ECHOES FROM THEFIELD OF SPORT.

Continued from Page' .

S'ow York .1 00100100.3 0 7Batteries: Donahue and McFarland;Hercor, Carrlok and Boworman. Urnplro>~0'Day. Ulme.2:15.

THE FUTURITY STAKES.'New York, Aug. 25..Alter a Journeyor tluee thousand miles to ride ex-

Secretary of the Navy William C.Whitney's colt Bally Hoo Boy. TodSloun, the whilom American Jockey,who has done all of his riding In Kng-land for the last two years, succeededIn sending his mount past the wirein the rich Futrlty Stakes at Shecps-head Bay to-day and gathered in $33,-830 for his employer. The favorite,Olympian, was second, and Tommy At¬kins, from the same statde, landed inthird place, with tlic others trailing.The winner was ridden out.The attendance at the big race was

not as large as had been expected, forit was thought that the track wouldbe deep In mud und such was the caseat 10 o'clock in the morning. Never¬theless fully lifleen thousand peoplewere on the grounds when the horseswere called to the post Just beforehalf-past 4 o'clock. From sunrise un¬til the first race was called and be¬tween the races a big gang of men wasut work on the track scraping, rakingund harrowing it, turning up Hie wetsoil to the drying heal of the sun, andit was In good condition when the racewas called, to the great surprise ofRib.The Futurity entries were gotten oft'

promptly to good start. Spencer,who was on Cap and Bells, of the Keenstring, rushed his mount into the lane,but Sloan, on Dally Hoo Boy, was notcaught napping, and Bent his horsealongside the Hying Ally. Elkhorn,Golden Age and Tommy Atkins werecloso up und they came down thechute like a line of cavalry horses.Spencer, who Was plainly out to makethe running for his stable males, sentCap and Belle along at her best speed,but do what she could it was impossi¬ble lo shake off Bally lloo Boy, who, aneck away, was practically helping hermake the pace.At the end of the first furious Henry

had brought OlymHiin, another of theKeene trio, from eighth place to third,ami was a length and halt behind BallyHoo Hay, wlille Tommy Atkins, Elk-horn and Sweet Lavender were headsn! art a half length away, the othersI," Ihg already far out of the race.Tic positions were unchanged

through the next furlong. All throughthe third furlong Spencer was urgingCap and Bells. She was runninggamely and still held a slight ndvan-tage, but i! was plain lo see that shecould not hold her speed to the end.The pace was beginning to tell andHenry, seeing this, sent Olympinnalong to take issue with Bally HooBoy. These three rounded the bend intothe stretch necks apart, but Cap andBells was done and gradually droppedbehind.Bally Hoo Boy was still running

strong and true, and at a furlong fromhome was a neck in front of Olympian,with Tommy Atkins already under thewhip, dosing strong u length back.From there home it was a hard drive.The crowd in the grand stand wereshouting and cheering, the hystericalshrieks of the women rising above all.Sloan was no longer crouched over theneck of his horse, but was riding des¬perately with whip and spur. Henrywas also working hard on Olympian,nnd for a few strides it was hard tololl which would stand the drive thelu st. Gradually, however, Sloan, withall his skill and conning, drew awayWith Bally Hoo Boy, and amidst thewildest enthusiasm, sent the game lit¬tle colt across 1 he finish line a lengthand a half before Olympian. TommyAtkins was third, a length behind hisstable mate, while live lengths awaySweet Lavender headed the balance ofthe tired field. Summary:First.Five and One-half Furlongs;La Valller (7 to 1), won; Col. Fadden(l> to 1 and 2 to 1), second; Rochamp-ton (7 to 2). third. Time. 1.00 3-5.Second.One Mile: Hush (9 to 5),

won; Kamarn (2 to i and i to B), sec¬ond; Andronleus (C to 1), third. Time1:40.Third.Fall Handicap. Six Furlongs-Waring (.} to l), won; Polente C20 to lund t! to 1). second; Contestor (U to 5),third. Time. 1:14.Fourth.Futurity, futurity course,170 feet less than six furlongs.rinllvIIoo Boy til lo 5), won: Olympia (7 to

10 and out), second; Tommy Atkins (7to 10), third. Time, 1:10.Fifth.The Inaugural steeple chase,about two miles.Plato (8 to 5), won;'Old Tnnk (4 to 1 and 7 to 6), second;Charagrace (7 to 2), third. Time, 4:19.Sixth.One and a sixteenth miles on

turf, polling.Orecnoek (12 to 1), won:Central Trust (3 to 5 and out), second;Dolando (7 to 2), third. Time, 1:43 1-5.

