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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1903-01-11
FORCES RALLY
WILL THROW THEIR INFLUENCE
BEHIND THE CABELL BILL
TO-MoRRoW.j.55.ls9 81:
OPPOSITION 10 tlEAslJlEs:
Dcputntion. Coming from Many
Cities-Women VIII Also Ask to
( BE Heard or Lend.Thetrs Presen nee
in Support of the Suppression of
Child Labor. z..G-

No measures have been presented be-
fore this Legislature OF more widespread
interest than the two chIld-labor bills to
be discussed by the Senate COMMITTEES on
General Laws tomorrow night. There
are two of these bills pending. one intro
duced By Representa- Cahell, of Dan-
willie, and the other by Senator Lyle, OF
Roanoke The Lyle bill is intended to
prohibit children under II years Of age
from working in factories and mills.
The bill introduced by Mr.. Cabell limits
the age Of employment to IA years.
This is the bill which is most favored
by organized labor throughout this State
AS far as can be learned at present
there is but one body in this State that
is opposed to the enactment of q. child
labor law. and this body is the Lynch
burg Chamber Of Commerce. Numbers
Of employers and manufacturers, either
il, person or through their lawyers. will
appear before the committee tomorrow
night to oppose both measures.
The Virginia State Federation Of Labor
and the Central Labor Unions of Norfolk.
Portsmouth, Newport News. Roanoke,
and the Trade and Labor Council OF
Richmond have declared unanimously for
a child labor law at this session Of the
Legislature. Officials and committees re.
presenting each of these powerful labor
organizations w1llib present to urge the
passage Of the Cabell bill.
LABOR FORCES. RALLY.
A special meeting of the Trade and
Labor Council of Richmond has been
called to meet in the Office Of the Super
intendent of Public Printing. James
OrBannon, in the basement of the Capt
toll Monday night, at quarter to 6
O'Clock.
Visiting representatives of the State
Federation of Labor and other central
and local trades unions have been in.
vited to meet with, that organiza ton
Among the prominent labor .represen-
tatives of this State who will appear in
behalf Of the bill are President Fl, K
Sampson, and Secretary W. II. Mullen.
of the Trade and Labor Council, of Rich
mond: Thomas Nolan. district organizer
for the American Federation of Labor
in Portsmouth and vicinity; Trea sure1
NJ. R Pace, Of the Virginia State Fed
GRAFTON of Labor; Past President D. u
Reardon, Of the Portsmouth Central
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1903-01-11
ARE LAWYERS now,
Supreme Court Announces
Names OF Successful
Candidates.

Thirty of the thirty-five candidates for
the Bar examined last Friday by Judges
of the Supreme Court Of Virginia, have
successfully passed through the ordeal
and have been admitted to practice.
The decision has been reached with re-
n1arlzable pron1ptness. 1t was believed
that the verdict, might possibly bes rem
dered next Tuesday though the possibility
that no announcement would be made for
weeks was suggested
The names and addresses of the sue
cessful candidates are given below:
J.. t. Garrow,> Denhigh. Warwick Co.
Va n
w, Allan Perkins, Charlottesville, Va
Hamilton Rogers, Petersburg. Va
c.. r. Moore, Birds Nest. Va
P. D. brewery. Charlottesville. Va
John r. Tucker. Cambridge, Mass.
Lane Lucy, Custom House. Richmond,
Va
Samuel w Gairston, Martinsville, Va
". G.. Tyler, 9o7 east Main street, Rich
mond, Va.
i Granville r. Swift, "a north Capitol
street. Washington. p. c.
John w. Hilldrup. Box a, Lynchburg,
Va. -
Samuel Gardner waller. Front Royal,
Va.
j. H. P.,9Leigl. Petersburg. Va
D. w. billiard, Spencer. Va.
Albert Lonsdale Roper, Charlottesville,
Va
j. Lewis Thomas. University OF vir-
Robert c. Fugate. Charlottesville, Va
ginia-
samuel Peter Powell. Charlottesville.
Va
George Egghorn Nelson. hot Springs.
Va.
Russell H Willis. eo7 east Main street,
Richmond, Va.
William 2. Ross. 2s7 Box. Richmond.
Va
Richmond, Va.
William catesby Jones. Gloucester. Va.
B. II. Davis. Horeb, Va
NJ 3. Booker. Houston, Va.
Gardiner R.. Nottingham. Eastvilie, Va
James F. Wright, University Of r Nir-
ginia. Charlottesville, Va.
Aubrey G. Weaver, Front Royal, Va.
Winston Parrish, University OF .Vir-
ginia, Charlottesville, Va
f. c. Miller. box zaS, Norfolk, Va
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1903-01-11
Labor Union; E. F. A1ulcahy, and NJ, y.
sClinedinst,,, Of the Newport News Central

