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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-02-17
Virginia and Its Founders.

Considerable interest has been aroused
In England by the proposal to celebrate
In this country the ter-centenary OF the
founding Of Virginia, the historical rec
ord of the date of the turning of the first
sod on the Virginia plan tations being
May IL, 160. 1t was the first British col
ony on the American continent and there
is probably no portion Of the United
States where more numerous representa-
tivcs are to be found this day OF old Eng
lish families. the younger sons Of which
came over during the reign Of King James
In the train OF Christopher Newport,
cfter whom SO many towns and cities
have been named. It Is on this account
that Virginia enjoys in q very special de.
gree the sympathy and the goodwill OF
the English people especially Of the Brit
stances the project OF holding world
Fair at Norfolk, Va, the busy and pros
PT porous !, city nt the mouth Of elizabeth
response from the old country.
fact not generally known Is that on
account of the blue-blooded origin OF sc
many Of the original colon!sts OF Viz.
glnla, the latter offers a more fruitful
country for researches into old English
family histories, especially In connection
with tho hunting up Of heirs destined tc
prevent ancient English peerages from
safely asserted that thore are q quantity
OF British peerages either dormant or Ii
| the possession OF people to whom they
| do not really belong, owing to the Lawful
owners in Virginia having neglected
through ignorance or disincllnaton. t.
take the necessary steps to establish thell
rights.
There is no doubt the Forthcoming tor
centenary Of Virginia and the popular In
terest which has already been aroused II
England In connection with the projec
Will lead to renewed attention being gtvtel
to these old family romances that unit
| tho most blue FLOODED Families of tn,
| United States with those OF Great Brit
aln.-"MaIauise de Fontenoy." In tn,
| Washington Post.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-02-17
!, CONFIRMATION CLASS.
Twenty Greet Bishop Cheshire
at Durhan-Lenten Services.

Especial to The Times-Dispatch.)
DURHAM. N, c.. Feb. 16.-RIght Rev
Bishop ]. G.: Cheshire. Of the Episcopal
Diocese, visited st. Philips Parish, in
this city, Sunday and at the morning SER
vice confirmed a class OF twenty. after
which he preached a strong sermon.
The class confirmed was composed OF
Mrs. ]. 3. Mason, Mrs. .: S. Cobb; Mrs.
G.. a. Carr. Mrs. ]. c. Carroll, Misses
Vera Lyon, Electra Cobb. Hattie Monk,
Mabel l3owden. Rosa Martin; Olivia Ian Ian
tense Cowan. Mamie Dowd. Grace Mason,
Messrs. Richard Cobb, Shelton Walden.
u Clifford Carroll, John Hall Manning
and W. w. Mason. 5
4 Ash Wednesday, there will DO services
lin. this churchaat 10Eo'clock by Rev. 8. s.
Bost. the rector, and service Will be
held every afternoon at s. clock. COM
meEcIng "Wednesday
Miss Louise Carr daughter Of Mr.. and
Mrs T. A. Carr, entertained tho Pam
dora Club at the home Of her parents =,
one OF the prettiestt OF the social season.
Oficers made a raid on q negro house
In South Durham Sunday night and ar
rested three negro men, who were caught
in the act of gambling. The woman who
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-02-17
WILL SHARE,
in ESTATE | {
Two Citizens Of Fredericksburg
Are to Have Portion Of the
Ball Millions.
BETTER STEAMER SERVICE y {: !:

