THE RICHMON D DISPATCH. —_— i A i HE a TA ee a WHOLE NUMBER 13.451. RICHMOND, VA, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 1894. THREE CEN’ CENTS PER S PER COPY. J. STERLING MORTON. Our Secretary of Agriculture Going to Europe. HISPROPOSED REFORMS. Loessening the Seed-Sitpply Evil, and Call ing nn Bug a Bug in OMelal Documents, L LAE ahh J AVR TREY YY A WAR REAR BREN ASR NAW boing the Assistant-Secretary. Secretary Morton has been steadily a hoe desk for the past fifteen months, an during the whole of the time he has no had a vacation aggregating five weeks 11 feels the need of a rest, and is going yore for the sea-voyage than anything elev Ho has been an occasional visitor tc points In Virginia since becoming a mem Lor of the Cabinet, and he spent sévera Give in Albemarle county, a few months a; visiting Monticello, Mr. Morton is not generally as populaj with the agricultural classes as he migh le, owing to the fact that an impressior i, gotten abroad in the land that hq dos not sympathize with the farmers onl some of his opponents have tried tc jnake it appear that he {8s constantly doling cvervthing in his power to curtail the department to the detriment of the farm. Then again, they try to make the f.rmers believe he ig a rich man, whe }ooowe nothing about agriculture, whereas tv tuat ls be has maintained and lived or a farm for many years, which he has mad oro of the most beautiful and productive {rp the United States. He does not go after ¢vo1v i=m that comes up, and, being 1 mocrat of the odd school end a strict constructionist, he wants many of the practices of the department over which he yules at present done away with, For in £1 he believes (hat the promiscuous P cibution of garden-seed, which has grovn ty be a howling abuse, and a reck joo waste of money, should be abolished, 11 «ou recommended fn his last annual rt to Congress, and he proposes to cut this item of expense, so that only 1 and valuable seed and plants, intend enti ly for the Introduction of strictly 1 varieties shall in future be dis 1 todd THE SEED INDUSTRY. "or many vears the seed distribution has ben greatly abused, and people in all portions of the country have gbtten an {vq the government can furnish an en tire planting. From yeag to year they Live written to the congressmen, and it boon discovered in many localities that not only have whole families writ ten, but the names of hands on the farms have been used to get as many packages as possible. At that rate it would require several millions of dollars to supply the annual demand, if all the requests were complicd with. Ik Yas also been a source of endless worry the congressm nn, many of whom have been cosupelied to buy secd to supply the demands in their districts to Secretary Morton has started in to work arother much-needed reform in the De yartment of Agricoiture. He has issued orders thint Jn getting up their reports, the scientific men and special agents must use plain and practical language, Herotofore there has been too much of tendency to indulge in technical terrae, Clueh cannot be understood by the ave rake citizen unless he has a Latin or Greek lexicon handy. In future Mr, Morton insitg8 that the reports shall call a bux a bug, if they deal with that travch of inquiry, and an insect must be vesignated by its common, every-day han Diseases in animals and in plants nod trees, all Kinds of grasses, and references to soll and timber shall ba written of so that people will know at vree what is meant, He wants a stop put to the high and lofty style that has vrevailed, which dots the department re ports all- over with technical terms cal stated to bewilder the farmers, who have po time to translate the meaning of terms werd by the scientific fellows, who have tad advantages of studying these things. The Secretary, by way of illustration, told a story of a young preacher who haa been invited to preach to a country congreration, who thought of asking him to become their pastor. The minister was just out of the theological seminary, and 1» was quite airy. He selected for hia text, “Feed My Lambs* Most of the congregation seemed pleased, and pretty g¢ on the pulpit speaker began to goar to dizzy heights. He finally ceased his dis sourse and the services came to an end. After the congregation began to disperse the vounger folks, and particularly the women folks, praised the sermon highly. The latter declared that he was just “too grand for anything,” and they appealed L an oll deacon to Know what he thought of the brother's style of preach jne. “1 am afraid,” said the deacon, “(hat the good brother has placed the {ler so high that some of the lambs v. never reach it.” BEET SUGAR. The beet-sugar industry is one that the Department of Agriculture will give spe cial attention to, with a view of finding whot portions of the United States are Lolapted to the cultivation of this product. Already there have been some very proms ng reports from Virginia, and it is believed that a large area in the Oud Do. tn nion can be utilized for the cultivation vf the sugar beet. The best results =o far have been obtained In Augusta county, ant it is confidently expected that eventually this business will be a large (vd paying one in Virginia. There is also much land in North Carolina equally well wiapted to the cutivation of the beet, nd the next reports on the subject are tooked for with interest, scoretary Morton's visits to Virginia fave been very much enjoyed, and he thnks there is a great future for the $iate, If the people will turn their at tortion to the proper pursuits, Wheat and corn cannot be profitably raised for yorket, but the dairying and stock-farms of Virginia can do well, owing to their ¢lore proximity to the great eastern mar Jets. The department has been issuing vv luable and instructive reports on dairy xo. and will continue to do so. JONES AND MEREDITH. Congressman Jones, who had an ap pointment to speak to-day at Bowling Green, the county seat of Caroline, is ¢xpected here to-morrow to attend a Loeting of the