80 !
Labor Union; E. F. arulcafy. and NJ y.
Cllnedinsts,, Of the Newport News Central
Labor Union. -
In addition to those named there will
be; deputations of officials and citizens
friends Of organized labor, from Nor
folk, Portsmouth, and = Newport News,
to; advocate the measure before ithe
committee. .tts%s
The Cabell bill has already passed the
House of Representatives unanimously
At the time this bi1l was before tht
committee Of the House a number of
ladies, wives Of men apromine.-. in affairs
Of the city and State appeared in Its be-
half and numbers Of them are expected
to appear before the committee to-nor-
row night on a ll--sf mission. ts;-.s
HAS BEEN. MUCH DISCUSSED.
= Not a trades union has met in this
State within the past5thre months with
out discussing the labor law and many
Of, the unions have instructed their mem
bers to either write or personally request
the representatives and senators from:
their districts to work and vote in favor
Of this measure. Many Of the unions in
!. this city have appointed committees to
cooperate with the committee Of the
Trade. and Labor Council In behalf of the
measure. r.
[ The attitude Of the Lynchburg Chamber
Of Commerce in opposing the measure
has. been severely condemned by trades
unions all over the State.
ass W. z. SEAL.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1903-01-11

c.ose;s ee e. He was for long time president
~, ~, .l.e {. 3 attonai Academy OF Sciences,
try and. abroad as on. Of the most emf
IE nsnt pioneers In technology Ia the Laid:
tae, was actively connected wi-.the Mas
Sd sschnsetts Institute Of Technology until
nus sl tstn year The institution which she
founded has no superior for technical
uainins In the United States or Europe,
and the graduates of Annapolis Naval
academy academy are assigned to study there
along special lines for naval construc.
tors During his connection with the Uni
rersity of Virginia, Professor Rogers
gave life and influence to the department
OF science, to which he was elected One
OF his pupils was Mr.. Boyd's instructor
In geology and 1nlnera1ogy
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1903-01-11
BRIDE IS BLUSH|NG,
The Twins Belong to Another
Wife Of the Same
Name.
VIEW YORK. January- :1o-(special

NEW YORK, January 1o.-(Special3---
Because Mrs. Christopher Smith, 1s
years old, of No. 122 east 11st street.
gave birth to twins, it does not follow
that Mrs. Christopher Schmidt. Is years
old, of the same address, who was mar
ried to a prosperous young Sullivan
county farmer y on Thanksgiving eve,
should be Congratulated on the event.
But such has been the case fand o5such
a startling extent has Mrs. Schmidt, the
two-months' bride, received letters from
her friends at Calhoun Centre, where she
was born and bred, that the blushtrg
bride declared to-day she intended to set
Alright this COMEDY Of Errors
Meantime the landlady of "a first-class
boarding house at the given address for
twelve years, says that among the hun
dreds Of Smiths, Schnidts. and Siaithes.
whom she has lodged, none ever afforded
such a. fund Of gossip as Mrs Smiths 8
twins.
The twins got into print because one
was born dead and the other living, and
the father could not tell which was
which, so he, took them to Bellevue to be
nut In an incubator.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1903-01-11

