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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-08-04


evidentiySin fear III an attack upon the
a Eoyefnitieft cartridge a I'D "a small arm
factory located iliS Tint suburb. Z
The long dlstasloe tel hone sta tioi, was
occupied last lBht by lialf d company
iIof infantry iii order to prevent the nrticls
Itpated attempt on the revol utionists to
sseycr telephone cotiiirtic ions between
There and Moscow. 85s III
III was announced at tho ad iNsral ty last
ripi,t TINT the flrrmhead cottf t-t1,artinll
y proceedings ut Cronstadt pro badly would
\ be suspended With the executlotl Of seven
a. ringlen ders Of tie inhtiny, who were
\ condemned to- death Thursday Tile other.
a ,nutinccrs will DO subj cted ITO trial by
the regular coirt-lnnrtial. which VIII be
s convened nfter the customary. delay.
9 Among tho civilian sngi tators for WHOM
the police IRE searching nre two B ex- (
deprties tThair names nre not given,
a nut they IRE believed to DO N. Onitko
n and M. Michael. S E So IN KS q. ..
2s 1t ins now been nsccrtnlncd; That the
III dcath2glist OH board tho cruiser Painyat
iii Azoyn Included Captain Sosinsky, two
llientenarts, tho Chief &enginee ger and the
Jls1unor engineers, the n surgeon, g mid
#shipilan and tho chief petty officer. Cap
tain Of the Second Glass Mozyrof f was
u 1nortnlly wounded. "A priest and two
.slicutenants were slightly wounded nn0
Snbout fifty sailors were killed or wound
/.
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.MUTIN'l3 ON 8B,OGIA'T.|[YR
PROMPTL Y QUELLED
1Sveaborg Soldier Says Casualties
There Will Likely Run Into
III the Thousands.
q f1,r 4 sr,nin I ~ 1,rnsts.


N Il5LsIN GFt )RS, August s. --11:17 ?. Al.
Y "a i, incipient mutny broke out to-day
on board tho Russian cruiser 13ogatyr.
1T was Immediately put down, with slhu
arrest Of 200 Of the sailors on board !,
IA soldier who came from the Sve 'o,
fortress during the day said the casual ~
ties from the fighting or WEDNESDAY ' . y,
would bc shown TO number many more
i than 500, cxpressng the opinion that the
totals would run into thousands. NJ nc
garrison consisted OF 9, 600 men. 4,
During the night the telegraph FL lines
were cut #severng communication with
Sviborg and Il small railroad bridge d be-
tween here ana Vlborg was blown 3 up.
The bridge was subsequently repaired.
Trains from st. Petersburg are arriving
there after great delay One Of the rail-
sway bridges has again been blown up
\ with dynamite but 1t was soon repaired.
Moving Warily.#3 s85s58
& rho government Is handling the stua-
elton carefully, fearing that the movement
may spread throughout the country. 70
Il Cossacks are used only in extreme cases,
and then they dispense crowds with more
| gcntlcness than they. do in Russia Z
a The socialistic tired guards y yester-t
day evening made q last effort to bring
%about a general strike. They marched
Sin force to tho power-house Of tho street
3 railroad and ordered the men to- strike
Upon their refusal the guards were
summoned and Il fight followed, result
Ding in tho killing Of the, asssis tant& cllicf
N OF police and several communal guards
4 and d number Of tho red guards. Co.'S
sacks were summoned and separated the
II cOmbn tan g. si ~
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SCHOOL STATISTICS. 4
Fifty Per Cent. Of Each Race il
Petersburg Should Attend.