Executive Committee of th Democratic Campaign Committee, he benz a member of the same. 1t is thought the campaign-book will be dis. tributed this week. It will be an ex haustive collection of information for the voters. ‘The book, owing to its great cost, cannot be distributed free to those who write for it, but arrangements will Le made to send a considerable number to clubs and organizations, so that the compaign speakers may have access to the facts contained in the publication. Congressman Meredith, who has practi cally recovered from his recent illness, will be in the thick of his canvass by the middle of next week. He has made and will make appointments that will tale him to every county in the district, and it is his purpose to speak at as wany places as possible. Toward the end of the campaign it i$ thought that scveral outside speakers of prominence can be secured for points in the northern end of the Eighth Dis trict, and there will, as usual, be a final rally of the Democrats at Alexandria the Saturday night before the election. It is not believed from what can be learned here that the Republican candi Jute in the Eighth District can poll the f01 strength of his party, owing to the fict that many are dissatisfied with the way General Mahone has acted, and others do not like the idea of having Colovrel Pat MceCaull, 80 recent an ar PERSONAL POINTS. Mon, Marshali Hanger, Consul of the Unit d States to Bermuda, and Miss Lorie Hanger, of Staunton, Va, arrived here yesterday, and are stopping at the Metropolitan, Mr. Allen Cameron, of Petersburg, 1s at the Ebbitt. Btate-Benator Henry Falrfax, of Lou doun, was among the Virginia visitors in the city to-day ¥F, M. Ford, H. F. Walton, R. W. Bar net, and Miss A. R. Hardin, Richmond; A. WW, Burgess, Petersburg; M. Small, Norfolk, and W, P. Cline, Richmond, are registered at the Hovrard, B. F. Murphy, of Wilmington, N. C., and Ashby Hatcher, of Rectortown, Va, are at the 8t. James, W. T. Ledford, Richmond; DD. Tucker Brooke and family, Norfolk, are at the National, John W. Atkinson, Jr, and C. W. Saunders, Richmond, are at the Metro oolitan COVERNMENT CROP REPORT. Condition of Corn, Cotton, Wheat, Rye, Oats, Tobacco, ete. WASHINGTON, September 10.—~The re: port of the statisticlan of the Department of Agriculture for the month of Septem. ber shows a decline in the condition of corn to 63.4, from 69.1 in the month of August and 9 In the month of July. This fs a decline of 5.7 points from the Augusi and 51.6 from the July condition. The change is marked in nearly ‘all of the great corn States, The present con. dition 18 76 in Kentucky, 70 im Ohio, 5 in Michigan, in Indiana, 78 In Illinois, 61 in Wisconsin, 6 in Minnesota, 40 in Towa, 70 in Mizsouri, 4 in Kansas, 13 in Nebraska, and 16 in South Dakota. In most of the Southern States the con dition has risen and a good crop is cer tain, In addition to unfavorable prospects arising from the low condition of the growing crop, reports from eight States— viz., Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin, Jowa, Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska, and South Dakota—in response to a special inquiry, show that out of an aggregate of 40,873,084 acres planted in those States, there have been cut up for fodder or abandoned 15,000,000 acrea, or 3% per cent, which is a little over 20 per cent, of the entire area planted in the country. The percentage of that cut up or aban doned by States reporting is as follows: Indiana, .06; Illinois, 10; Wisconsin, .21; Towa, .35; Missouri, 16; Kansas, .63; Ne braska, g%1; South Dakota, .51. The ®0dition of wheat, considering both winter and spring varieties, when harvested, was 8.7, against 74.0 last year and 55.3 In 1502, The reported conditions from corre spondents for the principal wheatgrow ing States are as follows: Ohio, 102; Michigan, 91; Indiana, 103; Illinois, 101; Wisconsin, 92; Minnesota, 84; lowa, 92; Missouri, 91; Kansss, 58; Nebraska, 40; South Dakota, 32; North Dakota, 74; Cali fornia, 88; Oregon, 88; Washington, 67. In the Kast: New York, 8; Pennsylva nia, 91; Marvland, 98; Virginia, 78; Ten nessee, 78; West Virginia, 93; Kentucky, 92. Texas, 9. In the principal wheat States there has been considerable improvement in condi tion since the July report. In parts of the wheat region the crop is fully up to expectations, and in other parts the yield has exceeded anticipations. The average condition of oats is re ported as 77.8, against 76.0 August lst, 77.7 July 1zt, and &7 June 1st, J The returns for rye show an average condition of 86.8, against 82 a year ago. The condition of barley has risen nearly two poinis during the month, the Septem ber average standing at 71.5, against 69.8 in August, There i8 a decline in the September condition of buckwheat of twelve and onc half points from that of August. The area under clover seed is reported at 71.9 por cent. of that for 1833. The con dition is given at 693.2, which ig much be low the average, thus indicating a very short crop, es a ag Tm AB. E The general average of condition for rice is $0.4 i v The average condition of apples has fallen during the last month from 44 to 40h 2 i The condition of peaches is 21.1; of po tatoes, 62.4, a decline of twelve points since last month, 3 0 0 The condition of tobacco is 74.5, against 75.9 last month, Bailey, Pp. seeennnn teereane 3 Cotten chows a decline of 0.9 points from the August condition, which was 91.8, against 8.9 for this month. The condition of the plant in the month of June was 8.3, rising to 80.6 in July, and to 91.8 last month, as stated, The August condition for the year 1893 was $0.4, and the September condition for the same 97 37 COPE RY ny $e SCORE BY INNINGS. 23456789"* 2-19 vear was 7.4, a falling off of seven points. The September condition for this vear 18 12.5 pointe higher than that of 1803. The Swate averages are: Virginia, 100; North Carolina, $3; South Carolina, 86; Georgia, $1; Florida, £2; Alabama, 86; Mis gissippi, 85; Louisiana, 91; Texas, 81; Ar kansas, 89; Tennessee, 84; Missouri, #3. 