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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-04-03
mo COMPROMISING
FIGHT WITH v [! Il DAY J Y
tl-Saloon league Of Am I'm
herst Nails Its Colors
to the Mast.
fspt XII 70 nc time, pispTa tch )

AMHERST, VA. April 2.--At a called
NEE ting Of tho Antt-saloon League Of
Amherst. held this morning. the following
resolutions were unanimously adopted
relative to an offer Of compromise made
TO Justice Edgar WI itehead, by Drug
sgist 8. IA. Day, to provide for the With
drawal OF further prosecution or investi-
cation OF charges against Day for the
Illicit sale Of whskey ut Amherst;
First It Is the unanimous impression
OF the Anti-sa loon League that they have
no right to withdraw the prosecution, or
make any compromise with the said 8.
A.5Day, as the case IS now IN the hands
OF the court to be dealt with according
to the law and evidence. s Ell
Second. That It Ia the unanim GUS SEN
timent OF the Anti Saloon League that
they have no right to excuse any witness
or witnesses, that have been summon
ed by tho Common veal tn. !" .6.
Justice Edgar Whitehead will proceed
tomorrow morning withIa further inYes-
tigation Of the charges against Druggist
g Al Day for selling whiskey unlaw-
fully at Amherst Cour thollse.
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8 KILLED AT .KEYSVlLLEl
Albert Rogers Of Petersbnrg Run Over YER
by a Train.
4 5fsnocIpl to The Times. Dispatch.)5

BY a Train.
III (specnl to The Times Dispatch,)
1SuYsv1LLD, VA, April IA white
man who gave his name as Albert err; H 7't
ers was killed here last night by q tram
On the r. and NJ. Railroad, about nifty
wards from the station.. Mr.. Joe Coles e''
Who viewed the remains. states that de- DC.
ceased Is the son OF Albert Rogers. OF
Petersburg, and that he was born near l,'.l
iworsham. In Prince Edward county.
,Decensed was tall and slender. being
about twenty-five years old. He stated
at the station that he was a school-m
OF Attorney Walter Watson, OF Motto
way. It has been learned that he bought
his railroad ticket at brakes Branch
and arrived here ati4:12 P. NJ . yester-.
day. He attempted to board n train and
was taken into custody by the town SER
geant, who released him as soon as he
seemed able to take care OF himself.
His body was found early this morning
lying in tho middle Of tho railroad track.
where 1t runs parallel with the Southern
Railway. His skull was crushed and
ono arm almost severed from his body
ana horribly mashed. "a. "a
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STOLE SHEET GOLD |. /: J.
FROM ] A DENTIST } / ! I ] 5 J !
P. M. Sours Says He He Is. IS from rom
Richmond Gives Refer
enCos Unknown Here.
1anac,p1 4 3 rio ~ Times .Dlsputch.)


ALDxANDR1A.Sy A., April 2. I'm: den
tai office OF Dr.. Thomas Cochran ]; here re
was robbed this morning ola batch s'l'.' OF
sheet gold used IN dentistry, and and few few
minutes later an elderly man giving |. his his
name as r. " NJ. sours. and saying I'M t IN %
he came from Richmond, was In the tolls oils
He was given q hearing BY Mayer elmpI--''
son In the Police Court. but refused 9 a. 70
mako any additional statements The = !.
stolen gold. valued at $50, was recovered we
Dr., Cochran testified that the man had e.
come into his office for assista q Re
gave him d quarter and when his back
was turned the theft was committed 9,
sours was fined So In default OF which
sum he will spend three months IN jail.
lie had In his pocket q number Of arti-
cles, which the police say look Ike burg
lars tools. Ho also had letter OF rec
lommending, which bore the signature, N.
Z, Lur1,. chief engineer Of the Chesapeake
and Ohio Railroad, Il Richmond, Va, XIII
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SQ 8 UAlNT OLD HOME BURNED
Splendid Residence Of Or. y. NJ. White
head In Lee County DESTROYED. " \


