THANKS INMANCHESTER

ajiujgo J. H. Ingram ShowsHis Appreciation.

HIS LETTER TO THE BAR

Ail Commission Inspect that Institution.nd r;jnd Everything In Fine Shape.Clear-Water Proposition Be¬

fore Council.Notes.

Manchester Bureau Tlmes-DIspatch, J,No. 1102 Hull Street. J

Tho only thing of Importance In Man¬

chester yesterday was the letter of JudgeIngram to the bar of Manchester uponthe rosolu"<jns adopted by that body on

Mn'reslgnritlon of tho bench of the Corpo-lation Court, which expressed a senso of

appreciation' of the n«'tl«m of that body¦ nd his thanks. lío writes as follows:

Richmond, Vu., Sep. 29, 1903.To' tho Honorable, tho Corporation Court'Of the City of Manchester:.desire to express my sincero nnel pro-

foind sense of appreciation of the actionof the Corporation Court of ManchesterIn'ïppolntliig a cornmltteo of tho bar andtilt citizens of that city to preparo a me-

imrlal of my service ns Judge of thathohffaiblo court, and to gratefully nc-

¦ícn'owbedgé my sense of the great honorconferred upon mc ,jy the handsome tes-t'moijiil of the committee contained Inthe resolutions of the committee, and en¬

tere/1 of record on the minutes of thecoirt. To say that from the bottom ofmy heart 1 thank the court. Its officers,th« bar and the people for their lovingtcitimonlal, Is but the truth. Mny God bo.wlh you all, Is tho earnest prayer ofore who stands Indebted to tho peoples of«6iar old Manchester.

Gratefully,JOHN H. INGRAM.

CONDITION OF JAIL.The commission appointed by Judge

Clopton yesterday to inspect the Jail per-Íormed their.duties nnd reported thnt theyfound everything In good shape.City Sergeant Saundors received tho

commission and showed them throughtho institution. There are twenty-twoprisoners In Jail, not one of which hail akick to register. Tho food and sanitarycondition of the Jail was reported as beingfir el-class.

SWANSBORO'S DETECTIVI·:.Ceyistable'W. E. Grant, of 8wanshoro,

has been chosen general manager of thoVlrrtnla Detective and Collection Agency-of tint town: All klneis of detoctlvo wor;t·will t;e done by.the agency, and first-clawsreturns tro guaranteed.

PERSONAL AND NOTES.Tho little daughter of Councilman Fer-

_rusort cmtlnues III at the residence ofher fptlyr.James Parker Is considered to bo bet¬

ter.Mrs. (. L. Fuller went to Gordons-

vllle yoikcrday to attend the funeral ofher. broiler, .Mr.' R. H. Slratton.

An altumn tea will be given at theresident of Mrs. ?. H. Betty to-nlght.

Civil jases were heard ln the Corpo¬ration fourt yesterday.Mrs. ? G. Saunders Is Improving.

CLEAR WATER.The (.omarilttee on Clear Water /want

clear «Alto«, and an effort will be madeto get t. ùr tho city.A propoítlon Ih beforo the committee

to furnlshtlie city with clear water byMr. J. C. Robertson, nnd that proposi¬tion Is umor consideration.The onlj thing ngnln.st the mensuro

is thn pri'd, and It Is «mite probable thata compromise measure will be'reportedto the Olinoli.Mr. J. f! Abbott la chairman of this

commute»; and he is very anxious tohave the/ .matter settled. At the noxtmeeting it Council a report will be made,and on this report somo action will betaken, vhlch will show tho citizenswhich «f.y the Council leans on the sub¬ject. I,

CHESTER ENTERTAINMENT.The (ítertalnmí-nt given on last Tues¬

day ntht In Chester by the ladles ofthe U.lscopal Church was a successflnancllly. A programme had been ar¬

range/ 'consisting of polo singing, musicand ràdlngs, but when the hour had ar¬rived for tho entertainment to beginonly one or two persons on the pro-grarene had put in their appiiarance.Ho «ver, the people who nttended werejiot.llsappolnted, for there was a splen-diV-menu awaiting the-m In the spaciousdlmg room of Mrs.. Robertson's, atwhse homo the.entertainment was held.MS Mabel Robertson had chargo ofth/arrangements./j GOOD TIME.dies Mattlo Hatcher will entertain Tier

./¦ends to-morrow night at her home,J/ Chester. These socials are held bl-/veekly at tho different homes of the'young people m the village of Chester,«nd they hnve proven very highly en-tortalnlng. Owing to the popularity ofMiss Hatcher ln Chester and the sur-undine county, the mere announcementher bolng toh hostess on this occasion\ Insure a largo crowd and a goodf by all who attend.

