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THE RICHMOND DISPATCH-TUESDAY. OCTOBER 5. 1897. SOT A SlWti: DEATH. rrrrv THwi how KVKH.

VI OHI.KAW. TELLOW-PEYlilnOTOH BETTER. No laidle-Ho. the BBBiaBI Will KpMresfc ffa the resect SHI? KfW oRi.KAVR. October the iwei-y-four hours eloalne; at night? fall had not been ft single death in tVs office of the Board of ilth.

Yeeiterday there had been 31 ortcd. and at 7 o'clock to hhrht 22 new cases are reported alnoe I aSJ last night. Yesterday there were nearly premises under surveillance. In Which yellow-fever had been declared to exist, and In Some of the houtes there were four or live cases, yet not a single one had proved fsfal In twenty-four hours. The result was that to-night the death rate had fall.

11 to a trifling I ovor per and the prospects for an early stamping; out of the OtseSae had oaaasdererbty brightened. There is no indication 'hat the sickness will as? sume form. All fear that has disappeared, ami people who havs their latatllta at ether petals ara r.lng to make arrangements to bring them reosed for the lay Is SS saja ases v. Lefdeahetmer, 1733 Clio strer't; J. S.

Rampart; Char and; salvadora Maty, sjii cassas a I th Ceasaaaa (sot fired). 321S Ht. Charles Miss Fan nle If Charli avenue; ffaartss Bettkatap. bW DeeataT; Dstte US John fsesCWOOd, 727 Uta Otto Volght. ChaiiK" Wlsseher (lxiyi.

Magasine; Ltgnia Fornarls, Rampart tweeii St. Philip and Frank ltarnett. Sixth; Sarah Marshal. Pri'toatant Kpiaeopal Home, Lille 1 lepert. Protestant Kplscoj.al Home; Joba Cost, Charity Hospital; Miss Plorance Ren ton.

Convent of Mercy, St. An? drew, Mrs, IfateefSj PesSSJBea, Calhoun; Don.ill itcheil. lg?) Ksplnnsfle; Sister Barbara CRMJ, Mar. i -Street Hospital; Maud Meyer, Dryades between Euterpe and Maure; Mrs. llrown, St, Andrew End Magnolia.

Misa Maggie Winchester Chartres. OtM was in the Conveat of Merey, Two eaeas appeared In the Protes'ant Kplseopal Home Jaskson sveaoe sssl CHaspesra stases. Rlstrr Hurt ara, IBS Marals-Str. et Hos was aasoag those strick? n. Many pftllents were discharged to-day as recovered.

At a meeting of the Hoard Health this evening it was decided that ahlp bringing Blcfllun immigrants shall Ue t.lined at the mouth Of the river until further orders, and a notice to this effect waa aent to Collector Wilkinson. Six days bave passed Surinas has had case of yellow-fever. Ocean Springs the first to contract and will probably th? first to gal rid of It. SITCATION AT OetObSr fol? lowing repeal vas rscstvaJ (tees it. Dunn at Ml this "The situation here is fai.

OOD? Btdartas lbs ctrewmetanoea. Then- have been reported eighteen new cassi od laven color? d. Ti i rlously 111; two with Mack Vomit Two Rev. Father Prendergaat is big nicely. The deaths are Mrs.

w. Radfleld, and an infant son 11. Met I gcMBM ry." Another effort was made to-day to gat Dr. Dunn Clinton, t.ut the peopts BM authorities there refused to recall also ms. in- osases (rosi sa Infscted die trht.

CASKS AT N1TTA Yl'MA. VICKflBTJRO, October of Natehea, has sens to take atjSfgS of the case of yellow-fever at S'llla Yuina. La fresa c. n. Blums atated that i payatclani cllai .1 to at th? I that Miss Thompson, une steh in his house, was sinking; thai at Smith, 111 Sspol agent, waa lick, and that th.

re are two suspicious The State Board of Health ordered Dr. M-t. all to Ih BOOM, nurse? ware seat to to iay. hore- is ovor. and the town a free from ausploloua cases.

THK DKSEKTKI). M'llKNHV. Miss. Oetober 4 -Three sstj osease her? la Say? The town pre lents Last night an unsuccessful attempt was Bade bj an unknown parly to ISte W. Wise, who Is under an violating the qunrantlno ragulatlone.

AN I M'IAN A (M'l ANAPOUS. October i ftsfugeca from the yellow-fester districts if the South Ciat come Into thta State ire to receive attention from the Iocs nut Stale health olllcers 'I I. Ml a l.etw he State Hoard and Die Ooveroor to-day. It Is held that there danger of the rellow-fev. besag brataghl lato Indiana, the wiuin and dry eontiiu.

i reragees ase permitted to cease nto the State unnoticed. It was agreed tO use pari of th. ti: 1 tency fasti appropriated bar tl ataasUature IS plaetng men Ht the tlttnois ndlana line and the Uhlo-lndlaiui line. duty it will lie to see that persons the affected tenitory not provided vlth proper health certtffoates arc not Mrrmittei to eater the s. KEIMHT FRCTM Multll.i: MOIULK.

Octoher 4 s. vin ne? and death wir- day. New Agnes, Chaerlty Hos iltal; Thomas Marie drs Kvallne rhisholin, William Chi. lolm, oM Huyou street; Allee lid Shell rond, near Plm John L. CUeworth, Canal, near Scott.

lH-ad-A'. F. 234 Spring Hill ave tua Total case? to date. SS; deaths. It; dls baargad, Mi remaining under I Thirty-two persons went from here to 't' he detention camp Mount Vernon I bis morning.

