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THE WASHINGTON POST TUESDAY APRIL 17 1S99

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viiiih broofiht Secretary of War-A k m Old Point Comfort

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Aijj ra trip Hanhalan says thati JMult and tloj jy coffee half

neat and vegetablev up to the dtetlngulahod voy

aiii i iat In other respects the aerw nothing like it should have been

M trcumwtances Ho ateo chargj taT there was a cla h of authority

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cruise th ships commUrtwryM an declared that he he was

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t HI I t dkl nol care so long asto the attention

s Washington Ho alsoi would welcome tun investigation

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hdl him arrested on the charge of

nakirj fa statements about thu condi

of affairs alward the shipf oir e the officers deny Hanhalans-

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ttiui investigation Into thet a Mf whether they are trueJM liinall has been in the dry dock atu shipyard here undergoing repairs

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NVwf was received here today toi th t Charles Wllkerson the Chesa

ik MK Ohio conductor who was lastuiilay wounded by Ben Bates a buglar-

IMI Fort Monroe In a betweenrat titizeiis and died iuring

night Bates Is in jail here A

dan of murder will now be lodged

aKa nt him and he will probably beKivtn a prellmlnarj hearing In a fewJi

iii the Elizabeth City County Court to-

morrow the case against Col G P Aus-

tin harged with committing criminalsuuit upon thirteenyearold Bertha

Tallin will be again taken up Intenseimr t IB felt in the case The first atttmpi to secure a verdict resulted In anirialA-sMMant Secretary of the Treasury

Taylor Is In the city for the purpose ofcamming the site for the 5100000 publictwil llr offered by the Old Dominioniaid Company The figure is said to

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The new Merchant and Miners steamhiji K rsaw arrived at 8 oclock yester

di morning directly tram Baltimore oni r maiden trip to Providence She sailed

sterday afternoonE H Sanford of Baltimore

Lloyds surveyor arrived here yesterdayto holil a survey on the disabled steamflip dardene which arrived FridayiKm St Michaels

Ji Silater one of Hamptons bestkicwu and wealthiest citizens died at 1

IVJiik this morning He was a memberi Uu old Richmond Howitzers during

u war He was In his flftysevenih yearapj is survived by one daughter the wifeol Hun E E Montague

FOKTUXE HIM

Harry S Fruy Who Left Homo When nChild at Lust Located

to PortApril 1C Harry S Frey

t iitynv years old who has been losthu tether F J V Frey of Marion

Ohio fur sixteen years Is about to be reMurril to his parent The father thoughtI boy was stolen but Harry says he

tti way because his stepmother wasTM to him The boy changed his name-i in Fry to Pre His father being

ur by trade the boy chose that as hisanuii lit earned a livelihood in varitailor shops In Pennsylvania and six

u o iame to Roanoke He openeda shop on Henry street but disposed of-i s business and a few months ago went

KiHx1 in whore he Is now workingin u tailor shop He has a wife and one-

J liini in this citystraiigfst part of the Is that

a months ago Prof Victor of-i Uifi X y died leaving a fortune

5vwO with Harry as hd sole heirJr Frey has been very active In

Maining the whereabouts of his inlse-n Detrctiveti have been tracing

i some time and now it seems thatnvr about succeeded in locatingi las was accomplished throuj i the

ntality of a Richmond C a denj Baldwin agency of this

Vouii8 Frey or Is well knowni ri city he a good repu

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V s a Va April 1C In the MayorsiiTf yesterday afternoon

u IVlt enacted which revivedf the whipping IKwt law of this

lng since repealed when Maryi rd by consent of her father

received ten lashes on the bareaIl laid on by Ser t B X Menis tht iMimlty for the larceny ofwiariiiK apparel LeitUtun

List st d an act authoru admtnlstratlon of u ai it fur miademeauors In case of ml

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k Md April 16 Julian S Grogap i fortynine who died from in

ived from being throws front ai in Kaiuaa ClU Mo burledtr ljiy in the family lot Mr

trv MUM a won of th late Richmondand nolottgxi to an old MarylnlH M a near relative of the

i i J A Buck and was a nephew ofi Hrtir rinlvely Rock VahI-

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brtH rle in Ohio and Iowa

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on the Richmond and Pe-tersburg Railroad about mite fromlite city He Had apparently been mur-

dered and the Instrument for cornthe deed WHS a railroad JII which

dropped on the mans bead Thevictim bad wsen during the day Inthe vicinity the murder occurred-In company with tramp

3IAIIV WASHINGTON lIOSPITAIi-

Corneriton Laid wIth Ceremonir ul FrtderlcUibtnc-

a 4l to TV PutFredericksburg April ItTbe cor-

nerstone of the Mary Washington Hos-

pital was laid this afternoon with Impos-

ing MasonIc ceremonies Uy Frederlckaburr Lodge No 4 A F A M Thea Mres of the occasion was delivered byR v F P Ramsey President ofFredericksburg

