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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-04-03
LOCAL POLITICS
in PETERSBURG
Strong Rivalry for Offices u
Which No Pay Is
Attached.
oulcKE 10, OPPOSE MASON
QUlCKE TO, OPPOSE MASON
Health Officers, City Physicians,
Delinquent Tax Collector and
Cemetery and Market Keepers.
fspccln, TO Tho Ti,res- Dlspntch.

Especial to The Times Dispatch)
PETERSBURG, VA, April 2.-Local
politics arc waxing warm among the
candidates for municipal offices, nomina-
tons for which will be made by the
Council and Board of Aldermen in joint
CAUCUS next Thursday night, the eec-
ton taking place at tho July meeting
Of tho two bodies, Thursday nights nonl-
nations thus being practically the final
decision. No salary attaches to either
tho fro or police commission Offices, but 81
number OF well-known citizens arc Leing
supported for the three memberships on
each board, especially the police conf
mission, and these advocates arc politi-
eating for, all they are WORTH.
james NJ. Quicke, Jr has announced
his candidacy for the city nttorneyship,'
now held by George Mason, and his
friends are claiming Il large number OF
votes In tho city's legislature Mi. Mason
has held the Office for several terms.
and will be strongly supported for re-
election.
Other officers to be chosen Thursday
night, are the city health officer, and three
city physicians, delinquent tax collector,
keeper Of the cemetery and keeper Of the
lnurnct, 81
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NEW POSTMASTER.
Happy Re1nernbrances to the Out
going and Welcome to Incoming.

SO1llS anu w ClCOl1AC W AllCOlllllIS.
Especial to The Enthusiastically u
"A ALEXANDRIA. VA, April 2.-Outgoing
Postmaster Joseph l.. Crupper who for
eight years has been at tho head Of
the postal service at Alexandria, was
this afternoon presented with hand
some candelabrum by the employees Of
the local office.
z During the term of Office OF MIR. Crupper
the postotilce building has been greatly
enlarged and many postal facilities adj
ded. The number Of clerks at the office
has been increased to- SIX and several
new carriers added The system of rural
free delivery for, this seton has ulso.
been added during his ,ndminis tration.aI
Postmaster Thomas Burroughs fswhp
assumed control Of the office yesterday,
found numerous handsome floral tributes
upon his desk upon entering the post
masters room. The flowers were gifts
( Of the employees Of the Office and tn.
friends of the new postmaster. Seldom, II
over, has Il new postmaster entered upon
his duties with such expressions Of good
will from all Glasses Of AeXandrans
as have been extended to Mr. burroughs
From his service as assistant postmaster,
which covered n term Of more than
thirty years, he has become more fully
identified with the affairs Of the Alex
andrla postonlce tbnr'hud any f4hisn pre-
decessors, and hisernanYlI friends ihope
for him "a happy3 administration ofRthe
affairs or the local office.
Mr.. Burroughs has appointed as his
assistant Mr.. James e. Johnson, for
mcrly assistant collector Of customs for
Alexandria. a5Sts sltlE 3' tAS tt
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YOUNG ROCKEFELLER GAINS
EXCITEMENT IN BIBLE GLASS
SefPossession Twice Put to Test During Session at
Fifth-Avenue Church on Sunday
Session at

