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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-08-09
SPLENDID. OVATION
TO SECRETARY SHAW
Introduced By Congressman
Slemp Amid Great En-
Introduced
thuSiaSn1.l

Especial From a Staff Correspondent !.
NJ ROANOKE, VA, August S.-1vhen tho
convention reassembled ats o'clock tha
Academy of Music was packed, Many
delegates were unable to get seats, the
town people having crowded them out,
and they appealed In vain for the SER
geant- at-arms. "A hundred or more ladies'
had seats In the boxes and dress circle. 1t
Was 800 o'clock when Congressman Slemp
entered with Secretary Shaw. They were
given an ovation, delegates stood In their
seats and waived hats, flags and UNI
.rrellas, and cheered him to- the echo.
The Committee on Credentials reported
in favor OF admitting the contrasting dele
cations. giving each a half vote, 4,
The Committee on Organization reported
as follows: Permanent Chairman, Law
renee D. Groner, OF Norfolk; Permanent
Secretary Patrick McCaull, al Q Z Lynch
burg; Vice President q. w Garland.
OF Richmond county; Robert II, Talley,
OF Richmond; Captain b. +. Jannett, or
Grenvlle county; Edward Parr, Patrisk;
james b.. l3Oard OF Bedford: Clarence
Gentry. OF Greene Judge W. B. G. Shu- i
mate, of Fauquier; George w. Gilmore. OF
Russell; Thomas II. Martin, Of .appomat-
toX,
Mr. Groncr. In taking tho chair, was q
little vexed to read on the programme
that the chairman would briefly speak.
He said he was too full Of gratitude to-
speak very briefly and he spoke for q
half hour.
Flo introduced Congressman Slemp, as
the one man In Virginia who needed no
Introduction: was feared by the Denlo-
cIats and loved by the ladies',
Congressman Slemp said he was feeling
good and there was pretty good evidence
that he was feeling good, he finally !n-
troduced Secretary Shaw.
Shaw Speaks,
Secretary Shaw spoke in part as fol-
lows:
my appeal to you. and through you
to every voter OF Virginia. is that you so
vote rs to conserve the peace and in-
tegrity of tho Commonwealth and the best
interests OF every other citizen, All
ask is that the elector be, II not as
great. certainly as conscientious and as
true statesman at the polls ms he de-
mands his representative to be in the
halls OF legisation"
Tho Secretary touched upon the growth a
and development OF the United States
and Virginia's resources, Concerning Yir-
ginla he said;
Virginia Is a great State. Virginia Is
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-08-09
SHAW SPEAKS
TO REPUBLICANS
CONTINUED from First Page)

Continued from First Page)
cnlvcn the proceeoings. One plays about
the hotel. and the other at the con-
yention hall.
Platform Committee,
At the meeting OF the State Executive
Committee held In Lynchburg two manths
rgo, the following special committee was
al pointed to draft a platform for the
guidance OF the Resolutions Committee
to be named by this conventions. Brown
Allen, c. A. Heermans, D. Lawrence
C;roner. w. D. King and William G, Pen
c,oton. This committee labored In sea-
&, and out Of season oyer the platform,
ypnd the Resolutions Committee this after
noon accepted the special committees
draft without material amendment,
Il AS an evidence that the harmony OF
which the leaders have been boasting is
really tangible thing, the Credentials
Committee this afternoon had little or no
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-08-09
Secretary OF Treasury.

the receiver Of stolen goods, as his Office
was stolen and SO on all down the line
from the highest to the lowest.
Black spirits and white, red spirits and
gray, l
Mingle, mingle, nIngle, B
You that mingle may.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-08-09
Mystery Of We'll Poisoning Still
Unsolved-Policc Still Work
ing Case. s.a
4 VALUABLE COW KILLED I .
Alleged Jewclry Theft Willard
to Speak To-night-Has Fit
on Street

