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WITH WHITE | WOMEN 4 |:
Negro Nearly Lynchesd on Board ard.
a Providence Line
Steamer.
Ien.,,,. a rhA /, rri,mncr.s,.Disnatch

6sSs &f$ Special TO The Times p ispatch.)
PROVIDENCE. r. %, Sept. -. - fierce
fight took place on the Provi dence q Line
steamer Edgemont to-day between Is =.
briggs. q Providence ne gro. who runs, a
negro sporting club, and the Ulcers ot .FS
4he 8Edgenont. ID because briggs, accom- PM; h
panied BY as white woman corpa nion,5
known as Miss Mack. OF Providence. g T.
tempted to force his way to the table IN
the ladies saloon to eat with white w i
men a special table is 3provid ed IN the
same cab in n for 4 negroes. ~ owing to 81 the.
objections OF white people to being seated !s
at the same ia ble,S WI th col oredt peopi
but briggs, Is not satisfied with this, 4
thought that he could sit at the white ltes
folk, ! table, since he had ia hite woman
With hin. He was prevent ed by Purse ser
william o Brlen under orders from CAPS
tain Ollwelle briggs started Il a GIT.
and was rushed on deck by the wa t t'
men. He came back and started more 1.e
trouble. and was then roped TO the deck
bys the captain, after he had sunk ms
teeth Ia the latter's wrist The white 15t'
woman was "A ordered to her stateroom
and !! told to stay there for the rest OF
Inc trip, Two white men, who tried TO %
tnke her part ere threat len ed with irons
if5theys interfered and the other pa .s
gers threatened to lynch the negro ~ ne
made any more trouble. " hen the e boat
locked briggs fled to escape arrest.
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intended that his left to tho eastward and
northward of Lao Fang should be great1y
strengthened, in tho hope of checking
General Kuroki's advance around his
flank and to protect his line Of retreat
and communication. The greatest por--
ton OF this protecting force seems to
have been massed In the elghborhood OF
Hell Wing Tai, twelve miles northeast OF
Lilac Yang. where it WIS fiercelys assault.
ed by General 1luroki at IL clock Thurs
day morning. The result OF this lis fighting \
Is not known. If General kurolsi wins
and strikes the flank of tho rctrcating
Russian army and reaches the railroad,
1t will place the Russians Al, serious
predicament.
Yesterday the Japanese managed to In
terfere seriously with the train service
from Lao Yang. They used some guns ,'rl
captured from tho Russians, together
with some OF their own, to lombard
tho railroad station at Lilac Yang, thus
preventing theientering Of Russian troops,
Russians Still at Lao Yang ? u
h Few details Of the pursuit the Rus US:
sian light have been eceived here. It is
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The Harlem Running

"
CHICAGO September r. esults at
Harlem: b 81 3gi
First ;rac e--five and one half furlongs-
The Belle c7sto y first, One Wa (l3 TO
81 second. Ell otros az to- y third TiEme,s
1907 !,s I. I'll
Second ce-short course, steeplechases
Cardigan f13 to- 81 first, Lingo 103to y
second. Dominique gu az to ~ third:
.Time, S3:s4. 3s 3fa..
~ Third race-m miles hawana q to. first.
Princess Tulane 90 to y o second o Alma
.Dufour} III to p third. Time, go 9 S ss;
III Fourt race slx rlong ST he Crisis ls
IA to 81 first, F,rontenacS g to 81 second.
sAllista Q6 to 81 third Time, = :13 = s.
Fifth racc--six furlongs-Lord Dixten
5(1s to 81 first. Gutter q TO- y second. J!
Envoy e toll third ] Time, II
Fl sixth race and q qua rters-7-Majors
.Alansir e B to 10y first, sarilla{4 to y
second Charlie Miller e TO ~ third Time.
l2:oS Us. "a Is IS.
X Seventh race six furlongs Payne Sc2 to
~ first \ Til eFog % to y second. Tam o'5
;shanter 6 to- ~ third q Time. 1913 2-6.$
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Grand Circuit Races.

