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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-07-23
Negro IL Killed.

Especial to The Richmond Virginiano
RALEIGH. Nc, j aiy = 2s--~,Wt!ltaFn
Pruett, a negro. was killed today. One
of the fellow workmen Of Pruett ask
ed for wire loop to make tenn
porary handle to bucket OF paint he
was using on the new negro graded
school building. Pruett volunteered
to get the wire, and went directly to
a pole OF the electric light AID power
company, at the foot OF which were
living several pieces of wire
When Pruett stopped and took hold
of one of these he was struck dead
In his tracks. Life was quite extinct
when others reached him.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-07-23

summary. Stolen bASe-MIIIeT
Sacrifice hits--Smith. Cutshsw, Safer
Richie Two-base hits--Evers. Need
ham. Hummel, Miller. Leach, Northen.
Schultz. Three-base hits-Sheckard.
Evers. Double piays-Sheck to
Safer: Tinker, Evers to SAFER. Bases
on balls--Off Richie. 3; off Barger, s.
Struck out-By Barger 2: by Richie.
5. Hit by pitched hall-zimmerman.
Urnpires-Owens and Brennan. Time
II SO
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New Orleans.

NEW YORK. Juiy g View Drieans
cafton market closed today ~ follow >,
January. i2.4s, March. l@5b: Aprli,
f2.ea. July, 1914. August, Il -. Sep
TENDER. 1865: October, 1247. &aSem
her. l2g4; December 1915.
Market closed STEADY
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Ncvr,cs 40 scn.enc.d.

Especial to The Richmond Yirsinian.)
GREEN BAY. VA, July 22,-tor
disturbing publis worship, and car
rying concealed weapons Frank Dunn
and Charley Ford, negroes. were heaF-
lily fined by a magistrate and given
jail sentences They rode up to Levi
church. colored, yesterday, and calling
the pastor out threatened his life.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-07-23

'BatIed Tor AillsOn IN seventh
*"Batted for G. brown In ninth.
Score by innings: r,
ST. Louis ........0 OF 0 2 0 O. 4
Athletics ........5 OF 0--15
Summary. Left Oh pases--Athletics
s; st. Louis, s. First base on errors
Athletics. 3; st. Louis, l. Twobase
hits-CoIlins. McInnis. Maggert, Bar
ry. Three-base hits-Baker, q Col
Inns Home run--Maggert. Sacrifice
flies--McInuis Double play--Barrv 10
McInnis: Barry. Collins to Mcln1iS
Stolen ba -Maggert. Lord (2). Bar
ny (2l, Lapp. Austin. Pitching rec
ord: Hit&--off Allison. II in 6, 20 al
bat; of c, Brown, In ? innings. 10
at bat. Struck out-By Houck. 2; by
Allison, o. by g. Brown, 2. Bases on
balls--Or IIouck. o; OF Allison. T. off
C. Brown, ? Time OF game os
| mpir~-- Dine~n
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The hearing OF Ada Nicholas, COL
ored, who was arrested by Detective
serEeants wiltshire. Wren and Bailey
on a rant charging her with hav-
ing robbed Mrs Stratton. OF North
seyenth street. OF a quantity of jew
eIry. valued at $500. was continued
In Police court yesterday morning to-
July 27th.
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Athletics Boa. St. o,,;s.

PHILADELPHIA. July 22.-The
Athletics batted Allison and Charles
Brown hard today. beating ST Louis
II TO 4. Maggert. Baker and Collins
starred at the bat. Score:
SfhsatirS
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fastest game played here this season
Camnftz pitched great ball, holdirs, the
Rostonians safe, while timely hitting
b,--ti4e pirates won from Brown. M
thur Bridwell. the long lost shortstop
Joined the team today. He will prob
ably be in shape 10 work i'll q week.
Wilson, who leads the major leagues
In triples cracked out his twenty
fourth three-baager in the tint M
ming Score.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-07-23
The Weather

Forecast for Tuesdny and Wednesday
virginia Fair Tuesday, except
showers in southwest portion; We'd
nesday fair
North Carolina: Local showers Tues
day "Wednesday probably fair
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-07-23
Rrooklyu.

double and a triple. and also scored
three runs, Score:
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-07-23

err Zeider. sterrett. Home run--Lord.
Stolen bases-Fiartzell, 2; Martin,
Chase First base on errors--New
York. ?. Struck out--By Fisher. s.:
by Peters, 2; by Pell, i. Double PLAYS
Martin to Chase. Wild pitch--Pe-
ters Hits-Of Peters 9 in innings.
Left on bases-Chicago, 4; New York,
a. Empires-Sheridan and Egan
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RICHMOND sToTk aARNET.