1 The principal cause of the decided de cline in the condition since the last res port was excessive rainfall throughout the larger part of the cotton-belt, pro ducing too much growth of weed and checking the development of fruit, also causing shedding, rotting, and rust. The genera! tenor of cotton reports is “too much rain and heat, causing too great growth of weed and too little ol frizit NAVAL NOTES INTERESTING. Assistant-Surgeon Kite Ordered to the Monitors Below Richmond, WASHINGTON, September 10, —Assist ant-Surgeon J. F. Leys has been detached from the Naval Hospital at Philadelphia and ordered to join the Chicago at South ampton, relieving Assistant-Surgeon red, (i. Brafthwaite, who {8 ordered home; and Assistant-Surgeon BR. W. Kite has been ordered to the monitors near Rich mond, Va., in place of Assistant-SBurgeon J. I. Page, wno will proceed to the Con stellation. Rear-Admiral Kirkland reported his arrival in Londop to-day by a cablegram to the Navy Department. He will as sume control of the European Squadron, on board the flagship Chicago, at South ampton, on Wednesday. Admiral Kirk land arrived at Capetown on the Newark on August 10th, after taking command of the South Atlantic Station at Montevideo a month earlier. He expects to remain in Isurcpean waters for three years. Odd Veallowa' Combpefitive Drill, LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN, TENN, 8ep tember 10.—-The prize-drill of the cantons of the Patriarchs Militant of the Hove reign Grand Lodge of Odd-Fellows will take place on September 18th, For com petitive drilig, ete, not less than five cantons to enter for each prize in Class A. and each canton to have present not jos than three officers and eighteen men in said class. Class A.—First prize, $050; second prize, $150; third prize, §100, Class B.—First prize, to the canton hav ing the largest number in the parade September 18th, $100; second prize, to the canton having the next largest number in the parade, $50. Tennessee cantons are excluded from competition for the prizes in classes A and B. Class C.—All gate receipts, after deduct ing necessary expenses, to be distributed among all cantons in the parade of drill A special prize, to be Known as the “Chickamauga Cup,” will ba awarded to the department commander whose depart ment has the largest number of chevaliers in line of parade September 18th. The cup will be of solid silver, Tennessee is ex cluded, There will also be a number of prizes for the lodges, but the list has not vet been completed, EMPORIA, VA, September 10.—(Spe clal)—All of our people unite in saying that yesterday was the hottest day of the season; at least the writer holds that opinion, Mr, Polk Miller arrived in town to-day and will entertain our people to-night. Mr. Miller {3 the guest of Mr. E. lL. Turner, Preasurer Wythe will go over to Rich mond on Wednesday to settle with the Auditor. Mr, BE. P. Buford, of counsel for P. R. Farley, passed through here this after noon en route to Manchester to argue the case of Farley on an application for a new trial Mr. H. Schwartz left for Baltimore on yesterday to purchase his fall stock. ar, H. N. Hall will leave to-morrow for Baltimore. The new system of collection of taxes on duress and law process, which took effect on September 1, 1894, is a very cum bersome one, and bids fair to be of great trouble to the clerks. Mr. J. KE Baker is quite ill Chief-Engineer BE, V. Farley has again taken charge of the Petersburg Fire De partment, and has almost fully recovered from the frightful injuries he recalved last April at the fire and explosion In Blandford, when so meny peovle lost their Hyves cE attest Day of the Season. Petersburg crereeeee 200100132) Newp't N's-H'pt'n Summary: Earned runs-Petersburg, 3. Home runs—Trost (2). Stolen bases—Staf ford (2), Honeycutt, Myers, Pennington. Bases on balls—Off James, 2; Mularkey, 8. ‘Hit by pitched ball-Honeycutt, Struck out—By James, 12; by Mularkey, 7. Passed balls—Land, 2. Wild pitches—Mularkey, 2, James, 1. Time of game, 2 hours and 13 minutes. Umpire, McLaughlin, BAILEY WAS BATTED For More Than Twenty Hits by the Norfolk Oystermen. COLLIFLOWER HELD HIS OWN. Crows Only Made Six Scores—Duke’s Ankles Bone Broken—Gittinger's One Hand Catch. NORFOLK, VA. September 10.—(Spe clal)—~A poor article of base-ball was put up on the part of the Crows in the first of the series this afternoon at League Park. Bailey was pounded for more than twenty hits by thé Oystermen, including home runs, three- and two-baggers; while Colliflower held his own, only allowing the visitors gix scores out of the whole, In the fifth Duke hit a long fly to right and in trying to slide for second base twisted his ankle, breaking a small bone. Dr. Morgan, who was on the ground, was called, and made the patient as com fortable as posgible. Norfolk scored two in the first on Hodge's base on balls and Corcoran’s and Truby's singles; three more in the second on Thornton's single, Kain's error of Joanes's fly, both scoring on Hodge's home run; in the sixth three on McCloskey's two-bagger, Thornton's and Joanes's singles, and three-base hit of Corcoran; one in the seventh on Thorn ton's hit and Joanes's two-bagger. In the eighth the locals pounded wnaney for all they were worth, making eight runs, as follows: Hauptman hit for two bases. Hodge and Corcoran each singled. Colliflower was hit by the ball. Hodge and Corcoran scored on Truby's two-base hit. Colli flower scored on O'Hagan's fly and Fos ter's fumble. Truby and O'Hagan scored on MeCloskey's home run. Joanes and Hauptman both gained base on singles and crossed the plate on Corcoran’s hit, A single by McCloskey and a home run by Thornton gave the locals two more In the ninth, The Crows were unable to score until the sixth, when Wells singled and Foster pounded the sphere for two bases. The seventh brought two more for the Crows, on Bailey's and Kalin's singles, both scor ing on Tate's good one-base to right, and one in the eighth on singles by Wells, Cleve, and Bailey. The Crows could only make two more in the ninth on Gilman's base on balls, Gittinger's single, Wells's base on bale, and Foster's two-bagger, Gittinger's o@y-hand catch in centre and Truby's runnin& @gatch of Tate's fly were two of the prettiest plays of the season, The following ia the gonre: NORFOLK, NORFOLK, AB R.HO A.B HOAZe, Ci cscivivisnineeie 3-5. 