Petit is the officer with
whom I4ieutenant-C Colonel Webb C. Hayes,
who recently resigned, is said to have
q,rarrelled on account Of Pettit's licker-
ing with Moro Dnta for the right TO
land troops and compelling his men to
submit to intiEnities from the natives.
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DECLINED THE TENDER
Portu gal Will Protest Against Sending
p,or p.;sonors tn ST Helena

PRETORIA, April 1s.--As soon as the
Reirne award in the Delagoa Bay Rail
way arbitration was published the
Transvaal Government offered to lend
Portugal the amount she was condemned
to pay (s5.oa0,oN0 which, however, was
cour,enusly declined, the statement being
made that the money was already pro
vided.
The government IS receiving many me
MORALS from burshers on the subject of
sending the Boer prisoners 10 st. Helena,
and viii formally protest to Great Britain
on The subject
Secretary of State Relz says the
1,rans,-aal Government is not taking any
resolution regarding the destruction of
the mines.
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wEINsTEIN.-Died at tho residence OF
his parents, No. 1876 East Main Street.
Wednesday evening. April 18th, at I
o,cIocL, MOSES, eldest son of Isreal
and Josephine Weinstein, In the
eleventh year of his age
Funeral will take place from the resi-
dence OF his parents on THURSDAY,
at3 p NJ. Friends and aequaintances
are invited to attend without further
INTER- intermenr at lakewood Hebrew cem-
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Follows McGincr1.

LITTLE ROCK. ARK. April 1s-Rev.
Eaay Watson Smith. wno lately came
from Greensboro, y. c., 10 the Passionate
Of the Second Presbyterian Church here.
ANNOUNCES his withdrawal from the Pres
t,yterian ministry as a protest against
fs,e Westminster Confession of Faith.
he win probably join the cong:esa-
'tionalists.
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CLOSELY INVESTED
Kummassie is in Dire Need OF Hasty
Relief,

AccRA. GOLD COAST COLONY,
WEST AFRICA, April 1s-News has been
received here that Eu,nmassie is closely
invested and that the situation will be-
come exceedingly grave if relief is de-
layed. The Governor. Sir Frederick
Mitchell Hodgeson, is asking for all avail
able forces.
4 British officer who is in command of
an Important station north of Kummas-
sic SAYS that unless relief is forthcoming
soon it win be impossible to hold out.
The first relieving force is expected to
arrive at KuHmassie to-day, and it Will
attempt to force the Gordon.
Natives here are convinced that French
influences are operating against the Brit
ish
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-04-19
Property transferred.

salJMA, ALA. April 1.-two large
railroad deeds were filed here to-day The
Louisville and Nashville decided 10 the
southern Alabama Railway the railway
from Pineapple and from kepion TO
FToInaeon. the consideration being ssss, al,
The other decd was from the Southern
Alabama hallway Company to the Louis
Vile ni.d Nashville. the Pensacola and
selma Railway and the Repton Gap
Railway for the consideration of sl6sa,Gea.
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Photographic Brcvitics.

.u7asHINGTGN, April 1s.-The Senate
.r,orr,ittee on Foreign Relations to-day
agreed to a favorable report on the COL
1,ent;on. extending for six months tns
fine in which Spanish residents OF the
E1,ilir,nine Islands can elect whether 3they
will remain citizens of Spain or become
citizens of the Philippines
,EINGEN. April 1S.-A boat, on ooard OF
which were twenty members OF the Sasho-
1ic Students Association, while crossing
the river Rhine yesterday from TINS place
to Ruedesheim. was capsized anu .iiii zen,
of the occupants were drowned.
CAIRO. April 1s.-The bubonic plague Is
reported to have made It's appearance u
several ports on the Red Sea
lsEAILA, April 1s.-The deaths from the
plague throughput India during lhe pas
week slightly decreased in number, but
tbe a-grerat tie is still upwards of 4,coo.
PARIS, April 1S.-Memorial services In
honor of the late General DeVillebois
slMareufl, killed while lighting against the
British in South Africa. We're held IN,
@Notre Dame Cathedral to-day the cost
being betrayed by public subscription
NEW ORLEANS, April 1S.-To-day's re-
turns do not in any respect change the
result of yesterdays elections as tndt-
Gated in last night's7 DISPATCHES. w. w.
Heard, Democratic candidate for Cover
nor, appears to have carried every parish
IN the state, and the Democrats carried
their local tickets throughout nearly
every parrish in the State.
NEW York. April 1s.-Ihe Booksei-
ers' League had their April dinner In this
city Tonight. Thounas j. Vivian. of the
New York Journal. the principal speaker.
discussed The making of a great daily
newspaper ..
LONDON. April 1s-King Oscar and
the Queen of Sweden and Norway. have
arrived in London.
VIENNA, Aor., 1s,-TEo Russian &c,
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OBITUARY..
Joseph j. Newman.