The hospital Irt situated on the cornerof Fauotil r and Sophia streets with aUautlful river view directly opposite

Chatham that old historicboth In colonial and

a structure facing the eastwith a front and an extension oneach end

The cornerstone is a portion of the oldMary Washington Monument of SilasRurre and Andrew Jacksonwhich was removed whew the new

erected Thu stone was donated by Mr J H Myerjr It is 3x15 andbears the following Inscription MaryWashington Hospital Laid by Frederickaburs Lodge 4 A F A MWashingtons Mother Lodge April H1SW The present officers of the

are Mrs W C Stearns PresidentMrs V M Fleming Vice President Miss

Stra burger Secretary and MrsTreasurer

The Washington Guards the historicmilitary company of this city reorganized-last night with thirtyfive byelecting the former officers asCaptain M H Rowc First Lieutenant-F H Revere Second Lieutenant R SKnox These officers commanded the com-pany during the time it was in the service of the government as a member ofthe Third Virginia Regiment

An iron In the form of the human-bcdy having headpiece on top of whichwas a ring bodypiece arm and legpieces containing a wellpreserved skull

several teeth and bones of thelegs arms and hips was dug up todayby workmen on the land of Mr HenryWarden just below the city

SHERIFF GOT Ills MAX

JolinSitnins Win Killed Tlllchiuaii LastTall Itrouglit to Jim ice

SjweitI to Th Pw-tHyattsvllle Md April 11 Some time

last fall John SImms and hanks THighman colored both of this countyInvolved In a quarrel nearSimms knocked Tillghman down with abrick and a club with telling effectTillghman several months afterwardfrom the of his wounds and SImmsgot away Deputy Sheriff Tighe visitedCalvert County a few days since andfound Simms working on a farm He ar-rested his man yesterday and broughthim to Marlboro and the Grand Jury hasindicted him for murder

The Democratic and Republican forcesin this county are lining up for the coming fall conflict and the prospects for alively campaign were never brighter Theollice of County Treasurer and States At-

torney are the most Important of the posi-tions to he filled and there are candidatesfrom nearly every one of the fifteen elec-tion district for these offices

In a report just submitted by Prof WG Johnson State entomologist and ProfC O Townsend State pathologist it isstated that the prospective fruit crop ingeneral throughout the State of Marylandis very promising especially in the tide-water counties where the crops will beof much commercial value

The baseball team of the Maryland Agricultural College Is working lard fortheir game with Georgetown Universitywhich occurs Saturday next in Georgetown While the team anticipatesdefeat at the hands of the conquerors ofYale Princeton and such colleges theybelieve that the score will be close

CHEAT nAY FOll ANNAPOLIS

Celebration of Two Hundred and FiftiethAmiiveisiiry of Us Foundation

Special to The PostAnnapolis Md April 150th an-

niversary of the founding of the city ofAnnapolis and the passage of the Mary

religious toleration act were cele-

brated here tonight in the hall of theHouse of Delegates unaer the auspices-of the Young Mens Christian ASSOCJtion of Annapolis

The programme was as follows Address by the President of the meetingHarry J Hopkins President of the Y MC A The Influence of Maryland inthe Formation of the Union by HonLloyd Lownues Governor of Marylandmusic The Star Spangled Banner soloand chorus The Policy and Statute ofToleration in Maryland by Hon JametAlfred Pearce music Maryland MyMaryland Early Men of Anne Arundel by Prof J D Warfield musicColumbia Praise God Today TheFirst Settlement on the Severn by HonJ Win Randall music America

The Naval Academy orchestra furnishedmusic for the occasion and the hall wasbeautifully decorated with Hags buntingand flowers

ELECTION OF SEXATOIIS

Date of Richmond Conference Favoring aCliutc of Iriueil ire Cliaiizuil

Richmond Ya April 11 The date forthe conference here by those in luvor ofthe selection of United States Senatorsby the people has been changed fromthe 11th to the 18th of May The changein the date was occuslcned by the factthat teeny prominent Confederate vete-rans who are anxious to attend the reunion in Charleston wanted the changemade in order to allow thorn to attendboth

Congressman Jones who is prominentin the movement s In the city todayand stated that a bureau of correspond-ence W opened here without delayA Secretary whose name he did not givewould he said be put in charge and acorps of clerks would be on hand to ans-wer the letters that might be received

Two Freighters IuuiirhtilNewport News Va April 1C Bl Xorte

and Kl Sud two of the four large freightsteamers building here for the Morgajiline operating between New YorkNow Orleans were launched at the yardof the Newport News Shipbuilding andDry Dock Company

Mis Mary Orctitt of New York daugh-ter of Mr C B Orcutt President of theshipbuilding company fhrisiened ElNorte Jeanette Paten of Monticello X Y sponsor for Kl Sud perform-ed a similar ceremony on that ship