HACKS AT SARATOGA.Results at Saratoga, N. Y., August

25t h:First.Five and one-half furlongs.

Col. Chester (00 to 5). won; Guesswork(15 lo 1 and 3 to 1). second: GreatAmerican (15 to 1). third. Time. 1:0C'/j.Second.Seven furlongs.Godfrey (C

to 1). won; Fleuron (3 to 1 and 7 to 10).second; Bold Knight (7 to 5), third.Time. 1:29'',.

Third.$5.000, the Spencer handicap,one mile and a furlong.Martimns (8 to1), won; Charentua (4 to 1 and out),second: Advance Guard (5 to 2),'third.Time. 1:53V;.Fourth Six furlongs Tamrriany

Chief <t; to f>>. won; Cherished (4 to 1nnd 2 to 1), second: Queen Carnival (5to 1). third. Time, 1:16%.

Fifth race -due mile and 55 yards.Althe (." to !). first; Specific (2 to 1 and3 to 5). second; Peccursor (even), third.Time. 1:45%.

Fltzslmmona Challongo9 Joffrlos-(By Telegraph to Virginian-Pilot)New York. Aug. 25..Bob Fitzslin-

mons has challenged Jim Jeffries for afight to he Held Augu3t 31. und hasposted $2,500 as a forfeit. Fitzsimmonssays that Jeffries must meet lilm onthat date or admit he is afraid ofhim. Jeffries, who was at Derby,Conn., during the day, was seen therennd said relative to the challenge:

"I have defeated Fitzsimmons deci¬sively once, and think T can do Itagain: but I think if. would be poorbusiness policy to fight right away, forIhr- fight-going public needs a rest.Pill!. I shall allow no engagements toInterfere with my championship bat¬tle;, but l reserve the right to set atime lo train."

Si VOL.' ;3oio 1 ttroat. t'lniplcs. Cup.per-Colored Spul*. Aches, Old Sores, l/l-(<r» la Mouth. Hatr FalllnR? Wr.liCOOK RKallCDY CO ISrr MASONICTEMFLS. Chicago.. 111., / %r proof* oftuiea Capital iWo.ooo. W« solicit th«m'Ct oballnate caaes. We. have cured ill*.wor»t caaoa »u la to It «laya, luo-paufokMuüc r--~

A Prize Ring SuitOBy Telegraph to VIrgtntan-PUot.)

New York, Aug. 25..Wm. A. Brady,manager of Champion James Jeffertes,has brought suit against James C.Kennedy and Patrick T. Powers foran accounting of the profits of theTwentieth Century Sporting Club ofMadison Square Garden, this city.Urady alleges that he has not re¬

ceived his share or the profits from theboxing contests which had come offIn the Garden lately, and asks tor aninjunction restraining the defendunlsfrom distributing the profits alreadymade. Justice Fitzgerald, In the Su¬preme Court, to-day granted a tempo¬rary injunction.

NAVY YARD NOTES.The cruiser Relna Mercedes, In tow

of the Potomac and Nezlnscott, left theyard at 9:16 o'clock yesterday morning.The trio were reported as passing outthe Capes at 2 o'clock In the after¬noon.Delay In making up tho pay roll

was assigned as the reason for notpaying off at the navy yard yesterday.The pay roll for tho first half of Au¬gust will be about $75,000 for the en¬tire force of 2,200 men. Forty-threethousand is due In the constructiondepartment.Capt. George J. Shaw has been de¬tached from the yard and ordered tothe Naval Academy at Annapolis.Chief Carpenter Alon/.o Burroughshas been ordered lo report here forduty September 1st.The gunboat Vixen is preparing tomake unothcr survey cruise to theWest Indies.

