The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-03-06
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,BUFFALO'S MYSTERY. /

e. Una G. the snackleS nave ,Deen prOkeH anu
that the South is free.
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,BUFFALO'S MYSTERY.
One OF the most interesting murder
5cses ever brought to the attention Of
the public Is that which is now exer-
cising the authorities and the people gen
orally Of the ctySof Buffalo. The Bur
dick murder case Is q great mystery, and
when reading about 1t one is rem nded
Of stories Of Sherlock Holmes Built Is
In the books and quite another thing to
solve 1t in real life. DR.. Conan Doyle
can create a.. great mystery and ptIzzle
and mystify his readers because he gives
the mystery first, and withholds the rev.
citation to the last. It is all simple
enough after he has worked it out, and
it Is simple enough to him because he.
makes the problem to suit the solu-S
ton. But when there Is a real murder,
such as that In the city Of Buffalo, when
there is real problem, the solution is
not so easy, and the detectives are at
their wits end to know who killed this
man in the privacy Of his house, and
how the murderer managed to cover up
his Cor her) tracks so completely.
However. In this day OF telegraph and
telephone and rapid transit It Is very
hard for and murderer 9to escape, and
it is promised that the murderer Of Mr.
Burdlck will soon be in the hands Of
the police. tSsa
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At the risk Of offending the temperance
sentiment Of at least two. States we may
remark that there are great many
older people who will be pleased at the
Information that in the cyclonic disturb
ances created IN North Carolina BY the
Watts liquor law, the old Nick Williams
distllery was not blown away. The ia.
nous distilery in the county Of Yadkin
was established away back in Revolu-
tionary times before people knew any.
thing about adulterattng whiskey, and
for all these years It's history has been
no nconsiderable part Of the history
Of the State. 1t has always been IN the
country, but now 1t Is fright in town
the Legislature having passed a bill day
before yesterday Incorporating the town
Of Williams in Yadkin county The
town" is made up Of the distillery, the
residence Of Mr.. Williams and the homes
of dozen or more Of his employees. The
bill which passed makes Mr.. Glenn Will
llams the mayor Of the town.
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Lieutenant H. H.. Ward, awho has been
the flag officer OF Rear Admiral Crownin-
shield, has rendered his resignation along
with his chief This officer Is as we'll
known as the Rear Admiral, and is con-
sidered one Of the best and brayest
among the young officers in the navy,
He was assigned to assist the judge adj
vocate of the navy in the trial OF Admi-
raj Schley, and was attacked several
times by counsel for his partisan activity
against SchIey, However Lieutenant
Ward made d brilliant record during the
Spanish war. He went to Spain as @ spy
and found out by personal observation
the exact condition OF the squadron
which the Spaniards were preparing TO
send to the Philippines TO defeat Dewey.
Then he went to Porto Rico. where ne
was suspected and arrested. l3y plutlns
he managed to make the Spanish au-
thorItes release him, and, after obtains
ing some valuable information. went
back to Europe to get what ne could
about the plans OF the enemy. lie was
advanced ten numbers "for extraordi-
nary heroism,"s
In the matter Of quantity MISSOURI
leads all the States as an apple grower.
pho figures show that there are 2o'oooooO
annie trees planted in Missouri which
IS said 10 be 100000 more than any other
state can at the present time show, The
neoplo of Missouri also boast somewhat
of the excellent quality OF the fruit that
is annually gathered from these trees
However It is conceded that there w. no
apple In that or any other State that can
quito equal the Albemarle pippln when
reaches its highest state Of perfection
in Virginia and the county from Whloh
1t takes It's name.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT F 3St
st. George Tucker Brooke, Ill -, pro-
lessor of common and statute law, West
Virginia University, and q son Of the late
Commodore Brooke, has published ~ the
Transallegheny Historical ~ Magazine
Moreantown, w, Va, n readable article
an "rhe Merdlmac- Monitor Battle,
1t is, in considerable part q reply 70
Mcclay's history OF that battle put IS
also chock full Of matter Of personal IN
terest TO yirginians. That the Monitor
disabled or defeated tho Merrlnac (Vlr-
ginia) he utterly dlsproyes g
On later occasion we purpose using
a number OF Sextracts from Professor
Brooke's article, which We find we'll
written and interesting and alvable IN
historical poiEt Of view,
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ar. Frank Jay Gould will find that the