Me vy Sentence fur Rubbery

Wheeling W Va April lCIn theCriminal Court here yesterday Judge Hugus sentenced Thomas Gordon and Thom-as Gatrell to the penitentiary for nineyears for stealing brass from the OhioRiver Railroad repair shop Frank John-son who was found guilty of a similaroffense was sentenced for life this beingthe third time he has been convicted of afelony

Notes from tile llappaliaunockSpecial I Tfce TwL

Fredericksburg Va April 11 Mr JohnA Afeop one of the mostfarmers of this county died today athis home near this city after a lingeringIMnesc fwtycne years A widowsurvive him

The residence of Mr Walter Jones nearGulney Caroline County watt entirelydestroyed by fire with most of the furniture

Preston Connly Journal Snlil-

Piadmont W Va April U3 WWhite has sold the Preston Co ntr Jour-nal to H S WhetzaJI White Is postmas-ter at KlNCWVAd now and erred twoterm In the Legislature The Journal istiie Republican organ the county

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RAILWAY AS EDUCATOR

Seaboard Air Line Library forEmployes and Patrons

TO BE SENT FROM TOWN TO TOWN

Schemo Grlslnnted with Vice President-St John and J II Heard Mr

Sent Check for Thousand flounceand Commended Originality of the Un-

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ruandant Col Guutber to Take Charge

Norfolk Va April 11 The SeaboardAir Line some time ago establishedthrough the combined efforts of VicePresident St John and Mrs J B Heard

circulating library for the benefit of itsemployee and of the towns along its tineThe collection grew quite slowly but thework excited so much interest that MrSt John brought the matter to the atten-tion of Mr Andrew Carnegie whose phi-lanthropic gifts have done much in aid oflibraries in the South

The matter was given Instant attentionby the steel king who inclosed his checkto Mr St John for 1000 in aid of thescheme which he pronounced entirelyoriginal on the part of a railway com-pany and most praiseworthy He re-

quested occasional reports of the progressof the work

Mr St Johns scheme is to send thelibraries from town to town puttingthem in each place under the care of anassistant industrial agent of the lineand free access may be had to the libraryby the townspeople the books oelng retainel ten days The plan has excitedwidespread interest

Tort Mpnmes New CommandantThe new commandant of Fort Monroe

Col Gunther wilt assume charge uponthe completion of his courtmartial dutyin Washington this week He is verykindly remembered here and will be cor-dially welcomed back

Tomorrow morning at 10 oclock Bat-teries F and 11 of the Sixth Regiment ofRegular Artillery will start from FortMonroe on their long journey to ManilaThe troops will take none of their heavyguns with them but will go overland Inlight marching order to San Franciscowhere on the 18th they will board a trans-port upon which will be loaded in ad-vance Catlings and other field piecesAmong the officers and noncommissionedstaff of the regiment are a number ofSouthern Society men who enlisted or re-

ceived commissions at the outbreak ofthe war

There have been no more manifestationsof violence on the part of the strikingrailway laborers since an employe of theTennis Construction Company was as-saulted and badly Injured yesterday

Comifcelpil A ainKt ViolenceA large meeting of the strikers was

held in this city last night at which theirlenders advised them to refrain train allviolence The men still hope to win theirlight

John Quincy Adams Immediately uponhis release from the pesthouse inaugu-rated a reign of terror In his householdwhich was terminated today by ils ar-

rest and Imprisonment He is alleged tohave waylaid and robbed his son spendinghis wages for liquor and then kept theboy out of the house with a gun threat-ened to his daughter and her hus-band and afterward attacked one of binsons with a baseball bat Adams wascommitted in default of his fine andbond for three months good behaviorwas also required

LADY SLAPPED ILlS

Mixtip front Conten-tion Over Real Estate

Serial to The PostFralerlckstjurg Va April 11 The

HHlersThornton cases which have beenfiguring in the courts of King GeorgeCounty for some time have finally cometo a close The cases grew out of thefailure of C W Hillers and wife whoagreed to purchase from J Taylor Thornton the elegant Belle Grove estate tomeet their payments They paid 5uO cashtook possession and refused to vacatewhen the deferred payments were notmet Mr J T Thornton and his brotherGrayson Thornton on February I wentto Belle Grove and notified the Hillersthat they must give the property

During the conversation Mrs Hillerssprang at J T Thornton and slapped hisface Thornton caught her by the wristsand held her while she kicked his shinsWhile this was going on young Hillersand Grayson Thornton had a tight Whenquiet was restored the Hillers agreed toleave They did so two days later Theyhowever swore out four or five warrantsagainst the Thorntons for assault cand when the cases came up before Jus-tices the Thorntons were heavily fined

They appealed to the Coumy Courtwhere the decisions of the Justices wereset aside and all the warrants dismissedThe case attracted wide attention andable counsel was employed on both sides

Cards are out for the marriage of MissMinnie M Dew of Mrs M WDew of this county to Sir J BoydWashington of Spring Hill CarolineCounty the ceremony to take place atthe home of the bride at Lewiston April19 at S oclock

