CENTENARY OBSERVED !BY KNIGHTS TEMPLAR;

Celebration of Founding of Win¬chester Commandery Is No¬

table Occasion.

EMINENT MEMBERS ATTEND

Old Writings, Silver Jewels andCopper Seals Objects of

Great Interest.

[Special to The Times-Dispatch.]Winchester. Va.. May 30..F,arge num¬

bers of members of the Knights Tem¬plar branch of Freeman sonry from va¬

rious sections of the Kast. includingseveral officers of the Grand Encamp-inent of the United States of America,and a personal representative of Grand

natlo A1 !* Melish, of Cincin¬nati, ()., the grand master of the grandencampment, gathered to-day in- Win¬chester and joined with WinchesterCommandcry. -No. 12. k. T.. in celebrat¬ing the one-hundredth anniversai v of I

Chrifitla" Knighthoodin Migrinia. No such event has ever Ibefore been observed in the ol.l Com-monwealth. not evon excepting the IOram! Commandery of Virginia, fori

i r'"Chester Commandery was duly

and formally instituted ten rears be-

lfichmond0rmCr b0"y WnS 'n JWinchester Commandery. according j

to well-preserved documents found in

of ,'J,'I "nOX ,thu ,,olt'>ea8t corner

. f the old market-house, when that'builning was razed about twelve veirs

HaVw^f* "V* f°r th® P«-«»ei.t'CitvHall. was- founded on May 30, IMS »,V

ter Cr»n frf-n"d membe,s of Winches- |if l,[«nd hncampniont of Sir Knights

Wim'ho'f '-». hol(i ,n ,ho fields of'Winchester. State of Virginia " Th !nnH0r«COU,lf.he<1 .here for man>- years'.*. .

10 Grand Commanderv of'

In lv'a1 thT Richmond!was still .

Inchester CommanderyJ. rec°Kiiized as No. 1. Vftor

the Civil War. however, a reorganl/a-'on of the State body took place and I

the mother commandery of the Commonwealth was then designated

" «IW inchester Commanderv, \0 {»' \Knights Templar." The 'old writing*' j; ,

jewels and copper seals of the. st commandery in Virginia are «tmpreserved m glass cases in the ni lsonielx equipped asylum of the WinChester Conunanderj. where th-v wer«the objects of great interest Vo-dav on

4tateP'no "f viritors from manv sisterthe c

l,eries anfl "ic officers ofthe Grand Encampment of iin. i

States, who gathered thore'tCd

DrillcnfrO b, I.ord Fairfax.The local commandery has its

{j1,ea Mo«on.Stl fUlat0<1 that -"ombers ofMasonic fratemitv, of which i,..

l''Uro"- slK'.M.I at-

kerected on the M.ot v

",,a- ho

the local M.-.sonic bodies heh|nifbe/rmecUnps in the old Market House, but

llodge. No <>l Tkincidentally Vonfe^e.f ,^7/luC'Vod^degrees -upon I'resldent McKinley whenhe was a major in an Ohio regimentduring the Civil War. has since ore -t ia magnificent temple on Sonh 1Street, and the Masonic apartments in

13* &&SJ&'&.«?;'Imminent Sir William Ewlng Coolcommander, has a membership of over

forJned"01!! U1ViaH °f who,n are "ni-

nhn n'ii ,s a'st> equipped with para-Pheinalla made as near like that ofthe templars of old as could possiblybe designed, and its degree team, clad j

ancient templar costumes wassummoned to Richmond some vea's agoto confer the Knights Templar degreeupon a candidate in the presence ofthe officers and members of the GrandCommandery of Virginia at its annuacone ave All the "work" done hv Win¬chester Commandery is in accordance

.»r.d illvi»S 1rSSi1,' With the customsand stjle of regalia which obtainedhen tlie order was first founded.All of to-day has been devoted to'

the carrying ogt <.f.tl,^ centennial pro¬gram. All the g rand otlicers. visiting.ommanderies and sir Knights comingas individuals w ere met at the a 11-roaci stations and escorted by detach¬ments of the local organization to va- 'lious hotels and exclusive boardinghouses, while some others are beingentertained in private homes of theirWinchester friends. *i

t onrrrlN on C||y |fn|i I»|n/.n.1 l" 1 :Ar' o'clock this after¬

noon a concert was given in the pros-r,f.f ° a Kreat gathering of visitinc;

aml °"'er people from the« IMies and towns of the Shenandoah andurnb- . .and \ alleys and of Winchester

the M-> i' i"" ('"y l,a" ',lazn »-vthe Ma: tinsburg . W Va >' Cjtv Cand

The Ch"\ ,concert was given bv

the , harh-stown «W Va > <?itv Han.if idrevUi' !"" f"! n" n'" K,aiKl "'beersand \ siting c«.ininanderles was held in

