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'rrho brnvcst are the tendcrcst,
The loving are the daring,

may be trnthfully snid OF ."JIrn" San
ders In ali after life his bravery has
only been exceled by his unsclish defer.
Battle and tic people at large for whom
family. and buried wife ana children, and ID
and one sister, are left OF his Immediate
family. At the time OF his dea tn and
for a number Of years previous, he wns
oyster inspector of this district. Faithful
mourns the departure 4of a n, llon2rnd hsplt1
and useful citizcn., s,,{g,fl,t, aAnli u, 'at,{,
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d. Hunter, Federal commander and
that this money demanded from Cham
bersburg was to be paid to the parties
specified as compensation for their loss
Of property. 10
1t appears that General Early adopted
this policy after proper reflection; that
his orders wero distinct and final, and
that what was done on this occasion by
my command was not the result Of IN
considerable action or want OF proper att
thority, as was alleged by many parties
Mt the North. boil, at the time and since
the close OF the war. n
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STEAM B0ATe,
VIRGINIA NAVIGATION COMPANY

JAMES RIVER DAY LINE.
Steamer POCAHONTAS leaves NON
DAY. WEDNESDAY, and FRIDAY at
Z A, hi. for Norfolk. Portsmouth, Old
Point. Newport News. Claremont and
James River landings. and connecting e
the North. State-rooms reserved for tho
night at moderate prices ELECTRIC cars
direct to wharf. Fare only sl.6O and 81 to
Freight received for ahove-named places
and ali points In Eastern yirEtnla and
North Carolina. IRWIN WElSiGER:
y. A. BARBER. il. Secretary.
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sheep Problem.
Editor OF The Times Dspntct:
~ Sir-Please solve the following prob

EDITOR of The Zines. Dispantcl,:
sir,-P Please solve the following prob
a man left IL. sheep to three heirs. One
70 get one.half, one. to get one. Quarter
and one one.sixth,, Nc sheep to be killed
Sheet Rock, Va. ]. r. N.
S 81 4 &. d !. 49, t.tg
N sp How to Boil Older. ES,
4 Editor Of The Times- Dlspatch: iss
q. Slr-Pease publish tho best receipt for
obige. d. II.
Plnce thu cider on tho fire until It
comes to boil, thon strain 1t into the
vessel In whIol, 1t is to be kept and
cork It tight.
Il a+t+a or q t u + It'll.
We have to divide 10 into parts proper.
tional to 9, 8 md Q Ono would have 4 Of
1b@S,I; tho second would hnvo II Of 16-
All the third would have H Of t5-a4t;
and one. sheep would have to DO. killed
!a,ndssisS slvon to tho first. II to tho second,
and n to tho third If instead Of Is we
had my number divlsible by II wo would
get whole number answers. 30 for II
would give 1904
Music Within It's Lutte.
Editor az Tho Times. D,sph toh.
Slr,-Plenso tell mo who wrote:
s",Tis the little rltt between tho lutte
That sometimes makes the misc mute,
And ever widening,
Slowly silence all"
!. Have this quotation exactly. correct?
Ell FOXY CUTLER.
No: the correct quotations Is:
1T Is the little rItt within the ute
Tint by and ny will make the musfc mute,
And ever widening slowly silence all.
30 5,yy
-Tennyson, Merlin and vivisn.
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Soldier. as Voters,

Editor Of The Tlmes-Dlhpatcn;
sir,-Kindly answer, through the col
umns Of your paper the following cues
''i Ist Can a solder Of the United States
army on duty in the Phlllpplnos vote Ior
ton nj IN the PhlllppInesi 4 50, how Is the
a. Can a soldier vote In any state IN
re Union without beiIng q Foe
instance au il solder was registered y
the State or Pennsylvania and On e!ee-
ton day il lie happened to be n Venues ea,
see could he cast his vote IN Tennesseey
4 You Will greatly oblige by answering
the above questions; ..,,,v
~ p. w. F..
]. No Tie act q Congress s n Rf;oIy y i%g
PhrrtiSnese 9 sppfoyad isss doSy rot Of
make the inha bitants citizens Of the ilnltea
States. and even II II AZ 1ney coulq
e No. The fact that an el ~ Irn II
soldier In the army or navy pI ne gi ,,n,
States does not disgualify him treHi WE e.
Ing at his place OF residence, ne 20
nroperly registered there but he GARRY anIhIfSt
hin as voter, by bslpg statlo!@ea ~
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The Faithful Slave, Old Nose, at Get.