Rev Dr F P Ramsay President ofFredericksburg College has been electedto deliver the address at the laying of thecornerstone of the Mary WashingtonHospital on April H The Masonic Lodgewill conduct the ceremonies

Mrs Irene Garnett Gordon wife of DrWilliam A Gordon of Orange Countywho has been sick in this city for severalmonths at the home of her brotherCouncilman M G Willis died suddenly

bronchitis aged fortyfouryears She was a lady of lovely charac-ter and had many friends A nusbandlive children and many other relativessurvive her The remains will be takento her home in Orange County for inter-ment

Supposed eiv Whisky TrustSfUl to The Post

Charleston W Va April IS Charterswere Issued here today to New Yorkcapitalists whose object it is believedIs th formation of a whisky trust to

several Wg Kentucky concernsFive charters were issued nominally tothe A Keller Company of CynthianaHarrison County Ky Water FillFrazier of Lawrenocburg AndersonCounty Ky William Tarr of LexingtonKy the T G White Company of ParisKy and Bond Lillard of Lawrenceberg Ky The in each caseare Joseph U CheslettRaun Raymond G andSptnner of Xew York City andT Rand of Trenton N J

Gin Wheeler to Ie the OratorSptdiil to The Pest

Lexington Va April 1L A telegram wasreceived here today from President Will-iam L Wilson of Washington and Lee Uni-versity who was In Washingtonto New York stating that GenWheeler had accepttd the todeliver an address June U the lastday of the commencement exercise at theuniversity before tne literary societies ofthat institution

Metlindlat Iroletuut AppointmentsS dal to The feet

Criafleld Md April 11 The MethodistProtestant Conference adjourned todayafter tho appointments wereAmong them are the following Alexar

T P Revclle Central WashingtonJ W Kirk First CT rch Washington-J W Gray Georgetown D C J 1 KInzer North Carolina Avenue Washington

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iderdlce editor Protestant FT Tugs

JURY UNABLE TO AGREE

Fnte of Col C P Autiln Charged withAMuuIt Undecided

Newport News Va April 13 The Jurym the case of CoL G P Austin chargedwith criminal assault upon Bertha Tappin tailed to agree upon a verdict lastnight and were brought Into court againthIs morning After deliberating over anhour they returned saying they werestill unable to On motion of Com-

monwealths Attorney Collier they weregiven until 2 oclock this afternoon toreach a verdict At 4 oclock they re-

ported that they were still unable toagree They were sent back to theirroom again

The jury was discharged late tonightbeing unable to agree on a verdict TheJury stood eight for death penalty threefor longterm imprisonment and one foracquittal Another Jury will be impan-eled and a second trial begun on Mondaynext

Charles Zanz who arrived from Ha-vana yesterday on the Missouri wandered away while delirious from fevercontracted in Cuba The man was foundIn the Normal School yard In HamptonHe was too ill to know where he wasHe was taken to the jail where a com-fortable bed was given him until the ar-rival of an ambulance from Josiah

HospitalThe International Press League which

has been In annual session at Baltimorefor the past three days arrived at OldPoint Comfort last night and this morning about 250 of Its members visited theshipyard to inspect the great plant Before coming here the members of theleague visited the Soldiers Home atHampton They also visited the largeHampton Normal Institute for Indianand colored men and women At 1030oclock the newspaper representativesboarded summer cars in Hampton andstarted on their journey to this cityThey went directly to the shipyard andthere were shown through the big plantAll of the were visited and one ofthe battleships was boarded This evening at the left for Balti-more on the Virginia

FALLS CHURCH ENCAMPMENT

Several Prominent Orators Have

Promised to Make Addresses

Daughters of the Confederacy Arrauging-nlrograuiuio UailrouiUand Hotoli

Interested and Iromloo toHelp time Cause Aloiiff

Special to TheFalls Church Va April 14 Prepara-

tions for the General State Encampment-to be held here are steadily progressingand the Daughters of the Confederacyunder whose auspices the encampment isheld have reason to be encouraged at theoutlook Enough prominent orators andspeakers have been secured to Insure itssuccess but not content with what theyalready have the management is reach-Ing out after as many available speakers-as they can secure

A lively interest has been manifested-by the railroads which have alreadygranted liberal concessions with thepromise of still greater assistance laterGreatly reduced rates from all parts ofVirginia and Maryland have been se-cured and the Southern Railway gIVes aguaranty that there shall be no lack oftrains to convey the people to and fromFalls Church and Washington The vil-lage of Falls Church through Its Council-is taking active interest in events andby special legislation have appointed allnecessary committees to represent thatcorporation The general manager MrVV L is rushed with work andhis office In Washington is the scene ofgreat activity He has secured deskroom at the office of L A Conwell 1207

H street where he is to be found dailyfrom 11 to 3 p m

As the hotels of Washington are tohouse the visitors at night active Interestis beIng taken by hotel men throughoutthe ctv and an organization of hotel prouhetors is to be effected to look afterthe comfort and convenience of fhe visitinc dPlecRtlons The commissary depart-ment at time grounds has fallen Into goodhands The contract has been let by themanagement to C C Wlialen proprietor-of the Cottuce lunch room on Fifteenthstreet

