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doors OF Slrglnia
1T is fitting, he said. that we shouldr
come to The great mecca of the tobacco
| trade to devise WAYS and means for the
| handling of this great product. We arc
! here to adopt the best method fer the cons
duct of our business and the good. of ali" "
Mayor Richard NJ. Taylor was then es-
corted to the platform by committee
composed OF T. F. Roberts. of Chase Citv.
and Wexford c. Reed OF Richmond He
spoke briefly as follows:
Your coming among us on this auspi-
cious occasion is extremely gratifying.
Our tobacco trade viii receive a fresh i'm
petus from this gathering. and You will
find congenial friends. who viii make
your visit one to be remembered. We
recognize in our chief staple-tobacco-an
element that contributes largely to the
mercantile world. and when manifested
by our most sagacfOES merchants its force
Is felt in all commercial centres. | need
not dwell on such well-known facts. My
presence with YOU is TO bid you welcome
to cur CITY and assure you Of the pleasure
of our citizens at your coming. Here you
viii find historic city. rich in its herit-
present with its open arms to receive
those whose coming excite within us the
delights of genuine friendship. You are
surrounded by our best and Worthiest
citizens who will show their appreciation
of your visit by their best efforts not
only to promote the interest of the great
national body to which you belong. but to
uphold the proverbial hospitality of our
beloved city. As mayor and in behalf Of
hearty welcome. and present you with the
key and freedom Of the city.
The officers of the national association
will be elected tomorrow
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that kind could be righted by having them
counted for man in order that he might
be given the certificate of election. He
could not believe that Mr.. Treat had been
elected, and he would not vote that way.
Mr.. Gillespie (Repubiican), of Tazeweli,
followed Mr. Harrison. He had signed
the majority report, but not for the req
sons given by the Democrats. He was Of
opinion that Mr. Treat had been h0nt stly
elected. Beulahyille precinct had re
turned thirty-eight votes for Mr.. Treat.
whereas there were seyenty-two voters
who had made afiidavits that they had
voted for him. The Walton law. he de
clared, was designed to aid judges in
carrying elections by fraud. 1t invited
and connived at fraud. and II threw every
safeguard around corrupt judges to pro-
tect them in committing fraud. He be-
leved the convention would do justice to
this case and rebuke the Elaring and pal
pabIe' Inconsistencies as shown by the re-
turns.
The matter will probably be taken up
again tomorrow.
The report of the Committee on Govern
ment of the Counties is in course of prep
aration. Its leading'~features are that
Commemorative attorneys shall repre-
sent the State In al courts in their re-
spective counties, other than Federal;
that there shall be one clerk for ali courts
OF record: that county treasurers shall
be ineligible for office after the completion
Of n second term, either for deputies or
principals; that commissioners of revenue
shall receive a per capita and a peTceT-
tage for the work performed by them,
and shall be ineligible for reelection
All these officers are TO be elected by
the people at the election to be held the
Tuesday after the first Monday in Novenl-
ber, and are to hold office for term of
four years. beginning January !. succeed
ing the date of their election. Court
clerks are TO hold office for term of
eight years.
The Democratic members of the Consti-
tutional Convention held a conference in
the hall of the House of Delegates last
evening. devoting more than two hours
to consideration of the suffrage ques-
tion end the method to be pursued rcgard-
ing the action of the Democrats when the
matter is taken up IN the convention.
A resolution was offered by Mr.. Watson,
of Nottoway, extending the privileges of
the floor to the members of the press, and
excluding all others save members of the
convention and its employees.
Delegate A. p. Thom Of Norfolk said
he regretted that the majority report did
not have the endorsement of the dis
tinguished chairman of the committee
The time had come. he said, for The lin
ination Of the undesirable element from
the BODY pCiitic-the time for removing a
menace to white supremacy and in;elli-
gence- The mere educational test would
not, III his opinion. suffice. This was
the opportunity for which the people Of
Virginia had long waited. and TO the peo-
PIE of the black belt il was the hope Of
the present and the salvation of the fu-
ture.
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| of etiology Will be TO deter
extent the spread of yellow few.
! to insects Diverse opinions are now held
! on this subject. Some authorities main
| tain that insects are responsible for bat
| a small portion of the transmission Of
the disease. Others are of the opinion
| that insects are the only cause of its
spreading. Still others hold that caus S
| yet unknown are responsible for the ter
rible ravages of the epidemic
Under the section on transmission, the
| spread of the disease will be treated most
fully. There win be no phase of this part
of the investigation left unstudled.
1t is considered quite probable that the
results OF the work of the institute will
lead to changes in the existing quarantine
regulations. 1t is realized, of course that
tne great danger from yellow fever TO
the United States lies in the epidemic
being introduced into this country fran
those nations where it is more prevalent
save IN one Or two regions. the climatic
conditions IN the United States are not
those in which the disease would be at
all likely to originate. In South and
Central America the conditions are of
nature that would breed The disease This
aspect Of the disease VIII be investigated
by the section on quarantine and treat
ment./
The heads of each of these sections will.
form an advisory board. The heads of
the sections will prepare subjects for re
search which viii be subrlitted to the
advisory board. After beng approved,
these topics will be assigned to those
officers of the Marine Hospital Service
est fitted ana situated to gain the in
formation required. The reports of the
officers viii be returned, and bulletins is
sued regularly. Whenever any discovery
of more than usual interest or Importance
is made, a special bulletin viii be issued.
These bulletins win be published prompt
ly, so that all engaged in the investiga
tions may have the advantage of new
information as soo1 as il is obtained.
Membership in ,he institute will by no
means be limited to officers Of the Ma
rine Hospital Service. Medical men Of
this country and other countries who are
especially ftted to assist in the WORK will
be invited to Join their efforts with those
Of the association. The Marine Hospital
Service force however, is of such num-
bcrs and ability that 1t is expected great
advance VIII he made along the lines laid
down. There are a number of officers Of
the service in Central America and in
South America. as well as in Cuba, where.
however. there is practically no yellow
fever prevalent now.
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TOBACCO MEN ASSEMBLE.
4 National Trade Association Being
Formed in Richmond

