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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-08-21
TOBACCO
FARMERS;
VIII viii Meet In Large Number at It
Rocky Mount.
HOLD FOR BETTER PRICES
VIII Pass Strong Resolution st
the Tobacco Trust Registers
Taken to the PenItentlary Pend R
Ing Application for New Trial.
(Spec,a1 "a rha 1tnes-Dispatct. )

Especial to The Times ispatch.)
RALD1GH, NJ G., August 2O.--Colonel
John g, Cunningham was here to-day
en- route to Rocky Mount, where, as presii-
dent Of the North Carolina state Farm
ers' Protective Association, he has called
meeting Of tobacco planters dealers
and business men generally TO take action
TOR the relief Of the great depression OF
the leaf tobacco market. He expresses
the opinion that the attendance at ROCKY
Mount will be very lnrge. and that SUI sue
cess will crown their efforts. III "a X. fs
Very strong antitrust resolutions VII,
be proposed, and a movement started
to enable all farmers to hold their to-
bacco for better prices
THE rREGIsTERS.l
Deputy sherffs arrived here to-day
from Columbus county with II. 3. Regis
ter and label Register who were tried
and convicted Of the murder Of q white
man and a negro in Columbus county IN
March. The former was sentenced q 70
life Imprisonment in the penlten tlll and
the latter to be hanged in October.
The jail at Whiteville was CONSIDERED
unsafe for two prisoners OF their charac-
ter, and It was decided to bring them to
the pcnltentlary until the appeal IS set set
tied one way or the other
1t Is not believed they VIII get a new new
trial.,&
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THE CITY PRIMARY.

The question about registration books
for the Democratic primary IN lHlch-
mond ought to be settled, and settieo
rightly and promptly. ar
There is but one set OF voters ana one
set Of registration books In this cry.
These are provided for by the eHistihs
Constitution. and the letter and spirlt
Of that Constitution are that only sucn
man as are voters shall participate IN
primaries. Indeed, there is no otner ra-
tional view to take. For non-voters 10 go
to tho primaries and select candidates 1or
the voters would be absurd.
There seems to be some technical ain
Guilty about procuring the registration
books or making copies Of them, but we
dare say that that matter can De ar
ranged with Judge Witt or the Board OF
Observation-Disclosures has authority over
them. The better plan would be for the
CITY Committee to have copies OF the
books made at their own expense. Ihev
vii, have need Of the books for years TO
come, and If they have copies made they ey
can revise and amend them as ne" names
are added or as old names are struck OH
nv reason OF death or removal from THIS
city.
Yes. the committee will need copies OF
these registration books. They cannot
easily do without them. They will consti-
tutc a valuable part Of the committee
assets, and revised UP to date, Will DC as
useful in the municipal primaries next
wear as they will be in the legislative pri-
mary this year. Therefore, the cost or
making copies ought not to be assessed
wholly upon the legislative candidates.
Those candidates should be required to
nay something. but the bulk of this ex-
pensc should be assumed by the COM
mittee. with the understanding that they
will reimburse themselves next year
when the troop OF candidates present
themselves for the municipal offices
We conclude that none but registered
voters should vote at the coming primary
and that the registration books should be
copied at once and that question SGT.
tied. @&
We hear Of no difficulty OF this descrip.
ton being raised In other communities
and we trust that those which now pre-.
sent themselves here will be speedily anc
satisfactorily removed.
EverythinEapossdblee ought to be done tt
make Democratic primaries successful
This system OF making nominations !:
approved by the people, and has beer
authorized by the deliberate action OF tn
Democratic State Convention and tn
Democratic State Committee. So let u
all do our best to advance the caus
and crafty the masses, with whom tn
primary system Ia very popular.
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HIS MIND A BLANK.
Young Man Struck by Train has x No
Recollection Of How II Occurred. iI
lfenao,o1 ~ THE Times-Dil

Especial to The Times Dispatch')
SALISBURY, N C., August PEG.
Mcciarty, Of Lexington, was, seriously
Injured the Southern yards vasor at a th's
rounds the accident, which occurred aIt s
nightfall. The young man was Iouno +h ~,
railroad track with one Lee badly lily. man nar.
Fled to the Whitehead-Stokes sanltarium'
where the wounded limb vas a amp ~ a
hurt or at what time It occurred. HIS
to Tic accident. The patient Is resting
Well to-day and his physicians think he
AS a result of, belated trains on the
main line Of the Southern the meena a,Iar
not paid off YESTERDAY as sis Is CUSTOMARY ,uato nary.
train due here early yesterday. morning,
but did not arrive until last nigh. thsra
we're hundreds of disappointed people IN
both Salisbury and Spencer Ia last t, night mt,
the past two days on account Of acct
dents on both the north and south endss
of the line. 8 fts@a2
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RICHMOND EAGLES
TO GO TO new YORK
Large Body Will Attend tho III
National. Convention in
September. ,9.5