Mr.. Joseph Jones Newman, formerly u
rf,is CITY, died near his home IN NolLt
carolina, Tuesday evening at o cLo 49,,
the news of his death VIII occasion niGch
regret here where ne has seVeFal iei'I-
lives and nuplber of friends ~.
arr Newman was associated WITH ms
brorher. Mr.. w G.. Newman, III tis'
operation of the Union Copper Mine anu
Gold Hill property. His death was ers'' t2
bv an explosion which occurred at Dt ~
Creek Mine, about eight miles from So 81
isbury. This property belonged 70 ptls
dacessed. and the details in regard TO the
sa;e of it to a syndicate was pending at
the time of his death.
Mr.. Newman was N his forty-ninth year
and was single. He was considered one
of the finest mining engineers and experts
in the State of North Carolina, ana ".,s
greatly esteemed socially for his eminent
qualities He had lived in that ot'te
about eighteen years. and was a member
of the Board of Aldermen Of SALISBURY
Upon the receipt Of the telegram an
nor1ncing the death, Mr.. E. N Newman,
his brother. of this city, telsgrapned tnie
the remains be brought here put IL "ao
found impracticable. and the tunelal eoofN
place on the mine property, the inteEliieiiS
| being there.
He,was a son of the late Captain anu
Mrs. w. N. Newman. Mrs Newman
/ died in December, 1S92, and Captain n.y.
man passed away In December. loss; re
aeaves three sisters and three Droon. -,
Miss Annie Newman, of f.icrunofla' :. WI
| DR.. C. B. Jones. Of Ashland; Mrs. r. l.
| Morris, of Norfolk: Messrs. W O. New.
man. of New York, ]. D. Newman n, - %
Nv york. and q. N. Newman, OF Rtrf-
u1ond.
Mrs. Emma f. Eubank.
Mrs. Emma E. Eubank died at 80
O'Clock yesterday morning at ner resi-
| derce, No. COS Mosby Street. IN the :" en-
| ty-second year of her age
she is survived By her husband, mot -
two brothers. a sister and little :, enl MA
IIer brothers are Messrs. Charles T. assd
| A. I.,,ftWts. of Hanover. Pa Her as
tar Is Mrs. Joel w. White. OF SIS city &c
rns funeral will take plaza On Friday.
ass,.;p.,,, s,nit9r;s.
/ Mr. John Bostnns, OF Henrsco county,
1 aIs5 at his hele Sunday afternoon at
= ~ '.o''cle.k. He leaves wife and the foI
1ostng children: Ollie, Mitchell. John. Lse
Nha funeral took place r. - -
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Nav Attack the Governor.

oNY. Aprii 1.-THE relieving force which
started recently for kunrassie in conse-
uuence of trivial uprisings in Ashanti, is
probably well on its way toward its desu-
nation but it is reported that the Asian
It's will attack the Governor before it ar
liyeS
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n ~. Earnings,

Statement OF estimated gross earnings
of the Norfolk ana Western Railway are:
For second week OF April, se6s,SS5o; in
crease, sse4ll-
Total for month to date. sa1,421: in
July /. 1saa. TO latest date. sle.s's.74: in
crease S,T9S,oai5.
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Mrs. Claude Schwartzber=.


PETERSBURG, VA. April ESPECIAL.
Mrs. William II. L. Nelrns died at tho
residence of her husband on Jefferson
Street, early Tonight, after an illness
of a. few weeks.
Mrs. Nelms was ffty-seven years OF
age. and had been a consistent member
of Grace Episcopal Church since hef
youth. having always at heart the inter-
est of her church. She leaves a husband.
two daughters-Mrs. Wrenn and MISS
Mia helms. of Petersburg-and three
scns-Messrs w. L. NelmS, of Chase
City: AIonzo T. Nelms and John Nelms,
of this CITY
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wanted 70 Poison Her Child.

An unknown woman went to the drug
store of Mr. Leonard, ON Second Street,
about 10 o'clock last might, and asked for
several ounces of laudanum, which she
said she wanted to give to her child. She
became confused and excited when the
druggist questioned her. and ran out Sec
ond Street. 1t is thought that she wanted
to poison her child.