~ (Bya Associated 1Press.5 I73 1'
q PROvIDENCB.t8R. =. September o.
The grand circuit meeting at Narragan-3
sett Park closed this afternoon with four
we'll contested races. Summaries: "a
2:1s trot-purse, 81, 900 ISyrills won
fourth, sixth and seventh heats and race:
seambia, third and 18TH heats. econd s
Fai1view Chimes. second heat, t bird +: No.
8rella won first heat. Best time, 2:13 q.
Ell 2:1s Space--p purse. 81 900 Day Book won
In three straig heats !; Ed ga Boy se-3
Econd; Lookout Hal third, Best time.
E2:o9 3-4. 25S5 * So
III 2:o6 trot-purse n s., 800 -McR inley won
second and third heats and race sF'ereno
first heat, second; sIIawt horne, third. Best
time 2 O6 ia. 55sS$ ~
2:1o pace purse. 81, ooo-Red Bird won in
two straight heats Darius, second; Ben.
n, third. Best time. 2 :o6 Is. fs. V
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THE RECENT FIGHTING.
Dispatches From Toxic Say Adj
vance Continucs-Esti
mates Of Losses.
fBy Associated Isresso.

TOXIC, September 2--l0 a, M-Thc Rus
Slams began 10 retreat on the right center
from Lao Yang early Thursday. They
were thrown into great confusion while;
attempting 10 cross the right bank OF
the TaitRs. River. Tho Japanese. pursuing
them yitsss6tsly, seized Russian cannon,
which they used 10 Shell the Lao YAM
railway station. Field Marshal Oyana's
right attacked heavy force Of Rus
slams in the Vicinity OF Hei Wing TAI,
twelve miles northeast Of Lao -Yang at
il o'clock Thursday Ills left began at
dawn to-day, pressing the Russians To-
wards raitse Ho. II 10 thoughtfthat ne
viii severely punish tho Russians.
Tho Japanese casualties in tho Lao
Yang engagement have not yet been
f ascer,ained officially. 1T IS announced;
that they viii not exceed ten thousand.
Il Fighting Resumed Yesterday.
1890 A, M.-!rhe fighting at Lao Yang
was continued until late hour last
night. 1t was resumed at dawn to-day
Tne fate nf the great bulksof the re
b treating Russian army hinges upon tn,
& bravery and fortiiudeof us left flank.
Before falling back General kuropatkii
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GRAND MASTER sTODDAR'D:1l I.
GIVEN GREAT RECEPTION
INV Associnted Prcss.)

3} ss3;; q (By Associated Press.) !.
Is SAN X FRAN CISCO, CAL, Sept. y e. -
Henry b. Stoddnrd, grand master OF tn. the
Knights Templar Of the United states.
arrived here to-day to attend the trl:.s
ennial conclave Of the ORDER he was
mot at the ferry by Eminent Commander
Code lgthe Golden Gate Conll11andery,.
and staff, and a delegation OF the Cali AL
fornia Cornnandery. After few words !
OF greeting the grand master, With the
Reception Committee entered car.
riage drawn by -four white horses and
was escorted through several. down w 4.
town streets to the Palace Hotel py
three hundred Knights mounted on, black
horses, music !, being furnished by band
Of forty pieces. i " IA
thousands OF people lined the route,
and the II. grand master was heartily
checred as he. passed under the waving YIN
flags and other street decora tons:
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.WOODEND / HAS BEEN
FORMAL y DISCHARGED D s! Z g E:[)
{ Associated Press, n

,a tBy Associated Press, :,
NEW York Septen1 her ~.
Woo der,d, Of the bankrupt Ebr okerage fir l1
81. Nv. -. Woodend & c.. !, no was ar ar
rested several months a go on 2 charge
OF larceny,prefe by 81 man a1nea
Goodwin Of petersburg a.. w =. ~ :,
maliy3 scharged from custody by Ma gis-
ftrate Breen 4 in the efterson Ma rke Ct
Court to day. S8t II s3s 81 ss
4s9 He was discharged on motion:#ot MS
attorney. and with the consent OF the ne
district attorneys ONCE; E8s III
Woodend was charged with the larceny y e
Isl certain stocks, which Good Wyn g lmsa
to- have given the broker sbefor III = ne ne
failure OF the firm, to be sold. i S
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"a i s,,cccssful rirl,t attack, which, sur

