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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-07-20
RICHMOND TEAM.
LEAGUE |. {: ! CAL!BRE
Richmond Composite Team From
Twin City League WorAll i
Three Gaines.
NORFOLK MEN AGAIN ATEN
Makc-Up Of Team That Has So.
Dccisivcly Defeated the
Seaside Team.

Richmond may we'll feel proud Of It's
base bali team that has been In Nor
folk for the past three days. Ycster-
days victory over tho Norfolk nino
made three strnights for the homo boys.
O'Leary, who last season did box work
for the Nashville aggregation In tho
Southern League. WINS In tho box for
the brownies yesterday, and tho Nor
folk players could get only one run off
Of hinl, while the team behind 'Leary
piled up four runs.
To-day the Brownies play In Enporla.
they Will leave Norfolk early this morn
ing, and will start from Emporln to
Richmond Immediately after tho game
this afternoon. Crawford, the southpnw
for the Richmond team, will do the
twirllng In to-days game, and either
McLency, Knghtly Or IIlmore Will I5be
behind the bat.
The team thatjl left here Saturday for
Norfolk to play the three games was
ono equal to any team In the Southern
League. Y Especially fortunate were tho
travellers In batteries Hulcher and
Z Crawford were the two left handcd ball
tossers that accompanied the team,
Leake, O'Leary and AIcEvoy and Hogan
were tho right wing pitchers. Gilmore.
Knlghtly and MoLeavy. each m ex-
celent man behind the bat are with
the team. AT first base Gruncr or Al
bert Anthony can play and at the pa t
both are good men. John Anthony Is
In center field. At third base is Nc
11voy. one Of the fastest nfielders IN
the league and perhaps the best all
round player In the State.
Saturdays games here Will be Wit
messed BY a crowd that is expected to
ebe the largest seen Mt the park this sea
SON With good weather there Will he
five thousand people to see he two
games. Richmond goes against Man
chester for the opening game. and the
Brownies will try conclusions with Bar
ton Heights for tho second game. The
teams are so close together now. with
the exception. of,Ithe Brownies, VINO are are
leading by good distance. that tho
winning or losing OF a game means much
in the standing column.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-07-20
ANNEXATION IS A
LIVE issue YET
Opponents Of Mills Plan Deny
That They Were in Danger
Tuesday Night.

s yhe question of annexation was quietly
discussed among the politicians in coun-
cilmanic ciGles yesterday and last night.
and both sides claimed that they would
winsin the end Those fnvoring the Miils
p,an said they had twenty-three votes
present in favor of overriding the Mayor
Veto, but this was denied by those on the
other side.
However Alderman Blair was OF this
IL opinion, for he rushed up town ana
brought Councilman John T.. West TO the
chamber in great haste. believing that
his vote would have made the necessary
twenty-rour The members opposing the
Mills plan had a great laugh al MI
Blair's expense. for just as ne and MI
West alighted from the elevator on the
third floor the gavel of President Peters
Z fell, announcing that the body mad al
journed
The Ordinance Committee meets TO-,
morrow night. and it is quite likely that
The Cannon Pollock plan, recently intro
duced. will be reported.
CAPTAIN Mills predicts that his ordi-
4 nance will become law before Angus ISL ISL!
int the other side take the view that y
will never be adopted, but that COM
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-07-20
WILEY WON THE HONORs.
Second District Police Again De-
feat the First District Men.

