Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1910-08-19

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Lynchburg, Aug. 10.-Speoial.
Physicians Of this city have under
treatment four white women in var.
ious stages Of Pellagra-
Wilson, N. G., Aug. 10.-The mar
who was thrown into a we'll at Bag
ley, Johneon county, July 20. and whe
remained in the water Six days an6
nights, was brought to the Wilson
Sanitarium yesterday afternoon fo1
treatment. He seems deranged as 8
result of his experience.
Purceilville, Va, Aug. TO- Sound.
ing warning Of the approach of anoth.
er national crisis, former Stat, Sena.
tor A. F. Thomas, Of Lynchburg in
addressing the Virginia Prohibition
and Evangelical Association today,
declared that the real issue in this
country was that OF special privilege.
He said both the great political par
ties were striving to avoid it just as
tehy did the real issue of chattel slav-
cry prior to tlfs Civil war.
New York, Aug. 16.-Following the
revocation Of railroad passes which
the interstate commerce law abolished
several years ago, the telegraph COM
pantes announce that the telegraph
franking privilege is soon to be with
drawn from many of those who for
years have employed it.
The amendment to the Interstate
commerce act eliminating the frank
ex cept for tho exclusive use Of tele-
graph companies officials and their
families. was passed by the last ses-
sion Of congress and approved by the
president ON June to take effect on
Aug. is.
Baltimore, August 10.-"Joe" Cans,
former lightweight champion pugilist
died this morning.
Cans died Of consumption, which
manifested itself in his system about
year ago. Late last spring he vent
to Arizona, with the hope Of restor-
ing his health, but the disease had
been too deeply seated and he declin-
ed rapidly.
New York, August, 10.-Porter
Charlton, who Is now in the Jersey
City jail awaiting the outcome Of
proceedings to extradite him to Italy
will not escape having to return to
that country to answer for the con.
fessed murder OF his wife, Mary Scott
Castle Charlton, at Lake Como, with.
ont q legal battle. This was made
plain last night by Gustav di Ross
the Italian vice consul, in a statement
issued when he called at Prosecutor
Garven's Office in Jersey City to in.
quire about the case.
Richmond, Va, Aug. 10.-Because
lit was supposed. Of martial and per.
sonal difficulties, Mark Armstrong,
who, on his own statement to the at.
tending physician, had been in jail
IA, 975 times, attempted to commit
suicide last night in the home Of
his mother, 1917 Taylor street, by
twice cutting his throat.
When Dr. Collins, OF the city am
palance, arrived on fhe urgent cal
sent TO the City Hospital. ne found
Armstrong with two deep slash
es across his throat and in danger Of
bleeding to death. BLOOD was squirt
ing from Doth wounds Armstrong
slashed himself from ear to ear, and
then EVIDENTLY seeing that the wound
was not fatal drew the knife again
across his throat. Dr.. Collins had
great difficulty in sewing up the
wounds on account OF the mans condl'
ton. He alternately prayed and
Laughed. Dr.. Collins took thirteen
stitches, and when Armstrong learned
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Hagerstown, Nd. Aug. IA
plague OF erasshoppers infests the
ountry along the electric railway line
between Boonsboro aud Myersviile to
such an extent that trolley cars art
delayed by the nsects covering the
tracks. The grass hoppers become &c