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Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-07-11
The NEWS OF NORFOLK ON PAGES . g. & 6

before witness became deputy sheriff,
and on this ground the prisoner after
the verdict moved for Il new trial,
which motion was overruled, and this
ruling of the court Is made the ground
of the prisoners tenth assignment of
error. We are of opinion that there Is
no merit in the assignment. 1t is an
old and frequent practice, 1t may be
said, for sheriffs and their deputies
who have charge of juries under like
circumstances. to testify in cases. but,
we have no case in the State which
sustains the incompatibility here con-
tended for.
Here the point of objection to the re-
cord Is that 1t does not show that the
usual oath was administered to the
officers in charge of the jury on each
occasion during he trial when the jury
were out OF the presence of the court.
Where the record shows, as 1t does
In this case, that at the beginning OF
the trial all the officers in charge of
the jury were duly sworn, with the
usual oath, to keep the jury during the
trial, when in the absence of the court
IL Is to all intents and purposes n
compliance with the "salutary and
wise rule of practice" recognized and
approved in the Polky Barnes case,
supra.
The remaining assignment of error
is to the refusal of the court to grant
the prisoner new trial, upon the
ground that the verdict was contrary
to the law ana the evidence.
1t is needless to say more of the evil
dence in detail than is to be found in
the statement Of the case already
made. This was fiendish murder,
perhaps not surpassed in atrocity by
any to be found in the annals of the
commonwealth. The defense the pris-
oncr attempted to set up is conclusive
ly shown to have been groundleSs: in
fact, ii is wholly contradicted by his
own confession. His conduct when
the horrible deed was committed was
that Of n cool. sef-containcd man,
and when asked the cause of his muir
derous act. simply replied that the wo-
man was his wife. 1t is. therefore.
plain that the jury could not have
found, in accordance with the evil
dcnce, any other verdict than that of
murder in the first degree.
Affirmed.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-07-11
FATHER MCCARTHY NO MORE.
ONE OF BEST KNOWN PRIESTS
IN VIRGINIA DEAD.

Word has been received in this CITY
announcing the death of Rev. Father
Francis RAINIER Mccarthy. which oc-
CURED at the Providence Hospital
Washington. ID. c., Monday morning.
Father Mccarthy was for several
years assistant pastor of St. Marv's
Catholic Church. this city. and was
transferred from here to Alexandria on
account of falling health. He had been
an invalid for several years, but car
ried on the duties OF the ministry so
long as his health would permit. lie
was one of the best-known priests in
the Richmond Diocese. which COM
priscs the Whole State Of Virginia ana
part OF West Virginia.
He was man of marked ability.
and his sermons here were listened to
by large congregations. made up OF
Catholics and non-Catholics alike.
Father Mccarthy was known to be
Il very charitable man. No man.
woman or child over came to him with
out receiving assistance. irrespective
of their creed or color.
The news of his death will occasion
much sorrow in this city. as he was
loved not only by members of his own
flock but by every one who ever had
the pleasure Of making his acduaint-
ance. SO far as known at present there
has been no arrangements made for
the funeral Many priests from Vir-
cinia and West Virginia will attend
the services. which will probably be
held in Washington.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-07-11
BRIEF ITEMS OF INTEREST.

Mr.. ID. L. Hilgarten. of Baltimore
who has the contract for the marble
work in the new postoilice buiidn
was IN the city yesterday TO note pro-
greSs of the work
An excursion train by the Seaboard
Air Line arrived late last night bring
ing several hundred persons. chiefly
from North Carolina.
MIR. c. Morton Barry is at Capon
Springs.
Mr.. j. Sidney Smith has gone to New
Haven. Conn. OH professional bust
ness.
Mr.. George f. Bow den. Clerk of the
united states Court. and Clerk Whitu-
ker, OF the United States District
Attorneys office, left for alexandria
iast night to attend the criminal term
OF the United States Court. which be-
gins there to-day.
AR. Il. w. Whitehurst, of II. w.
Whitehurst d Co. has PRESENTED a
nice on-lesgcd bench to the police
men. The bench sits in front OF the
police station.
me ice cream festival given by the
LADIES' League of the Queen Street NJ.
r. Church for the past two NIGHTS on
the grounds of the church closed last
evening. The receipts were very graf
flying.
Miss Dollnor Bruce Lee. of BENEFITS
oreeN, Va, accompanied her mother to
me city yesterday afternoon. The lat
yer proceeded by the Merchants and
Miners line last night to Providence
on Il visit to married daughter in
mat city. She Will be absent several
weeks.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-07-11
C. |. u. ELECTION
New Officers Chosen for the En-
suing Term.
The Matter of Joint Labor Day Celebration
Discussed, But no Action Taken Per
sonnel of tho Committee in Charge of
Labor Day Observance.

