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SHOT BYHER.LOVER,
MISS | M'||0|RsED DIES
Young Norfolk Woman, Fired
Upon by Rejected Suitor,
Succumbs to Wounds.
HAD THREATENED HER LIFE
Fathcrsof Girl Had Just Returned
from Vain Search for Gilbert,
When Told Of Tragedy

NORFOLK, VA, July 24.--Afiss
Amanda B. Morse, who was shot last
night by Benjamin r. Gilbert, her rs-
jected sweetheart. while she was walk
ing with another man. died this after
noon al $50 o'clock The police imme-
diately charged the young man with
murder, and he Will be given a pre-
lin,lnary hearing tomorrow in the Pos
lice Court. II
Following the death OF Miss Morse
Coroner Kight announced the inquest
and investigation for noon tomorrow.
The Police Court hearing was set for
Tuesday. A brother OF the dead girl
attempted to get to the prisoner late
this afternoon, but was recognized and
turned down. It Is believed that the
young man intended to kill Gilbert.
Gilbert In Court.
Ills Victim. lowering between life
and death, at st. Vincents Hospital,
the case OF Gilbert was continued in
the Police Court this morning until
Tuesday. Ball was refused. Both bull
let's fired at Miss Morse penetrated
the abdomen. one passing through a
kidney.
Young Gilbert was sullen and carbbed
when arraigned,in court. His father
was present heart-broken over the
plight OF his son. The boy seemed In
different, but finally talked as II there
were details leading up to the ragedy
that had not been made public, but on
the advise of attorneys he would not
talk to newspaper men. He asked his
father for cigarettes, showing that the
confinement. without these had been
hard on him. His father admits that
he is addicted to the cigarette habit,
and the young man himself believes that
this is in part responsible for his rash
act. It will probably be the defense
put up.
NJ a detail Of the case brought out by
while talking at the courtroom to-day,
indicates that the shooting was pre-.
meditated. Mr.. Morse declares that
MS MS daughter told her mother that he
MIN back into her good graces and
crop the other young man with whom
she was then keeping company
Failed to Find Him.
! Il Last +, night the mother told Mr.. Morse
hour trying to find young Gilbert. with
the hope. he declares. that quiet talk
with him would make an Impression.
a Mnl. that n, he would cease to annoy Miss
young man. and had not been in the
mouse twenty minutes when he was
notified OF the shooting.
WI. morse declares that Gilbert had
been refused the house, owing to ugly
reports about him. but that he con-
tinued to send letters TO the young
iady and to approach her on the way
to and from her work. The girl her.
self, learning OF his dissipation. had
discarded him. and that is believed to
have added the fuel to the flame that
caused the rash act.
Miss Morse was we1I-known and
popular In Rrambleton Ward. and In
sdignatfon was high last night. The
firm stand of the police. warning sew
only use their night-sticks, but pistols.
Is all that kept him from receiving
bodily harm just after his arrest.
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NonFoLK WANTS TO EXPAND.
Proposes Now to Take in Three Sub.
Nrbs and Then Portsmouth.

