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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-02-05
BIG RAILROAD suit
IN L | 4 { CITY.
4is5sS Ia is'g sa IN ~
Said 70 be Fight Between the.
Southern and the
Seaboard. n
Especial The Times-Dispatch.) 4


8LYN Glib URIC, v.A., Feb. "A suit has
been entered inSthe United States Circuit
Court here by tho Union Trust Company
Of Baltimore, a gainst George ". Carter,
tho Clnchneld Corporation. and Others,
for the purpose of set ting a side a con-
tract madoF Decenlbe Ger 13ttr Il Byir tho d rec
tors OF the Clinchtleld; CorporA Ions " here
OF the properties Of the corporation con-
sisting OF the stock OF the South and
Western Railway and the stock held by
X Of the Cranes Nest Coal and Coke
Company. 8 ss 5jkSs ~ NJ
III The s;lle is attacked on the ground that
the board I or directors did mot have nu-
thority6to sell the entire property Of the
Cllnchfleld Corporation, which, in erect,
d.ssolYes the concern. The bill alleges
the stockholders OF the Clinchfleld Com-
rany. protested the sale to Carter, and
offered a higher price for the property
and offered a higher price than
Ethnt secured from Carter. II {}S
1T IS understo TODD that tho fight in real
ity3 is one between the Southern Rail
way Company and the seaboard Air Line,
the former being Interested, 1t is said, an
1.-THE purchase by Carter. @ s3 81 iS ~
The railroad property consists In part
OF railroad ssixty-nine miles In length
now In operation from Johnson CITY,,
Tenn. to Spruce Pine, n. G., together
with about sixty seven miles OF partly
graded railroad from Johnson City north
through and across t tc$ counties of Scott
and Wise. in the State OF " vi rginia-
right OF way through the breaks OF the
Big Sandy In Kentucky and sv valuable
terminal property at Southport, n. c..
on tho Atlantic coast, embracing a nuns
Der OF acres with riparian rights, sub
stantially controlling the entire harbor.s$3
The property OF the. Cranes Nest. Coal
and Coke Company consists offapproxi-
mately 80, 900 acres OF land In fee simple
and mineral rights In about 1900 acres
In the coal lands in Southwest Virginia.
In the counties Of Wise anl Ioickenson,i
Both the railroad and coal properties are
subject to mortgages nggregatihg some-
thing over a million dollars,
The counsel for the tcomplainants are
Davies, Stone and Auerbacl OF New
York; Storey Thorndke. Palmer and
Thayer, Of Boston; White. runstall and
Thorn, OF Norfolk: and Harrison and
Long. OF 5Lynchburg. Counsel for tho de-
tense arg Hon. Elihu Root. o { New York:
TIornblower Byrne,. Miller and Potter. Of
New York; J. southgate LENNON, and
Gems and Hannah. OF Baltimore;SJ. Nor-
nan Powell, Of Bristol, Va, ind Hosley
end Kemp, Of Lynchburg. NIX af
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-02-05
Oldest Active Policeman
Peter Yetter, Familiarity Known as old Pete Still
.6 On His Beat Despite His 70 Years.
Mr. Yetter Says That He Owes His Health and Strength
Is Duffy's Pure Malt Whiskey.

"old Pete.",of Trenton Ave. ana " Lo ''l'l
phn ST, Philadelphia, " ackno wtl I, s'et
to be tho oldest policeman In active e duty
I III tho United States. Il
he Ii! ii familiar figure in tho g st
section Of the Quaker city, his beat be-
Ing In. the reart..ot the business section,
4 d. 1Sensingt0n Everybody is acduaint-j
ed with him, and the fathers OF sons
whom he good ma uredys scnttcrs when
they play tnlschievo1s prnnks declare
that i,c looks scarcely older than he did
when no chased them Y quarter OF q
Ntr. Yeticr] says his wlrlhess and ro--.
st rs a1 e aa 5S Ina pcnsy
of outdoor exercise. gl4 s} !. /: y 81
Il When 3 Old Pete became q policeman q; =.
on September D., 874. times IN the ely Y.
were far moro strenuous than they are r.;
now Theil there were several " marc liir;
gangs Of young men who rejoiced In. su e!
snppellntions as the Snapper Gang, th q
.'Fshtownnrs,',;.s" PulVcrlze rss '' But ~
was no Joke for the policeman. for IN
those days there WGfe no patrol wagon
end the men were compelled to walk their
prisoners to tile Lookup, IN momentary
danger OF peln,y set upon by q prisotl s
}crs friend. Old Pc te wrote wrote ns
s'S...sira: You can llavt my endorsement
+ OF Duffy's Pure q, Mali Whisky with
pleasure Ita medicinal qualities q re Q.
X. g Yours truly. Officer Peter = ettcr,
Mo- 1854 4, 2Bth Police Dis trict.'. ..iE5
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-02-05
COLLEGE SPIDERS
G.GT | TRIM lin.
Candidates afor Baseball Team.
This Spring@Poppit,g Out
Nun1erously. sg
.LlKELY 7 TO 8HA, l'l q GREAT BALL.
Eastern Leag1e May Come
Here Twin, City Boys Ill
IL sfsActivc. ,si5s