4-3 170 Corcoran, B88, .wwicinnee 8 2 4. 4 0 0 COllflOWer, P. civssenene 1-0) 0-0 PPUlY, BD, cevvecescserere 8 1-3 3-9 QTHAgan, 3D. cicvesseerne $1723 26 McCloskey." T. vieeene8 3-83-1120 Thornton, fo ceevsece wi-3 5-3-1 JORNES, ID. irsnrersiee 3. 2-8:40.:0 Hauptman, f. cecevens 51 2 1 68:9 Totals +cevineee seen 19°19°25 30 13.0 RICHMOND. Kain, 88. siiiiniiiinnn FA Gliinal, 21. aivierereses ‘4 Boi Wk AERO Fg 4 Gittinger, ff. «iriver P Wells, ‘Co coiiireiiess PPRY Foster, 3b, vicecescies seh Cleve, 1. Lo ciivrevercicrn B Wormsiey, I.of siivieiee 2 y= Duke, vr. ff. TORS eirrvsseis Crees 3 wd Ll tar caters mmo Bl mowocrmpmuatmm og ~OORNOOS We P eo SG a Teg ROPIOIR xecririisirireicie BF Richmond des eEETey eee G0 Summary: Earned runs—Norfolk, 13; Richmond, 3. Two-bast hits—McCloskey, Joanes, Hauptman, ‘I'ruby, Foster, Bailey. Three-base hit—Corcoran. Home runs— Hodge, McCloskey, Thornton, Stolen bases—Hodge, O'Hagan, McCloskey, Tate, Bases on balls—Off Colliflower, 6; off Bai ley, 2. Hit by pitched ball—Coliiflower, Thornton. Struck out—By Collilower, 3; by Bailey, 1. Passed balis—Hodge, 2, Wild niteh--ollitlower. i Richmond Dreps a Noteh Lower, Norfolk, by winning vesterday’'s game from Richmond, has taken a good lead over the Crows, and Petersburg still holds the lead for the pennant, The clubs now stand ag foilows: i basins A erennr es 110 Norfollk «.cooreverns 105 Brennen TTI Ho Pla'd. 13 12 N'p't N's-H'pt'n 113 Roanoke “iisesevie 107 Lvnchburg 100 Wen, 7 [H [5 i 43 39 Lost, 0 63 61 70 P.Ct. HH La ALL AZ 08 Small's rooters’ excursion will leave here to-day at noon for Norfolk, arriving there in ample time for those who accom pany them to witness the game of ball between the Richmonds and Norfolks, Returning, the train will leave Norfolk at £:30 P. M. A large crowd of cranks have signified their intention of going, SHOULD HAVE BEEN A SHUT OUT, The N. Neoilamptonians Ploughed Under by the Farmers—9 to 2. PETERSBURG, VA. September 10.— (Special )=The Newport News-tlampton aggregation of ball-players were ploughed under by the Farmers to the tune of 9 to 2. It should have been a shut out game, but for an error by James in the first inning, and a block ball in the third inning. Mularkey and James were the opposing pitchers. James pitched a great game, holding the Deck-Hands down to foun scattering singles; and striking out twelve men. Mularkey was wild, giving eight men their bases. He was hit hard, nine singles and two home runs being made off his delivery. The Farmers played winning ball from the start while the Newport NewsHampton fans played listlessly, and like they Knew that the game was lost to them from the start. The features of the game were the batting of Trost, Honeycutt, James, and Stafford. The infield work of Pender and Knox and Myers, and the work of Little, of the Newport News-Hamptons, at first base, some of his catches and gtops being of the phenomenal order, Following is the score: YETELRSBURCG Plolensbu RG, R. RK A.B. Pender, 58. vesuse ‘ee Honeveutt, PF. 1. servers Stafford, 1D. severvescrnee Myers, 30. ..iccerieieries KelV, 3. coves Yeteerase Sanford, f. wicierienes PPOBE, caierirsrsvnsavene JAMES, Pu ecrsvirersrcrnes 2 1 0 1 3} smlOrOriwIIOT Sy Knox, 2h. .«eivees sieine Totals 2 ET Ta. ISIE =O OOD Lagan SR BE 0 3 MROO=MOCowWR FAI PPP PPR PRRETT TINE. I SI SWIMIU INIT NLLUS TT A AM TTY ANT AVNAe YY A NAMA AVA YY WV A300 ANY. 0. A. E A.B. Scherer, f. sviesicenae 4 McCreary, P. A civecicves 3 Jidttie, Ib. .uviies vessvesec i} Pennington, 3b, 4 Mace, L sivvniinniiinn 4 Arthur, 2b, .i.ciiiiiinene 4 Clarke, 88. .cvveciiviiinnns 4 Mularkey, P. seeevvineeae 3 1 R. SOP oCooOoOON YAR, CO cress maining COO O=MITSD re SCORN =OO CO we bd a 1D OO SN OOOoOO=DoCo ee Totals seveveevinnense 33 5 a SCORE BY INNINGS, M'COY WAS AN EASY MARK: Lynchburg Took the Game from Roanoke by 13104. LYNCHBURG, VA. September 10.— (Special.)—Lynchburg took the game from Roanoke to-day with hands down. Mec Coy was in the box for the visitors, and the HIill-Climbers found him an edsy wark, Moran pitched for Lynchburs and while eleven hits were made off him, he kept them well scattered. The game was called in the last half of the ninth inning on account of darkness, Following Is the score: ROANOKE ROUANORE, Players: R. Violet, 3 Sr 1 Morgan, Fo foeeicesnngens Daniel, Covennnnnne i N'A 0 McHoverter, 1b and 1... 0 McGinnis, C. f.iieeeseesncene 0 Bille and Boyd, 2 b.......0s 0 Fitzmerris and Bills, 5.5... 1 McCoy, Peooonss Sesssasentannin 1 4 wocuumond Rlcoomauwosd Totals seeenrsss saktbsarase LYNCHBURG. Players: R MeFarlan, foceeresiinnne 3 Meara, L fo.coviiens “rasnenes 3 Moran, P..coeesesss shecensres 3 MeClibskey, 1 Doiivesicinnins 0 Webster, r. feresasstessnenss Reed, 3 boiveiias Leahey, 8. S..c00000s sere Flsey, 2 Dooviviacnsartonsonnes Childs, Covenne carastabpsrasase’} 1 1 20 tn 0 Elomocwowweum El we~ccomon? ~mooocomooP wl cuvoconemnd Totals. .....vs A TIE 13 18 4 SCORE BY INNINGS. 12345678 TYNCRDUTE +eeerevsvsnsasssed 0026022113 ROANOKE .vovuesvnsersansane 002200004 on Summary: Earned runs-—iRoanoke, 1 Lynchburg, 6. Struck out—By McCoy, 1 by Moran, 10. Base on balls—Off McCoy, 2. off Moran, 3. Two-base hits—Morgan, MeHoverter Elssy. and Leahey. Balt more Defeats Suffolk SUFFOLK, VA. September 10.—(5pe cial.)~The All-Americans of Baltimore, the champion amateur club of Maryland, met the Suffolks, the ehamplons of Vir ginia at West-End Park this afternoon. The visitors got away with the home boys by a score of 13 to 6. same olubs play to-morrow and Wedi¥esday, he CIEE Pidy LUTLANATRELEINS THESE TT lpm National League Games, At Cleveland: BK. H. B. Cleveland .........080020000-5 5 2 New York 01050513 13 1 Batteries: Sullivan and O'Connor; Rusle and Farrell, At Chicago: R. H.E. ChicAZ0 +1i00eeses. 