Editor OF The Times-Dispatch:
Sir,-N0w that the negro problem ID be.
Ing 80 generally discussed think 1t might
be appropriate to publish IN your Con.
fede1ate Column" the enclosed touching
lines taken from a Southern paper OF re.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-08-10

beauty as London bridge should be
spoiled by adding ugly iron Orders to
1T. To those who entertain doubts on
this point we would say that we have
seen the architects plans, and when
the scheme is completed London bridge
will possess as much dignity and grace
as an architectural edifice as it did be-
fore. The plans for the work were
drawn up by Mr.. Andrew Murray, the
city surveyor, and Mr. E. Cruttwell,
engineer to the corporation. The con-
tract is being carried out by Messrs.
Pethick Brothers, of Plymouth, the
corporations resident engineer being
Mr.. w. B. Cole
The change from a closed to an open
parapet will undoubtedly be an I'M
prevement, and as it is only four feet
in height pedestrians will be able to
have clear view of the river and ship
ping. The improvement will cost 6 100,-
600, and, when it is remembered that
the bridge is only 1000 feet in length
and that the structure is being wild
ened but eleven feet, the amount seems
enormous, but it is the difficulties that
have attended the work that have made
it so expensive. No bridge, road, or
thoroughfare has ever been widened at
such heavy expense before.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-08-10

where he will spend a few days rest
ing.
Strong as Plus x. is physically, he
supported the ordeal of his coronation
today perhaps with less fortitude than
did Leo XIII. when he was crowned,
although the latter was merely q
shadow of a man. But he possessed q
will which nothing could break. This
evening, when the pontiff received the
Duke of Parma, he said to him:
Not counting the election. today was
the most tremendous experience of my
life. / must find way to stop the
noise in the church. 1t is an offense
against religion"
1t is regarded as almost marvellous,
considering the tremendous crowd at
st. Peters today that not single I'M
toward incident occurred, and the per-
feet order is attributed to the good or
ganiZation of the military and the po-
lice premier, Zanardelli, although not
we'll, remained in Rome purposely TO
personally direct the policy of the gov
eminent. He left Immediately after
the coronation, saying: Rome and
Italy have given proof to the world of
the freedom of the church."
The officials of the Vatican refused
diplomatists accredited to>the QuirinaI
any facilities for being present at the
coronation. Nevertheless, some of them
were there as private individuals,
through the courtesy of their colleagues
Of the French embassy to the Vatican.
Many Americans There.
Besides Cardinal Gibbons, there were
present at the ceremony today Mgr.
Kennedy and the entire American COL
lege party, the Archbishop of Manila,
Mgr. O'Connell, rector of Washington
university, and Very Rev. Charles p.
Grammar, of the same institution;
Father E. w. Fowler, Of Sioux City,
Iowa, and Father Thomas B. Donovan.
of Montgomery, Ala.
No place was specially reserved for
the family of the pope, the only mem
Der of his family present being his
nephew, Parolin, who is parish priest.
Tonight all the churches and relig-
ious institutions, and in addition many
private houses, are Illuminated in hon
or of the occasion. The pontiff was so
fatigued by the ceremony that he has
postponed the meeting of the consis-
tory, which was to have been held to-
morrow.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-08-10