OUR CHAUNCEY BACK-

NEW YORK'S I.OGNACIOUS SENA¬TOR TALKS ABOUT TRADE.(By Telegraph to Vlrglntan-Pllot.)New York, Aug. 25..Tanned just

enough to look the picture of health,Chauncey M. Depew returned home to¬day on the American Dine steamshipNew York. He had left here on June27th on his yearly vacation. He saidin an Interview that he would at onceplace himself in touch with the Repub¬lican National Committee and arrangefor speeches In the campaign. Heashed many questions about what hadbeen going on in politics since he wentaway. In recounting his experiencetills year, Mr. Depew said:"Nineteen hundred is a very grati¬fying year for America abroad. One ofthe phenomenon of the close of thenineteenth and the opening of the

twentieth century Is the position ourcountry has taken In two years. Be¬fore 1S9S no ruler or minister In Eu¬rope was interested in American opin¬ion or action. Now the situation isthe reverse. Every Cabinet reckonsthe attitude of the United States informulating plans. Every Europeannation finds Its production enormouslyIn excess of Its consumption of manu¬factured articles. Asia and Africa arctho markets. The possession of themor access to them Is tho sum of theold world diplomacy, operations andarmament.

UNCLE SAM IN CHINA."The excellence nnd In many casesthe superiority of our goods, the ener¬

gy of our traders and the cheapnessof our transportation are exciting won¬der. The Powers are so balanced thatour position on Eastern questions isof vital Importance. The one questionIs what will the United States do InChina, nnd afterward in the Orient.There Is no disposition to prevent for¬cibly our entrance on an equal foot¬ing into China and the East, andanxiety for us not to press the subjectand especially not push our productsIn competition with theirs among thepeople of Asia.

THE COAL FAMINE."The coal famine threatens serioustimes for Great Britain. The govern¬ment promised to impose an exportduty, but Parliament adjourned with¬out enacting the law. Coal has goneup in prices In England In the last sixmonths $2 peR ton. Coal for railwayand manufacturing purposes Is now5(5.75 a ton delivered. It is less thanhalf that for the same purposes Inthe United States. Coal la the life ofIndustrial nations It has enabledGreat Britain to support six millionpeople in far greater com Tort than fivemillion before the discovery of its use

as fuel, we certainly do not want toprosper because of the misfortune ofothers, hut fresh sources of supply canbe found in Europe. There are Incal¬culable possibilities for our product inthe mnrkets of the world."

KALE OF AMERICAN COAL."The opening for the sale of Ameri¬can coal is very great. If the oceancarriage was arranged the marketcould_he.sol7ed at nnre-and lines es-tablished for permanent occupancyand growth. The enhanced cost ofcoal has increased household expensefor the wage earners and caused muchdistress. It is leading to a universaldemand for higher wages. This againwill Increase the cost of production.But with coal at less than half theprice a ton for our manufactures andtransportation lines than it Is InEurope the advantages In competitionIn railway industry are so enormouslyon our side as to upset every calcula¬tion based on previous conditions. Theprospect is startling in its possibilitiesof developments and prosperity for theUnited States as in the anxiety It Isalready causing our friends across theAtlantic."

Steamer Lowers Her Record-(By Telegraph to Virginian-Pilot)New York, Aug. 25..The American

Line steamer New Y'ork, Capt. Roberts,which arrived here this morning fromSouthampton via Cherbourg, loweredher Cherbourg record by four hoursand IS minutes. She left Cherbourg onAugust IS. at 5:50 p. m. (English time),and arrived at Sandy Hook Lightshipnt 7:53 a. m. to-day. making the pas¬sage in six days, IS hours and 57 min¬utes.

Tho Alhambra's Trial Trip-(By Telegraph to Virglnlan-PIlot)New York, Aug. 25..The United

States battleship Alabama left thenavy yard this morning for Boston.The trial of the Alabama Is expectedto take place on Tuesday next over theCape Ann course.