12830000039 12 8 BOBO oss cieasessi 05811550x-25 21 6 Batteries: Terry and Schriver; Stivetts, Tenny, and Ganzel, At Louisville: RHE Louisville senses 3 D11020-71 Baltimore ..c.iceeesis 2033313-15 12 2 Batteries: Inks and Lake; Esper and Robinson. At Pittsburg: Pltisburg-Philadelphia game postponed on account of rain, NOTE.—Only one game at Cleveland, owing to a misunderstanding as to the condition of the games. The games as gcheduled for Cincinnati yesterday were played Sunday, The same thing is true ANE AcCora Won, P.Ct. "BRILINOIE verrerrersreres New YOrK eaicecisesernsnes BOSOM «icaiassrerrasecsees 681 655 B52 Philadelphla Seriasnsanans Urooklyn Whee ssssaaiannnn Cleveland o.c..covivevevies PHUISDUPE sveersrcrseinrine CRICRBY scosscersiirsvervse Clneinnatl woveiiiveeeress WasHiNBIOR Severe verseess Louisville cpeeseerivarseee D179 bis BIR A487 65 A 67 A427 St. louis 70 402 7 S12 83 281 i 7% I 66 63 ns 05 bo WN aT an 3 Lost. 6 4 in 43 HY oi os MANAGER SOMMERS CONTRADICTED. Captain Pender and Other Petersburg Play ers Deny His Statements. PETERSBURG, VA, September 10,— (Special.)=The publication in Sunday's Dispatch of Manager Sommers’'s state ments before the State League managers on Saturday night caused a good deal of feeling here. The following aflidavits were voluntarily made to-day before Juse tices of the Peace: i “Having seen in the Dispatch of Sun day the statement of Mr. Sommers, that I offered Petty (Norfolk's pitcher) money to throw the game played in this city on Friday, September 7, 1x34, I desire to say that the statement m@fe by Mr, Sommers i= false; that 1 never approached Mr, Petty in any way, manner, or form, and never in any way alluded to a bribe of any description, (Signed) “R. E. PENDER.” “Subscribed and sworn to before me this 10th day of September, 1844, “C. G. PLEASANTS, Mr, Pender 13 captain of the Peters team, BI'RT MYFRSR'SR DENTAL Mr. J. A. Myers, generally known as “Burt,” was charged by Mr, Sommers with having advised him to leave the city because his life was not safe if he remained here, Myers to-day swore to the following: “I enly saw Mr. Sommers once during his stay In this city, and that was in Clement's Cafe, on Friday night, Septems ber 7, 1884. He was there in company with several of his players. We never discussed the allegeql ill-treatment of his players, and hig statement that I advised him to leave the city is false, (Signed) “J. A. MYERS, “Subscribed and sworn to before me this 10th day of September, 1304, “C. G. PLEASANTS, “Justice of the Peace.” Trost, whese name was also mentioned by Sommer: in the same connection, made a similar affidavit, HONEYCUTT AND STAFFORD, And here follows the affidavit of S. T. Honeycutt and R, M, Stafford, of the Pe tersburgs, as to the untruth of Sommers's statement as far as they are concerned: “We deny the statements made by Mr. Sommers that we advised him to take his men away from Petersburg while here, as we had no conversation with him du ring his stay in Petersburg. “8. T. HONEYCUTT, “R. M. STAFFORD, “Subscribed and sworn to before me this 10th day of September, 1894, “C, G. PLEASANTS, “Justice of the Peace.” TWELVE PERSONS KILLED. Terrible Bailway Accident in Durope—! Young Girl's Awful Discovery. PARIS, September 10,—It is now found that twelve persons were killed outright and several others injured in the accident to the Cologne express between Nyon and Chauny yesterday. The engineer of the express stuck to his post, and, though he escaped death, was badly hurt. The fireman was killed. His side of the en gine and the first three carriages were shattered to pieces. Those engaged In res. cuing the wounded found many of them firm!y held down by wreckage, and their agonizing cries for help could be heard cn all sides, One young girl who was saved ins'sted upon searching the wrecked train for her father, whose head was found to have been severed from his hiulyv Actions of the Roanoke Preshviery. ROANOKE, VA. September 10.—(Spe cial.)—At a called meeting of Mont gomery Preshytery here to-day Rev. J. B. Bridges, pastor of the Presbyterian church at Salem, presided, and Rev. R. C'. Anderson, of the Second church, of Roanoke, acted as clerk. Besides business of a routine character the presbytery re ceived in its charge for ministerial educa tion Eugene Douglass and Willis Wilson, two promising young men of this city, who will enter Hampden-Sidney College the encsning session Osenr Foard Killed In Baltimore. BALTIMORE, MD., September 10.— (Special.)=Oscar Eppard, of Shenan doah, Page county, Va.,, met his death here to-day. He was em ploved by the Penwood Bridge Com pany, and was at work on a Baltimore and Ohio railroad bridge. He was struck by a falling beam and thrown to the track, his head being terribly crushed. He was taken to a hospital, where he died shortly afterwards, He was 23 veare old nr (leoree WW. Beale Accenta HEATHSVILLE, VA. September 10.— (8pecial.)—George W. Beale, D. D, of Hoilings, Va., who some time since was tendered a call to the pastorship of Coan and Fairfield Baptist churches, of this county, has, after consideration, accepted, and expects to be in his new field about November 1st. Me WW. MH. Plorce Sulecides. SUFFOLK, VA. September 10.—(Spe cial)—~Mr, Willlam H. Pierce, a well. known citizen of Suffolk, died this after noon from the effects of laudanum, taken evidently with suicidal intent. He leaves a wife and one child, The Record. JOHN RUSSELL YOUNG His Letter on the Delivery of Japan ese Sples to China, “OUR FLAG RBUMILIATED.” Acting-Secretary-of State Uhl Shows that the Ex-Minister is Misinformed or Conjectures Wildly. he daha dh dhs hd hdl Ad WASHINGTON, September 10.