.\»if <-»ty Hall until a o'clock, short! v

K-, ?, -, , -rt parade of

K. - HtV I .-Mnphi, over held in the Sh.-n-

ve\d° \ ? '"y' lf ,!1 ,h" was

;* 'V ,h< parade were a platoon of

f w"' >M' K:"K,lt Walter T Goreof \\ inchester Commandery. mounted asa '"raidIn ancient templar uniform;he Martmsi.urg city Band. AVinchos-

ttr ? omn.and.M-, and .11 visitingmanderles. the Chariest.. vn City Handand automobiles decorat, d in tempicolors and emblems, containing paVt

"n'"',;s r,f ,h" numerousf- r.nio <.omm;< nderles and ofllcr-rcthe grand ^..,unpllleni< toKether with

The parade mcv. d throuK:, manv ofthe principal busir.-ss and redden, iaJt h e^CI t'v "/I*! Ir' 1,U' ,K"lr rt'""-»ed totl" « it> Hall, when final arrant-e-neiii-iwere made for a rilli.int l,u.,tended only b, r-sident ar.d visit nrkn.Knts In full uniform and their lad eswhich was held tr.-niKht In the 1,-uedining hall of the Winchester ICovers were laid for about 300 .er-«ons Hundreds of knlKhts who .an¬ticipated in the parade loft f.r tUr.nhomes on early evening trains and didnot lemain for the banquet All thegrand officers, howevei staved r>, 1 tiu-feHtivities of the night a receptionwas hela from T ¦?." to shortly after «o clock, when the banquet was served

V»*W ot^estra. underthe direction of Professor James M:,di-son Spurr, of Winchestor. rendered a

program of attractive and appropriatemusic during the reception and ban¬quet. The lower floor of the hotel waslavishly decorated In Knights Templ'ii-colors, cut flow era. tall palms, pottetf

OPEN AN ACCOUNT WITH

THE UNION BANKOF RICHMOND

1104 EAST MAIN STREET.*1.00 MAKES A START. 3 PER

CENT INTEREST.

plants ami hundred* of yards of trail-ins vines. |

Hexponae to ToaM«.Eminent Commander William Kwinc

t ooper, of Winchester Coiniminilery,acted as toastmaster. and the followingtoasts were responded to: "WinchesterCommandery. No. 12, and the Grand j(.ornmaiidery of Virginia." by RightKmlnoiit Grand Commander AlexanderMailt* Baker, of Winchester, of the

..'ir-aV . .Commandery of Virginia;

Knights Templarisra," by Eminent SirGeorge Craighead Cabell, of Norfolk,grand warden of the Orand Command-

Jlrglnla' R,Kl "The Indies." by» .'I fc,nlnent Sir Adrian Collins Xa-uonbousch, of Martinsburg, W. Ya..,grand commander of tlio Grand Com-niandery of West Virginia.Three very eminent Knights Tetu-

u'^T- resl,lent Thomas R. Mar¬shall, of the United States; Grand Mas¬ter \\ llliam 13. Mellsh, of Cincinnati,ft".*, <5,arui Encampment of theI ill ted States of America, and Sover¬eign Grand Master James I>. Richard¬son. of Washington, of the Ancient andAccepted Scottish Rite of the southern(original) jurisdiction of the UnitedStates who were unable to be presenton account of previous engagements,wrote letters of greetings, ai the same

essing s,IK'er<* regrets at their !lability to attend the centennial celo-

brat ion.1 he grand master, however, desired

to be represented, so he designated and

rin,°t-rv va,,;and ,l!*mi,.,entKnightA. Kemely. 01 Baltimore, as hispersonal representative. The latterwas received to-day with all the pomp Iand ceremony that would have been ac-corded i; rand Master Molish. In a.idi-ui o larpe delegations from various

coinmanderies In Virginia. West Vir¬ginia. Maryland, the District of Coliim->iji and Pennsylvania, there were also' ®®°.nl "Jffht 10mluent Grand Com-mander Alexander Manta Baker, of

W inchester, of the Grand Commandervof \ irginia; Rev. .1. Cleveland Hall, ofiJanviHe. grand prelate of the Grandommandery of Virginia; Right Rmi- |

'lent Grand Commander Charles C Ho¬mer, of Baltimore, of the Grand Com-

Cbn'r oI J »°' M^y,ftnd: <;ra,ul RecorderUiarles A. Nesbltt, of Richmond, of tlie?. and Commandery of Virginia; Richt\-l"'nent °''and Commander Adrian C.ISadenbousch. of Martlnaburg. of theJ. and ( ommandery of West Virginia-Mionias J. Shryock. of Baltimore grand.n,a-: m Mrar.°nsU»ryln.d. "nd also-, .