Twenty mon will go there o-morrow. (OBI MOJfhTf l'oit HKAI.TH PIQHT. NKW IsVm OcSnbsr it Council a ecenTerrnce to-nlKhi dth the local mumbeis of the ire, snd It waa resolved to ask the to place t5u.0W at tlu- disposal the Stale Board of Health to aid in ie fever fight. member? of the. asielature pledged to sign memorial agreeing to vote for the ap rojinatiim when the meets I May.

and to Mrtafth enough signa ires Is the House to Its aaaace and justify th? Oovernor in utlng. The expected tmmtgrant ship will not jme near the city. The Immigrante '111 be on steaMwhOHt Mt the louth of th? river, tmd aaawa to planta- one up the r. NO DKATH AT BILOXI. day without a new casse Shade George WUkee and his eon, of Herald; Mist Carfia and a.

Jt Tucaatt, repon of Ik Hoard of Health In a fellowa: Yellow-fever caaea under other 7. doutha. none; -t 'I total yellow-fever cases te 841; total deaths to 8. TO A voll? NITTA WAS1IINOTON. Ortober View of .1.

v.l. pin. nt yellow-fever at Nitta Yuma, Dr. Young, In of ths train Inspection Memphis, has arranged for the running Of trains on and Mississippi Valley rail? way ov.r the Itivenside Hrnneh, Nltta Yuma. and at the same mi keeping UP railway communication with II t.KOIII.K of I'lm lurm.

NBW VOliK, Oeteaa? 4. -Arrangements were completed for the Henry Qoorga mass-meeting at Oaapet rnion to-morrow night. Henry was first nominated as Mayor of the York at Dagger Vnloii, October. 1886. Consequent ly, to-morrow nlKht will be the eleventh anniversary of the event.

At Deeper Daloa aaostlag Mr. dorgc will make Ms speech Of accept? present a platform on which he will make the run for Mayor. chairman will first tender to Mr. a nomination on behalf of the ieeaJ Tali win be done as that it can be s.u.i that Mr. was first placid nomination by the people, rcgardb-ss Of politics.

Albert Cruikshatik will then confer the nomination "ii Mr. on behalf of the Uaaead CNtlsens, and he will be nominated as the candidats of the Democratic Alliance. Mr. Osaran win taon make his speech of a. will follow It with Ills platform.

Henry was officially endorsed for Mayor to-night at a meeting of Local Assembly, No. Knights of Labor. The Kxecutlve Committee of the peo? ple's Lsaugsa, the local otgnnlaatloa of the Popallat patty, to-night ll.nry Oeorge for Mayor. The National and the citi? zens' Daloa of Kings county, in the sent campaign, win. it is announced, work In harmony, and will suppoit a c.mnty ticket beaded ay lath name.

The Manhattan 8tngtO Tax ClOh to alght nominated Henry Oeorga tor bfajror. An appeal will be made to single tax clubs throughout tin? country financial aid, and slnple-tax Bpsakefa everywhere win be asked to assist the work in the city. Of the club said It was ted that Congressmen M.Cuire, Of and Jerry of Kan? in.1 EL V. Ketzel. of Philadelphia.

would come here. voiik campah.w Tffta Only IxHue. In the City Fit for fell LONDON, OatOher 1 Abraham s. Hewitt, one of the organizers of the County Democracy in 1870, a form, Con? gressman, and of New York during the years lr.7 and 1880, has been inter? viewed on the poll! situation arising out of tin- oaiapalga for the aleellea ol a Mavir Of OreOtBr New Yolk. Among olh.

i Mi. Beaitt said: "The only issue is whether New York is fit for whether a ma? jority of her citizens era honest i-'ive the city good government by electing Mr. Low, aiil th.y i' over to plunderers by returning Tammany to fir will they pin into effect the crazy vagBiiea of socialism by electing Henry Oeorga? 'The Republicana should have sufficient patriotism withdraw neral Tracy. Me is 8 limn for whom I have the )iie)1( st r. ui.nl.

but his position Is utterly inde fenalble, The leal thing he want-- i i.e ifsyor of New York, and win be the first tO admit the BtnOBfl of Mr. Low. i believe in his heart General Tracy wants Mr. Lew elected, yet then- he stands, the tool of Senator Platt, the only factor In (he light who can prevent the election of Mr. Law.

i h. Judge van Wyeh win poii the full Tammany vote. He Is one of the so-called in Tammany, bul Donald? i ihein the worst, because they anon I r. ry Oeorga represents Daotaliam whin he rea he proposed to BSVe the street-cars carry orklnumeii free, bot he did not explain Who was to pay for them, Only the foreigners are Jo.ialists, and I do Bot think he will poll more votes than befon I'liiniiXKVr aiuif.ktkd. linruc of AansBBUH III 1'iirllenln October J.

Shlpperd, who has for s. varal yean been promtn? nt as an investment broker an 1 ilway Investor, was arrested this Horning on the charge of fraud. ii. ua OB 00,000 ball, Thg warrant vas sworn out by Frank Uobison, arising out of business rola ttona betweaa the two who have loeaty connected in business 'airs. At the same time, a petition was Bled the Common Pleas court, asking for receiver for the brokerage linn of 'liarles H.

l'otter in which Bhlp ssrd waa heavily end of which is was the manager, in the petition it chsrged that Hhlpperd and the tirm 'otter i'o. had converted to their own lae the pro. ii.ls securities left in their by Mr. Hoblson. These seCUli les included three sets of Fort Wayne lud.) street railway bunds, and tl: or which Uoi.ison Judgment la included in these were II bonds of the of IbsJBO ad upon which the charge of cmbezzle at against Bhlpperd la baaed.