—The letter of Hon. John Russell Young, Ameri can Minister to China during the ad ministration of President Arthur, giving his views concerning the delivery to the Chinese authorities of two accused Japanese spies at Shanghai, and insisting that thereby, “the American flag had been humiliated,” was shown to ActingSecre tary-of-State Edwin F. Uhl, to-day. He sald the communication, emanating from Mr. Young, whose official residence in China, and intimate acquaintance with the history and limitations of extraterri torial jurisdiction in that country, would naturally carry much weight. “And, yet,” said Mr. Uhl, “the com munication {itself fails to mention the necessary character of the instructions’ under which our representatives in China or Japan can alone extend protection to subjects of the other country during the suspension of diplomatic intercourse be tween the two governments. His state ment that this government had solemnly promised to protect, as we would Ameri can citzens, the Japanese in China, indi cates misinformation or misconjecture of the essential nature of those instructions, The right to exercise independent juris diction over foreigners in China and Japan rest wholly upon treaty stipulations, and the protection so conferred is an express conventional grant to particular individ uals, and cannot be expanded to include others by assimliation. “By reason of the existing war between Ctina and Japan, diplomatic intercourse was interrupted between the two govern ments, and each requested of the United States the interposition of its good offices for the protection of the subjects of each in the territory of the other. Our re. lation to both parties was that of strict neutrality, and, of necessity, protection could now only be exerciged by our repre sentatives at Tokio and Peking as a friendly office, unofficially, and in a man ner consistent with the position of im partial amity, The government of the United States could not undertake to bring the subjects of either power within the jurisdiction of its ministers or con sul#; nor would it be justified in al lowing its legations or consuletes to be made an asvium for those claimed to be offenders against the law of the local government. Japanese subjects in China remain the subjects of Japan, as they vere before hostilities began, and must of necessity respond to the law of China when charged with offences against the game. So with the subjects of China in Japan, PRECEDENTS. “In ascenting to the request of Swit zerland that the agents of the United States in China should afford protection to Swiss citizens in the absence of Hel vetie representation there, our agents as early as 1871 were instructed that they could not take judicial cognizance of charges against Switzers. In a circular addressed to the representatives of this government in foreign countries by the’ Department of State on the Lith of De cember, 1871, appeared the following: ‘You are informed that you are not expected to beccme a diplomatic or con sular officer of the Swiss republic, which is prohibited by the Constitution of the United States to officers of the United States who are citizens, “The intention is that you should merely use your good offices in behalf of any Swiss in your vieinity who might request them, in the absence of a diplo matic or consular representative of Swit zerland, anu with consent of the authori. tics of the country wherein you reside.’ “An ingtruction to our Minister in China, dated July 25, 1872, contained the following: “The protection referred to must neces sarily be confined to the personal and unofiicial good offices of such functiona ries, although when exercised to this ex tent merely, this can properly be done only with the consent of the Chinese Government.’ “In fact,” said Mr. Uhl, “this point was perfectly understood when the gove ernments of China and Japan coincidently requested the protection of the agents of the United States ior their respective gubjects; and the action of this govern- ment was necessarily confined to in structing our ministers and consuls in those conntrfes to use their unofficial good offices, with the assent of the gove ernment to which they were accredited, in favor of the subjects of the other found within its territory, with express exclusion of the assertion of the right to entertain jurisdiction over them. In this way Japanese in China had precisely the same degree of friendly intervention conceded in their behalf as Chinese in Japan; and the Japanese Government nefther claimed nor expected its subjects in China to receive any greater degree of protection under the flag of the United States than it would recognize in favor of Chinese under the like protection in Japan, MR. YOUNG HASTY, “In asserting, as he does, that ‘if a Japanese subject within Shanghai's juris diction was charged with crime, the Con sul-General, as a judicial officer, could have weighed the evidence and deter mined the judgment,” ex-Minister Young seems to have overlooked the fact that the judicial powers of our Ministers and Consuls in China and Japan are, by sec tions 4083 and 4084 of the Revised Statutes, to be exercised only under the provisions of our treaties with those countries, and only over citizens of the United States therein and cases in which our citizens inay be parties. “It may be noted incidentally that Mr. Wwsunejiro Miyaoka, Japanese Secretany of Legation at this capital, in a recent in terview, speaking of the reported action of Consul-General Jernigan, said that it was entirely in conformity with the Japanese interpretation of the authority and power of neutral Consuls in a bel ligerent country, and that should Japan suspect any Chinese subject resident in Japan of being openly hostile to the Japanese Government, or believe that jus tice warranted his arrest, Japan would not recognize the jurisdiction of any neu tral Consul over the subject. And in still later interview he is reported as saying: ‘So far as the United States are concerned, this much of its attitude to wards the two countries is clear-the protection which the United States diplo. matic and consular officers shall extend to Chinese in Japan and to Japanese in China cannot include consular jurisdic tion.” a fe fl a a EE am A AAA AR ZA RZ dh POISONED AT A WEDDING SUPPER: “ough on Rats” in the Cake and Several Veonle Very 111 BRISTOL, TENN, September 10.