There will be military drills each mornInn or the encampment followed by bandconcerts and a procession A feature otthe orocession on the morning of the 7thwill be a trades carnival In whichthe leading business houses of AlexandriaantI Washincton will participate

The press of which MertonE Church Is the Chairman Is preparing-an elaborate souvenir programme vhichwill be both elaborate and attractive Inaddition to several very fine engravings-of President McKInley GenStonewall Jackson and Robert E Lee Itwill contain the battle hymn of the Southwhich was written especially for the en-campment and managementintends to have rendered by UnitarianQuartet of Washington

The list of speakers thus far securedwho have a national and general reputa-tion are the President GenSenator Daniel Senator Martin Senator Gorman Rev Father Stafford Cor-poral Tanner and John H Alexander

I Old llciil it from Heart failureSj el l to ne Post

Rockviilf Md April 13Mr John FByers a prominent citizen of this towndied suddenly here this afternoon of heartfailure Mr Hyena was a native of Car-roll County but came to this county aboutforty years ago For twenty years he wasmanager of the Montgomery Hotel andfor a period of twelve years he was

j Cashier of the Montgomery Coun-I ty National Bank of Rockville At thej of the present year Mr Byers

severed his connection with the bank andthe event marked his retirement from ac-tive business

College AssociationSpecial to The Post

Hyattsvllle Md Arrtl 13 The Mary-land Intercollegiate Oratorical Associa-tion has been organized with Prof JamesW Reese of Western Maryland Presi-dent Dr Thomas Fell of St Johns An-napolis Secretary anI Prof Richard AIvey Vice President f the Maryland Agri-cultural College Troiourer St JohnsWestern Maryland d Maryland Agri-cultural Colleges are now members of time

association The first contest will takeIn the auditorium of Western Ma-

ryland Colegi on April 28

1njec Urged

Special PoetRichmond Vu April 12 At the meet-

ing tonight of the board of directors ofthe Chamber of Commerce Mr WilliamPollard of King William County addressed the body In reference to the Rich-mond and Tidewater Railway The boardadopted resolutions setting forth the po-

tent reasons why this road should beconstructed The resolutions set forththat the building of this line U one of themost important and promising that canbe undertaken In the Interest of Richmond-

Gift front Andrew CarnegieS9dl to TIle Put

Richmond Va April 11 Mr AndrewCarnegie made a gift of S1COO to thelibrary ot the Virginia Mechanics Insti-tute also offers to give 110000 towarda tine buldng when 30000 shall havebeen subscribed here

Three Maryland I ttmMt rThe follawiftg fourthclass postraa tf rs

for Maryland were appointed yesterdev-Clennont Mills S H Coals DayfivllleAlbert C Valentine Harrisonville Will-iam C Jean

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Aged Musician Called Witness

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LETTERWaiCU DOES NOT EXPLAIN

J S Eckford Wrote that He Recognized-

No God and Ills Reasons for Wanting to

Papers In a Saloon and Threw Awayaiouev Physicians Believe that lie Hasa Good Chance of Recovery

Special to The PoetCumberland Md April J S

Eckford of Portsmouth Va about sixtyfive years old shot himself through thehead on the street here today He wasremoved to the jail and tonight thereare hopes of his recovery

Eckford is a professor of music and apiano tuner He dresses well and wears-a flowing white beard He stood nearlytwo hours this morning with his hat oftat the place he shot himself While stand-Ing in front of Mr Swartzweklers houseProf Eckford called to the latter to goand stand by a tree nearby Mr Swartwelder wanted to know why he shouiddo so Eckford replied 1 want you towitness something I am going to killmyself At the same time he drew a re-

volver Dr Richard Gerstcll who camealong heard part of the conversationand said For Gods sake man dont doanything like that and at the sametime proceeded to move toward the agedman as If to disarm him

Eckford told him at once to stand backor he would kill him Dr Gerstell withdrew and then Eckford fired and fell to

the pavement Eckford was carried tothe jail bleeding but not unconscious

Eckford was resting well tonight hispulse and temperature being normal andhis condition rational He was smoking apipe and now and then would repeat thathe was a Virginia gentleman Fourphysicians consulted and decided totrephine the skull In the morning at theWestern Maryland Hospital where he willbe removed in order to find the bulletAfter the shooting Eckford positively re-

fused to give particulars concerning him-

self His satchel and trunk were search-ed at his boardinghouse and In the latter were found lute linen piano tunerstools Knights of Pythias buttons andother articles On top of the clothes wasa note which read as follows

The reasons for my killing myself arenobodys business From a customary cu-riosity people meddle and inquire intothings that concern them not Let thelaw take its course I am solely and onlyresponsible for being dead I recognize-no God for there is none The few ap-purtenances I have will certainly defraymy board expenses at the Porter House