when It was learned that the Rev. j.
Francis RibbIe, rectorsof ST Paults Epis-s
9copaI church. had standered his resignation
to take effect February 18th Me RID
bic gave the vestry OF the church no rea-5
son for his STEP but from him It was
afterwards learned that he Is considering
several calls one to St Johns church. IN
extended by@a church In the State Mr.s
Ribbie has been rector OF ST PauFs for
eight years The handsome new stone ed
lice on Thirty-fourth street was built
under his direction The vestry OF the
church will Immediately take steps to dli
the pulpit, having accepted the resigna-
ton with regret
EAGLE SHOE COMPANY.
The Eagle Shoe Company. which Is new
operating the plant at Fredericksnurg,
and win movesit here as soon as posi-
Bile. to-day decided to discard the Get
trell building. which vas originally Sc
cured. and to build a factory OF its own
on another site.
Eight lots were secured for the pur-
pose. This plant will turn out only high
grade shoes. principals for men.
The Chamber OF Commerce has decided
to have its banquet this year as usual.
The date has not been fixed In order to
advertise the tercentennial project, the
Chamber has issued a statement call
ing upon all citizens OF Newport visiting
In other cities to register at hotels by
writing the words, Newport News, 1901" :"
after their names on the registers. This
will excite curiosity. and the explanation
will at once be good advertisement for
the big show In, 1907:
cUsToM-HoUsE COLLECTIONS.
The total collections at the scuston-
house during the year 1902, amounted to
s., ,15s, sse5 q, the largest in the history Of
the port.
There will be big fight at the next
meeting:of the Council on the question OF
aboltshing the chain-gang- The Street
Committee viii have two reports, one rec
ommendirg the abolition of the gang and
another recommending the working OF on
5ly petty larceny and long-term misde-
meanor. prisoners or. the streets. There Is
strong. sentiment against abolishing the
gang altogether.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1903-01-11
ORDAINED TO FREEZE.
SO Thought Mrs- Yarrow, who Was
Found Unconscious.

PREDICTION. N. J.. January 1o,-tspe-
cial1-surering from starvation and the
delusion that she was ordained to freeze
to, death. Mrs Ellen Yafrow. widow Of
Dr. Thomas Yarrow was found today
sitting In chair In the home where she
had been without food or fire for seyera.
days.
Mrs. Yarrow lived. alone and since the
death of her husband. who was well
known physician. hao kept away from
her friends Four days ago she dis.
charged her servant and said she was
going away. Since thensnothing had been
seen OF her and callers received no re-
sponse Ito repeated rings at the heH Of
her home 58s
To-day some Of her friends decided to
make a thorough search for her and
forced an entrance into the house. In
bedroom they founa her unconscious in q
chair.
The woman had 40 doubt sat IN the.
chair for three days her mind a. COM
plete wreck. When restored TO con-
saousness, she turned upon her friends.
and tried TO drive them from the house
declaring that She had been ordained ts
freeze: TO death Fpr that she. had calm.
sly sat IN her chair md waited
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1903-01-11
THE. sEARCH n sF0 r LITTLEzLUNA 0YNER,

shouse, and it was at tina point that the lit
tie girl was seen last. She had been out.
to the peanuthe with her brother, and.
the two had gathered some peanuts,
brought them back to the house and
roasted them. Then the boy went into
the house leaving the little girl standing
|sby the smoke house. and when he came
|souts some minutes ater@ she. was nowhere
to be- seen. She was immedia lately sought.
for IL every dire cti On. but not trace sof
her was found since then sereralswen-s
Sorgani5ed searching parties have made
Thorough hunts Tor Ter. but snp shs RIB;
bon, footprint, or other! tracs has been
found: 5:s.
I IIhesdraw!nss to- the hox5 de-;
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1903-01-11

The above cut shows scenes from the
search for little Luna Joyne-. the pretty pretty
5-year-o1d child who disappeared from d her
{ mot hers home. near Church Road. Va,
and who has not since been seen:
70 the left is Mrs chandler the child Jig IS s
rrandmother. pointing out across az pea
nut Held. in thee direction Of the woods
( q which the little one was thoughtsh BY
s.or,a toshave been lost Mrs. chandl rsis
standing Just outside the door Of the cot
stares IA which Luna Joyner used to live
with her mother and six brcthers q Her
father died four years 81 go
IS The next pictpre sts5of the sIoyneF Rouse.
rhe su3all tps tn lht . tbs smoke
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1903-01-11
sEABOARD AIRLINE
TO BE REDIVlsIONED.
Fourth Division, oolumbin to. Jack
sonyi1le; Fifth, Savannah to
Montsomery1 Sixth. jack
sonville to Baldwin
Division superin-
tendendents.