The Norfolk Central Labor Union
met Monday night and elected officers
as follows for the ensuing term Pres
ident. j. o. Persons, of the Plumbers
Union; vice president, Re. b. Jones. of
the CiSarmakers; recording and core
spending secretary. w. Pearson, of the
Machinists; financial secretary, G.. C.
Nirchmier. of the Typographical
Union; treasurer. Thomas Nolan. of
the Boilermakers; sergeant-at-arms.
]. +. Couch. of the Stage Employees;
trustees, L. Keefe. q. c. Kirchmier
and c. II. Perry.
Inc standing committees were next
CHOSEN, as follows: On Organization,
l.. V. Curtis &. II. Perry. Gilbert Tottv
pan Reardin. - Sauter: Legislative.
II. Schultz. l.. l.. Adams. - Knapp
L.: V. Curtis and -- Chapman: Au
GitinE Committee, l.. b. Jones Il. l..
UT Ut, ~. Neefe, --- flanagan and j. Il.
The matter of a Joint Labor Day cell
ebration was discussed. and a commit
tee of two. Messrs Richardson and
Slneulnst, was present from the New
port News c. l. U. Inducements 10
hold the celebration at Buckroe Beach
Ocean View and Virginia Beach were
received and considered, but no action
was taken.
LABOR DAY COMMITTEE.
The following Labor Day Committee
VIII meet on Saturday night, at S
o CLOCK, at &. l.. L. Hail:
Plumbers-C. II. Perry.
norfolk PainterS-Edward Cannoles.
Norfolk Machinists-Wa Walter Pearson.
Norfolk Observation-Disclosures.
Engineers-M. Colonna
firemen-Blankensh
Retail Clerks-Hart
Observation-Disclosures
Tinners-Jennings
Seaman-Goodford
BrewcrS-HannoweIl
Painters Observation-Disclosures
Table Knife Grinders -Goodwin.
neutrality-suspicious.
Observation-Disclosures.
Cisarmakers-Curtis.
Tailors-Carmichael.
Machinists-Bass.
Trainmen-Hall
Electrical Workers-Breedlove
Observation-Disclosures.
Stage Employees-Gouch.
LatherS-Willams
carpenters Observation-Disclosures
Blacksmiths--Willia
slate and Tile Roofers-Hannagan.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-07-11
"safe Sind. Safe Find A"

Fortify yourself now by purifying and
enriching YOUR blood and building up
your system with Hoods Sarsaparilla and
you may expect good health throughout
the coming season.
All liver ills are cured ~ Hoods Pills
sc,
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-07-11
Now AtheIetio Club.

The Chesapeake Athletic Club opens
to-day with boxing. bag punching and
hand bail Applications for member
ship may he filed with Mr.. y. Jacobs,
over the Hub clothing store.
The Weekly Tallahasseean., 1900-11-08
Civil ApOointmentS.
Governor BIoxhan has made tn,

! Governor Bloxham has made the
following civil appointments:
w. D. Bogart, Of. Fernandina, to
he inspector of timber and lumber
for Nassau county.
/ J. R. Wilson, Jr.,' of Kissimmee,
to be notary public Tor the State at
large.
/ Robert E. Wheeler, of Jacks on
Iille, co be notary public for the
State at large.
Benjamin L. Zimmerman, of Pen
tacola, to be notary public for the
Ptate at large.
John R. Dunn, of Jacksonville, to
pc notary public for the State at
large.
| Charles Hall Adams, of Boston, to
be commissioner of deeds for Florida
in the State of Massachusetts,.
I A. B. Small, of Like City, to be
notary public for the State at large.
The Weekly Tallahasseean., 1900-11-08
Story a Slave.

To DO bound hand and foot for years
by the chains of disease is the worst
form of slavery. George w. Williams,
Df Manchester, Mich, tells how such a
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 bottles of Elec-
.triC Bitters, she is wonderfully improved
and able to do her own work" This
supreme remedy for female diseases
quickly cures nervousness, sleeplessneSs,
melancholy, headache, backache, faint
ing and dizzy spells. This miracle
working medicine is godsend to weak,
|sickly, run down people. Every bottle
guaranteed. Only so cents. Sold by
all druggists.
The Weekly Tallahasseean., 1900-11-08
N'THE WAY OF PROGRESS.

