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The Holly chieftain., 1908-04-10
Want Mountain Highway.

Denver-The Rocky Mountain High
way Association of Colorado will en-
deavor to induce Congress to construct
a road from Yellowstone park to the
canon of the Colorado river In Arizona.
1t would be 1000 miles long, would run
through the Navajo reservation and
the country of the Cliff Dwellers, and
would attract many touring motorists.
Western motorists and others as well
are much interested in the movement.
In fact, any effort to bring eastern
tourists who travel in automobiles
through the country to this country
meets with the approval Of the resi-
dents OF the West.
The Holly chieftain., 1908-04-10
Denver Exposition Buildings.

Denver.-The special committee Of
the Colorado fair and exposition com
pleted ground plans Saturday for the
grouping OF the building at Overland
park. There may be one or more mi
nor changes later.
1t is proposed to have all buildings
grouped SO that there will be no ex.
hausting walks from one part of the
grounds to the other in order to see the
whole show,
j. j. Huddart, the architect, has COM
pleted plans for the five buildings that
will be erected this summer for the
opening week in September, and these
five form the principal buildings in the
group. They are: Agricultural, 130x
$50; cattle, 78x285: horticultural, 130x
$50; poultry, 10Ox15O, and horses, 7Sx
285. In addition to these will be build
ings for sheep and swine and several
minor buildings. and also sheds and
stables TO-. stock.
The old wilderness Immediately back
Of the grandstand has been cut out
and the Platte river will be moved.
Here is where the buildings are to be
erected. The Denver & Rio Grande
depot will be at the farther side of this
tract. Thre are two broad thorough
fares extending from the depot. one to
Immediately back of the grandstand
and the other terminating at the edge
Of the grove by the clubhouse. Bisect-
ing these two main streets are five
smaller streets.
At the upper side, or near the depot,
will be the horse and cattle halls
and at the other end the agricul-
tural and horticultural halls, the
former back of the clubhouse and the
latter back of the grandstand. Be-
tween these two sets will be the poultry
and othcr buildings, with the sheds
and stables at the upper end. or near
the present stables. Back of the ag-
ricultural building and In the form of a
crescent will be the Great Divide. sim
liar to the famous Pike at ST. Louis,
and also between the main streets and
on either side of them will be special
exhibition grounds and special fea-
lures.
The Holly chieftain., 1908-04-10
NOT GUILTY OF LEsE MAJESTY.
Bishop Moore Dismisses Charges
Against Chancellor Oay,

New York.-The charges of libelins
President Roosevelt preferred against
Chancellor Day of Syracuse university
by Rev. George A. Cooke of Brandon,
Vermont. were ruled out of court by
Bishop David II. Moore at the opening
OF the 1O9th session of the New York
Methodist Episcopal conference We'd
nesday.
Bishop Moore in dismissing the
charges said he regarded the COM
plant against Chancellor Day as a di.
rect attack upon free speech and free
press. The decision was greeted with
cheers and long continued applause.
The charges against Chancellor Day
contained five counts and were to the
effect that he had DETAINED President
Roosevelt in some of his public utter
ances. DIR. Day made NO effort to an
swer the charges.
In his address announcing the de-
cision to throw out the charges of MIR.
Cooke, Bishop Moore said that the
same charges might just as well be
brought against some member Of the
United States Senate as against DR..
Day. At the conclusion of his address
when he said:
Shall the character Of James r..
Day be passed." the hand of everyone
OF the several hundred delegates in the
big hall shot up and another round of
applause filled the auditorium.
Charges of defamation of character,
hypocrisy and intimidation against
Prof. b. P. Bovine OF Boston university
and of scandal and Misrepresentation
against Rev. DR.. James NJ. Buckley,
editor Of the Christian Advocate, were
made by Rev. George A. Cooke of the
Troy conference at the opening session
OF the New York East conference of
Methodist Episcopal churches in
Brooklyn today. The charges were dis
missed by unanimous action. Charges
against the same men had been pre-.
yiously preferred by Rev. Mr.. Cooke,
but they were not sustained. Mr..
Cooke today asked permission to eX-
plain his attitude in the renewal Of the
charges, but the right to take the floor
was denied on the ground that he had
no standing in the conference.
Rev. Cooke, whose charges against
Rev. Drs. Buckley and Bovine were
dismissed at the morning session, has
formulated new charges against DR..
Buckley to the effect that DR.. Buckley
published an unfair and false account
of his trial before the committee on
Mr.. Cookies previous charges.
The Holly chieftain., 1908-04-10
Walker Murder Case.