/-Cjrand Opera.

Nciothlng, perhaps, could have beon morolllllnnt thnn tho performance of "Fnust"* the Academy last evening. Beforo an'ellence that was fashionable In the ox--inni. Miss Shny, undor conditions thatire; not favorable, mado a most do-led lilt. »Rlohmond had seen and npplauded Ml'sgmy as Marguerite, hut tho role ns shessnyed It last evening was a revelationo tho largo audience. There wns ? flroend nervo about hor work that caught thomillonee from the first, and there waslot a moment that she did no) charm tho..lendld house. She wns In excellent

.."voice and well wem tho numerous, plaudits.that were showered upon her.

Tho "Fnust" of Joseph Fredericks was'.¦a; noteworthy performance. Mr. Fred-* clicks i)ns range and timbre, and he wasin excellent form last «.veiling. His weak¬ness Is a lack of masculino strength thatqne has a right to expect In tho loverof the boautlful Margarita. At the sumotime it must be recognized that "Faust"Is necessarily a weak character, fromtho moral standpoint. And the moralfibro crops out In tho pliysipnl attrlhutosFrancis Carrier, as Valentine., roso lo

unexpected heights of passion -J lai the

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STEINWAY UPRIGHT'$275.

HARDKIAH UPRIGHT$225.

TheFO pianos aro In perfectcondition.. Thoy wero takenits part payment on tho

ARTISTIC

We hnvo many othors.Cash or Easy Terms.

Investigato.

STIEFF,431 E. Broad St.

J, E. DUNBAR, Mgr.,f _%l

fourth net, In whl--h his dying denounce¬ment of his sister constitutes probably thestrongest scene In tho wholo opora.in tn·.· afternoon tne matinee audience

was greatly disappointed In tho productionof "Bohemian Girl." Ml«? Shay was rep¬resented by an understudy, and severalof the cunt wero second-water stars. Butthe chief criticism centered In the chorus,which apparently didn't know Its cues. Itwas very weak. In explanation It mightbo said that this performance of "Bohe¬mian Girl" was the first of the season.

'Ghosts," the remarkable Ibsen dramawhich will be present«! at the Academyto-night, Is term«o<l, and well named, adrama of heredity. In many respects It Isone of the strongest pUiys In the whole his¬tory' of tho stage. Its really marvellouspower, the wonderfully effective way thoresults aimed at are reached, Its stronggrip on the auditor, and the superb op¬portunity It gives players of the rightkind to display their talents Is unques¬tioned. Aa presented by Alberta Gallatiliand her company it will be one of thopronounced successes of tho season.

The Wills Musical Comedy Companyhag been playing to crowded housesthrough out the East, devoting Itself tothree high-class musical comedies, viz. :"Two Old Cronies," "In Atlantic City"and "Sweet Sixteen." The company car¬ries twenty peoplo (mostly all girls) Inaddition to that sterling comedian, JohnB, Wills, who will positively appear atevery performance. The special musicainumbers are:. "Tho Dusky Maidens' Sex¬tette," "The American Girli·:," "New YorkTown for Mine" and "The HiawathaBoys." "Two Old Cronies" will be pre¬sented Saturday matinee "Sweet Sixteen"Friday night, and "In Atlantic City" Sat¬urday night.

Bijou Crowded.Before the curtain rose at the Bijou

last evening the "Standing Room Only"sign was displayed. Every seat In thehouse had been sold, and had the capaci¬ty of the house been double, it ls be¬lieved that there would have been enoughpeoplo to have filled the house. "TheGovernor's Son" came highly endorsed,nnj It Ib living close up to the reputa¬tion given by the critics In other cities.The compnny Is'well balanced, the "stars"being few and far between, but all theImportant roles are ln capable hands. Thowork of John McVeigh, the "Son," lsgood, but the Idea Is general that werehe to "cut" the George Cohan work andBtrlko out on original lines, of which hedisplays his ability to do with perfectassurance that ho will succeed, the showwould lie perfect. The company as Itstands Is better than thnt which camehere supporting the Four Cohans, and tholeading roles are the pec:· of those takenby the Cohans.There Is to bo a matinee this afternoon,

with the last matinee Saturday. Thoplay will be presented nightly at 8:30o'clock.