Eckford came to Cumberland a few daysago from Wheeling He talked at thetelling of his birth in France his serviceIn the Confederate Army under JebStuart and of his shooting a man inPortsmouth last summer for which hewas fined He avows he will yet kill himself stating that yesterday he wrote hiswife of the deed done today His familyhe says is in comfortable circumstancesThis morning in a saloon he destroyed-all his papers and he threw his money agoodly roll into the creek Doctors saythere are good chances of recovery

C M Millifon aged about flttyfiveyears a mill owner of Springfield Hampshire County W Va whosewife obtained a divorce from him a fewdays ago after four litigation wasmarried here last night to Miss ElizabethRandall Millison his brothers widow

The Pennsylvania passenger train leav-ing here In tne afternoon ran into anopen switch at Mount Dallas andeer Thomas Wblfklll died tonight fromInjuries received

BALLOTING FOR DELEGATES

Convention of Republicans in the Arling-ton District

Special to The PostRosslyn Va April 14 The Republicans-

of Arlington District AlexaadrIa CountyVa held a convention at Kempersschoolhouse last evening with about 200

persons present and elected delegatesand alternates to the county conventionwhich meets Monday next for the purposeof nominating candidates for county off-icers The meeting was called to order byWilliam Lomax after which H L Holmesand W C Wlbtrt were chosen as Chairman and Secretary respectively withCharles I Simms and William H Butleras tellers

On ballot the following were elected asdelegates Tibbltt Allen Henry ButlerWilliam Lomax W L Smith EdwardMcGee as alternates Charles I SlmmsL Grey Lewis Williams Ammond Pollard and M C Stevens For district

the following nominations weremade Supervisor F S Corbett Justicesof the Peace W L Smith M C Stevensand B C Fleet Overseer of the PoorRev Jacob Williams and for ConstableB F Matthews

DENOUNCED A BISHOP

Dr A Jaeger to lie Tried on the Charge-of Disorderly Conduct

Special to The Pa tLynchburg Va April H Dr A Jaeger

Superintendent of the Lynchburg ColoredOrphan Asylum is in trouble again andhas been summoned before the PoliceCourt to answer a charge of disorderlyconduct Yesterday he met Bishop Randolph at the Union depot and denouncedthe Bishops course in sustaining thefindings of the ecclesiastical court whichresulted in Jaeger being compelled tosever his relations with the diocese ofSouthern Virginia Dr Jaeger shook hisfinger at the Bishop applying harsh epi-thets A warrant was sworn out for Msarrest The case wilt come up In the Police Court on the 17th instant

In the Montgomery Presbytery todayRev H C V Campbell was appointed topreach the next doctrinal sermon Licen-tiate L S Harper was ordained to theministry Rev T M McCorkle was givenuntil the next meeting of the presbyteryto consider the call fromChurch and Rev A L Raehai acceptedthe call from Peaks and Mom valeChurches

Portrait of Winnie DaTi-

Sf isl to The PestRichmond Va April 14 A full

length portrait of MISS Winnie Doylepainted by Mr John P Walker wa hungin the picture gallery of Lee Camp

The hall was crowded Tile pres-entation address was delivered by JudgeTheodore S Garnett of Norfolk and theportrait was received on behalf otCamp by Hon D C RichnJwwi Cernmonwealths Attorney of this city Thportrait is a tribute to the memory of tile

of the Confederacy from thepeople of Richmond and was paid for lay

subscription

TJagbja Victim In Serious Conditionto Post

Fredericksburs Va April 14 Newreached here today of the actions condi-

tion of Mr George R Scott of Tappftbajinock who was shot aertral weeks byCapt A F Bagby during an altercationMr Scott has been coennd to Ms bedwith fever Since the shooting wrtodoctors in attendance

to Unlf ar Ur of Virginia

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POLITICS IX PRINCE GEORGES

Lively Contest for the Nomination forCounty Office lu

to Th PoetLaurel Md April 15The Republicans-

of Prince Georges County are about toengage in a warm contest for places onthe county ticket and the coming primartea will dcubtless witness a factional fightas bitter as any that have enlivened poli-tics in the county in the past few yearsCupt William M Potter of Laurel dis-trict has announced his candidacy forthe nomination for County Treasurer payin between J4COO and J3000 a year forfour years

President Horace Crozier of the Boardof County Commissioners CommissionerBenjamin N Hardesty and Mr R WHunter the present Deputy under CountyTreasurer Philip P Castle are also candidates and each has a large followingPresident Luther Brashears of the Vanscllle Farmers Club is likely to be namedfor County Commissioner and Mr A MBond of Laurel Is spoken of for the Legislature

Jlr Tames P Curley of Laurel is re-garded as assured of the nomination forStates Attorney It is said that he is thechoice of the dominant Republican fac-tion which Is led by County TreasurerCastle and Postmaster Charles F Shutfee jr and enjoys the conftdence of Con-gressman Moth