Denver.-A Durango dispatch OF the
9Th inst. says: District Court con-
vened this morning for the April term
and among the first matters taken up
was the case of Vanderweide and Ma.
son, charged with the murder OF 10.
seph A. Walker, secret service agent
70 tLe government. All Of the wit.
nesses were present, but were excused
until April Goth, when the trial will be-
gin. Nothing was done in the cases
against the officers Of the Colorado
State banl and the Smelter City State
bnnk, who are charged with attractions
of the banking law, but 1t Is thought
these cases Will come up tomorrow.
The Holly chieftain., 1908-04-10
NEXT BATTLE COMMERCIAL.
Admiral Evens Prophecies Great Pa.
eifie pexeIopments.

cttlc OSveiopments.
San Francisco.-Admiral Robley D.
Evans In an interview printed in the
Chronicle Sunday. said:
1.-The greater interest OF the United
States today is in the Pacific. The COM
ing of the feet to this coast has not
only demonstrated to the world that
we have sixteen battleships, which can
be brought together for long cruise at
moments notice, but ii has called the
attention of the people of our own
country to the fact that We have Pa
cific coast as well as an Atlantic coast,
and that it will be defended Just as
much as every inch Of land around New
York, and that our interests in the Pa
cific are greater today than in the At
lantic.
This Is the short road 10 countries
Of the far East, where the greatest com.
mercial development is to be- With de-
velopment will come war. but 1t will be
q commercial war, fought with brains
and dollars, and not with l0-inch guns.
1t will be generated by such men as
Hartman, and the part OF the navy is
always ready. We do not plan nor
fight commercial battles.
The coming OF the fleet was most
opportunely timed by the President,
and its arrival in the Pacific has re-
suited in the present assurance OF
peace. Not that l ever believed that
there was any actual danger OF war.
The people OF both countries realized
too well what dreadful calamity
such a war would have been,
III the navy should ever be called
upon to fight in the settlement of our
interests in the Pacific 1t would be TO
stop with its guns the commercial de-
velopment for which the leaders OF in.
dustry are battling with brains and
dollars.
I'VE accomplished much for the
cause of peace in the Pacific when we
demonstrated that the efficiency of the
feet increased with each day of the
cruise. When the feet sailed through
the Straits of Magellan into the Pa.
cific the ships were in better condition
and better prepared for action than
they were the day. we sailed That was
proved by the target practice at Mag
dalena bay. and the records of that
practice, which are the most satisfac.
tory, will show it,"
The Holly chieftain., 1908-04-10
GEORGIA MAN NOMINATED FOR
PRESIDENT ~ PEOPLES
CONVENTION.
SESSION WAS STORM
NEBRASKA DELEGATION, WHICH
WAS FOR BRYAN, WALK OUT
OF THE HALL.

st. Louis.-For President of the
United States, Thomas E. Watson Of
Georgia: for Vice President Samuel
w Williams of Indiana.
This ticket was nominated Friday
by the Peoples party convention, after
two stormy sessions. throughout which
the Nebraska and Minnesota delega-
tions, working in the interest of Will
lam J. Bryan, strove desperately to
bring about an adjournment until after
nominations had been made by the
Democratic and Republican parties.
Outnumbered, and without any chance
OF gaining their object, the Nebraska
men fought desperately to the last. and
when Jay W. Forrest of Albany, New
York, mounted the platform to place
Watson in nomination they withdrew
from the convention, attended by the
Minnesota delegation, which consisted.
however, Of only one mani. J.
Weighan,
II Bryan Is nominated at Denver, the
men who walked out of Fridays con-
ention will support him, and they de-
clare the Populists of Nebraska will
do SO to man.
At the morning session the Ne
braska men made decided headway.
They filibustered cleverly, and several
times threw the convention into fear
ful snarls. They fought long and hard
to have Temporary Chairman Jacob S.
Coxy of Ohio made permanent chair
man, not because Of any affection they
bore him. but because they believed
they could tangle him up and in that
vyo rtn x,RF %hn
were beaten, however, and George A.
Honnecker of Jersey City was made
permanent chairman. Honnecker was
not in sympathy with the Bryan ele-
ment, and was not chairman Of the
Coxey brand.
The downfall of Nebraska came In
the afternoon.
They were filibustering along in
cheerful fashion, when Jo A. Parker of
Louisville begged leave to ask "a cou-
pie Of questions" Of Nebraska. He
wanted to know II they were working
for the nomination Of Bryan. They
said they were not He then read from
Bryan's paper a plank from the Ne
braska Populist state convention, in
dorsing Bryan. and wanted to know
OF they stood by it or by their state
ment Just made. The Nebraska men
were backed into corner They
could fight. but they could not escape.
Parker insisted upon categorical
answer, which Nebraska would not
give. One delegate insisted that "re-
porter on Bryan's paper had made a
mistake. just like reporters are always
doing" but the convention jeered him.
From that instant Bryan's cause in the
convention was lost, and it was only
few minutes before the delegates from
his state had bOlted.
Thomas E. Watson, the presidential
nominee. is well known throughout the
country. and his political life is famil-
hr history.
Samuel w. Williams, the candidate
for Vice President, is resident of
Vincennes. Indiana, where he has prac-
ticed law for many years. He is sixty
two years old, and has always been
more or less an active participant In
politics. He was at one time Demo
cratic member of the Indiana Legisla-
ture, but has been identified with the
Populist party since its creation. He
is gray-haired and gray bearded, abou:
six feet two inches tall, lean and of
nervous temperament.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1908-04-24
FISH AND OYSTER NOTES.

