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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-04-11
!. WATER FOR L,YNc,HBU1R 90.
The Gravity Supply Scheme to Be Sub
mitted to the Voters.
fsp.ciai 70 Tho Times-plspatch.

IT Especial to Tho Times Dispateh.)
LYNCHBURG, VA, April lo.-Tht he City
Council this afternoon decided out OF
abundant caution to employ another b ex-
pert engineer to go over the plans for
procuring a gravity supply Of water from
Amherst. It was also determined to sub sub
milf tho question to the voters OF Lynch
burg. to be voted on at tho regular spring
primary. This means that the gravity
plan will be adopted, as residents Of the
city are overwhelmingly IN favor Of 1t.
An ordinance was adopted prohibiting
minors from frequentlng public billiard
saloons and bowling alleys.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-04-11
Brandrickv-Martln.

yexs.s'y & 9 Hpr fn is pf}stef home !.
Mr., Glover Martin was the scene Of q
pretty marriage on Wednesday at 8 F,
NJ, when Miss Matte Martin and Mr.;
Edward Brandrick were made man and
WIFE Rev. ]. r. Bagby performed lhs
ceremony. IA ter the marriage q reception
was held at the homo OF the bride.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-04-11
eachers' institute at courtland.
Especial 70 The Times pispat ch.)

Il ecouRTLAND, VA. April 1O,-yrhe reg
,lar meeting OF the teachers institute Of
this county was held IN the courthouse
to-day, Or, Sonthaii. superintendent Of
Public Instruction. and Hon, Harry Tuck
er represented tho Southern Educational
Association and addressed large and
representative audience Both speakers
made a Gne impression. and tho cause
of education was surely advanced.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-04-11
SALOONS OPEN I
May Close In Danvlle To pay or Nos
Until. May lst,
3fspecial to The Times'plapatch, "A.

" Az (speciai to tbs Tlmes'l Ilapttcu'1 9.lI77
iDANyILLE, VA, April 10, The saloons
h nays o 6sehi op notlaoaIon Of The election
sos gTstXsls ssH's6st me
r pne yan wv that they Will be allowed to re,
H main Open aa Until Ct Which tine
thsS seeSla ssY 'sMa
9P nn ~ ~ Y the law, but II no complaint ls
mad THE they Viii be allowed 70 contiHue,
t G Wead ih hot at sye
ns on on the asolsst sxpsotsd the
Would sls Hp' coma Before him to-morFow, Az.
epaag tsy WoY a6d f efs toaay than han
any any month Month in the, history Of the CITY,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-04-11
Parsosns-DaIto

aa Especial to The Times Dlspaatch,)
CHATHAM, VA, April 5lo--Miss Della
Dalton and Mr., Peter Parsons, OF P'tt-
sylyana county, were married AZ Rey.
Chiswell 5Dabney's office Wednesday Rev.
iDabney performing the rite. The groom Il
thirty-one years the BRIDES senior,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-04-11
Bishop Found Not Guilty

(YnrcIel ~ Ths I'1les,DlspatthD n
ruI.4BKI, VA, April l0,-After being
OUT ever an hour tho Jury thin EVENING
brought IN a verdict OF not guilty IN tho
Iishop assault case John y. Draper
an0 j. r. Wyeor prosecuted and = 1.
@fussle and q n. Maedill defended,
the ea&a hinged largely on the opinion
NJ ,he physician. pr Brhmbistt, Pr
Itramblett testified that IN his opinion
he crime charged had not been perpe-
.faled. IN
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-04-11
Crabtree Fined for Assault.
Especial to The Times Dispatch.

ROANOKE. VA. April 1o.-The Jury in
the case Of ]. c. Crabtree. charged with
attempting an assault on Mrs. II. A.
Newbill last Saturday night. brought in
a verdict of simple assault to-day and
imposed fine OF $I5.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-04-11
10 LISTEN

70 what people say when they would
discourage your hope Of exchanging
lwomanly weakness and sickness Tor per-
feet health. Women who have been
invalids for years, scarcely able to be up
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-04-11