Dixie Acrie OF Eagles, Of this city,
+ Is making extensive preparations to at
tend tho national conventionsin New York
on September LIST. About 100 members will
20 in body, and will be Joined by Nor
folk Acric. when a great demonstration
will be given.
Tho aerle OF Cheyenne. Wyo., OF which
President Roosevelt is a member. Will
appear In the big parade In New York, on
real mustangs. The party will travel
from Cheyenne as far as they can to New
York on horseback. starting next sun.
day,
The meeting will be held In Tsinmany
Hall. and will continue for four days.
The Richmond delegation will support
Hon. Timothy "Drydollar" Sullivan for
Grand Worthy President.
An SIS. 90 banquet Will DO given at the
Waldorf-Astoria on September 3D.. among
the speakers at which will be President
Roosevelt.
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MR.. HILLS SPEECH.

The Hon. David Bennett Hill made a
very beautiful speech ut piclnc IN
New York on Wednesday last, and said
some very sensible things about mob
violence in which we entirely concur.
Mr.. Hill made 1t very plain that It was
al, absurdity for any body of men to
attempt to enforce the law by themselves
breaking the law.
We were interested also In what he said
about "specta cularists," The spectacu-
larlsts," said ne. "have their press agents.
v no, unsolicited, supply the newspapers
gratuitously with the details OF what
they do each morning, noon or night, as
though the world were holding It's breath
with fear that something would escape
II pertaining to themselves. They med
die with everything, whether within or
without their official Jurisdiction, and
usually muddle everything with which
they have anything to do" We all know
OF such men, and The Times-pispatcf
har an idea that Mr.. Hill had prominently
In mind certain gentleman OF the Yves
who has figured conspcuously In natlona
politics and who keeps himself pretty vel
In the public eye, But Mr.. Hill ought no
to critcise too severely. for while Their
have been seasons when he remained
quietly in his 'roost" and kept his Views
to himself, there have been other seasons
when he, too. ran towards Spectacular
ism"
But we'll let that pass.
More than all. we are interested II
what Mr.. Hill said about currency re
form "You will recall the fact" sait
he. ''that 1t was only a few years age
when there arose a demand for the re
peal OF tho Sherman silver law on tn
ground that silver was too cheap or to-
plentiful to warrant its continued coin
age as ~ money metal, and compulscr,
silver purchases were accordingly stopps
end properly sold; and soon thereafte
there arose a clamor upon Congress 10
~. creation Of single gold standard
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Report Made to Grounds and
|. Buildings Committee.
WANT AN ELE CTRIC PLANT
small Cost 10 Establish Sans in city
HalI-step 10 increase Salaries Of
ss Janitors and Park-keepers
!, 4, /. 4. Notes and Gossip. S


Assistant city Engineer Wilson stated
before the Grounds and Buildings Com
mittce last night that there was q con
siderable gas leakage in the CITY taii.:
which was increasing daily, and that MS
department was taking every step 70
nbnle IL Tho pipes In the basement and
nrst floors had been examined. Several
lcukuges had been found. and It was his
opinion that the main trouble lay IN the
tblR pipes beneath the floor of the base
nent, where the pipes had rotted away.
Mr.. Abe Cohn, the contractor for fur.
nishing the lights for the City Hall, stated
lint he was paying more for the gas than
he received, owing TO the great leakage,
md It was determined by the committee
ia protect him In this loss. The City
Engineer was instructed to pay the gas
bi;l for the present, and until the adjust
n,ent with Mr.. Cohn and the lenkage mad
been fixed.
Mr.. Hicks OF the Electrical Commit
tee. said that subcommittee Would re-
port at the next meeting Of TINT CONS
n,,,tee that it would cost 5000 to establish
IN electric plant In the City Hall. and
Il was the unofficial sentiment OF the COM
mtttee that It would be good thing to
put In the plant. 4, 7. Ii !,
Upon motion OF Mr.. Pollock the Council
was recommended to increase the wages
OF the janitor to $55 MONTH and Mr.
Whittct moved that the pay OF the park
keepers be placed at s75 a month and that
of the keeper OF Reservoir Park ut 500.
Upon motion OF Mr.. Gilman the various
nark-keepers we're Instructed to remain
ut their posts OF duty during regular
hours.
This motion was accustomed by the fact
that the keeper OF another park had been
designated BY the engineers department
to assist the keeper OF Chlmborazo Park
10 keep order on music night.
Mr.. Gilman said he did not think such
necessary, as the police OF the city could
handle the crowds. =
Those present at the meeting ware
Messrs Grimes, Gilman, Pollock, Hicks,
Whittet. Bottom, Shea and Washer.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-08-21
DAMAGE SUITS
IN DURHAM
The Watts Law Increases the
Distilleries in North
Carolina.
Special to The Times Dispatch.