~ b i E Z ~
II (Special to Tho Times Dlspatch)
FREDERICKSBURG VA, Feb. ia
mass meeting Of the Republicans Of this
city will be held at the courthouse here
Friday night, February 26th, to elect dele
gates toEthe State and district conven-
tons.
Among those who will share In the dis
stribution %ofHthe Ball estate, said to be
worth millions are Mr. Samuel Fitzhugti
and his two sisters. Mrs. S. Daniel and
Mrs. Lola Mitchell, Of this city.
n Tho twice a week serv Ice Of the NVeems
Line of steamers between the Rappahar.r
mock I2iyBr and Norfolk will be resumed
Marchwlsti During the winter only one
steamer week has been making this
trip.
The steamer due here from Baltimore
Saturday night left Baltimore, but en-
countered such heavy ice In chesapeake
Bay that It had to return to- Baltimore IRE
and no steamer Is now expected cd u F0tlll
Thursday night.
The smallpox scarce has subsidized, but
there Is still considerable apprehension
In Stafford county, where the disease Is
prevalent in some OF the railroad camps
Colonel E. D. Cole. OF this city, has
been notified OF his election by the Exc
cutlve Committee Of the jamestown Elk
position Company as member OF the
Finance Committee, representing the
State.
Mr.. Edgar Nottingham, Jr., has resigned
an the agent Of the Southern Railway al
Brandy, In culpeper county, and has gone
to West Virginia to accept q better pay
Ing position.
Salem Baptist Church, In spttsylvanilf
county, has appointed committee, com
poseo OF A, B. Jones, w. L. Stevens. 4
c. Decker and u. ~. Landram, TO re-
commend a. pastor for the church.
The farmers OF this section have los
heavily this winter in the number 0
young lambs killed by the severely colF'
weather. st 5 III ri tla
Rev J. S. Hutchinson. pastor OF IN,
Methodist Church, is confined to ~
home by sickness, and Rev. ]. ". smith
assistant pastor OF the same church. !
still at the Mary Washington HOSPITAL
where he has been under treatment aI 70
The condition Of Mayor NJ. G. Willis
who has been. sick for some days. J
slightly improved
Mrs Patsy Wheeler Of the NortherI
Mock. who, up to TO q few weeks az
was remarkably active and vigorous
though ninety-four years OF age, Is nov
critically IL. a
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-02-17
A STORY BY
BROTHER FRANCIS
II is TOLD FOR TIE BENEFIT II
MAY BE TO OTHERS

Brother Francis. OF 81, Philips Home
for Industrious Boys All Broome ST.,
New York; city, IN q letter written June
6. 1909. says; Having given all other
slider Father JOINTS Medicine the best
70, bronchial troubles, IT being tho only
remedy to give me permanent relief. I
recommend 1t to others likewise troubled
with the same results" Father Johns
Medicine Is for sale by Owens a. Minor
Drug Co., 1907 East Main Street; City
Drug Store. l4A East Main Street; Peo-
PIES Drug Store. $500 williamsburg Ave-
nue.; Northslde Pharmacy, Dol North Fifth
Street; Pine Street Pharmacy. s3t South
Pine Street; East Pharmacy. 2so1 Ven,
able Street. s3{9 a 81 4 It,s
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-02-17
FIRE AT LITTLETON,
A Fourteen ear-Old Boy Kills
a Fine Buck,

Especial 10 The TimN s. IsIap Y 1,i-
.yyELDo N. O.. Feb. ls..Elr nns 81 L ne
t arEs p M9nae Mill ana sootson ghaery
M ! Eppgete y ohnst On; loss from =, ooo to
*, o0o 'iIlsurance only $500, Origin OF sflre
M M5a st"L T. M, Long, aged fourteen years:
grand d Of Il Hon, Thomas W. Mason Of
Norihampton county. shot and hn Ky k!,i !. nn 2
large buck yesterday. The poy, Nv was l mo =
NJ Hns animal sprang from cover In front
"a HIM I'm lie took deliberate aim and fred,
killing the buck Instantly.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-02-17
Roads in New Jersey.

II we promised IN Sesaeiuds . pnPSA' = =
sneak to-day OF the reports which We're
made at tho American Good Road
Makers Convention in Hartford on State
work for public roads.
Mr. Robert A.. Meeker, State supervise or
OF roads in New Jersey. made the report
from that State, and said that the state
aid law was first and foremost a home
rulo or local option measure. lie said:
"The New Jersey State aid law Is first
and foremost home rule or local option
measure. The people along the line OF q
certain road, wishing to have the same
i'm proved. prepare a petition requesting
the board of chosen freeholders Of their
county or the governing officers Of the
smaller political divisions to improve the
highway In front Of their respective
properties. The governing body before
whom this petition Is presented con-
slider It, In connection with others OF the
Same nature, and, If they have not sulfi-
Gent funds to build all, select those
which, In their Judgment, are most I'M
portant
AFTER so doing, they instruct their
engineer to prepare plans, profiles. cross
sections and specifications When these
have been prepared the engineer pre-
sents them before the local authorizes
for their approval or rejection. II they
receive the stamp Of local appro oval, .they
arc then forwarded to the office OF the
State commissioner OF public roads, who
then proceeds to satisfy himself, by per-
sonal examination of the papers placed
before him, and also of the road which 1t
is proposed to improve. whether the same
Is Of sufficient general Importance to be
improved in accordance with the plans
and specifications submitted to him. X
the proposed improvement and the
method Of making the same meets with
his approba ton, he signifies IT by en-
dorsing upon the specifications his APP
proval thereof. This endorsement carries
with 1t the guarantee that the State VIII
nay one-third Of the actual cost of con-
struction."
The seven years experience gained IN.
der the operation of this law, he went on.
demonstrated tho necessity of amending
the same In some particulars, and some
changes here and there have been made.
In reply to the question as to whether
state aid had proved beneficial, Mr..
Meeker said that the plan had proved It.
self >to be- one OF the grandest concep.
tions and in its enactment one Of The
wisest, best and most beneficial acts that
had ever been placed upon the statute
books Of New Jersey.
Tho principle is right. There should
be cooperation between the State gov.
eminent and the local government In the
several counties. But we believe that ir
all such cases the work should be I'M
der the general supervision of the State
and that there should be State highway
commission to direct the good roads
movement.
Tomorrow we shall speak of the
Massachusetts method and the work ac-
complshed In that State. In the mean.
time, we again urge our readers through,
out the State OF Virginia to petition thei1
representatives in the General Assembly
to use their cndeavors to have a genera
road law enacted during the present SEES
sion of that body.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-02-17
Swift Justice.