by strong steel ties that pass right un-
der the roadway. In this way one
bridge supports the other. Each of
these temporary bridges consists of
five spans, about $50 feet in length
and seventy tons in weight.
They were brought from Wednes-
bury to London in sections and built
up on large pontoon, moored close to
the bridge, and lifted into position by
four vertical derricks. This latter OPP
Grafton, rendered very difficult on ac-
count of the strong tide, took exactly
fifteen minutes, and in engineering cir
cles it is regarded as quite remark
able feat.
The spans having been placed in the
desired position, they were covered in,
and it is in these galleries that pedes-
trians now cross. On the top of these
covered ways run the electric cranes
for lifting the heavy pieces of granite.
When the present bridge was built they
had no machinery to assist them, and
as all the cranes. at present in use are
worked by electricity, it is right to say
that this historic structure has passed
through the steam era.
AS soon as the footbridges were
ready the footways across the main
structure were closed. They had a
width of nine feet three inches each, but
when the new scheme is completed
they Will each be fifteen feet wide,
making a total additional width to the
bridge of eleven feet six inches, or an
increase from fifty three feet six inches
to sixty-five feet from parapet to para
pet. This enlargement is being obtain
ed by building out from the main struc-
ture granite corbels Six hundred and
fifty will be used, and they are each
ten feet six inches long, three feet
three inches high, and eighteen inches
in thickness. They are laid about eigh-
| teen inches apart and strongly bolted
into the bridge and also into one an
other Upon the outer edge of these
| corbels are the granite balustrades,
| 1000 of them being needed for the en-
/ tire work. This granite comes from the
same quarries in Devonshire that sup
| piled the stone of which the bridge
! was built over seventy years ago.
When the contractors first erected
| their huge steel Orders many were I'M
| der the impression that they were part
| of the widening, and wrote all kinds of
| letters to the city authorities, as well
| as to the officials in charge of the work,
declaring it an act of vandalism that a
structure possessing such architectural
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-08-10
BEES ARE FINALLY HIvED.
Drunken Man Gives Omaha Police a
Lesson in HANDLING Them.

About o'clock Saturday afternoon
a big swarm of bees alighted on one
of the trees in front of the police sta
ton. Turnkey Glover at once profess
ed to be an experienced bee man, and
was dubbed keeper of the royal
aviary." Glover tried with might and
main to make the honey givers swarm
into a box which laid handy, but the
bees that sWarmed could be counted on
the fingers of an armless man. For
three hours, or until it was time for
him to quit work. he pleaded and beg
ged of the bees to come to the soap
box, but all to no avail.
When the night shift went on Ser
geant Cook took the title. He had
swarmed bees, he swore. since he wore
long clothes. But for some reason the
bees would still not swarm. Two hours
had gone by when the sergeant espied
small boy. Aiming him with a saw,
the boy was swung on a rope into the
tree and soon the branch came down.
But when the job Of putting the bees
into the box came every one baked.
Just then ambled up colored man and
white man, the latter with all sails
set
'Lemme show yoush how" he said.
And then came a glazing example of
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-08-10
EVAN HoWELL's SAGE ADVICE.
1t Scared His Client and Ended His
Desire for Litigation.

After having been solicitor general,
Capt. Evan P. Howell, our present dis
tinguished mayor retained consider
able amount of private practice in
the Clayton superior court. AT one
term of the court he had a weak case
for a very dull-witted but persistent
client When it was sounded on the
docket for trial, the lawyer for the de-
tense had filed a demurrer that was
discussed and sustained, thereby
throwing the plaintiffs case overheard.
The plaintiff had listened intently to
a legal duel, the purport of which was
to him as a display of cuneiform in
scriptions, but he had a consciousness
that something awful had happened
when the fracas between the lawyers
came to an abrupt end.
He went out like Mary's little lamb
and fingered around until Capt. Howell
emerged from the court house door.
His client seized him by the arm and
dragged him off to a quiet spot in the
shadow Of John L. DoyaPs law Office.
Evan, what's happened?" he tremu-
lousy questioned.
why, John, the unfeelin' judge in
there let the case go off on de-
murrer!"
well, Evan, know that-and we're
flung out all right-but what'n h is
a demurrer? Tell me that, now!"
ooh, John, you go home to your
plowin' and don't worry. The good
Lord never intended a fellow like you
to understand the lengths and
breadths, the heights and depths of a
demurrer! Why, demurrer is one of
the most dangerous things that the
law of thousand years has brought
down to us for our aff1iction! Go home
and try to forget it,"
And John went-went in hurry, so
as to get space between him and the
demurrers as quickly as possible.-At-
lanta Constitution.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-08-10
CHASE AND HARDY TO SHOOT.
Champion Marksman Accepts Challenge
of Nebraska Man.