Mr. Kobison also in his pe ltiou lh.it the tlrm of Charles K. Potter i Co. is Insolvent and owes tu about went hanks the vicinity of this city, nd to a sum aggregating bout Which it cannot pay. it ta alleged that the securities left with Ihlpperd by Mr.

Uoi.ison were hypothe ated by him banks for the purpose aialiiK money with which to carry on the enterprises In Which lie was iu erested. FlltK-SWKI'T III Mu? Of Hie lliilliillIKM lie? ht ii nil redB lloinelcua. KLM1UA. N. Ootohet special 3 the Advertiser from Austin, says: 'in- liioke out tills afternoon at 2:45 in Seed's liv.ry barn, on Turner street, lu ve hours all the buildings In town ag? pt were levelled to the ground.

uriK-r was the principal residence Btrset, nl probably five hundred people an? a-night homeless. The fire was started a load of hay belli? run into a gas jet. in all. about one hundred buildings were urned. mostly residences.

Among the irg? losses are the Methodist church, 'reebyterlOB church, Qal lp's livery, and Weed's livery. The loss plsi by Insurance experts at from to fcWO.OOO. TIIK BIMKTU.I.IC I OMMISSIOA. rltlsb Nentliuriit KennrdTnar Its Proposals. October Times In a pedal article this morning says: The lolcott commission will ask the govern to reply to Its monetary proposals.

a aide concludes: "The whole iju? oii settles on whether bimetallism would viser. On behalf of Omet Hritain. It decided to say no, but, If yes Is an ivered on behalf of India, we shall be In nft of contradictory propositions, In ieJ, for the keys of the Indian minis re In Downing street, no less than the eys of the London mint." B8r. Umlrr a Lunatic. LONDON, October 6 Kdward J.

Larvg former husband of Mrs. Lily Langtry. actress, who recently obtained a dl from him in California, and who is sal.l to have privately married Prlnc Paul- Esterhasy. has been found wnndei Ing In a demented condition on the ral way line near Chaster, and has been sei to a lunatic asylum. SAMtRL J.

H. DKAD. He Was Oner I State? Senato from ST. PAUL, MINN. tobcr 4-8amu? J.

R. McMillan, Fnlted Statee Benato from 187? to 1888. died at hi? home, In thl city, lato last night of anaemia. He ha been 111 for nearly a year. Mr.

McMillan was born In Rrownsvlll? Pa-, February 22. He studied law I the office of Kdwln M. Stanton. afterwar Secretary of War, and after a distinguish ed career was, In 1874, chosen Chief Jus tice of the Minnesota Supreme Court. was elected to the tnlted Htates Senat as the result of one of the most note? deadlocks In the history of the Stau Ex-Governor Kamsey was the caucus and Cushman K.

Davis the present Senator, wns a bolting can ithlatS McMillan was elected on a nar row margin, after a prolonged contest. In 1881 he was re-? le. While In th' Banale ha sasxeaflsd Reeeoe Conkiing chairman of the Commerce Committee He was prominent in the f'r? sbyterlat Church, and In 1KX) was chosen one the two m.n from West on the Com mlttee of Revision of the ConLsslon Faith of that body. WTIOXAI, BALL llonlon Hi-i-i-li. llie I'ennnnt Tre Thentre.

roston, Oetober Roston Rase Rail Cloh received pennant as thr National League champions at Tremonl Theatre, to-night. Mayor yuincy rnad. the presentation, and Manager BtsSS SO captad it on behalf of the club. Bes toa club, together with the Raltimor? team, I all the boxes In the thea? tre. The theatre was crowd? d.

and tin playsrs received a warm welcome wh'-n in. took their seats. At the conclusion of the second get Of May Irvln's piny. "The trail Miss Fitz well." Mayor Qulncy and Maiiair? appaared the curtain, ami the former in a f'-w words, presented the pennant. The pennant la ths Kift of IDSS Irwin, and is a aandsoras triangular ban? ner, with the words "Champions Of IM ii.

red leiten OS background of white Captain Duffy, of the team, was re? atedly called for, but would only DOW his acknowledgments. IIOTF.L lit I Siinimer-lleHorl lionne About MINNEAPOLIS, Mi.NN., October rhe Lsfejrette, Minn, tonka's Famous hostelry. Is a smouldering ruin. Ths at 11 o'Cloch this morn? ing, WKhin an im-redibly short epaOS )f time the was a mass of lames, and in a COUple of hours the Wilding was in BBhSB Kvirything weg onsunii .1. gava boiler-house.

The a fay, ittS built ill and Inlshed in Utt, and pear sines baa icen a resort for prominent people from iil parts of the country. It a the argoat mnimtr-rf nrt house in the wing 7i-'. feel long, feel aide, and mi high. Ths total area was flvs aerea, ncludlng the laundry and servants' luaitera, Which were all detached from lu- building. There were MO bedrooms Ne figures have been given oat as to hi lees, but it is e-timatcl at about 75,000.

TfAOOPS to A covfmct. 'rouble l-'i-nrial at wnrils viiie. iiiiiioiM. Missaa. October A Yoops were caBed far to-day to check gppsarafl like a conflict at lines.