Private J. It. Wiley, OF the Second Dis
trict, won the individual honors ~ tnn
police target practice YESTERDAY "a, .eI IIlcc
close seconds Mr.. Wiley scored twenty
noints out OF a possible thirty; Mr.. Nelsz
made nineteen points, and Captain luce
the old cavalry lnro made " shtee =.
points. IL, ~ ~
The Second District Won again yester.
day, making a total Of l2+ points, nsaiIst
% made by the First District. Three moro
W Wero s NTH YIN fhe d tns pnWb boys
'The practice was under tho supervision
Of Chief of Police Werner and Inspector
Erps, and was one; Of the most tenJoyainie
sa has we eascn a P,ags oI patreman
lemptying his revolver Of the six shots.
Many OF those who fired took only hvc
or six seconds to send the SIX nalls mo
board. Chief Werner set u good example
for his men in pulling the trigger IN sra pld
succession. Detective Gibson made Twelve
points after firing RAPIDLY. IS, -
Second District, scored eighteen points
five aboye his score OF Tuesday.
Race Horse Charlie krengel came ~, up
to the mark with. the style Of Lou III
Ions driver, and from 8crouchlng posi-
stion, sent the xix messengers from ms NJ,
revolver spattcrdng against the board
3.Well done, !" cried Chief Werner as the
last ball was nted' ILs made three &c po,hhast
ssa'fOHcy DcltOLp t'lo OtAJ
in the practice, came to- the scratcn
slightly one-sded, but with steady
hand, and pinned up twelve points.
Private Newman, OF the uptown uls-
itrIct, was presented with handsome
medal after he had sored four points.
Private Schlcif made the present ation
sne se dwelling at length upon the yir,
tues Of Mr., Newman as an orlcer, ana
lis charming personality. that had captl'
waited those who laborcd with him. mr.;
Newman accepted the medal; beautitul
creation suspended from a silk cord, III q
few well-chosen words.
'"root'' Sherry. Of Rockets, with the ar
OF n nrofessional, came to the line and
sent his six balls into the target, scoring
sixteen points. !, J. H., .,,os I
from headquarters:
Chief Werner. a; Sergeant Talley. u: 9.
A. Gibson, 70; II. J. Wrenn, al. S,fWllt-
s'''re' THE FIRST DISTRICT.
Sergeant Bailey, s., .Privates-Green, .:
Duke, 6: Bailey o:seZ!mmer. 3; Jones, II;
Johnson, IL; Sherry, 16: Gary, 4; tucker.
S; Bolton, 49, Total, 90.
~, SECOND DISTRICT,
Captain T.. r. Hulce. IS; Sergeant
Rrooksr2. Prlvatos-Holdcraft II; Neis2z.
10; stockner Q; Mattern, Q; Hulcher. i;
Nuckos., s; Newman. ~; Clarkson, ~;
Walton. 9; Wiley, 20; Schiller. 3; krengei'
g. Total, 12d. I'd
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-07-20
LAD TOO FOND OF MONEY
Youngster Appropriated Ten Dol,
lars and Spent Much Of It.

Lynwood Clay a white boy OF about
twelve years, Is confined in the IIenrco
county jail upon M charge OF stealing
money. He was arrested at Reservoir
Park by Special Officer Kelley, who Nv
him spending money very rapidly The
lad told the officer that his mother gave
him the money to invest In a sun Of
clothes Flo was taken before his parent.
who said that she had given him almost
one dollar that morning to pay on a
skirt shc had purchased. The boy had
about five dollars at the time Of his
arrest. and had spent about the same
amount at the Reservoir After getting
to the jail the boy admitted stealing the
money, and said he got 1t from an office
In The Dispatch building. The
name OF the loser was not disclosed more
definitely.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-07-20
promise measure will be the final result
OF the struggle.
HAS VAR1OLOID.
Assistant Engineer at City Hall
Now III at His Home.

Mr.. Luther Foster, one Of the assistant
engineers at the City Hall, has Il mild
case of variolod, and is fined to his
home. Mr.. Fosters condition is not at
all serious, and Dr.. Oppenhimer does
not apprehend any spread OF the disease.
However, he has taken the precaution
to have all the men In the basement Of
the City Hall vacclnated and this rule
will be carried out among all other per-
sons in the building, who have not been
recently vaccinated, No one seems to be
alarmed on account of Mr.. Fosters sick
ness. as the public has been treasured
by Or. oppenhmer's statement that the
case Is a very mild one.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-07-20
Beware Of Purdie's Pistol.

Squire j. A. Purdie. whose duties take
him TO the Second Police Station very
often, demonstrated yesterday afternoon
that 1t would be dangerous for person
not to halt. when commanded to do so by
him. Squire Purdie was at the target
practice at the armory, and after all the
officers had fired he tried three shots
at the target. One ball struck the bulls
eye, another struck in the three circle,
and the third went low. Eight points were
made out of a possible fifteen. The person
against whom Mr.. 'Purdie was shooting
scored only four points In three Shots
and In consequence of his bad markham
shin had to buy the lmeades.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-07-20
Tobacco Market Unchanged:

About 100 packages OF tobacco were ranrns
the cxohanss ySs,srd4y h as rule hold
@ srshants, hs are COMING Garlsus crop
know how the estimate OF t,e .ne T PAPER was
M n peu ,Se SS s
be considerably damaged BY the ed ru Weeds and
largs iI be- Worked out SUPPOSED 1s to
buttonlng out very low and Win si :ror per
able season 1t could not MAKE MAKE - ~ MI 1a
acre. J., L., ,,o,ns If arriving
at any estimate OF d whn' t hat full crop Is
bG laerf but t what that crop Nm amount no to
remains 10 be seen later tnn s,,ec,,iaton
There viii certainly have to be ?, n sreat
chanre. SAYS one, II a full crop IS t1ao ~
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-07-20
Case Adjourned Over.