Richmond Va July -. 1912
tFurnfshed b, Richard w Maury.
stock ard bond broker. 1o1b East
Main street,
.str nsr- crTIrpJTTYN
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*Camuitz out, hit by batted nail
'*Batted for O'Rourke In ninfh'
Score by innings IL,
Pittsburg .,....,-...st y W
summary. Two base hts-MilleT,
yjox, Mccarthy. Three base hits
wilson, Sweeney. Sacrifice hits--Ca-
rex, yiox. stolen bases~~Miller ~,
Jackson. Double rlay-Wagner to Nj
Ter. First base on halls-Off Csmhitz'
i. off Brown, ?. Hit by pitcher--bN
Camnitz (Titus). Struck out--By cam
nitg & nv brown. e. Left on bases--
piftsburg :; Boston, T. Time, ! 30,
rrnpires. Johnston and Eason.
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American League
Continued from Fifth Page)
Totals .........ss 1sl3 ~ |

Totals .....-... 80 Is ia 81 10 i
"Batted for Peters In seventh.
daniels out in first. hit by batted
ball.
Score by innings: r.
Chicago ...........0 1 o 2 0 o 0 O. 5
Yankees .,........<1 0 l 0 *--I3
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.y4R> C{tNDtf tLfS~
Fcl!.ry- SENS and sItcAeEs Frlt.Ns
al pr 'ces quotef
Live Stock--Ail i've stack In 1e1ar".
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bitulithic, and in favor of asphalt
blocks, and this movement resulted IN
fhe mailing of raatcrdax aftcrQoQu.-
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srATE SECURITIES.

sThEET RAILWAY STOCKS
Par Bid Asked
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-03-16
TELEGRAPHIC TIPS

PHILADELPHIA-The state conven-
ton Of the Keystone party will be held
in this city on July 5. according TO the
decision OF the executive committee Of
the state committee Of the organization.
which met here to-day.
wAsuISGTON-John Early. the man
who has been -hunted about the country
without a home. viii be taken care Of
az last President Taft has appointed
h!m 20 a position 81 the Point Diamond
quarantine station. a. Port Townsend.
Wash caring fcT q ispsr there.
ATLANTIC CITY. y st James
Protestant church. on Pacific Ave. m
this city. was burned to-day TIE Joss
is estimated 81 fso.ooo
rITTsBUHGH-o,srruung Their com
mittee on resolutions delegate 90 the
IIfh annual invention 90 the Tsnns
tania stat. Federation ~ Labor ate 60
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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-03-16
WINDY CITY
Leading In the Bowling Tourney
High Scores Made at the Chicago
Alleys Yesterday.

CHICAGO. March 15.-With a score
OF 1907, Herman Heine and Emil Bell.
fuss. OF Chicago. took high honors in
the doubles at the American Bowling
Congress tournament today. This
puts them in fourth place.
Next 10 the leaders came Fred and
Henry Bogban. also Of Chicago. with
1l47 pins. George Johnson and Philip
Mcclure. OF Chicago. were third. with
l142 pins.
Henry Lane. OF Waterfowl. Wis
captured first place in today's singles
by dropping $40 pins and tied Pop
Brill for sixth place. e.. Gray. OF In.
dianapolis. took second place with GO
pins. and W. T. Soldmsn. OF Chicago.
was third. 18th o pins.
Among the two-men scores today
were.
e. GRAY. Indianapolis. 500: 4. HoI.
lard. indianapolis. 500. Total. 1871.
7. j. Schmidt. Detroit. 52s: u.
Weaver. Detroit. 574. Toatl. IiO2.
&. Field. Indianapolis. $50: r Mel
son. ~lndiaaDolis. Sol. Total. 1897.
IT, Heine. Chicago. b71. y. R%elifuss.
Chicago. 63c Total. 1907.
Among the leading individual scores
are
e GRAY. indianapolis. $50: o.
nounrman. Columbus. q. sos. D.
Schmidt Detroit. 5s2. p Hoffman. De
froif. b7f p CORTLAND. Columbus. o.
90. ". OziaH. Detroit. s7s
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FRED r o ~