Strikers organised and mad to use forre in preventing a inaptlon of srork. when it baeaaaa nowa thai atrthers were marching from points, the officials of the lines (or the militia. The mines re strongly guarded, bul the sheriffs orne is not adequate to oops with Hie trikers. The passed without an out? renk, tent trouble is expected to-morrow, hen he non-union men go to work. iil cotnpanlea of militia have i roared be In readiness to at a nt's and will probably bo i.i.

is to-morrow. Tim klkctiox. i all Oaaahllag AaBaatSaaarari Adopted by Majority of MB, CAMDBN, N. Oetabec -The Re Board of Judges the returns of he constitution il-am. ndm-nt election big svsntag.

The otBctal figures show aajority of i- i the sat! gambling m. udnient, for regulation of sp ointmsots, and agslnst woman suf? raga, llrllisli Offer for I nloii I'nclfle. LONDON, October i. Ths Daily Chronl this morning publishes, under reserve, Bensatioaal repon that a Strong Lon nn syndhate. has sent the United States overnment, through Oonaul-Oe-neral un.

an offer to purchase the Union Pa? ne railroad. Illxoii Defeated by Smith. BAN Oetober eorge Oiaon and Solly Smith fought renty routais hen- to-night. George reell, tho rcfet.e. had no hesitation at raiding the decision to Smith.

da? tion wat received with no of dis itlslaction by the midi rotent Niiiiimnl llcniiii'rntV LINCOLN, October aid. of the Democratic state Commit late this evening Bled with the nec? tary of State a proteat against placing National Democratic nominees on ths ncial ballot at the coming election. eiooerntle In Connecticut. SOUTH NORWALK, October I luth Norwalk and Norwalk elected Dom? ra tu- mayors to-day, South Norwalk by majority, and Norwalk by majority. Kleelrle llrevltlea.

Washington. Mra v. Qrossctoeearas peststaster al y-. Washington. Tin- President sppeiated illlam R.

Finch, of Wisconsin. Knvoy ctraordtaary and Minister Plenlpoten iry of the United states to Paraguay id I'ruguay. Kong has old. the Vesuvius, now tilting out at Bos n. tO proceed to Florida, to relieve the mboal Nashville, which will north, id make ready for her final tria! tVinona.

supposed to hav? SS started by tramps, destroyed Bch-harn Burgeaa Urothers. Thirty uses, many of whom had taken pri lums nt the recent State fair, at rlngfteld, destroyed. Loss, JaO.OSO. laranes on ham alone. A telegram to Surgeon nt ral Wymau announced the death at bine Pass.

of Passad-Aaatatant rgaon W. D. Rratton, who was fatally lured by falling through the hatchway a vessel. His have been sent the ne of his father, at Winneboro' C. tan special from St.

cha? Is, Alaska, says that elx of the of the lost steam-whaler Neveraeh re picked up by the whaler Charles irgan. and are still on board of that It is feared that the remaining enty-'two of the Neveraeh'? crew are it nn the ice. Pacoma. steamer Victoria itiKs news of the most disastrous floods it have visited China for many years tty vlllagee neer Tung Chou, contain over 80.000 Inhabitants, have been de- oyed by the floode. and the people i jwned or forced to flee.

There la no of Unding out how nany thousands ve been drowned, but the number Imated by authorities at 20,000. The flooded dietrlct within elve mile? of I'ekln. the capital of Ins. papera for the Dispatch ce. ON THE APPOMATTOX THK (OCKAUK CITY GOVEHVMEVr ARMOR FLAKT.

Her Advantages to lie Set Forth To Apply for a Writ of Honorer I'riuli, Jtoter, of Intereat. rKTERSIimo. October special meeting of the Chamber of Commerco has been called for to? morrow afternoon, to consider a com? munication received from Congressman Sidney Kj.es, relative to ihe estab? lishment of a government armor-plant In l't tersburg. Mr. Epes, while In "Wash? ington recently, called upon the Secre? tary of tho Navy, and put In a claim In behalf of Petersburg for the plant, set forth the advantages of the city for Its lo.ation, and invited the committee ap? pointed to examine Into tho eligible siten in the South for such a plant to In? vestigate the great advantages offered by I'.

tersburg. Mr. ITpeg states that the committee will probably visit our city In the cours? of their trip, and that a commiiti'f of the chamber of Commerco will be. a proper hearing at Washington on the subject of the plant. If It Is so desired.

It is understood that the essential requisites for the location of the armor-plant are good water powcr. easy access to lumber, and easy by rail or otherwise to suppli- Of coal. Deep water Is not neccs-ity. be1 vicinity to deep water is desirable. All requisites 1'etersburg enjoys In i.tvored degree.

The Chamber will be a ked to appoint a committee in pi. a paper setting forth the ad vantac.s of the city for the proposed Plant, and lay the facts before pro ithoritiis. TO AI'I'LY POR WRIT Of Mr. NY. U.

counsel for Mr. w. s. McCance, has basa notified by Messrs. Alex.

Hamilton and W. H. Mc wslne, i annual for Mr. David Dalla jr. that application will be made to the Clerk the courts for a transcript of the record in the suit of vs.

with tho view of applying to on" of judges of the fur a writ of error in the ease. This was a suit tried in the Hustings Court 'n which jury gave a ver? dict of UMt damages to the plaintiff. LAST HANOTNB The fall S'Ssion of Bag! Hanover byli ry will begin to-morrow at r.urke viiie. and will in. called to order by the r.

tiring moderator, Bar. T. P. Jones, Tabb-fftrcot church will be represented u.V. Dr.

J. w. Rosebro and Captain and by Her. s. k.

winn and Mr. Charles The s. is to be ono of much interest. news. At a B.ting Of the Petersburg held to-night Lieutenant W.