News About Stumps.An innovation In the postal servicewhich Is sure to be of great convenlonco

to all classes Is a plan lately adoptedby the department of furnishing stampsIn little books, with wax sheets betweenthe stamps. The government is to chargeone cent tor the book additional to. theamount of stamps contained therein, andstrange as it may seem it is estimatedth'.t lllO profit on these books at one centeach will amount to some $.<>).inj per an¬num. U is al*>o estimated that the sumpaid for the Private Revenue StampsHostetter'a Stomach Hitters very nearlyequals ibis amount. The Hitlers Is a re-liable remedv for constipation, indiges¬tion, dyspeps&l, bllliousness. liver and kid-ney troubles, and enormous quantities ofIt "are sold yearly It may be dopendedupon absolutely to euro ail stomach dis¬orders, having done so for the past fiftyyears.

THE LATE COLLIS P. HUNTINGTON AND HIS MAUSOLEUM.

CANVASSING BOARDCOMPLETES WORK.

Continued From Page 15.I feel very proud of the Democratic

voters who, with one consent.Have returned me to the Legislature,their principles to represent.I shall do for the people that which is

justTo my God, to my country, to my peo¬

ple, to myself and their trust.

North Carolina Is redeemed. Let strifenow cease;

Let us show to our opponents the Joysof peace;

Let negro domination now molder Inthe dust;

Let the Democrats elected be but trueto their trust,

And North Carolina will reap the ben¬efit sent

By adopting and ratifying the amend¬ment.

So let us he kind to our fallen dead.Dead? The good white .people who

voted against us dead?Oil, no. "A good man does not die.

He lays his headUpon the lap of earth,"Then waits serenely for the birthOf the blessings sentBy the lineal clause of the amendment.

Arise, ye fallen friends and the amend¬ment sing,

For peace and quiet it will surely bringTo the nigger, long before the coming

spring.Thanks, Bro. Shaw;Give us your paw.

I'll thank you in person some othetday.

I am your friend,W. W. CATirtAWAT.

MYMENEAL.Cards are out for the marriage of

Mr. A. A. Kirkham, an efficient traindispatcher in the Southern railwayservice of Greensboro, and Miss AllleHunter Gwinn, formerly stenographerto Mr. J. C. Gentry, also of the South¬ern railway of that city. The eventwill take place in Alderson, "\V. Va.,September 5th. The bride and groomwill spend their honeymoon in Paris,visiting the Exposition.

HEAD OF THE FAMILY.

JUDGE Pi"UNELL SAYS IT ISSOMET1MKS A WOMAN.

Kaleigh, N. C, Aug. 24..-The follow¬ing is taken from the News and Ob¬server:The United States Circuit Court of

Appeals at P.ichmond recently handeddown a decision that is of keen Interestnot only to the bar. but to the laityas well, on account of the absoluteuniqueness of the case. The case wasin the bankruptcy court and the ques¬tion at issue was: "Is a marriedwoman, living with her husband, everthe head of the family." Judge Pur-nell dicides that she may be. Thequestion arose from the ambiguouswording of the Virginia homesteadlaw. but Is one that could not occur inNorth Carolina. The opinion was writ¬ten by Judge Purnoll, of this city.The statement of the case is sub¬

stantially as follows:Mrs. Mariam H. Bichnrdson. a mar¬

ried woman, conducted a merchandisebusiness at Plum .tu^int, under thestyle of J. L. ntchnrdson. agent. J. L.i ichärdson, the agent, was her hus¬band. She was the postmistress atPlum Point, and the postoffice was keptIn the store and managed by her hus¬band, who conducted the business.About the 10th of May. 1S'J8, Mrs.