A one sided deal in The favor
~ fhe local team vas made
yesterday uhan Pred Efrnof
uf me canton arrrerntion.
ro Formerly played on ire
Fasf Liverpool team ~ ffa
Cd ard o. Iear1e uas received
r'n ffa fold on ar rrrhanra
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iarE Htrres aere srrsI from
frr Wf-eHnE team The
-ures t~ eel r-r-aserf
"a Ir no olffeif ffs r~ar
arf go nf. rra H fEesa COO
Farrrs 800 hardly b. --af
f anra 90 % fra
rrf 80 fre~a
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NO DANGER
OF A FLOOD
RIVER WILL REACH ABOUT
TWENTY-FIVE FEET HERE.
Heavy Shipments Of Coal on Way
south-Yesterday's Packets.

While a stage Of 20 feet at the local
port is assured. with the Ohio river
and its tributaries continuing to rise
rapidly. a stage OF 30 feet may be
reached before the crest OF the rise
arrives here. Advices from Pitts
burgh last evening were TO the effect
that q stage Of nearly 80 feet was
registered at Davis island. and IL was
expected to reach at least Il feet.
with the crest Of the rise not in sight.
This will not bring the river above
the 3o-foot mark here, which is below
the Hood stage. and unless the rains
which nave been falling intermittent
ly during the past few days continue
there is on danger OF a food.
The present rise affords an excel.
lent opportunity for the Goa oper.
ators 10 ship great quantities of the
mineral to the southland. and a large
number of heavily loaded barges are
on their way down the Ohio. IL is
estimated that at least LOO. 900
bushels OF coal passed Pittsburgh
AAOA hAHb lOI southern QOTIN.
There has been but little coal shipped
since last fall. owing TO the low
stage and icy condition of the river
during the winter months.
The Volunteer and the Rival, each
with a number OF barges in tow.
passed down here last evening follow.
ed by a number of other tows during
the night. The Jewell passed here
Yesterday afternoon on her way TO
Pittsburgh for a consignment OF steel
barges.
On account OF the heavy fog navi.
CATION was greatly interfered with,
and the packets were running out OF
tE-ir schedules. The steamer Green
wood feared the local wharf for
Parkersburg at 2:3O o'clock. over
eight hours late. having been held ND
on account OF the fog. For the same
reason the Queen City. due yesterday
at noon. will leave this morning for
Pittsburgh.
\ stage of 16 feet was registered at
the local wharf yesterday afternoon
and the river was rising rapidly. A
rise oy nearly six feet was noted dur.
ing the "a hours.
Fridays Boats.
Greenwood. ~Parkersburg. 2:3O p. m.
Jewell. Pittsburgh. 1 p. m.
Saturdays Boats.
e City. Pittsburgh, 4 a. m.
Sonoma, Marietta, IL a. IN.
Indian, Darlington, noon.
Sundays Boats.
Queen City, Cincinnati. : a. m.
Greenwood. Pittsburgh. 6 a. m.
kanawha. Pittsburgh. . a. IN.
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TO name vice presidents for each
state:
Kentucky. Rodney c. Davis. P.du-
csh-
Indiana. Chales Downing. indiana
polls
LOUISIANA l. n. BrueeKerhor.
Shreveport
Missippi. John Oliver. Columbus.
Michigan. W. w. Collier. Detroit.
Ohio. y. H. Zerbe. Sandusky.
OKLAHOMA. j. 8. Mahan. Oklahoma
City.
Texas. J. J. Eckford. Dallas.
ontario. Canada. T. s. Tobin. STRAIT.
ford.
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son. % Long Beach. Cal. The funeral
services sn - conducted this morn
nE a. 70 o'clock 90 the family r.sL
deace Rev. Charles o. Robinson. -
The Ftrf 4 = church % wh~eHrg
vi have charEe. assisted b. Re- =.
W Gumes pastor % the Rcr~vs
Folrt rnifed Presbyterian churrh
infrruenf uIi fate riare m - sfcss
rrurrh cemetery a. Elu cruv.
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HIGH Won
DEFEATED WASHINGTON IN 4
BASKETBALL GAME.
Martins Ferry coss Down 10 Defeat
by the Close Score Of ~ to y In
- Good Game.
(By Harry Clouse.)