L IL va L 81 j l 4 y ~ d
Although It is early In the season and
little Gun b as yet said definitely about
the. team Of 1906, Z hose In charge Of the
Richmond a college baseball team are
confident that they have y better outlook
for the team than they have had for
several years. Most Of tho old men are arc.
back. and there is promising material
In tho new fnei,. There will be ut least g:
twenty orStwenty-:flv e men Il to pick from.
this year-about half Sof them new men
and on enthusiastic contest for nearly
every position on the team Is expected
While as yet no one man has been sin led
out for#the '05 3.".tWirler,''' there are three
Or four men who, - q Is, believed with tn,
proper training, WI i develop into pitch
ers tllat8wll2 bring honor to themselves
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-02-05
Powhatan Points.

sG s8l N Especial to The Times D dispatch. J
Dreadful weather prevails IN this part OF the
country. Nearly everybody have filled Their
Toe houses with ice, and if an - have not Its
Mrs, Joseph I. doode, near ot,erdale, keess
quite sick. BS3 i Nj 45! AZ iti \. IA
Mr. Cornelius s, Brooks, near sklnquarter
who has been quito sick. Is Improving. II
y Aiessrs ~ Seldom H. Bass. IL. "a W. Hancock,
sMontelli Jackson, Howard Bass. were here
4 this week. & y IS . II
With his new position as rural free delivery
carrier on route No. J. from Moseey's juno
Miss Eugenia Tucker. aof Rough Creek.
Charlotte county. is visiting friends here. gs q,
Mrs Justin Fields, wife OF Postmaster Fields.
has returned home after a pleasant visit
10 her relatives In Charlotte county.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-02-05
FARMERS INSTITUTE. III
Well Attended Meeting II Giles IS
5SV =. j Professors lecture.

10 (special to Tho Times 2 spatch)
PEAR1sBURG. + eb "a :, farm =,
crs institutc was held here III
der tho auspices OF Mr.. J.t g. eiillesp PIES
81 Tazewell county, member Of STATE 7, e
Board 81 Agriculture for he Ninth Dis-
tritt Notwithstanding almost zero veal J,
the vas Well lllee ,nna
Prof. Davidson, Of the y. 2 q lee lee
stire on ilizerIl' a Price Is o.
nrr,I1ts ana Fr1 ii e:ulture . 4 Erof.
,sdnla sexpliined t}iieS genera bject and i
working OF the p and then lee ea.;
stured on stock Feeding.
Elk Governor Hoge Tyler briefly ex-
plaincd the object and working OF the
State Agriculture Society, Of which he lis
president ss33$5sff " NJ 81 a
Major j ohm II Cowan, OF; Montgomery
county. who As vice president OF this s; GO go
.ciety, was also here, accompanied by his
son. Gillespie was unavoidable detained
Mt home .3 81 5Y5 }5S II W.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-02-05

Jas well KS to- the team. seme Of the ap- x,
tpicants for the position are Bradshaw
AIi.cs, Saunders and Mckee. 8 Ri ~
s.4iread yte nthusiasm -fs-Ebeing shown,
and inc spIl exanlnat .i
are over this will wax into white heat.
o&ObyIate a difficulty that has red
yearly stb allindcr the wn * tbG thes team
that is 1.-THE $uncertainty securing the.
Broaa r ltlas p l;.e
ifceIit ise irS posed the dtamoiid,
on tho college. camp IS. leveled Y and rolled
off and have there the regular prac &c. SS
a aAsse.r1I EsCASIoIDMTioS
" The FLOWING are lsoiHs q 4 t1io SCI. who
have announced z. I fitlnse1vcs ia 8 contest
ants foIstlle team III IN gEslN II
II Sutherland Handy, Rohertson tcaptn IND;
Talnla NJ, M encli Hays, I1ar wood Il L',nkel
Wright, Miles, Byadslluw, 'rkrockn1or-
ton a. 3.I. sGravatt. b. 4Snead, j. sCutci-3
ms, richardson, Chewing Gardner, B.
Grayatt, McGeorge,7 Smith, Watts. Til
man. \, ellis, Gilmore. Sand ers, Martini.
]. SneadJ Graham, Mckee, and there are
others. 5g astss 81, q :s Sa
. !Captaln Robertson, a. smiling, OVAL son
Of old Miller School ,and. last Years third
bSsema,l, Expresses himself ms del GIFTED
withsthe prospect. and he speaks gleefully3
OF tho coming season. when IA Champion
ship. which last spring for the first time
In tours years departed from Richmond
College u shall return, and when the
.'ghostly gowned procession III shall go
about the streets demanding Of professor
and alumnus the we'll deserved Sspeecl' of
congratulation.' 5s ,5i
5NIanagersyN.t Il. $Brerlner. a cnnnys CO ma;
dian Scot. has arranged l%an attractive
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-02-05
JAMES FROZEN K OVER
Letters and Newspa pers Read adj to
Patrons Over Telephone.

