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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-04-06
a BARN BURNED
WHILE TENANTS. SLEPT

Especial to The Tlmes-DIspatchJ
CHATHAM, VA, April 5.-John M.
Barker. Of Pittsylvania county. lost a
large packing barn BY fire last night.
Stored in the barn was a lot of farming
machinery, none of which was saved.
Tho loss is estimated at one thousand
dollars. Origin Of the fire is believed to
be due to some ono smoking near the
barn and dropping n spark Which stnoul-
dered into q flame several hours later,
as the fire was unknown until Tuesday
morning, when the tenants arose for the
days work. Amount of insurance un-
known,
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M,ltoro silsslon.-ro DO supplied bs A,

Mlltoro Misslon--ro BIO supplied ~ A.
Yandevandcr,
observation-disclosures Lynch.
liuhtefsvillc--J. D. Pope.
Green Bank4-D. NJ. Brown and l., ".
LoWancc. 5 VI
hot springs-J. II Valiant
Professor In Aleghany Collegiate In.
stitute-L. s. .Siivcs.
aa MooRlSF1EtD DISTRICT.
j. II. Williams, presiding elder.
Moorcfleld.-A. a. Walker.
petersb,irg--J. w. Reeves
ttrnnklln--W. N..INVngncr.
soutl, Forks. w. stump.
keyscr--C. s. Stanton.
Cum bcrlnnd-J. G. Jctcr.
South Cuinbcrlnnd-c. III Cannon.
Elk Gartcn--ro be supplied by @. w.
Yost.
n pietmont--G. +. D. Collins.
Frostburg Frank Jenkins
Tllntstonc-G. w. Gaithes.
Ror1ncy--J. w. Bcall.
slnncsvllIc--G. X. IIeydrick.
liardy--To be supplied.
Morgan--E. w. I'ruhaker.
nsboro-Thomas Cooper.
Wnrdensvlllc-C. NJ. snrver.
Capon Brldgc--Wlllam Melville.
Llstonburg-A. 3. Sites.
Transferred-C. r. McClintic, to West
Virginia conference; J. r. Balm, to Indian
mission conference; .. L. Reid, to Indian
mission conference.
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Mason-Luck.

Especial to The Times-Dis patch.)
ROANOKE, VA, April 5,--At the First
Baptist Church to-day at high noon John
Lewis Mason. a prominent young business
daughter of Dr., and Mrs. j. S. Luck.
were married, Rev. L. J, shipman off,
ciating. ,
sister of tho bride, maid OF honor: Mr..
Joseph Dill, of Buchanan. best man;
bridesmaids and groomsmen-Miss Tlllie
Cutchin. with Mr.. Warren Barnett; MISS
Miss Lulie May Bllford, with Mr., Claude
Pace; MISS Matte Buford Luck. with
Mr.. George Hunter.
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SMALLPOX CREATES
MUCH EXCITEMENT
ispecial 10 >rhe Times-Dispatcll.l

Especial TO THE Times-Dispatcl.,
GATE CITY, VA. April ga fully &C.
velopel# case Of Smallpox has just been
rcporsed at Cameron, this couaty, about
i n miles from Gate CITY, Dr.. L. 3, II n
ION. to attending physician OF J. Jesse !. Sc
Wolfe the pa ,i,nt, a certained That ,s ~
had nttacted the disease from ms WIZ
mo first cage was me.chnf t, VINO
caught It at Rogersvi.le and rema mel t,l, - ~
his tore until nc got well, dur ng wh'c !,
time hundreds OF people came ~ uo!t,u ac.,
VIII veiop ina few days and much
excitement prev alls.
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CITIZENS VOUCH
FOR NEGRO'SSAFETY
Judge George X, Anderson Re
fuses to Try Him Under
Military Protection.
1spec,al to Tho Times plspatch.)

CLIFTON FORGE, VA. April o'r-A
citizens meeting was held in the y. NJ.
q. A. tonight TO get the sentiment OF
the people in regard to bringing Bowies,
tho negro who shot John a, RUIZ, paet 70
CovIngton from Lynchburg ROY u'ul.
Threats Of lynching were circulated AZ
tho time Of the shooting, and 1t was con-
sidercd dangerous TO bring the prisoner
10 this county for trial, George Is. An
dersoh of the Circuit Court, declined TO
hold trial under military protection, an"
q petition was signed at this meeting 20
night by two hundred citizens 40 y
voucher for the negroes safety II he is
brough. to Covlngton.
Excitement has abated, and mo prs
oner will be brought from LShchouts
this week and tritd ~ the court "nieh
Is In session new,
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Northumberland News.

