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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-09-08

ing officers and knew how to ride. Most
~ the others look as though they would
be more comfortable in a street ca than
IN top Of n horse. The Turk got! his
aorse In a wire fence three times. II
might have been worse. He! il wore VI a.
Khaki uniform which he said was the
only one In existence. It seems that.
The turkish army has no khaki uniform
but this far-seeinE gentleman thought
1t might adopt one q IN ears to come.
and so he prepared himself. IN gs333
d LieuteHant-G Governor Willard has eeHl
mere two days a General Grants head
quarters. He advanced with the Viz
ginla troops to-day " and was enthusiastic
IN his praise Of the splendid work done
by the Nirginians.
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men with sufficient food Is not taken
into consideration by. the umpires.
Said Colonel Wagner Tonight: II any
Of the men did not have sufficient food. !
i think they will find their regimental Of
ficers TO blame j
merchant at Wellington, station
midway between Camp No. l.. near Ma
nassas and corps headquarters It Gaines
VILE. know a great deal To- day Of the hor--t
rors and devastation Of war. Several
hundred volunteers OF General Bliss.s
brigade, M the army Of the Blue. . @ooped
down on the store yesterday afternoon.
The proprietor. who expected to do IA
thriving business with the soldiers, had
laid In a large stock OF canneA Gods
cake and candles ed bottled soft drinks
IN an hour everything had been cleaned
out OF The store and the proprietor was.
In possession OF only bare shelves. Eff
forts vii! be made TO identify and punish
the 3derrcdators.
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Adds to His Romantic Career
by Taking a Third
Bride.
MISS MAMIE ST. JOHN.
The Ceremony Was Quietly
Performed at tie Home OF
h, tile Bride iii Ciilllowic.
especial to The Times. plspatch.)

Especial to The Times. Dispatch.)
BRISTOL, TENN. septt I. IT cnnessee,s
romantic ex.Governor. tile Hon. Robert
Il. Taylor fiddler and lecturer. The man
who above all other Southcrncrs is noted
for his gift OF talk. has added 10 Ills ro-.
mantle career tlis afternoon, wien he
was married for the third time. Al s
o'clock. at tho home Of the parents Of
the bride. al chilhowic. smythc county
Va, Miss Mamie st. John. one Of the
prcttiest aud most staeOed young women
5Iof Southwest Virginia. and a social ia
voritc in this region. became the bride
of the noted Ex-Governor. The wedding
Was celebrated without any special de-
] gree Of fornlalitY the contracting parties
ordering a quiet marriage. With only tho
relatives and vsry few near friends In
attendance. The st John home. situated i
iii the country, on one OF the finest farms
In Southwest Virginia. was PRETTY de-: de-
lcorated for the occasion. The officiating
minister was DR.. David snlIins. OF Cleve-
land. Tenn, a noted Southern educator
&a founder Of Snllins College for young
gladies.fin this city. There we're no at
tendants end the ceremony proper was
wholly Informal Among the relatives
sin attendance were the cx-G Governors
three daughters and two sons. 2liis broth
sers, Hon Alfred a.. Taylor, who wa 8 onte
his opponent In the race for Governor;
Hand Mr.. Hugh TAYLOR. Jndge Thomas
curtin and family. Judge Hal. II. Haynes
\ and family, and DR.. VIM. B. st. John. all
OF Bristol. 5s
The bride comes OF one of the foremost
families OF Southwest Virginia and is a
distant relative Other distinguished hus-i
4 bs nd Her father. Mr.. Noah v. st. j Ohm
5is lawyer Of ability The third Mrs.
Taylor. who Is twenty-eight years of
age, was graduated from Virginia In
Sstitute. this city, where she demonstrated
I her superior intellectual ! powers and her
saptness III literary pursuits.
The bride Is a sister Of Mrs, Benz 20.
aDulaney and Mrs. n p. Bachman, Jr.s
j OF Bristol, and has an xtcnsiveS a equal Mt
ance here
II The couple will visit the home OF Hon.
Alfred A.. Taylor, on the Nolachucky
River, 10 East Tennessee. following which
I they will go on an extensive bridal trip.
They will reside&in Bristol. the ex-Goy-
Ecrnor having recently sold his palatial
residence In Knoxville. Tenn, in order.
sas he expressed II. to get back to the
smountains and the beautiful valley where
4 lle was born. M 5. /, Is s ts VS.. sS
Az En-. Governor Taylor, who has recently
become president Z OF the Bristol Courier
Publishing Company. aside from his lee
s1ire tours, willssta1 a hand In the cdsr
Stora Isvork$ ONT hes Bristol. Courier, nd
will and time to devote toa, ma ga 4
zine TO be published In connection With,
the newspaper and which will probably
be known as Bob aslor,s Monthly.
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a BATTLEFIELD MYTH.
headquarters Camp Is Anything
But Luxurious.