The Norfolk Vlrglnlan-Pllot of yester¬day had the following notice of the playwhich Is to come here next week, playingfor a total of nine performances at theBijou:When It comes to the real, slmon pure

melodrama, tlic "Child Slaves of NewYork" Is under the wire with the field intbo back stretch every time.Murders, kidnapping, gun play with the

freedom of running water, and Gatl'nggun play at that, perilous rescues fromthe wheels of subway cars and the densof New York's wickedest criminals allthrilled tho audience nnd sent the shiver-lngost kind of shivers creeping up anddown your back from curtain to cur¬tain.Sherlock Holmes Is given knockouts at

tho start the moment Homer Sherwoodsteps Into the llme-llght nnd there's noth¬ing to It but thnt A. Conan Doyle, M. D.,should take a dose of thinking powdersand burn the midnight oil. He's beenescorted to tho far away and deserted.

CHILDREN HURLEDFROM HIGH ROCKS

Number Ruthlessly Killed byTurks in This Way.Sit¬

uation Improving.(By Associated Press.)

SOFIA BULGARIA, Sept. SO..The Im¬provement in the Balkan situation seemsto be rejlected by tho Sofla press, whichno longer discusses the Macedonian sit¬uation. Prince Ferdinand returned herethis morning from his country seat.Letters from Monastlr say the Turkish

authorities arc posting a Unni Invitationto the Insurgents to return to theirhomos.A report Issued bv tho Revolutionary

Committee at Monnstlr gives details of along list of atrocities committed byTurkish troops In September, Including·the ruthless slaughter of a number ofchildren, who wore hurled from highrocks. It Is stnted that the Turks killedover aW peasants.lu a number of villagesand tbat while taking o'iie hundred andthirty villagers ns prisoners to Neveskothoy massucrod soventy-ilve of them.At another placo olghtoon women werooutraged nnd then shut In a barn, whichwas set on flro.A special dispatch from Rila monastry

says that troops recently attacked a

neighboring village; that tho mon tied tothe forests, and tho tho soldiers beatund tortured tho women and children.

Sale Ten Million Boxes aYean

AUDrogK'sts

BEST FOR THE BGWE7,S

DANGER ISNOW PAST

Troops. However. Still PatrolCanadian Soo.

A MAGAZINE DYNAMITED

Number of Soldiers Will Be Sent Backto Toronto To-Day.Many of the

Men Seek Employment (gElsewhere.

(By Associated Press.)SAULT STB MARKB7, MICH., Sept. 80..|

Mounted Infantry and detachments ofthe Canadian mllltbi aro to-night patroll¬ing tho Canadian Soo, at points wheroolllcers of tho Consolidated Laico Supe¬rior Company havo feared trouble by pos¬sible ac'.;- of tho largo number of dis¬charged employes, but absoluto quiet pre¬vailed. About threo hundred men whohod been detained In tho woods at Wilde,for sovoral days, arrived on the AlgomaCentral Railroad to-night ln chargo oftho soldiers sent thero this morning. Themen received tholr pay checks, worogiven tickets for sovoral meals and de-parted without causing trouble.Colonel Buchanan, ln command of the

troops, to-night ordered twenty-five sol¬diers to guard the dynamlto magazine oftho company, several miles from tho city.Co!on«-1 Buclianan, confident that the so-rlousncF·· of tho situation ls practicallyover, to-night «iJd ho probably wouldorder a number of tho soldiers back toToronto to-morrow.There ore Eevc-ral hundred men whom

the ompany are yet to bring In, Includ¬ing a number boyond Wilds. They willbe given their pay slips and will be pro¬vided with noverai meals, but will be no¬tified by «the municipal authorities orthe ccrrpony officials that they will re¬çoive no assistance ln the future andwill be advised to accept employmentwhich ls being offor«3d elsewhere. Nu¬merous discharged men have already leftfor other parts.No more arrásate except those of two men

this morning who wero charged with In¬timidation and Inciting to riot, wore mode.

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FATAL BLUNDER

Peace of San Stefano a ThoughtlessAction.

(By Associated Press.)NEW YORK. September 30..Some un¬

published history of value and many in¬teresting side-lights upon modern historyand historic figures appear In the me¬moirs of M. DeBIowltz, Journalist anddiplomat. In his memoirs which are to bopublished to-morrow by Doubleday, Page& Company, DeBIowltz gives a heretoforeunpublished Interview with Bismarck, hadIn 1878. which Is a valuable contributionto the literature relating to the IronChancellor. Bismarck said:"The peace of San Stefano was one of

the most thoughtless actions of modernhistory. Ignatleff made a blunder whichno true statesman would ever have com¬mitted. He took everything that he couldget. We should not bo where we now are.If in 1SG6 I had acted like Ignatleff. if Ihad taken territory from Austria. Whenwe were victorious every one wanted meto take territory from her. I held myown, though, and since then I have oftenhad cause t0 congratulate myself thatI did so. ..

