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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-03-09
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53 MEN q BOYS oUTFlTTERs
MANY GO I
. jamestown.
Congress May Adjourn EyaEsrr.l.yI8
Il Friday So AS to Let NATIONAL u
Legislators Come.
MUCH. INTER EST ! BEING !. G FELT
Effort 70 Extend Sea Wall to-
Prevent Erosion#of James
town Banks.
Congress May Adjourn Ear.lyI
Friday So AS TO Let National
.MU c H. INTEREST BEING FELT.

NG (Trom Our Regular CONSEQUENTLY t+>y
l$yvASHINGTON,D y. c., March s-Many3
members o. Congress and senators will
90 to Norfolk and Jamestown STAND on
the 18th instant In RESPONSE to the invita-
ton of the jamestown Exposition Com
spany.# The news that the company would q
invite the congressman and senators TO
DO its guests on that date created great
interest among representatives and send
tors und many from each branch OF the
national Legislature have expressed their
intention of accepting the invitation.
All effort will be made to have Con-
isrcss adjourn early Friday, March 18TH
SO that the members. who ncceptg the In
svitntion may. board the chartered steamer
nor n Norfolk in time to permit OF 1nuch3
Of the trip down the Potomac being made
IN the. day time. Norfolk would thus be
rea cled early the following day, lnample
time to allow tho senators and represe en-
tatiyes to participate In such exercises
as may be arranged to take place a
Sewell's Point, and then make tho "trip
nm tho river 10 Jnmcst town Island. The
return trip would be begun before night
fall, and Washington would be reached
carly tile following day, Sunday. s XIII
no EXTEND Sl1A-yVALL. q
Mrs, Park Bagby, Of Richmond, repre-
senting tho Association for tho Proven
tiol. OF Virginia Antiquities, IS i'll the
city for the purpose of interesting the
Virginia senator's and representatives Ill
a bill to appropriate $4,000 for the pur-
pose Of extending the sea-wall to pre-
vent the erosion OF the banks of James
town Island. The government completed
the wall in 1901. but it is found that 1t
does not prevent the encroachment Of
the waters, and that it will have to be
made longer. Senator Daniel and Sena-
tor Martin have assured Mrs, Bagby that
til,.y will do algip their power to hnve
tho appropriation made and the Virginia
delegation will assist them
DEATH OF FREpERICk. 8lA1FF'AS.
Frederick Fairfax. who died at the
Providence Hospital Saturday, was buried
Yesterday afternoon The funeral ser
vices were conducted by Rev, Richard
Williams, rector OF Trinity Episcopal
Church. 6
Mr.. Fairfax was born in Alexandria.
Va, and was n son Of the late Miles
Cary Fairfax. Up to q short time ago
he had been Il valued uttachc of the
United States coast survey
Mr. Fairfax married Miss Mary Adam
Cook. the daughter Of Lieutenant John
aAduill Cook, United States navy. She
survives her husband, together With two
| daughters at home Miss Lillian Vore
Fairfax, and Miss Ciwendolind Fairfax. a
sister, Miss Anna FairfaN, Is also living,
| while another sister, who married d the
| lato Bishop Whipple deA several years
| D
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MEN BEHIND GUNS
WILL PRACTICE.
Uncle Sans Naval Vessels Get
ting Ready til q, Shoot Tar
gets Off Pensacola. 81
nv Associated Press

tEy S.'s''t
PENSACOLA, Fla March S,- ~ he SIN y
weeks target practice OF the vessels sci
Of. tho navy began here today today the 1,,5
flagship Newark began to-day. She ~ -
about three miles from Santa Rosa l Isl
and. tx 4. 81 "a
Tlie battleship Texas, which t,as8beenlt
IN tho gulf for the past week planting
tho targets. completed his portion 3 CT
the work yesterday and came INTO the
tarbor to-day where she will Z glVe8tj5hh !r
blue Jackets liberty. II es5 eXas WI
not begin her practice un I'll afters the t
arrival OF tho buttleship squadfro On idurglrgf
tho latter portion OF 5theFweek,l FL 4, Il
The cruisers Atlnntnf and Il asllville arc
duo in port in the morning from Guam
tanamo. 1t has been planned \ by ne
Navy Department and rders issued sto
that effect. tina ts33Whep the crulsers ,o q,
the South Atlantic squad on 8 complete
their target work they proceed ~ S:nlon
and there receive the Ell opean So lItd
under command OF Admiral Cos lan,Ssin
order that they 5ieanS participate in the
firing AS soon rs they finish thcysWilll.
proceed to Guantanamo ana OF lloi' polrt
relieving the Atlantic training squadron,
sunder Admiral Wise, which then I'm turn
Will come to Pensacola. 4. y KS PIP \,
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SHOOTING my DIRK.
T. Crandall Badly Wounded
BY George Saunders.
INV Associated Press.