When a fellow. citizen of the town
approaches you On the subject of
reaching out for manufacturing en-
terprises, and strives to induce you
to. join him in holding out induce
ments to parties seeking business To-
cations, why do you get on your ear
and rant around like a madman? Is
it because you have no faith in your
town, or have you lost faith in your
self as an: enterprising citizen? -
High Springs News.
Men who are not willing to do
those things which will contribute to
the promotion of their own interests
as we'll as to the interests of the
community in which they live, are
not good citizens. They are simply
stumbling blocks in the way of pre-
greSS. This class of men are in NO
sense developers. They usually
scheme to absorb that which has al.
ready been developed. They are
not willing to lend helping hand tc
struggling industries, butin many In
stances they purposely aid in the
downfall of others, hoping to specu
late off of their misfortunes. They
can see no other way of adding tc
their accumulations except to avail
developments which are brough
about by public spirited and enter
Iprising men, or to pounce down upor
those who would, if properly encour
aged, develop resources and contrib
The Weekly Tallahasseean., 1900-11-08

paign of Misrepresentation is not ap-
parent. The interest of all good
citizens of Florida lies in the mate
rial development of every section.
That would mean prosperity for us
all.
1t is a well known fact that no
body desires to en- ter a dead section,
and that State containing sections
effected with the "die-b back" is
looked upon with suspicion. States
are too commonly measured by the
prosperity of given section, and to
advertise to the world that one Sec
ton of Florida is ''dying back" is to
advertise the whole State in the same
category in the estimation of a great
many good people.
Besides this, it is a well known
fact that almost every statement
made by Editor Prevatt is absolutely
and unqualifedly untrue. The TAI
LAHAssEEAN and the Times Union
and Citizen correspondent are con-
stantly reporting improvements, and
there are few towns of its size where
fresh paint is more in evidence. We
have two firms of architects and
builders-The Gilmore & Davis Com
pany and Taylor &c Child, besides a
number of individual contractors
and they are all kept busy nearly all
the time. 1t is an indiSputabie fact
that, while the salaries of officials
amounts in the aggregate to a snug
little sum, what they trade here
would not support one of the big
wholesale or retail establishments.
These are facts, and it is also fact
one of the largest cotton seed oil
plants in the South has just been
erected here, and right by it one of
the largest cereal grinding and bolt
ing mills. We have two railroads in
operatiOn-one more than DeLand-
another under course of construction
and the fourth is almost ready to
commence work, only few hundred
dollars of the bonus offered and ac-
cepted remaining uncoIIected.
These are facts, and in the face of
them it i'll becomes a political oppo-
nent to circulate such baseless can
ards.
The Weekly Tallahasseean., 1900-11-08
TaIIahassee's Distinguished AdvO-
Gates

The Tampa Daily Times had the
following report of the speeches
made in the South Florida metropO-
lis by Tallahassee's distinguished ad-
vocates, on the evening of December
9:
"The speeches of Tallahassee's
distinguished representatives at the
band stand on the court house
square last night proved the intel
lectual feast that was confidently ex-
pected. II
HBeforetthe speaking began the
Second Regiment Band presented a
splendid concert of seven numbers.
The selections were so meritOrlOusly
presented that they provoked liberal
applause-something, by the way,
very unusual from a Tampa au-
dience.
Gas the speakers entered the pa
viIion, accompanied by number of
prominent citizens, the band played
Dixie and of course they were
given an ovation.
"Senator Palmer presided and in
troduced the speakers.
"Senator Myers made the first ad-
dress. 1t was his first appearance
before a Tampa audience, and al
though he was a little hoarSe he
made a splendid impression. His
address was scholarly and vigorous,
and while he at times INDUCED in
stinging sarcasm at the expense of
those who have been advocating the
removal of the Capital, yet his Ian
guage was always courteous.
"On account of the crowded con-
dition of the Times today it is i'm
possible to print the speeches in full,
worthy of space as they are, only a
few of the bright points will be men.
toned.
"Senator Myers prefaced his speech
with fine tribute to Tampa. He
said he first visited Tampa when the
South Florida Railroad was com.
pleted, nearly fifteen years ago
Tampa then looked ike the sleepy
old village which the Jacksonville
orators now declare Tallahassee tt
be. But with magnificent enterprise
and progress the people have bull
here city of which the whole State
is proud. e
''The speaker reviewed in detail
the history of the Capital remova
agitation, and its various defeats il
the Legislature. There was no de
mand from the Democracy of Flor
ida, he declared, for the insertion O
this question in the State platform
It is an economic and not politica
: question. Frank Clark was scoreC
for his unfair methods in forcing tn
question upon the people. That vii,
> politician rode into power in DIVA
on the wave of popular feeling whicI
: he created on this snbject.
= 'The fact that Jacksonville is tn
chief commercial city and a seapor
makes it undesirable that the Stat
Capital should be located there. TIL
experience of Louisiana in moving If
Capital to New Orleans and the
back to Baton Rouge and the rea
sons therefor were quoted in SUP
, port. The powerful influences i
New Orleans absolutely suppresse
the vote of the country parishe
: the Capital was located there
The Weekly Tallahasseean., 1900-11-08
THE REPUBLICANS WIN