Proposes Now to Take in Three sub-
Srbs and Then Portsmouth.
Especial to The Times-DIspatch.J
NORFOLK. VA. July 24.-The guess
ton of the annexation Of East Bran
bleton. Lambert's Point and Hunters
Vile will be taken up again at a meet
ing of the Board OF Trade annexation
committee scheduled fo- Monday at
noon. In the case of all three suburbs
they are to all .intents and purposes
portions of the city. separated In two
Instances only by the boundary lines
of the city, and in the case Of Hunters
Vile. separated only by a street. Lam
-bert's Point and East Brambleton. in
some portions. are separated from the
city only by street. These places
added to the city willilncrease its pop
,ulation about $4,000.
The proposed annexation is advocated
on sanitary grounds. All three places
are poorly kept up and menace to
Norfolk's health. There is little In the
way OF sewerage. and the streets are
allowed to grow up In weeds In many
localities.
Interest is also being revived in the
greater annexation OF Portsmouth, as
four wards of the city. and It is hes
,lieved that this will be contaminated
within the. next five years. In other
words 1t Is the desire of the leaders
of this section to include within the
boundaries of Norfolk all OF the I $4,000
people residing within radius of five
miles.
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who were present IN person and those
who paid their poll taxes In some other
iwny--bys cheek, messenger or third
party OF any designation. He does not
deny that poll taxes were paid In
blocks during the registration, but has
a list OF those payments for his guild.
ance.
Treasurer Herman said further:
There are certain little questions
that desire to submit to tho court
before begin the preparation Of a
revised list These will cover points
that WIN arise IN the making up OF
the new list. desire to have the
court know Just how the revision OF
tho list with data in hand, wifi lie
proceeded with; also that when tho
list IS completed It cannot be said that.
certain things ought to have been
known and done In the making out OF
the new list.
III IN making out this new list I
get on Il no one except those whose
taxes were paid by Themselves from
their personal funds, / think the In
tent OF the law will be covered In
every s,'.. partic'ilar with injury 70 none
and believe every one else thirks so.
For eight years / have been trying
to get this poll tax matter straight.
u have bent every energy to comply
with the law and other than when
Judge Martin says that a mans owl,
check or own money without the
presence OF his body Is not payment
personally am In thorough accord
with the court. It was for pure cleo
ton THAI the new law was made. II
other people can come and pay the
itaxes OF persons by the thousand with
the view to getting their votes A eIec-
Ition time this is not the purity Of tho
ballot that the trainers OF the new
Constitution was looking ahead to. Al
believe every man should pay his own
taxes" Y 4
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LooAL oPTIoN CONTEST.
Matter 10 Be Argued Before Judge
GooIrfcsk Tmcadny-Othcr Items.

Matter TO Be Argued Before Judge
GoolrfcA Tuesday-Othcr Items.
Especial to The Times Dtspatch.l
FREDERICKSBURG, VA. July a.
Argument in the contested local OPP
tlon election in this city will be heard
before Judge John T. Goolriclt in the
courthouse next Tuesday, July 2sth,
at 10 O'Clock. The attorneys in the
case are Messrs. st. George r. Fitz-
hugh, Judge A. T, Embreya anu c.
5O'Conor Goolricle. for the contestants,
and Frank NJ. Chichester. B. Willis
and Hon. Richard p. Byrd, for the de-
PENDANTS. lit,
Edwin and Murray Bowie, sons 1
4 - r, Bowie. of King George county.
found on the Point Farm" at the
mouth of Potomac Creek. pile Of
3minie- balls. the balls weighed over
\ 500 pounds. and they are supposed to
have been loft there. by the Federal
troops which occupied that section dur.-
ing the Civil War OF the sixties.
school Of surgeons passed up the
Potomac River We nesday from Chess
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Mr.. Abe Martin says. '"rhe man who
can drink quart and not show II
Isn't in 1t with the fellow who can
show a quart and not drink It" Just
like some men who can wear our $50.
outing suits that look like twenty,
our SIS blue serge suits that look like
twenty-five. and not show It,. But
they've got to lave the good stuff Or
they cant show of. You'd never
never guess where they can get the
look tier Than they cost kind. would
you? Well, it's right here at Fishers
during our big discount sale. and no
ether time SO we'll. You don't need to
say. must economize," and not have
nice clothes. for you can both econo-f
mize and lave at this sale. I'm in The
front now. but they're having back
ward prices allzover the house. Straws
and Panamas go at half price now.
Suits at 20 per, cent off the original
price. WILLIE.
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TO ENTERTAIN THEM WELL.
Porfsmouth Committee Making Plans
for Lea que of Municipalities.
Especial to The Tines pIspatch.1