RICHMOND. Va. Oct. 3.-The efforts Of
the local tobacco trade to form a national
association for protective and other pur-
poses has been crowned with conspicuous
success. Delegates are here from all sec
iions and enthusiasm in the movement is
unbounded The reception accorded the
visitors has been in every way typical
Of the mother State, and the cordality of
the feeling exhibited by local men has
been heartily reciprocated by the visitors
Opinion is unanimous in regard to the
object of the meeting, and this morning
the body resolved itself into a national
association without dissenting vote.
The proceedings of the opening session
Were merely formal and preliminary. Ad-
dresses of welcome were delivered by
Mayor Taylor and Representative Lamb
and the proceedings closed with an ele-
CANT luncheon. Tomorrow the report of
the Committee on Constitution and By
laws will be submitted and the permanent
officers viii be chosen.
The first session of the convention
opened this morning promptly at IL
0 o'clock
The convention was called to order bv
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partook of milk punches ard then sepa-
rated. The two were found fully incapaci-
tated and sick as a result of their fndis-
cretion. Private Hebrew. in endeavoTing
to prescribe for himself. violated that
well-known paragraph which requires at
tention at the hands of a police surgeon.
He disre garded the regulations in going
into a public place where liquor was sold
in uniform. He untitled himself for duty
by drinking, with a ten years service
back of him, and this, the first charge of
the kind against him. | recommend that
he be reduced to q private of class one,
a failure in proper performance of duty,
in the future to cost him removal.
Il recommend that Private Stroman
be removed from the force. but in view
of his four years clear record. ask mercy
of the Commissioners, and if he be re-
tanned, that he be fined $50. be reduced
four points in line of promotion, and
transferred. a failure to perform proper
police duty in the future to result in re-
moval from the force
Commissioner Ross approved the fine of
$50 in the latter case.
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c. d. Larus. President of the Tobacco
Exchange. who stated as to the object o.
the meeting-the combination of forces
against encroachments Of the trust, for
he protection of the trade and mutual
advantage.
T, NJ. Darlington, Chairman of the
committee appointed by the trade. was
called to the chair and at his request the
history of The movement that has result
Cd In the convention was read from tn
circular prepared by tho trade, with tht
call for the election of dele gates.
hir. Darlington, in his opening addrC ss
dwcit further on the reasons that prompt
ed the trade to extend an invitation to
representatives, from other cities to come
to Richmond to form a national associa-
tion. He said. Observation can but i'm
press the fact that in matters pertaining
to legislation, or dealings with public cor
porations necessary to the prosecution OF
trade, The powers that be lend their car
very much in proportion to the size of
the body from which the voice emanates.
and by organization our power will he
many times increased to the end that We
can better protect ourselves against
wrongs, and better provide ways and
means for our general welfare.
he question of electing a secretary
and treasurer, whose whole time shall he
given up TO business of the association,
looking into freight rates. collecting sta
ustlcs. and other matters incident to the
trade, is very important one to be con
sidered.
The laws" said Mr.. Darlington.
should be made upon the hroadest lines.
with the greatest good to the greatest
number in view; the upbuilding of all to
the hurt of none, and never should the
association lend its influence to self h
ends, and finally" he said, "one of the
potent features. for good is the coming
together of members from every section.
and the social contact one with another
VIII tend to promote that cOniidC nee so
absolutely necessary in our business and
develop high standard of fair dealing
Tne chairman appointed w c. Reed
of Richmond; w. i. Petty. of Rocky
Mount. n. G, and w. E. Gary, of Hen
derson. n. c., a committee to nominate
temporary officers. As a result of delib-
erations Capt J. c. Hendricks of CIarks-
vile, Tenn, was chosen and elected chair
man, and Col. Thomas Mason of Cincin-
natl, temporary secretary.
Captain Hendricks acknowledged the
honor conferred not only upon himself
but upon his delegation from one of the
Oldest tobacco markets in the country.
All the trouble In the tobacco market. he
SAID --eriainated in Virginia. where they
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TO OPERATE ON SUNDAY.
Tube Mills Trying to Keep Up with
the Demand.