Mariam H. .Klehardson mado an as¬signment for the benefit of her credi¬tors and closed the business.The husband's chief income was from

cnrrying passengers back and forthfrom Plum Point to the station, andmoney made from tills and othersources was used to aid his wife Insupporting his family.The goods conveyed In the assign¬

ment did not pay off tho creditors ofJ. L. Kichardson, agent, and on theGth day or January, lS'JO. Mrs. MariamH. Richardson liled her petition pray¬ing to be adjudged a bankrupt. After-wurds J. L. Richardson filed a peti¬tion in bankruptcy, and claimed nilids properly under what is known inVirginia as the "Poor Debtor's Law,"which exempts certain specific chat¬tels to u "householder or head of afamily." Marian H. Richardson Hiedan amended petition and claimed herreal property under what Is known asthe "Homestead Exemption Law,"which exempts to a "householder orhead of a family" $2,000 free from levy,garnishment or distress.The title of the real estate is in the

wife, Mariam H. Richardson, and thehusband testified the wife managedthe business of the family, had alwaysbeen regarded as the head of the fam¬ily since their marriage, and he wasan assistant or helpmate_in gettingalong, that she was postmistress, tookboarders, sewed and was a dress¬maker. The petitioner on examinationtestified she was a householder andbead of a family, she supported thefamily by the income from the storeconducted by her husband as heragent, and other sources.

gued Is whether being a married wo¬man, living with her husband, peti¬tioner is entitled to the homestead ex¬emption as "a householder or head ofa family," as provided by the constl-tion and laws of Virginia. No ques¬tion of procedure is Involved, as towhether the bankrupt had properly setup a claim for the exemption.

In his opinion, Judge Purnell says:"The husband is generally and for

many purposes the head of the family.He owes it as a moral duty to sup¬port his wife and children.a failure to¦!o so is in many jurisdictions made acrime. The records of the courts showhusbands do not always discharge thisand many other moral duties Incum¬bent upon them. When he fails inthese moral and legal obligations, whenan Intelligent, active, industrious, fru¬gal woman finds she has married aman Who Instead of coming up t« thestnndard of a husband is a mere de¬pendent, who acknowledges' that he Isonly helpmate to his wife, obeys herInstructions, pours his little earningsinto her hip, acknowledges her to beand to have always been the head ofthe family and leaves to her its sup¬port, it would be contradictory of factnnd an absurd construction of law tosay he and not she is the head of thefamilv and deny to her tlie benefits in¬tended for the family out of her sep¬arate estate, property she has accu¬mulated, because the title is in her."

RURAL FREE DELIVERY-

WHAT CONGRESSMAN ATWATERHOPES TO DO.

(From the Raleigh Post.)The establishment of the rural free

delivery system in this district hasbeen attended with such successful re¬sults and has become so popular thatCongressman Alwater lias heeri floodedwith letters asking for an extensionof the system to the different countiesIn the district.Congressman Atwater is giving the

matter his personal attention, and hebelieves that he can have the rural de¬livery system established all over thedistrict. He has assurances from thepostbfllce department that additionalroutes will be established In the dis¬trict in the near future. The postbfllcedepartment is rushed with this workjust now and the promise has beenmade that a special officer will be senthere shortly to Investigate a number ofroutes, which will be submitted to thedepdrtment for approval.

EDENTON.Edenton, N. C. Aug. 25..Mr. Ed¬

ward McCay and family returned onthe steamer Olive last night from.South Carolina.Mr. H. L. Creeoy and wife left to¬day for n pleasure trip to Washingtoncity and other places of interest.Messrs. Edward Moore and HowardChappcll are spending a few days atOcean View.Mr. George Folk went to Nag's Head

to-day.Messrs. T. O. Hyman, of Ncwbcrne.and w. N. Gregory, of Elizabeth City,were In Edcnton on business yester¬day.Mrs. Eliza Brlnklcy and Mrs. Mc.Green came over from Columbia onIbis morning's steamer .

The excursion that was to have lefthere to-night for Nag's Head has beenpostponed until next Saturday night.STRANGE AS ROMANCE-