struggling desperately with spirits in the
form Of men, clad in black. The strug-
gc was tremendous
Suddenly Il voice from heaven called to
me: 1T is the seventh day. ana not tho
first, that thou must observe MS the
Sabbath" Since then I have been no
more In doubt, That was my first vision.
Very Much Disappointed: ..yaa
Eyes, ycs! broke In Mr.. Rockefclles,
hurrIcdly. THAT istNcry Interesting
but" t&s r.
II have other visions that I desire to
tell you about" said the man. you
really must listen TO them. Another, time
l saw"
Mi. Rockefeller again desperately inter-
runtcd: I'm sorry that we haven't got
sufficient time to listen to your very In,
.tcrcsting experiences, MY friend" he said.
"Yon SEQ this discussion Is for members
only" a
Looking sorely disappointed, and very
much hurt in feelings, the man of Visions
tendcry replaced his manuscript in his
pocket and sat down. lay&4 q ni&ppd
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new pier three steamships OF the North
German Lloyd line carrying $3.50 aliens.
All three Of the steamers had very good
weather on their voyages over, yhich
We're devoid OF any unusual features,
The first of the steamers To arrive WIS
the Bhosluu, which WAS docked AT $50
O'Clock Saturday afternoon She had on
hoard about forty cabin pnssrngers and
Lao in tho stcerage The cabin passcn-
gers We're landed HAT evening, hut tile
Immigrants We're detained OH the steamer.
until Yesterday norllng, al which time
the work Of the examining officers
Started. This work was under the per.
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NOOK HIS LIFE
With 4 PISTOL
5sttSit ~ sI4g 4 Z .Fi4.at1s N
leon II. Wcatl,crs Commits Still
ID; side on Account Of Sprccs
and III Health.
DOCkERY SUCCEEDS D0CKERY
Judge Long Declares the Lease
II8 Of tic North Carolina Rail
I'm road Valid.
especial to Tho rincs-Dispatcho

ID
l RALEIGH. \. c., April leon H.
\ 3stvcnthers, Il Raleigh young man, ~
1 years old, committed suicide by shooting
hEf1lis morning at the home of his widowed
ls,mothcr Mrs. c. IL Wenthcrs. on Bloua:
\ Street He is survived by a wife ana
h lt,t1e sister. Mrs. John Knox, and two
Ii brothers Joe IT,, ana Fab Fl. Wcnthcrs,
SS all residents OF Raleigh.
1.-THE act was provoked by i'll health
I ind dependency. brought on by pcrodi-
teal sprces, IN which the man had in
aEdulgcs for several years. Until SIX weeks
Y go Mr.. Wea Tiers had been In the employ
Bgpf the cotton agency Of McFaddcn ana
4 Brother, at Medirian, Miss. He contract
Il cd fever there which partially depleted
@hls system. For seven or eight years he
was employed by the Raleigh cotton firm
Il OF Charles e. Johnson and Company. Mr..
28Nyeathcrs had threatened to take his
4 1ife--tired of living, ms he stated himself
#toybc. A 2S-calbrc pistol placed close TO
the brow on the left side accomplished
Its deadly mission. Death was not Inn
mediate.
II Revenue officers Sunday afternoon raid
ssssas an Illicit distllery IN Cumberland
4 cdKh ty, near 1orrison's Bridge and de-
Sstroyed the outfit consisting of 30
y gallon still, fermenterS and beer Inc
scene OF the operation was within two
miles of a church.
Hon. Claudius Dockery was to-day
sworn in as United States Marshal, to
succeed Colonel H. G. Dockery. So far
mo changes have been announced.
issf California parties are in North Caro-
/ line with a view to purchasing lands for
tlle culture of fruits in Duplin and
8hroore counties. This has been brought
sntbout by the systematic publicity work
by the Department Of Agriculture under
i Secretary T. Il. Bruncr, OF that board.
Wake county Superior Court is taken
#tlp with the trial of Frank Moore, white,
y and Bunk Burck for alleged murder and
&incendiarlsnl, when the plant of the
STANDARD Oil Company here was burned
Hand Nightwatchnan Strickland was
killed. A special venire of 100 men has
\ been summoned
Judge Long OF the Superior Court, 4
%11anded down an opinion to-day in which
she held that the lease Of the Atlantic
land North Carolina Railroad by the
4 State to the Atlantic and North Carolina
n Company is valid. The road extends from
q C;oldsboro to Morehead. distance Of 93
i miles Minor stockholders sought to have
!. tho lease annulled on the ground that It
"A was contrary to law. The State, which
j owns majority OF the stock, leased It
Sin 1901 It's annual rental amounting to
4 S3e 0fO Gl,,a fsssR .4ssaE ae.a II.
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II MR.. tCROWELL BETTER.
Judge Waddill Awards $4,000 in
Drowning Case.
ESPECIAL 10 The Times Dispatch.)