Special to The Ttmes- pispatch.) NJ
JONES WILLIE. VA. April The mas
niAcent and quaint old reaidenoe OF Dr.
Il J. NJ q whitehead. ox-reprossntativs Of
Lee county In the Virginia Le gslaturs.
situated soma i've miles from Jonesville.
was completely destroyed by nre Tues
day night. Only. q few small. unimport-&
ant things were rescued from the burn
Ing building It Is Thought that tho nrs
was started from IN III constructed nue..
and the mnterlnl used in: tho building be-
Ing OF such combustible ma ture the
flames spread 50 quickly that tho house
was gone before help could be " sum
noned. Tho Doctor was an architect.
and spent many years in drawing the
plans OF the building. which seemed TO
be his greatest ambi ton. "a III
n One who his Vowed this mnsnlncsnt5
structure Win not DO likely to forget It, d
with Its tall cupola, from which very
extensive view OF the town OF Jones'
Vile could be obtained. For the last Few
years tho upper stories OF the cupola
have been taken possession by bees.
which furnished the . Doctor With iH.s
mense amounts OF honey, but kept him
from using this part OF the building SasS
al, observatory. The building was 3larg ~
fly covered BY Insurance., S55 5ES$
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4t5 20 ms w ~.
NEGROES PAYIN05UP
Preparing to Qualify as Voters by Tax
Paying In Halifax,
4 Especial to The Times. Dispatch.

7f II t>aytlE IN tIail oA' "a 3sFiS
1T (spccial to The Times lSpatch.)
SOUTH BOSTON. VA. April Ajax
collectors report that the negroes are more
prompt in paying taxes this year than
ever before They are preparing to quail
fy as voters, y Z L ,.,
Farmers are complaining in many local.
tiles that the continued wet spell injured
wheat considerably, especially on bot-
tom lands. It3has, In many sections. turn
ed yellow, and does not branch out.
& THE w. q. Slate seed farm on FIyco, sold
sixty bushels OF tobacco seed during the
winter, The farm produced nearly one
hundred bushels last year, In 1870 r., w.,
Ragland conceived tho idea of raising to-
.bncco seed for bright tobacco, He suo-l
ceeded admirably, and annually disposed
of his seeds In South America and Afr!-
ca, The farm Is still kept up by his suo-
cessor,
The negroes continue to leave the farms
and 90 to railrondlng in West Virginia,
they say tho pay Is much better, Large
quantities Of fertilizers arc being shipped
to agents In the county, but where the
labor IA to come from to make the crop
Is q problem to be solved,
Major Fl, A, Edmondson, tho far-seelng
chairman OF the Board OF Supervisors,
has purchased five new road machines
and q rock crusher, These machines have
arrived and Will be- put into operation at
once, Halifax Intends to have good roads,
II possible, 3ia&st5 Il.
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PASTOR
..ON'l1T'.1R ! II II
Charged With Forging Call Il,
Hope Of Getting More Money
HOLINESS: 70 i N E, CHURCH SPLIT 1
Charges and Specifications are Being
Heard Il Secret In Danvllls Before
b g Representative of the Holl. v
ness National Board.
& (spetial 70 ~, fi..m... r,i.p.tsh.,

(spsetai 20 me Times. DispataA.
4 sDANVtL1n, VA, April 3.-Rsv. y. W.
Parker, former pastor Of the Danviiia,
Holiness Church. is being trisd today
upon charges and specifications heretofore
filed with Rev. Charles D. ,Vsissls, TIE
evangelist, who holds 4 commission from
Seth q. Reese, chairman Of the National
2Doard OF the Holiness Church, 70 conduct
such investigation. The trial ID being held
at the home OF II, N. Farmer, on cAbsli
Street. The result Of the invssugAtioa
cannot be foreoasted. s$
v Nhe charges on which Mr.. Parker 70 be-
ing tried are conduct unbecomlng min1
litter false statements and the forging N
u letter from church in North d Caro<
lima. purportinE to be call. In the hops
OF getting an increase Of SALARY. Mi The
church was locked some time ago. and
Mr., Parker organized a branch church In
North Danvllle. II Is reported tonight;
that the two factions are expected TO be
united, and will unite on another man.
suggested BY Rev. Weigele. Two mems
tersg state. this but the investis CATION CONF
mittee will not deny or affirm. i5 s
Mr.. Parker, the accused man, II In the
city and Is confident that he Will bs vtn-3
dicatcd Mt the trial. A great many Wit
Iesses have been examined. The utmost
secrecy has been preserved throughout.
The trial was not concluded to-day.
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r. ~ . 2 Z.
NEW 'PHONE$ COHPA.NrVY1,..
,Coylngton Determined Not to Pay F'p A N'rl.'
4 vance or Rates Demanded.
. !. n. fsnAe1al IL Tha T1mae .Digpateh.l .lI