H. Bond was elected captain to fill the va? can? eaiii.d by signatlon of Cap? tain Morgan. A numb.r of carrier-pigeons, consigned by th. Kureka Homing Club, of to agent of tho Southern Bz? pr. SB Coeapeny in this city, were re seed Bti rday.

Democratic ward meetings will be held Ulla week to el. tea to the senatorial convention. WhlCfa meets on Qth. Senator I aim- v. unanimously re nom Ina ted, A number of to U.

publi? ent Slate Convention passed through this city this morning, aa route for Lynchborg, They enthusiastic in tieir mission. Petsnburg'a full del tion and a numb, from adjacent BfOnt up to-night on the mid? night train. U.v. Mr. Dyer, PSStOT of Methodist BptscopsJ church, preached to an ov.r.row.le.l congragatloa burl night on the teat: "Judge not." His subject was "Ciitl Ism." which was most ably and elo? quently handled.

The Sunday sch.Kd of the new Park VleW church of the Disciples (which was recently dedicated) was organized terdsy, with a working fOTCS Of tw. nty two. Mr J. Hardy was elected su? perintendent and Mrs. A.

X. Haskin J. J. who won BO many prizes at the BeenokO bi.y.le t. Is re warm COUglStolatlOBg of his many aera, Nelma and Mr.

j. 11. Martin, another of Petersburg's I 'cycJIStS, will ride In tandem at the Em meet on Thursday. d.ath of Major Hinter Is very widely regretted among the of oar p.opie. srho knew him w.l!.

and greatly respected him for his many virtuos. Mr. N. T. Mass, a well-known and citizen, has himself dldata for the House of on the I'lohibition platform, pure and simple Mr.

Besa hi aa enthusiastic i t. mpereace. Wasiiington Bland (oolored) was ad Saturday night on a warrant charging felonious assault and cutting. His victim Is Mr. Thomas Johnson, a young white citizen of Dtnwtddta coun? ty who aa ugly scalp wound from Blend's knife.

The aaea has boon continued until next Saturday, by which time, it is expected, Mr. Johnson will bo able to api- er, TVI.EIl IN t.ltKENESVII.LE. A Warm Ion itn.l a Strung Bpeeefc. BMPOBIA, Oetoher f-iSr The County Court (Hon. George Bar? ham.

presiding) met this morning, but only malned in session a short whii. to give place to the Tyl. meeting. Promptly at 12 o'clock Major J. Hoge Tyler commenced to address1 the large audience, and held them spellbound for aily tWQ hours.

His speech was with and aa was aseal i rOUa applauded. The distinguished i. speaker bandied national and State af- fairs In masterly mann. r. He is fol- I lowed by Hon.

u. H. -fsrtlagr, oandldale, and Chaplin. candidate tor the House of Delegates, isjth of whom 1 BSCoUenl Speeches. This day's work 1 is regarded as Baa 1er Tyler and the i State ticket A large number of ladles Bjeued the occasion, and among the an- 1 dien.e were several nUnisters of the Immediately after the speaking a Jolt I Sion was engaged in between Hon.

u. w. Araee, Republican LBdfflata for the Senate, and Hon. P. liarham, I Judge of the County Court.

Petersburg Eleetlon. PETEUSUl'KG. October liant Pond. after being fl tacted unanimously captain of the declined the honor, and Captain a i. T.

Mait.s.>n. who for a number of ears van captain of the company, was lecteil. It has not been learned whether latter will accept, as the commit- ee appointed to notify him failed to ud him. tl publican Senatorial domination. I Tl October tl ial The Republican Senatorial Con- a entlon for the Thirty-ninth District let at Gloucester Courthouse to-day and omlnated Judge F.

Taylor, of lloucester, to represent the district, and resolution unanimously endorsed th? ctlon of tho State Committee at urg In making Park Agnew State airman. Judge Taylor accepted tho omlnation. Bland Mosaic's Majority. LOVINOSTON, October returns from the Demo- si ratlc primaries of Ajnherst snd Nalson a Jorlty over Judge J. Thompson Rrowi for the senatorial nomination.

ca? mu a tkbstlb. A Woman Inlnrcd He Son Killed. ROVDTON, October hour and forty minutes lato on last Saturday afternoon, the eaat-bounc freight train pulled out from the station here with a corgo of pig-Iron, and wltti Engineer R. W. Hanna ami Fireman .1 Hall in charge of the engine.

Soon thi train was on a long down-grade, and while rounding a curve three colored persons were sighted on the high trestle Just ahead. The engineer reversed hn locomotive and signalled down brakes and everything was done to save the Uves of the unfortunate pedestrians, but It wag too late, and in a moment awful crash came. Anna Russell's hip waa broken and shoulder, Her son, Robert, waa Instantly killed, and the body was badly mangled. Walter Homes Jumped and escaped un hurt. A coroner's Jury held an linpiesi and the railroad company was exonoratet from all blame.

Seottsvllle Mention. October had a considerable frosl through this section last night, and 11 the temperature does not change, will likely a much heavier one to-night. We are still needing rain very much, most of the small streams and a good many w. Ils ar- dry. making It very in? convenient to water our stock.

Mr. M. Shepherd, of Kent's Store, Is In town and sMonfM ths Opening of our graded school. He is the Of Mr. J.

H. fhrrar and family. The school, under the management of Mr. W. A.

Shepherd, opened with a good prospect of a pretty full attendance. Miss Bessie Hill, youngest daughter of General J. C. Hill. Is on a visit to her Mrs.