Especial TO The Times-D ispatch.)
. NORFOLK, VA, April 2-M. q. Crowell,
Norfolk and Western News agent OF the
Old Dominion Steamship Company, ar
rived at Old Point this morning from
Washington, and will remain there Il
month before coming back to Norfolk.
Mr.. Growell is much improved In health.
He has been In Ohio and Florida,
Judge Waddill, Of the United States
Court awarded $500 to-day to Arthur
Parati, administrator OF Giovanni Pnras-
tn, In his suit against the steamship Luck
cnbach for $4,000 damages, and entered a
decree for this amount.
Parastu was a seaman on the Luchen-
bach and was knocked overheard and
drowned while trying to haul up the an
Choir when the steamer was about to sail
from Lambcrt's Point last August.
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Brook Avenue Mission.

The series OF meetings which hnyc been
lr,o3lng Oh ut tho Brook Avenue Mission
during, the last week from March 525th
to April 1st Inclusive, have been pro-
,ductIyc of Il great deal Of good. Not
wlthstanding the 1lsngrecnbe weather.
tho attendance was good, and there.
wcro eleven professions Of faith. Rev.
C.. II. Pratt, pnstorsof the Hose Memo
rial Church, delivered some powerful ana
earnest sermons. 10 was assisted ~ the
services by seyernl students from Union
Seminary. The Brook Avenue Mission
is under tho charge OF the Grace Street
Presbyterian Church. and has done much
good since lis establishment several years
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SAW MILLS THICK.
Shad Are Plentiful and Ceiling at
High Prices.
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PLUM POINT, VA, April 2.--rhcre is
a saw-mll now at every fork of the
roads and they now about control all Of
the labor. Negroes delight in docking
together. I know many farmers who
have no help whatever The mills are
cutting our land about three of four
times The last 90 round they cut bushes
that will take two pieces to make one 2Xi
scanting; they keep man lacking them
together.
There will soon be no switches with
which to whip the bad boys.
Mrs. Angle Tarinholt who has been
very i'll, is much better.
Shnd are very plentiful now and the
fishermen have become very saucy- ~
are high.
None of the farmers got leo last winter.
but I am glad to say that an Ice plant
where fellow will be able to get chunk
occasionally.
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A BOLD ATTEMPT.
Negro Smashes Window in Police
Cell in Broad Daylight.
Especial to The TImcs-Dlspatch)

Especial to The Tlmcs-D lspatch.)
MANCHESTER, VA. April "a bold
attempt to escape from prison in broad
daylight was made Yesterday BY Thomas
Mozey a Clarke colmty negro, who Is
charged with having held up and robbed
Lloyd Moore white youth, of SIS within
q mile q! Winchester last Thursday morn
me, Money had been held for court by
Justice Wilson, and was in a rear cell at
police headquarters. When Officer Neville
went into the cell to take Money to jnil
NE officer discovered him al work on u
leaVy wire screen at the window. Il had
been smashed With q 1O-polnd weight be-
Longing to Il lnvatorS fixture. Mozcy was
IN the act OF bending tho iron bars when
he was caught by the officer.
The negro was finally overpowercd
placed In irons and hurried of TO tho
city jail, where he Is confined In a steel
cage: he VIII likely be tried on three
rhhtpcS.-" hold-up,' robbery nnd>httcmpt-
cd Jail breaking.
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Especial to The Tlmcs-Dlspatch.)