Last evening In the gymnasium OF
he High school the girls and boys
o were successful In defeating their
opponents. The girls game was very
close and exciting all the way through.
and at no time was there any dull
moments. Martins Ferry girls were
very plucky. but the Wheeling girls
were there az all times with their grit
put the kibosh on the buckeyes IL to
IL. although II required extra time. as
the game ended a tie and IL was neces-
sary TO play on the tie. Jones ana
Farnell. OF Martins Ferry. were the
scoring factors. while Taylor ana
Shorts. Wheeling's scoring machine.
worked perfectly. lnter-scholastic
athletics between the We schools is
likely to end as a result.
The boys game was won decisively
by the local boys by the score Il "a
to 10. and did not lack action although
the score was at such odds. The Key:
stone boys fought a good uphill game.
although they were defeated in every
department OF the game. N at no
lime was the score close. Wheeling
took the lead from the start. and in
creased II gradually. The Washing
ton boys had a beautiful record OF hav-
Ing beaten Sewickley. Carnegie and
other fast teams. but the coach stated
thai they were somewhat crippled. and
this accounted for the one-sided score.
A game viii! probably be arranged at
Washington before the season closes.
There was not much to the visitors
end OF the game. but Danley inc Enoch
were the stars. while IL would not be
fair 10 the members of the local team
TO pick the stars, but IL may be well
said that they were all on the job with
thai score stuff. The crowd was the
largest that ever attended any game
in the local High school. there being
fully 200 present. The Sunday party
were among those present.
Following is a lineup box and sum
mary OF the two games:
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Enicn. :. {. Connolly. /. r. Connolly. /.
Fouls Enoch. /. Total, Is.
Field baskets-wheeling. Rie-v a.
Baer. .. Marsh. :; Nay. ?. Pfeiffer. /
Fouls. baer. 3. Biery. !. Total, "a.
Referee; Fisher. Umpire White
Scorer Taylor. Time OF halves. 20 min.
utes. Timers: Murray. Walsh.
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No Danger Of Flood.

PITTSBURGH. March 15-Local
forecaster Pennywitt at II o'clock To-
night gave out a prediction saving
mat the rivers would reach a stage
OF 10 feet at the Point bridge omor.
row and that the crest OF the river
Will pass Pittsburgh about 9 o'crbck
IN the morning after that the river
will drop back TO a normal stage yery
g~raclally. The return OF cold wealth.
or and the cessation OF the rain over
the watersheds has excluded anv nos.
sibility OF "A food stage OF % feet AT
the DIN M though Sunday will be
warmer II will not materially AFFECT
me rivers The crest according 10
Pennywitt will pass Wheeling at
about 10 o'clock tomorrow night.
While the heavy ice in the AL
lagheny Is solid above Clarion. below
that point IL Is becoming soft and
may come out soon. but a. IL not 81.
pected 10 Interrupt river tranic.
The MARKS.
PlTTSBt RGH-A Stage % T. fec,
IL expected A. Davis lslad 10 morrow
morning. with the crest % the rise
not IN sight Stages tonight follow
DAVIS lSiAND-i2s feet and RE.
Ing cloudy
PARKERSBURC 49, feet and RE.
Ing cloud,
WAHREN . feet and rising ain
OIL CiTY-32 feet and rising.
cloudf
NORGANTowN-u sf.et and ia
rora~ cloudy
STU HENVTLI.E re f~ef ard 20
iuE cloudy
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tsnons. BLOOD POisons. Lost MANHOOD HgVous EEhsasaon Indsersaon of
PRIvATr DTsEAsEs-N@aF -s-trT fr -. - - - - &C.,
KDEET BLIoDER IND sronAcH TpouaIrs ~ mn IT 70 vsy
- --Ls'mfn. o. -r@
HHEuNATrsNI rHFLaMNAToRT o
hausuo PadtaUon % fs Hsar
haasuo PHpiauoa Of NJ. Hh.sr Dyspsp.s - 80 %- $500
~ sssuIssS ssssy 20 > ss &c ,s.9 y ssny sss Ev'snss Tuesday
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DIR. BAILEY