—(Spe clol.)—News has just reached here that a number of persons were poisoned at a wedding supper In Scott county, Vir ginia. Investigation resulted in ascertain ing that the wedding-cake contained Rough on Rats. Elizabeth Peters, Zac. Peters, and Elbert Lane are said to be dangerously ill from the effects of the poison. W. FE. Latturis’s barn and its contents, including a fine horse were burned near Whites Store last night. Total loss, $110; partially insured. Henry Ray, a Bristol boy, was danger ously hurt at New River, Va, to-day by jumping from a train, SUPREME COURT OF APPEALS. Cases Before It and Action Taken—Sen tenced for Murder. STAUNTON, VA, September 10.—(Spe clal.)—The Supreme Court of Appeals of Virginia convened in annual term here to-day. Present, Judges Lunsford L. Lewis (president), Benjamin W. Lacy, and Thomas T. Fauntleroy; absent, Judges Hinton and Richardson. There were many prominent lawyers present at the opening session, among them Attor ney-General Scott, Colonel J. Catlett Gib son, General John E. Roller, Hon. M. L. Walton, George Perkins, and others. The following is an abstract of to-day’s busl ness: Dulin vs, Corrmonwealth., From Rappa hznnock ceunty, Argued by Attorney General Scott for Commonwealth and by “J. Catlett Gibson and W. R. Alexden and submitted. 29. tect TP amd Marrany va FF OYBeNe J. Catlett CibsOn fail vy. 4% AlTAGER Rae Central Land Company vs. 0. E, Oben chain. From Botetourt Circuit Court. Motion for writ of certioreri to complete record argued and writ awarded and case transferred to Richmond; Benjamin Ha den for appellants and F. T. Glasgow for appellees, Robinett’s administrator vs. Robinett’s heirs. From Biand Circuit Court on ap plication for rehearing; papers delivered to court, Commonwealth vs, Albemarle Building and Loan Company. Argued by Attor ney-General for appellant and George Perkins for appelless, and submitted, Shenandoah Land and Coal Company, Submitted on briefs, John Weatherman ve. Commonwealth, On appeal from Carroll Circuit Court; papers delivered to court. Alexander vs. Commonwealth. From Frederick Circuit Court. Submitted on briefs, Bear vs. Bear. On motion against Clerk of Shenandoah Circuit Court to show cause why rule should not issue against him for non-acceptance of bonds, Argued and submitted; opinion to-morrow, Payne vs. Smith, From Clarke Circuit Court, Argued and submitted. Duff ve. Commonwealth, Continued to September, 1845, EXCEPTIONS, Benjamin 1. Hight, convicted in Augus ta County Court of murder, was to-day sentenced to eighteen years in the peni tentiary. Counsel will prepare exceptions and take the case to the Supreme Court. A tract of seventy-three acres of land one mile from this city was sold to-day to William F. Ast for $10,000, A telegram received here says: Bright Nicholas, a son of J. J. Nicholas, owner of the large flouring-mill at Port Repub lie, ig dead, The details given are mea gre, but it seems that the youth was struck by lightning during a storm in that section Saturday afternoon. Mr. Garland Pollard, of Richmond, president of the Grace-Strect Baptist. Church Young People's Union, is in the city. Fast night Mr, Pollard delivered an interesting address in the Staunton Bap tist church on the plan and purposes of the Young People’s Union. The Rev. Dr. Cox, pastor of the Staunton church, fol lowed Mr. Garland, and impressed upon the congrezation the value of the organi zation of the young people of the church, Mr. and Mrs, William Talbot and Mr, and Mre. Harry Frazier, of Richmond, with their families, are in the city, Mr. Lawrence Peyton, a young lawyer just admitted to the bar here, has heen made Assistant Professop of Mathematics at the Virginia Military TInstituts, and left for Lexington to-day to fill his chair. CLOSE OF THE CAMP-MEETING, Sam Small Delivers His Famons Lecture “From the Bar to the Pulpit,” LURAY, VA., September 10.—(Special.)— The camp-meeting came to a close yes terday. The crowd in attendance was estimated at anywhere from 6,000 to 10,000. Rev. Sam Small preached in the morning and afternoon, and Rev. Dr. Wharton*at night. A large and appreciative audience on Saturday night heard Rev, Sam Small deliver his famous lecture, “From the Bar to the Pulpit,” The meetings have been characterized by great fervency and power, and remarkably good order has been maintained, Many persons have professed conversion, most of whom will doubtless unite with the churches of the town, A meeting of the citizens was hell here to-night to consider ways and means for providing the town with a good supply of water, A committee was appointed to take the matter into consideration and report at 2a future meeting, FIRE IN NEWPORT NEWS, TTT Ope Thousand Dollars Damage and Two Mon Severely Burned, NEWPORT NEWS, VA, September 10.— (Special.)=-Fire broke out here this eve ning in the saloon of Charles M. Dutts, whose place of business is situated in Rocketts, The damage to stock and building will amount to $,000, and is covered by insurance. The fire started from the explosion of a gasoline stove, which was being used at the time by two plumbers—J. E. Taylor and Edward Humes, Thess persons were repairing a beer-pump on the premises, and both of them were seversly burned. Humes, it is thought, wiil not recover, and up to a late hour to-night is still unconscious. Both parties are well known here, VILLAGE ALMOST DESTROYED: Fire Sweeps Away Two Hundred Thousand Dollars’ Worth of Property, MASSILLON, 0, September 10.—The lit tle village of Dalton, located nine miles north of here, was almost totally destroy ed by fire early this morning, The fir2 originated in a stable, and while the direct cause {8s unknown, it ks presumed to have been due to tramps taking quar ters there for the night. The entire loss {8 estimated at £200,000, the heaviest losers being the Royal Insurance Company. The Canton, Massillon @nd Orrville fire departments were hastily summoned and responded, but their presence was of no avail, as sufficient water couid not be procured to do any good. The citizens are frantic with grief over the loss of thelr business blocks and residences, and homeless women and children are seen on every corner crying bitterly, It Occurs on the Chicago and Northwestern Nond at Barrington. AT UCC ON INE LITA? aut: Arian oaiseErsa Road at Barrington, CHICAGO, September 10.