' ,J,C Crand Commanderv of

r 7 ,,'T .."d'HK a party of Templarf -nds; Past RiRht Eminent Grand

no nnar n°r \V' Stephen.,,,. of Roa-. ,,f. ,1,p t-iaiid Commanderv of Vir-

Minia (.rand Recorder John ii Millerof Baltimore, of the Grand Comm.-yidervof Maryland; R|ght Kmlncnt' orumander M. K. Simpson. v( \vasllinK_nii't , r Commapderv of theDistrict of Columbia; Grand Warder!George C Cabell, of Norfolk, of the

R 'ill; ' ,"n,nan«,°ry of Virginia: Pant

II 1V..M n,M.01 ,<Jra,,(1 Commander c

J.,' bniigh, of Philadelphia, of the?: < ommandery of PennsylvaniaGland Inspector R. BumgardnerVir"!V?if ,hc Grn,ul Commanderv . f

i nia; Henry M. Boykln. of Ri.|.'IflnV-i ""I1 Pr!UKl co,n,na"der of \|,._uuii'Vi .f ,.l,OW«Bm,ld captain of the

the I'nit.cl <,,ran<' Kn<ainpment of

slnl America; Grand !. I'Caiet l>. t_. Kennedv, of Rich

Virginia' '"V0'"'"1 ^ommandery ofor

'VhVm'.asXc" Bo"vlingmofCp lCommnm,flriri,r °.rn,,d !

ii- .. Ut.f' "Kini:i; Grand Warder KJ'SI" Ho'». of Martlnsburg of ,he

ommandery of West Virginia-'i«n. '*A:;I'ominKnil.r Ii. A Van* rvlt "of i/'m,,,lPIUburg Comman.lery. So'io "m8011" Jburg. Va. u* Harrison- !

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.....I appoint a coniii.liieo V,. L "-slKMution.'<". »l»" .hurch.

'"o.'e" to secure it pnHtor.'llURCIl OK ril 12 (vivvviv,.

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big 11 A. M ami S-r,'l* \i' . rL\N<r<lne«Uay eveninB sei vle'e'a', I.11' 'is,"r.School at <1:30 A. AI , Ul -s"l'l'a:h

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oveiiing pul»jr-t i "\v)y\ t? Lives"-

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"KTin.KHEM VI tVi'Imi , v'Sixth and ,-lav - ',tA> CHI-RCIIMMIIKK. pantot Morning service ai li"clock "'I'Oec'. "Chrlstlnn l.lberty" s,rmon by Itev. E. pi >1 .Zl x, .f Meherrbtilng herviie at N o'clock, subject. "TheSupper" nerinoii l>y the pastor('H It I ST I A N S< | l;niK.ItEiUTI.AU HKIiVICE OF FIItSTChurch of ("brlst. Scientist, will lie hei'l to¬morrow nfornliiK 111 ' hurch ei||(l« e tcornerI'lirU AVI nue and Meadow Street*! at 11o'clock. Subject "Ancient and ModernNecromancy, alia! Mef>ineiinn and Hyp¬notism, l>en»*in< ed." \Vedn»sdny evei.l:i»;testimony and experience meeting ai > ::t>.The readlnit-roortih are located at NorthSlxtli Street, and are open every «<..)< dayfrom 10 A. M. to 6 I'. M. All ure cordiallyInvited. .

June Victor RecordsThe new Victor June Records arc now on sale. Severalof the song "hits" that have been so popular are included onthe list, as well as line operatic selections by famous artists.Caruso, McCormack, Alma Gluck and other favorites havemade new records. Harry Lauder has sung one of his new

songs, and there's a fine collection of band records.Come in and hear the June Records.

Walter D. Moses & Co.103 EAST BROAD STREET.

Oldest Music House in Virginia and North Carolina.

Short News Stories From All Over Virginia I!SITE PROPOSED FOR POST-OFFICE.

Convention Hall Committeemen Have NewProject for Civic Centre.