y fspecia, to Tho Times Dispateh.1
CONVICTION. VA, April 2----1n ! re<
anonse 70 the call for . meeting Of The tl1a
citizens OF Covington for the purpose Of
discussing plans for the organization 8of
! local telephone company quite e! ~
crowd gathered In tho courthouse Wed
nesday night. It was very evident thas
ali OF the phone renters who attended c
tho meeting had determined to ( do two 70.
.thinss-to refuse to pay tho increase ~
the phone rents. recently demanded BY
the Clifton Forge Telephone Company.
ana TO establish 'phone system to be-
4 owned ana operated / BY tho citizens gof
lCovington 4 Definite plans could not be
form cd at this first meeting. but two COM
rnittees were appointed to mako such
arrangements as were deemed necessary
bcforo proceeding to formally organise 9
company. The first committee, consists
Ing OF Messrs. VIII McAlllster. NJ. NJ.
Collins, q. w. Rush, w. r. Mann and
u. r. Rohey, is to determine costs OF
building and operating OF . phone sys--
tenn, The second committed. consisting
Of Mr. W. n Allen. Or. w. %, Payne
ana Mr.. It. g. lesser. IS to secure a franz
chise from the Town Council Another
meeting win be held on April 10th
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client money 70 pay the day labor et1i-
.ployed. The ptan seems feasible, and
will no doubt soon be put III operation.
FOR rot RTEEN TITLES
Chase Citv's Town serg cant Tracked d
Stolen OK This Distance.

especial % me Times Dispatch
E CffAsp CITY J., YA.t April 9--tt was
supposed that $cattle.stealinG had boon
one Of tho abandoned occupations Ii, this
section, but recentiyst the practice has beeti
revived. Cattle havs beot missed and
1t has beer, d mystery forTthe owners to
account for their disapp ce.
One morning this week George Walker,
living near here, missed an OK worth
about t2b from his premises. It had
srained, and he readily tracked him to the
town. Here Town Sergeant Curtis,s n
very good detective, ritereeted himself,
took the track and followed II In devious
ways fourteen miles to the Stanton
River, at Clarksville, whore lie had beer,
ferriod over. investigation developed the
fact that the OK had been sold for $ and
killed The hide was Identified, and tho
purchaser paid the sergeant coinpro-
mise value. sts. "a f5 S 54f3
From the description. the thief WIS "a
negro who had been engaged In tho
business for some time. Hearing Of his
pursuit he made his escape after the OK
was found, but efforts will secure his
capture. He susually soleotod fat owy
or oxen ana drove or led them away
In the night. following the least travelled
routes. ~ ~ y .5555i, ~
Spring Is at least three weeks earlier
than usual One large raiser Of straw
berries says he will shave them this year
BY The first Of May, and probably earlier.
Usually they come In from the middle to
the last Of May. He says his nspara gus
5 Is fully three weeks ahead. which he has
been using since the 25th Of March.
There has been no damage to fruit OF
any kind reported. Wheat folds, clover
lots ana lawns now exhibit luxur!ant
verdure Country roads have greatly Inn I'M.
proved since winter. ..5 Isl Il 3{a5S
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ATATHE MAYNARD
Government Will at Once Erect a Wires
& IA less r telegraph Station.
Especial to The 1'lmsa- Dispstch.)