M. J. Dunn, at Midway Mills. Dr. A.

P. Bowles Is quite sick at the Cartton House, of malarial-fever. He is attended by Dr. JsffSllSS, A protracted meeting will bo cony meaeed at UM Methodist church In this an SStt Monday. The Democrats of Scottsvillo will soon have a big barbecue and public speaking.

and will have as for the OOCa A. J. and several other dlStlB gtthdted men. The F. P.

BtSSSfe System. October i Ths Richmond. Kr. d.ri.-ksburg and Co? Railroad Ootapani at noon on Inn day put Into BOW Signal ser? which hi- been lately placed slong the line of the road. It Is known as the block system, and Is the made by ths National Bwttcfa and Signal Company, In connection with UM service is a train order stei.ai.

designed by Captain Samuel Bice, roadmaster of the road, which experts who have lately visited stations on the road or in th" hlgti rma, The apparatus is the simp! sat yet designed, and is as sffectivs as any of the- others Which catsd The Brei train which ran under new block passed this station at tterday. it was an exti i. under tain Page, with Engineer Jos late. KMaTTVCKI Hie Body round l-'lon ti Bg) in Ike Itlver flt St. I.oui?, Mo.

ST. Oetobar F. Wing, an attorney of Crceiiville, on a slab at the morgue. HM body WM takea the river at the fOOtOf ilav It t. In South St.

Louis, wheth. his death was to seeldent, or munler has not bees ashed. All tii.it fat known of ths ctrcuaa aarreuadlng ths cess la thai Wing arrived in St. last Wednesday morning from his home, In sscared and paJd far a room at IBM Ba ajeala atrset, where in' iwasataed bat a few rnlnuti" and not il again by his landlady until she brought to the BBOrgne last ninht to identify his d. id body.

HiiiiMdi BOB DOWN? Strnck Pstsaaa Fnlnlly Hurt. WILLIAMS SI'l'JNCS, tob.T 4. A prairie schooner, containing persons, was ran down to-day In Man's cut by a train on the Kansas City, Fort ott and Memphis road. Six IS Instantly killed ali'l ths th fatally Injured. BjrjrjJCi CABTBBVf tilllKll.

HI? Deseendnnls In Virulilla Propose to Besaieea it. (Washington Post.) The mythical Cut. of Car of Virginia, who owes his paternity to the. versatile F. Hopklnsori Smith.

if ho were really in the ti? sh. feel so unusual interest bis aBsged a nr est or "King" Carter, of Coro toman. now Carter's i'r. Is a PtOtaresqoe tributary of th pahannoch river. John the first of the mini" In Virginia, built his homestead on banks of tin Coro Umaan ersah, and called oountry asat by the euphonious Indian name now al? ite.si fovgottaa by vlrglnlana of to-day, John name, written in a Ihm, boi.i hand, always preeedes that of clergyman the parish book of old Christ church, cf Corotoman, dab bach bhH Hs aras mi ml House of Burgesses and com inin.i.-r of the troops against the Bap pahaaaoch Indians.

John aller had threw wives and ral oblblrea, ths most distinguished of whom saoSBS tO Robert Carter, known through? out Kastern Virginia as I of Corotoman. Tradition describes Caster un man of more than usual exe i His vast in argety bla asaaasjesasnt. Ha wsa ilse rerjf publie spirtied, batng traasurar if the Colony under four BOVSiaigBe, mon- than a year, Sp-aker Of he llouso of Burgesses, rector of Wil? lem and Mary College, member and nl of the Coun.il in HSJ, soon the old Church bOO small for the ig population of young 'oloriy, and ori ths site of the sa. cted by his father ho built at da own Christ i ban rtdch was in and which bow venerated as of most ail? lent and artistic houses of worship onging to the Dtocsas of Virginia. Coroteaaaa creeh is really a sharp of the Happahaniiock roar the of Its confluence with the Pota? nte, wh.r.- it empties into the Chaaa ake Bay.

The old church stands in a lately grove of walnut and cedars bout a mile Inland from the river. It built of brtdt. walls are hick. It shaped like a Greek cross, nur beautiful arches supporting the where the arms of the croe? de ect. The high, old-fashioned pulpit, erched on the alls Of northeast rehwajr, Is approached by a winding talrway of walnut.

Th? communion able, which stand? Inclosed by a rall lg at tho east of th? church; the lgh-backed pews; the reading desk onvenlently located near the foot of tie pulpit stairway, and the massive oorway? are all hand-carved and of alid black walnut. A largo pew facing? tie pulpit waa built for "King" Carter nd his Immediate family. The north Ing of the church. In th? rear of this ew, was also "reserved for all time to omc" for tho tenant? and slave? of King" Carter. The Carter ha? larks of where rode were run.

from hich were suspended curtains of crim damask behind which tho occupants ere screened when they stood service. It that the congregation never ntered the church until "King" Carter'? oach drove up. After he had he trod? down the alele with hi? wife on hta rm. Hla children and retainers I The neighbors then Joined the line 01 march. The pavement? which resounde? to tho stately tread Of th" "ttne old gen firman" more than two hundred yean ago, are massive pieces of freestone, stll ns solid as when they were first laid then under his supervision.

roof showi signs of Its battle with the elements Home of the shingles have decayed, am the wind and rain have beaten through the paneless windows during lapse of time which marks che history ol our nation. The original communion scr vice of silver brought from England, Rru a beautiful font Carara marble are pre eerved Intact. Near the altar Is a marbl? slab In a state of perfect preservation sacred to the memory of John Carter an' Sarah Ludlow, his wife, the parents ol "King" Carter. TOMBS OF THE CAKTEKS. Outside of the church.