The case OF Nora jerks. the negro wo-
man charged with abducting two white
girls for Immoral purposes. was on trial
in the Hastings Court yesterday.
After the examination Of a large MINI
Der OF wit nesses. the case went over until
II O'Clock to-day.
THE woman is being prosecuted BY
Judge D. c. Richardson. and defended ny
Messrs. George D. Wise. II. NJ. Smith and
e.. X Pollock. Tho case will SO to the
jury to-day
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-07-20
Robbed a Fellow Prisoner

Honor among thieves Is a theoreti {,
conclusion that isn't practical IN the
Hcnrlco county jail. as evidenced ny me
action OF Jerry Fuller an inmate OF me
Il; II. who yesterday was given thirty Gays
additional for stealing money from Luxe
Jones. fellow prisoner. ruler s, .1lN
the money and gave " 70 maggie tus.i.';
a. female prisoner, to keep. Maggie and
Terry appeared before Squire Angle.
Who sentenced tho former TO fifteen days
additional and the latter to spend thirt3
more days In the prison. 8
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-07-20
Williams Won't Run.

Former Senator Thomas n ", WCrnnds from
m msny ses,ons s Of 9TH
Which is composed Of tho counties FOR OF seat
y, mcf tbe ah Senate this fail Mr. Williams who
quite ably d the a alsIfet for Sns
tin,e' nae Ia ther reas sons He Is chairman OF the
Dcmocratic COMMITTEES Of Meckenburge county,
and is practcins attorney! WIN WIN o'A'e's
C,lnrksville and 3oydton
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-07-20
ANNUAL POLICE PICNIC.
Citizens Who Buy Tickets vii
Aid a Bencvolencc.

Much interest n manifested, among
business men especially. ana zshAfahy
among all classes over the anneaI Pic
mic Of the Police Benevolent Assoeia.
lion. which Is 10 he at WerbafGiton
Park on August I'd. Under the rules oi
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-07-20
Mr. Heindl TO Begin Business.

Mr.. Paul A. ue!ndl. who has had many
years OF experience in the wholesale Go mrss
sion business of this city, VIII leave MS P. .rv
Street. and 20 to No 1907 East Cary. where ne
viii start a lirm to be known us Paul A. heai ~
Griffin e. Co. when he was only eleven years
old fie remained with nr nred un, ~ clerk Ml
Snr NJ seymour who had been associated
With Mr.. Griffith. with whom he has remained
ever since. 3f7il ,.S55s}t,. I, ~. st
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-07-20
New Guide for Magistrates.

..PoIlam's Guide" new manual for
magistrates and notarles, which has been beef,
il course Of Sanas Of tn sep pr,n
,ers ana vii soon be Issued from the
press %" Of tn, he Eyerett Waddey Company;
Publishes. The copy Is all completed. and
Tho issue Of the work Is EXPECTED ,, spo i
guides aud manuals. which have become
Obsolete by reason or the many Important
changes in Code and Constitution,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-07-20
Jefferson Plans Ready.

,hs ' Jrliers "Senss eaIiy saspera'on 9 a.
home Norfolk md W., hr,ms o. w the
hniel. viii The Completion Of The work
ins plans bids viii be asked for INC re-,
co 1l1 OF the hostelry along me
HsH lincB prOpnsen f8E
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-07-20
Child Seriously Nurt.

The Newport News Wlrgnia) Press siye es
an account Of a serious accident 70 :, M'ap md
Mrs Thomas Kmntz, Of this city. The iittie
gr te ana m9r sku nu In,e
Rench'' She was treated jlby Dr., George H..
Vandersce at the Dixie Hosp,al and = later
was brought to Richmond Ths ciiy a,rec ,ShS
has probably recently removed to THIS Guy.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-07-20
R;chnonders Gets Contract.