(special TO Tho Times Dispatctl
HEATH SVILLE, VA, April o;- ,,y,S,a !
Morris. the colored- oys terman OF Nv Wr, y"
~ n meeting Of the Oystermen's Protec-
tive Union, died in q hospital IL BALL AIT
more NOR fow days ago; Allen W. Willa i1er
his slayer. who fled immediasely yot h hna.
having been heard Of his wherea bouts =, !
section ana the oysterImens are , turning ann
son taken rs a whole, has been very
good goo, FOR the tongers, but very unsatls-
Factory Tor the buyers and shuckers.
MI. G. II. Jones, tho merchant tallor
Methodist Churcl, here for Il store. mas
decide11 To rent the building.
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POSTOFFICE ROBBED.
That at Gordonsville Entered by
Thieves Monday Night.

tSpecial to The Times-Dispntcl l.)
GORDONSVILLE. VA. April 5.-The
postotilce at this place was broken into
night. IL is not known how an entrance
was effected, as both the front and rear
doors Of the building were open TUESDAY
morning when the postmaster went 9 nc, her
duties, About $l7 In stamps were stolen,
besides several registered letters. Tho
,postoffice authorities in Washington have
been notified.
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SPECIALLY LOW r. uND II RIP RATES
OFFERED RYSTHE SEA6OARO
Ala igINE@ RAILWAY 8ltss

seo.7o--- Richmond Va. to Jacksonville.
Fla. and return. account meeting IN
tcrstate Sugar Cane Growers Associa-
5tion.'' tickets on sale May I'd ana 3D.
good returning until May 5, lsol,
sa6. 75-R Richmond Va, to New orleans.
la, and return on account eou'!e,i.
Goods Roads Assocla tion," April oth'tt',
tickets on sale April 4th ana ''h' soou
returning April O. 1904
$40, 7o--R edmond Va, to Carthage NO,
and return, account Annual Meeting Ger
man Baptist Brethren, May, lsth-snhi
tickets on sale May 18th to 24th. lnc!n-H
siye good returning May Soth can DO
extended until June Nth by deposl''is
same and payment of fifty cents,
SAG o. Richmond, va, to Dallas, Texas.
ana return on account General Assem-
bly Cumberland Presbyterian Churcn,
Nav 19th-a7th; tickets on sale May lbtll
10 18th, inclusive, good. returning May
81 1901
sos 25--Richmond, Va. to San francisco
m Los Angeles, Cal, account General
Conference Methodist Episcopal Church"
May 80 TO 3lst, and National Associa-@
lion OF Retail Grocers of United StIreN'A
May Sd 10 Sth, tickets on sale April ~
10 30th. incluslye, good returning June w
1901. Stop overs are allowed both 81
ing and returning at a number or polnss.
also side trips are given 10 holders OF
these tickets to various points Of inter-
est,
Rates given above are from Richmond;
same reduction from other points on tho
Seaboard. Information in regard 10 tha
above gladly given,
~ ~. Nj, TAYLOR, G.. Y, A.,
$50 East Main street.
II, s. LEARD. D. II. a,
+.
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Good Roads Meeting,
(Ry Associated PreSs. }

NEW ORLEANS. La. Aprl! 5;-All ar AZ.
GOOD roads convention. Which will assem-
Ella Ella to.morrow in the Progressive Union
Hall Under the auspices. Of the national
a,,er Two aays, Addresses OF welcome will
ie made by Governor w W. Heard. Hon.
y Pau IH CSapdevelle Mayor OF the city, and
President j, NJ, Sanders, Of the Progress
s,vn linton. responses will be made. by
s s S ~ N Moore, president Of the Ma
iional Good Roads Association.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-04-06
ROMANTIC ELOPEMENT
OF PROMINENT COUPLE.
csseId po,uIoossv Sa)

GATE CITY. VA, April 5.-Mr. Henry
Morrison son of the late Judge II, s. Is.
Morrison, Of Gate City. this afternoon
eloped with Miss Hattie Cox. the daugh-
ter Of James Cox. Of johnson City, Tennu
and granddaughter Of Colonel J. 3. Fich-
mond, to Blountvlle, to get married,
Miss Cox was visiting her grandfather
Colonel Richmond. and the parents Of
neither knew OF their purpose
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ASSIGNMENTS at Gordonsville.