Ila8.l (BpeClHI 70 1Hb 1IH1bs-O'HP3SCH'J ~
NORFOLK, VA, April 2-The govern
ment Is to erect at this navy yard q
wireless telegraph station that will cons
munioate with the one to be erected at
Cape Henry, as we'll as with the over
land stations at washington and Annap-i
oils, The investigation OF the navy'at
system OF wireless communication will
continue through the medium Of these
stations, and put them to practical
everyday use as soon as It II demons,
strated that the important messages OF
the government can be sent accurately
by the system. The work Is in chargs
OF Captain Clinton H. Curtis. at this
navy yard. The Department Is advertise
ing for bids for the erection Of the poles,
which are being constructed In the msst-J
house OF this yard, III q K
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MI. sneadls t1i&cs, and ths oase comes
WITHIN Inc Jurisdiction Of the CITY, be-
catse The n,siptactice II said TO have
occurred III the Softice Of Dr. Sparks on i1,
Main Street. h e X (!
Z rho Ellis girl IL too III to appear \,
court at THIS time, and IL Is even SAID y!
that her life ID Iii danger. Judge ~ u !.
w, Duke, Jrd represents the accuses ct,sln a
While ttie prosebution's case is IN the
hands Of Common wealtlis * Attorney ! ge
Frank dlimera In tho long list @ o. VII w :
nesses for, the prosecution are D L,,.s =.
Fl, browning, H. r Nelson and Char vi
3. Venable ana Justice Of the County M IT.
L. 4 e. Hidden. "A, q,
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Inc present indebtedness Of the town.
ana Tor The improvstn ent of the streets
ma sewer systetii. AT, eftort to have
tho amount of license OIL iiuuor dealers
raised to 1900 was defeated and the tax
remains as hsrctotore, 1900 per year.
Sons claim that the matter ls not settled
as yet. knt there Will probably not be
any change made. tn ss VI 7. III
! Il Hnber, who has been q leading
citizen and probably. the most success
iful merchant III this section OF this state.
left this morning with his family for
51,vnchburg. where they will reside In
future. ZIG I. Il
The run,ors Of q strtke In the GOAL fields
the frst Of April aid not fnaterlallse to-
day, ana there does not seem to be any
evidence that there Will be q strike 4
summer. J i 3is H y At lt
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ARBOR,DAY OBSERVED
Pocahontas Galleries Company Pro-
yldes Shade Trees for the Town.

(specisi 10 This Times Dispstch.l
OcAHoNTAs, VA April z,--rhe Pe-
cahontas Galleries Company, as The re-
suit OF the public spirit and enterprise
OF Colonel Thomas II. Maginns, land
agent, has ordered large supply Of
SHADE trees. which were Bet p4t on the
streets OF ihs town where their property
10 locatedI also a large number which were
set out in pt.ler parts OK the town to-
day, In this observance OF ArboF Day, In
which tbs Mayor, Council, public schools
and eitissns took an aptiys part,
Tha Council of tho town has recently
adopted " new charter. which scans to
4 be more satisfactory than the old ono.
and 1T is expected will meet with the APP
proYai az the oitIxens, Provision " made
- ~ issuance OF bonds to liguidate
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! cHARLOT,TE'S LEAGUE
Saloon Movement Organized and
Officers Elected.
Especial to mo Times.Dlspatch.)

fspociul to Tho Times Dlspatch.)
Z EUREKA MILLS, VA, April Am An
Antl-saloon League for the county was
organized at Charlotte Courthouse Tues
day, with the following officers: Super.
Iintendent Captain A. J, Terry; Chair
ma n, Rev. j. G, Granny. Jr.; Secretary.
Lce W.. Morton Vice Presidents. Reys.
+. III :IIearne, NV. j, Jones. Messrs. W.
r u Rice, A, j. Adkins. J. II. Hanklns.
W. -, HALEY, n. J., Shaw. and W. G,
Williams Great enthusiasm was mani
tastad : Tho following made speeches Of
= birh order: 81, John Harmon, OF Rich
mona; Rev. j. w. West. field .Socretary
OF the league OF the state; Reys. ":
MOO. Miller and J. NJ. W. E Hlder ana
Beulah Methodist Church has been
torn down and sold to the negroes for. q
ohuroh, and new church building Will
be soon erected in place OF the old o 'Fe
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WATER FOR LYING HBURG
Expert Reports on Supply System
. Il from Ped|ars River in Amherst. Il.