Pierce's medicine to every person who may in.
'quiFe - to what has done for ms, !..ss g
,thlnk would never be well, II had continued
the Treatment prescribed BY my doctor , donI
know what would have become OF me; Whsa
los lbs at present It Is 1870, Have healthy color
and my friends say look well. Ny best thanEs
to you and my best wishes too, for what you
have done for me-" 5ss So
vFayorite Prescription makes weak
women strong, sick women well, Ac,5
ccpt no substitute for tho Hedlc1ne.
which works wonders for veal women.
The Common Sense Medical AZ wiser,
1908 large pages in paper covers, IS sent
E/rys on receipt Of al one'cent stamps to
pay expense OF mailing only. Address
Dr; r, w Pierce, Buffalo, n, N
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-04-11

ndyI the time, 0nu
the other half Of
their time spent in
bed, have b cen
IN a de he althy,i
hearty women by
the use Of Doctor
Pierce's Favodte
Prescription. It
cures thelwoirauly
diseases which un-
der,nine the
strength. It es-
tablishes regular
ity, dries weaken
Ing drains. heals
Inflammation and
Wlceration and
cures female weak
ness,
vWlth pleasure !
send Q fewlln 70 let
you know that fee!
much better than Tor
eight years before tax
Ing your FavoI1te
Prescsiptiou,'n writes
Mrs. Pierce Ge'es, OF
ga West philadelphia
street, York, Pe9n,G
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-04-11
ON EDUCATION
Conference of the Seventh Congress
sional District at Stanardsyie

Especial to The Times Dlspatch)
, BTANDARpsylLIIE. VA, April d.
!, The educational conference OF the Sey-
! entl Congressional District was held al,
Stanardsyille yesterday e-Prcsident
Stone, OF the University presided, There
z Syere several very able addresses nota-
! lily those Of Or. Frazer. Of the Southern
Educa uonal Board, who attributed VII.
s4nia's descent from her position as fret
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-04-11
ANoRTHER TRIP
Extensive Plans for a Visit TO New York
Made BY " P. \, Boys, N 4. .lll.tI

n BI.AGtKsBURG, Va April Blo.-.The v.
~ i. Cadets, should they go to, Newport
News during the carnival. and Sto see the
launching Of the West virginia. WIZ ms
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-04-11
iron. USED /.
NOT ALUM L, | in 4
3ExperrlmrI'!e,nts at Norfolk l' y :. II 2.
New Filtration Methods.
.loF VALUE 10 RICHMOND RI: 4 'It y =
~ NJ Patertees Claim That the New
Il processes Ia Which fronts Used as
acoagulant are Much Cheap
er Than the Old.
Iisn4c,a, to THO 1mes-D,spatch.)

SDeClHl4lOA AAS
ORToIK, VA, April 1o-The pa pae'e.-
}x..s q the new system OF water water n ~
ttration are still at work testing thor a 81 :.
paratlis here. There IS a puIntr1paLse q o.
|, 3 900 900 gallons OF water from the lakes t's
daily. yThat IS ali cleaned by the oid
! fiiter plant, which uses alum as q coagn-
liant. superintendent Smith says the tn, re-
tsults from the employment OF alum m as rs
L coagulant are known and are salts IT'S
Factory. The water department does not no.
contemplate change unless the change lat1
r. 4 I'd advantageous to the city The new
iron filter IL working now to demon
strats that It will not only give better better
results In the precipitation Of the foreign fore
matter Ii tho water, but provide the de-
partment with coagulant that Is
Cheaper. It Is asserted that Iron IS less
expensive and more effective coagulant
4 than alum The patentecs are making
tests to demonstrate that, at their own
4 expense, and not on the water which IS
sent into the city. Whatever results
have been obtained are not yet public.
! Meantime the city has an abundance OF
I; excellent water in the old way And
:sthe department is run at a profit. ts
u y N Z .
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-04-29
The Lishtning's Work.

The bolt of lightning, which struck
tine home Of J. P. Belue Wednesday
afternoon, came very near being fatal
in it's result and did considerable
damage. Mrs. Belue and young
Belue, who is about Is years old, were
rendered wholly unconscious for some
time and the boys right leg was tenn
porarily entirely paralyzed. His right
trouser leg was cut off about the hip
as cleanly as if done by knife and
from there split to the bottom. He
was severely burned in the legs also.
The bolt evidently came down an iron
pipe that is used as a stove fue. L.
broke the bricks that support the
cooking stove, split shelf in a closet
on which stood number Of jelly and
other glasses, shattered the glasses,
ripped an oil cloth from a table and
on the back piazza broke a porcelain
wash basin and probably went nto
the ground by way Of the drain pipe.
The shock to Mrs. Belue and her son.
was very great and that they escaped
with their lives is wonderful. They
are both doing very well Wednesday
and there is no cause apparent to fear
any serious consequences. Spartan,
burg Journal.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-04-29
Would Not Eat.