y
s si {speainl ITO Tho Tines iDntch.) u .{i3S
PETERHBURG.5 VAF, August 3.-Tho
annual report OF superintendent D.. M.i
Brown submitted last night to the City
School Board, shows the school popula-
ton OF Petersburg. under tho special iccn-
tsus Of 1905. to be 6.293--Wh tics, 2. 800 coll
3ored, 33o3. The total enrolment In the
public schools the last session was 9, Iii
whites, 1886; colored 1.e4s. Il Tho per cent.
of school population enrolled was 50 OF.
each race. and tho average per cent. OF
attendance OF enrolment was 50, 81 Thoro
are 20 white and q colorcd teachers In.
the public schools. With IN average
monthly enrolment to each OF So piipils.5
Tho cost OF running tho public schools
the last year WIS ;25,1432s, OF which
amount sll,S71.65 wns received from the
State; s12, sos II from the city, and 1457. so
from other sou rces. a II, s5 5$j
RI Tho officers OF the School Board are
u. r. w. Smith, president; Nv. =. Eim-
1per, Jr., Vice sldent; Or. DIN. Brown,
lsccre In ~. all.a 2
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BUSINESS MEN ORGANIZE.
Growing South Bostoi, Needs
VI Such an O Organization.
a (ypeclal 10 .1,he TItnes. DIspntch.)

(Bpoclsl to rho rifties.D ispntch.) WIG
SOUTH BOSTO IN, VAN August 8.-----A
call meeting Of Ii the business men wis
Held this Afternoon, at five clock In the
I Bank Of South Boston for the purpose
OF forming q Chamber Of Commerce or
Business Men g Asso clntlon, II. II. Hcns-
Icy WIS made temporary chairman and
81. j s. Gilliland temporary secretary.
~ Short talks ERE made by{lS. u. Gillt-
land, RI II. Il Donsley. Hon, Joseph steb-
bins, ST., ana others. stating tho object
fof tho mccting, tho 1lenofttB to be do.
rived from Buoh an organization etc.
d. On motion the folowing COMMITTEE %
! flvo were appoint eds, ~. g llland CHAIR
man Fl. u. Edmunds, G, (. All Nesbltt. y,
O. attersol, and ~. H /, n aslcy--to solicit
roport mt tile mex moe ting On mo ton tho
following committee OF Si. three y oseph
BHtebblns, VI, chairman , III. L. Edmunds
and Colonel Horny Easley were appointed
TO report nB to nn,ne plan and scope Of
tho orgntzation. ana to prepare cons
fstitution ana bylaws and report back
TO q meeting to DO hold In tho Bank OF
South Boston at p. u M, 55G two weeks
hence. s f42 Il ~ SS
b "A business men's Association Ia greatly
needed in South Boston, rs tho townts
rapidly growing In Temps and bounds, ana
this Is a moyo IN tho right 1tredtion. us
tho material Is here and needs only to he
organized ana the proper interest de-
$veloped to protect and Md each other.
Quito d number OF the business men en-
rolled us members this afternoon, but It
Z isiloped that the organization cnn Claim
at least 150 members before8it Is perma-
snently organized. S8Fs I'm 33
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Ii CANNING INDUSTRY.
Activity in Grove Camp Meet
8ings- Jamestown Appropriation.

3IRYiNGTON, VA August s,--Dr W.
III. TRIBE. OF Charlottesville, Vay will
assist the pastor, Rev. George y, Brad
ley, In an all-day service Ct SW y stone 19
for several days during the week, S5 "a
The canning factories In this section
have commenced operations. The con-
tinued wot weather has damaged . tho
8tomato crop considerably. Right many
5bnckberries were canned Every cam
merry IN tho Northern Neck Of Virginia
viii operate this season,
b The smallpox scare In sLancaster county
has greatly subsidized, and the Board Of
Health has practically wiped out the
a. q Fisher, Of Emerton, Richmond
county, who has had right much prnctl :
cal experience with tho disease.
u AS yet none OF the counties OF the
Northern Neck Of Virginia have made
any appropriations for the Jamestown
lDxposition. but At Is expected TINT they
viii make u move In that direction IN the
nenr future, Many OF tho prominent
citizens infthe several counties have OK.
pressed themselves as being IN favor Ok
appropriations from their county,
meeting, ii, lower Richmond county, conn-
8roncod ION Friday, \ August 2d,snnd iRlll
t irY for ton days, 1t As expected
thnt the attendance VIII BIO larger this
Year wear than eyer before, pr, II. u, john
son, Of suffolk, Va, has charge OF the
slmlooting, and is being assisted by Roy.
n Wesley Jones, OF Norfolk Va, ana
Diner preachers Of the Rappahnnnock
district. Mr.. Elliott Wallace has clprge
or the singing@i !, s8s 5s
Robert IT, Campbell, Of washington
-, Il. Co. spent u the pRst week with 9hls
brother. John H. Campo ~, acre. saesa
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LITTLE GIRL SHOT,.
Business Mems Meeting in Inter;
3si est Of Buckingham Road.