ID From our OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES n -.
&IIOWARDSYILLE. Va, Feb. A.---tIor
the past week the James River has been been
frozen over here, and for several days
the Buckingham patrons Of the Y ,7 = oW-
ardsyIllc postoffIce had to press the post
master into service us secretary, With
the aid Of the phone they were enabled
TO have their important letters read and
replied to and the news read Il to r. them
from their fayorite per. the Times Dis
patch. 3S y 8e9sj Hit
THE leo Y is firm enough now to walk
across the river. sand the r. E. D. car
5rler has resumed his daily trips. III
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-02-05
DUFFY s. Pure Malt Whiskey

ABLE em]qy the T MAJ nq nans nks
reliable e hnndrsds aa1 oqsnds M o wHiK
h the he ne ns' du
skn the elna aS
nach It health ana
f
rDufys$
q ths sx o. tns w
the sDUat ts t -
"a
@ fully nn III writes
d,uffy8
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-02-05

10 say with certainty just what patrons
Of the game are promised sl. is 81.
Statements have been printed from time
,to time to tho effect that the owners Oh
tho Montreal Eastern League franchise
have asked and have had Richmond
5nlnced under the provisions of the ma
tlonal base ball agreement, pending the
decision OF & the owners. N whether III they
viii attempt to continue the season q
tho Canadian city or transfer that club
elsewhere This action Is in tho nature
OF an option on the Richmond field for
q period of thirty or sixty days In the
ieyent the owners of the Club decide to
locate here, they will probably lease the
Broad Street Park. 5t v ri 5'}e.;y II .f8
Whether the Eastern 4 zen guels come to
Richmond oTAnnt,lthe citys Will have n
very fast specimen Of baseball BY the
Twins city League, composed OF 5f four
clubs X which made up the circuit last
season. This league Will play several
games a week, The personnel OF the four
teams Is very good, and some fine play
Ing talent has been added to last years
lists rhe T,%ln-Clty I.eaguess had a CON
ditionalS option on the Broad Street Park
establishment Of another park anu pre-
pare their schedules for the season Of
1896. regardless OF the plans of the les
sees of Broad Street Park.
Ifthe Montreal franchise Is transferred
to this city, 1t will mean the coming to
this city OF the fast teams at Toronto,
buffalo, Jersey City, Newark, Providence.
sHartford3and othercit les, and q long sea-
son Of league ball up to the standard OF
the best ever seen here. certainly for
many years. ttis', tsIsrt's s4 # II
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-02-05
Floor Paints,
Best Ready Mixed Paints,
Waxens, Floor Max,
]. Brushes, Etc.
TANNER PAINT AND Oil G D..
iAlS *. Main StrssL
'PHoNE 3s9,
SHORTER d TIME AND q ONLY ONE
Is CHANGE OF PULLMAN SLEEPERS
gi WAC. g. Q. ROUTE FROM VI

Persons desiring to witt Mexico Will
appreciate the nuisk time and Pullman
service lately inangurated via G, 4 o.,
st, Louis and Itagalo, by which the time
Is shortened tiftetn hours. Rpd only
change or I'ulimais Required from W.
gnla cities to. the city Of Mexico.
4 Passengers leaving Richmond on q. "
q. 81. Louis Special 2 ~ N. on Monday
leave SIT. Louis on tho ST. Louis Mexico
LIMITED Tuesday at SEQ p. NJ, and arrive
al tho quaint histdric eltss at hIaxigo q
1880 IA, AZ n Friday, chan gtng E'gllp,an
SLEEPER, only az y ~ Louis, ths sssfsss 49,
ina daily, Il q g's8 li
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-02-05
.8Colored Mission ii Need.