IA 4
No. 1102 Hull Street.
There are no further Developments In
the well poisoning case. The police arc
working the case as diligently MS posi-
ble but there has not been sufficient
evidence to Justify the arrest OF any one
us yet, It Is said that the finger OF .sus-
picion points unlesltatlngly at one man
In the minds OF many. but there Is no
conclusive proof as 10 the guilty party,
and until there is the police feel that
an arrest of this person ON such ninsy
grounds would be entirely unwarranted.
Ths police, however, are keeping their
4 eyes open, and II they can gain sufficient
clues an arrest will follow Immediately.
q An analysis OF the water In which the
poison was placed shows that 1t con-
tanned n Quantity OF Paris green and a
little carbolic acid. DR.. e. 8. Hill analyz-
ed the water. 8
Valuable Cow Killed.
A Available COW belonging to Mr.. Patrick
fasp train from Norfolk. Tho cow
was IN The act Of crossing the track, when i
the train passed and struck It. lis
A Charge Of Stealing.
John Royden was arrested BY Special
0ee sras soS
longing to come ladies who were bathing
in Forest Hill lake.
II Is alleged that AFTER the ladies' I,s h ha,i
went to work on q knot hole In "a Side
Of the dressing room. charging It With With
knife; then With long piece c q, wire wiz,
and 50 stripped them OF I'll the jewelr,y.
Boydcn Is now In the city jail, await
ing his preliminary hearing.
Willard to Speak Tonight.
A large crowd IS expected to might TO
hear the address OF Lieutenant Governor
Willard in Leader Mall. a band has
been secured for the occasion. and y Is
proposed to make the meeting one, OF the
most attractive and interesting In the
campaigning history of Manchester.
thaf 9 Wizard al has Strong folosIns gin in
the city and the quiet. business ike
way in which the Willard men have len
designated has brought forth a. much
list OF vice-nresidents includes some II
the most prominent citizens OF Man:aca. .
ter who are looking for ward to Tonight
when their candidate will put p the test
his popularity in Manchester. They pre-
dict n successful outcome.
To Lay Cornerstone.
THE colorcd Masons OF Richmond and
Manchester are anticipating n gala day
and an Eimportant and interesting occs-
sion, when the cornerstone of the Sec
ond Baptist Churchiof Manchester is laid,
on August 18th.
3 The following notice has been sent out
BY Hobson Lod &c No. q, a. F. & a. NJ.
70 the Masonic Fraternitles. Knights
Tcmpar and Transient Brethren OF tho
CitySof RICHMOND: Greeting. You are
hereby cordially invited to assist in lay
ing the cornerstone for. the Second Bap-
list Church Of Manchester, Va, August
H. 1865 at four O'Clock p. NJ. BY order
OF TIobson Lodge No. q. A. f. & A. NJ. Y
WILLIAM F.. LEWIS,
WorHhipful Master.
A. @. POWELL,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-08-09
Democratic Platforms.

NJ epid you ever think OF it7 or all the
platforms ever written by the Democratic
party, from it's birth down to the present
day, there is not q single clause OF a
single section upon which they are now
united. And the Virginia Democracy
having stood upon many Platforms both,
Republican and Democratic, having been
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-08-09
Democratic Disclosures.


In cesspool OF political corruption and
debauchery. The confessions now being
madc and the revelations and exposures
that will follow will be shocking and dis
gushing. Thes5 masses of the people OF
Virginia, whether they be Republicans or
Democrats, are honest, and as high types
OF citizenship b as can S be found any
where. They do not d pproves Of such COR
ruption. THE better element Of the press
(and no. paper takes higher ground than
one published in this city, disapproves of
such methods and condemns them In. no
uncertain sound, but the masses and the
newspapers are powerless, SO long as
the election machinery is in the grasp of
corrupt lighthouses politicians. grafters.
boodlers and ward heelers, whose reward
comes In due season In the shape of Of
flee. &5 t II n b ~ II. K
The gift prophecy Is not4necessary
to tell who will be the next Democratic
nominee for ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS on the
22d of August. a past-master&insth the art
OF manipulation he has served his term.
and to his listening ears on the night of
the ed will come the welcome tidings,
well done thou good and faithful SER
want, enter thou into the joys OF thy re-
ward" There can be no decency In poll
tlcs there can be no Safeguards for tho
State Of affairs exist.
No man in Virginia needs longer to vote
the Democratic ticket on account of an
imaginary race question, that no longer
can be an issue. 1t Is time for us to
divide, II divide we must, on the great
economic questions Of the day, upon clean
politics and clean men. I have been told
for many years BY Democrats of Virginia
that they were Republicans at heart. that
they believed the principles of Repub-
licinnism were best for their State, for
their bones and fresides; believing MS
you do, appeal to you, and especially.
DO appeal to the young men to have
the courage of your convictions, assert
your manhood and cast your votes and
your Influence with party of progress,
of business, OF aggresslveness.
New Constitution. 4
Your present administration has beep
anything but satisfactory. Tho rate of
taxation has been higher, than Was neces-
sary; appropriations have been excess
sive; constitutional convention was
called and held at an enormous cost
when there was no general demand for
the people by proclamation. and not sub
united 10 them for ratification or rejec-
ton, as was solemnly promised In con-
This instrument crcnted many new
onlces with large salaries attached MS u
reward for the faithful; It abolished
the county courts, a time-honored insti-
tuition OF Virginia, n forum which the
pcople recognized ms peculiarly their own.
and which afforded then, a speedy adju-
dication of their minor controversies; It
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-08-09
Hampton Hoge's Race.