After living for nearly thirty days
without eating mouthful Bailey
Chance, the white man who has been
in the county Jail at Brunswick, Ga.
for lunacy for some time. died Wed.
nesday night. Chance was taken out
of the Jail Saturday and carried to his
home by the county physician. in the
hope that he might be persuaded to eat
but the man still refused to swallow a
mouthful. Chance was in jail eign-
teen days and did not eat. and it IS
understood that he refused to eat for
several days before be was confined.
The man. il is understood, would never
eat anything unless the food was pre-
pared either by his mother or himself.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-04-29
Man Was a Woman.

Aaron Bark, a farmer who died sud
denly at bis home in Muhlenourg
county, KY, was discovered to be a
woman, whose name is Mrs. Frederics
Green. She came to Muhlenburg
county about thirteen years ago: with
a small child. She was dressed lr
mems clothes. She has lived on
farm the entire time and her disguise
has never been suspected. Mrs.
Green told neighbor, who vas with
her before she died, that her home
was in Massachusetts, and that She
had assumed mems garb because she
could make a betttr living than she
could otherwise The only known lir,
ing relative Of the deceased is her lit
tie daughter, Carroll.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-04-29
He Is Right.

At Richmond, Va, Thursday DR..
Lyman Abbott gave an interview on
the negro question. He said among
other things: / think, in the main,
that the relation between the blacks
and whites in the south are better
than they are in the north; that the
doors to industrial relations are more
open to the negro in the south than
in the nortc; that if be is industrious,
honest and reasonably intelligent he
has on the whole a better chance
in the south than in the north: and
to put the whole thing in a few sem
tences, if / were a negro | would
rather live In a southern than a
northern State"
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-04-29
k,aSneIl n TSrcaUiN.

\ dispatch from Anderson to The
State says it rained a terrapln there
Tuesday afternoon. This statement
is vouched for BY Mr.. Rufus FAINT,
Mr.. Alb FAINT and several little boot
blacks. The Messcs. Fant were stand
ing under the awning in front of the
book store on Nhitner street Tuesday
watching the rain fall. Some little
bootblacks were near them. Sudden
" one OF the boys exclaimed. DID
you see dat ting fall" and ran out
into the street and picked up a half
grown terrapin. Mr. FAINT says that
he did not see the terrapin fall from
the skies, but that he had been look
ing at the very spot where the boys
picked it up only few seconcs before
and that i0 was not there then. He
declares that he believes thaJit fell
along with the rain The 5ootblacks
say that they saw it fall. The boys
had the terrapia showing it around
town Tuesday afternoon. The crea-
ture is about four inches long and two
inches wide.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-04-29
Dropped a Thousand Feet.

Four members Of the Aero club
who ascended from Paris, France, jr
an airship Monday night descended
Tuesday morning at Aries, marvellous
ly escaping death. at dawn the bal
loon, which was at height Of 10000
feet. was travelling at the rate Of six
ty miles an hour. The aeronauts,
realizing that they were nearing the
Mediterranean, determined to descend
Immediately. They dropped precipit'
ately and in afew minutes the balloon
struck the earth. 1t rebounded fol
800 feet. and finally settled among
some telegraph wires, which were
broken. The rapidity oil the descent
deprived the travellers Of all sensation
and completely deafened them. Other,
wise they were unhurt. After a rest
they returned TO Paris by rail.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-04-29
Disastrous Explosion.

A special from Winston-Salem, \
c., says: The boiler at Shore and
Moser's saw mill near Bethania, ex-
ploded Wednesday, killing three men
and injuring another. The dead:
Gid T. Shore, one Of the mill owners,
married. Luther George, single.
William Logan, married. Injured,
but not seriously, Samuel Moser
Luther George, who was loading lum-
Der at tie time Of the explosion, was
struck by a piece OF the boiler, hi
mead torn from his body and flung
upon a pile OF lumber. Shore was
crushed under a mass Of falling tim
Der. Logan was scalded to death.
Part Of the boiler was blown 300 feet.
The explosion Was caused, it is
thought. by low water iri the boiler.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-04-29
A MARQUIS for Sale.