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Special to The Times DIspatch.1
NORFOLK, VA, July 24.-hrayor
Reed. Alderman Samuel T. Montague.
Councilmen Harvey and Brinson and
Secretary I. T. Van Patten. OF tha
Portsmouth Business Mems Associa finn.
composing the committee on arrange.
ments.. have perfected plans for the
entertainment OF delegates who will
attend the convention OF the Virginia
League OF Municipalities, which con-
venes in this city Thursday August
18th. : ?
Elaborate preparations for the occa.
sion are being prepared, and the visit
Ing delegates will be royalty enter.
tanned. The visiting mayors will be
shown the points OF interest here
abouts. They Will be accompanied by
the Portsmouth committee, which will
be composed OF the whole Council.
In order to make the convention a
complete success 1t was decided by
the committee last night to extend an
Invitation to some person OF national
prominence, and Mayor Reed, who was
vested with the authority, will prob
ably extend an invitation to Tom L.
johnson. OF Cleveland, or Brand Whit
lock, Toledo's boy Mayor 1t is prob
able Ex-Governor Montague will be In
Evited to deliver an address before the
convention
Upon the arrival OF the delegates
they will be entertained at a light
luncheon. which will be followed by
the first session OF the convention.
Bright and early the Mayors will pre-
pare themselves for the Sightseeing
trip. The first to be visited will be
the navy-yard. which is OF great in
terest. the start to begin at 9 O'Clock.
On their return from the yard the last
session Of the convention win be
held.
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chosen as alternate to the annual con-
"A Long-En re d intruder,


In connection with the Methodist
Conference at Cartersville the story
has come out among the delegates who
have returned Of how a braying dom
key on two successive afternoons came
near putting climax to the preach
ing.
AS the story is told the meetings
were held in a quiet house OF worship
In q grove. The church stood on u
hill Of mild declivfty overlooking the
James River. Not far from the church
was located stable.
On Wednesday afternoon the Rev.
George Fl. McFaden, of Richmond, was
delivering an impressive address. The
day was warm. The church was ex-
cesslvely quiet. Suddenly, and with
out warning. the air was split with a
sound as of many trumpets, and the
startled assemblage rose as man to
It's feet to find that donkey had
stuck his head through window.
Great credit Is being extended Mr..
McFaden. who in spite OF SO mnryel-
Gus and unusual an interruption, con-
tinued his discourse
After the services Mr.. McFaden Is
said to have been the subject OF much
od-natured raillery. the laugh being
led by the Rev. j. *. Jolliff.
On Thursday afternoon Mr.. Jolliff
was addressing the conference. The
day was again sultry, and exceedingly
still. All was quiet when suddenly,
as on the preceding afternoon, the air
was parted withtn thunderous brayinE.
and the congregation again rose In
trepidation.
The long-eared orator continued his
windy salutations until his keeper had
to be notified, after which Mr.. Jolliff
concluded his discourse.
It Is related that after the services
Mr.. McFaden approached Mr.. Jolliff
with extended hand: "Jolliff," said he,
you laughed at me yesterday and
Iforgave you, for you know I love a
Joke, but see how you have been re-
paid
THE victory is yours" replied Mr..
Jolliff, "for you won in your Joint de-
bate, while had to send for the stable
boy to take tho beast away
A Shameless Action.
4 It is reported that Thursday after.
noon during the terrific thunderstorm
while DR.. j. g. Loving was driving
through the binding rain with his
wife, who had been shocked by light
ming, he stopped at a house In Chess
terrified and asked shelter for Mrs.
Loving. The door to the house was
opened by a woman. who Immediately
closed 1t in the race OF DR.. Loving.
] The he rain was falling in torrents when.
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:.News Gathered From Southside...