"In ISTI I acted In the same "way. ,lfI had acted like Ignatleff I should havedemanded PIcardy and Champagne. Now,this never occurred to anyone: and whenI was urged to take Belfort and Netz Irefused."But, as you know at the conclusion

of a campaign such as that was, one hasto take Into consideration the militaryelement, and I was obliged to listen toMoltke, who kept repeating to me atevery hour of the day: 'Metz in ourhands, or In the hands of tho French,means a difference of 100,000 men. moreor less, In the army.' I could not imposeupon my country the burden of put¬ting 100,4000 more men Into active ser¬vice at a given moment."

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THE YELLOW FEVERSITUATION IMPROVES(By Associated Press.)

liARDO, TEX., Sept. 30..The yellowrover situation In this city is beginningto assume a more favorable aspect. Theoltlclal report for to-day shows threonew cases and no deaths. Two caseshave been reported as suspicious. Thetotal number of cases to dajte ls 39, withthree deaths.

SHOT AND KILLEDBY BROTHER-IN-LAW

'(Bv Associated Press.)NEW ORLEANS, Sept. 30..A. B. Ra¬

pito, a well known wholesale llsh dealer,was shot and almost Instantly killed byAlbert t«. Nolle, his brother-in-law, to¬night. The shooting grow out of fam¬ily troubles.

DR. DAVID H." GREERBISHOP COADJUTOR(By Associated Press.)

NEW YORK, September 30,.Dr. DavidII. Greer, of St. Bartholomew Church,was to-day elected coadjutor bishop ofthe Protestant Episcopal Diocese of NowYork,

1 he Grip of Death.(Special to The Tlmes-Dlspatch.)

LYNCHBURG. VA., Sept. 30..C. A.Staples was arrested to-day for shootingand killing a negro named Matt Burns.Stnples Is employed by John II, Healdand Company to look after tho haulingof timber and bark at Concord, twelvemi'les east of tbe city. Under Staplesthere aro a number of-negroes, Includ¬ing Burns, who drive tho various wagons.On several occasions recently Burns hadbeen Impertinent to Staples, and this.morning the two men had a quarrel.Burns Jumped down from his wagon andleaped across a pile of lumber to got atStaples, when the latter drew a pistoland fired. The first ball took effeot,but before the second shot could be firedtho' negro was on top of Staples, and,being a much larger and stronger mnn,ho threw Staples to the ground. Thenegro could not koep tho white manfrom firing the revolver, every chamberof which wns emptied while the twolay struggling on the ground.

It Is thought that every ball foundlodgment In Bums' body. Tho last shothud hardly sounded when tho negro gavoup the fight und began to gasp In thethroes of death. In his last struggle,however, his grip on Mr. Staples wasso fierce that It took several persons totenv him away. In a fow seconds howas dead.Owing to the excitement among the ne¬

groes in the neighborhood Staples wasspirited away and brought to Lynch¬burg. He will bo turned over to the Ap¬pomattox authorities to-morrow.

A Lone* Way Off.Attention Is cnlled to tho fact that the

fight for successor to Judgo D, C. Rich¬ardson as Commonwealths Attorney nfthe city of Richmond, about which somuch Is now bolng said, will not come offuntil 1005, tho now Constitution providingfor an extension of tho term until thattime. Should Judge Richardson retiroto run for Congress In the meantime Illssuccessor for the unexplred term wouldhe appointed by Judge S. B. Witt, of theHustings Court.

IS NO RIFTIN THE FOG

New YorK Municipal« Cam¬

paign In a Tangle.

A DESPERATE STRUGGLE

Tammany and King's County Delega¬tions Will Fight In Convention.Cor-

tain that McClellan Will BoCandidate for Mayor.

(By Associated Press.)NEW YORK, Sept. 80..There*·, is no

rift to-nlght In the Impenetrable foglh which local politics wero plunged bytho deterfrilnntlon of Charles F. Murphyto place Comptroller' Grout and Presi¬dent Fornes on tho Tammany ticket,and tho Implied Intention of the two fu¬sion candidates to accept the nomina¬tions. What, the solution of the dlfllcultywill bo no .ono can at pr. sont predict,und no clearing up appear likely untilafter tho Tammany convention to-morrownight. That the names of Grout andFornes must bo wiped off the fusion slateand tho Republican and Citizens' Unionconventions reconvened to name othercandidates Is tho expressed constructionof Senator Platt and the loaders of thoRepublican and Citizens' Union organiza¬tions generally.Much depends on what reply Is mado

by Mr. Grout to a letter sent to him to¬day by Mr. Cutting, of the Citizens' com¬