The trial Of the negro Williams for
assaultng Mrs. Shields in the city OF
Roanoke was short and pertunctory. The
whole proceedings occupied hut few
hours time, and the jury were out but
IL fow moments before a verdict of guilty
was returned.
Conviction and the death penalty were
a forcgone conclusion, and 1t may seem
to some that it was useless to put the
State to heavy expense In order to
give this negro T. trial. But It must be
remembered that the law is no respecter
of persons. No matter how bad 4 man
may be, nor how brutal his crime, tho
Constitution provides that mo man shall
BIO deprived Of his life. or liberty, except
by the law OF the land, or the Judgment
OF his peers" and, again. that in all
criminal prosecutions man has right
to- demand the cause and nature OF his
accusation. to be confronted with the
accusers and witnesses. to call for evil
dence in his favor, and to q speedy trial
by an Impartial Jury OF his vlcinage."
That is the Constitution the funda-
| mental law Of the State, and the Gov
error is sworn to SEQ to 1t that the law
Is executed and that the rights OF every
man under the Constitution are pre-
served to him. The Governor would have
heen false to his trust and traitor to
tho people If he had not used all the
powers Of government which to him
seemed necessary TO give this man a
safe escort to Roanoke and place him
unframed In the custody OF tho court
The whole proceeding was digrified, and
as much better than lynchlng as ciyillza,
ton is better than barbarism,
i. is to be hoped that all evil-mindcd
negroes will take warning. The negro
nan who lays his hand upon respect
able white woman takes his life In hi.
own hands. lie shall surely die. THAI
Is the law of Virginia and yirgInian.
which altereth not,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-02-17
Radium in Virginia.

Editor OF The Tlmes-Dlapatch:
sir,--I ask brief space In your paper
that may correct misstatement con-
tained in your edition at this morning.
You say that the specimen OF radium re-
Gently exhibited by Professor. Winston
at Richmond College WAS probably tho
first seen IN Virginia up TO this time.
This Is an error Last December the
professor of physics at Hampd en-sidney
College imported a specimen OF this Gle,
ment for the benefit of his class. and 1t
was seen by the writer Of this note,
send this In Justice to a college which
does very ilne work In O. modest way:
STUDENT,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-02-17
For the Normal School.

We are gratifled to know that the Sem
etc commi.tee on Finance has recon-
.neaded an appropriation OF $4,000 10
erect new building at the Farmville
Normal School, and to make necessary
repairs. and to increase the annuity from
1900 to $4,000. Ths members Of this
committee are conservative men. and
they would never have made such q
Recommendation had they not been con-
slncsd that the schools need is Inn
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-02-17


Tho Philadepllinn who owns the
"Washtngton Bible" which was taken zen
from the home OF General Robert o.
Lee at Arlington at the outbreak Of the
war, has now indicated his willingness to
turn 1t over to the Mount Vernon Assoc
citation. TO be preserved at Mourt YER
non for all time" i58
& We dolnot know what answer the Gen
5eral has made to this suggestion. The
book belongs to him, and It ought to be
returned to him. 1t is for him to say
whether II should be given to the Mount
Vernon Association or not.
& 1t Is remarkable that there should be
any discussion as to the disposition Of
the Washington Bible" inasmuch MS II
Is clear as anything can possibly be that
It belongs to General Gus It's Lee, who In
iherited It along will, tho Arlington
realty
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-02-17