Especial to The -Dispatch.)
DURHAM, N. c., August o0.-Flve dam
age suits were instituted In the County
Court yesterday morning, two OF the
number being against the city.
E. w. Canada, colored lawyer, has
brought suit against the city for So, 1000 on
account Of an injury he received some
five months ago from falling into a
ditch across the sidewalk. fracturing his
ankle. The other suit against the city
is brought by w, II. Dixon, who fell into
hole In another part OF the town and
broke his arm. He will also ask for
5000. .
a week or ten days ago Tom Rayle,
employed by the Interstate Telephone
Company, was badly shocked-in fact, ne
was almost dead for several hours. Flo
has brought suit against the Durham
Traction Company Tor 10000.
Another Of the new suits Is against the
Golden Belt Bag Factory, and Is brought
BY I'D. Gates on account Of injury 70
his little daughter, not yet twelve years
Of age, who lost finger while at work
an the mill. l3 =. s II
The seaboard Air Line road Is also q
party to big damage suit. This suit
is brought at Roxboro, Person county, ana
is on account Of the death OF young
man by the name of Lea. It is the sec
ond time that this suit has been Dlousht.
Young Tea, a farm boy, came over here
and while in the city went down 70 see
the train. He was standing on the track
when killed by the shifting engine. Later
suit was brought by the father Of the
Young man for $4,000. The. court al
lowed him $500, and an appeal to the
Supreme Court reversed the lower court.
When tho case came up a second time
non-suit was taken, with leave TO rom
state. Now the second suit for s2Aeoo
has been started. It Will be tried In NO
Deputy Collector s. p. satterfield says
that the new Watts law has Increased
Illicit distillng materially, and that he
looks for further increase. a few days
ago he captured still in Person county,
and he says that this was the first stu
Of tho kind that has attempted to 40
business in hat county In over twelve
months.
Tho bricklayers strike is still on and
|. is one Of the quiotest strikes ever heard
Of. The mon have simply quit work
a. ter demanding nine hour day, and the
contractors have refused the demand ana
shut down all work except that carried
on By a few non-union men. Both sides
have remained firm almost three weeks
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-08-21
POLITICS IN STAFFORD
The Great Pickle Crop Of Stafford a
Failure.
fsneclal to The Ti.nes.Dispatch.]

. (Speclal to Inc Timex. plsPatcH,) s
FREDERICKSBURG. VA. Aug. 20
Tho Democratic Committee OF stahord
Yesterday decided to hold q primary on
october tin for the nomination Of a can;
dIdate for the Legislature from Stanor,d
and King George counties. and the prl-
mary for the nomination OF county of1ices
will be held at the same time. Mr.. X.
M. Jones, OF Stafford. Is the, only can
ton ton BY the Democrats. Mr.. n, K. Lowry,
Republican the present delegate; WI!
beTa candidate for reelection. ana VIII
probably be clectcA1e. t Is stated that
Hon. T. Weldon Berrey,. former member
of the Legislature will oppose Com
monwealth'a Attorney G. B. wallace. For
sheriff there are three candidates men
TONED for the nomination. Messrs. Chas.
Towson. Chas. l.. Kennedy and r; G; L.
Moncure. The present sheriff, waiter
Wnrmslcy. who Is q Republican. Will
be- a candidate for reelection.
The pickle crop this year. which IS
such a source Of revenue to tho farmers.
especially In Stafford county, where tho
crop is worth $4,000 In a season, is al
most a failure and will not make thirty
per cent OF an average. The tomato
crop has also been greatly, damaged by
the excessive rains. blight having De.
veloped, which will seriously affect the
yield and greatly reduce the output OF
the canning factories.
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TRY FEEDING