=
Especial correspondence Of ~ the Times
sS5 Dlspatch.) " 55 8
PRESS CAMP GAINESVILLE, VA
September Tit has been said yes
shouted aloud. that Gen. corbir,' s camp
lis a thing Of the Widest luxury; that
Government money is being wasted like
water: that 1t Is social centre Of the
lesser SORT and a thousand gand one
other tales like the Arabian Nights. I'm
afraid to try to tell what has been said
about the splendid dining hall at head
quarters and the feasts of 1lunchers5 Il
has been spread abroad that the Waldorf
is a hash house in comparison and that
the old days of the Roman fensts have
come again. $s MI sS s58s3l r ii}
Fairy tales You can take my word for
1t, there Is not one particle Of truth In
lanyeo the stories. Il
N5 The camp is exactly like all the other
camps at the MISUNDERSTANDING more
nothing less, The camp streets are
the regulation width, the tents are regu-7
5lation size and shape. and the tent equip
5ment Is the same as is furnished the
members Of tho press In their camp
colonel, with the unpronouncable8n name
gnvltcl sleeps. surrounded by the same
simplicity as prevails in the war tent
OF the genial and gentle Nloroso. only
II fancy the gentlemen from tho white
country does not sleep in his form.
iAioroso doesn't sleep in a uniform either,
not that he has scruples, but that he
has not the uniform. Last night lie slept
In d rubber coat, but pinned upon. his
left arm was the bright red brnssard Of
courage.56s
Butt return 10 the headquarters camp,
there are absolutely no l,xurles. and
indeed, tho greatest simplicity prevails.
m In Ia
conducted OH strict military lines The
Sfar-famed dining hall is a mess tent,
and not a very Imposing one at that.
a sidc-sll0w canvas would about
lfllfthe bill. There is no hoornG-nothlns
but very dccrepid grass and dusty earth,
monoony. The ground Is SO uneven
that guests arc inawfu da niger Of toppllng
over and being injured, thus Increasing
the pension appropriation. a few oak
houghs adorn the ends OF the tent-there
are no books or verses Sund erneath these
boughs, but the jug OF wine and LOAF. of
bread be there, sapllng, res rssempI,ng
In the large approach to the Kitchen
tent, modestly screening the vulgar
Kitchen sights from5tha gaze Of warriors,
Alas, In vain! for tho maiden lady has
become scar and yellow. nd the mSsle,
RIGS OF the CUISINE have become unveiled
ard as an open book, i a5y. 81
There. are no nights Of Wild carousal
no blinking of canukin, NJ birds were
flying overhead, Theirs We're no birds
to- n.y. said Lewis Carroll, and ] say
now Ss,'thcre& wero no drinks to drink
D a nne feeling of Interest prevails and
Il can assure you5that no officers a I theSe
Imanoeuvers work harder. and, more relrr
sElstontly than do Gen Corpih ana NE /
Tina only Thing I've got against him
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Walton-Wagner.2
E(specIal to The Tlmes. Dispatch.)1