Just back of th? altar, are the tombs of King Carter and his two wives, Judith Armlstead and th? Widow Willis, born Betty U.ndon. They are now heaps of stones It Is assart all by the older thai tha demoli? tion of the tombs is due to grave-robben In quest of diamonds and olher Jew. 1 said tO have been burled On the person? of the corpses. The Carter arms Is carvec on the topmost stone composing th? monument to "King" Carter. It wai found by'one of his descendants a few months ago lying downward but unin? jured.

By putting the oth'-r stone; their places this description was deci? phered. H. S. E. Vlr monor.ibilLs BohertUB Carter, Arml g.

r. qui genus honest um do tlbus exl niils et moribus antlcmlfl lllu.itravit. Col? legium at Maria temporibufl dlfflclUtrals propagnsvlt, Qnhernnter, BonntUS Hogator et Questor sub BSTO nlsslmls Prlaclplbua Ottllelmo, Anna, Georgio Primo et Secundo. A publicls concllliis condllll per nium praeses; plus anno Coloiiiae i'ra. fSCtUe, cum regiam dignitatem St publl? Ubertatets a asajaall Jure aaesrulL ampllssimis herie partis in structus, sedees, kaae In Deura pietaM- grande monumentiim sumptibus Locupletavlt.

in onrhae sxciplt net prodigus BOO bOepOB, Lib. Inalgnem teetaaer debits muniBce remi-- Primo Judltham, Johsnala Ar mat ted, Artnigeri. fliiam; dein.le habiiit; num. I eeptt, in njna studlend i vim i Insumpslt Tandem lioiiorum it db-nun satur, cum omnia vitae munsr praestlt? i'ri. Non.

Aug. An. Don Mlserl i fin, vldu ori.i petrem, ademptum lu King Carter was the father of ten chil? dren by each wife, and from these twenty Carters of Corotomen are de? led abo.it three fourths Of that class known as "the Brat families Of Vir? ginia." OLD HOMsnsTKAD DBaTJ ROI BD. Not a stige of the old boraestend of r. i has of tha bobs Robert Carter, John Carter, married the heiress of and from Corotoman to thai splendid Colonial man sloe on the rlvsr, Por tho century, therefore, the Certera of Bhlrley bsvo been more freq lently mentioned than the Carters of CoTOtOmsn.

There many Col? ra of Virginia, who BOmewhal their famous OtypS, and wh-. BOOnd? ems of "King" Carter. Th and DOT? rty ave left f. characteristics oi "King" Carter la some of them, but others are forging to the front again. BOOM Of the members of the family, notably Mr-.

Wright. BsaltB, of Ington, an- trying old church. to a circular to thai effect to all who are of the ''arter blood, BOttotttng funds for this pun. and has sa On I UM end. I men's: i most heartily approva plan, and earnestly c.i'inwul the of th.

resto? ration of th inter, -oing old chOrch. JOHN Tl IN. Bishop Coadjutor of Virginia. I ithlse with the of this I. and Joli.

with that of Ni wton. A If, RANDOLPH, Bl ihop of Bouth? ra Vlrgaala, I am much Interested In hearlni about Christ church. LsncasteT count. mpathise In the objeoi of this sp JL HKNRY V. BATTBRLBBL lop of Washington, I earnest OOmmend this plOUS work of of one of the moat I r.dlcs of Colonial Virginia to every lover of tha ehurch, and in particular to ovary lant of "King Can INDOLPH of tha Church of the Epiphany, Washington.

11 BRITJ NIA W. BN NON, ni of the Society or colonial of the District of Columbia. ELIZABETH BTRD NICHOl tor. District of Columbia Branch for Preserva? tion of Virginia Antiquities. Sine the app.al aociaUoa for the Praservatloa of Vir? ginia Antiquities" has donated the sum if toward this work.

As much more I be r-quired tO accomplish t'uily tlio I i. -toration. CI1AKI.ES EDWARD LL'iYli. A'here the Mon lug; Would Hove (Dov. State Sentinel.) A we.

ago a major Of the Victoria died, Bad Waal given a. military iiirlal. Tho regiment Is a CTSCh one, and so went to the paOOOBBlOOi. When the nournful eagaaal Was over we stood hinkiug' of the soi. mu scene thoa i.v.i the reversed anna, sloa tread, ad music, aid tOUX Ling sight of Mug raped coffin, and unused helm, bl my elbow and A i- tin- d.ad gintlinian ai.ythln* to ma'am "No," said I.

smiling In apt! "Ye look, so sorry, I eras full sure hu ras Boroethln' to ye," she continued dis lly. "Ha wna a human bei la brave oldler; thai should be Bomsthlnf ail us." "Tie. to be sure. I do be feeling hat way Bieself this m.iniin'. liut rouldn'l it be grand, ma'am, moiirnin' Ilka that, supposln' he was mil.