Norfolk, Va., May 30..A project Is now Inthe making to soil the property bounded byCity Hall Avenue, Montlcello Avenue. Wash¬ington nnd Brewer Streets to tlio governmentfor n po3t-oftlce slto. The plan has beenoutlined by those Interested In Norfolk's civiccentre, and will be suggested to the Councilby the committee having this work incharge.Members of the convention hnll commit¬tee lias already considered the project andpassed favorably on It. If the property Isdisposed of to the government and the plansas suggested t,y til(> committee are carriedout. the post-office will form one tit thelinks of the civic centre.Architect Rossell Edward Jlitch«>|l. whohas been one of the prime movers in thecivic centre development, has Just receivedfrom New York a plaster cast of the pro¬posed convention hall, which also Included

an armory and market building. This willbe one of the most imposing buildings In theproposed group.Us dimensions will be 175 by <Rj feet with,

a tower MO feet high, and will occupy groundfrom Freemason to Charlotte Streets. Theplan Includes the establishment of a publicbath-house and municipal building betweenWashington and Freemason Streets.The entire towor floor of the conventionhaJI building will be devoted to market stalls

and, according to figures compiled, willbring a return to tho city of from $7.">,000 to*100.000 a year, charging practically the samerates for market stall rent as Is nowcharged, and Instead of the present quartersthere will bo provided fireproof, sanlturyand modern equipment.The tipper floor will he divided Into two

main compartments, one end being used fora convention hall, with a seating cupaclty ofS.'JOO people, the other end to be used ns anarmory' which will a» commodate six compa¬nies of Infantry, besides providing quarter."for each company as well ns storerooms etc.The drill-room will be twice ns large as theone used at present. The entire cost of thebuilding I* estimated at SCiO.OOO. Accordingto Mr. Mitchell, members of the Retail Mer-i hantn' Association told him that every stallin tho market building would be rentedbefore the building was completed.As soon as the post-office project lias been

decided upon. It Is planned to maV.n over¬tures for the government to purchase theproperty If the Council will agree to its sale.

NEW MINISTER INSTALLED.Hcv. It. II. I.citch Becomes Pastor of FiillincSpring Presbyterian Church.I^exlngton. Va.. May 30..On Sunday morn¬ing. May lb. at 11 o'clock. Itev. 11. II. I.each

was Installed pnstor of the Falling SpringPresbyterian Church In this county. Thecommission appointed by Montgomery Pres¬bytery to conduct the Installation serviceconsisted of three ministers, Rev. 1.. II. I'nul,of Clifton Forge; Rev. Rolling llobson. fromHigh Rrldge Church, and Rev. A. E. Raker,of l.ynehhurg. and two elders. U. \V. I'lfln-ger. of Falling Spring Church, and John D.Deacon, from High llrldge.Mr. I.each Is a native of West Virginia, a

graduate of Washington and Lee. and ofUnion Theological Seminary In Richmond.At college he distinguished himself as athorough and appreciative student, a goodfriend and companion, a commencement ora¬tor of Grnham-L.ee Literary Society In IMS.and a member of the Masonic fraternity.At the seminary his record was equally asgood, and his professors considered him avery promising young minister. Mr. l.eachwas licensed by Lexington Presbytery andwas examined for ordination at Radford InMontRotnery Presbytery.

III.IE AND GRAY REUNION.Addresses at Winchester by Former Confed¬

erate ami Former Federal Soldier.Winchester. Va., May 3.'..There wns a

Rlue and Gray reunion In the NationalCemetery hcr-» this afternoon, when NationalDecoration Day was observed under- theauspices of Mulligan Post. Grand Army of

the Republic, and the Ladles' National Me-mortal AsHoclntion. The reunion was thofirst of the Utnil to be liolil In about twentyyears. Addresses were mado by Colonel lCil-mrniil Berkeley, of Ilaymnrket. Prince Wil¬liam County, who served In tho Eighth Vir¬ginia Regiment. C. S. A.. and also by lieu¬tenant George Carr Round. United StatesSignal Corps. U. S. A., of Manassas. Anotheraddress was made by Rev. Richard Koontz.pastor of the Methodist Episcopal Church,of Luthervllle. Md. Othor features weref'DRn by Miss Charlotte Smith and Miss RuthRound, who rendered tho same songs whichthey sang in the presence of the President jof the United States and other distinguish¬ed men at tho Ulue and Gray Jubilee, heldon the Manassas battlefield In July. If 11.A« ting Superintendent Charles Caddis, of |Washington. read Lincoln's Gettysburg ad-dress, and the regular ritual of the GrandArmy of the Rcpuhltc was nlso rehearsed,Over 3.00") graves of Federal soldlors woredecorated with flowers and flags, and all theState monuments were nlso decorated with(lowers and tho national colors.