mittee, demanding that he clearly definehis position. Grout's reply Is expectedto-morrow.That there will bo a desperate strug¬

gle In tho Democratic convention betweenTammany and the Kings county dele¬gation appears certain. The ExecutiveCommittee of the latter organization metto-night and mado It plain that althou.ghthe nomination of McClellan may be ac¬

cepted, those of Grout and Fornes willbe conteste'd to the uttermost.District-Attorney Jerome announced

to-day that his address at the beefsteakdinner given by T. J. Campbell last nlghi:had boen misinterpreted and that he hadno Idea of conveying the suggestion thathe could by any possibility give his sup¬port to Tammany.It appears practically certain that the

candidates that will be nominated bythe Democrats ln convention to-morrownight have been selected. They aro:George B. McClellan for Mayor. EdwardM. Grout for Comptroller, Charles V.Fornes for President of- the Board ofAldermen.

BARKSDALE BILLTO BE AMENDED

The controversy arising over the Barks-dalo pure elections bill in connection withthe pending case ln Henrico county hasmade lt almost certain that tho Legisla¬ture will, at Its coming November session,be a^ked to so amend the law as to clearup some of Its alleged ambiguities. Thelanguage will likely.be made, plainer inrelation to contests for the- nomination forofllce, and the penalties··for. .violations Inthis respect as certain -end »heavy as lnthe caso of general elections; When thobill was pending Senator Barksdale foughtnearly all amendments, as he feared tothrow down the bars might mean Its ulti¬mate defeat, or heavy burdens in tho wayof adverse amendments.

It is expected" that Senator Barksdalehimself will Introduce some perfectingamendments to the law soon after thesession convenes.

Mainly About People f¦?·?"1·?·?·»·1·<·1^·!·?·1·t·??·!1??«?Mrs. A. B. Matt, who was operated on

at the Virginia Hospital by Dr. GeorgeW. Gay and Dr. Hugh M. Taylor, con¬tinues to improve.Among the prospective charter applica¬

tions which will bo filled with the Cor¬poration Commission in a few days isthat of tho Virginia Amusement Com¬pany, with a capital stock of $50,000;George C. Guvernator is president; DavidConnell, vice-president; George E. uuvei-nator, secretary; ?. H. Hartzell. treasur¬er. The foregoing and John D. Doyle aretho directors. The company controls theprivileges at West End, Forest Hill,Chimborazó and other suburban parks.Alajor C. C. Taliaferro, of Roanoke,

an old veteran, who fought under Jack¬son, was in Richmond yesterday, andwill spend several days near hero huntingsoni with friends.Judgo Waddill Is at Ablngdon holding

court for Judge McDowell, ot the West¬ern District, who Is attorney In ono ofthe Important cases to be tried beforethe Circuit Court thoro.

COAL PRODUCTIONPASSES HIGH MARK

Over Three Hundred MillionTons were Mined Last

Year.(By Associated Press.)

WASHINGTON, I). C, September 30.-A preliminary statement showing thecoal production of tho United Slates, pro-pared by Edward W. Parker, statlstleun,has Just boon issued by the United StatesGeological Survey. It shows that for thofirst time in tho history of the UnitedStates tho production of coal has reacheda total of over .100,000,000 short tons, theactual allowing being 390,030,053 tons,valued at »373,133,84,1.Of this total the output of anthracite

coal amounted to 30,865,710 long tons,which, as'comparile! with the productionof 00,2-12,500 lung tons ln 1001, shows,<i»do-crense of 23,3T0,SM, long tons, or almostforty per cent, duo to the strlko.Tho value ot Ilio mines of tlio nnthrnclto

product of 1002 amounted to JS1,01G,D37, as

ugalnst $112.501.020, In 1001.Tho output of bituminous coal amount¬

ed in 1002 to 2511,011,001 short tons, valuedat $202,110,000, ns against 225,S2I'.S19 shorttons, valued ut ?2:?0,·100,1?9, In 1001,

In lfo .depends largely on your health.Therefore, If you hnvo stomach troubleof nny sort you aro badly handicapped.Got rid of It at one«) by taking Hostct-ter'B Stomach Bitters. It lias cured thou¬sands of other cases In tho past nnd cer¬tainly won't fail you, IT POSITIVELYCURES DY8PE.PSIA, INDIGESTION,CONSTIPATION, BELCHING, HEART¬BURN, or any oilier ailment arisingfrom ? weak stomai'h. DON'T FAIL TOTRY IT, Good health. Is suro to follow.

HOSTETTER'SSTOMACH BITTERS

SPECTACLEOF INTEREST

Regulars Participate In Dash¬ing Man.uvres.