[ So ~
the physician returned to his buggy
It will be recalled that Mrs. Loving
was Frustrated by the bolt of.lightnings
which fell at Forest Fill Park Thurs
day afternoon. 1t was on her return
from the park to her home that she
was denied shelter from the storm. n
Funeral OF Miss yvatlkdnn.i ss
The funeral of Miss Annie Ruth
Watkins, who died at the home OF her
parents, at Seventh and Lee Streets. at
$3.50 o'clock Thursday night, was held
yesterday afternoon at $50 O'clock
from the Fifth Street Methodist
Church. the Rev. "A. 3. Sharpe, OF Rich
mond officiating. The interment wass
made in Maury Cemetery.
Miss Watkins was the daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. I. +, Watkins. Besides
her parents. she is survived by four
brothers and four sisters.
Harrls-1villinm son.
Clerk Duval has issued a marriage
license to William II. Harris and Miss
Kate F. Williamson. Mr.. Harris Is q.
son OF Captain E. Fl Harris. OF Truck
No. ], Richmond Fire Department. and
is native of Richmond. Miss VIII
lliamson is native of Manch ester and
a daughter of John e. and Addie WI
| Hanson. K Il ,sSs
PcrsOnnls and Briefs.
The Joint meeting OF the Counci i. set
for last night, was postponed for lack
OF quorum. 8 il;s lETT;s;
Mrs. Oracle i. Shanks, Of Chula. who
has been Ill at her home, Is reported
to be greatly improved. Mrs Shanks Ia
a men,b Der OF the Manchester Daughters
Of Liberty, and is widely known In this
city. III r 81
Charles E. Taylor, son of Mr.. z. e.
Taylor. OF No. 1911 Perry Street, Is re-
covering from an attack OF typhoid
malarial fever. Young Taylor has
been confined to his bed for more than
a month. FIe is stronger, but has net.
yet left his bed.
Albert Smith. a nephew OF Deputy
Clerk City Sergeant Willard Martin. is.s
expected to be able to return to his
home, No. III East Eleventh Street..
Sunday, from Memorial Hospital. where
he has been since Saturday, having
been operated on for appendicitis.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. s. Run and twoSch ils8
dren. Marian and Josyh. OF Staunton.ls
Va, are visiting Mrs. Ruff's sister, Mrs.
"a. Fl. Pittman, No. T2O Med enough
Street. 33i ). ss 53; s1A
Mr.. and Mrs. p. n. Glass left Thurs
day night to visit Washington, Phil-ts
,adelphia, New York and Niagara Falls.
Fl. i. Baldwin and his daughter Left
Thursday night for Washing ton, Phtf-
.adclphia and New York. 81 &
r. A. Harris was before the Mayor
yesterday, charged with allowing a bull
to run at large. He was fined 81 so Y
and costs. ~
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HELD UP, BEATEN AND ROBBED.
Horse Dealer Knocked Into Inscnslbil-
ity and Relieved of $40.

HAMPTON, VA, July 24.-William
Polh arlons Fox Hill horse dealer,
was hsld up. bound hand and foot. and
robbed or $40 by three highwaymen on
the road between Buckroe Beach and
Fox Hill last night, The man was hit
upon the head with some blunt instru-
.ment and rendered unconscious. After
being relieved OF his money he was
NV hound and laid to one side OF
the road.
2s The Rev. George w. SyYray, pastor Of
the First Methodist Church;5 z. S. Wal
iWray from Norfolk. found Polhamons
lying beside the road about 10 o'clock
Polhamons is unable to give descrlp-
ton of his assailants. He says t was
so dark that he could not even tell
whether they Were negroes or white
n.
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Hylns FInppcnings,

I'll Special to The Times- nlspatch, 4.YFf
spell was broken Thursday by; a very
heavy rain. Crops were suffering for
rain, 53$ gs VI i Gi 4 4
Berea Baptist sunda school held its
annual picnic at the church last Sat
turday. a large crowd was present,
The former pastor OF the church. Rev.
p, O.. soyars, was present and made
an address, Rev. q "A. Clarke. the
present pastor. a so mad an nd dress.
Il Revival II services vii I commence at
;Bereaa the first sunday In August.
81 Mrs. r, c. Johnson, " who has been
very \ u for same ime, is somewhat
better. 81, !, 81. f.s.
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ANNUAL "A MOUNTAIN EXCURSION,
AUGUST 14TII, no THE Gland
n, INV