Henry Ses i i1e-2s Contrast
Nam county Confederate soldiers
mo when Is be ase@ In The the G mon
enne M' b. ' the figure Of ,nfan
tryman at parade rest II WI ,b be memorial
v ,.i, he ~ feet square The die on which
ssrptons viii n 81 Sai an all ef four S t
ua'u zoe, of the monument will be of our Con
federate gray granite from quarries near Rich
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-07-20
Mrs. Gill's Virginia Beach Trip.

on Thursday. July I'm, an ex ~ SON SCI,
u virginia. Beach Will be operated over
the Norfolk ara az Mts
80 ~, nnrsions rhe special train Will leave
~ Byrd Street Station. at $3.50
NJ ana rstarn!ng viii! 1eaya v IA Of
p ot IA Ia offered for the occasion. MIS-.
siH personally e, conducted excursions are
always we'll patronlzed and 5capably man
n ,s,.fl u s5i.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-07-20
TO Enter Other Business.

mr, ]. G. Thmas. for many years en-
rhIcS h.i p clerk has relinauishcd that
I posiilon Wiz a view to engaging In the
wood and coal business IN Richmond.
Mr. Thomas has been ayery el in ny ,na 70
popular Win shippers over that line.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-07-20
Conyicts Still at Large.

Nothing has been heard Of the Two
negro conv!cts who escaped from the Cap.
i,ol square on sharR 81 io % fha
Ill az ynll "a Colonel II Ichardson's force.
but 70 far there Is no clue TO their where
abOllty, tf5ss5 aH ~
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-07-20
Henrico County Arrests.

suspected Of being deserter from ., tne
7rniten States navy Ralph E. snyder. alias as
Roswell spittburg Is being e. hea ,h non an
Hcnrico county jail UNI Wy ~ aus'
TWO white men and negro gre 3c cInsn
on the PropeGTty OF tne
tined $3.50 each BY! Squire Lewis IN Hen
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-07-20
Tn the City Courts.

In the City Circuit Court yesterday sui u,
for 5000 alleged damages was Instituted Dy
Paul Valdrlgi vs.. the city OF Rchihoi'a' ~
declaration was filed. ,,,,,1
In the same court w. Horace Rose Instituted
a chanccry suit against Morton Marye, auai.or,
Joo Tinsey was given three months in jail
b,' a jury of the Hastings court LOT p''''t.
lar 1870 u .-i
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-07-20
Kelley Returns to Work.

Frank l.. Kelley, who disappeared ], 80 Q
mysteriously last Monday morning, a. 10
inues / to 0 commit suicide, went to work
last night, having fully recovered from y ms
experience. He remembers now, naVl a,i
ron son for SO doing.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-07-20
Eggs and Chickens Low,

Receipts 81 cblchena ars iaitlY sraa "S n
a sF pase s' nrn'i nolsrats supIy and arc
selas ~ g fT Ta n no,4iass Ind nd npolss
afN selling AZ from " " VIZ"
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-07-20
Retreat at Monte Maria,

The Rev, Raphael V. O'Conncll, 8. IA
viii conduct the exercises Of the Re-
treat for the Sisters OF VisItatI oh, Mph.ss
-IulX ~ -.l.l...
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-07-20
cooked de. mnklnE Two and lyonc.half

cooked die, making as} two and onc-llalf
points and winning. q. Il tii 4 S (.
Ernest Harvey and Willie Jones Gall
IVilllcs wetn therc) we're drunk on tho
street, and they contributed $3.50 each. 81
9 Dora Taylor didn't admire the deco.
she beganto start Il rough house with the
wall flowars. Dora was separated from
Two dollars, which she didn't have. !.
worth, and Annie Johnson paid $3.50 for
being tisordcrly. z N \, W
~ Edward Graves, Il young white boy.
charged With stealing Il watch and chain
valued AL $40 from, Mr.. Irwin Fl llow, was
ordered send 10 the Virginia Prison Assoc
citation. 5iT li 83fiJ XII II IA
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-07-20
ARGUED AND SUBMITTED
Bitter Fight Between Railroads
Before Corporation c Commission.

80 ma "a "a.
,rhe case Of the application OF the!
Underwater Railroad Comph any to CONSTRUCT
a grade crossing oyer the Norfolk aud
Western at South Norfolk was argued
before the Corporation Commission yes
terdny and submitted, I'M 53
S The battle Is ~ spirited one. q MS when
the Underwater line Is completed 1t " II
be IN direct compet ton With the Nor.
folk and Western, and the latter Is fglit-
Ing 1t In every possible way. gs5
rs Tho Tldcwntcr people declare. unless.
their petition Is granted. they will make
their eastern terminus elsewhere than IN
Norfolk b
Distinguished counsel represented tho.
two roads. cssrs. Joseph D.. Doran. Of
Philadelphia; General Solicitor Eppn
Hun toll.S j RI. L. II. IA Cooke and VI Robert
Western: and Messrs. T.. W. Knight. Of
Charleston, w. Va: . D. Kawson. Of
Stnunton, and Walter II. Taylor,5of Nor
folk, for the Underwater line.
The commission Will likely take some
time to consider the case. ~
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-07-20

purrs.t's Extract gof yanllla u.
In puri,y and strength prc-etl'i'ne'''f ~
perior.-A1Y.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1905-05-24
Tho Rishon,s Mistake.