NORFOLK. VA, January 1o.-General
Superintendent Huger. OF the seaboard
Airline. issued an order to-day. TO the
effect that on January 10Th the entire
system south Of Columbia, S. c.. would
be redivisioned, as follows:
Fourth division, Columbia to Jackson
vile. and Fernandina to the Chattahoo-
chez river. and branches. Including Fer
nandina terminals and Baldwin yard, with
r.. w Hudson as superintendent
Fifth division, Savannah to Montgom-
cry, and branches. Including Savannah
terminals, with Walter Hale as superin-
tendent.
81 Sixth division. Jacksonville to Baldwin,
and all lines south OF Baldwin. including
Jacksonville terminals. with p. z. Max
well as superintendent
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1903-01-11
DEFIED THE s.YANKEEs."
Death of Miss Laura v. Arnold Re-
calls a; Brave Won,nr.

- = j.
WINCHESTER, VA. January 1o-(Spe-
cial. .)-N1iss Laura v. Arnold. whose sud
den death, at Cumberland, Nd. occurred
Yesterday. was a native of Winchester,
and was a devoted adherent of the Con-
federacy. One incident in which she fig
ured, and which is as well known in Vir-
ginia as the Babara Freitchie incident
is in MARYLAND, occurred when the faith
sfuI forces under General Milroy occu-
pied Winchester. Milroy had ccnflscated
her COW. and would return it to her only
upon her taking the oath of allegiance.
She applied in person to the Federal
general to have her COW restored to her.
and upon his refusal. said. We'll, If you
can suppress the. Southern confederacy
by stealing John Arnolds cher father) old
COW, you can do it. but would never
take the oath" Her spirit and courage
so impressed General Milroy that the cow
was restored and special orders were Is
sued for the soldiers never again to mo-
lest Miss Arnold. ...<ss4.4
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1903-01-11

5whichw was kept up all last Thursday All
the woods. fields. swamps. disused wells,
ssaw-mill pits, and decayed ice houses In
the neIghborhood Of the Joyners house
were beaten over completely. but still.
not sign off the lost child was found.
The failure OF his hunt has led many
to be1.evest sthat ri the girl did not. as was
at: first supposed, die Of ofsexposure in the.
woods, but that. she was kidnapped BY
some party who had hoped to secure 4 re.
ward for HERE turn sIts Is supposed that
the anger which was aroused by the dis
appearance Of the lid I frightened this
party to such sdesreeSthat. .heswaas afraid
sto run the risk Of being s; sIynched Il the
has iddsns sqrs put l,sF cut sths way,
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1903-01-11
COMMUTE ANTITRUST BILL.
Not widely pinerent from the At
itorncy-Generalss,

itOTncy~SICucId1|Ss
WASHINGTON D. c., January 1o.-The
subcommittee sof the House judiciary
Committee of which Representative Lit
tleheld is chairman, and which has been
engaged since early+in the session In the
consideration Of all pending antitrust
bills and the preparation OF. bill TO
be reported TO the full coHnai ttee held
a session to-day. but took no final ac-
ton.
nittee had adjourned today that re
port would not be made to the full Com
i.lee on qn ss1bt nsS1l Ffldag W5aa
d;reerenee befween1 the bill drafted by the
sub-committee % ana that drawn by the
AttorneyGeneral the former hseing, slag IS somes ne
direction Of publicity. It also is under
stood that instead Of creating new as!s!, CON
mission as provided in the Attornsy,
Generals draft the 5sub-commlttee.ss - pill
viii propose that the collection and dis
sen,ination Of information concerning cor
porations shall be done through the an
terstate- Commerce 81 omn1isS. on. - -
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1903-01-11
WILL MOVE THE GROVE. J.
Gigantic Undertaking OF Millions
aire In New Jersey