- g,1 fs ~ 4. b.
s}t5 Especial I 10 Tho Times Dispatch. ) r
@,s IrARNiVILLD,ff$;VA. "A, August Z, by Ia
Atkinson, fthe8 eight-year -old daughter OF
u. M. atkinson, OF this county, was acci-
identnlly shot and seriously injured yes
sterday evening by. her brother, aged ten
years. +. S$,l III s5
The boy owned q rifle, and In attempt
Ing to remove It from tho rack, It was
discharged, the bail striking Virginia In
tho face and passing through the over
5partyso 81 herr head I. At last accounts tho
little girl was doing well, and - t Is not
believed thatAthe wound will prove fatal.
a meeting OF tho business men Of
Furmville was held last night in the
icourthouse,, the purpose OF which was to
arouse Il, IN terest In q i proposition n pre-
scented by ;Jud SO A. D. Watkins, to build
IA railroad n from Rosney, b Bucsing ham
county, to Farmvilie, ana thence on
through upper I'rince Edward, Charlotte,
and on J to Danvil lie. The subject was
discussed by Judge Watkins and several
other gentlemen resent, and every ono
seemed favorable to the Enterprise.
3ss A committee composed Of Alessrs. N.
b. Davidson, N Fl /. T. w s tokGs and r. II.
Paulett, was appointed to examine thor
ollghly the proposition and walt upon
tho citizens OF the town, soliciting their
co operation. i5 .isj It (, FAX III sg%
{3 1T is estimated thnt the road will cost
s15O,OOO complete, til ready for the rolling
stock, from Rosney to Farmvllle, q dis
lance OF TN miles. s5 IN
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VALUED T e 900.
( Orchid Worth Thirty Times It's
Weight in Diamonds.

49,, n - MI rsd & ~ (, urn RI link inn
Dung man - 9 ~
creased :,
~ ti,u I 4 6
evening ~.
ounces li'p M
plants g the Growers ans. ! 10 :, sat -
!. ~.
was . ~. ,s i, V,
s az ING !.
ing INC Wnole :
70 pidiy sou ~
,s ~ s,sh 800 a.
= sis = =, = ,.,ia i ~ 81
Hess, go . 7, y, 81,
. .r, three uiys ~ a
-. IL +. 1870 .,,,,a i,nr
tlkeh aIring .'c 10y !, ,s..s,
= In, -.
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M Il n,
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o. mower /. ~. 't1' ~. . ~,
,,,,r,,o,n,,, AZ cod IN
sui,eus -. ,lnuo,,, "a.
Inouest !. ~.
sorplliis tis. ,t,.a T.,
eye cou ~ 3ae1ecs' w
parisoh. 4 4, Il, J. "A, /.
q 4. 20 -
great Sah4iety ~ ~ tne s,,i,,aa
Mr.. O. e..
u nc woulu ~, ,ns ~.
.
~ t 1,
!lcatoh y! ~ - !, ~,
penslYe ~ - nv fra,, tha the.
sneeil L,vhsu -
gex!.lnl.s nnu sso ~ 100 d,vs =
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tet.o' ~ ~, I,a.f
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FRONT ROYAL
HORST SHOW
a Brilliant Day Marks the Clos
ing of a Splendid
2I.. Exhibit.
----- -:----- ---- y y
TUMBLE VI: IN s s +: !: I. I Sc:
Five thousand '=, People !; Witness
Large Number 81
Events.
TUMBLE IN sTEEPLEC HAsE
1