As atresult or tho recent cold snap, the
support, made a.Erun on the Colored City
Mission here, and now that }nstltution is
without supplies with which to furnish
the wants OF tho aged poor and needy
ofStheirs race 5$ n IA "a.
The cold weather has brought forth
many n hungry cry and tho Mission SnI,-
peals to the public for contributions
&of old clothes, food. fuel. bedding or
money. These can be sent to Ada Il,
Lewis. No. e03 East Leigh Street.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-02-05

damage to wharyes on the Rappahannoek
and Potomac Jalyerssby Wind and ICE dae-,.
ing the past few Weeks has been terrllic.
MsariyNalI of the wharyes have. sustained
more or less injury and some have been
carried entirely away, Damage tGf somer,l
set Wharf the Potomas Ripef 9Snsni
county, Will reach $l,oiAo, Stnarts w arf,'
I'm tho same loca also badly 9 tis-3
"A 70 Ill. 8S ~
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-02-05
The LADY Maccablee:s..

Richmond Fl i've. No. 3, Lady A1accabees,
will hold their regular review at Muir
phys Assembly Hall Tuesday, February
q, at O'Clock.
I "a large class OF candidates are expect
ed to be taken through the mysteries of
the order. The guards, who are to par
5tlcipnte Ii tho :public installations, to be
held In the near future, are urged to
make a special effort to be present.
\ Also members arc cordially invited and
a good time promiSed. rs. 49,. lsNa 5Ls
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-02-05
Schooner Wrecked.

8Ya (By Associated Prcss)
N JACKSONYILLE,ltf FLA, Feb, 1.-The
British schooner Fl, B, Honlnn Captain
Atkinson, Is days from kingston. JaHal.
miles south OF Mayport. The, captain
and crew were saved. The schooner Is a
total loss, She was bound for Jack
sonyllle. FL " II n .&l
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-02-05
Literary Entertainments.

school will give literary and musical
entertainment Tomorrow evening at $40
o. clock In the Of tho church
for tho benefit OF the Sunduy-schooleli-
the leading features on the programme.
4 silver Il ffering Will a DO taken at & the
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-02-05
,spE IAL LOW RATES TO NEW Or.
LEANS, Ia, VIA SOUTHERN RAIL-
wAY ACCOUNT M AR ri sGRAS,

March list to 9Th, lnclualye Houthsrm
railway Will sell special tickets from al
points on Its lines to New Orleans ana
return at one fare for tho round trip,
lpll,s Is cents; final limit OF tickets 70
leave New Orleans as late as March !ith'
with privilege OF extension to Mareh 2osl'
by deposit Of ticket and payment OF zee
Southern railway operates double daily
united service between Virginia points,
Washington, Richmond. Norfolk, etc.. 70
New orleans latest design Pulmans DAY
coaches and dining cars, Throush VITA
out change of trains, For fun informa''
ton, call on ticket agents or address
95s G.. w, WESTnURY. ID. T. Al, n
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-02-05
Washington Camp.

Washington Camp, No. 81, Patriotic. Or
der, sons of America, was organized at
8Concorflaa Hall on Friday evening II
q The following officers were elected:
+. President. 81. e.. d Garner: Past President,
J. III, Stout: Recording Secretary, r. y.
BEDFORD; Financial Secretary, 4. l.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-02-05
Court Terms, 4 Is Begin. ii.

The new terms OF the Musings and
City Circuit Courts will begin itosd lay
81 In the former the day Will be devoted
to the work of he gl'and yfy,! while M
the latter The 20 EEK ct for the term Will
10 salls9 and HE cases Sss
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-02-05

poison contracted poue the system With
hrougRout me nNma
anatomy mouth and throat ana COPPER
buboes the
eyebrows fa
with horrible sores
hard the bones TIE ere
BODY
the ptu Vl CRIES W y
suengs. s4s
blood Poison absolutely permanently cured BY Botanic
This wonderful medicine 10 guaranlesa . cuse
spring uters
and Pains az sweln
makes the
Ygetape
no mercury mineral peerless
the the the Iof
and free medical advice
al III sold BY au
00veWlv DsVvV aordnt te qseSn CIV
s
8@ q ~ Tree valuable msd
- 20 IIal
~ curse made ~ nv ~
@ MANUFACTURED 81 BLOOD BALM 81 Atanta Gseft's,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-02-05

schedule Of games, including IL "trip TO-
Lexington anu other points April 81 0-26
~ hen. five games Will be PLAYED and seven
tganlessin the city OF Richmond nd
May Get Eastern League.
There arc all sorts q runlors of base
BALI, and base ball parks for. this city
during the coming seas on, n but at his ~
time plans have not sufficiently developed
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-02-05

cha iii \: II Pc tor, T. . I: Jackson; Guard.
CIV Davis \: c plain G.. Wyatt, ], Jr.
Right Sentinel, sA.} lock Left SEN IN
tincl, Nv. AZ Alley 5ssss. d II s5i5 3s
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-02-05