.GasfInstcad Of a Journey for Health,
The Sick person has not exhausted all
Of, his resources until he has tried the
value value Of proper, pure and scientifically
made food, q,
It often happens that when medical skill
has been exhausted - person on tn'1 .E
change of climate necessary Thats me
time to change the food.
4 A. big man in New York city, whose
normal weight s around the $50, pound
mark, had run down. to 17S pounds. II
Vas so iii" he says, i'that my doctor
ordered me to go South, but as could
not afford TO go T. hesltated, and then
along came a friend who perA Sded me
to try the food Grape-Nuts.
Y IAN glad to say did SO, for J sainsS
hack my lost sixty pounds, and nov !,
feel fine all the tlme never felt bettsa
IA all my life, and that means am
we'll and strong, didn't have to so South.
saved the money and am all right" Name
given by Postum CO., Battle Greek. Mich,
This shows what a delicious food can
do when 1t Is pure and the right Kind
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"7o-Day,s 5AdDettsing TAX. 4
THE SPIRIT

ofsyour store should be
So thoroughly instilled
Into the minds Of your
people that they could
mot think 81 dry goods,
groceries, 'jeWelry or
whatever line-you may
be selling without assoc
ciating your name with
that line involuntarily.
This cannot be done IN
one week or one month.
but BY a persistent cam.
paign Of several months
'itcan be done and then
you will realize an in.
crease in your business
that will startle you.
This sort Of prestige can
be established bya judi.
cious campaign in The
mes.Dispatch, whic h
goes to the people in
the morning when their
minds are fresh and
clear.
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COUNCILMAN FOR CIRCUS
Mr.. Gilbert Pollock Will Make His De.
but as an Entertainer.

Mr. Gilbert X. Pollock Is the latest addi-
ltlon to the small army OF performers
whose services have been secured for tho
ANA teur circus to be given al the Horse
Show building next Saturday week. Tho
event will mark tie first appearance OF
will be witnessed by his host Of friHids.
who will be anxious to see whether he has
stage fright. It may not be generally
known, but Mr.. Pollock Is most ac-
In that direction have not as yet been
displayed before the public. In the con-
cert OF the amateur circus, which In true
and viii be announced by Mr.. Tom Hicks
with the usual embellishments Of speech.
Mr. Pollock will render selection upon
the xyophone, Will band accompan1.
i Il II
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-08-21
\ Social Life IN Winchester.

Especial to rho Times Dspntch)
..W1NCHEsTI Or, I VA. Aug: 2o.-Mrs.
5ricd friends last friday evening at her
residence on North Washington street ~
honor Of Mrs. John 9. stnyman, OF RICH
mond.
Mrs. Julia Reed Taylor, OF Boston, who
spends much Of her time at her Summer
home Just west Of town. has been. delight
fully entertaining a jolly house party Mrs.
md thonse present included Miss Pollock,
daughter OF Senator Pollock, OF Wash.
ington; Miss, Benedict Of Leespufg,
Messrs. Alexander Breckenridge, Chafie q
Washington: John Goldsmith. of Atlanta.
Cas- Arthur Traver. OF Richmond; John
Loibert, Web Carter, of Uppervillc.
4 Saturday afternoon Mr.. II. IS. Eussei!
honor of the party. Ms.
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because better money was said 70 90 ue'
sired ana the single gold standard meas
ire, such as 1t was, was duly enacted 'Le' anu
tho financial millennium was freely pre-
dicteds and ROW, whet, q failing markee
Il tierreclattng values and wreckirg for
tunes, we are told thut We must it11tncul-
ately have additional financial legislation
providing for what tho next Speaker OF
the House Of Representatives has recently
described or dubbed as q rubber cur
rency."' saF5 iS
1t IL, easy to ridlcule any measure bit
Mr. Hill did not go back far enough INTO
political history. This rubber currency"
was s,isgcsted before any Of the Incidents
mentioned by him, for It was recommend
ed by the National Democratic party IN
the convention assembled In tho year OF
our Lord 1892. Section s Of the Democrat
10 platform Of 1892 said: ''We recommend
that tho prohibitory ten per cent, tax on
State bank issues be repealed" If that that
meant anything, 1t meant
that the government should abolish TINS
tax and allow the State bnnks OF the
country to issue an asset currency, an
Ella stio currency, which would expand and and
contract easily and naturally. according
ia the demands Of trade. 1t Is no secret
that Mr.. Hill would have been glad to
receive the nomination Of that convention
and 20 before the people upon that plat
form, and 1t does not become him at thls
lato day to ridicule the proposition to
give the country an elastic currency. II
ID not political question, but Dues
tlon Of business. ~
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son county Is entitled 10 the member for
nv "a RI next tss There were tw caE|I.
in aAd Hon. & Sou bSSvls. iii geii.
tlet,,en agreed to arbltrate tho matter
at,d EACH pied hltnselt to slpport, the Il,
arbitration that MI. Fulton should bo
the Candidate. Since that time. Mr.. u.
~ 4. MOORE. Of Patrick county, has m IA
npuhced himself, candidate TO oppose
Mr.. Fulton Ii Il native Of qrayssoin
county, n son Of the late Capt. s. NJ. Tiil.
Ton, who was n leading citizen. nnd MI,
erintendent or schools He is a moral
yollnE man OF rare ability, Of tintirinlg
energy and excellent Judgment, and VIII
i elected, mako his mark In the Legisla-
lturc. IA a5f M l11.li b ~
/. It Is believed that Grnyson will roll up
q largo majority for Mr. Fulton IN the
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-08-21
.COLYER is FINED
in WASHINGTON.
.Major.Ho Howard Asks Mayor
Sylvester to Hold the
Prisoner.