Special TO The Times Dlspatch.)
yhe last
closed to-day under I! q bright sun and
clear sky,.iThe only lnishnp, resulting In
an injury lGpponed In the steeplechase,
when Eyarson,s Rieiieleu E E lel from llis
estimate or the crowd n to-day was five
Thousand. Iit5 4H3 3is III i15 i
The summaries were as follows: 5
Glass .. three-y ear-old jump from yes
Aide, Va; second. Handsome Bill, Eppa
payne, N. Frank 'Neer. jr. Baltimore,
Class IRE FOR s, Y. T. i've feet,
Mrs. AZ LIZ Wnrt hen, Front Royal. VA;
SECOND Keith, D. Gil Gelpi B1oyGe. va;
Va. al i5li ss ~
. steeplechase. pos poned from vest erday:
First, Yeremol, hard Wullack; War
Ten a wa seoond W s. T1WnE ays
Carter Warronton. Va.
Class 8 park saddle: First, Jolly Boy,
Prince WILLIAM Stabels Mana,ssls, Va.;
Hall. Front Royal, Va.
Class 8, best pair shown 70 pole: first,
Sporting !. Extra, Town Topics, Prince
NVilllunlfstables2 Manassas VA; second,
Bright Penny Wise, l. a 's1l. wl't arthon,
Glass s, ladies' harness horses: First 4
M Ma sseona s' as0ff'Sl
William Stables, Manassas, Va. third,
|3ville, Val, fourth, Mcintyre, james
class Il. light weight hunters: First.
l5Buster Brown Mrs. A. L. NYarthen, Front
Royal; second, At Last, ~. ny. Gullic x
Rcctortowl Md; third. llasther, Il;
Grant Gibson II. warthon. Front Royal,
Va. @ fi5s, - 5isg XII, 5is5 So va 5
Glass, sporting, tandem. ceo-y,nrd. ia flat
ira W Val sSs w trent NJ t second
R Raw v Gs?' third Fire Escape Mrs
oRsrt nsfs Wa 1yavys an 3rfq
eass II P FSs 1 Fieam ssayy XeEa'
| Fletcher Upperville. Va: second Ron
Feathers. D. 3. Jacobs, Baynrd, Va.
fourth. First Choice, II. u. Wior,I Mill
Class j! handicap jump; First, Buster ,,t,,
Brown Mrs. A. ! y M va Fr T, II,
son r. Warthen, Front Royal. Va; third
Cuardsman, Henry, Sinners, Paris, va
fourth. Cnmpagne; n, Frank Neer, u,
l5altlmorc, MD. "c tsS -1iHe ''o''Is c'1'
| tered. y, l. a.
Brown, Mrs. L.},M&arthenn;, ] Front n
&. Warden Rerryville, VA; third. HES
ter ]. Il. 5Burwcll. Nlllwoood, Va, ,
Class lG, hunt team; First; Team. q
IL. Wnrthen Front Royal Val. second
Team, u. j. Jacobs, Bayard. Va
Glass M pon! 1ayE n S varnon E Ms, p Va
s,a ac, - Mick, Welton Beatty, Front
Royai, VA; third. pot, y K, Marshall
M NJ rn,ers, riat race; First, Odd Socks
a. E."White, Iialfway, Va; second. Grey
GOOSE 4 1,yerYs; 5 Jrs 1FrGGnt 1, Rpy@
,er 20, va; fourth. May Morning
L hoard, H e Hsaleck Va rst, Han ~
e eHl semi II ' pioned second, Garter up
owned by y. RI. Carter, Warren,on, /, y IA
| Diiger Front Royal. Va. Eyanso41
Richeleu II, fell in tho second round,
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Knew What Was Coming.