NEW YORK. April 2,-The self-pos-
session of John p. Rockefeller, Jr. was
twice put TO the test at yesterdays scs-
sion of his Bible class at the Fifth Ave
nue. Baptist Church.
Mr.. Rockefeller was addressing the
class on the subject OF the observance OF
the Sabbath, when he noticed n man sit
ting In the second row grow suddenly
very pale and gasp for breath,
Called Physician.
Mr.. Rockefeller saw that something wa,
wrong, Without displaying any evidence
Of excitement he called "Dr. Footc!
Or. Foote!' ana pointed to the suffering
man.
Or. IL NJ. Footc of No. 1876 West For
ty- eighth Street, {, member Of the class,
hastily went over to the sufferer.
Several men rose to their feet In
alarm, but Mr.. Rockefeller, waving his
hand for them to sit down, went on with
his subject. For the next two minutes
the Speakers remarks were purrtuatcd
by the choking sounds Of the stricken
man. ms tho physician and another mem
Dor loosencd his collar and worked over
him: but MI Rockefeller gave no CYL
dcncc of seeing or hearing. and coolly
kent on with his subject
Or. Footc said aftnrwnrd that tho nan
had fnlntcd ana wna sasnIng for breath,
Wild Man Talks.
The second incident WAS In ihe nature
OF comedy. After his discourse Mr.. Rnck-
cfeIlcr invited discussion Of tho sub
ject An eccentric looking man, with
Very much hair on his face, rose 10 his
feet ana pulled Il manuscript from his
pocket There wns n Witness in his eye.
Mr.. Rockefeller ut once scented trou-
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FRED. PLEASANTS, Gent Ag't, Richmond, Va.
SAM'L 7. RHODES, Gent Agent, Roanoke, Va

sonal supervision of Mr., u. n. Stump,
assistant commissioner Of immigration.
The new prospective citizens came
largely from Austria, Poland and Russia.
They occupied all Of the songway from
tho steamer TO the second floor Of tie
pic. where they were examined to see
that they had complied with tho require
mcn's of tln Inv. They wcrc' then reg
.istered and passed on to get heir tickets
to their points of destination, mainly in
the Nest, After they had received tlielr
tickets they were again Detained until
the inc for the leaving Of the tr,'n
that was to carry tlcn away,
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EYE TO BUSINESS.
England Wants to Sell Us Coal
in Case of Strike.

Especial to t,rhc sTimcs-D lspatcl) i4
4 NORFOLK. VA. April g. rondonc,'s
are of the impression that coal IS going
UP, in America rs "a result Of the coal
a merchant in the English mctropolisahas
cablcd G.. J. McRae.T u. LOCAL swl1plesalc
dealer, that he VIII sell him coal deliver
ctl at tho Atlantic ports at a. price that
$50 u ton after duty has been paid. .
The wholesale price of soft coal here Isl
SO a ton and It has not yet been advanced
as a result OF tho strike. .if
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alley Convoccationr.

Especial to The Times-Dispatch)
/. WINCH LESTER. VA.,F April 2.-The Val
ley Convocation Of the Episcopal Church
convened here tonight IN Rev. William
ID. Smiths church. aRev, r., Ellis, Of
1clkton, delivered tho opening, sermon.
Tuesday evening REV.. John 6. Mecnl.
missionary to Brazil nwil be the speaker,
and Wednesday night. the closing, Arch
deacon Tyle,.4is to speak. tll- L, fe "a
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Fire II. Amherst.
(spcciala to The ,l,I,ncs-Dispatch.)

(Spccialato The tri,ncs-Dispatch)
CHlISrNUT. AMHERST CO., VA,
April 2.--AIr. a. IT, Burks' dwelling house
burned yesterday. Worry little was saved.
Mr., and Mrs. l3urks.s both OF them very
old and feeble, were alone. consequently
there was no help to get anything out.
Tt was a new house, and very recently
occupied The loss falls heavily, upon.
Mr.. Burks, Il very inilrin cx .aC5onlfeedcrattee
soldier. W. -.--lI.. - .s.L. ~. -. 80
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Chaney-Wilkerson.

Especial TO The Times lspntcll.J
WYLLIEsBuRG, VA, April 2.-IN1iss
Nl;rudo Wilkerson and Edmond Young
CLANCY were married Saturday AFTERNOON
at the residence Of the Rev.%H. G. Rutfcn,
they returned to the groom's residence.
where 4 wedding supper. was served.
The bride is Il very popular and hand-'
groom groom prosperous young rlnrmer !of.. the
same town. They will be t1.home to
their many friends ct the fdtitce'rrs resi- ISL
dp1lCc. -. "A ~ - ~. ...L---
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y 30 4 s4s' "a 9. 10 F-+.I ~ - - ~ 81
Observation-Disclosures.