BROWN ARMY VICTORS

Blues Wero Driver» Back Until ThoySecured an Advantageous PositionWhich They Held.The State

Troops Will Take Part.

(By Associated Press.)CAMP YOUNG, WEST POINT, KY.

September 30..The Brown army appar¬ently came off victorious In what provedby far the most exciting and dashingmanoeuvre of th cserles of three, endingto-day. To-day's work ends tho fieldwork designed for regular troops exclu¬sively. To-morrow the State troops willbegin pouring In, and on Friday as manyof them as 1?a?0 established camp willbo combined with tho regulars for thefirst of tho scries of big events.No more Interesting spectacle'than to¬

day's tnanoeuvro even for a civilian,could have been arranged. For tho firsttime since tho manoeuvre began all thearms of tho service had a fair chance toshow their mettle, and practically thewholo strength of the opposing commandswere fli actual contact with "tho enemy"at somo time or another.Tho general feature of tho problem woa

tho same as on the two preceding days.Tho Blue army having been driven In onIts base at Louls«i-lllo by the Brown armyfrom Nashville, had secured reinforce¬ments, and ln turn assumed the offensivewhile the Brown was retiring. ? Blueadvance guard wont out swiftly and es¬tablished outposts In a well covered po¬sition along two roads running eas* andwest. Major Myers, ln command of theBrown rear guard, after feeling out theposition, directed his attack In threciparallel columns. A little brüüfíí at theBlues' right was followed by a' swiftcavalry movement which Isolated a largepart of tho Blues' right. Tho central col¬umn of Browns kept the Blue center sobusy at tho position in an orchard thattho Brown artillery took a position whichenabled It to sweep the Blue left, and a

part of tho center. The Blue Une ifsscompelled to fall back. The right final¬ly got a better position and held fairlywell. The advantage Tor the day seemeddeclsl"/oly In favor of the Browns.

NEW HOTEL FOR BEDFORD

Republicans Will Not Oppose Demo¬cratic Nominees.

(Special to The Tlmes-Dlspatch.)BEDFORD CITY, Sept. 30..The large

old brick building on Main Street abovethe People's Bank, has b«*>en purchasedby Mr. P. W. Lytle, formerly of Minnea¬polis. This property that was formerlyknown as the Leftwlch homo, was own¬ed by Mr. H. O. Humphreys and Mr. C.??. Thomas, frota whom it was pur¬chased by Mr. Lytle.

It ls the. purpose of Mr. Lytle to teardown tho building and enact a commo¬dious hotel.At a large meeting of Republicans It

was resolved that no candidate wouldbe offered to represent them ln the Houseof Delegates, as those nominated by theDemocratic primary, viz. : Hon. R. G.Turpln and Hon. H. C. Loury. were sat¬isfactory to them, but a delegation wassent to Lexington to be present at themeeting thero to-day to select a candi¬date for the State Senate. Under the pro¬visions of the new Constitution Bedfordand Rockbrldge will have tho senator lncommon.Judgo Calloway Brown had no opposi¬

tion ln Bedford and was declared thoDemocratic nominee for that ofllce. Mr.R. D. Buford has since announced hispurpose of running as an IndependentDemocratic candidato for the Semate.At a meeting of the Joseph E. Johnston

Camp, of Confederato Veterans, heldhere Monday. It was decided to petitionthe board of supervisors of tho countyto aid ln erecting a monument to the Con¬federate soldiers of Bedford In tho yardof the courthouse.

VALUABLE DIAMONDTRADED FOR SANDWITCH

(Special to Tho Tlmes-Dlspatch.)BRISTOL VA., Sopt. 30.A negro lad,ten years old, who had been loafingabout the .show cases of Ryland «ft Ran-kin, Jewelers, who had on display a largecollection of precious stones at Statoand Sixth Streets, got his fingers Intoone of tho cases while the clerks werebusy with customers and succeeded Ingetting possession of a diamond worth¦"?,??. He quickly left the store, nnd itWH8 some time before tho diamond wasmissed. Boforo night a representativeof the firm had located tího diamond Ina negro restaurant down In tho negroquarters of tbo city. It wns learned thatthe lad who stole tho diamond bad triedperslstontly to soil It for 25 cents, butwas unable to find a buyer ln that partof the city. Tho little fellow was hun¬gry, and finally, despairing of gottlng hisprice for tho stone he went to tho res¬taurant, where ho exhibited it to tlioproprietor, proposing to swap it for aham sandwich.Tho proprietor hnd no Idea of tho value

of the stono arid did not want It, butaccepted It In exchange for a sandwichrather than soo tilio lad go hungry.Later, when «the keeper of thto rostaiiftmtwas approached by a representativo ofthe Jewelry firm he wns more than will¬ing to soil tho stono for a dollar, and sotho trade was made without revealingto the restaurant keeper at tho time thatthe stone had been stolon and that Itpossessed great «raine.