Armed with document to verify his
claim to nobility, Marquis Arthur
de Durrazzo Of Naples, Italy has come
to New York with the avoWed inten-
tion of marrying an heiress and has
advertised to this effect. The mar
ouis thinks New York the Mecca for
heiresses. ''There is more money in
New York than in all Europe" ne
said. You see I am young and would
like young and beautiful bride with
a large dowry So l comehere to find
it. American girl are beautiful be-
vond all Others" Asked if $1,000
would be a fair dowry, he said. 1t
would do, but is not much Of return
for the honor my title brings. My
family is nearly $50 years old and has
large estates in Naples
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-04-29
Okstructed the Mail.

An interesting case was tried last
week in the United Stated Court at
Greenville. David Sherared, colored.
was indicted for obstrlcting the
mail, in that be refused to get out OF
the road with the wagon he was driv-
ing to let Mr.. Trescot, the mail
carrier, pass along on his route. Mr..
A. 81. Dean defended the negro, but
his efforts were rendered nugatory by
the testimony of his client, who said
on oath that he threw down the lines,
folded his arms and said to Mr.. Tres
cot, that he would remain there until
doomesday before he would move the
wagon out Of his way. This evidence
on his part resulted in a conviction.
the jury being out only ten minutes,
and his consequent imprisonment will
be due to the desire for playing the
smart Aleck, as no one else testified
to this expression.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-04-29
"a Pretty Spectacle.

The police have not been able to ar
rest Capt. Andrew Dunlop, Z. S. n,
commandant of the naval station at
San Juan, p. r., against whom a war
rant has been issued for bringing in
liquors without duty, because the
naval station is a government reserve
and Capt. Dunlop remains on it. Capt.
Dunlop refuses to come out or to per-
NIT the police to enter. Commander
l1entz, Z. S. y, and Robert Giles,
against whom warrants were also is
sued on the charge, were arraigned
and plead not guilty. A preliminary
hearing will be held because Of the
inability to apprehend Capt. Dunlop
the date of the hearing has not been
set. P Y. Mohoun, paymaster, [. S.
n, for whom there is warrant out
on the charge of illegally. bringing in
liquors. is in the United States and
will be summoned later through the
government.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-04-29
MANY Candidates.

The State says although Mr.. a. f.
II. Dukes was buried but Wednesday
there are a dozen applicants for the
position on the beard OF directors Of
the dispensary made vacant by his
death. These aspirants may not be
applicants in the sense that they have
appeared in person and have asked
the governor for the appointment,
but it is a fact that their friends have
recommended to the governor, which
amounts to the same thing as per-
soDal application. The position pays 81
a day for not exceeding 100 days in the
year, with mileage at the rate offs cents
mile when on business for the dis
pensary.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-04-29
Peculation in Office.
B. r. Tillman,
Senator

The State says a prominent person
age connected with the State govern
ment was placed under arrest Thurs
day the confines Of the capitol having
been invaded by one of the detectives
of the city police force, who was arm
ed with a warrant for one bearing the
euphonlous and uncommon name OF
Smith-Ed. Smith, TO be more eX-
plicit. The charge against Smith is
that be pilfered the stamp drawer OF
the office OF the secretary OF state ard
did so to the promotion Of the fatness
Of his own pocket book Detective
Strickland, who worked up the case,
found where the negro porter had sold
as much as FIVE dollars worth Of stamps
at one time. Just another case OF
frail humanity being unable to with
stand the allurements Of the opportu-
nifty to speculate at the expense OF the
government.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-04-29
Read This, Girls.

1t is stated on the authority OF the
head OF the Chicago board OF charities
that during the year 1892 four hum
dred deserted wives, who applied to
the bureau Of charities for assistance,
and later obtained divorces, admitted
that they could neither cook nor keep
house, and, Of course, could not keep
husbands. Bad cookery and sloVenly
housekeeping were the direct causes
of these marriages being failures.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-04-29
4 Lcper in This state.

\ dispatch from Washington says a
curious case involving a leper soldier
iu the Philippines is before the war
department. having been referred TO
the judge advocate general to deter
mine in what manner the afflicted
soldier shall receipt Tor his pay. The
leper is an enlisted man in the artil-
lerv and at present is Isolated in South
Carolina. Pa; officers do ;-ot care to
have him handle the rolls to sign the
receit for his pay 50 an agreement
probably will be made whereby the
soldier can be paid through a power OF
attorney executed in the presence OF
the physician and nurse in attendance.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-04-29
The Iowa Disabled.
the Melee.