(Snccial to The 'Tlmes-DlspAtchJ
K GoRDONSVILLE. VA, April 5.-lr.
Lewis j Faber one Of the most popular
liverymen in this section n liz 'Isao cre.i
tors Il, 80, 10 y, Is + .1,,is
also made an assignment for the penellt
Of his creditors,
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Observation-Disclosures WEIGH.
WINCHESTER DISTRICT.
II. T. Hamill. presiding elder.
Wlnchestcr-C. D. Bulla.
Fredcrick-N. n. Hall.
Stephens City-NV. c. Wooly
Middletown-W. S. Hammond.
Strasburg--W l.. Smith.
Woodstock-B. F. Ball.
Woodstock Mlssion--T. C. Jones.
Edenburg-J. L. Henderson,.
Front Royal and Riverton-G. D.
White.
Warren--L Fox.
Lindon-L. Butt.
Page-H. a. Wilson.
White Post-One TO be supplied. and
II. M. Strlckler.
Rerryville-J. NJ. Greene.
Bruostown-C II. Buchanan and ". D.
Eye.
Martinsburg-C. D. Harris
B.erkIey-T. G. hewitt.
Charlestown-yV. p. G.. Coo.
Jcfferson-C. Sydenstrlcker.
Shcpherdstown-,D. T. Eutslcr.
Bakcrton and Ffalltown-J. p. Hupman.
Professor In Vanderbilt University. A.
Kern. D. y.
Secretary OF Education-H. p EIamiI.
ROCKINGHAM DISTRICT.
4 Presiding elder ------. 4Esf 4fa4Gs5a .G
Staunton-I. W. Canter.
Stanton Mission-A. p. Baude.
Hnrrlsonburg-D. H. Kern.
Mt Crawford-H. "A. Brown.
Parnassus-yV. p. yYelkle.
Churchvile-F. Fur
Augustus. A.. Parker.
Waynesboro-J. II. Smith.
Basic-W. O. Ross.
New Hope-C. B. Sutton.
Port Republic-A. L. Hanesbergcr.
Rockinghnm-H. NJ. Roam.
East Rockingham-J. II. Kline.
Elkton-S. *. Cox.
sshenandoah-L. r. Jones'
d Marksvlle-B. B. White.
Iuray-W.s II. II. Joyce.
Ncwmarint--J. j. Ringer.
Mount Jaakson-H. S. Coe.
Tairfled-G. II. E.chols.
C;oshen-L. R. hardwood
McDowcll-W. Fl. March.
Monterey--R. Z. EutsL.r.
Crabbottom-H. a. Murrll.
Corresponding Secretary of Church Ex-
tension-P. II, Whisner.
Student in Ran6olph-Macon College-W
NJ. Compton.
ROANOKE DISTRICT.
J. e. Armstrong presiding elder.
Salem--J. r. Andrew.
Roanoke City-Grecne Memorial C. NJ.
Hawkins; Trinity. II. NJ. Canter; ST.
bert: Belmont. L. S. Rudasill; Vinton, j.
II. Boyd.
Roanoke Circuits. o. Holman.
Bethuny-H. l. Burr.
Buchanan--F. L. Hammond.
Fincastle--O w. Lusby.
Glen Wilton-C. T.. llennard.
Eagle Rock--J. II. Davidson and j. II.
Bsan.
Buena Vista-J. p. Henry.
Rockbridge-S. Grady,
I..xington--J o. Knott.
ierstown-Suppied by r. Neel,
Elliston-J. b. Haley.
Chrlstiansburg-J. w. Grub.
Blacksburg--W. d. Kcene.
Newport. *. Gilbert.
New Castle-O Il. Burgess.
catawba-G. r. Frlnger.
Montromery--T. A. Jordan
professor in Vanderbilt university-Col-
Inns Denny,
-, LswlsBURG DISTRICT.
George Y. Tyler.
I.ewlsburg-R. l.. Fultz.
Frankford-L b. Atkins and T.. Barber.
Blue suphur--H. c. Febrcy,
Hinton--L l.. Lloyd.
Talcot--To be supplied by II, Lawson.
Grcenvilc--R. II. WILSON,
(. Peterstown-To be supplied by w. F.
Lowancc.
Alderson--J. NJ, York
Union-John w. Mcneil.
Ronceyerte-NWlliam Stevens,
White Sulphur--R. M. Wheeler.
Olyon-C. B. lie Few.
Alleghany--A. c. McNeer.
Covington--J Il. Van Horn.
Clifton F0rge-W. Fl. Sanders
Bath-J. 3. Ilcdrick.
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shot IA Austin has not yet been arrested.
- 0r,uER WEDDINGS.