Layman.McGoldrlck.(Special to Tho Tlmes-Dlspatch.)BRISTOL, VA., Sept. 30..Miss Dora

McGoldrlck, a pretty Bristol young lady,who Is a slstor of Mrs. \V. II. Orowell, ofthis city, was married yesterday to Mr.J. C. Layman, a popular young Bristoltraveling num. Tim niiptnlls, were sol¬emnized at the homo of tlio officiatingminister. Dr. J. Albert' Wallace, on Ala¬ba ma Street. Tho bridal couple left ontho first train after the ceremony forBlowing Rock, N. C, where thoy willspend a weok. Upon their return theywill resido nt No. 8 Park Street,

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Seavor.Barry.tRnoclnl to Tbo TlHios-Dlsnntch..)

NORFOLK. VA., September SO.-Mr.John Weld Beaver, of Boston, and MissBlanche Hughes Harry, of Berkley, weremarried this aftornoon at St. Thomas'Church, Berkley,-Mr. Charles L. Barry, brothor of the

bride, was best mnn, nnd Mrs, .GraceBarry Wise was matron of honor.Tho brido Is the daughter of Charles

T. Barry, of "Portsmouth,Thn happy pair left on the Old Do¬

minion stoamor for their honeymoontrip.

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Funeral of Edl'h Winfree.The funeral of Edith Ada Harwood

Winfree, daughter nf Nov. Robert II.Winfree, of Chesterfield, look place unTuesday. Rov. K. V. Buldv, pastor ofBaliihrldgn-aStreot Baptist Church, Man-ehester, conducting the servii«,, in tholrbereavement In tho loss of this brightgirl, Rov. -Mr. Wiufreu and his funiilyhavo the tender syMiyttthy uf ho-tn uf{riendo.

Mss Alice Glassey

A PRETTY BROOKLYN GIRL

Miss Alice Glassey, 93 Lawrence St., Brooklyn, N. T., «writes:

"I can bear testimony as to the.merits of Peruna for catarrh of the sys¬

tem. I suffered for two years with catarrh of the stomach before I took

Peruna, and thoy were dark years In my life.

"I am now not only cured of this distressing malady, but In better health

than I have enjoyed for years, and attribute this change all to Peruna.

"I heartily endorse It and believe If given a fair trial It will cure any who

have my trouble.".Alice Glassey.

JWÄS. MARY MILLER, 17 Old ShleleJBlock, Indianapolis, Ind.. writes;

'Peruna Is a splendid medicino.I was troubled for flvo years with fre¬quent headache, dizziness and shootingpains. I grew thin and pale. Tho doe-tors tried in vain to benefit me, butnothing seemed to do mo nny good untilI tried Peruna. Eleven bottles made moa well woman once more. I am now

enjoying perfect health, my appetite Isgood, my head clear and I am entirelywithout pain, thanks to Peruna.".Mrs.Mary Miller.Pé-ru-na Effects Marvelous Cures In

Female Diseases.If all tho praise that Is glvon Peruna

by the women could bo gathered Intoone chorus, what a volume of thanks¬giving it would make. Never was ?

remedy so sincerely praised by so manythousand before ln all tho history ofmedicine.All thoso womon who drag around and

yet not take to the bed, all those womonwho havo weakening drains but whomanage to lceop on their foet, all thosewomen who ache, tromblo, nnd throb butwill not givo up and become bed-rlddon,all those womon who stagger unaortholr burdens with dizzy head and hot

flashes, but bravely attend to theirhousehold duties as If they were notsick, all of thoso women whose nervesare on a keen edge, who struggle alongwith headache and backache, palpita¬tion of tho heart and all of the many dis¬agreeable symptoms of Indigestion.altof this vast multitude of women aro Im¬mediately restored by Peruna. It Isvery rare, Indeed, that tho cure falls fnrshort of the magical.The first dose begins to make them

feel better. The first day Is a revela¬tion to them. .This goes on day afterday, week after week, until they are en¬tirely emancipated from tho thrnldom ofdisense.

Pe-ru-na a Boon to Female Suffers.Peruna eradicates catarrh from the

whole system. This explains why It soquickly and promptly cures cntarrhalcomplaints so peculiar to the femnle sex.