y = - ~
CULPEPER, VA, Sept IA quiet we'd
ding took place here this evening a the
home OF the BRIDE when Miss Mary XYag-l
llers was married to Mr.. Henry Walton.
The bride Is one OF the most popular
young Indies OF G nlpeper.. and the groom
is one OF the efficient United States rail-
way mall clerks on the washing ton d.
vision. Immediately aftor the ceremony
the bridal couple left on the Chesapeake
and Ohio train for M extended tour. Tho
fRcv. j. w. Ware. of the Episcopal
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WITHIN TWO MILES.
Grants Army Near Objective
Poirt When End Came.
lRy. a ssociated Press q a.ss

CORPS HEADQUARTERS GAINES.
WILLIE, VA, Sept. ~ The first nlanoeu-
vre problem closed at3noon to-day, with
General Grants force pushed through the
leftHwing of General Bell. This nut the
blue army within two miles of Thorough
fare Gap. the objective point. However,
General Bell had Smiths Brigade on the
right and Barry's Brigade on the left Of
this breach in his line, and Colonel Wag-i
ner,2 chief umpire, draws no conclusion as
toBwhat might happen had not hostilities
ceased under the command previously is
sued by General Corbin to cease hostil-
tiles at noon SO that the tired troops
might be given relief This attack onGthe
part OF the blue force \ was made by
General Whit, with PRICES Brigade, con-
ssting Of tile Seventeen Virginia, the
First Maine. First Alabama and Sixteenth
Infantry. Previous to this there had been
severe lighting on the line Il to which Gem
eral Bell had fallen back during the night.
This line, tho Antioch Road, was within.
two miles of the western limit of the
manoeuyre zone, and extended the a five
miles of the width of the zone.
Concentrated Forces.
While General Bell was falling back
to tho now line from tho Cnrolina Road,
which had been the scene of the conflict
the day before, Genera u Grant occupied.
tho hours between midnight and daylight.
in demonstrating his forces for an al :,
tack on the brown left. He withdrew5allt
OF his cavalry from Il he southern portion
OF his line. their position on tho first
day. and threw two full brigadcs and six
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'Hunter---Sims.

a Specia / to- The Times Dispatch
NORFOLK, Y &, Sept. y Miss Wi lmoth
Gertrude Sims. and Mr. Robert she'll
the home OF tho brio Rev. Joshua Hun-
ter, Of Richmond. fathersso OF the groom.
performed Ss the 81. ceremony. Bride and
groom lei for the West, Il and SWil reside
here when thew 4 turn. 5
Il The bride lis the daughter 81 Mrs. FL "a
b. Sims. The groom is connect ed with
the c. D.fIenny Company. s
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al ... \. ". IL al A lnd "a IN IIia

iar ii was 50 we'll placed tnat.it hsd
play for an hGar On vas
not taken into account by a d e, rem,
dered by. the umpire on the field e ,sa IN
the ba tile when the blue force ~, was re-,
account later and credit given ac .;t L,!8
~ to the fcfect Of the fire OF. the ne oiue
2 Every sv spectacular feature OF a battle
sinfull progress was PROD uced In Inc. ..n
trianoeuvres to-day. and the field vas
Viewed from near and far by many mar spec
4 N General Corbln went among the tro ops
or both armies and ma de close. observa-s
tsp hs RGasFeSs sass patten
Viewed 8the manoeuvres from an automo-8
!bile. During the aftern cont he troops re.
urneS e
brown bro army Will take 8 the field 4 gainst85
the blue in the effort TO strik atsNHa sll-S
" The militia troops displ aged the usual
Disadvantages of .nexper1ence3 IN the field.
Many Of them ate Inelr lmc Gays
regulars set them "a good example in this
respect. dividing their supplies tween the
Com piaint8 Of depredati tons BY: miliatia-s
men came to headquart ers to;;day. from |
IVellingt on, where 1T. was claimed q tina 4
the. First South Carolina egiment llad
The loss will be reimbursed to the pro-
6prletor and the amount deducted from 4
the pay Of this regiment. General h Cor-
bin and both division commanders unite
IN praising the conduct Of the militia. NJ
A8daring attempt wa made last night
to- capture General Bell In his hea qua ~
ters at Thoroughfare. T he capture was
Snot91nade o. because eCneral B II card a.
i the pl an Ind lit orally took up q his bed
and walked VA He secreted himself In. a
farm. house nea rby and sic pt until morn;-
ing pa rty and would undoubtedly have
! been successful had not General Bell
made his escape In time. II @ had strip
duty, and IL confronted by the armed
scouts. would have had to accompaft
them to the lines Of the blue army.
The Losses.
It is. estimated by army officers that
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TRY, ssATTRACTlVE &TOU r ts&
10. -.aIa- VIA SOUTHERN RAIL WAY - LZ....