Hun' to ye?" Drupi-rate. ago NewaJ "What." BSked druggist, "do you it.nl to do with this chloroform?" said the tired looking man. "1 anl to get to-night That iby of ours has K.pt DM awake fOT Bk now." "But sur.ly you don't Intend to risk child's by giving It" "No." he Interrupted, "I'm going the Stuff myself, and then lot tho id do II I I NEWrDEOFWARSro TORPKDOE? lllltKCTKIl KBOST I'll 11 TICAI.LV MVIKIBI.R SOtHCK SEMI-SUBMARINE TORPEDO STATI0? From It Kxploalvee of Knrre (aa Be Sent I Mm Ihm le J. Y. of Iwsa ZeeJaad.

of tho Dlepatoh XKAL.AND, Srp temb'-r 1. -Kxperlments Just concludei prove, beyond the shadow of doubt, much experiment? can, the genius has given a new agent laatl and destruction to the world, which i likely to create tremendous havoc li caso of a war in which navies assunv- conspicuous part. It Is called I' ihsaartss fort, am the torpedo it use? tho ne. destructive In point of the which eater into Its construction of arj whl. inoihrn Invention has Tho klaa Sf the invention.

If It can rmed, to construct jiropn.itc apot SB a submarine fort. This fort would und.rly of tbt OS of. say. I. I limit in this regard has beta BBS4 Itlslng from the apparatus BS to et irgs the teraede to a short 6 Shei the earth's surface la a funnel Shaped lube of a cunera of hi.

the man who which the bastruaieat ol death he is about launch Shall tak? will have an uninterrupted view of th? Ma for a long, lOBg ffCSS bind. With this BlgM him It is not hard to understand that his bo stade as for the busaaa onnd i this i trill hi total!) loua dangst a will hidden dang? sow? will lie In ping aw froy, rial ass bidden i It is about for a warship to fire al aa sajeei be neath irfaee ol ths v. alar it bombard the moon Electricity to tl which wii: move the tori edo, ft fi the i thai Will control action of th? xplo-lv? after It Th? accompanying illustration, the first sich his been published of the glvi tter than wi can. a graphic of the met! n. The mi who operah ih? apparatus perform their dutp-i ci.oi the armor of fitvera.

Th? in barge to, as the plctare tloa el i lens al th? top of the funjtol-shaped alpe that rani to thS surface, throws down upon th? i front of the officer a pi. turo cl OSS and ait and yon.I. To understand this thoroughly, It It also ne? to know ths i tours i i th which anj one who has operated kodak or though, not by that Baffle, The principle best Illustrated by the following bypotl experiment: Lai a amall hola hi beted In a window shutter and the l.uk-n.-d. If. now, the beam of light en bs room by this sob by a of whitn paper, held from th? hole, ari ihjesta withojt win be Sejg a ipOU this I much more distinct II bs found thai a the hole th? Image i m.i aim degree of thai ind that If ISS paper fi I i hla p.not i the bese or furthsc fresa It, the latage Indistinct ami confused.

At the joint of greatesl dlsttnctnsas the tosags said t-. be paused. Bush bi i irincipio of Co ra asa, it is hat in practice the mut rument may sane many forms, pro-, i.i. Of a darkened box or taring a hela a-L ana end for the toeer? ion of a lens combination of si the etl ground sa whfteh ta reei vo tho This hi the' uism. which Mr.

vrkins treated bia alus, and by DM ts (net stated made thai he has principles Of photography In a ay which would only have BlVSd by a man who had studied Unis which, In his regard, i nod of Impossible elopment Thus Us a Un who dir. is C- at tl will have as clear and ai a lew Of the position of his i ship or tho captain la the inning BOWSS of a crulaer. Now as to the dis. baraja and the torpedo. Al.

being ready, i in charge makes a eareful OB as and fheep ivo points must bs Battled liaalgB, Th'-u the Blgfl I In diet plaes is torpedo in the curiously formed gun. id pro? te ry whl.l: tornado i ial there w-ui be ao fallar? of a critical period. Naturally, th? not tak- fat BBS pur but two tiny ir. Ide aro buttons, that sverptbtns. may seed to readlnast Att itpodo to a tteei Ina What more, this apparatus to control! which is ena? ltad from within the turned i Agsensnt properly regulated by push buttons, not unlik.

thosi hich the lectric-bell of a residence it apparatus to BO en in whsa ths ooasas of the tori it ai. I lut it Is kept Upon sel retere a of bietaasaasa oi. Now then, the torpedo i ad Its irk chamber the i the signal. Almost altb lence the miaaile on Its at jouriu-y. The officer a rheel 1.

Suddenly there I assaa eaph i If a monster of the gasp I neath the fated cruls. nding her so that BgtStMtlj rwn, with half her en a -led. Then officer tfOBS the si 'mor In which i id? the sea. With th- i ay inland. The aulomati.

which Concealed) b. ell t. of air. are slapped, ad mde take A much thai may be In oadln. the xt unwary that OOBttg within ieir a h.

ntatlvet of th alml ity who watched the BSSStrlntantB here i) thai jpwinm.nt will irchase the aecrt-l of thU rt. The I have gtei I are ill at can be obtained the ventor refuse? to talk V-t. I 1 Id wa? learned by witnessing the rlmenta. Carda. Note-Heads.

Circulais I odgers printed oy the ompany at low Wlil give work at prices pea pay ferlor work. Send us jMHir will satisfaction lu irtlcuUr. a Cancer BY Mrs. A. H.

Crausby, of 153 Herr Memphis, paid no attention to a small lump in her breast, but it soon developed into a cancer of the most malig? nant type. Tba best physicians in New York treated her, and fin? al I declared her case hopeless. As a last resort, 8. 3. 8.

was given, gnd an immediate improvement re? suited; a few bot? tles cured her completely, and no sign of tne dis? ease has return? ed for ten years. Books on Cancer free; address Bwlft Specific Atlanta, Us. sss Orders for printing sent to the Dispatch ompany will be given prompt attention, id the style of work and prices will i to you..

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