shot. Austin has not yet been arrested.
OTHER WEDDINGS
AZ st. Paul's P. f. Church to-morro"
evenirrt at o. o'clock Miss Grace irving
daughter Of Mr. Charles Lunsford, VIII DC
married to Mr.. John ", Friend, Jr.
Miss Marie Wcntherford. charmlng
Young lady Of Chesterfield county, was
married this afternoon lat 80 o'clock 70
MI. = q. Shelton. Of PETERSBURG, VI kew ICY
j, r. Doan performing the ceremony :sl'9l n;
Mr.. and Mrs. Shelton left on the north
bourd train for washington and ot the E
points. ,,,, ctroet
Church, Of which Rev. George p Booker
"A pastor, have decided to purchase a
new pipe organ. The organ, when WI.
be b,liit during tile summer, Will cos.
about s., 900, and will be located pack oA
the pulpit. !, !, ~ mr. :,
The store and dwelling of Mr.. Reuoen
R,,dy n few miles from Petersburg, ~
Chesterfield county was destroyed oy
fire several days ago Loss parity Guy
cred byeinsurance.
Damon and Pythas" VIII be presenter
at the Academy Of Music tomorrow eve
ring for benefit of Petersburg Company
Uniform Rank Of Pythians. Inc COM
pany presenting the piece is said to rank
with the best.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-10-14
.COuLDS ) NOW IN
'AS5CO-DEFENDANTS

Especial to The Times .Dispatch)
NEW YORK, Oct. 3.-Justice Barrett,
in special term Of the Supreme Court,
to-day granted permission to Miss Helen
NJ. Gould and Frank j. Could to come in
as co-defcndants with the Bowling Green
Trust Company and others in a suit
brought by Norman w. 1Ialsey, to cUn-
pei the cancellation OF mortgage bonds
OF 100000 given by the Richmond and
Manchester Railway Company TO the
Atlantic Trust Company, OF which II
was said the Merchants Trust Company
lad become the Pledge. Miss Gould and
Frank J. Could came Into possession Of
the bonds among other securities given
as collateral when they loaned about
s7O0O TO the Virginia Passenger and
Power Company, in November, 1903. Coun-
sci for Halsey commended that by reason
OF his holding bonds secured by another
mortgage on the same properties. the
mortgage held by the Gonlds should be
ca cellel ~ l.I-..l $500
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Personals and Briefs.

e. The condition OF H. L. Fulcler was re-
ported last nights$as being unchanged.
$5 Judge a. Il. Holiday has Sjnst5returned
from New York city. where lie has been
galls3the week on business.
8s9 Mr., Edgar "A llen.s J r., of this city. has
{ al councillor on the staff Eof Commander
Ein-Chicf NY. G. Dustin OF ational En-
fcampment OF the Sons Of Union Veter--
ans. as3s i5t5{ D az KY 81
of the Norfolk and Western Railway, at
5Lynchburg. was IN the city esterday.
"a Mr.. G. r.. Akers. an attache OF the
chesapeake and y Ohio Offices. who has
B been sick at his rooms. has Improved
enough to 10; to his home III Crewe,
where he will remain for about week.
&s9 MIR. Charles Mahoney.5 Of No. Oil East
Leigh Street, who has been Ill for some
weeks of typhoid fever, continues to i'm
prove, and there is now every reason to
( hope for his recovery. y
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DIR. VlNCIL NATIVE I. | ! {:
OF VIRGINIA DEAD J. |: I !!
Mas Grand Secretary Of Mis-: lis
so,1rissMasons The
IIuneral.
Especial to The Times Dispatch

IA sei Especial TO The Times Disratc h3 /.
ST. LOUIS, MO. Oct. $-,rh :bo =,
the Rev Dr. John d. Yincil. Grand Secre-
3tnry Of the Grand Lodge MA
Va. August q, $50 and died yesterday !, 1EHi !.
afternoon, will lie in state mt the. COOK
Avenue Methodist CHURCH Tomorrow o. Y y,
from a 10 s UP, M.;8nt nine O'CLOCK VII ",
be shipped to Columbia. Mo-, for. burial q !.
III Columbia. funeral vices. over which
Grand Master Judge l.eroy u; Vallent,
will preside. Will sbe held In the chapel
of & Missouri University. TO which ne ~
body, will hes taken from the train.8fAtt
s}o'clock Saturday afternoon the GRIND
Lodge 4of the State will take chnrge q O.
the kodysand the funeral. lnterment VIII
be according to- tho masonic ritual.
ancnt and most popular musons liz the
State. He served the order IN manX ca
spacties since 1854. when he moved g al Al
bany, NO., from I'azewell county, w.
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Make Some Il Reforms.