September 10th. 18th and 9th. the
Southern Railway will sell special round
trip tickets to The Sapphire Country.
Land VI the Sky. limited nine days,
which include railroad fare. one weeks
board at the famous resort hotels of the
ToXaway Company and hack ride from
Lake 'roxaway to Sapphire Inn, or Fair
field Inn and return to Lake 1'oxaway.
Final limit OF ticket nine days, THIS is a
beautiful spot In which to spend your
weeks vacation. Rate from Richmond
s37. 20. For Information apply to City
Ticket Offices SD or 92O East Main ST,
G. w.. WEsTBUFY.
District Passcnge Agent, Richmond. Va.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-09-08
.es AZ u J CSC. z ss $#s'i'
8 Norfolk cean5 lie ", ]. !.
Cape Henry and Al Va. each.
4 81. 81 ;. "a EVERY SUNDAY.
# ROUND 81. OO-TRIP. @

Two trains leave Richmond $3.50 and 8
"A. M. Eight hours in Norfolk; nine
hours Al Ocean View: ten hours at Old
Point and Buckroe Beach. Three hours
Ocean View than via any other
route. Virginia Beach and Cape henry.
Isl.25. Returning leave Norfolk via Ocean
View Railw;lySr,sl' NJ leave Ocean View
$50 +. 4. Nj leave Old Point $3.50 SP Nj.
E(seaslde Specially MAKES no stops. A rrives
tiiclmond II 80 p. NJ Norfolk and Vir-
ginin Beach passengers can also leave
Norfolk via G. 6 O.. steamer 7;l5, cons
Meeting at Newport News with train
leaving Newport News $40 p. M.
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Map showing location or tho ,l,nn.
y oeuvrc camps ut Manassas. Below
istllc picturesque old Stone Bridge,
near the fighting ground.

Continued from FIRST pageo
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It Is. estimated by army officers that
the casualties during the two days Of
fighting have depleted the blue army by
1850 men and the brown from 1.500 to-
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CONFEDERATE VETERANS RE UNION
LYING n BURG, VA. SEPT, t4.t6TH,
$500 RI UNDa TRIP, $500.

NORFOLK e. WESTERN RAILWAY, y
Tickets will be sold September 18th and
14th. good for return passage until Sep
5temher 18th, l904
The Norfolk and Western Railway via
Petersburg, Ii the only line operating
three daily trains between Richmond and
Lynchburg Leave Richmond 9:6 a. NJ.
1870 p, NJ, and $3.50 II. NJ, Pullman par
Tor. and sleeping cars. 85
For tickets, Pullman reservations
and further information apply 20
Richmond Transfer Company, ticket
agent Byrd Street Station, or ut Com
lpany's office. No Sss East Main
Street, JNO, u, WAGNER.
G. H, BosLEY. City Pass, Agent.
Dist, Pass Agent.
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VIRGINIA DAY AT WORLDS FAIR,
Low RATES VIA N. g. IN. RWY.
"Wednesday. September 2lst, will be Nir-
ginia Day at the Louisiana lIxposition,i
For this occasion the Norfolk and West.
.ern Railway Company viii sell To-day
Coach Excursion ickets from Richmond
to st. Louis and return on Monday,
September 19th, at the rnle Of sl6,s Cor
3respondIngly low rates from other sta
tions. For fun information apply to
Ino. II. Wagner, City Passenger a gent.
S3s East Main street, or H.
q, H. BosLiSas. Dist, Pass, Agent.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1904-01-28
Postal Trials