100 fI5y E3ASsOc1ated1 IFTeSE.J 1-- -717.
YoRlsToMN,v:A March S- III con.
shot by Mr.. George Saunders Saturday
last was somewhat easier yesterday even
Ing. Tile shooting occurred between
Hampton and Big Bethel about s ?. NJ
Saturday. ,rjins Az oilnded, man declares
TINT Mr.. Sannders met him in. the public.
highway. armed with. a. double, barreled
,wea pom. Sat sllm%withorts any provocation
what soever.l I Bot hsS loads took effect III
the right sldn OF his body, his right arm
being terribly lacerated J, u.
version D OF tho affair, and states That
'Cr:indHlli abused him.i used h unbncoming
and threat tened him with n re-
yoyer IIe also states that he shot IN
h TT I, is known that bad blood existed
between tho parties for some time past
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FOR Be I |: TER
LSE[:'..R'VIC,.E||[:
Strong Norfolk Delegation.
Spends Day in Washington
With Results.

(prom our Regular Corrcspondent)
}NYASIIINC4,rON,{D D. c., March S--Ths
of the mail service between
Baltimore and washington and Nortolls
Is Il subject which Is receiving tho ny
'tention and the efforts OF Representative
Maynard at present, ley have resulte %
in a promise from the Postoffice Depart;
,pcnt to do all possible to bring about,
an Improvement so thatlit will DO possit..
bic for business men OF Norfolk, Tor 6ill-
stance to receive a. letter from Washing,
ton or Baltimore more quickly than from
New York. At present tho letter from
Baltimore written and mailed at tho Same
time as tho letter from New York does
not In many cases. arrive at Its destllla-
ton until after the former has been re-
ceived.
e Mr. Maynard, Clarence Fl. Forrest, Sec
rotary OF the Merchants and Mnnufac-i
turers' Association. Of Baltimore; w ~,
I.umsden, secretary, aud w, 8G. Bltck,
assistant secretary of the Norfolk Cham
Der OF Commerce, and three or four Pep
iresentatives of the Business Meu's Assp-,
cation Of Washington, called at the de-
partment and conferred with Second AS
s!stant Postmnster- General, aha llenberg
with Il view O cquaintlng him with the
defects Of the service between the cities
named above, MIR. Maynard made y
strong plea for the betterment of the SER
vice. Mr.. LAlnlsden said that seventy
five per cent of the Letters mailed IN
Baltimore for Norfolks failed 10 catch
the bay steamers In time for transmits
sion on that day. The result was, owing
to unsatisfactory train connections, that
they reached Norfolk too late to be am
swcred the following dayS
Mr. shallenberg at once looked into The
matter and discovered that the blame
rested on the Pennsylvania Railway, 3ow-
Ing TO Its failure to make connections
| IN Washington. He assured the deleea-
| ton that he would at once make a thor
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Defining the Daily Press.

4 The daily press, as q. look at ", y q
wonderful detectives. 1T can run down
public opinion uid report Il t ma ".
In this respect it8las an ever " tden ming
outlook. As a news-gatherer.. Its facilities
.perpetually astonshs mo. The j. weapon Z
publicity it often Yields with &urloubtt 'l
power. But, when NIL IS said is at mucl,
more than a gigantic reporter? ooes y Y;
really instruct and guide? Orr does !, !. y
simply furnish by the myriad pal geis, me 9
stun out of which tho peopl etSe % lt'
their own independents Judgment Z eon-
fess that newspapers seem 70 me more
and more to excmpHfyS Sandstone e ,deiilli-
'tion Of the orato.-rt they receive from the
public as mise wbatS they give shpck IS -
shower. Rolo Ogden IN the Century,
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ARMY R ! Y'. B !
.lSAl|lIE||;'NlD.ED:.
Clauses lScfcrS To Provisional
9s,lI1.roops Fliilipt ,it,cssallylS Cor
AZ sell1ationS Department., 535
PORTO RlCAN AFFAIRS.
Senators 0ai1ielsJ Spoolicr, Forat
lktor, al,ts others siil NJ Y n !,
NJ ker, Dcfei1els President.
S(Hy Associated i'ress.)