Bishop Johns was holding services
at little log church in the mountains
OF the South. Two young mountain
eers. proud pArents of lusty young
ster. presented themselves before the
bishop to have the child chrlstened.
The bishop asked: "What name?"
The father of the child replled;
"Beelzebub."
MOP exclaimed the bishop, amazed
that the Prince OF Darkness should be
so honored. mo. Wen call the child
John. John is good name"
Whereupon he continued rapidly
with the 81 baptize thee. john" He
signed with the sign of tho cross and
dismissed the parents.
They had become more and more
confused under the unwonted solem
nifty of the unfamiliar ritual. The
father stood on one foot. shifting his
weight to the other; the mother was
equally disturbed
When the two reached the door Of
the church the father turned, and at
last finding his voice, called back to
ward the rude chancel; Mister
Bishop. dis heah's gal baby!"--The
Sunday Magazine.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1905-05-24

DIR. Albert Drummer, in his annual re-
port of the patients received in 1902
at the hospitals for tuberculosis at
Trieste, Austria, makes this statement:
"Of 506 patients received during the
year, 81 were inebrlates. 1873 moderate
drinkers, and two total abstalners.'
Every province OF the Dominion of
Canada steadily increases the restrlc-
tiyeness of its liquor laws. Nova Scotia
makes the obtaining Of license so
difficult that there are only two coun-
ties in the whole province in which any
legal liquor selling is permitted.
Cawker City, Kansas, claims more
happily married people than any other
town OF 1900 people in the United
States. There have been only three di-
yorce cases in fifteen years, aud these
were granted on the grounds OF lncom.
patlbllity. The absence of saloons Is
given as the reason for the happiness
of the community,
1t is significant of growing public
sentiment against liquor drinking that
the use of intoxicants by railway en-
ployes Is being more and more strictly
forbidden by the railway companies
One of the new rules promulgated by
the New York marlborough Company
absolutely excludes from employment
any man who drinkA
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1905-05-24
Only straight-Laccd Men.

Employees of the operating Depart
ment of the Alton road have been
given to understand that instant dis
missal will be the penalty of their be-
ing caught or seen in any questionable
place. o. detected in any questionable
practice. The subject came up during
conference which the management
Recently had with committee of con-
ductors who complained of the dis
charge of some men who were caught
taking q drink in a dance hall. A re-
quest to reinstate the men met with
determined refusal, and the manage
ment took occasion to insist upon the
employees leading rigid moral life.
The Atoms rules forbid n man en-
gagged in the operation Of trains to
visit a race track, dance hall, or any
resort where liquor is sold, or where
there is gambling or any immoral or
questionable practice permitted. None
of the officials in the operating depart
ment every carry intoxicating liquors
on their private cars when on Alton
rails, nor do they enter saloons in
towns along the Alton road,
"The Alton management said
George Charlton, general passenger
agent, "makes such rules, not because
they are trying to control the morals
of men, but for the purpose of safer
operation of trains. All the things
which are prohibited either tend TO, or
might tend, permanently or tempor-
arily to impair a mans mental and
physical powers.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1905-05-24

A little daughter of the tenements,
whose mother was done at last with
the work and worry that had killed
her, was left at fourteen years of age
with four younger ones to mother and
nurse. And, faithful to her trust, she
scrubbed and washed and cooked and
mended, until the slender shoulders
bent and the thin face grew white,
and almost before anyone noticed much
the little broken life lay waiting for re-
lease. II haven't been able to do any
thing she whispered to her favorlte
girl friend who lived just around the
corner. II couldn't go to school be-
cause of the work, or to Sunday school
because it took all father could spare
to keep the others in clothes. When
the minister came to see me, he said
I'd soon see Jesus, but I'm afraid |
haven't done anything good, and l
don't know anything to say to Him."
"And you needn't try to say anything"
said the other, mot n single word"
kissing the pitiful little face. when
YOU see Him look at you, you just show
Him your hands"