/ Especial to2fhe ffnas- Baba t9t 5JllR' ~
!, WAsEII NGFf0N,tfD. Y C'!;1 ,Aprll 1a .--Nlnr-
riagc licenses have been issued to the
following: ,ft III. e.{f 4ist HI s.
John a. CnrringtolL of Norfolk Va,
anu Ella S. Brown. OF this city; Eugene
i. Dresser, of Rochelle, H.. and Nan.
ncttc Underwood, of Wagnersville, N e.:
Benjamin l.. Carleton, Of Essex county,
Va, and Carrie n. Browning of Culpeper
county, Va. ~.
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to be used in purchasing Il site for u
new public school, devises the residue
of his. estate to the Foreign and Home
Mission Societies of the Reformed
Church. and the Reformed congregation
at Woodstock. The church will receive
about $4,000 under his will.
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Leaves Large Fortune to Church

fSrcc'n' y" III" rim~s- nison +eh)
4 WOODSTOCK, VA. April e.-The viii
of the late Mr. n Bender Sch,ni,t. who's
estate is valued st soD.p, has been nd.
united 70 record In the cler,s's Office Of
Shenandoah county judge r.. u New
man nunltfied ~ administrators giving
bond far sA5,rHo, Mr.. Srhmitt after mnl'-
Ing few sreciaI br"nrs's. ono IF which
( Is to the town Of Woodstock FOR 5000
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D1sPE.NsARY WINS,
"a Majority of One Hundred and
Forty-tWo Votes.

.E5. "a iISnec'n1 70 The Times. Dsnntch)
sWll4SON. n. c.. April 1.-The dlspcn-
!Earv, election, held TODAY. showed n ma
sjorlty OF one hundred and fortv- two votes.
out of about eight hundred for contlnu-
I;'nce or the dispensarv after July 1st.
The dspcnsnry majority three wears ago
was twenty-one, The election passed off
quietly: the -dispcnsary advocates re-
hilzed defeat about noon ana abandoned
work
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CHILD CREMATED.
Went Back Into Burning House
After Being Taken Out.

Especial to The Times Dispatch.)
SUFFOLK, VA, April AT Whaley-
VILE Va, last night, 9tha;. homo of Archie
Allen was burned. along ,withals three
ycar-od son, Eddie who persisted within
q few feet of his mother, and while she
sought frantically to save him by break
Ing through a window. Only three chill
drcn were in the house when the fire
started The two larger ones first res
cucd Edward and got him OH the rc1'ch
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Lost Only Son.

. fsncrluI 10 NTho Tlmes- DESPATCHED
.pAMpLIN CITY. yA,yApril 2-Mr, ana
Mrs James r. Clark, near this place
her only SON yes,e'4 of hEGa
= ~. unae from pneumonia. The burial took
Mace This afternoon nj o'clock at the
home pltlce.S Much sympnl ny .ls l'iths-
fnsiel FOR. thN S0rrowlng tAMlIN,-L
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Many Dogs Killed.

The Committee ono Police. iElecliops anil
regular monthly session. rhe pound mag
ter reported 155 dogs lmpounued during
the month Of March, OF which nllmber'1g D
were killed. The pay-rolls were audited
and ordered to be paid, and sundry bills
were approved. Il.
The Committee on Cemeteries was to
have met yesterday evening at $50, but
failed of q quorum.
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FEDERAL COURT.
Judge L. L. Lewis ,Consults Wit
1esses in Blackburn Trial.

I. GREENSBORO, n. c., April I'm the
Federal Court this afternoon Marshal j..
M. Mlliken was sworn IN for his third
term, filing a forty thousand dollar bond,
sA.$ r, Holton was sworn in as district
attorney, beginning his third term.
"A B. f. Sprinkle. Of Rcidsvie. submitted
10 the court, and his former sentence OF
two years In the Atlanta penitentiary
and thousand dollar fine was rcim
posed.
u United States district Attorney Lewis.
Sofa Richmond. who has been selected to
conduct the prosecution in the three
indictments against Congressman Black
burn, trial beginning April 18th, Judge
Golf presiding. is here consulting govern
mcnt Witnesses. No cases Of Importance
tried In either Federal or State courts,
both OF which are in session.
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MANY IMMIGRANTS.
Nearly 1900 Aliens Arrive at
Locust Point Pier.