NEW KXTKANCE TO UNIVERSITY.tlriiclurc Will Cost Twenty Thousand Dollarsand Design Is Unusually Handsome One.Charlottesville. Vn.. May 3')..Ground wasbroken Tuesday for the new entrance build¬ing of the University o? Virginia, which isto be located slightly back of the presentpost-office and the university book-store.The design for the building was drawn byEugene Bradbury, a local architect, and ac¬cords In Its style with tno other Greek-Colonial structures of the unlvorslty. Thecontract Is let to Messrs. Vandergrlft AKltch. and calls for uri expenditure of f30.050.Tho building will bo of brick, with roof ofslate, and will contain Ave store sites.In front of tho new building a roadwaywill be constructed, breaking off at an anglefrom University Avenue and leading through |a wide gateway up through the universitygrounds.

NEW CI.lit ORGANIZED.Ruthless Men of Danville Decide to Call It

"The Curltqn."Danville. Vn.. May SO..At a called meetingof the bouril of governors of the new Busi¬ness Men's Club, held at the ConfederateMemorial building Wednesday night EugeneWithers was elected president of the club,.lames T. Catlln. vice-president, and B. V.Booth, treasurer.The board received the draft of the ap- |plication for charter, which will have to beforwarded to the State Corporation Commis¬sion for approval. A constitution was alsosubmitted, and after Immaterial amendment

was approved by the board, but must besubmitted to a general meeting of the stock- jholders or members before final adoption.It was decided that for the present theorganization will be known as the CarltonClub, though It is possible that another numema> be adopted later.

WII.I. WELCOME BRAZILIAN.Dr. I.aure Muller, Special Ambassador, Ex¬pected to Arrive in Road'. *»oon.Nortolk. Va.. May 30 .Distinguished offi¬cials, Including several Cabinet officers, will

come to Han.pton Roads to meet the Brazi¬lian battleship Mlnas Goreas. bound herewith l»r i.aure Muller. the special ambassa¬dor, who comes to the United States to re¬turn tho visit paid to his country by thenSecretary of State Elihu Root In ll<0t5.The Atlantic battleship fleet will assembleIn the Roads to welcome the Brazilian, andRear-Admiral Charles Badger, commandantof thr Meet Is making arrangements for asplendid reception.The receiving party will include the Sec¬

retary of War. the Secretary of the Navyand several other Washington dignitaries,who are expected to come to Hampton Roadson the naval yachts Dolphin. Mayflower anilSylph. The commanders of the battleshipsFlorida and Arkansas and the destroyer*Walk". Perkins and Beale have been in¬structed to hold their ships In readiness togo to sea to meet the Brazilian battleship;«nd escort her to American waters.

Odds and Ends From the WireSl'KS TO I'ROYE XOHI.E RANK, l

Knighthood Confirmed In 1(1(10 llnnl.sof Mulor MnnN \<>tlon.

Salem. ll;<s<. May 30..Seeking lr> establishright to the rank of nobleman ami to

obtain tangible evidence of a patent of no-ldllty. .lullus Wendcl. of SIcowhOKan, Me.: i a bill in equity in the Superior Court):...<- :t j' n i i. -1 Mamie McDonald, of Rockport,Me

\V< uilrses that In 1C.M Iving <'nrl XI.. en conferral nobility upon one of

b;- t;::'est or* i.nd. in token of the honor,p: # . e: t»"i the r»-«ij»l»fit with u printed psrcli-n.e; . ,?»... pi .i other iiiKlxniii of kniKlithoi.il.wlt'u t).' assurance that the right to title.r< f:. r. i.oat of arim rtucoil'ldl forever

.hr<ri::. the eldest male representative ofthe fumi:.v.Wendel is the eldest son of Carl Christian

Wendei. who died at Itockport Inst Friday:poshes?'.: of thif patent. He claims that tl.nrespondent has tak«-n poHSe*.*iott of hisproofs of knighthood. anci he ask« the courtto or !er her to deliver them to him. A tem¬porary Injunction was granted, returnableJune 22.

WOMKN" SAVB Hl'ltNING IIOI SK.

Turn From FestlTitles to forestall the Sum¬moned Firemen.

Wilmington Dei.. .May Just a.« theKu"h'- \. i» arriving at the home of |)r.Head I MeKa; in South Hroortie Street, toattend a tea and private sal* of cal:es andmarmalades made by his 'laughter. MissRei.a .Mi :C i fire was discovered in thehouse Timing from th® dainties the wo¬men hastily f«rmM a bucket brigade an!«i:, r~<-In »rtlnsr iishlng IV- flames by the

time the Weccacoe Klre Company arrived' with Its apparatus.A fcrvunt had taken a last peek Into acupboard to s»»e that all the fcood thins*:«cr" nn hand for the affair. A ladder hadbeen used and a lighted lamp was left ontop of.lt and rlo.se to the woodwork at thetop of the cupboard. This ignited the wood-\v- k. and for a time threatened the de- jstruct Ion of the house. but the women avert-ed this by their prompt work. When thellremen had departed the tea was resumed.