& =
Virginia, contributes the volunie on the
''i1lstory of fsoohstruotion.. Mr.. Bruce's
book treats exhaustively Of the SOUTHERN
populations, white and black, asricul.
ture, products OF forest and sea tnlat,u
features, exports and imports, growth Of
cities, tlnAhciai and transportation faciii.
ties, education and the literary, social
and roilticni condition OF the South.
Mr.. Bruce Is now engaged In COM cor,
plotting the study Of virginia III the sew
entecnth century, begun II, his
Economic History for which he has been
collecting material Ii England and the
United States for 4 number Of years. This sFll
now colonial work will ueal with the
social condition. religion and morals. Cd
,icaton and the loyal military and p olitl-
cal systems OF the colony
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-02-17
z. NEGRO CONFESSEs
After Being Sentenced to Fif-
tecn-Year Term in Penitentiary.

$500 7SpecIa11 to The "Tlmos-Dlspatch.J7 -.77
SALISBURY. N. c.. Feb. 1s.-Burt Fin-
ger. coored. was tried to-day in Rowan
Superior Court for murderous assault
upon Conductor J. A. Fowler ut Spen-
Ger, on Decam Der 10th. He was found
guilty and promptly sentenced 10 fifteen
years In the State penitentiary. The
iury was out only 4 few minutes, and
when sentence was passed Finger cons
fessed his guilt.
r-,,,.i lar hsY recovered. EH
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-02-17

II appears that Mr. Hannas great
grandfather came from ireland TO vir-
glnia, where Hannas grandfather was
born. In course Of time he went out
to Ohio II whore IIanna's father was
born; and then the latter, in 1852. left
the old homestead to go to Cleveland.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-02-17

4 Tho Massachusetts, Legislature has pass
ed bill requiring that a quart bottle
should be mado so that It will hold a
quart. Good Now the question is can
the average Massachusetts man hold a
quart?
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-02-17

"a The Baltimore papers differ as to the
merits Of General Riggs, the commander
Of the militia who are on duty in the
burned district Of that city. The Sun
ridlcules him mercileasly; but the Amer
lean and Herald think we'll OF him.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-02-17
BRYAN to Visit Greensboro.

500 Especial to The NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. -,
,ls GREENSBORO, N. c.. Fob 18.-Wil-
liam Jennings Bryan has accepted an ln-II
{yitation from tho literary societies OF mo
deliver a lecture In the Opera House here
Saturday night, February 10Th. He Wli
arrive with Mrs. and Miss Bryan from
sAtle nta Saturday at noon.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-02-17
ENcE IN C HAM5ER-
LAlN,s COUGH RENE DY.

Where there used to be feeling Of
E,,neaslness and worry In the household
when a child showed symptoms OF Group.
there is now perfect confidence This 10
owing to tho uniform SUCCESS OF Cham
iberlair,'s Cough Remedy in tho treatment
OF that disease. Mrs. M. !. Basiord, OF
Pooleaville. Nd, in speaking OF her ex-
ner,ence in the use OF that remedy, says:
II have a world OF confidence In Chamr
,harlain's Cough Remedy for have used
n with perfect SUCCESS. My child. Gar
land. is subject to severe attacks Of Group
md II always gives him prompt relief"
For sale by all DRUGGISTS.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-02-17

Legislatures geperaly get mighty. busy
when they reach tho last quarter stretch.
and the present one is getting close to
that point. s.t \ y ..t.. 3 3 81 s..
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-02-17
GIVEN THE LIMIT.
Fifteen Years Imprisonment for
Attempted Assault.
cjol 10 The Times-Dispatch.

(speciol to The Tlmes-Dlspatch.)
,WINsToN-sALEM, M e., Feb, H.
sidney Moore, eolorsd. was convicted ~
Forsythe Superior Court this evening" q
last ' june' upon Miss Claude Pegram,, q
younS lady az this county. Judge Allen
gave the defendant the limit for this of-
Tens 1iteen YeayA In the psnt Rtlary,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-02-17

that the people OF the community In
which the crime was committed were to
: DO commended for not taking the law In
their hands and lynching Moore.
The prisoner persistently denied the
charge against him, but Miss Pegram as
sured the Jury and court that %he was tho
right man. }S. 'fs
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-02-17

Tillman has expressed an opinion that
somebody ought to nuzzle Bryan. Bryan
has probably ere this returned the COM
pliment. sst sali
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-02-17