sMORR1STOWN, N. J., January 1o-
speciaio-Worknen are about to begin
moving large pine grove from near
Chestner. n. j.. to Blairsden the es-
tate Of Mr.. Cledyard Blair. nillionai ire
near Fa Hills; Mr.. Blair desires that
when his new mansion is completed this
SUNNI er, it will be surrounded by for
est Of pines. tie does not want to wait
for them to grow. and sc has conceived
tile idea Of adopting modern methods:
CT forestry to accomplish this en-.
In the. grove which Mr.. air has pur-
chased. are $50 magnificent trees: All
these will be transferred to his estate. It
is said that the work will cost about 500
2. tree, or in the neighborhood of s100, ,0e0.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1903-01-11

cHARLEsToN. s, c.. January NIX
my opinion the opening Of the door OF.
opportunitys to- crunn. President Roose-
velt's selection for collector OF the Port
OF Charleston. viii be the closing of TIM
door OF hope. to many Of Crum,s
race He viii get his salary. Il the Sens
ate shalt confirm his nomination. and tho
President win probably get the votes
Crum can control IN the Republican icans
vention from South Carolina but crunn.S
elevation viii place every other an4hItioua
nesro In the South under suspicion &
In thousand ways. aud IN no was
that Will be In violation OF Law, cruntf
race will be the sufferer. He VIII not bss
subjected to any PERSONAL violence. huf.
rem emberipg that he was appointed by
the President az an encouragement I'd
other negroes Ia the South to aspire td
office In, tha South. the white peopIa of
this section. and the business interests
will naturally lose a great deal Of thai
friendly Interest in the true welfare o4
the negro previously manifested toward
him In many ways. So
do not think President Rooseyeltk
ated Southern sympathies. but 1t has de-
stroyed the confidence OF the better e.e<
ment OF the South in both hts and pa.
triotism.
The last negro to hold an importank
Federal Office in this State. was appoint
ed by Grant There have been several at
tempts TO place negroes In government
positi9ns here, but, for some good rea-
son. they have all failed Something bet-
ter was expected of Roosevelt than any
OF his Republican predecessors, because
1t was supposed that he had better ap.
probation Of the race issue In the South
IN consequence OF his Southern blood o1
which he has never tailed to boast whes
he was In the South
The pity OF 1t all Is that 1t was une
necessary. and that by doing what ali
rejecting men must think was very
reckless thing. and thing which could
have been SO easily avoided. he has.
aroused spirit of resentment spirit
of moral resistance. which viii ifnxex
ger long after the occasion Of Presidents
offending shall have passed away {
(Signed) JIG. HEMPHILLE
Editor of the News and Courier.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1903-01-11
Mr., R. c. Boyd 10 Prepare a
Geological Map Of Virginia.
EXHIBIT OF OUR RESOURCES.
An Up-to-Datc Plan of .sricu1tnra,
Products as We'll
rAnT OF EXPOSITION ExH1B1T.

erintcd Information on These Two
subjects VIII he Distributed mt St.
Louis-First Report Published
since IS5I-Thc Distinguished
TcoioEist Has Devoted Himxc1t
Ezclnsivels for the Past Twenty
Five Years to the Formations In
This state-i Member of the
franklin Institute of PhiladcI-
1hla--Enr1ier Reports.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1903-01-11
Trn.t anest1on To-aIorroyv.

b CAPE HENRY. VA. January 1e:-The
Norwegian steamer Juno, Captain Hum-
iron -ore. stranded this afternoon, at 3:Ss
i O'clock, on Pebble Shoal, near False
Cape. Va She will probably be foated
have left Norfolk to assist her of.
Fl AT 81 O. clock the steamer was reported
/ to- be IN good condi ton. She was then
ltshter!ng her cargo. and her crew were
Juno sustained serious injuries.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1903-01-11
Editor ,1cNeily,. view.