Corner Eleventh and Chsplins SITS.
wheeling. w. Va The New Building.
Come upstairs.
THE ONLY RELIABLY
IN W. VA. who srOws
DIS pictut" and tells his name. so when
you enter his Office you know VINO you
are dealing with. other people advertise
ing 20 treat Chronic Diseases IN Wheel
INK mis!ead you 10 think there are two
doctors r. attendance. when there
L. only one hat has a license. and
BE- won't give you a receipt In his name
Tor bufinsss done. IL Is against the
medIcPi law 90 conduct n medical busi-
hess Without some one being responsible
for 20.
I MAKE NO MISLEADING STATE
mLNTS OF deceptive propositions 20 the
afflicted. neither do 7 promise 90 cure
them ln q few days IN order 10 secure
tlelr patronage. uut 3 give COMPLETE
SAFE AND cum in ths
QUICKEST POSSIBLE TIM Without
leaving Injurious after effects In the
system. and 81 the lowest cosf possible
Cor Honest. Skilffu! ard su~cessfuI
frrafreUf.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-30
oPYRIGHT. 1912. BY. G. P. PuTNAMs SONS

On the morning of Dec. 13. having brought his army across the Kappa hammock on pontoons directly in Lees front Burnside opened attack with nisdirected valor upon an impregnabIe position, strong by nature and made doubly so by impeccabIe military art. A dense fog overhung the river, town and plain until after o'clock, when the sunlight burst through, revealing in terrible splendor the spectacle of 100000 men in line of battle, their bristling bayonets gleaming through the mist, while the roar of 300 cannon shook the earth and sent red meteors flashing along the sky
 ''It is well that war is so dreadful" !" said General Lee as he looked upon the unparalleled pageant from his position on Telegraph hill. "else we should be- come too fond of it.''
 On came the lines of blue. the golden harp flag of Meagher's Irish brigade in the van, charging across an artillery swept plain in heroic but futile at- tempts to scale the Marye Heights. un- til the field as far as eye could reach was covered with Union dead and wounded, among which the survivors ran to and fro, their ranks decimated by the most whitening fire that ever brave troops charged upon undaunted.
 In vain, alasl Again had Lee and Jackson, Stuart and Longstreet fought a defensive battle to the finish and won with absolute ease at compara- lively little cost. Burnside recrossed the Rappahannock at night under cloak of a violent storm. with loss of more than 12,OoO' of the superb soldiers of the Army of the Potomac.
 4I brighter prospects for the Army of Northern Virginia than those which had confronted it year previously. The victories of Cold Harbor. Cedar Run. the second Manassas and Fred ericksburg had inspired new enthu- siasm. In Virginia two years of hard struggle had passed, and still the Fed eral armies held no ground below the Rappahannock-
 The Con Gsderates lay intrenched along the so 1lhern banks of that river, their long lines of pickets on the qui vive to give warning that any attempt to cross would be met as Burnside's had been in December. Meanwhile Burnside had been replaced in the com mand of the Union forces by General Joseph Hooker, sometimes called -fFighting Joe.''
 Rockers well conceived plan for the spring campaign was to flank the Con- federate left with four of his seven army corps at Charlottesville, some eight or ten miles up the Rappahan- mock west of Fredericksburg, while the remaining three corps crossed the river in Lees front, a la Burnside, at Fred ericksburg, and Stonemans cavalry made wide detour around the south ern left and rear, throwing 10000 sa- bers between Lee and Richmond, cut
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ting his communications, stopping his supplies, and being in a position to ob- struct the Confederate retreat while Hooker administered the coup de grace.
 Don't stop him. said Lee to Jack son. "When the enemy is busy making a blunder, he must not under any cir cumstances be interrupted
 They readily perceived that with Hooker at Charlottesville and Sedg wick three miles below Fredericksburg the two wings of the great Federal army would be thirteen miles apart with Lees army directly between them.
 On May 1 Hooker, having crossed to the south of the Rappahannock, start ed to hurl his army of four divisions on the enemy'S flank, but Lee was too quick for him, and after a sharp en- counter at Tabernacle church, halfway between Charlottesville and Freder- icksburg, Hooker was forced back into the woods, there to adopt the defensive tactics that were to lead to his destruc tion For then and there the Confed- crates conceived the bold idea of turn ing the tables upon him by fanking his right. Jackson was to march with near 1v 2nnno troops along the entire front
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tives of every corps in Greater New York assemble in Union Square park at Il p. m. Dec. 31, where an outdoor service of song will be held until the old year dies. Miss Booth has re- ceived many compliments since Christ