u3y Associated Press 4.
n MOSCOW, August s, --Prenier stolypin
has given orders to Investigate tho re-
nnrk;lble evidence that the black hlin--
2dreds of Moscow were aware In advance
that NJ. Herzenstein, tho Constitution
Democratic leader was 10 DO MURDERED
$at his country home, near 1erlok i,5 Il I'm
land. 1t develops that 1T wns 70 CORE
spondent of the Associated f e swhe
asked ST. Petersburg by telephone two
hours before tho assassination whether
there was any truth In the report 81 N N
circulation In Moscow, that NJ. 1lerzen-
Il stein had been murdered The CORE
spondentS obtained his information from q
local evening paper The Maik.
The editor of The Maik has informed
the police that he obtained his infor-
nation from the editor OF Yleche, "
black hundred paper OF MOSCOW, which
has been publishing provocative articles
2:ngalnst the Jews and revolutionlsts.
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.Su6x lii. Il. Laird Ntnrttnsvillee,i
or. 81 y Il. Laird Brlery and MefierriiIi, 4
I. A. Paisley; village nht1l D ~ SI

Co., LII w Il. Laird , Mnrttnsville,
pr. -. Il. Laird I3riery and Metlerr =, !.
rev D. q. Paisley; Village ntid brakes
Brntlc1i. Rev Nj Rainc. N IS a 1. n
Besides the tnet1,bers Of tho Prespyts
terry nino other Delegate to the Sunday tifl \,
School Institute wero Ireseti my y
fetl1als Sunday school w9rkcrs " " ei ],
respectiv congregat 10 ,1s1-vis y. ~ :,
Burgess, 81 Mercy Sent Sunday schog9l !;
II. a. Henderson, OF Oak Level Robert
Hutchinson, 81 Charlotte Courthouse ! MI ss
Mary Baldwin, Of ProVldenco; Mi. and
Mrs. BrlcuHVutghnii, Of BRAKES . uiicii !
Miss Pauline 1Iethorn, Of 11beneaer. nnd
I Garland Stokes. from sntne:$ Miss Minnie
4 Bra gg, "a OF L,,nenburg Courthouse, nnd
Henry M Andrews Of Rough Greek
81 Tho wet weather intcrfered much with
heiInttcndanco, and broxo $up the meet
Ing two days earlier than was OK pec .,
Rev, Bcdinger' TIC pnstor s, tl !,
sLunen burg churches, was indofnti gable
Hi his Intentions and efforts, and Sue.
Eceeded + In providing admiralty for tho
comfort Of the members and the stlcce
Sof the meeting. 81 III 81. 81 .S..5
The next stated meeting viii DO held in
tho new \ Presbyterian Church at Keys
Vile, beginning the tuesday before the
second Sunday OF April, 1907 VII
Sun day was tolernbly fair and the
SERVICES {prcnchinB anu tne &I1oru = &ouP
PERI were hold undor shelter Of an nrbor.
with O. lnrge congregation, and an able l-'
sermon by REV. DIR. a. IL PHIL ips. "
E8 The Str Marks Church Is q nice, large,
we'll finished and tasteful houso OF wor-
ship, very creditublo to tho Methodists
of tho nelgliborlood. js Az NJ
M There were III attendance, as CORE
spending members and aids In tho SUM
day School Institute services, 7; Rows. Dr.
"a. Ii Phillips, pr W. s. Campbell, a DR.
T.. Y i. y Epes md L. u. Scott, OF l1ust
Hanover gPresbytery;J. 10. Booker Of
SLexingt ton Presbytery, superintendent Of
tho synod Is evangellstic work; ~ NJ M. Wv
.11lder,a d beloved recent CO -presbytcr, but
now; Of the Nfncon Prosbytory, Georgia.
and cs {. Anderson, Of El Iaso r resby-
terry. n ex,ls. V rho last named preached
ftheg opening sermon He Ia ~ son OF the
Bethlehem Church. n tiS; 5 i.
. Tho sPresby tcrinn churches OF Nottoway
and u Lunenburg had O serious job n on
hand s5i I, conveying the twenty or moro
members of the Presbytory md \. Sunday
School Institute to and fro between tho
railroads and place of meeting, a distance
OF about & ten lies. Under Mr.. Bedln-3
gers assidlous leadership all WIS accom-
plished fully ana most satisfactorily. VI ri Y
E5s The spirit Ii OF the meetings Il was y cx-l
tcellent. and the preaching at night by
Rev. q Vilson. able and tender.
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Governor. TYLER T0.HElP.
WELCOME / !. BRYAN.
Regards Him as the Creates
Champion Of the Peoples
Rights.
Especial to The Tlmcs.DIspatch,