ed a successful nigh tin elk, w Itch sui
fprtsed the Russians. 4.
The artillery captured by the japanese,
which they are using hgnihst Lido Yang
are described as ten scentinetre guns. The
number taken Is not given.
8 RI. M The chief of staff of the scess
ter Japanese army General N ofzl, tele-
graphing early this norning, reported that
the Japanese ccntnr was cont nuirg to
advafce to-day, with the object OF taking
a line from Shin Chi Yen to LAO Yang
and effccting rejunction with the Jap-.
fanese left command BY General oku. s
n Admiral Hosoya, reports that tho Japa.
Sl,ese g,iardships near yen Tale, south OF
San Shan Tao. near Tallen Bay. Sunday
and Monday, captured twerty-si SIX Chinese
fjunks, which were attempting to carry
provisions into Port Arthur They were
taken to Talien and were tried and CON
3fiscnted., The crews were released.
Taitse Is Flooded. Ss
o. Pr M a few additional details OF
the progress Of the battle ut lilac Yang
reached Toxic at q late hour to-day
General 1iurol1is right Is continuing to;
press the attack at Itei Wing Tai, seek
ing ground. whence their guns will lornt-
nate tho railroad. The troops under
General 1l,irols are faded and weary
They have been marching and lighting.
since August go, but In spite Of this;
they a tackled wi til sp III I,lle Japanese
are confident that they havo already
swept back the strong Russian force with
which they have been engage ed. and 1T is
probable that whenSthe details are known
it will be found that "a great ira gcdy was
enacted to-day along the Taitse liver.
The Taitse Is Hooded and cannot, be
fforded. I General Oku, in command OF the
Japanese left army, has directed his 4ener- \
iges to forcing the Russians to the river
and 1t Is probable that many were
drowned there. AZ sS5f 5
Great Fires Raging.
Al private dispatch received here re-.
norts that great fires are raging at LAO
Yang. This statement Is not confiftned
officially. The fires are believed to re-
suit from the Japanese Smelling or from
the efforts Of the Russians to destroy
their stores, preparatory to the evacuation
of LAO Yang, vi tn the add tional hope OF
5injurng tho city as a future = a az a 9
base. s III ri Il q,
forces In the vicinity of Lao Yang az
fifteen divisions Of fifteen thousand men
each. These are probably excesss We, Z sb q
1t Is evident that, numerically, the .Sll: s
SLAMS exceed the Japanese.
Tho opinion that the Russian casualties
In tho recent fighting will reach 1li
thousand Is confidently EXPIRE ssed IN mgr =
quarters here. Neither Field M Mo 1' q
Oyamas nor the Japanese army comn1anEd--
ers have Vet estimated the Russian losses
1T seems that the Japanese avoided a
direct assault upon Lao Yang i ts sell
but devoted their energies to the troops 3
outside the city und an effort to &cu IT. Of IS!
the Russian re treat. Lao Yang IS strong h
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Dim. CROW TR0U BLEs
a OVER I'm { MAR YlAND

Ell E1K SsrcGN,S MD. September 2-Refusins
y, = = seats II, the Jim Crow. car
attached I'LL i,e "a q Philadelphia Baltimore anu
Wa int On train, Fl, H Hart. g negro.
ana qsI his sister, Clementine Bartlett. o.
washing ton, p, were arrested 9 a., ~
Sheriff Biadle to,day q up ars held Tor a
When When, the Maryrand line was reached e.
tha conductor cor. invited Hart and his slster
! w ~ thsNcar 1nroyided for negro passen.
ners M Roth be came indlg refused
to- obey The command a messag e was y 2 :
Sheriff Pddls ana ne @Is "a Again ain
!, yacata their sea Isl, Sher!tf
Eddie escorted them TO the t ALI
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ENGINEERS MAY go
. OUT ON STRIKE ! |!
Voted to Take This Action s
Ii tt IL Deemed Neces.
sary. (
fn,, 4 associated Press