Wharves Badly Damaged,
ss4ls ff;pocial 10 srhc ,Riines u spatcll;l
yRllDIRIcIISBl}l5 li.. " tSeb.s \ ,rheS
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-02-05

About three years ago had CASE Of Blood
Poison and tried everything thought could Do ne any
good but without benefit concluded 70 go 70 Hot
Springs After remaining there oonsid time the
left and S was
worse than eve. had often heard o. ~ 81 "a, and sc.
oded would write for your book AZ tn ns.
time unable work and had lost fesh unen ola
not look like the person began taking 81 u 9.
aer heard from and after using oottles
gone and gained 80 pounds in nov weignS
i6O pounds than ever did am y tns
railroad business working steadily since BE-
ginning s. g. s. cry ret peouu!!y \,
81s Leland, Miss 8 9G =. SlAl1soN
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1905-07-05
OPENING DANCE.

Prof. Holland of San Francisco who
has conducted dancing classes in Reno
for year past, will give the first os q
series of dances at Armory hall, Thurs
day night, Ju y 9Th, 1905.
Prof. Holland wi organize classes in
comes well recommended and prepared to
teach all the latest dances up to date
The admission to dance will be sl.ao for
6 ntlemen; ladies' free.
Free instructions VIII be given from
till 8 on the opening night. s1-ts
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1905-07-05
BOY BADLY STUNNED
George higgins Fell from Horse
and was Unconscious for
Two Hours

ing in milch cows from the pasture Sum
day evening, had an accident. The pony
stumbled and threw George violently TO
the ground, rendering him unconscious
for two hours. Blood ran from his ears
and he had every appearance of being
serious injured. Late Sunday evening
he regained consciousness and will un-
doubted y be himse again in few days.
He was out yesterday D aging the part
of Young America, but not as enthusi-
astic as he wou d have been had it not
been for his fall.
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1905-07-05
WHEELMEN VICTORIOUS
Championship kgain Rests with
Reno Cub

The Reno Nhea m ans racrg team
gained The victory over the Garden city
In the 50-ni'e relay race Sunday. and
thereby + gained coast championship. Al
was hard fought bate and won by
on y two wheel g g hs. Reno is prouder
OF her racing boys than ever. C!an Me-
Kenzie made The frs gain for the Renos
By c osifg a gap Of cne-s eeuth a a
mile ard pass ng his man ia q splendid
sprlnt at the end Of his Ave mics This
was in the fourth relay. TIE lead of the
Reno boys was reduced by the strenuou
efforts Of the visitors d the asst re ay
was ridden neck ard neck unit he nome
stretch, when cyril hnox sprinted ahead
Of his opponent. who was san Jose's best
sprinter himself. ana won the race for
Reo By two whee lengths. II was the
NEST exciting race over run ia Reno.
The champlgnshlp of The coast was
held by the Reno Wheo'meu Tor nu nber
Of years ana ost 10 The Garden city
Whge men in a race run at San Jose a
year or so ago. The race Sunday with
fthe same club brings the trophy and the
honor back to Nevada.
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1905-07-05
NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION OF PART
NERSHIP.

Dissolution of Partnership-The CO.
the undersigned, under the firm name
end style of Brown Bros.," ag ! as.-
ness in the town of Winnemuc Ne
vada, is this day disso we'd by mutual
consent, they having sold thel, entire
partnership property to Eagle DR. * and
Jewelry Co., Incorporated. Corn"is tion
doing business in said town; ana al
debts due to and from said firm are to
be paid to and by said corporation.
w. A. BROWN,
f. III. BROWN.
Winnemucca, Nevada, July 1st, 1905.
1874
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1905-07-05
6 TO 5
The Score of Baseball Game
Played at Reno Yesterday

The third game of baseball between the
Winnemucca nine d the Over ands at
Reno yesterday resulted in victory for
the Overlands by a score of to 5. This
ends the series unless 1t is decided TO call
the first game aged off. owing to the
unfair decision of the umpire. The two
clubs may p ay deciding game tomor-
row.