VETERAN OF A 1.1. ARMY Ml'I.KS.Could Kick to Kill After (lie War, and lias.lust Evjilrrd.Indiana. Pa., May 3'>.- A union army mulewhich kicked and nearly killed a man at an;.le tn this place shortly after the Civil Wnr,has j-ist died at the farm of Liveryman I'ber,of Homer city. It was one of a numberbrought to ihe old State experiment farm,near this place, in the summer of 18C5. forpublic jale. While James F'orHha was ex¬amining the animal it kicked and almostfamily injured him. .

The mule wan In active service until aj short time before its death.cor facks Li;sn ma.jf.stk.

On Trial < liai sed it)> Calling Mayor aPln-Ilcad.

Cincinnati. May 30..Safety Director Cash jsolemnly convened his court to try OfficerAufd<-mbrtnk on a charge of disrespect loIhe Mayor. Specifically the charge was thatthe policeman In public discourse. on artrret car. gald aloud In public hearing, thathe thinks the Mayor Is a "pin-head."Treated with the usual developments InI such cases, the testimony was that the offl-

¥©-l¥l©rrowps AdIs worth reading (in our opinion).

SI

We invite prudent men to look for it.hoping thatthe suggestion made will appeal to their good judg¬ment.

There is not a line in it, however, that will be ofinterest to a spendthrift!

Virginia Trust Co,"The Safe Executor,"1106 East Main Street,

RICHMOND, VIRGINIA.

Capita! One Million

eer. while talking about the street curstrike. Hit Id he believed that the Mayormust be u pln-hcatl. otherwise he would notliavo become Involved In tho trouble he didwith It.The officer testified that he had said noth¬

ing of the sort, and tho sufoty director tookthe case under advisement. Officer Aufdom-brlng In the meantime Is suspended fromduty.

ARIZONA WOMEN TRY TO VOTING.

I<l(|iior Qamlion Gives first Test In Tw»Counties.

Phoenix. Art*., Mny 30..For the first timesince they were given the franchise In Arl-*ona. women In Phoonlx and MaricopaCounty generally took part yesterday In anelection of consequence by voting on the"wet and dry" quentloKBecause of ©durational ciuallflcatlons. few

women and men of Mexican origin appearedat the polls.

PARDONS MEDICINE TAKER.

I'se of 120 Quart* of Whiskey In |R3l)nys on Ilrarrvutlon Suspected.Washington. Mny 39..Edward Lamereaux

a gray-haired man of olghly years nnd liipoor health, convicted nt Hutto. Mont ofIntroducing liquor on the Playhead InVllanreservation, will not havo to go to Jail forIlls offense.

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On representation that Imprisonment mlirht?£r.r,r" ",p "fp ",n man. PresidentW 11son commuted his sentence ot ninetyday* and a fine of $350 and costs to the flnnand costs.Lamercaux. for thirty-eight years a farmer

and stockman on the reservation, contendedthat all of the 120 quarts of whiskey Intro¬duced Into his home between May and Vo-vember. I!>i:-I53 days-was con:mmed by himfor medicinal purpose*.There was no evidence to show he hadtreated any one else. .

SI IT ItOBBEKY TO TillA r..

Stale Attorney's Purse Stolen as He Prose-cute* Pickpockets.

Chicago. May 30.. Whllo Assistant State sAttorney Poll was prosecuting two allegedpickpockets in Jud»;e liurke's court he «vi,«robbed of his pocketbook. containing *15rhe liivyer discovered his loss while at

luncheon. When ho returned to court iirfound the purse, empty, lying on a table.

Itl'NAWAY SAVES FROM MIRE.Man. Hurled Into Ooi, Mursh, Is Strangely

Hauled tint. 1

Pottstown. I'a May 30.-A runaway horseprobably saved the life of Prnnlc Bowman ofouV his brother William, he was«lrl\infc on an embankment. and the animal

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".'" throwii Into several feet ofoft mud and water; sinking and holdingon to the lines, he was pulleg to a place ofsafety by Jlhe frightened animal. !

IIO\ l»TO.\ lilUIl SOHOOl, CI.OSES,

Exercise* \lso In Celebration of Nownnd Modern Building.