If you do not derive prompt and satis¬factory results from the use of Peruna,write nt once to Dr. Hartman, giving afull statement of your case, and ho willbo plensed to givo you his valuable ad¬vice gratis.Address Dr. Hartman, President of

Tho Hartman Sanitarium, Columbus, O.

DONT LIKEOPEN SHOP

Executive Council of LaborFederation Issues Address.

(By Associated Press.)WASHINGTON, D. C, Sept. ¡10..Tho

Executlvo Council of tho American Fed¬eration of Labor to-nlght Issued an ad¬dress to organized labor, which advocatestho eight hour day, opposes abuso by thecourts of tho writ of Injunction, andstrongly asserts tho principio of thounion shop. ,

The address describes tho recent con-

foronco with President Roosevelt, quot¬ing the President as favoring tlio eighthour bill, Jn tho conference, says theaddress, tho "open shop" Idea was care¬

fully considered. The addross continues:"Replying to statements on the sub¬

ject, Preslelont Roosevelt set forth thatIr Ills eleclslon ho had nothing In mindbut a strict compliance with Federal,including civil service, laws, nnd thathe recognized a difference between em¬

ployment by tlie government circum¬scribed by those laws and any either formof employment, and thnt his decision lhtho Miller casi, should not bo understoodto have any £thor offoct or Intluencethan affecting direct employment by thogovernment In accordance therewith, Hefurthermore made plain that In nny formof employment excepting that so circum¬scribed, he believed tho full employmentof union men was preferable either tonon-union or 'i)pen shop.'"In view of the publicity given the sub¬

ject, ilia ISxocutlvo Council of the Amor¬lcnn Federation of Labor takes this op¬portunity to say thnt tho trade unionmovement stnnds for strictly union shop,experience having proved that whero tho'open shop' system has boon tried ceduo·,tlon In w.iges and profits hnvo ensued,with general disaster to the Industrypracticing that system, and thereforedeclares thai tho best interests of tlielabor movement calls for tho employmentuf uiii'nn workers and discourages Inevery way, simpo and form, the deterior¬ating effects which follow tho recognitionof the 'open shop,' "

Tho addross nrguos tlmt tlio suecos«of agreements with employers dependsop tho completo organisation of labor, foronly an organized body can carry intoexecution such an agreement.

Officer Wvati- on Duty.Pollco Officer Wllllnm H. Wyatt, one

of the must widely known patrolmen enthe toreo, has returned to duty, after adetention of .several wotits by reasonof Illness unii ínter of Illness In his fami¬ly. He has been congratulated by manyfriends on the recovery of himself andfamily, ills children imvlng hud dlph-ttiol't-.

SCHOOL TOINare In abundance at Hunter's. Tf youwant cheap stuff shop around; but Ifyou want good goods and full valuefor your monoy. come to Hunter's.We have ono of tho most completeassortment of School Supplies here¬about, and If you will look themover, ten chances to one you will buyour goods.

If you wish School Books, a lookover our second-hand stock will mostlikely socuro you tho ono you want.In good condition and at a moderateprice.

HUNTER & 00.,G29 EAST BROAD STREET.

MILITARY ARRESTNEWSPAPER PEOPLE

Troop of Cavalry SurroundOffice While Alen WereBeing Apprehended.

diy associated Pit,·«.·VICTOR, COL., Septcmbor 30.-? troop

of cavalry and a company of Infantryunder the command of Major McOlel-land, surrounded the office of th·· DallyRecord, tho official organ of the Minors'Union, In this city, last night ¡uni with u

letali of several picked men entire«! thenewspaper .¦riu··· und placed the ·'«..-lowing under <*-*rrest:Georgo Kaynor, proprietor; \V. S. Lang-

don, churl no i.inuiioii, iinotyp« .¡ ¦·. ·.>-,Vf. A. Sweet, circulator, and 11. J. Rich»ardson, foreman of tlio composing room;The prisoners wero taken to Cuiiip

CloldflOld, and after a conference withGeneral Chase and other military offi¬cers, vt|ia prisoners were placed In theguurd-hniisu.Affidavits have been prepared and will

be filed In thu District Court to-day,charging the men with coercion, intim da¬tion und criminal libel. Tho Informationwill bo sworn to by Thomas Hctiiloii, of\ KMiir.t'onerai Chnse, whon asked for a state¬

ment In regard to the arrests, said Unitlibo! proceedings would be prosecuted andthev wero being held as military neces¬sities.

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"***" Made Director of Erie.(By Associât·-«! Press,)

HSV"' YORK.'September80.-E. H. il····rtji'an wee torday elected u <iii«*--.w oi¿Uo Erie Railroad.