On the Democratic side the primariesand county convention promise to beequally lively A slate is said to havebeen made up which bears the names ofEllery Coffin son of exCongressmanCharles E Coffin of Mulrklrk for CountyTreasurer County Commissioner RichardJ Swann for Sheriff Joseph S Wilsonof Marlboro for States Attorney withthe legislative candidates divided betweenLaurel Bladensburg and a lower countydistrict and the two candidates for County Commissioner to come also from thelower end of the county MrSoiggs of district Is spoken offor County Treasurer and James HTighe of Laurel row Deputy Sheriff forSheriff

BOBBED BY MOUNTAINEERS-

An Amelia County Resident In Brutallyloaton Tlio Thieves Captured

Special to Th PostPetersburg Va April 11 Mr Farley a

widelyknown citizen of Amelia Countywas knocked down and brutally beatenyesterday by two mountaineers whomhe had at work on his dwelling The as-sailants also threatened to kill Mrs Farley when she went to her husbands asslstance The men robbed Mr Farley ofshoe In money and also took hla gun Aft-er committing the assault and robberythe two men fled but were captured today at Wilsons depot In Dinwiddie Coun-ty Just as they were about to board thewestbound passenger train on the Norfolk and Western Railroad They werehandcuffed and carried to the county jailof Amelia

Special United States Revenue CollectorsGee and Newcomb seized and destroyedyesterday the illicit still of E M Clements In Greensvllle County with a capa-city of 1025 gallons per day together with1040 gallons of beer

The Surry Cavalry were Inspected to-

day at Surry Court House by Col JoLane Stern of Richmond The companyappeared In full force and were address

by Col Stern who complimented theraon their tine appearance This Id the onlycavalry company In the State

The Petersburg Episcopal Convocationconvened in SL Pauls Episcopal Churchthis afternoon with a large attendance-of clerical and lay delegates from differentsections of the State The convocationxvlll be In session the remainder of theweek

SUIT AGAINST RAILROAD

Case or Kecver vs Hurry Sussex andSouthampton Company on Trial

Special to The PostPetersburg Va April 13Judge B A

Hancock has been engaged In the CircuitCourt of Brunswick County hearing thesuit of Albert and L E Keever againstthe Sorry Sussex and Southampton

Company on motion to dissolve theinjunction granted in that case The suitwas Instituted by the plaintiffs to enjointhe railroad company from laying itstrack upon a rightofway over a tract ofland In Sussex County which had beenpurchased by the Surry Lumber Com-pany and subject to which right of waythe Keevers have bought the land

The Democratic convention of PrinceGeorge County to nominate county of-

ficers to be voted for at the May elec-tion was held at the County Court Housetoday and was very largely attendedAll of the present officers of the countywere nominated as follows TreasurerCharles Comer Sheriff W E BoisseauCommonwealths Attorney John J CockeClerk of the Court W D Temple andCommissioner of Revenue R H Burrow

The Petersburg Episcopal convocationmet In third days session today Theconvocation sermon was preached by RevW B Capers of Farmvllle Mr D LPulIIam of Manchester read an essay onThe Laymans Place in the Parish To

night Rev C R Kuyk of Blackstonepreached and the convocation adjourned

TRIED ON A SERIOUS CHARGE

Veteran Charted with Criminal AssaultUpuu a Youuc Girt

Special to The PostNewport News Va April 11 Col f

P Austin the aged veteran who 5

charged with criminally assaulting thirteenyearold Bertha Toppin in Phoebus-a short time ago was arraigned in theElizabeth Ctty Court today A Jury wassecured without trouble of todayssession was in hearing the testi-mony of Bertha Toppin

The Newport News Shipbuilding andDry Dock Company will onnext launch two more large wifreha t

being the ftnst two of the four newMorgan liners E3 None will be launchedabout noon and El Sod wilt follow abcnthalf an hour later There wilt be roformal ceremony Oft this occasion otherthan that attendant on the christening ef

It its ndentood that Mto Mary

President of the Newport News Sbibbuilding and Dry willchristen the Bl Sort Site was tOesponsor for the JOlt Kl

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Cumberland Md April J5 J a-

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and Mary Mix rp tivly Thytook their bridetict over the Un mPennsylvania to Rev J W Troutmawho found be eowld not marry on a Maryland HI isolation that ta r-erofl beck again into Maryland and he

follow over tbe Hue ailalighted from their and In

of a heavy wind in knots were tiedon the r adde

Child Drowned In CanalSp fel to Peat

iM April 17Zttte Mayfitsyea r W daughter f a Widow AnnaE Williams drowned into afternoIn the C ept Jce and Ohio Canal near

The eMtt mothercook for Sept Tntv n i e bat a gJ ifof meet retiring the canal This ebttdwandered from its raeth and

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Lexiagum Va April 17Capt IfBillie died Sunday afternoon at idaIn Buena Vista ef heart trouble He waborn flfUtbiee years and was a MI