Especial to The Times. Dlspatch.) @ I'D
~ IaApFOIeD, VA, August a. I'M lover
nor j, Hogo Tyler has been appointed
q member OF the Reception Committee
to assist In welcoming Hon. William
Jennings Bryan upon his return to this
country. lie has also been endorsed by
tho Democrats Of G!los county for Con-
gress, their delegate TO the Ninth Dis
str!ct Convention being SO Instructed.
Us ii member Of the Reception Commit
tee is given below. M
August ID, 1906
s Copd eS1s HIItNfee G GhSr nao and
Hotel Victoria New York City,
my appointments as g member Of tho
Gomm fs,snna q RfGeptio4a1 t. asss! IL
Bryan, upon Ills return to our cOuatry.
was duly received, A s5s3 d s.
II Alysss me great pleasure t. accept
p Bear sea NJ ny tia at ah&s' e
1--we and esteor Of our people for this
great Leader has not gbated since he left
the. patriotic sentiments be has uttered
while on his journey,
rs epo as for Ds e erssa S sg' s s
and most upright champion Of tho pott,.rs
PIES Ht aS nXgr ss gSa
tlsm and llisEability has seldom r. ever
been eqlalled, ana The nages q History t!,l,s
do not disclose q, sgpefior, No people
ana Intelligent defender Of their right,
and In honorlng him are doing honor 70
suppose ioyernon Folk, the chatr-
ma9 TN ANY WV roaired
the members of the COMMITTEES. an, 4s
Very .trpl y yours. s, ~ I, 4, !, 4, !,
ls5 ii IS b. q. IIOCD#lfYI Cl2.a a
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IS 10 SUCCEED VAWTER,
Prof. Fulton, Of Mississippi Uni
versity, lead of Miller School.

LILLE, VA, August d.
Professor Robert B. Fulton, of the Uni-
verslty Of mississippi, was to-day up
pointed by Judge j ohm M. White, of the
Circuit Court superintendent OF the NJ II
Ter Manual Labor School, located near
RCrozet, this county, one OF tho richest
institutions OF its & kind in the South,
to succeed tho late Captain Charles u.
Vuwter, for twenty-eight years the head
OF the school. Professor Fulton has wired
his acceptance and US soon as he can
wind up his affairs at the University OF
mississippi will come on to Virginia to
take Up his now duties,
Professor Fulton Is q native OF Ala
ibumn, and man OF prominence In the
educational world III i9 ~
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General Lees Portrait at West
Point.

l3rlgadIer- General A, i. n Ills, s1'porin-l
tondent OF West Point, has secured an;
excellent oil portrait q General Robert
T n Lee and ii nov ndorns the walls Of
the cadet mess hall, In company With
5n la Of the other slperlnt endents Of
the anndelny, He found this portrait In
3pnltimorc, ana all who have seen " think
q IN i EXCELLENT likeness OF General Lee
ns lie appeared when superintendent. i
has been thought by some that General
lac lac, q ,,ortrnlt had been removed because
- bis espousal of the Confederate cause,
Nut It was never there until now All
honor to General Mills for this graceful
net OF Justice The. South uncoycrs'--
charleston News and Courier,
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TYPHOID I'm CAPITAL.
11o1 Cases Under eatmelt, an
1rcreaee of IA IN One DaV. s