Special to The Globe.
SIOUX FAILS, S. D., Aug. 9.-Ray II.
Chase, of Alexandria, S. D., who early in
the spring won the rife shooting cham
pionsfip by defeating Harry Benson, of
Rockford, ILL.,, has practically concluded
arrangements for contest between him
self and A. H. Hardy, of Hyannis Neb.
Hardy recently challenged Chase, one
of the conditions being that the contest
should be held in the Black Hills. Chase
would not agree to go to the Black
Hills.
He is now in receipt of letter from
Hardy stating that the Nebraska man
will come to Alexandria if Chase will pay
his railroad fare. This Chase is willing
to do, and the date for the contest will
soon be determined upon.
The purse will be $500 a side and the
distance twenty four-foot rise, the RI
fes to be loaded by parties other than
the contestants. The balls are to be
thrown from a trap in any direction the
shooter may choose.
The one who hits 500 balls in the least
time will be declared the winner. Each
contestant will have the privilege of using
as many guns as he wishes. A forfeit
will be posted Immediately after the ar
ticles of agreement are signed by both
parties.
The contest is being looked forward to
with great interest, and will be witnessed
by several thousand people from Alexan-
dria and this part of the state.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-08-10

the parable of a drunken mans luck.
Advancing on the bees, the man
picked up the limb and with his fin
gers calmly scraped bee after bee onto
the sidewalk. Not sting did he re-
ceive as the insects fell to the side
walk.
|Now gimme thash box" he COM
manded. It was handed to him. He
got down on his hands and knees, care
fully scraped the bees into heap, and
then just as calmly scraped them, still
with his hands. over the curling and
into the waiting soap box. And now
Sergeant Cook will have honey to burn.
Out of consideration for his work
the white man was allowed to go on
his way, after the negro had promised
to escort him straight to his home
Omaha World Herald.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-08-10
LONDON BRIDGE IS
BEING WIDENED
Work Is Difficult Because of Great
Traffic Over the Structure.


LONDON, Aug. 9.-One of the most
difficult and at the same time inter-
esting pieces of engineering improve
ments ever carried out in the city OF
London is the widening of London
bridge. When it is remembered that on
an average 100000 persons, equal to
the population of Brighton, cross the
structure every twenty-four hours, as
we'll as some $4,000 vehicles, and that
it was decided to enlarge the present
footpaths without disturbing either the
pedestrian or vehicular traffic, one
forms a faint idea of the obstacles the
engineers and contractors were called
upon to face.
No crossing the world over is so rich
in historic associations as London
bridge and it's predecessors. Although
no definite records exist as to the date
of the first bridge at this site, it is be-
lieved that the Romans erected some
form of timber crossing 1000 years ago.
The first wooden bridge of any preten-
sions was that built in 1908, chiefly to
resist the incursions of the Danes. This
structure was destroyed by storm and
flood in 1890, w>He in the reign OF
Stephen another wooden bridge perish
ed by fire. Then, in ITS, was begun the
first stone bridge, which took thirty
three years to build.
After a long life of $50 years the
present structure was commenced,
some hundred yards higher UP the
river, by Rennie, and 1t is this bridge,
made famous by Dickens in "Oliver
Twist" that is now being widened.
AS the first condition laid down by
the city corporation, the body RESPONSE
BILE for the improvement, was that the
traffic should not be interrupted, oper-
atoms were commenced by the erection
of temporary foot bridges. They rest
upon supports built up on the cutwa-
tiers of the piers of the main structure.
These aerial crossings, for they are
nothing less, are placed sufficiently far
away from the main edifice to permit
of the widening, and are tied together
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-08-10
Affairs of the Northwest

ron will be of special interest to cities
that extended their corporate limits for
the purpose of increasing taxes to carry
Coughran brought suit against the city
to set apart from the city incorporation
boundary a tract of land containing
been plated or divided into city resi-
dence or business lots and that no benefit
would accrue to him from the land being
included in the corporate boundary of the
city.
The case was heard in circuit court be-
fore Judge Campbell three years ago,
decision being given favorable to Mr..
Coughran. The city appealed to the su-
preme court with the result that the
findings of the lower court are affirmed
and the tract of land involved is exempted
from the corporation of the city
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-08-10
RUSSIANS GIVE
THE POWERS A HUNT
Triflng Reminder That They Have No
Treaty Rights at New Chwang.