Soft crabs are being caught in Car.
ter's Creek and other protected bodies
OF water in this section of the State.
The U. S. Fish Bureau has sent an
expert to Chincoteague to investigate
the cause of excessive death among
oysters. Only last falls planting, and
these on mud bottoms, are affected.
An insect, boring from the bottom,
makes rope of sand, which sediment
gradually covers and smothers the
oyster.
The oyster season is fast nearing the
end, April being the last of the 'r"
months. 1t is said that the season has
not been very successful and that the
quality of the bivaives has not been of
the best. The encroachment on the
natural rocks by poachers, it is re-
ported, is one of the contributing
causes for the poor quality. All of the
vessels of the Virginia oyster navy
have been busy all season enforcing the
laws, but with even a fleet of six
vessels all of the territory could not
be patrolled, with the result that pirates
have been active. The vessels made
many arrests for violations of the law
during the winter and great number
OF offenders were fined. Norfolk Vir-
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1908-04-24
ORDER OF PUBLICATION

In the Clerks Office of the Circuit
Court for the County of Lancaster. on
the 9Th day of April, 1908.
John III. Wheaton, Plaintiff
against
Isaac Robinson and ID. Sill
yer, partners, sometimes
trading as The Lancaster
Canning Co. and some
times trading as Isaac
Robinson, Defendants
The object of this suit is to attach
the property of the defendants and sub
]ect same to the payment of the plain
tiff's claim. And an affidavit having
been made and filed that the defend.
ants, Isaac Robinson and d. Silver. are
not residents of the State of Virginia.
1t is ordered that they do appear here
within fifteen days after due publica-
ton hereof, and do what may be neces-
sary to protect their interest in this
suit. And it is further ordered that a
copy hereof be published once a week
for four weeks in the VIRGINIA CIrI-
ZEN, newspaper published in the
county of Lancaster, and that a copv
be posted at the front door of the
courthouse of this county on the Goth
day of April, 1908, that being the next
succeeding rule day after this order
was entered.
Teste:
VIM. Chiffon, Clerk.
r. o. NORRIS, JR., p. q.
A copy-Teste:
VIM. Chiffon, Clerk.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1908-04-24

WE ARE still puzzling our brain
to elucidate the mental condition OF
those few "lights" in Underwater that
do not want the oyster revenues to
revert to Underwater. We really
must excuse one, or few, of such
people on the plea Of thick headed.
ness, for we know some one or q
few had no malice in the matter.
The remainder We're actuated by ami
mus, or tom phool doings-didn't
have sense enough to know the gray
ity of their crime. Why, if the hun
bred thousand dollars had been re-.
turned to us we would have had
many acres of depleted bottoms re-
shelled; we would have had resuryeys
throughout the State of planting
grounds, and altogether the oyster
proposition would have been one no
longer a problem, but in two years
would have doomed up in handsome
style and permanent onward strides.
We repeat, We cannot conceive of the
mental disease affecting that one
lone legislator and few of his
friends at home, and a newspaper
which to the last cries scissors aud
scorns the 100000 appropriation
for its people. Nor could the up-
country fellows understand lat firsO
the spirit that possessed one or a few
queer Underwater ducks. They could
not understand why any man in
Underwater should want their oyster
revenues devoted to Blacksburg or
Charlottesville schools or to increas-
ing the salaries of capitol police.
rather than returned to the oyster
rocks in shells or in the way of pro-
lection. We are prompted TO this
after-dinner complaint because of a
recent logged declaration by a
contemporary that it did not
want the revenues expended here,
and by the following allusion to a
New Jersey political bari kari states
man: '"There was meeting of the
New Jersey Oysterman's Union on
April 3, at which State Senator Will
son was scored for Withdrawing from
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1908-04-24
A vERITABLE WATERLOO.
Norfolk virginian-Pilot.1

