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such a work and will. in case no one else
cares to assume the duty, enter upon it,
Forces Will Not Combine.

During the last week there has been a
good deal of agitation as to whether there
would be combining of forces this year
between the temperance element and the
liquor dealers of the state, such as was
alleged in the gubernatorial election two
years ago. Those best informed declare
that nothing of the sort is possible, that
there is no need for any combination, and
point to the accepted report that the Anti
Saloon League will put each asIGrant for
Office on the griddle before the date for
the primary arrives ana force him to de-
care his position on the temperance is
sue.
One of the best informed men in Vir.
GINA politics declares that there is not
and never was any occasion for any
agreement of any sort between the tenn
perance forces and the alleged ma
chine" The temperance folks recognize
that whatever is to come to them will
party; that the party now in control has
given them the laws under which the
state is operating
It is generally believed that the next
general assembly will enact a law which
will allow the voters of the stale to pass
on the question of statewide prohibition,
which was defeated at the last session
of the legislature by an overwh Ginning
vote. This defeat was pointed out TO
mean that there had been no discussion
of the matter before the people. and
that it was no. known that such vote
was desired If. however, the people ask
to be allowed to SO vote there will be
the chance.
Feeling of Republicans.
John W. Carter of Henry county, one
of the best known lawyers of that section
of the state. here a day or two ago, dis
cussed the primary law. He declared
that republican at Roanoke had said
to him that the republicans were entirely
pleased with the situation at this time;
that all they had to do was to wait a
while and the democrats would wreck
themselves on the existing primary plan.
MIR. Carter expresses the same belief,
holding that the scheme iS not success,
causes much wrangling and bitterness
and affords the republicans all that they
are hunting for when the campaign
opens placing the democrats in the posi-
ton of defending what other democrats
have said about them. Mr.. Carter also
expressed the opinion that his section of
the state would give a very large vote
for Martin and Swanson in the senatorial
race, due. he said. to the fact that they
have made excellent representatives in
every way and are today stronger than
they have ever been with the business
men Of the state.
At Charlottesville day or two ago was
completed the chase and capture of the
gang of five notorious trunk thieves
which operated in the country at large
some three years ago. The men were
caught here, but managed TO elude the
police. One of the men went to Europe,
and was captured by Scotland Yard men.
Another was caught in Chicago, one in
Pennsylvania and two in the city of
New York. For five years they lodged
the best men the Pinkertons could put
on the case. They Travelled fast. and
when they tackled Virginia they operated
at Charlottesville. sending some of the
trunks to this city. When the checks
We're presented the officers nabbed the
men. Other trunks were Swallowed from
here to New York. George w Thomas,
aged fifty years, was the last man to be
caught, and he was given a term of two
years on a plea of guilty. All five of the
men have been sent to the penltentiary.
Their operations caused the roads the loss
of thousands OF dollars.
The state corporation commission has
completed the. hearing Of the application