A SINGULAR MARRIAGE.RE¬SULTS OF A LETTER.(From the Rocklngham Anglo-Saxon.)A young man is confined to his bedat his home In -Mark's Creek townshipIn a somewhat precarious conditionand with a rather indistinct recollec¬tion of a marriage ceremony over theline in South Carolina. Ills conditionhas required the attendance of a Rock-ingham physician.To tell the story most intelligibly, webegin at the beginning.The young man Is the second oldestof a family of live brothers.good,honest, industrious people, who havefor some time been engaged in the saw¬

mill business. About two years ago hewas in love with a young lady wholives near Laurel Hill, but his familyobjected strenuously to the match bo-cause of the delicate health of theyoung lady. They succeeded In break¬ing up the match, and no more wasthought of it. and in the course of tlniehe centered his affections elsewhere, aschool matin in his township being theobject. Thursday evening, August 9th,was fixed as the time for the celebra¬tion of their nuptials, anil preparationson a rather extensive scale were made.Invitations to their friends were given,the waiters on each side invited, thecakes were baked and all such prepa¬rations as are usual made for the oc¬casion. Everything went well until afew 'lays bi fore the date set. when thevoting man received a letter from hisllrst love, in which it is said she de¬clared that if lie married another shewould end her existence.This letter almost crazed the young

man and he also threatened suicide.His family realized his condition andkept close watch on him, but Sundaybefore the day appointed for his mar¬riage ho eluded their viligance andwent to see girl No. 1. They Insti¬tuted search for him and finally foundhim, In a semi-conscious condition,over In South Carolina. In charge ofgirl No. 1. who dec lan d that they hadbeen regularly married. He didn'tseem to remember much of anything,but did have n very distinct recollec¬tion Of some kind of performance be¬fore a magistrate. He was taken backto his home, but his condition has notmaterially Improved. His second In¬tended has called on him and verygenerously forgiven all. His motheraccounts for his awkward predicamentby saying that he has been subject, atrare Intervals during his life, to soa-sons of slight mental aberration^ andtimt he was temporarily unbalancedby the letter.Out of respect to the feelings of the

good people involved we have omittedtheir names.

POLITICAL CONDITIONS.(From the Charlotte Observer.)

An Observer man was informed yes¬terday that there is a quiet movementon foot among the business men of' this city and a few other North Caro-

BERKLEY NEWS AND ADVERTISEMENTSTOO MANY SCHOLARS.Berkley Graded School is Over¬

taxed With Children.

rhe School Will Ks-open September 3rd,But Where Will the Children Go?-

WoulcLbe Peace Sinker Uot Hit ou the

Hi .1.1 Lawn Purty.

The public schools will open for thereception of scholars the second Mon¬day in September. Judging from theincrease of scholars during the pastfrom one school year to another,the seatlin.- capacity of the BerkleyGraded schools will be inadequate to)accommodate the increase.The population of the town has grown

more rapidly the past year than Inany two previous years In Its history.The School Hoard apprehends thistrouble and discussed the advisabilityof securing n building some place intown to meet this demand, as theywere not In favor of erecting any morebuildings on their present sites. No;action was taken in the matter and]It will probably be brought up againat the next meeting.Friday afternoon, while Mr. Bonnie

Dowdy. Of South Norfolk, was acting!as a peace-maker In a "scrap" betweentwo persons, ho was accidentally hitIn the head with a beer bottle. Hesustained a gash on the right side ofhis head and was rendered almost un¬conscious for the time being, and isstill suffering a great deal from thewound.

FOR THE FIRE LADDIES.The Torrent fire fighters arc makingextensive arrangements for their lnwn

party to be held Wednesday andThursday nights in the town park,next to the station-house. They havehad a thousand tickets printed at 10cents each, which will entitle the hold¬ers to admission nnd refreshments.Those who fall to secure tickets be¬fore the night of the entertainment willbe supplied at the gate. The youngvolunteer tire lighters are striving hardto raise the necessary funds to pay theexpenses of the company to the StateFiremen's Association, which meets atRichmond on the 20, 27 and 2S of Sep¬tember.They extend an Invitation to every¬body to come and enable them to be

represented at the State Association.IN THE CHURCHES TO-DAY.

Rev. Mr. Cabler. of Suffolk, accom¬panied by his family. Is visiting Mr.Thomas Woodard, of South Norfolk.Mr. Cabler will preach at the LibertyStreet M. E. Church Sunday morningand evening.Rev. S. S. Robinson has returnedfrom Southeastern Virginia, whore he

and his family have been spendingtheir vacation of two weeks. He willoccupy his pulpit Sunday morning andevening, as usual.Chestnut Street M. E. Church, Rev.J. T. Mastln, pastor.Preachln.? at 11

a. m. nnd 8 p. m. Sunday school at9:30 a. m. Mid-week services at Sp. ni.