(Ssnecnl % Tho T1lllVS.HIsPHIYTI'1
| BALTIMORE. MD" April Tile twr'lr
Fan, hours ending at%i O'Clock yes
tsrday afternoon marked a record break
Ing period for tho landing OF Immigrants
III Locust Point. AS there arrived a the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad company's
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before running to neighbours after
their mother.
The child III tho meantime walked back
into the burning building just. ns tic
mother arrived nltl heard the death cries.
There was no insurance or the RbuildS!
Ing i5~af 1ssIb
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NEWS GATHERED
ROM S0UTHs|OE
10 Consider Again Subject Of
1lcadwcar for Police
Force.
SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING ]
10 lake Every Possible 1'rccau-4
ton Against Spread Of Small
pox-1Ilts' Installation.
Manchester Bureau, Ti,,cs-Dlspntell,l

/ Manchester Blrehu Times Dispatch,
l102 Hull street.
Tho, Police Commissioners, III their
meeting last night, did not consider the
filling Of Il supposed vacancy III the police
force, MS no vacancy has yet been ere
lated. Officer NJ. j. Moore has not vet
sent liz his resignation as a,'mcmbcr OF
tile police force, In order to take up the
position Of sanitary Inspector. When ho
tnkcs this action a meeting OF tho Police
Commissioners will then be called, and
the vacancy created will be filled.
The subject, of, hcadwear for the police
again cnine lip for consldorn ton lilst
night, and the commissioners appointed
a committee to recommend IL uniform
hat for tho fforcc. s,rhe Committee on
lRulos land Regulations was ordered to
inlhkt 4 revision OF them and to present
the result to the commissioners at their
next meeting.
| Special Council Meeting. @
A special meeting of the City Council
will be called tonight by President
Wakefield to consider tho issuance Of the
100000 for the establishment of a clear
water plant. 1t Is said that n number
of citizens will be,prescnt to- urge that
the Council decide to advertise for bids
for. the contract to erect the plant. But
1T has ben pointed out by one who lis
in good position to known, that as the
device to be used in the plant is pat
icnted It Cannot be used by any company
but that by which It Is controlled. ~ ~.
| 1t is thought that the ordinance for
the Issuance Of the bonds will be passed
with little or no opposition tonight, as
there arc now no tcchnicaltics in the
way to make It's passage illegal. FL
Elks' Installation.
The Manchester Lodge Of Elks had II
highly entertaining time last night, when
State Deputy Preston Kelvin, OF Rich
mond, was present to conduct tho ccrc-
monies OF the installation.
&All tho members of the lodge were
present, and they whcd away the eve
ming in such merry fashion as generally 4
their meetings After the
Alderman tea" was served,
and music from those who arc so inclined
helped considerably In the enjoyment OF
the evening. ifS
Precautions Against Diseases.
The health authorities are taking the
most stringent precautions against the
spread Of the dread smallpox. and yes
tcrday eighteen Of the associates OF Jus
MUS Jefferson, the negro who was found
Sunday wth2al the signs of the disease
on him, were hauled up In the Police
Court and .ali ordered to be Gvaccinated
to prevent the spread Of the injection
And propric tors Of all industries In the
city are to make every employc show n
certificate of recently cclnat!on or else
give up their positions Every prccautlon
will be taken by; the authorities to pre-
vent the spread OF the disease. and 1t Is
said that little apprehension may be felt,
rs they have the disease we'll under con-
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Precautions Against Diseases.
Revival Services.

Rev ]. B. Cook, pastor of Copton
Street Baptist Church, yesterday started
ithe revival services in that church and
Twas received with large congregations
both morning and night. There We're five
conversions III the morning @and sev~ral;
more at night.% Rev. ,J.t Dogan, pastor.of
Jefferson Street Church: Of Roanoke, Va,
will assist Mr.. Took through the rest
of the two weeks. .t,ssnecial lclIor has
been organized and music will be made