The battle-ship Iowa: which LETT
Pensacola, Fla, Monday to complete
her target practice in the gulf, was
towed in Tuesday totally disabled oy
her steam pipe bursting and tearing
away the steering gear. The accident
happened at $50 o'clock in the after
noon and three government tugs were
Immediately sent to the ships renef.
The extent Of the damage is very
great and it will require lC days or
more to make repairs. The vessel is
now lying at the navy yard Ihe
sCuardOn was to have departed Tor
the north tomorrow, but the accident
to the Iowa will prevent its sailing as
scheduled.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-04-29
A SAD TALE.
Hopes His Conviction Will Be a
Lesson to Others.
IT WILL DO TIE STATE GOOD.
Hopes His Case Nav be a Lesson to
Other Young Men to Shrn
His Sad Fate.
His Sad Fate.

The correspondent Of The State
had talk with Lonnie c. Meyers, a
young white man who had just been
convicted of murder and sentenced to
the penitentiary for life by the court
at kingstree. The correspondent
says bis conversation disclosed some
unusual sentiments to be uttered by a
man who has stood the excruciating
ordeal of a three days trial, with a
consequent verdict which virtually re-.
moves him from the material world
for life.
The prisoner stood bis trial remark
ably well, but Tuesday the terrible.
mental strain Of the last few days be-
gan to leave it's trace upon his feat;
ures. During the conversation, the
prisoner did not utter one word Of Bit
terness, harted, or anger against a.
single witness, who testified agsinStS
him. He spoke appreciatiVely Of tfes
fair, upright manner in which Sollci-
tor Wilson handled the case, Of the
earnest efforts Of his attorneys who
fought has battle so well and Of the
consideration that he met with at the
hand Of the court.
He spoke feelingly of the wife and
four little children whom he leaves
behind to win their own bread, and
ended his conservation with this SEN
tence: II hope this will do South
Carolina good; hope that my case
may cause other young men to halt
when they are faced with trouble,
and that it may be lesson that will
cause others to try to avoid my fate. -
His attorneys have given notice OF a
motion for a new trial, but the pris-
oner seemed reconciled to the sentence
Of life imprisonment that has fallen
upon him. He expressed the desire Of
securing work in the penitentary that
he is able physically to perform and
said further that it shall be his ear
nest endeavor to make model, obedi-s
ent prisoner.
This is a sad tale, and should be a !
warning to all young men. Meyers
is young man and be murdered his
brother-in-law in a quarrel about a.:
line fence, which should have been
settled without any trouble. II he
could undo what he did, no doubt ne:
would give all be possesses, but it IS
too late now. he robbed a wife and
children Of their natural protector
and now the law condemns him to life
long imprisonment and bis own wife.
and children must fight the battle OF
life alone. But the sentence was q,
lust one, as in no other way can so
ciety be protected.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-04-29
CHANCE FOR a BRIGHT BOY.
Senator Tiilman Has Another Ap.
pointment Of a Midshipman.

Having to appoint another midship-
man to the y. S. Naval academy,
hereby announce that there will be a
competitive examination in the state
house at Columbia on Thursday; the
1th of May, at $50 a. NJ.
Under the regulations Of the navy
department there will be one principle
and three alternates, the candidate
standing the best examination receiy-
ing the first position while the others
will follow in order Of merit.
If for any reason the principle
fails the first alternate takes his place
and so on. The age limit is from if
teen to twenty years. The physical
examination is very severe and
young men would save themselves
trouble and expense by not attempt,
ing to enter the physical examination.
Ten Of those who entered last year
out Of twenty eight were deficient
physically.
After the competitive examination
is held the successful candidate will
be required to, 60 to Washington
May 18th. to stand the civil service
examination. The physical examina.
tion by the government will be helo
at Annapolis On the third Tuesday in
June at the same time that the
final mental examination is held.
In order to be qualified for appoint
ment in case Of the failure OF the
principal the alternates will have tt
be examined at the same time anc
place, viz: Washington May 18th.
In order to compete in this ex
animation young men must be bona
6de residents Of this state and white
The name Of those who will constitute
the examining board will be announc
ed later.
B. R. Tillman,