St. Thomas' r. E. Church.Sundayschool at 9:lo a. m. Morning prayernnd reading at 11 o'clock. Eveningprayer at 6 o'clock. Friday. August21st. Fast Day.Morn-ng prayer andlitany at 10 o'clock. Evening prn>irat 8 o'clock.Main Street Christian Church. Rev.

M. F. Porter, pastor.Preaching at 11a. m. nnd 8 p. m. Subjects: At 11 a.in., 4 God's Expectations;" at 8 p. m.,'God'e Disappointment." Sundayschool at 9:30 n. m. Mid-week servicesat S p. m.

COLORED BOY DROWNED.Quite a sad drowning of a colored

boy occurred yesterday afternoon about3 o'clock near the J. D. Armstrong'soyster house. The boy referred to andtwo others were out wading on theBerkley flats with two other coloredboys, the unfortunate one taking the1( ad. On neuring Mr. Armstrong's oys¬ter pier he was warned not to go fur¬ther, as the water was deep. He con¬

tinued, saying he could swim. Thewords of warning had barely escapedwhen he plunged into a slue that hadbeen dredged, and being unable toswim soon drowned.A white gentleman standing on the

dock jumped overboard to rescue him.but was unsuccessful. His body was

subsequently found by means of a pairof oyster tongs.He carne to the town about- three

weeks ago. tramping, from Jackson¬ville, Fla., and gave his namo as WillWillis. He said that he had neitherfather nor mother living, and he serVödas mess boy tor the soldiers while theywere In camp at Jacksonville. Hisremains were turned over to the Over¬seer »r the Poor for burial arter beingviewed and circumstances of hisdrowning were ascertained by SergeantKudd.

NARROW ESCAPE.Dr. W. H. Ashburn had a narrow es¬

cape from being crushed to death yes¬terday morning by the 10:45 eastboundNorfolk and Western passenger trainat the Berkley avenue extended cross¬ing. He was going out of town to visita patient, and as the vle.v to the ap¬proach of the road Is obstructed bybuildings he was on the track beforehe saw the approaching train, whichwas coining at lightning speed, andbarely crossed the track before the en¬gine passe*! hirn.

RELEASED.The colored boy. Ed. Williams, who

was arrested and lodged at the stationhouse for stealing $100 from one ofthe men on board the pilot boat Re¬lief, lying at Cannon's wharf, was re¬leased yesterday by direction of thecomplainant, without being punlslted,lie having received his money.

NEWS OF PEOPLE.Listen to what Mr. W. P.. Dougher¬

ty has to say about his cut prices ifyou want to profit thereby to the ex¬tent of saving 50 per cent. Every¬thing going like fun, and everybodygetting good bargains.Messrs. Cary Brown. W. H. Camp

and A. S. Tnggett will leave to-dayfor Detroit. Mich., to attend the Unl-form Rank of Pythlans. Mr. Taggettwhile away will visit relatives andfriends.Mr. F. M. Morgan. Jr.. has returned

from Shawboro, X. C where he hasbeen spending several days with rela¬tives and friends.Mrs. ,T 11. Johnson and daughters.

Misses Essie and Lillian, who havebeen spending some days with thefamily of Mr. S A. Eley, on Berkleyavenue, left yesterday for their homein Windsor.Miss Alice Soaff, of Princess Anne

county. Is visiting her cousin. MissMattie Glemming. at Liberty and Mainstreets.Mr. W. G. Cox. of Hertford, Is visit¬

ing the family of Mr. E. L. Cox, onLlbertv street.Dr. E.F. Truitt, wir« and little son,

and Miss Grlzzell Jacocks. who havebeen spending the past month at OceanCity. Md., will return to-day.Düring the storm Friday afternoon

two hanging signs were blown downnnd smashed two large plate glassfronts, one at Sir. B. Zacks and theother at H. Cruse, on Liberty street.Misses Mary Lou and Maggie Pitt,

of Chuckatuck, Ya., nre the guests ofthe Misses Lula nnd Fnnnla MalePierce, on Liberty street extended.Miss Entile Walker, of Lafayette.