LONDON, Aug. 10. = The Times
prints a dispatch from Shanghai which
says that the anniversary of the cap
ture of New Chwang, last Tuesday,
was celebrated, and that M. Crosse,
the Russian administrators, issued for
NAL invitations for the Inauguration of
the Russian civil administration build
ing, and that this was interpreted as
equivalent to the declaration to the
representatives of the other powers
that they could not claim footing of
equality or treaty rights in this Chinese
treaty port
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-08-10
GUN PLAY POSTPONED.

No Artillery Practice at Camp LakevIew
Before wednesday.
Special to The Globe.
LAKE CITY, Mimi, Aug. 9.-Owing to
the recent heavy rains the farmers have
not been able to get the fields cleaned
for the artillery practice. and, while the
military are arranging the targets, they
fore Wednesday of next week. Should
there be more rains it is likely that Capt.
Ridgeway will have to call for more time
in order to camplete his work here. He IS
range will be of the best for the work.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-08-10
Four Went Down With Boat.

VALLEJO, Cal, Aug. "a sailboat
capsiZed today between Vellejo and
Benecia, with six men on board. Four
were drowned, as follows: II. Salo-
man. grocer; Emil Cheline, a vegetable
dealer; T. Hansen, a warrant officer of
the United States navy, and D. wilson,
a salesman.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-08-10
The hanninn Gardens.

Nebuchadnezzar was asked why he built
the hanging gardens of Babylon.
THAT was little idea of my own"
he explained. "If my neighbours hens
want to get in. they'll have to walk up
side down."
Feeling he had solved a mighty problem,
he gayly trekked forth with a rake
New York Sun.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-08-10
Find Home In Ashes.

Special to The Globe.
SPARTA. Wis, Aug. 9.-The residence
of Lewis Plummer was destroyed by hre
this evening while the family was absent
The origin of the fire is unknown. Inc
house was partially insured.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-08-10
LOSING CAPITAL FIGHT.

Relic of Huron's Effort Appears in De-
cision on City Expansion.
Special to The Globe
HURON, S. D., Aug "a case just
passed upon in the supreme court entitled
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-08-10
Dlseraced.

First New Yorker-What has become OF
Delaney? 1 haven't seen him for an
age.
Second New Yorker-O. he was run
over by a street car in Philadelphia. -.
First New Yorker-What a disgrace!-
Smart Set
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-10-25
CHEF OF E0LLCE MIDDLE
Evidence Heard and Arguments Made,
But Court Asks for More Opinions.

had never served papers tcr nm as
deputy.
Gen. II. King Mhito was ,allrt 1nd
tested his removal Ut Mr.. Htlpe1per
on May 80. and his aDpo ntmcn. OF
Mr. Peterson on June II Tor .hs lea-
sons before stated
City Clerk johnson was thcl called
and read from the city records, Shaw-
Ing that Mr. Petersons appo,utmcn-
had been read before the council, bur
never ratified. The records were al
SO read, showing that Mr. Peterson
had presented his bond, but that rne
council had never approved the same
The action OF the council in passing
resolution authorizing t. A. Peter
son as chief OF police to perform GER
tain duties for the city was also read
and introduced as testimony
Mr.. Peterson testified that he ha l
lereived his appointment from Mayor
Nh te, and had been performing -
duties OF chief OF police since June ID.
Mr.. Culpepper testified that he had
accepted the special appointment un-
der Sheriff Gould and had duly quail
fed. He further said that il was for
the purpose OF capturing Woolfork
tut that owing to high water, he mad
Lever made the trip or served papers
IN that position. Mr.. Culpepper tes
titled that he had served as chief OF
police from June 3 to June IA, the
time elapsing between his relnstate
| ment by the city council and his final
removal by Mayor White. Thi, was
! done after he had resigned as deputy
sheriff
The minutes OF the city councn 20
| garding the refusal OF the council tc
| sustain thea first suspension # Mr
| Culpepper, were read and introduced
as evidence.
Mr.. S. M. Taylor, attorney tc. .!r
I eterson, completed his argu"!enl
during the forenoon, and afessr j,
| Bridges and Woolridge, for Mr.. C2i
| pepper finished their side OF th> case
in the afternoon. Judge Grac, the!
| announced that he would have 10
hear more authority before giving {
| decision.