—-A fatal wreck occurred last night on the Chi cago and Northwestern rallroad at Bar rington, thirty-cne miles from this eity, Fireman McMarn, of passenger train No. 305, north-bound, was instantly killed, Mrs. Rachael Jeffries, of Capron, 11, a passenger, was fatally injured, J. F. Bliss, of Boston, had a leg brgiten and his head cut, and was badly brulsed. A. J. Bonreau, mail clerk, and Engineer Sterns wer2 also injured, though not se rioucly. At the crossing of the Elgin, Joliet and Eastern road the train ran into a coal-car, which has been blown across the Northwestern tracks. The train was badly wrecked, The dead and wounded wers brought to this city, CHARLESTON, 8. C., September 10,—A special from Walhalla, 8. C., to the News and Courier says: Wade Heaton, a young white man, was stabbed to the heart and killed by Frank Parks, a young negro man, last night, near Saiem Baptist church, 16 miles from this place, in Oconee county. There was an old grudge between them, and Heaton raised a row with Parks at the church, and then followed him a considerable distance on the road home, Kicking and cufiing him about. Finally Parks turned and plunged his knife into Heaton's breast, cutting the third, fourth, and fifth ribs, and entering the heart. Heaton died instantly. Parks was arrested to-day by Sheriff Douthit and a posse, and lodged in jail On Saturday night, at 11 o'clock, near Westminster, Bill White (colored) was waylaid and shot by some persons, sup posed to be Andy Lester and Bill Roach, two negro men, who have been on bad terms with him for some time, Forty shots were put into his back, and it is thought he will dle, Frank Threft cut John and Ira Quarles in a drunken row Sunday morning on Whetstone creek, in Oconee, It is feared there Is no chance for John to recover, PARIS, September 10.—in an interview to-day, M. Gautron, the liquidator of the affairs of the Panama Canal Company, stated that the date of the new issue of bonds had been postponed till September 224, when sccurities to the amount of 30,000,000 francs will be offered. It was not probable, he said, that a technical commission would be sent to the Isthmus, The Marine-Hospital Service was on Sunday informed of the arrival at the Cape Charles (Va) quarantine station from Havana of an American bark with three cases of yellow-fever on board. The vessel was sent to Fisherman's Island, a portion of the quarantine station, fof Te tention. QUEBEC, September 10.—-Cardinal Tas chereau has resigned the Archbishopric of Quebec, owing to falling health, and Monsignor Begin, the coadjutor, will as sume the work, Lp Saad FATAL RAILWAY WRECK. Violence in Carolina. Panama (anal Lianidation. Three Cases of Yellow. Fever. An Avehibleahanvies RBasleoned. WORKOF THE REAPER THREE ‘WELL-KNOWN CITIZENS OF PETERSBURG PASS AWAY. Mrs. Cora Justice Sent On to the Grand Jury=Funeral of Miss Russell Hope Left for Pittsburg. PETERSBURG, VA., September 10. (Special.)-Mr. John C. Hart, an old and well-known citizen, residing on South street, died yesterday from the effects of a stroke of paralysis, which he suffereq several days ago. Mr. Irving Smith, another old and ra spected citizen, and for many years a merchant, died yesterday at his home, ot High street, He was about 84 years old. Mr. Ernest D. Burch, son of Mr. B, 8 Burch, died at his father's residence, ox Bollingbrook street, this morning, after a protracted illness, of consumption. He was about 23 years of age, and for the past five years had been preparing hinw gelf for the Catholic priesthood at St Joseph's Seminary, in Baltimore, He ex: pected to commerce his theological course this month, with the view of entering the Society of St, Joseph for Colored Mis sions, In the Mayor's Court this morning Mrs Cora Justice, charged with the felonious shooting of Robert Harnish (colored) walved examination, and was sent on tg the Hustings Court for trial, BE. 12. John. son was fined $30 and costs for selling liquor on Sunday. BEAUTIIUL FEATURE. The funeral of Miss Russell Hope, daughter of Rev, H, M. Hope, took place Sunday afternoon from the Market-Street Methodist Episcopal church. The church was crowded, and hundreds were unable to gain admission, A beautiful feature of the occasion was the presence of a large number of the young lady friends of the deceased, who entered in a body, each carrying a lovely floral tribute to place on the grave of their friend, TO DEDICATE A MONUMENT, A. W. Burgess, adjutant George H., Thomas Post, No, 4, G. A. R., Departe ment of Virginia and North Carolina, and aide. to commander in chief Grand Army of the Republic of the United States, and Julius Liebert, quartermaster George H. Thomas Post, and aide to department commander of Virginia and North Carolina, left for Pittsburg to-day to attend the encampment of (he Grand Army of the Republic. 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This train will make the run in each direction in less than three hours, Special street. cars will be In readiness on arrivgl at Norfolk to convey excursionists to the base-ball grounds. Returning, the train will reach Richmond at 11:30 P. M. Chief Rooter Small will be in charge of the raters. Mr. Alexander Jennings brought to the city yesterday from his place, Mineral Hill, on the Cary-street road, two toma toes that weighed a pound and a half apiece; and a sunflower than measured ten inches across, The tomatoes were merely specimens of thelr variety, some of the vines containing a dozen of the same size, We have been awarded the contract for decorating the Exposition building and furnishing flags and badges. We can be found at the grounds on Wednesday and after, Estimates given on building and decorating spaces, M. 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