Washington, Special.-In the postal
trial the government introduced fur
ther evidence tending to show the
relations existing between Machen,
Croft brothers and the Lorenzs, in
connection with the sale of letter-box
fasteners to the government. Several
witnesses from Cleveland and Toledo
having connection with bank institu-
tions testified to various deposits by
the Lorenzs of checks of D. B. Croft
for large amounts and to certain debts
made against their individual &C
counts. N. H. Baumgartner, Mach
ems brother-in-law, secretary of the
Deposit Trust Company, Westminster,
Md, also testified as to Machen's de.
posits with that company. A consid-
cradle portion Of the day was taken
up by arguments by counsel on both
sides concerning the materiality and
admissibility of certain evidence of
fered. The subject of the coaching OF
witnesses by Postofice Inspector May
er again came up, during the discus
sion Of which Mr.. Douglas, for the de
fense said he also would include
Postoffice Inspector Gregory in the
charge The matter was finally passed
over, upon the statement of Mr. Kun
Ter counsel for the Lorenzs. that he
would procure af1idavits to support
the charge. He offered to produce one
such affidavit today, but District At
torney Beach objected to this form OF
evidence.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1904-01-28
Danger at Pittsburg.

Pittsburg, Special.-Lulled into q
sense of security in the early evening
by the rapidity with which the Ale
gheny river was carrying ice and water
from the upper stream into the Ohio
Pittsburg went to sleep with the 0eliel
that the warnings of danger from the
rivers had been exaggerated, but a.
this hour a new danger has arisen. Inc
Monongabela river haL broken loose
Huge masses of ics less broken thar
that which camG rushing down th'
sister stream I'll day are choking th'
ksrbor. Both rivers are steadily rising
The Allegheny is already three zee
higher than her consort stream, and al
a consequence a dangerous ice gorge i
now forming between the WABASH ant
Smithfeld street bridges, just ABOUT th'
confluence OF the two rivers
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1904-01-28
MONUMENT TO GORDON.
General Lee Takes Suggestions Con.
cerning the 7atter.

Columbus, Miss, Special.-General
Stephen d. Lee. commander-in-chief
of the United Confederate Veterans.
has issued an unofficial call TO every
Confederate organization TO take i'm
mediate action and organize to secure
subscription for q monument TO be
erected to the late John B. Gordon at
Atlanta. The call is in the nature of
an appeal The following is the cir
cular:
l. The great demonstration of warm
love and confidence shown at the bur
ial of General John B. Gordon at At
lanta Ga. and the abundant evidence
of esteem manifested everywhere in
our beloved Southland and also
throughout our great republic, sug-
gests to the undersigned some concen-
tration of action necessary to quick
and successful movement to erect a
monument out of such funds as may
be raised this year.
2. While as commander-in-chief OF
the Confederate Veterans organiza-
| ton l do not think it proper to issue
| in general orders an appeal, still as
| the successor of our beloved comman-
der and his personal friend and ad-
mirer, | issue this call to every Con
| federate organization, to divisions.
brigades and camps of the United Con
federate Associations; to the Ladies
Memorial Associations and Daugh
ters, Sons and Children of the Con
federacy, to take immediate action and
organize to secure monument move
ment.
8. also suggest to States, cities
and organizations generally to unite
with us in building a monument.
A. | also suggest that local com
mittee be promptly formed at Atlanta
to receive subscriptions for the monu
ment at the home of General Gordon
(Signed) STEPHEN D. LEE.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1904-01-28
PROPOSED REFORMATORY.
Well Known Citizen of Charlotte Has
Suggested Excellent Plan.