| McEEEsPORT. Pa. Oct S-Beginning
next Sunday and on every Sunday there
/ after the works of the National Tube
Company in this city will be operated 1t
will be the first time in the history of
the vast concern that Sunday work has
been done in the Sc mills. except the neces-
sary repair work The new move is
necessitated by the demand for the pro-
duct of the tube company. and is also
partly due to the loss Of time during the
recent steel strike, although the officials
of the company state the strike is an un-
important item
Hereafter the night turns in the pipe
mills and the rolling mills will commence
work at o'clock On Sunday evening in
stead of o'clock Monday evening, as
has always been the case. Owing to this
new arrangement the capacity of the
great mills will be increased by the
amount of output for one whole day per
week, amounting to many thousands OF
tons of pipe. In other words. the night
turn will in future work six fun days per
week instead of five, as has been the
custom.
The mills shut down every Saturday
evening at 4:30 o'clock in the past and
have not started again until 6:55 Monday
morning, when the day turn resumed it's
labors. The night turn always went off
duty at o'clock Saturday morning and
did not resume until 6 o'clock Monday
evening. The men work turn about, two
weeks in the daytime and two at night
The day turn, of course. was always to
be preferred, not so much on account of
the change to get the nights off as to
receive the full two weeks wages on pay
day. The new arrangements will make
the night and day turns Of equal length.
The only statement that would be made
by any of the officials OF the works was
that the move was necessitated by the
state of trade. The demand for pipe is
so heavy that it was found necessary to
make some change in the working system
The new plan viii be made permanent,
however, and the mills will always oper-
ate hereafter on Sundays.
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YELLOW FEVER INSTITUTE
All Exhaustive Scientific Study OF
tn Disease to Be Conducted.
jndertns,r by the Marine Hospital
Scrvicc,E.rnincnt Mcdicni Wen I"
he InVitT 10 Assist-Work OF In
vestigatic, VIII Be Specialized.