NEW Yo RK, sept president VII VI.
liam Il Jencl{s, OF the Brotherhooo /. 9. !,
Locomotive Engineers, tonight announese
that the elevated railroad employees s .. %
day nieeting To-day, voted as a unit to
strike ifs such action is deemed Bi,eces-.
sary. IN the afternoon. while the men e
were voting, Z, /, p. Bryan, vice pres ideiit
and general manager of the INTERIOR itN p T.
sough Rapid iyTransit Company, when llt,t
controls the elevated lines and the SUD.
way, ana Frank 1Iadley s,iperinte nden !,
Of the same company held an hours t'tll, 9
conference with Police Eomn,is q !.
MtAdoo S and discussed the question lion OF
police arrangements In the event OF 10
strike being called, # Y ~
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Wanted Is Bet Fifty

Through a misund on the.
part of members Of the Hanover Court;
house shall Club, hat Ct 40 came 20!
ton Heights Club at Broad Street Park
The latter team knew noth hing Of the
2matter.until nearly S % clock, that after
Club was known to but several OF the
local club. The game was II played, 8. q
course. X hi 1s$ 8
The misunderstanding arose over the
Heights team who said tina t he would
put Up $50 80 saynz the Hanpyers team
would never reach first base In q game
with the Imperials he remark was \ y g,
and they came to Richmond to- bet $50
that they could reach firstt base.
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q TERRIBLY BURNED. 81
BodySof Martha Harris Wrapped
Fl y IN E1arnes Die. i

/ Martha Harris a colored woman. living:
in the ~rearHofs No. lila Floyd. Avenue, a..
TEMPTED tosfll d gasoline stove yesterday
Afternoon YwhileHit was alight. The gaso-
line explode ed d and in moment the wo-
man was enveloped u, 81 flames f ~
vas burned I over almost the entire sur sur:
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strickel, Family Better.

& (special to The T tch,1 :, u,
srAUNTON1 Sep At Y ne 81. ta ,1sE.
OF G. ao q witt With tie
s t9noiS Ht feyer IS getting along better than
e esP.td Mrs. Moore the infant Z, an Wa
eSe eetWeiyesyear-old daugh liter. who nave
bean sgitlsal sGnd Viii If see aSs
MI My.' Moore lis also slowly. and
TWO 9th Of tia boys are thought Y sbe ast
danger, Sa % RS lsi ls!e
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BULLET GLANCED J.
FROM COAT OF ]. MAIL I ].
Albanian ii Melee Fires at
the Sultan Of s3s
Turkey.
s(By Associated Press.)

81 M (Byt Associate Press.)
@ PARIS Sept 8, TT he Paris ed ton OF
the New York Herald prints the follow
ing from its Geneva correspond nt:
AZ; "a high official OF the Ottoman court
has received news OF a serious light be-
tween the Sultan.s a banian guard and
$Bosnians. which continued almost to the
doors OF tho Harcn,. Many we're killed
or wounded. 5$ M sS;5
1T Is said that one Al banian shot at
the Sultan. the bullet glanclng off the
coat or mail. which he always wears. a8&SssS
The Sultan 4 has ask ed d the Prince Of
Montenegro to supply him with q guard
....The affair is certain to be denied. but
Its truth can be affirmed.
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Go&TO4 sT.L LOUIS
C. o.. Route.

Nov Is the time. to so to st, Louis to
see the Worlds Fair. The Expostti lion y i
at its height and daily attenda In
screasing. {s,3 . as 81 5s , . i.
A. C.#& o, trains leave Richmond at 100
u. nj and 1870 p NJ: re day coachgex-@
icursions. Tickets on ga 10 every Tues aay.s
N Shortest, quickest and best route
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NOTHING QN8THE MA r 4 TT Eeu A J. 3'-t'
e CHAM BE'RLAlN'SS q Oh q, HOL,s,
& ERA AND pIARRH OEAtRE MEpYi e

THIS fact Is well known TO- drug glsts
everywhere, and nine out OF ten VIII give
their customers this preFa z, I inc
prominent druggist Of Joplin, No; III e
Circular To- lis custom ers, 50 ys ~ here is
nothing on the market IN the !, way g
patent medicines which e sals chiampee-
.dy for bowel scpmplai lts; "a we sell ana
Recommend this prep Ion For x sat u
by all druggists, ~ Y, q sss5t s.
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Il TAKE G. & Q.
SUNDAY SEAS D . OUTINGS d ] / !! !! ]!
RouHD;. "Trip ! R !
Combined Rail and Katsr Trip.