If that had happened in the British
House of Commons, which occurred in
the popular branch of the United
States Congress on Wednesday last. the
Prime Minister and his entire Cabinet
would have been forced to resign their
places in the government. The remark
able spectacle was presented of an
open revolt by the leaders of the Re-
publican party in the House of Repre-
sentatives against the urgent recon-
mendation of a Republican President
and the defeat of the administration bv
the overwhelming majority of 2OS to
ID; and among the rebels were most of
the members of what may be called the
official body of the House, the Speaker
and the Chairman of the Committee ON
Ways and Means, Naval Affairs and
the like.
Still more remarkable were the
means employed by the President to
enforce his will. His open message ON
the necessity of adding four battle
ships to the navy was supplemented by
private letters to influential members
assigning different reasons for his in
sistence than those set forth in the
message; and one of these letters was
semi-confidential, that is only to be
shown to those who even if uninfluenc-
ed might be relied on not to disclose
the contents. When the measure was
reached in the order of the day. the
forces of opposition were marshaled
by Cannon, Tawney, Dalzell, Payne and
FOss, the veterans who have been hith-
erto foremost in compliance with sue-
gestions from the White House, and it
fell upon the shoulders of young Mr..
Hobson, of Alabama, Southern DEM
ocrat, to lead the losing fight for the
Presidents policy.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1908-04-24
CRISP NEWS.

Danville and Winchester have both
voted dry" the past week. Freder-
icksburg's next.
AT recent meeting of the State
Board of Education the "single" book
list was adopted. The list complete
will be found on our first page. Cover
nor Swanson and Superintendent Eggle-
ston worked long and hard over the
proposition.
The cold wave which swept this sec
ton Thursday night of last week. ter
minated without doing as much damage
as was feared. The damage done con q.
sisted principally in the retarding of
the growth of fruit and vegetables.
But on the eastern shore frost and ice
killed the strawberry blossoms and
young berries and cut down the Irish
potato crop.
According to one of his close friends
President Roosevelt will become the
head of great university which will
be founded in the national capital by
Carnegie. After the expira-
ton of his term in the White House on
the fourth of nextMarch. the President
will spend year or more in foreign
travel. He will then return to this
country and assume the duties of the
head OF what Mr.. Carnegie and Mr..
Roosevelt plan shall become one of the
greatest universities of America and
the world.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1908-04-24

MISS MAYME f. SMITH, IA East
1VA Mound ST., Columbus, Ohio, writes:
"Have used Peruna for catarrh and
hay fever. The results being remark
able, can highly recommend it to all
who are suffering with tho above dis
eases. am happy TO be able to say it
has helped me wonderfully"
What is known as hay fever is in
reality endemic catarrh, a catarrhal
condition of the nose, throat, some
times the bronchial tubes, induced by
some local irritant.
The irritation is generally due to veee-
TIL carnations of some sort. Hay has
been suspected as being the cause Of
this malady, hence its name, hay fever.
1t has been attributed to rag weed and
other vegetation also. 1t is n very
capricious disease, coming and going.
A medicine that will help one case may
not help another. Such treatment has
always been very uncertain and unsat-
isfactory.
Peruna helps some cases without
doubt, although it is not claimed to be
an infallible remedy for such cases.
Man-a-lin the Ideal Laxative.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1908-04-24
SAYS an exchange :