Ell. While all ) three of the candidates had
most flattering endorsements, Colonel
Eukcr's qualifications carried great
weight with the board. His vide eX-
&rerience In the restaurant business his
ago and activity were all taken into
consideration. Both Colonel Finncys and
Mr.. Young had sexcellentletters,$ and We're
acknowledged as gentlemen of bllity and
integrity, as we'll as gallant Confederate.
soldiers.
r. Colonel Charles Euker came to Rich
lnond In 1863 from Marburg, Germany
and engaged In the staurant business
.Atithe outbreak OF the war betwce en- the.
States he enlisted as a private In the
Fifteenth Virginia Infantry and served
with that command under Colonel
Thomas IF. L; August. After serving with
this regiment he entered the8 First Vir-5
ginins Battalion OF Cavalry, Company 3.
AT the close of8tlle war he was a Snon-
commissioned officer.
"A On his return tor Richmond he re-en-
gagged In "a restaurant enterprise with
his brother, William Eukcr, who con-
Quoted a place Oh East Main Street.
Several years later he, went into business
for himself and opened n restaurant In
the basement of the Schafe building
whore he remained for some yea rs. =
is no " connected with the traffic depart
ment Of the Virginia Passenger and
Power Company. i$s ISL
tt is said that the men at the Home.
were favorable 10 his election. and ac-i
3cording to all that could be learned last
night his election will be more than sat-
isfactory to a large majority Of the old
soldiers. x 50 i$
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BEING VERY POOR
HE ENDS HIS LIFE
Aigernoll Turner, Of Isle OF
Wight, Unable to Buy Pro-
visions, Commits Suicide.

Especial to The -Dispatcl..)
SUFFOLK. VA. October 1a.-I1aving
grown Respondent from brootllng over
financial rcverses, 4Algernon Turner, a
farmer Of Isle of Wight county, drank
ten cents worth OF strychninc and died
within fifteen minutes. Formerly a linn
Der manufactured and we'll to do, Turner
had lost money and credit He went TO
srnithflcld and failing to get trusted for
family supplies. returned home without
them, after Investing dime for poison.
Shortly after arriving home. Turner
swallowed tile drug. lie was about fifty
years old and leaves a family.
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eighteen entries; and last OF all the class
for Deep Run hunters, with fifteen local
competitors.
On Saturday night the last Of tile show.
the programme opens Will, harness pairs
over fifteen hands, three inches with four
entries. Next comes the gig horse coinpc-
tition, with five competitors; then ponies
In harness, not exceeding fourteen hands,
one inch, with six entries; four-in-hands
horses, over fifteen hands. with five en-
tries; the hunt class with hounds: the
champion saddle class, the champion light
weight hunters and the champion heavy
weight hunters and last Of all. the high
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bpiCISI NSO N.-Diedtin baltimore. October
H l3. 1911. AlitrtI lTI} IllElf7lNSQM, In the
seYent h Year az his gee,
g al, III ollywood Chapel at 2 ;aO r. NJ. the
18th Friends OF the family are invited
FL 10 attend,. IA II
& 1904. MATTER III AsANTS WHITE, In
the twenty-.nird year at his age. he
8aywus the8third son of Nh and 1fTs. w.
G. White of Hardware, Fluvanna coull-
8ty,i Va. 81 Y sS III u .gi
The burial WILL take place at tlie fam-
!, !lys homes tesd. h OGIOt@l als l4ta. l09ss ~
y S7o.cloek, IN ~
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PLAINTIFF WINS.
] Bowles's Administrator
erdict of $4,000. .i

Il IN the United States Circuit Court
yesterday. " the Jury in the case Of James
sBowles,s administrator VS.. the Southern
returned :llverdict warding damage 4 Q
the plaintiff in the sum IF s3,416.l6.S Mo,
Etion#t to setSuside{ the verdict on the ground
{ that the damages were excessive was
maize byS defendants counsel. Lewis and
Cary. ana Judge Naddill took The motion,
under ad visement. II. nj. Srnith = and
Robert II. Talley are the plaintiff Scoun-
sci. 81 4. III e. 3 "a "a
James Bowles. an employe of the COM
pany, was engaged in pulling up poles
last May with an apparatus which ems
6 braces a heavy log or boom used as q
#fulcrum, whcnithe top of the boom Jroke
ard fell to the ground, striking and kill.
Ing BONles, III VI
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OFFICERS Of HIGH
RANK INVOLVED
(continued from First Pagc) 8