Ri WA sIrlN tiTo IN, N y. y 81 Match s--Tlle
'ssnateS spent almost tho entire day dis
'c,ssihgs the committee amendments To tho
iitriily hill !, CONCERNING provisional troops
in8the sthllippncs md thb consolidation
OF The A!!jutant- eerfrarss office With tho
record aud pension office, Tho Porto
lRican amendment was objected to by
.15cn1ocMtlc senator's as tending To n
sm9rc pronounced military form OF gov
Both amendments ultimately
.Wtro5 nreepted2 rho BILL was amended 50
,ns to provide for m Increase IN tho ell.
5gihenr corps. II was sill pending when
Tho .5cnat toad jnurned. s3 Il
aicssrA. 4 reller,S Stewart spooner. l'or.-
an d hsca-darl participated In The debate
oh the Porto VI tenn troops. MIR Foraker
snid that any lntimn uon that tho presi-
dent desired to- tuse St tho Porto 4; Rlcan
troops foreail Improper plrnoso was uIl-
founded. D, N Il III IA
MR. Carn1ack said lie took tile propo-
sition AS All Indication OF b. tendency
towards a military. government. saying
tat tho distinguished soldier. Mr..
Kico OF Secretary az War With flying
fla s and blowing horns. and that his
successor had been conducted into office
Under similar conditions.
{ 5,ts ~ ow," 5llo said, we are to have n
military display upon tile presontat ton
OF diplomats. am sorry the order for
that system iwaH. too late for Bnnau-s
Varilla. sshould like to nave had the,
system in Is vogue upon his \ arrival and
would have been glad to command 1t.
n. AZ bill was passed !, referring to the
Court Of Claims claim OF John s. Mos
by for tobacco eonflscated In 1865. !s5s.
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,rhc Society FOR the Prevention OF Cru
city to Animals met last night az. Np.
3lO East FRANKLIN Street The bers
present were Captain Cyrus Bossieux. =.
5Jud b Wood. Mr.sand Mrs; W. B s.c
Phlmer5 ana the agent for The society.
The following report was made: s, i,
bio, So; horses and mules sent to.be shod.
90: 'G oycrloadcdt teanls, 90; cared for "
agent, g.; veterinary called mo g cause !,
5t'crnelty, 35ndmonitions giycn. e; i large
animals destroyed, 20; small animals 'yl
lstroycd, FL u III ~ I. s NJ,
charlottesville now feels the need q 4, q
society and lis asking instruction ana az az
vice from tho Richmond society,
4 New members OF tho society ire Ilel1r
tTaylor, Jr.,5 and Milton Fl , Haynes.
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WILL FIGHT I [ J. |: |. I
CORRUPTION |
Democrats Determined That Rc.-l
b, publicans Shall Investigate s3
AsPostofficc Scandal. 8$Bs
HAVE WELL LAID PLANS
Democrats Going About About. 4. Their, 'eih'
] Ca,1tpaig official I. Clean
N illness in Orderly Way