n Two fast trains leave Richmond. $50
ID Q al. NJ. every Sunday Only route
III Wi N export N ws. Old Point and Bucx-s5
RE, & Shortest dull ckest and best to Ocean
view and Norfolk. s. Round Trip. Par =.
Tor Cars attached. sgs s53s IS 5f
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KILLED ON TRACK,
Catawha Power Company
Move to Charlotte.
special 10 ,rhe Times Dispatch,

CHARLOTTE, M, G. J. September a-rho
local passenger train from Chester to
Charlotte ran oyer and instantly klllad
d farmer named ". j. Moore, three
miles south OF Rock Hill last night IS
The headaliarters for the Cata@ba
Power Company viii be moved to Char
lotte from Rock FIN, s, G.. septembar
18th.
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~ fortified, and It Is probable that The
q Japanese will not tack the city d.
Jrectly unfit they have succeeded IN isolat-8
ing It. Should the Russians abandon
Lao Yang the Japanese will, of course,
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Personals and Briefs,

NJ Rev. pr. Martin, Of salem J Bapt!s -,
ch Rsy' p T. ana an Mrs. Dickinson VIII
.4s Rey. itehell goes to uppsEn d law
br Ohm So this StlgS ror;
Rss ass
in CHA rlsstown. Va l, 4 81 o,a ma al
Yes of MiS at st u , Sist
ia HI HI LICK Laes 81 South Pine street, , lsat
tho city Tuesa "a ou Visit
th Ssf 81 Il Io 5Si before
MIS- rs. William her 1nle TGes'
ana Miss Leslie M Yree ?f tGl =, Sly GtaIy,
have returned from a Visit to! " ashln soA,
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Races in Baltimore.

(By Associated Press.D s,#G. III
BALTIMORE MD. September Re-
suits at Gentlemen's Driving Park: SsEa
2:25 pacing Billy Walters first roble5
Boy second, Anna G. third. Best time.
s2:17 ia, 3S s " & 8
81 2:23 trot- Ruth won. Delma se-i
gcond. III Admiral Kuser third. Best time.
s2:1s IA. III. i49ss: III
ri :18 Space-Miss Mills first, N oahN B !, Sc
fcond, ajor Wellington third. Best time,
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or S NJ E'1 SPRINGS

OPEN JUNE l5VII TO OcTOHER SlsT.
Hish up In the Ale haniss, ~ 20 /
feet elevation; capacity, 500 guestsi
most coumodlous brick bAdinS. ,tS
Ing 4bathss swimming pools acxc lent a!ly.
cry. chestI al cuts ne al ! door amuse.
3ments; nine link golf course ne e!eGHs,s Eli
end laundry plants; Long Distance 6sM
fPhone: new manag cement; maHy tmpTove
7ments;s illustrated boz klet; . e
$3.50 y "a ~ v {, nj, PA3TON n, Leasee.
Old Sweet w. Va, SEs
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= Z d
expected that the Russians are moving
back slowly, conte sting the ground and and
their ovements as far as pos
sible Nothing concerning the actual .oc z,
cupation of Lao Yang has been received
here. Official dispatches indicate that the
Russians were still in possession sof Lao LAO
Yang this (Friday) H morning ;
The list Of casualties In the fighting
before & Lao Yang IS Is growing, and the
are that It will prove to be
the bloodiest battle since the Franco
Prussian war. The calculations Of cas-
sualtlcs must include the losses since
August 2sd, for the contest has been prac-.
itlcally continuous since then. The Jap
anesc have already reported over twenty
five thousand men kllled and wounded.
!: Advance Continues.
Noor.-A telegram received here from
the chief of staffin the field indicates
that General Olsu, In command OF the
Japanese left army. gained the ascend
ency over the Russian right and centre
by "a night assault.
The Japanese gained n foothold near
HsinlIn Tun "Wednesday afternoon and
the telegram says that they occupied
HsinlIn Tun and the eminences TO tho
west OF shou Shan Pao at o'clock
Thursday morning after having deliver
| Z = IL u ( a
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cR0CK ET1 4 r S NJ C.LITHIA.
/ SpRlN