Especial to The Times Dispatch. , 5#
,LYNCfIBURG, VA, April al ames q.
,Fuertes, OF New = rk, the expert engineer
engaged by tho City Council to investigate
the feasibility OF obtaining supply #ot
water from the mountains Of Amherst BY
means OF gravity, sent in his report to-
day. F1e recommends the construction Of
q slxty-foot dam on Pedlar River, with
d storage capacity Of from Sone billion.
five hundred million, to two \ billion gal
Ions; tho laying OF TWENTY-FIVE miles OF
pipe-nineteen miles Of wooden staYe pipe,
two miles Of cast iron pipe under streams
snnd ono milo OF steel pipe for the highest
.nregsure points He calculates that the
city can secure from the dam q daily
supply the year around OF twelve million,
i've hundred thousand gallons, The total
cost is placed at s71o. 000..
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BUILDING in ORANGE
A Number Of Substantial Structures Re-
7. Gently Completed.

4 iIltl
Especial to The Times. Dispatch,) j5..
\ ORANGE. VA, April al, ID Morris
Is now adding an addition to his hotel
j. d, Long VIII erect a handsome dwell
ling on his lot on Main Street. D. r,
Coleman has contracted for Il ten-room
building on tho lot he recently purchased
Of D. May, It is also probable that Mr..
May will erect another storehouse ad-
Joining his present handsome building
Within tho last six or seven years thir-
ty-one new, substantial buildings have
been erected in this place. a large ma
jority OF thom very handsome Besides
these others will DO built this summer,
a handsome library was completed this
spring, and has fine collection OF choice
books, g357 ai tsl7t
Z Machinery Ia now being put In the
Orange mill. and when completed will
turn out one hundred barrels OF flour Q
day, Es5{ sitf f,r1 fi5ssS
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{ Soon to be Married.

5. "A Especial to Tho Times. Dispatc h,)
#VASHfT, VA, April lions have
been recelyed here to5the marriage OF
Misc sL.oula w, Poindexter to Mr. james
w. Terrell. at Scott Memorial Church, at
Rocky Mount on April 8th The BRIDE
"a he Ia we'll known here. is a beautiful
and accomplished young lady. and the
only daughter OF Mr.. John Poindexter
who was the popular sheriff OF Franklin
county at tho time Of his death
Mr. John Muse, OF Bristol. is Visiting
his mother here as
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Wedding Cards

71- 7TT ISDocIhI ~ INe 1ITmos'IIspatch,) " (
NOIaFOLIS. VA, April 2,-Mr, William
Ottley, OF Mississippi. has issued invita-
tons announcing the marriage OF his
daughter d. Miss Lena, Lena, to {, !, MI George ?,
on Wednesday,, the 18th Instant, Miss
Ottley Is tha Mace of Colonel j, j, Ottley
and Mrs. Katie Ives, of this place, and
has many friends here. having visited
her people here several times. Mr., Parker
ia the son of Judge q. D, Parker ana ia
q popular attorney OF Berkeley, l1
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Roads In Charles Oily

{spssIa| 70 g9e Times pI RiIsps t @t}3,,,ta
number Of tho citizens In the upper end
Of this county arc agitating a movement
by WHICH the roads can pa worked by
the farmers furnishing their teams gratis
and applying to the county for sual'
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Indicted In Sussex
tn rls rIm,e,s.Dly

STONY MIS- ph d i.' VA ypprii aa,-phs
negro John Baily was indicted by a spe-
clal grand jury to-day for attempted
criminal assault on Mrs, Cocker, near
Straw Hin, In SUSSEX, on February a1t b,
Much feeling exists, but there is no ke-
lIhood of q lynching, provided the negro
Is given the full extent Of the Law for
such crimes.
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FOR MALPRACTICE
Or. 3, n. Sparks Arrested In Char-i
lottesyille Yesterday
Especial to The l1mes.pIspatch,)