Warfare. mor.dcterm,ned than ever ne
| fore, will be wasd against yellow feN''
| by the newly orgAtzed Yellow fever LH-
/ stitute, Of which rurgCon General Wy
man, of the Marine Hospital Service, h.
the head The campign viii form the
broadost and most euaustivc sciontliic
investigation of a discs. ever conducted
by a Government. The services of the
officers of the Marine Hospital Service
stationed in countries all ,ver the West
ern Hemisphere will he unized Every
characteristic of the dread el4emic. from
its slightest mode of Transmission to its
cure in aggravated form, will ,e subject
for thorough study.
The fever in its various phases las been
4 great problem for medical scielce. A
large number Of discoveries respecting it
have been made by individuals, but rlere
remain several points which can only be
solved by simultaneous and cooperate
study 10y experts Facilities We're neVe-
50 great as they are now. Surgeon Gen
cral Wyman has had the formation Of tho
institute under consideration. and it is
now practically complete. Active work
will begin within a short time.
To systematic the work the institute
Will be divided into three sections, each
with an officer of the Marine Hospital
Service in charge. The first section will
deal with geography and statistics The
second section will cover etiology- The
third will deal with transmission of the
fever germ, and the fourth will have to
do with quarantine and treatment of the
epidemic The names of the officers who
will have charge of these sections have
not yet been announced.
The scope of the work of the first di-
vision is apparent in its name. Under
the direction of the chief of the section
will be compiled ali statistics relating to
the disease. The districts where it is
1ost prevalent will be carefully mapped,
-e.ie-c conditions viii be studied
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A JUSTIFlABLE HOMICIDE.
unproy"'sed Attack on Nels%9n Cost
Washington His Life.

The detectives and other poEeIpfficers
who were yesterday engaged in investi-
gazing the circumstances attending the
,!lfug of Charles Washington in front
Of John Adams oyster house 5at $40
Twenty-sixth Street northwest. have
reached the conclusion that it was a case
of iustifabe homicide They do not
question but that York Nelson Will be
held for the action of the grand Jury by
the Coroner. who will hold an inquest at
the New Jersey Avenue police station
this morning, as no other course is open
to him under the circumstances
Nelson has lived in the Third precinct
for many years, and the police say that
he has always been an extremely quiet
and iuoffeusive man. SO confident were
they of his doclity that when arrested
,hey did not even take hold of him. but
permitted him to walk to the station un-
handed.
For several years Nelson has been en-
Dloyed as a stereotypers helper, and pre-
Vious to that worked for several of the To-
cal contractors.
Ii is said that Washington gave the po-
lice much trouble and had been arrested
often, once for an assault upon another
negro with a brick.
The trouble Wednesday night seems to
have resulted from the persistent insults
and assaults of Washington upon Nelson
| while the latter was in the company of
Annie Green, colored.
Nelson and the woman lived at 101S King s
| Court, and Wednesday evening Nelson in
| yited her out TO have some oysters. They
visited Adams oyster house, $40 Twenty
| sixth Street northwest, and while eating
Washington and a companion entered the
place. Nelson paid no attention to them,
rs he only knew Washington by sight,
ana was not acquainted with his compan-
ion.
When Nelson and the woman were
ready to depart it had commenced TO rain,
and they hesitated as to whether to start
out or not. Nelson thought they had bet
ter hurry home before it rained harder,
and told his companion So Hearing this
suggestion from Nelson, Washington,
who was sitting at another table, ad-
dressed the girl saying:
You don't have to go if you don't want
to- Nelson tried to avoid trouble and ig-
nored the remark. When it was repeated
- 40 -ta--Ssy. but started with
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ELECTION CONTEST HEARD
Reports in the Treat-Gresory Case
Made in Richmond.
The Majority Finding. Submitted to
the Constitutional Convention,
Awards the Disputed Scat 10 Mr..
Trent-CIaims of Fraud Made.

RICHMOND, Va. Oct 3-Eighty-
members Of the constitutional Convention
were present today when President Goodg
called the body to order. Prayer was
oGlTcd by the Rcv. Richard MSIiwaine, OF
Prince Edward
Chairman Harrison, of the Committee
on Privileges and Elections. moved that
the convention proceed to take up the
CONTESTED election case of Morgan Treat
against Roger Gregory, as member of the
Constitutional Convention from King VIII
liam County, the general charge OF fraud
being made by the contestant The mo-
tiol was agreed to and consideration OF
the case was begun.
Delegate DUnaway of Lancaster Of
fered a resolution to the effect that Nor
gan Treat had been elected a member Of
the convention
In supporting his resolution, Mr. Dun
away said that he had been forced to
the conclusions set forth in the majority
report despite his inclination. The re
turns, as corrected, showed that MIR
Treat had been given the majority from
several precincts. The election officers
and machinery were in the hands of the
Democrats, and he was confident that it
would be conceded that if the returns
showed Republican majority had been
returned that it was reasonably certain
that the Republican had got the
votes. He was clearly of the opinion that
MIR. Treat had been regularly elected and
was entitled TO the seat in the conven-
ton.
Mr. Harrison followed. defending the
report of the minority, which awarded the
seat to Mr.. Gregory. The question had
been asked why certain persons We're not
put on the stand to testify as to how
they had voted. The answer was plain.
that negroes would excfs,Fa
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TO SUCCEED BURLINGTON.
Captain Croxicr to he Advanced to
Chief of Ordnance.