In the contest for Governor four years
ago. when the smoke OF battle lifted, 1t
was discovered that the great white sec
tpn OF Virginia, the Shenandoah Valley,
the Southwest and the Blue Ridge coun-
ties, had given Major John Hampton
IIoge n majority while It remained for
the black belt. where the negroes are as
thick as leaves In Vallambrosa,' to give
Mr.. Montague the majority by which he
was declared elected.
1.-THE amusing feature OF It was that
the solo issue upon which his canvass
was conducted was damn the niger
And so, too. with the representatives In
the Legislature The Republican repre-
sentatives are from the white countless
while you could ,not imagine greater
curiosity than a Republican In the Leg
islature MS the representative Of n negro
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-08-09
Republican Principles.

1.-THE wisdom OF the principles Of the
Republican party WAS never so exempli-
fled ms at present, These principles were
never SO thoroughly grounded and never
so dear to the hearts Of the people, These
principles are fixed and we'll defined ;
slight notifications to keep pace With
the progress OF the day may BIO made at
times, but underlying 1t all are the great
fundamental principles OF the party, upon
which rest the greatness. the glory and
tho prosperity and happiness OF our
country. The people realize this. and
since the formation OF the Republican
party years ago, With the execution Of
two administrations of Mr., Cleveland.
have entrusted 1t with the management
Of their national affairs. And who even
OF our Democratic friends, Il you please,
would be glad to return to the days Of
Mr.. Cleveland and his free trade policy?
Who OF them would rejoice at the knowl-
edge that the next administra would
be Democratic7 But no fears need be
entertained Of such national calamity,
These two administration proved to be
tho graveyard Of the Democratic party as
a national organization.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-08-09
Cuts Head Open in Fit.

Percy y. Gibbs, a plumber, living at
Ninth and I3alnbHdge Streets. NIanches-
Ter fell in n pit at Seventh and BroId
Streets about noon yesterday and cut a
long cash In his forehead Just above tho
right eye He was placed in the ,.Thu-
Ia ace and taken to tho nlmshouse, where
IT was found that the injury was no:
serious
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-08-09
Personals and Briefs,

The police wish to notify all owners OF
dogs that they have only few days left
that all delinupents will be cfallcd before
the Mayors Court.
Captain Llpscomh left Monday night
for weeks rest at the association pond,
In Chesterfield county.
w. b. Bcattic assistant postmaster,
left Monday night for Roanoke AS n dele
gate to the Republican convention.
Mrs. G. w. Brooks, of Semmes Street,
Brooks, near Midlothian.
Mrs. j, 3. Carter is III In her home, in
Swansboro
Miss Fannie. Smith and Miss Lottie Will
son have returned home after visit to
Petersburg. $3.50
Beulah Methodist Church will hold n
picnic In the church grounds, near Drew
rvs Bruff. Thursday,
Miss Alice Chlldress, of No. 10 last
Eleventh Street. has returned from a
visit to her father, in Goochland county.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1905-11-22
PREPARE
FOR MEMORIAL

Perth Amboy Lodge, No 1Si, B.
p. o. Elks, held well attended
meeting last night for the purpose
of completing all arrangements for
the celebration of the Elks' Memoir
ial Day exercises which will be held
this year in the PRESBYTERIAN church
Sunday, December 3. It was at first
thought that an out of town orator
of the Elks would deliver the address
but it is now almost certain that
Rev. James Northrup will be the
speaker.
Dr. Frank Crowther one of the
leading Eiks of this city, received an
invitation yesterday from the Elks
Lodge at Montclair in which they
asked him to be the speaker on Me-
mortal Day and it is expected that he
will accept the honor.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1905-11-22
NJ 'CLELLANS'
NOMINATIONS.