III Via Southern Railway. Round trip,
to Asheville and Black Mountain. 81 q
to III lot Springs, NVaynesville and Hens.
Jacksonville, o. S Hoo to LAX ToxaWaSs..i
$1,000. On sale August nth, Good to-
return on allsregular trains wi thi ten.
days from date OF sale, Tile bovas
tickets viii be on sale at Il Richmond
Norfolk and all intermediate stat ions
to 8Danville. This offers a rare oppor-s
tunity to visit the Land OF the s ky;
and the beautiful Sapphire Country
For formation, a pply to any sout hern:
Railway a gent, or address IN ~
!. .ss5i si,. ss c. W.zWESTBuRR,s
s3l District Passenger Agent S DIR
" m KS Richmond, Va.
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jl:!||:::1I|'E!.,
AsAssa = - n .0TREGTO

apeake Bay, and several were caught
at different points along the river.
Its believed that some OF them went
up as high as Alexandria
Dr. w. s. Currell. OF Washington and
Lee University. at licking ton, addressed
the teachers and faculty OF the State
Summer Institute and the public at the
court-houso Tonight. taking for his
subject, Literature in the Larger Life"
II was an exceedingly interesting adj
dress, and was greatly enjoyed by the
large crowd who heard It,
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RUNAWAY ENDS IN DEATH.
Benjamin. Nnincs Receives Injuries
~ z. Which End His Life.

Special 10 The Timcs Z lspatch.l
Is SUFFOLK, Va, July 2A.-Benjamn
ID. Baines. we'll known farmer of
5Buckham, Va, WIS perha ps fatally In
Sjured In a runaway accident III Suffolk
about 0 o'clock last light. He died
about o'clock this 5tfternoon without
having spoken, though there was n par
5tial return to consciousness shortly
be fore the end. n u Es' fli
Mr.. Baines was torty-f our years old.
He is survived by a widow. two sons,
three brothers and two skaters.
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JUDGE MANS ox rEMPEnAxcE.
Delivers Strong Address Before Pied
mont Christian Convention.
IN r-y,a r,t,,

Especial 10 The Times -Dispatch.l
Piedmont Convention OF the Christian
Church. which convened with the
church at Sheva on Tuesday morning,
closed Thursday afternoon, after q
most successful session, to meet a year
hence with the Cool Springs Church
In Franklin county
One OF the most important events OF
the convention was the address OF Hon.
William. Hodges Mann on Thursday az
ternoon on Temperance" The church
was crowded to OVERCOMING, when the
speaker was introduced by Rev. F. d.
Power. D. D.. OF Washington, D. C.
Judge Mann held the attention OF his
than one hour. He was followed nv
DR. Power in a short but wen eS-
pressed address along the same line
taking OCCASION to conplime nt the able
address OF the speaker preceding him.
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Workings Of a Press
Clipping Bureau.