capt. William Crozier, of the Ordnance
Department, now stationed at the Army
Building in New York. will probably be
appointed to succeed General Burlington
as Chief of Ordnance of the army Cen
efal Burlington will retire next month.
Captain Crnzicr is q graduate of West
Point. and stands number thirty on the
list Of officers Of the Ordnance Corps. Ac-
tion upon his appointment will not be
taken until after the return OF Secretary
Root
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Catarrhal Headache. =

Catarrhal Headache. That dull
vretched pain in the head just over the eyes
Is one of the surcst signs that the seeds Of ca
tsrrh have been soWn and its your warning to
administer the quickest and surcst treatment to
prevent the seating Of this dreaded malady. DR..
Agnew's Catarrhal Powder will stop ali pam IN
ten minutes. and cure. Sold by +. 5. Williams.
Ninth and + Streets; Edmonds and Williams
Third Street and Pennsylyana Ayenue.-5.
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ChiId's aprons, Csc.

Lot of children's check nainsook
aprons; with fronts trimmed with all
over embroidery: lapels finished with
lace; instead of Soc, for 25c
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81 0Q for stylish So
" 4 . ~ ready-tO-Wear hats

Lot of women's ready-to-wear hats.
trimmed with taffeta silk. polka dot,
PERSIAN, and plain coiored silks; also
of 50. >sS'u
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49c auto ties, Csc.

The latest automobile combination
ti7s, with pleated stocks. in black,
white, blue. red. lavender, and pink;
25c instead of 49c.
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10 bales of 11-quarter comforts in
light and dark coiors: filed with pure
white cotton; instead of s1.39, for CSC.
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SOC infants caps. Csc.

Lot Of colored French caps for in
1ants, with white silk braid trimming:
3ll sizes and colors; instead of 50c. for
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49c necklaces, l9c.

Lot of pearl necklaces, with pearl
clasps and three rows of unbreakable
beads; instead of 49c, for l9c.
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Sc cambria, SIC.

One case of soft-finish white CAM
brio. &c inches wide: the Sc sort, for
5 7-Sc yard.
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l5c hosiery. 7dc.

Lot of odds and ends in ehildren's
black ribhrd school hose; with double
knees and full seamless; instead of
l5c, for 7l2c pair.
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RECRUITS FOR THE NAVY.
One Hundred and sixteen Men En-
Route for Newport News.

NEWPORT NEWS. Va, Oct. 3.-One
hundred and sixteen young men gathered
for the navy at Kansas City by agents
for the department are now en- route to
Hampton Roads for the purpose of join
ing the navy. They will probably be sent
first aboard the training ship Franklin,
at Norfolk.
The training ship Hartford is due to
arrive on October Is, after a seven
months cruise Most Of the apprentices
on her VIII be assigned to warships and
the Kansas City recruits will probably be
transferred to the Hartford
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Tea toweIing, 3zc.

Odd lot of absorbent tea toweiing;
both the bleached and unbIeached; for
SIC yard today.
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l6c for Csc drawers.

25 dozen women's muslin drawers;
finished with umbrella fleunee9and fine,
tEcks with ruffie; instead Of &c for lec.-
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0Qo for ST to Sl.50 flan-
wv HeIette wrappers.

Heavy fieece-lined fannelette wrap
pers in splendid assortment of pat
terms; lace trimmed and silk braid
trimmed, with double lapels over the
shoulder: finished with deep knee
hounces; full in width and length; in
stead of 81 and sl.50 for 9Sc.
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ST gloves, 69c.

fer our regular 81 kid gloves in all
shapes, newest effects, for SIC pair.
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DC and 39c pIaids. l5c.

Lot of short lengths of wool plaids;
sc inches wide, in large and small
checks; also some plain serges and
cashmeres in brown, garnet. blue; in
stead of 25c and S9c for 15c yard.
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csc for 81. so REFERS.

-als veafsrs. with. deep round canes
no cloth. finished
'->eas y 10