(Froln Cur Regular Coi,'cspondeiit.) E
;. WASHING ,rON ID C,., March s,----''rhe
Democrats or the Senate have about
reached the decision tliat n lust stand
against the Republican corruption aud
inisgovernment will he made when tho
3postoillco appropriation bill, whicllGis now
pending III the House, is reported to tho
upper brllch. ], iajs az AZ
H 1T will reach there inF;lbout EN- days.
They viii eneleavorS to have Il resolution
providing for IN Investigation of all the
departments of the government get nheau
OF tho postotllce bill, and they! VII geek
TO keep It there #t,ntilsthe Senate agrees
To 1t, after Which they will vote for he !,
bill which makes provision for the annual
expenses Of the Posto1ico Department
The Republicans Of tboth the Senate and
House have repeatedly voted down every
resolution looking to an investigr ton OF
the corruption known to, exist III III he
3Posto1ice Department., Or they have u NJ
lowed all resolutions to this END to sleep
There arc n number Of res
olutions OF this character in committee al
present. and nothing Is heard Of any In
tention Of Il looking up or rebuking the
Official croolsedncss known to exist U.
several departments. Z. 4 ~
y. GROSS FRAUDS. UN11ARTHI1D.y
THAT there have been unearthed GROSS
frauds lii the Postofllce Department IS
Known to every voter. Frauds nearly rs
great have been discovered in tho Indian
'Burcau of the Interior Department, and
tho land steals or the officials Of the
general land office include as GROSS
frauds as have been developed in conncc-
ton wlthsthe administrator Of the GOV
crnmcnt III recent times, ut least. The
Democrats propose that all these shall
be 3illvcstiga tand &theyapropose further
that not a 4 cent shall be voted for the
support Of the Eostofllce Departn1ent$llrl I'M y
ti5thef Republicans in the two houses
agree to q resolution looking to an invcs-l
,tfgation, not onlyyof tho corruption III,
the Pos toftlce ii Department, .buttin allEthe
executive departments II III !. rs
It At this distance It loks MS though the ne
attempt 10 have ! d general erhaulins
of the departments would be@successfnl.f
If the fight for itsis conducted along tllS
lines laid down above. If It is not. II win,
at least, result in greatly prolonglng the
session OF Congress, and placing the Re-,
Dublicans llunrequivocally In the posi- ton
of refusing To look for corruption and
fraud where they are known 9 IS Sist.
In other words, tho Republicans can.
hardly afford to llavestgt the Democrats rs
make political capital Of such Salu as = $
would be that OF O. downright refusH ! 70
charges which the country cunt
Mt large knoWs III advance 70 De e
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paid Esiie Rpbnnity ywiliihis itsi for s,lcltsa5
crime. M doubt ists iil,E tlip minds St
5imcted oth IL ,the ntcilaed, did all q Ike
fJasts get iiieitfs list 1gsertB hi N re III
steps NSiti Ds taken, and III Et,a rtls W \
sbol1ldndcl 10 proteht l,u fiatDii sf..N, % y
there Will ate tio 70 l!rt Aprll leei,ses!
will Id granted MT this terri, tbhlercln tits
s ~ s Il. t,si' yN h}e es,,
VOTERS tot i,el,s t,eti. lohAII itlslnr
licenses, There seems to G NJ Il, o2lpo =
5iicss ara good cltlznlls,a5 nbt n tho places
they conduct ,tr, orderly ,lil CORD letcd
Oil, busliieha principles n II D, n, y. q.
ldaNA has brought thea fatlnars ctit VI ~.
smiling poW " .i!;. y,
tic little. Birds Win sweet notes ate
differing Lie farmer On his gWn rl1el
Sheily orders FOR sog;tla ".
Nli Kinds show there IL going 10 tl,e 4 aiiS
stthed h, Thee of5srhrcit "
,ofSfarit lnDpi be heard on ssitl
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SWAYNEstFEST1FIES
Personal Anirnosity, Declares he,
Cause of Proceeding
!. 80 sE.s lp,, AascCiatnd Press. J %.
(By Associated

#9IVASBINC;TON, Mnpch1 title SUD
committeo Of the House Committee on
judiciary in charge OF tllegimpea
nroceedlngs against Y Judge y J. 81 G = lies
oauy denied the charge that he was not
a resident Of the district In which he neld
court, and stated that the charges against .,i
him were caused by the personal ami
mostly OF the persons making the same.
After considering tho matter the com.
mittee decided, to- hear the argument
against Judge swatfe to-day and , listen
day. Judge '1B.F s. Lfddon represcntinlg
tie prosecution, sll1nned@lip s&concl,l-
slons based on the Testimony take ~ u, ~
the committee on It's recent trip TO 3,l'lor-
i'd, and found Judge swaSne guilty, ~
Ills opinion. of all the charges nade ~ lie
declared that Judge SwaS1e had only ac-
charges were filed.
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IA sEABOARDI MORTGAGE.
Giver, G Continental Trust Co. to-
.5 Secure Five Million Loan.

Z d3y Associated Prcss.)
LACKS ONYILItTJ., ~ III yA., March ST.
There was filed tins the flee of tho clerk
Securing q TIC mortgage and collateral
trust i've fpar, cent. gold coupon bonds,
due March 4, 1907. 10 + the Seaboardt All
Line Railway Company to tho Cont,
New York, Tie amount Of the loan Is
S 100000. and the mortgage consists of
'siXty-nina printed pages. This mortgage
covers all OF the property Of the Sea-
cord In the clerks office OF every county
III the State through which, the road
passes, M, s
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4 Il. NEW KENT COURT.
Will Convene Thursday Trial
\ for Criminal Assault,