@ Especial to The Times.p lspatch,)
CIIARLo VA. April a.
Or, ., II. Sparks, a practitioner OF West
Main Street, this city. was arrested this
morning by Chlef of Police u, a, Trice
OH the charge Of malpractice, A, special
session of tho Police Court was called
by Justice Edward O, McCua to try the
case, ana as certain witnesses could not
appear tho Justice continued the case
until April 10th.
i Dr., Sparks was allowed to go ON ball
OF $1,000, Mr. Charles Taylor going his
bond. 5is5
The warrant was sworn out by MIR,
Dan snead, who lives Just outside the
CITY limits on Rose Fill, and with whom
the girl on whom pr. Sparks, 1t is al.
legged pFaotieed. a living, This girl Is
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PLAYING INC, WITH TORPEDO
Two Small! Children at Clifton Forge
iEtss}a Ehnars Painfully Injured.

4 fsnpcinl to The Times. Dispatch.) Ef
CLIFTON ;FORGn VA April 1.-Two
small children Of Fl. u. Vance, who
moved here from Richmond, were badly
injured to-day By the explosion OF g
railroad torpedo, One OF the children
laid the torpedo on piece OF wood and
str,,ok Il with an axe, A pieoe struck
the nIrl on tho cheek and still another
nioce indicted a painful wound on tho
little boys forehead. DR., b. IT. Tatum
was called and administered the neces-
savy medical attention,
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THE SCIENCE OF BOXING,

rBoxing as q Form pf Physical
Culture" VIII BIO discussed by Professor
Anthony Barker In the castor edition OF
The Tlmes-Dispatoil on Sunday next,
Every young man Will be Interested In
this article.
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FalIure,n sta 1.

Especial to The Times. Dispatch) M
sTAUNTON, VA April al w. Ats
gnstus, against whom George r. Ninxe-
.ler obtained verdict yesterday IN tho
Corporation Court for two Thousand dol-
lars. assigned to-day. Ills liabilities are
said TO be oight thousand dollars. *,
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lkvING RACHELLER.s NEW STORY
mt. In ~ ~ 4

LIZ po naw pp a,nry tbat VII, ' a1h naa
10 his fnme, IT Ia called nDarvel OF The
blessed Isles" and is Of thrilling inter-
est The Imes- Dispatch has In con-
junction with the New York Herald, se-
cured tho right 10 print this wonderful
story. and It Will appear IN our Easier
edition OF Sunday next. Don't miss read,
In Ar N'-t-1ff.U 7YH.-uUE "Uf .If1t aEIl=
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posT T {, i; i i ROBBED
Burglars Secure Over our Hundred
jS @ Dollars at Warm Springs.

Burglars Secure Over Four Hundred
s5 Dollars at Warm Springs.
vi Especial to The Times Dispatch. }
h HOT SPRINGS, VA, April al Burglars
entered tho Warm Springs postoffice last
night and carried away about $500 In
stamps and so in cash. The entrance was
made from the front door with n crow
bar and chisel, both Of which were left
behind. being the only trace OF the rob
berry, The office Is q great distance from
any residence. hence the thieves had full
play, Is There Is no Idea as to who the
guilty parties were but the Job was
evidently the work OF expert robbers. the
money drawer being the only part dam
nged. f. Every other article was left In
place, ana no damage to the office was var
done, savo tho springlng Of the door.
Last night in Thomas town, one mile be-
low here, negro hut was burned md
two negro women persisted In the flames,
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Divorce Suit Instituted.

IN (snrcIal TO Tho Vines Dlspatch.)
WINC,ElEsrEI2, Al April 2-Dayid ca
Miller, a wealthy county man, has instls
tuted suit for o divorce FROM his Wife *
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Condltlon-.5Crl tlcaI.

IS Especial to Tho Times- Dlspatch.) ~, IA
r CREWE Vas, April 2-Ihe /. CONDITION
3 Of Conductor Luther Robertson, who
was wounded by a n egro, is critical Ills
death Is expected hourly,