vICKsRURG. MISS. January lc-It
there were a poll taken now. 1t would %
found that the President has completely
alienated Southern sympathizers by tha
8Crum appointment, and closing the In-s
dianoIa postonca- Speaking of the latter.
It Is true that when measured by 1t eg-s
fects-its<proportion Of good and bad con-
sequences upon race rela tions-it viii be
condemned as an unjustihable wrong and
do not question the motive OF Mr..
Roosevelt. He doubtless thought he did
right IN refusing the postmaster's resig-
nation. Hut this concession IS at the
expense OF his Judgment. He discarded
the lessons OF experience that teach thsl
abnormal and intractabie nature of tka.
race conditions In his attempt to forces
the Indianola situation. he was obiivious
of the fact tnat when In a state of erup-
ton, white supremacy Is impervious To
reason. defiant OF logic and inpregnax
be to edicts OF power, however strsn,is
GUS.
The fruits of. the Indianola postof1c4
closure are all evil. The President haa
inflicted retailiator punishment on an
ordinarily law-a hiding community. whom
there has been no overt act of Offence
punishment whIcn will bear lightest on
lie least Innocent He has given am
IIIUtltSIO11 ~ SSS d51I0So1S dA5t3iSSg
conservative teachings. And all for an
assertion OF authority wholly vain. MAJ
terially and morally.
{Signed.1 J. S. McNEIEY,
Editor OF the HArad Ii
se.ers the Last Link. Cd
By Teiegraph to the Editor of DIS
patch:
NATcHEz MISS, January 1o.-Therest Il
no doubt that the action OF President
Roosevelt in these two cases has severed
the last connecting link In the chain ct
sympathy which bound him to the South
and which chain was forged oy the adj
nniratio he claimed to have chosens fot
the people OF the Southland. the 3henn<
OF his mother. 5s
It is hardly necessary to say his studs
led determination to force the negro
DR.. Crunn, and ths negress Minnie Cox.
on the white people OF their respective
communities. In spite OF the expected
objection Of an almost united South
has justified condemnation
The Indignation and sorrow OF the poo
pie of the South is deepened by the rs.
fiection that tie man WAC has aiisnaseds:
Southern synipatnies' inSthis most stkna.
manner. Is the son Of Southern woman
The facts 10 the Indianola case wers
perverted by some one Ia the White
House. and the President has failed to
offer an explanation. IN plain words
Presiden. Roosevelt has paraphraaAd the
familiar lines from cur fcrefathsrs--tha
peoples government. made by the people.
and answerable to the people Accnrd1nS
Ia the Crum and Cox cases this b
.Rcosevelt's government. uaade tor Rnoses
yels. and answerabIe 20 Roosevelt "
fSigned} CHAKaESW W. MILLER.
Editor OF the Natchez Democrats
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1903-01-11

The new dyer. the ..Seaboard Florida
sIdrnIted: I, the fastest train ever run fInras
richmond ITO Florida, Will maj TT 1arsts
i.fn, South, Ianua ~, & dy.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1903-01-11
BLACKS l|L SUFFER
sSo5uthsrn Editors Discuss
Roosevell's 8 Negro Appointses.
HAS MADE A GRAVE MISTAKE.
Tho PresidenA wa. n1-Advised ns--
xardinE Cru1n,s selectIon. . S.
NEGROES LOSE WHITE L1K11a.

Il Is Predicted That as Resnlt OF
appointment OF Blscks to unieo
IN the south the white Peopls
VIII sCease TO Take Friendly In.
terest In the Welfare OF the
Dlacks-The President May Have
Gained Electorn1 votes III ,ha
Southern States, Bat He Has
Alienated Many Democrats swha.
Wished Him Well.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1903-01-11
A. Fl. Chamberlain Dead.

BosToE. MASS. January 1o-(special,
a. II. Chamberlain, manager Of the Co,
lunbia theatre died this morning at his
home in Brighton. He had been sick .forsa
long time. having undergone twelve oper-
ations for blood poisoning.