7SpeclaI to 7T1ieI Times lllspn tci.J T-TIT
March 10th. will IBe tie first Circuit Court
held by Judge D, Gardiner Tyler Il Is
probable that The court will be IN session
< I'LL the Week, s5t5 AZ " III 81 Al n fEs
folS assault on q prominent white i,al~
trled lady, Mrs Ira Gardiner NEAR Quin-
( ton, some ttne ago. He has been kept
An Richmold jail for safe keeping since
\ Tie crime was committed. u. Sheriff n, G..
tApperson slll 80, to Richmopd Wednes-
$day after tho prisoner. and he will be
TRIAL. The accused liiis employed 4 r. /.
4 Lewis, III "A VesM Point. to defend him.,
While the GommonWealt It'll will he repre-
:sented ny NJ. II, Barnes and II ~, tiresT
DRY, ssgt il. W. 4, 81, 4. G
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Nickna1ncs for British Warships,

Jack" likes a name Which roll seFsllyii
Off The tongnc, short, handy and open 70
familiar, alteratIo Tho II owe of .the Ad-
lmral class, which he Aas dubbed Any ny
how; the .\eolus, known sas 1thf AIS slt
house, tho Resolution, llielsEamed. me
''Rolllng Rezzy'l; tie ham, When Plue,
Jackets know chiefly as I3aa- Lamp, . ana
the "o!d lnimortalltB htpr lmmY'tal,g
by which lac is wont to IDENTIFY Inc handt
somo cruiser lately In Eastern waters
bearing y famous record have hand Y l's'
that suit and phase hiHl,--Frolm 55th't
London Daily Telegraph. 3s
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,llTiE3IIFT0'l3I ! -3i' u! h g5
SOUTH AMERICA
Famous Lady journalist t. q z X;
5as AZ the Y, M. c.. A. "a NJ ri

What ma y prove most interesting en-
.tertuinmentg$wll be IL tho lecture 3n
South Amerlcn.'" to be deliverhd at the Z
hall of the q =. tomorrow, li is,,.
lecture will ho under the auspices OF tho
1tyo, Ear md Throat lnfirrnary !, II.
A Mrs. stoddard Is n famous Journalist y:
having been for several ycnrs t ~,
coi'respondellt3forst the New y ork Tribune
and odl tor fSthoi Overland Month"; w the
California magazine. :s5 3 B !. \,
& She is "a beautiful young won,r1;5 VIZ I q Z
II splendid EfloW9of langla 50, And III nor
lecture re fers# things observed by her
seif iii her ex tensivo travels tlroughout
tic nunent aor. South aAmerlcn. ...l -
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R RI. Condition Unchanged;

q CEyIaA ss6e1aledI E.eSs3 " sel5I..3
st p BALTIMORE R March s 4; physiE-
S,snS peardllna
Hopkins Hospital report Mt midnight
that the condition gof tho pa tlent as un,
the ! Doctors said i,and we baya hopes
that his physical condition VIII respond
6 to, the treatment Sto which lie is being
4 Dr.' Pollock president of the Mercer
tlJniversity, at Macon, fia. " IOWA IS also
La patient q tbs hospital, was also re-
ported to DO In an improved condition at
midniHllt. .lsa. y W. l.a. 80.
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Hay Resolution Reported.

"a ~ .39FsJ BY III SsOcIfltc FSrEss. 5000
& ,tYASItINGTON. March S.--The House
to-day S authorized a favorable report
,o,is the resoluu Oh, i'm roduced by Represent
5tnttve Hay OF Virginia, for record Of
each suspension OF thns OWL Yscrvlce law
and rules 9slnceS9t separation, and the
srlAfnes Of Hpersoiis taken Into government
service through such suspension
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Southern League Schedule.

fBN Associated PressD E
MEMPHIS TENN, March $.--A scled-
ule for the Southern League OF baseball
clubs Tor ltqi season was adopted at n
held here to-day, This schedule provides
for I'D games as against isi last Year.
The season oIaens April alst and closes,
September 18th. y
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sREINECKE vs.. DWYER.S
Baltimore Champion Is Now in. il.
Z y. 3the& CitvSto Meet DWyer. Ar y

Churles II eineckc, the ,iddloweight
champion. from Ba fillmore, camo to Ricn.-
mond last night, and put up at Camp
belts. ZIG will meet Dwyer NJ tho Acad-
envy to-riorroWsngh for the c!.ampioonT
ship 81 the South. 4, Us 81
4 Reinecke {5hnsBs half a. dozen * medals.
which he gained through llis excellent g y ~
lust q few pounds lighter than HDwyer.; +.
While here sRenecke Will train =; at he
gym OF the German Athletic CLUB ~
SiXth,and Marshall Streets. with DIRECTOR
Herbert Payne: !, ", I. Z. !.
is Dryer. and tho match%is expected TO
be a battle royal, the bestdman TO Win
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With the Temperance Workers.