Increase Of Ia in One Day.
s4WAsHINGTON,D D. O., August a.--Graye
concern Is felt Mt the increase OF typhoid
fever In washington IN the face OF the
opening within the last yenr OF new
filtration plant und tho efforts for six
weeks of special board Of local and
national health officials to find tho source
OF tho disease 1t was stated at tho
health office TINT 19l cases were under
treatment yesterday, against III We'd
resday and 1874 one year ago. Thus TAR
this year there have been All cases of
typhoid fever In the District OF Column
Sba. Or. William Penn Compton, nm tnu-
thority on typhoid fever ns It flourislies
in washington, attributes tho extension
OF the disease TO the failure OF residents
to boil the water from the public hydrants
before using. Washington weather for
more than month has been uncertain
and One OF the officials
4 of tho weather bureau stated that It had
yaincd twenty days In July,
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Negroes Elect Officers.
-(I3y AtsocIatcd Ircss.)

C3y Associated IressD
e WASHINGTON, y. g., August SCATTER
an all-day session to-day. the, National
Board OF Directors Of the Negro Young
Peoples Congress elected the following
officers for the four years: .&
President, Bishop George ". Clinton. Of
North Carolina; Yire-P President, Rev J..
~. Bowen. or Il Atlanta; Corresponding
Secretary. II, J, Bersan. % Atlanta,
Treasurer, Bishop n, s. Williams Of
Augusta; Financial Secretary, Professor
join II. jIewkins. OF Kittrel. n. O.; Sta
tistical Secretary, Professor Kelly Miller
Washington d. C. s4
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Railroad Magnates.

(spcGnl to The Times Dispa tci.) sE
yt5 SpEN CER, N. CT August 3.--Travcling
! IN a train OF special cars, q large COM
pany OF Southern Railway officials Visited
Spencer this afternoon, $5s u
CHI Tho party Included Fourth Vice Presl-
dent c. X. Ackert, General SAlnnngersIl.
D b. Spencer. N Assistant L u. HI Conpman.
4 g. r. Loyal. N. M. & Forcacre. w. q.
Andrews. a. Ramsure and sTrainmaaters
CIV. Newell and G.. X. Miller.
S The object Of the visit was q tour OF
inspection. The party left Tonight on
n special for Asheville. 81 y
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this week Will visit relatives In 1slchmond
and Northumberland counties. Fl g Isl N \, ~
Is. Misses Mary Hunter ana 1nurn He'll,
Of Charlotte NJ q, lre guests In the
home 6f Afr. Eugene ilder ttis week, 4
Norfolk II hospital d few days n,go FOR
medical treatment. fla gs N S
4 Mrs. j. & Y. a II leo ana daughter and
Clinton Bow are visiting friends III HING
and Queen county 81. 5 Ii Il 3s3s5
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Mr.. GLASGOW MAY
BUILD GAS-W0RKS
N Continued from First Page.)

th6S.
bidders be required to examine the
Bruce report, SO that tho bids would
be made intclllgently. Gun see Moth
ing improper In Mr.. Meyers action lie
seems to have been more energetic and
enterprlslng than Ills competitors. -"
He Will Speak Out.
Superintendent Knowles, of the Gas
Works, declined to discuss tho question
last night, further chan. to say that there
we're two factions In the Council. and
that he did not propose to DO mixed up
in the fight ut this time He cont nued;
II will make q Statement at tho proper Pc
tlmc, for I'm tired Of concealnent and
I'm going after them When 4 do y
intend to call spade spade, and I'm
not going to spare them. III tell "'llat
I know, and 1t will be over my own 7
signature" .3i;.8 sl3 \. 55l
All Indications point to q lively fight
on Monday night during which se sens q
tIonal disclosures will probably be made made,