At the meeting OF the members of
George b. Mcclellan Engine Com
pany in the engine house in upper
State street last night, new officers
were nominated and reports We're
heard from different committees.
The following were the nomina-
tions for the officers: President,
Charles Quinn vice president, Mat
thew Hope; financia secretary, Pc
ter Martin: recording secretary, VIII
liam Fitzpatrick, foreman, Patrick
Rocks.
This is the third time Mr.. Rocks
has been nominated for that position
The other times he was elected and
as he has no opposition he will again
get the place. His assistants are:
First assistant foreman, John Rear
don, and second assistant foreman,
Michael Fitzpatrick.
The committee in charge of the
fair, which is to be held in Wash
ington Hall, December / to 16 re-
ported that they were meeting with
great success.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1905-11-22
REVEALS AT
COUNTY SEAT.
oecioI to the EVENING NEWS

NEtfWf ~ tHf II ' fbN - " II y -
NEW BRUNSWICK, Nov. 90
The religious fervor with which the
city has been stirred during the evan
gelical services which have been con
Quoted here for several days past un-
der the direction of DR.. Beiderwolf,
a western evangelist, reached its
height today when all day services
we're held ending with a big street
parade tonight at II O'Clock, when
the last meeting is to be held for the
day in the opera house
At 1890 o'clock this morning a
service was held in the First NJ. f..
church, this being the first service
for the day. This afternoon at 4
o'clock all of the boys and girls in
the city attending the public schools
will meet at court house square and
march behind music TO the First
church where "A children's meeting
is to be beld. This evening another
service will be held in the same
church at $50 o'clock and at II
o'clock the street parade of adults
starts ending at the theatre where a
play is to be given prior to their COM
ing by repertoire company under
the title of "A Crown of Cold" The
services will be continued all this
week.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1905-11-22
Will Call Board Of
Estimate to Ask
for Money.
START AT ONCE

If the present plans of the Board
of Education are carried out, meet
ing of the Board of Estimate will be
called within short time and it will
be requested to appropriate money
enough for the purchase of land on
which two new school houses Will be
built, or if they oppose this, to pur-
chase enough property to build one
new school house and to double the
size of another school.
At the last meeting of the Board
of Education, as told in the NEWS,
Superintendent Shull in his report
10 the board told of the crowded con-
dttions of some OF the schools and OF
how the Copenhagen system would
have to be adopted or else the board
would have to get more room.
Need of More Room.
During the past week the Copen-
hagan system has been instituted and
even now the teachers are calling
for more room. A special commit
tee has been appointed by the board.
1t is acting in cooperation with some
local real estate dealers and the price
of land in certain parts of the city,
where the board wants to build the
new schools is being secured. The
matter is going along smoothly AT
the present time it is not. advisable
10 give out the sites selected. OPP
tions are being taken on desirable
sites.
In conversation with a NEWS re-
porter today one of the school COM
missioners said that they hoped,
within II short time. to have the ac-
tual work on the schools under way.
with the many new employees the
lead works will bring here, he said,
also the men who will come here
10 work in the departments being
built by the Raritan Copper Works,
II is certain that thousands of chill
dren will demand entrance to school
by this time next year.
President Walker told the report
or that MS soon as all of the necessary
papers, in regards to the land, had
been signed he would call a meet
ing of the estimate board.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1905-11-22
TWICE Welded; SINGLE.
Vice President of A. S. & R. Co.. Can Re
marry Either First or Second Wife.

Barton Sewall, vice president OF
the American Smelling and Refining
Company. who lives at the st. Regis
Hotel, New York, denied yesterday
that he had suggested the possibility
of his remalrying Mrs Julia Tsayer
Sewall, who obtained a divorce from
him recently. BY its terms the di-
yorce previously obtained by Mr.
Sewall was declared void. and his
second marriage to Mrs. Elizabeth r..
Ritchic of Montclair, was annulled.
Under the interlocutory decree Mr.
Sewall will be free to marry on Jan
uary ii. 1906. Whether or not he
would then again marry Mrs. Ritchie
he declined TO say.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1905-11-22
CONTEST NOW
FULL OF LIFE.