Ga., a resident of the town abouteleven years ago, is the guest of heraunt. Mrs. Fletcher Cowan, on Cliftonstreet.Mr. John C. Whltehead and wife, of

Moyock, N. C, are visiting the familyof Officer N. M Sykes, on Cliftonstreet.Mr. Joe Neer. of Baltimore, is the

guest of Mr. W. R. Tllley, In SouthNorfolk.

_BERKJLEY^DVTSj_WANTED^ AN EXPERIENCEDshoe salesman. Resident preferred.Apply with references No. 76 CHESTNUT

ST.. Berkley. V.l._au24-tfXJST E. ROACH & CO., S. S. Phone 1215.t! «Real Estate and Rentnl Agents,office corner of' Berkley avenue andChestnut street. Berkley, Va. Prompt re¬turns guaranteed. auf-lm

J. R. WILLIAMS,Funeral Director and Embalmar6T CHESTNUT STREET,

Office 1217TELEPHONE CALL

Resldence.lx»

SHOES AND SHOES.We have Low Shoes of every kind, at

cost. All Summer Shoes reduced to tholowest prices ever heard of. Call and buya pair before they are all gone. Now lathe time.

H. L- WEST'S IS THE PLACE76 CHESTNUT STREET.

BANK OF BERKLEY..COUNTRTtrade a specialty. Convenient hours.

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Una towns relative to tho political con¬ditions of this State. Tho suggestionseems to he that they expect to meetat Greensboro or Charlotte and for¬mulate a resolution expressive of theirviews of the situation, maintainingthat political and economic problemsare closely akin, and that they havea right to speak as to the latter. Theywill publicly voice their depreciationof the turmoil and bother that willcome to this State if the cry of "negro"Is prolonged, and they will voice a wishfor conservatism nnd decency in poli¬tics. This is talk given for what It Isworth. It Is not Idle, however, since a

number of business men in the cityhave declared that such a movement as

tho one described needed only Judiciousleadership to make Its culmination.

FAUQUIER WHITE SULPHUR-

Continued From Page 14.

Saturday night's german testitled toth.- fact, that the athletic girl couldstill dance and wear dainty tolletes,for the hall room was a veritable rain¬bow with the tasteful colored gowns.The number of couples who partici¬pated was unusually large, but confu¬sion was avoided by the dexterousmovements of the gentlemen. Manyfamiliar faces were there, likewisenew ones.The Wednesday night euchres dp

much to show that cards arc not ne¬

cessarily a Winter amusement, and theprizes are such that the winners areto be congratulated. The fortunateones of last week were: First ladies',Mrs. S. s. Livingston: second ladles',Mrs. W. A. WOlls; third ladies', Mrs.Thomas w. Keller: first gentleman's,Colonel J. R. Mct'ortnoy: second gen¬tleman's. F. Miller: third gentleman's,G. ¦Livingston.Dr. W. J. Chewnlng, of the Virginia

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Hospital, Richmond, Vn. is the resi¬dent physician, and his charming man¬ner does as much towards helping hlapatients as his medicines.Among the recent arrivals are: IT.

D. Oliver, J. S. Newell and wife. Nor?folk. Ya.; Lieutenant Commander "W.L. Carpenter and family, U. S. N.:Lieutenant Commander F. E. Beatlyand faintly 1'. S. X.: Hon. W. A. Jonesand family. Virginia.

Marc Hanna Aftor Boodle*(By Telegraph to Vlrginian-Pllot.)Philadelphia, Aug. 25. . National

Chairman Hanna came here from NewYork to-day and held a conference,lasting two hours, with about twodoz< ii manufacturers and businessmen of this city. The conference washeld In the offices of W. W. Gibbs. thaEastern Pennsylvania member of thaAdvisory Hoard of the Republican Na¬tional committee. After the confer¬ence Senator Hanna left for NewYork.

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