OPEN ED IL ~ - ia Il Y
Eleyati on (. 1000 feet Cugcs IS p yspepsle,
Nervous FROST Ion. Rllegma tlo. and klds
ana fibsauutlhes the conn lsxion. !
Write for book y, !, I. y, |. J.
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TKJRoKI AND THE STAFF THAT is FACING KURoPATKIN.

face Dr.. Perkins and Or. West dressed
Eher&wounds and the unfortunate woman
was then taken to the hospita l.55 Her con-
.dition is regarded as scri tea
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The New York Sun says: !" Mems dress
this fall is to be loose 1tttng, coats long,
shoulders broad, but no Exaggerated pad.
ding. Opening decp Mt collarOf conts and
waistcoats. Trousers full--but no foolish
extremes"
This sounds ell right to the.
earn now see how It looks to
the eye. Come ir1--tfle sam pie.
lots are llere--get your pic k.S
FALL. HATS.
Dun1ap'sBand the other loo p-'
1larfnakes are all lhere--r' eady.
s $1.5O{up.
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S5 Hurnett's " anil Z IL xtract
Used and highly ~. rssad nv All lea g
ing hotelS,--G adv 3SS,fa vi Il Rs s5I ~
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Where They. Play T day. @
Cleveland at Boston. VI e n ss En-
st. Louis at philadelphia. s .Ss III
I Detroit at New York.
VI Chicago at shington.
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Results Of Games Yesterday in.
1 the Big Leagues.
AMERICAN LEAGUE.

Scores Y Yesterday.
Chicago s6 yYashin gton q 4 }8. 8i
Il Philadelphia-s ST. Louis; wet grounds.
BIOS ton 4, Cleveland 3. Il
4 New York ~, Detroit 8, aG
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-09-15
VIRGINIA CoNFEDERATEs MEET
Annual Grand Camp in Session at
Lynchburg.

dispatch from Lynchburg, Va, last
night says: The seventeenth annual ses-
sion Of the Grand Camp, Confederate Vet
Grams, Department of Virginia, began here
today with the largest attendance for the
first day in the history of the camp.
Before the meeting began, Bugler Keister
or Strasburg, who served in General Mum
ford's brigade, blew the assembly call. and
was Immediately followed by the Salem
Conet Band rendering Dixie" in a spir-
TIED manner. The delegates and veterans
generally arose to their feet and waved
their hats enthusiastically while cheers and
the old-time confederate yell made the large
building ring On the rostrum were seated
Judge george L.. Christian, grand comman-
der; the officers of the Grand Camp. many
sponsors and maids of honor. besides in
Vited guests. Two tattered battle fla es
the stage. -
Judge Christian, in calling the meeting to
order, stated that the gavel used was made
from the wood of the battle ship Virginia.
and was the gift of Mrs George w. NelTns
of Newport News
Judge Christian, in his annual report as
grand commander, said in part
L have the pleasure to report that five
new camps have been added to our roll dur
ing this year, and that others have been
formed. but have not yet applied for their
charters.
IuSSe duUitlOnS make a total of III
camps on our rolls. am par-
ticularly gratified to be able to report the
acquisition to rolls of the Harry Heth
Camp of Washington city. This camp is
composed of fine material. and can and
believe will be of real assistance In the
further prosecution of our work"
Relative to an invitation to attend the re-
cent G. A. r. reunion at Boston Judge
Christian said:
Some time in June 1 received a cour-
teous letter from the commander of Ed
ward w. Kinsey Post, No. lib, G.. A. R.,
Boston, inviting me to attend meeting
to be held in Faneuil Hall on August Is
(when the G. A. r. would be in that city,.
to meet members of that organization and
ether distinguished guests. I declined this
invitation in the most courteous terms, and
stated my reasons for doing So" Summa-
rized, these reasons were substantially
that the speaker still loved the memories
and principles of the confederate struggle.
and while he had loyalty and in good faith
accepted the results of the war he was full
ly convinced now, in 1851. that the
therefore, never willingly join with those
who met to rejoice that we did not sue
coed in that struggle.
THAT in these war celebrations 1t seemed
to me there was no common or cOngenial
ground on which the soldiers OF these two
armies could stand; that in these meetings
we saw things from opposite points Of view.
and hence the recitals which would make
them rejoice would make me sad, and vice
versa"