Major Howard received a letter from
Major Sylvester, Of the Washington POI
lice department, yesterday evening, in
which 1t was stated that A. s. Colyer,
the young man wanted here, was fined
800 In. the Washington court on the
cha rye OF Inisdemeanor, and In default OF
the same was sent to Jail,
y Major Sylvester adds that It would pc
advisable. for the local department 10
make Immediate arrangements TO secure
Colyer, In the event that he paid his me.
AIajor Howard replied that as judge
witt and Commonwealth's Attorney Hlcn-
ardson were both out Of the city, no was ~
experiencing some trouble. He askea
Major Sylvester, however 70 .n ~ a,, e.,
Oft ort to hold Colyer for 2 wAl|e' sY'fn
should he pay his fine, a,a
The Richmond authorities have ne. .
,fugltiyes from other cities on Warrants
md telegrams for month.
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Personal and General.

In October NJ. Jean Rlchepln, the celc-
hrated French writer and poet and author
OF "Madame Du Barry" will visit America
to give u series Of lectures and superin-
tend the rehearsals OF his play
Or. Anton Dvorak has written new
opera called "ArmIda." to be produced at
the Prague National Theatre the begin
ming OF October. The llbretto Is BY DR..
Vrchlicky, who, like Dvorak. Is a mem
her OF the Austrian House of Lords
Florence MsTy Fitch. Of strattord
Conn, has received q Doctors degree from
the Rerlin University with honors. Only
nine women have taken this degree, three
of which were Americans,
August A. Busch. of St. Louis, will
build an ella borate summer home on the
historic Grant farm near st. Louis where
General Ulysses s. Grant, before his ele-
walton to the presidency of the United
States, titled the soil and cut cordwood.
Captain c. w. McRae who succeeds
! Rear Admiral G. w. Melville, as chief
| OF the Bureau of Steam Engineering Will
| be the first Naval Academy graduate TO
| All the place. lle was formerly at the
head OF the steam engineering department.
and ne was a member of the first class
| OF engineers to be graduated from Anna
polls. During the Spanish war he was
| chief aogin Aar Of the battleship Iowa.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-08-21
PLUMBERS CONVENTION
Richmond Delegates to Go to Atlantic
CITY Next Week.

Al the meeting OF the Master Plumbers
Associaiion last night delegates to tho
national meeting at Atlantic City, on
August .3lst. we're elected ; The a deis.
Ming. Jr., r. Rose, Henry Grimmel
a. H. May, w. r. Yarbrough and Chas.
Burkcrt, Of Manchester ~
Morgan r. Mills is delegate ex-oficlo.
The association will be In session Three
days. The delegates. will leave SATURDAY
afternoon. August 18th. over the YORK
1t is Quite probable that Mr.. Mills will
be chosen president of the National AS
ISOLATION at their meeting.