[Special to The Tlmes-Dlspatch 1Bovdton. Va., May 30..Friday night

'he citizens of Bpydton assembled inthe town hall t?> witness the closing:exercise of the Boydton liiKh Schoolrind also to celebrate the completionof the new and modern brick school-jhouse that has been In course of erec- JHon during the winter and sprint;months.

I he occasion was one of great plea- jsure and rejoicing for the patrons olthe school who have realized that forthe pant several years the work ofboth teachers and pupils has beenhandicapped In a most serious man- Itier b.v a lack of proper facilities. Tills;trouble in future will be overcome, asthe new building, which is handsomean.I spacious, with fine grounds for.ouiUloor sports, wiMl adapted -J*ievery respect for educational work.

In. pr >gram, which was presentedfor the evening's entertainment, was)carried out in Hue style, showing withhow much care the children had beentrained.

I ho Ft.v. Charles Sydnor made ashort and appropriate address, whichwas followed by a little play In two,acts, "The Uninvited Member,'' givenby the girls of the high school who.!besides rendering the play In a very Icreditable manner, had a* dainty stage!setwiij: for it. One of the most en-

Jo.vable numbers on the program wasthe little pantomime "A frog who woulda wooing go," done by the little tot.sof the primary department.The musical numbers of the evening

w. re exceptionally Kood. Charles J.Faulkner. Jr., singing the music forthe pantomime and tendering a solo inhis usual good style, accompanied by.Miss l,ena ltcekes. At the end of thoprogram Frank I$odingr«*r, supcrlrrton-¦lom of schools, made the closing ad¬dress. nt the same time presenting onb> iia.i of the little children of the!primary .'epartment a gift of threebeautiful pictures to be hung In theirclass ronm at the opening of the newschoolhotise next September.The poet Longfellow, his hoiwe in

old Cambridge. and "The VillageBlacksmith" were the pictures chosen.

KXI»S SitCCr.SSFn. SESSION,

Southern Seminary .Vow In Best Con¬dition In Its History.

[Special to The Times-Dispatch.]Bucna Vista, Va.. May 30..The

Southern Seminary closed its forty-seventh session thi« week under tin-

usually happy and auspicious clrcum-stances. rite session has been one ofthe most satisfactory in the long hia- jtory of the institution. Following isa list of the graduates;

Domestic science.Misses Black wellNew Jersey; cifiin. Ohio; If. Jageman!!Illinois; Mahlum, .Minnesota; Morrison,1 ennpttseo; Hose, New Jersey; V.'Thompson, Alabama. Music.-MissesJohnstone, Kansas; Mincks. Oiilo; Wil¬lis, A' srginia; m. Jageman, lliinois;Sluss, Virginia. English.Mlsse* Hyde,Canada; Norcross, Oregon. Art.MissChick, Nebraska. College entrance..Misses Bateman. Minnesota; Branurn.Texas; Mcrey, Wisconsin; M. Thomp¬son, Alabama; V. Thompson. AlabamaDlterary-Misses Bateman. Minnesota-Mahlum, Minnesota; Ragan. Tennessee-Hheffer, Texas; Sterne. Georgia.The outlook of the Institution la

.very bright, being altogether, per¬haps, in :ne best condition ir, its his¬tory. The number of o itranees forthe coming session is largely in exc. ssof what they were at this time lastyear, nnd the applications are. from50 to 1.10 per cent greater.

CI.ASS OF RIGHT (.It AIM'ATKS.

Commencement Kxerclses .t n.nnldsonMilitary School.

[Special to The Times-Dispatch 1Fayettevllle, X. C.. May 30..l>r. It.

C. Reed, of Columbia, s. C., deliveredthe commencement address to thegraduating class of the DonaldsonMilitary School on Tuesday afternoon.The exercises were brief. Headmas¬ter S. M. Heed presented diplomas ton class of eight. They were JosephH. Hnrdlson, of PayottovJllo, firsthonor man; Hugh IT. Hoggs, of WestVlrg'nia; Robert Gordon Reed, otSouth Carolina; Beverley o. Stow'e, ofRockingham; Scovill Wannamaker ofSouth Carolina; William c. Glover,', R.Gayle Nimocks, and Noel K. Paton. of* ayett< vllle.

AJl ttio medals were presented byR. W. Herring. The scholarship medalwas wo^i by l.oe Kdward Coop«:r, withan averpgo of 9«» for the year; thedrill modal was presented to HughII. Roggit, while the attendance prizeswent to Kdward Cooper and CTharlesIlutaff. Excellent records were madeby ISdw.lrd Cooper, Caldwell Htiske,and Jennings Pemhorton, all membersof the second class.