MerrilY the contest goes along and
people are wondering who will get
the piano and phonograph which the
EVENING NEWS offers as Christmas
presents to its readers.
These Instruments are on eXhibi-
tion at the Ludwig music store. They
are high grade and would be hand
some addition TO any home. Are you
going to have one of them in yours?
The answer to that question de-
pepds upon yourself. 1t will not
cost you a cent to try and if you win,
the Instruments will be free They
will be delivered to your house Sat
.urday night before Christmas and a
.cheery time they will bring with
them.
All that is necessary to get these
instruments is to clip the coupons in
the EVENING NEWS every night
and, if deposited in this Office within
a week of the date it bears it will
count one vote One months sub
scription counts fifty votes; two
months 100 votes, and one year 500
votes. There is plenty of time to
start now. Get busy.
The standing of the contentants
today is as follows:
Mrs. Charles Helmer,
73 Woodbridge road, 800. .362S
Miss Mary Hanson,
Union Grove, Wdb dge Rd. Gle
Miss Jessie Gluck,
245 Smith street, ........ 322
Mrs. John Hanson,
1S5 Hall avenue, ....... 80
Following is the coupon for today.
Fill in the name and address of the
person for whom you wish to vote
and send or bring to the NEWS Of
flee within one week from the date it
bears, otherwise it will be void.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1905-11-22
Horrible Scene Yesterday Afternoon
at the ParIin Powder Works Near
South AmbOy---M Bodies
Scattered About Grounds.
CAUSE MAY NEVER Be KNOWN.

When the explosion took place the
men rushed out of the other build
ings in such haste that they fell over
each other 1t was a terrible sighf
they beheld Everything was flying
up in the air, two of the mangled
bodies being seen among the splint-
ers.
Price had just returned from a
hospital, where he had undergone an
operation for appendicitis.
Parts of Bodies Scattered.
1t is not known whether they will
be able to find all parts of the bodies,
for heads, arms and legs are missing.
Superintendent Redpath's head
was missing from the chin up, and on
his throat laid silver quarter very
much blackened. There was not
particle of clothing but what had
been either burned or blown off Of
The bodies.
Coroner Haines Close BY.
Coroner Haines was not far from
Parlin when the explosion took place.
He was on his way either to or from
Sayreville. He was on the scene
very quickly and assisted in gather
ing up the bodies. The doctor picked
up several silver pieces. near Prices
body. They We're not melted, but
were stuck together so they had to
be pulled apart and what caused 1t
is a mystery.
The clock in Parlin station stop
ped at twenty minutes of four.
This is the first serious accident
that they have ever had at the
works and the men are greatly work
ed up about 1t.
Arrangements to bury the dead ars
now being made. The bodies were
taken to South River and that fowtl
is bowed with grief today.
The Parlin Powder Works is own
ed by the international Smokeless
Powder and Chemical Company of
which Lewis Nixon is an oiiiciaE
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1905-11-22
WILL NOT STAND TRAIL.
Prisoners Prefer to Take Chances on Plea
of Non VuIt.
Il to the EVENING NEWS .

Spccioi to the EVENING NEWS:
NEW BRUNSWICK. Nov. 22:---
The prisoners indicted by the present
,crn grand jury do not seem anxious
to stand trial preferring to take thei,
chances on plea OF non vult. There
Yesterday and not one of these was
moved, the defendants not being
ready for trial. But half dozen
cases or so have been tried at this
term and it is expected that several
of the cases yet to be disposed of VIII
be dismissed without trial by pleas OF
non vult. The Jury will be back
again next Monday.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1905-11-22
WANTED BOY,
WAS ARRESTED

Michael Sawik, a Slay. was placed
under arrest at the almshouse this
morning by Policeman l.. c. Jensen
and he is now in the lookup. Some
months ago Sawil abandoned his
small son and was sent to jail The
child was placed in the almshouse.
Sawik has just been released from
iail and he went to the almshouse
this morning while drunk and want
ed to get the boy The police were
notified and Patrolman l.. c. Jensen
was sent out with rig.
The matron said that Miss Day, OF
the State Board of Children Guard
ians, is coming here tomorrow for
the boy.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1905-11-22
KEEP STREETS CLEAN.
Police Are Active in Having the Ordinance
Enforced,

About fifteen storekeepers on
State and Smith streets were inter
viewed yesterday by Pauolman L..
c. Jensen, who has the business-sec-
ton day beat this week, in regard to
the presence of refuse paper in the
cutters and street in front of their
places of business Nearly all Of
them disclaimed any responsibility
and declared that the paper had not
come from their own stores but had
blown from other parts of the
street
The authorities mean to continue
the crusade until results are perma-
nently evident.