Charlotte Special-The question Of
establishing a refOrmatory for youth
ful criminals in North Carolina has
been agitated in a iesultory way for
several years, but until recently no
definite action has been taken. Re
Gently the Kings Daughters have had
the matter under advisement, and that
organization has the offer of a site
free near Southern Pines. A we'll
known and philanthropic citizen Of
Charlotte, Mr.. J. c. Herring, has re-
recently Travelled largely In the
eastern part Of the State, and studied
conditions connection with the es-
tabiishment IF this much needed in
sritutiDn. His plan is a highly prac-
ti"aGlc one. He has the offer OF a
'uCiCe OF several locations in the most
fertile belt of the State, free of charge,
and his plan is to organize an associ-
alton for the purpose OF erecting suit
able buildings by voluntary contribu-
tons, working in combination with
the Kings Daughters. When the
plant is established the State will
bc asked to appropriate enough money
to maintain it. The plan is certainly
IN excellent one, and the object is
enc that appeals to every patriotic
North CaroIinian. Already Mr.. Her.
ring l. wing many letters from
prominent people througout the State,
an; the project is being enthusiastic
Caiiv received.
Any person interested in the good
work cdn obtain full information as
10 the plans of organization and tie
proposed workings of the reformatory
- addressing Mr.. J. c. Herring
whose home address is COZ North Bre
ward street Charlotte, n. G..
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1904-01-28
Wants to Annex Panama.

Washington, Special.-Senator Nor
gan has introduced bill providing for
the annexation of Panama to the Unit
ed States, 1.-The rights and property o.
Panama resting in the United States
without reserves" The bill appropri
ates $4,000, 900 as compensation t.
Panama for its cession, places $4,000
900 at the disposal of the President
for the compensation of Colombia and
appropriates $40 0.000,o 900 for the pur
chase OF the property Of the new Pan
ANA Canal
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1904-01-28
Carter Shot.

Danville, Va, Special.-Brantley
Carter, the Lynehburg commercial
man who was shot at Chatham or
Monday by Geo Ball. Danville drum
mer. died In Chatham Thursday.
Ball. who did the shooting, Is in jail
at Chatham, awaiting a preliminary
trial, which will probably be given
him tomorrow or Saturday. has
brother, Thomas Ball, has been CON-
mitted to jail as an accessory before
the fact, the charge against him hav-
ing been certified 10 the grand jury.
This is the third murder in PittsyI-
vania county In the past month, and
much excitement prevails In the cour-
try districts.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1904-01-28
Valuable Texas D r..

Austin. Texas, Specia..--Wha1
Is claimed to be the rich
cat radium bearing earth in
the world has been discovered i'll
the Llano gold and coal fields. 1l9
miles north of this city. Rumors OF
the discovery of earth bearing large
percent. of radium in the Llano dis
trict have been persistent for some
time. and these rumors were verified
hy the return of a party OF scientists
who had visited the mines to invesu'
gate the reports. These gentlemen
stated that the earth will produce a
larger percentage Of radium than that
If any other known deposit.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1904-01-28
A Man Robbed.

Roanoke Speciai-In the Hastings
Court Fannie Hodges was sent TO the
State penitentiary for Is months and
Mary Foutz was given four months In
Jail as accessory, both pleading guilty
to the charge Of robbing Hiram Jones.
OF Craig County, Of money and certifi-
Gates of deposit amountg TO s6.S40
while he was here a month ago II
is said that $500 in cash was taken
The certificates, aggregating $4,000.
and some valuable bonds. were burned.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1904-01-28
Schooner Run Down

New York. Speeial.-Capt Nelson, of
the supervisors tug, Lamont, reports
at 7:3O Wednesday night the steamer
Waccamaw, from Georgetown, S. c.
while coming up the Swash Channel
abreast Of the Romer, raIi down the
fishing schooner, Julia Graham, carly
ing away part of the rigging an(
doing other damage. The schooner
was picked up and towed to New
York by the tug Ariosa.