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Xew York. May 30..Holiday on Cotton Ex¬change.Total to-da> at all porta.Net receipts.9.033 bales; export to Franco. 400 bales; to theContinent bales. stork. 3TbalesConsolidated at all ports.Net receiptsGS.rwr. bales: export lo (Jreat Britain, 40.21iibales; to France. 7.176 bales; to the Conti¬

nent. 50,70.1 bales; to Japan. 1.708 bales, to¦Mexico, .100 bales.Total «lm-o September 1- at all ports.Netreceipts 9.543.211 bales; export to <ireatHritaln. 3.317.82.1 baler, to France. MK.590bales, to the Continent. S.2M.976 bales, toJapan, 369.1PS bales; to Mexico. hale*New York. May 3').. Extreme dullness pre-vailed In the cotton market to-day. WithNew York closed and no official weather

report*, because It was mvmorlnl holidayand double holidays following the close here,there was little desire to trade except toeven-up In preparation for the government'scondition figures Monday morning- Privatereports concerning tlje weather and the ,growing crop were bearish, but they caused ionly very moderate short selling;. On theopening the tone was steady and prices wereIf/2 points up. The range throughout Iheselling Has only 3 or 4 points. At the high-est the trading months were 2'd3 pointsover yesterday's close; at the lowest theywere unchanged to 1 point. The close wasat a net rise of lfi3 points.Private weather accounts indicated that

very little rain fell overnight In the cottonregion, and that temperatures were aboutseasonable. Some rain was promised In theforecast, but the trade regards rains now andthen as beneficial. Crop reports, especiallyfrom the western belt, could hardly havebeen better, nnd pointed to a gain In eon-dltlon since May 25, the end of that periodto bo considered in the government's report,Spot cotton quiet ami unchanged; mid- jdling, 12.">-16c.: sales on the spot 59 bcles and

.10 to arrive. Futures closed: January. 13.20;March. 11.23; June. 11.S4; July, 11.92: August,11.51; September, 11.32; October. 11.IS; peccm-ber. 11.17. i

XKYY YORK CATTI.E MARKET.New York, May 30..Beeves.Steers, fat"

bulls and fat cowt, 15^25c. lower; othersabout steady. Steers. JCT'S.CO; bulls. 7.7."<;cows. $4W6.65. Calves.Weak. Veals, JS.oOfi111.40; a few at $11.50; culls, I6..10t/S.00. Sheepand Lambs.Weak. Hheep. $3.75<f?5.75: culls,}L"a:t..'0; lambs. JCS7.40: i-prlng lambs, $7*3 9.25.Hogs.Steady at }8.90{I9.10.

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SAILED.Steamer Berkeley, Sholly, Norfolk, mer¬

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James River landings, merchandise and pas-Kengers. Virginia Navigation Company.Steamer Aurora. Furman, Petersburg and

.lames River landings, merchandise and pas*sengers. Furman Line.Schooner J. R. Moffett, E. H. Evans, James

River, light.Barge Bailey, O'Brien, Bermuda Hundred,

light.Barge Cayuga. James River, light.

WEEKLY COTTON REVIEWNow Orleans, La., May 30..Tito net

result of the week's trading In cottonwas a decline of 12 to 21 points. Tliemarket was quiet and narrow theweek through. The high, prices weremade on Tuesday and the low priceson Thursday. At tho highest the tradingmonths were unchanged to 2 pointsdown, compared with the last week'sclose; at the lowest they were 16 to23 points under last week's close. Therange was 15 to 21 points. The marketwas depressed chiefly hy good weatherand crop accounts. Much bearish talkwas circulated regarding the pondingreport on the condition of the crop onMay 25; but, whll« eatlmates by pri-

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pared with the ten-year average of70.9. it cannot be said that any greatamount of cotton was sold short on It.The holidays In the American marketsnt the end of this week and tho be¬ginning of next had the effect of re¬stricting operations, and on tho wholebearB preferred to cover commitmentsrather than to enter Into new ven¬tures. Reports from the cotton beltindicated that the crop was makingsatisfactory progress as the result ofrecent rains and the somewhat highertemperatures. There was still somecomplaint, however, of low night tem¬peratures. Moderate short selling fromthe interior was in evidenco. Againstthis equally moderato buying for longaccount, which bullishly Inclinedtraders and brokers, waa coming fromspinners, who Were hedging againsttheir future requirements.

In the spot department prices lostone-eighth of a cent, middling closingat 12 ii-16 against 12 7-16 last week, and11 3-4 this week last year. Sales on the.spot amounted to 1,168 bales against2.742 last weok, and 660 this week lastyear; sales to arrive amounted to 8S5balen against 1,389 Inst week and 600this week last year,