1T is pretty safe bet for any one
who has no scruples against betting on
a certainty, that Bryan if nominated
this year will poll fewer votes than he
did in 1896. -
All right; just so the other fellow
polls a still fewer number. In 1900,
We believe it was, Bryan polIed the
largest Democratic vote ever cast.
But Mckinley got a still bigger
number in Republican votes. So,
just for sprouts" let's turn things
around, aud bank on our first
proposition, to wit: That Roosevelt
or Taft poll less than Bryan even
though Bryan do not poll the full
Democratic strength.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1908-04-24
OYSTER INSPEC-
TORS NAMED.
Over a Hundred Applicants Pre-.
sented Their Claims for Con.
SideratiOn,
tuesdays Norfolk landmark

Tuesdays Norfolk LandmarkJ
Throughout yesterday afternoon and
until late last night the Commission of
Fisheries in monthly session at the At
lantic Hotel, wrestled with the Inspector
proposition and at the close of the meet
ing nearly all of the fifty-two inspectors
for the State had been named.
Many of the old inspectors were reap
pointed for the two-year term, but in
some instances new inspectors were
named, and these were selected from an
unusually large number of applicants,
who besieged the Board during the day.
In all there were over hundred APP
plicants for the position of inspector,
while there were but fifty-two places to
be filled, and the Board in the words of
one member, chad tough job of it."
During the day they listened to APP
peals from applicants and to the appeals
of lawyers representing applicants, and
in asking the appointments the Board
went into every phase of the situation
so as to secure the best man for the
place.
Late last night, when the reappoint-
ment of inspectors had been practically
completed, it was stated that the Board
would be in session the best part of to-
day for the consideration of various inn
portant matters.
Allmembers of the Board were present,
and many visitors were received at va
rious times. Present were Chairman
w. Mcdonald Lee, Secretary S. Wilkins
Matthews, Senator Bland Massie, Sena-
tor r. A. James and Senator Geo. B.
Keezell.
The appointments of oyster inspectors
for the various counties. showing the
new appointees, follows:
Accomac, James Aydelotte (vice o.
M. Jones), w. E. Lewis, j. K. Harmon.
w. d. Disc, J. r. brewer, c. N. Parks.
S. F. Marshall and ]. H. Walker.
Elizabeth City, w. Z. Lawson.
Essex, r. G. Neale.
Gloucester, c. H. Muse, ]. H. Nye
and l.. M. Byrd.
Isle of Wight and Surry, A. F. Amory.
James City, B. H. Radcliffe.
King George, M. L. Price.
King and Queen, w. A. Post (vice
w. S. DrisgelD.
King William, o. P. Chiffon.
Lancaster, r. w: Doggett and ]. C.
Brewington.
Mathews, ]. T. Christian, w. H.
Gayle and j. w. Minter.
Middlesex, E. d. Moore, A. E. Segar
and j. A. Chandler (vice w. Kew
Howard).
Nansemond, M. J. Kilby.
New Kent, w. T. Fairinholt.
Norfolk and Portsmouth, Harry K.
Swami.
Northampton, Charles Roberts. Walter
HURT and Thomas B. Smith.
Northumberland, E. E. Coles, M. l..
Dodson, M. Blackwell and M. W. Hudson.
Princess Anne, to be appointed.
Richmond county, R. B. Davenport. |
Warwick, to be appointed.
Westmoreland, F. M. Murphy, ]. H. |
Chandler and W. C. Minor (vice F. G.
Walker.)
York, W. ]. Stores, W. E. Weston
and j. c. Maynard.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1908-04-24
CONFEDERATE CAMPS ACCEPT.

The Confederate Camps of West
moreland and Mathews have previously
accepted the invitation to unite with
Lawson-Ball Camp on July 9TH at Irv.
ington, and on Monday last Wright
Latane Camp, of Essex. did likewise.
1t is to be hoped that Middlesex and
Northumberland will also come.
The Fourth will be big time with
the Confederate boys and the choir
girls at Irvington.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1908-04-24
BOAT NOTES.

Mail steamer Owen billiard is being
overhauled and put in first class con-
ditlon. Capt. Dayton is running the
mail between Urbanna and White
Stone in gasoline boat while this is
being done.
While making landing at Irvington
during the high wind Monday steamer
Calvert ran into the wharf and tore
down about twenty-five feet. Itisnow
being repaired, the foot way leading
ashore being carried further around the
shore towards Rilee Bros railway.
The many friends along the Rappa-
hammock of Capt. Jos. T. Smith. for
merry of Irvington, but now of Wash
ington, were glad to welcome him ON
this river, his boat being put on that
route temporarily while the Middlesex
was put on the Potomac river to handle
some freights for which she is better
adapted.