It has come to be a necessity that
any one whose name ever appears in
newspaper must be subscriber to
press clippings, still there are few who
understand anything about the work
inEs OF such bureau. People take
ress clippings because in no other way
can they learn how many papers
throughout the country print stories
concerning them. They must have a
bureau to read every paper published
Then every line concerning them
reaches their hands.
There are some forty press clipping
bureaus in the United States, but be-
fore becoming a subscriber one should
understand Just what bureau to deal
with. Thisis necessary. because In orr
dor to read 5000 different publications
q bureau must have large area OF
working space and employ many peo-i
pie, Some bureaus work in one room
with three and four workers. The
largest bureau in the world. that is the
Burrelle Press Clipping Bureau in New
York, reads every publication Issued,
has 1000 square feetSof space. and has
100 workers. IL
sl There are dozens Of departments in
the Rurrellea Bureau l but the one. spec
itaculars feature is the work Of those
readers sit before an inclined desk on
which the paper rests. The reader
scans the column. her pencil following
the lines with lightning like rapidity.
Tile moment she sees the name OF a
client, dawn goes the pencil and a
mark Is put nderb the name. - hs mar
ivolous part is. that the 16aLer must
bear. in mind something like so. 900
names. tits a feat Of memory that al,
most passes human understanding, and
"A; is done day In aud day out The
readers mind is kept active on these
subjects in a daily school Of instruc-
ton. For an hour each day the read
ers sit silently fore their desks while
q forewomsn ia kess up a list of GUS
toners, and one by one calls OF the
names and explains their wants III
takes ten days. an hour each day, to-
3completethe list. On the eleventh day
the forewoman begins over again. So
the routine goes on, week IN and week
out
Fl Any one who hasn't3a press clipping
bureau or any on g who iaHn't the ilarg-
est In the world. should write a note
addressed simply "Rurrelle @, New York
Ctty,'''s which will put them In imme-l
diate to,lch NIT h,e every pa pc " published
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Holiness. Camp Meeting.

Especial to Tho Times Dlspatch.1
e SPOTSYLVANIA, VA. July 24.-The
spotsylvania Holiness Association has
issued notice of the holding OF their
camp meeting on the camp ground near
Sunlight, in this county, beginning Au-
gust 23d and continuing for ten days.
The meeting will be under the leader
ship and management of Rev. H. NJ.
.Iosley. an evangelist OF Washington,
D. G., assisted by Rev. John M. Oakley,
OF Danville. B
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Manchester Bureau; Times-Dispa tell,

No. 102 Hull Street.
The trial OF William Bottoms. the
young married man arraigned before
the Corporation Court yesterday Oh
year-old sister-in-law, Lula Grubbs.
consumed the entire day, and attracted
much attention, the courtyard being
thronged the entire afternoon.
At so'clock Judge Clopton announced
that the jury would be discharged for
the night and the case would be adj
journed over until 1880 o'clock this
morning.
The following jurors were sworn: ].
w. Hastings. Charles W. Atkisson,
John II. Latham. Philip Browder, B.
a. GIN. George W: Phaup. I, J. Adams.
NJ. F. Ely. J. j. Cook, George z. Gary
and "A. ]. White.
The alleged crime was said to have
been committed at the Grubbs home on
the evening Of May goth. "A number
OF witnesses figured in the trial. and
testimony was being taken most Of
yesterday.
Early in the proceedings Judge
Clopton instructed the sergeant to clear
the courtroom. after which witnesses
We're called and sworn.
The defense was conducted by Law
yers Harry M. Smith and e. H. Wells.
peared for the State.
Among witnesses for the defense
were the mother and wife Of the ac-
icused, tho latter OF whom sat with
her husband behind the rail. The first
witness called was Lula Grubbs. Her
testimony conlumed large part OF
the morning, and she was subjected
to rigid cross-examination by Lawyer
Smith.
The case has been handled with
great Judgment by both sides. and the
jury's verdict is being waited for with
deep Interest.
Back from Cartersyille.
The Manchester delegates to the
West Richmond District Conference Of
the Methodist Episcopal Church, South,
held this week at Cartersville. return
ed yesterday morning very much en-
Unused over the happy success of the
meeting. 4ss,,
Those attending the conference from
this city We're: From the Fifth Street
Church, L. "A. Bass and James p. Jones';
Central Church, Rev. j. X. Joliff, M. a..
Campbell. w. W. POOL; West End
Church. Rev. ]. NJ. Roland T. P. Pet.
tigrew, G. a. Raines; Asbury Church,
Rev. w. g. Burch, the pastor
"A distinction was conferred upon
Mr.. NJ. a. Campbell, delegate from
Central Methodist Church, by electing
him delegate to the annual Metho.3
dist Conference. which will be held In
November at Norfolk. Mr.. James p.
Jones, of Fifth Street Church, was