the collier declined to make any state.
ment tonight. more than to say:
No smugglcd goods were brought into
pprt--it wax not intended to sInuggle any
goods here" 8 # is
In the basement OF the customs house.
there are stored one Turkish carEet,
valued at; $3.50, two other carpets ap-5
praised at $500 and $780,; several Persian
broldcrcd table scarfs. doyl!es, mantle
scarfs, silk. night gowns. lace l,a ndkcr- \
chefs, lace shafts, ali Of the finest
Turkish and Persian work, and fifteen or
twenty cascs OF imported wines and
Hhiskeys. 94iss
THE seizure was made by Special Agent
Donnelly} and Local Customs Official
Henry acting under instructions from
Washington, which followcd the reference
to the headquarters Of the anonymous
letter. All the seized goods we're taken
to tho navy-yard and examined. One
case was locked and a locksmith vas
called UP on to open tt. Aftcr$thc stuff
Ind bean Inspected Mt the yard, 1t was
transferred, 10 the vaults OF custom house
here Admira, Harrington,it is under
stood. at once reported the affair 70
lvashIngt on and an investigation is ex-
pccted. 81 hi s5l s5 fgg;il
Al government official says the golfers
conmandart reports that 1T was repre-.
scented TO him that tie goods were Sc cond-
hand. grd would be exempt from duty
| When the bales and cases were opened
1.-The goods were found TO bear the cards Q {
the manufacturers. ~
All or the stuff is consigned to peonle
in, this country at places from Maine to
North Carolina. ss rs
Captain 12aston, OF The Hannibal said
Ito-nisht:
u shnvc#nothing to say. The Secretary
of the Navy las the matter In hand. The
Hannibal has brought no slnuggled stuff
TO port--it was not intended to bring in
any Struggled goods. The Hannibal came
here from, Gibraltar, where the battleship
squadron was. We AZ had pretty good
weather, and the ship will 80 in dry
| dock ut the snnvy-yard. 8
| 1t Is said by an official that this case
may lead to sensational developments
that may. involve high officials III this
country and Will, the battleship# squad
ron and that full detailed reports have
been filed with the Treasury and Navy
Departments. B ~ Il
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JOHNSON SUES.
Negro Politician Takes Unbrage
at Allan Faction Circular. Z.

There is something brewing among the
Richmond Republicans Of the faction
Congress. Chairman Park Agnew has
arbitrarily recognized the Allan faction
and the party organ al Roanoke is run
ming Allan's5name in the list Of Repub-
5lican candidates for Congress In this
State. The large and influential element
Sof8thea party supporting Mr. Hanson pro-
test against the ignition o Mr.. Allan
ar a regular candidate and It Is UNDER
hearing Fl ON Chairman Agnew and pre-
sent heir cas- G. B g gSJ5,5
j. b. Johnson, negro. has issued a
statement replying to circular from
I the Allan faction, concluding his defense
by declaring that he has instructed his
attorney to enter suit against tho Re-
publican Campaign Committee of S. ne
la ma gcs. III tgi Is IN
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Nursing Him in Jail.

80 Especial to The -Times-D Ispntch.)
NORFOLK, Oct. ia mothers love
is touchingly shown In the Portsmouth
Of killing Howell Cleaton, and sentenced
to serve a year, has been stricken With
a dangerous a tack OF typhoid fever, The
boys mother has become his nurse, and
taken up her abode at his side. 4
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HIS BODY PIERCED
BY FIVE BALLS
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younger man being more quiet and re-
firing 4
f After the shooting, Moore was as; calm
"a though nothing lad occurred. He
walked back to the sideboard dra wers and
put the empty pistol away. And when
the officers entered the house. he calmly
turned to them and gave himself up. Then
he told OF the shooting. as related.
His father. Mr., II. s. Moore. employed
In the construction department OF the q.
& O., Is now at Prestonburg, Ky. He
was wired for last night,
Mrs. Moore and Mrs. BOYLE We're both
prostrntcd last night, the one because Of
the serious trouble her son has confront
ing him, the other at the loss OF her hus-
band.
Mr.. James Russell was retained last
night By Mrs. Moore to- look out for the
interests of her son. Moore Is "a popular
young man, employed as presslnan With
the Williams Printing Company, and is
just twenty-one, q His victim was thirty
years old.