A regular meeting of tho Central w, q.
~ u. will be held at Broad street Meth,
odlst I5pigcopal5 churcl! this III tern I 8,
al 4 4, lock- "a Business Of impot tnnce 1!sstQ
yie discussed. VA full attondni,ce ls desired.
Richmond * twill hold theirs...Wee
meeting Mt Of the presla1 =, i ta Z y:
Imnttcrs are to 4be discussed y &,
Golden 3Rulo W, y w MI meet
this aftelnoon8at't 1.-THE home !of no presi-
Mil visit tho- Gins no,i ST. on 7
i SP.s NJ Reports from sthe hi county coh-,
yentIon viii b alySegps y ths delegates e
Tie Tie Central Loyal Ten perance SLeg!o
will hold ! their regular week. " eting
at ID Clay Street Metho ist s,y iyEpls Gopal
Church on Friday pom az g GlooK;
been QUITE sick, will be With the children
at the meeting III 45
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An Anecdots Qf Napoleon.

When Napoleon was 8hesleg,ng s Ma"isd;
not Ia traiSei w oa Il isg town hall. whera
Was preserved skeleton Of Aiasase,'lll'.;s y
and When tie ga 2. $ ,'ns,d hs
ssaref,lIly a5hyevSd y o Paris. Frt1lll q
Lpnd9n lecture by y Y ~ sF J,
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Nearly a Centenariaa,

l 81
Davis, mother OF Baxt err and J W. Davis,
died yesterday morning. ;tged ninety
years, at5$thoi; home of the after, about
four nliles FROM here d. fsS5 s
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HOT SPRINGS. ARR. March s,--FIrst
race--nlle and an eshtll--Satin Goat "a
10 s. firat, Welcome Light 10 TO u second,
cF seaoaa @ + sh and I hnf i5
Bologna az to u first. Charley's Aunt q
70 q second, Wood Claim (58to y third.
Third race-m mile Honolulu az 10 D
first. Dnells; a to y second, Stand Pat
90 10 j third. Time. lao 81.
Fourth lace-siX iurlongs--Saln lious,
ton a 10 u first, Mike Strauss Il to -
second, Marco q 10 y third Time, 1:li H.
FIRTH raee--slX furlongs-- i.i!lanette "a
10 0, first, Jlddiet g 10 d second Aegean
q 70 y third, Time. l:1B,
sixth race+six fprlongsrD Dr.. Burns a
TO y irst, DuslSy Secret e 10 81 second.
Barney Droyfus u5 10 y third, 1ime. ! l5.
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+ sFAVoRITES WORsTED.
But Racing at New Orleans Is
Very Ordinary-O ther Contests.
(By Associated Prose- @

5 NEW ORLEANS, March S,-Favorites
tn-das had much the worst OF a very
ordinary days racing
First race--selling, mile and seventy
Sards--Port Warden as to 3 first. Ycl-
low Hammer q to.l second, Colin Georse
90 to d third. Time. 1875.
Second race--siX fhrlongsr-Carl Kaher
rs to s. first, l'almist % to y second.
Neither One @ to y third. Time. l:l3A-S.
furlongs-Slella Allen q to 81 first. B,al-
bala q to u second, Miss Galvio 10 TO -
third. Time. 1920
Fourth yace--handicap, six and a half
Try q to y second, Morning Star e TO
p third. Time, l:a0 9-5
Fifth race selling, sin furlongs--Eew
NIown Hill III TO 20l FIRST Wreath of IVY,
@ 10 p SECOND, Konlobo 90 10 y third.
Time. l.l33-o.
Sixth race-selling. mile and quarter.
iTapcrcd e to u first, Lou Woods as TO
q second, Circus Girl go 10 u third.
Time, 2:0S3-5.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-03-09

Previous to this last BLOWN. up ard
before the torpedo service was inaugu,
rated, n Yankee gunboat and tug had
proceeded as far up us Chaflns Bluff
not then fortified. and given 5att, L., tor
a short time at Drewryss. Butt. lhe mes.
md escaped without much dAmags, or
difficulty. IhOs.t, = q ~ il.aas
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