i knew it all the time" many good
democrats are now saying. "Why,
>olesS your soul, Bryan had no possible
c1ance to win," they usually add.
we are not consoling ourself with
any such thoughts or expressions,
and we want to say right here that
we never entertained them before
election day. We thought the
American people loved independence
more than gold; we thought they
prized the declaration of the fathers
@above McKinleyism; we thought
they. despised the combinations of
wealth that are today making serfs of
men of moderate means who should
walk in the broad light of universal
liberty; we thought they had discov-
'ered the near approrch of this gov
~ernment to a monarchy and would
rcall a halt; in brief we felt the full
consciousness of right, and thought
there could be no choice between
the honesty of Bryan and the self
convicted proselyte who is at the
beck and call of Hanna and his Iieu-
tenants.
We knew they had money-more
+of it than was required, perhaps, but
I'VE thought the education of the
smasses Of the American people had
reached that point where they knew
that corruption at the polls meant
corruption for four years in govern
mental circles; that they knew hose
who spent thousands to carry elec-
tiOns did SO for the purpose of max
ing millions out of the administration
to follow; that they had tired of car
rying on foreign wars at an expense
of more than a million dollars day
for no other purpose than that a few
people may increase their millions of
wealth and the party in power have
a plea to go before the people for a
continuation of power. These are a
few of the things that made US think
it possible for Bryan to win, but
they are not all. He had the back
ing of nearly all the old party lead
rers, which he did not have in 1896.
But it all availed nothing. The
fear that Bryan's honesty would in:
-terfere with licensed robbery, we be-
alieve, however, had more to do with
his defeat than the fear that his free
esilver ideas would ever be enacted
into law. Added to this was Chair
man Jones weakness, Croker's mis-
takes and Mark Hanna's superior
~chicanery. We believe that new
party managers all round will have
to be secured before victory will ever
perch upon the banners of the Ma
ztional Democracy.
The Weekly Tallahasseean., 1900-11-08
ARGUMENT THAT LOSES.

The following choice (?) bit Of
is clipped from a number of
Just such articles in the current
issue of the VOlusia County Record.
1t is a fair sample of the kind of
campaign Tallahassee has had to
battle against-One that, perhaps,
has won for her many votes in the
election, but from which she may
feel detrimental effects in other re-
spects. The Record editOrially says:
"HOw can voter, unless he lives
an Leon county, vote for His State
Capital to remain at town that has
the back like Tallahassee ? In
spite of all the State money the big
State salaried officials spend there
every year, the town has the die
back bad when she should be grow
ing and prospering. No improve
ment is ever reported, and the smell
of fresh paint would create an cpl
demic of sickness in the town. The
inhabitants simply subsist on the
peoples money collected as State
taxes and sent up there and paid out
in salaries to State officials. Were
itnot for this State money distributed
there every year the town would
soon be turned into a pasture, and
the owls would furnish the only
evening music. Indeed, tie people
of Tallahassee, if they were ever
centrally located, have got, as q
town. solitary claim for Fhe reten
ztion of the State Capital other thar
selfish interest for the mdney there
is in it for themselves"
Just why Editor Prevatt should
feel such luminosity toward Talla
Massee is not perceptible. Just why
De should. for the sake d boostins
ksCnyilIe, enter into Och cam
d
The Weekly Tallahasseean., 1900-11-08

ute benefcially to the interests Of all
concerned. There is no doubt of
the fact that community would be
better off without such men in it. A
policy that tends to prevent the en-
ployment Of labor at remuneratiye
wages, or that seeks to corner capital
invested in legitimate trade, can not
be otherwise than destructive of the
best interests of communities. If
some men would cease living for
themselves alone, and exhibit just a
little public spirit and enterprise,
they would be better citizens, they
would lose nothing by it, and the
towns in which they live would put
on a vigorous, substantial and perma-
nent growth.-GainesviIle Sun.
The Weekly Tallahasseean., 1900-11-08
THE FLORIDA CLASSICAL
LITERARY COLLEGE
A College that is Practical. po.-
and Thorough for Both Seys,