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Kills an Unwelcome Visitor

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FREQUENT WARNINGS UNHEEDED

James C hatchIng a Special Officer ofNorfolk County Takes Life of Kobart-Sbnir a Young Railroad Clerk ut-

lirlchton a Suburb of PorUmoutliMurderer Caltaly Dresses Little Sum

Ylilts a KelutUe and Thou Surreuder-

5peUl to The PostNorfolk Va April 17 A shooting

place yesterday afternoon about eeteck-in Brighton a suburb of Portsmouth thatresulted In the death of Robert Shaw awellknown railroad clerk at the handsof James C Hutching a special polled of-ficer of Norfolk County Hutching ownstatement is that he had warned Shawseveral times to keep away his homethat yesterday afternoon ht went homeand found the front and back d ors teched and after he had knocked his wiferaised an upstairs window andwas there When he told her he hoard anexclamation My God there Is JimHutchlns Just after this h heardsome one unlock the front doorand running to time front of the housesaw Shaw coming out in time act of putting on his coat

Hutchlns declares that he said HaventI warned you to keep away front thishouse then drawing his pistol he tireds Shaw was leaving the place The firstshot missed the mark and Shaw attempt-ed to run back Into the houso but justas he reached the stop Hutchlns fired usecond time the bullet taking effect Inleft breast just over the heart Shanthen ran away from the house anti crossed a ditch going a distance of probably120 feet when he foil

Antimony Harroll and Charles Laws twocolored men who had been attracted bytho shooting ran to his assistance butbefore they could render any aid ho had uhemorrhage and died Hutchlns says thatImmediately after time shooting went

the house dressed hits little son antIwent to tile residence of his brotherinlaw Mr E W Owens where he remainedsortie time and then went to tha olllca ofJustice Ainrnvorth antI surrendered him-self and was taken to the county jailTho Inquest has been adjourned until tomorrow Shaw time lead man came herefrom Littleton N about eightago and was employed as a clerk in theSeaboartl Air Line general olllee Heleaves a widow and IRe children MrHutchlns is a Portsmouth man abouttwentyeight years old and la well known

Another Norfolk StrikeNorfolk has another strike on Time 100

colored laborers who were expected l ythe contractors for a new oferage In time Fifth Ward refused to startIn unless the Jl per day offered thorn wanincreased to 125 and J150 The demandwas refused by Guild Co of Chatta-nooga contractors and no trtHibtfollowed when this companys own em-

ployed started to brook ground The Itborers claim that the city has paid flSper day for similar work The onthe Norfolk and Atlantic Terminal Com-

pany line Is still In anti hi eonsequence the work of grading remains atu standstill

Louis Proctor a mechanic hasto the police that he was held up awl

In the heart of the city by two uemen and a woman He was

while his pockets were rilled Two firrests have

IIUHTBY EXPLODING ISOILKIt

Two 3Iou ua Result of AccidentNear CUmont

Special to The PostCharlottesville Va April 14A boiler

exploded in time White Star Mills noar-

Clsmont this county today probablyfatally Injuring the proprietor W O-

Broodhead and a laborer named TornWalker anti painfully scalding MrBroadheads daughter

Prof R T V Bowman of Clemson College South Carolina died this afternoonai his brothers residence near Char-lottesville of a complication of heart andlung diseases

SHOT DEAD AT A DANCE

Tragedy Caused by Ulan Stopping on IllsPartners Toes

8pcUl to The PostCharleston W Va April 17 At a

Sunday night dance on Camp CreekWayne County early this morning Mar-

ion Gilmore was shot four times and fa-

tally wounded by John Stuck Stuckand Gllmorea daughter were dancing to-

gether but begun quarreling becauseStuck stepped on her toe Gllmore took ahand and began shooting Severalwomen jumped through windows to escape Stuck la at large

1ojniUr Voto lor Senators IndorsedSpecial to The Port

Lancaster Va April 17 There was alarge gathering of Democrats today atLancaster where a massmeetingheld in the Interest of the movement topromote the election of Senators by thpeople recently inaugurated In thisThe meeting was very interesting and anumber of speeches were made Indontfnithe object set forth In call Ionmeeting at Richmond next month Th rwere delegates appointed tocounty but it was that any otherDemocrats in sympathy with the movemeat ore at liberty to

Dcittli of James Pull In-

SpwUl to PoetLuray Va April 17 James PulHn an

aged citizen of this county died yesterday f

morning at his home In Thorntons Gapabout leven mites east of Luray Putttnabout four ago caught In a se-

ver now orm 5n Ridge sOdthe amputation of both andfoot necessary H was a nutrre ofRappahannock County and wax about

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Wife of Judge Chew Dead

Upper Marlboro Md April fcMrLouisa D B Chew UM wife rf Jetf-

R B B Chew dIed at KlbroU nearat J oclock this afternoon She

years old Funeral swrvtoMover remain will fe aU TrinityChurch thiS plies Tuesday at 11 a m-

Iy noli but Collou 31111 Itxpautlon-

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