The Constitution guarantees to every
nan accused Of crime a speedy 4 trial.
Tho assailant OF Mrs. Shields Of Roar
oke, can make no complaint on that
score 4j5 III Ii II 33t z N Il
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-02-17

Mr., Philip A. Bruce has In press n
work entitled the Development of The
Southern States. ls7s-lo0i." which Will
form volume Xxx In the History OF
North America which Messrs. Barrie
and Sons, OF Philadelphia, are now issuing
IN q series OF twenty volumes. Professor
Richard II. Dabney, Of the University of
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-02-17

Just suppose the scrappy little Japs
shall thrash" Russia, will not there fol-
low some kind Of a revolution in the
Cars country?
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-02-17

If the weather department. will now
give US g little moro sunshine. the mayor
atty contest Will warm up to the Sizing
point
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-02-17
SPECIAL Low RATES VIA sEA7oARo
+ ,SAIR LINE RAILWAY. ACCOUNT
OF DEPARTMENT suPERiN

FL csATIoNAL AssociATlON.
Atlanta, Ca, February 1925, 1904.
On account Of the above OCCASION the
seaboard will sell tickets at rate OF one
first class fare. Plus twenty-llye 81!
Tahr,,ary Fl and 90, 1904, final limit Feb
r,, ar III 1904. On payment OF fee o.:
t,f,v cents to Joint agents. on or beore
1s eth, tickots may be extended
toSMarch 81, 1904. Rate from Richmond.
st var tickets and other information. apply
= p,chmond Transfer Company, ticket
a ~ Murphys Hotel. or Main Street
: '''s>' II. s, Lizard.
District Passenger Agent,
$50 =, Main ST. Phone 4o5, Richmond. W.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-02-17
tept the house mado her escape by jump.
ng through the window. carrying sash and
zlass with her. She has not been cap-

tured. iso, 5is
where they will reside. Mr.. Fearllgton IS
connected with the Guilford Hotel there;
g Nj. and Mrs John FL Wiley. Miss label
,Tomlinson and Miss Annie Wal! iett per-
Monday morning Cor Baltimore ~nere
they viii spend several days.
Henry Pickett, white man. VINO re-
sides about three miles from this ely,
was stricken with paralysis on Mo ,Iea q
III The Board Boar 'of CITY Aldermen last nigh.
decided that persons who sell cider IN
Durham must license tax q ~ ;sa , prs
year. There are now thirty,Sl ' o 'si4'' :
in the city who handle cider.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-02-17

e Fully eighty per cent. Of the men re-
n.seo to obey the order to quit work.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-01-20
FAVORABLE TO DREYFUs.

Jan. reported that the Attorney General is
favorable to Capt. Dreyfus.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-01-20
A. v. GEAR WOULD LIKE
TO BE MADE ASSESSOR
Hopes to Get the Appointment From Kepoikai.
Sam Johnson for Road Supervisor in Place
of Charley WiIson---Vida Second.

A. V. Gear, who has been an inter
mittent candidate for Office, is said to
be out for the Assessorship. This ap--
pointment is within the gift of Kepoi-
kai and Gears friends are all working
on the gentleman from Maui when the
chance presents itself. So far no call
has been made for the Endorsement Of
the Republican organization and none
will be needed if Kepoikai concludes to
act Independently. 1t is whispered that
if Gear gets the Assessorship the big
missionary corporations will not en-
joy life to any hilarious extent.
The two Charleys-Wilson and Clark.
Road Supervisor and Assistant Super
visor, respectively-were turned down
squarely yesterday afternoon by the
executive committee of the Territorial
Central Committee. Sam Johnson. the
present head of the Garbage Depart
ment, was recommended for appoint
ment as Road Supervisor with Henry
Vida as his assistant.
There We're rumors about town yes
terday that the change would take
place as above, but it was not until
about $50 that the result was announe-
ed. 1t was said that Sam Johnson had
made direct application for the position
Of Road Supervisor. Mr.. Johnson stout
" denied this and even before the meet
ing of the committee was held, he was
not aware that he was to be given the
backing of the committee for the posi-
ton.
II don't know where the idea came !
from that I was chasing after the job /
said he at that time. II heard early {
his morning that my name was men /
toned, but 1 had been, and am now !
.avoring another candidate. am sat /
SIZED with my present position. The !.
Road Supervisors position calls for
more work at the same pay. and there
S more responsibility" i