The next. the Forty-Fourth ANNA, q.
will open at 8 a. M, ~
The Weekly Tallahasseean., 1900-11-08
TALLAHASSEE'S VICTORY.

Enough is known as we go to
press to assure our readers that Tai
lahassee has won an overwhelming
victory in the State Capital contest.
The voters of Florida, as we pre-
dicted many times during the cam
paign,= are not yet prepared to throw
away the Capitol building here and
spend million or two dollars for the
satisfaction of a few people who
were desirous of making the change,
and they have made that fact pretty
plain by their acts at the polls.
While Tallahassee feels that she
has won a great victory she does not
feel any disposition to crow over her
less fortunate adverSaries. They
had a right to want the Capital, and
a right to make an effort to get it
Many things were done by Jackson,
ville's advocates that were not fair
nor generous, nor right, but in this
hour of victory people of this section
of the State-and in fact the whole
State--can afford to be generous
and forgiving.
The Weekly Tallahasseean., 1900-11-08

1t is perhaps true that the Balti-
more Sun did not WELD such pow
erful influence over Maryland voters
as was once thought. 1t was accused
of leading that State into the Nc
KinIey ranks in 1896, but it failed to
lead them out this year-and it tried,
too
The Weekly Tallahasseean., 1900-11-08

Mr.. g. j. Stroller, of Marion
county, writes the TALLAHAssEEAN
on other business and incidentally
mentions that he will be a candidate
for re- election as Assistant Reading
Clerk of the House of Representa-
tives. He makes a good reading
clerk, is quite popular with all the
old members, and will be hard to
turn down for the place.
The Weekly Tallahasseean., 1900-11-08

"Maryland, My Maryland" ought
never more find a responsive chord
in Southern hearts. Twice in sue
cession has she turned her back on
this section and declared her allie
glance to the money kings of the
East.
The Weekly Tallahasseean., 1900-11-08

The Metropolis and mudSlinging
may do for Jacksonville but the
plain honest farmers of Florida don't
tie to such.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1900-10-11
Mr.. Rouss Gives Up Hope.

"No further tests shall be made.
l withdraw my offer Of 100000
for a cure, and shall dispense with
the services of my substitute. l sub
nit to the will OF a higher than earth
ly power. The Almighty Father
doubtless intended me to remain blind
for the remainder Of my days. All
tests have proven failures, not one
giving me the slightest relief, and the
same has been the result Of expert
ments OIL the eyes of James J. Martin,
my paid substitute.
This statement was made by Charles
Broadway Rouss, philanthropist and
merchant prince, as he sat at his desk
in New York City, feebly fumbling
with mass of business correspondence
which he could not see. 1t marked
the closing chapter Of world-famed
offer for a triumph in science-one of
the most magnificent offers ever made.
From the hour Of the announce
ment that Mr.. Rouss had lost his eye
sight, and had offered $l,000,000 for
its restoration, he was besieged by
alleged healers. There were eye-doc-
tors from the West, specialists from
Europe, divine healers, second-sight
seers, spiritualists, Christian scientists,
hypnotists, religious fanatics, good
men and women Of various religious
denominations, followers Of Budha and
Confucius and the opponents Of many
other isms. Thousands wrote Mr.
Rouss sending advice, nostrums and
charms. The knowledge of the entire
world was brought to bear on his NAL
ady, but everything failed.
81 know that no man can cure me,
Mr.. Rouss said, slowly raising his
left hand to his sightless eyes, "Three
weeks ago l came to final decision
l have abandoned every thought Of a
cure in this world, and as for the
world to come l do not know. What
should l not give to gaze on the blue
skies, inspect the faces of those l love
and see the beautiful sights Of this
great city. But I am resigned.
am content to await the end
Mr.. Rouss at first paid his substi'
tute six dollars week then FIVE dol
lars and recently three. Now he says
the contract has expired.