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RANGK OP THERMOMKTER. The thcrmnmetcr ranscd as follows at Irhc Timcs olllct" yostcrday: 3 A. M., 70; 32 iL. 7G; 3 P, M.. 74; 6 P. M., 68; 9 P. M., !B?; 12 M.. 61. Avcragc temperature, 69. MTEATMEK FORECAST. Forecast for Tuesday and We<!nes<fciy: Virginia?Falr In rfTfth^m. ?no?W? in soatbera portion Ttiewday: WeJncsdciy s.Vrwers and warmer. fresh ea,?terly wtrwla. r-fortii and South Carollna?Showers Tuesday, Wednesday falr; variaS'.e winds. VOL.15. SO. 98. R1CHMOND VA. TUESDAY. JUNE 5. 1900. PMCE TWO CENTS. ftlDDICK W1LL BE DECLARED INSANE Little Doubt of This in Minds of Mosl People. REBUTTAL EVIDENCE IWost of the Preacher's Neighbors Thoueht Him Sane. CORONER TAYLOR ON THE STAND D?bou?b Summoned by tbeProsccution Hc IVuved a Vcry Guuil Witncss ior the Defeuco? Arguuicnt "Will Coiisume at Leasl Xwo Days? Iklr. Saunders Will o jicn. (Staff Correspondence.) LAWKENCE\rILiLB, VA., June 4.?Spe b:a!.?Thvre Js littie doubie In the minds ^if most people that Rev. Roane Riddick riil be d lared Insane. The case may jareach the jury Thursday evening. lt is jthought the Comonwealth can get in all fof its rebuttal testimony to-morrow. Tiie uawyers wi9 consume-at least two days in JarguJn^ the case. Dr. Wllliam H. Taylor, of R'chwn.l, -who was ;?ut on the stand by the- prosecu rfcion, provefl a rery good witht ss for tne klefence. He could not testify as to Rid \di< k's sanity, or insanity, not havdng ex jamined him nor beard much of the cvi klence: but the Doctor sa d it was not Inecessary in ordi r t.. pr ive Insanity to [show hat tlie subect exhibited signs of a ?<.:.-? ised mind b Corc the commlssion of a jviolent deed. nor would the fact that after ttbe act was committcd the subject ap lipeared to be rational, count for much. [This migm be unusual, but he had known '-of sucb cases. A delusion might su 1 ("denly dovelop in one's inind and iead him ^i uo a rash act, and iben dls ippear. While r. Taylor did not agree with Drs. Hodges ?<anu Drewry in aQl of their views, his tes itimony as to some of the materlal points agreed wiih some of the opin'-ons ex ipress by the other experts. TheCommomvealth bad a crowd of wit Lnessos, most of* Riddick's old Sneighbors and members of the tahurches of whlch he was pas jtor. They all testiried that they had not, torior nor since the shooting, seen in the ipris mer the first si?n of insanity. The tiefence did not cross-examine any of the pwitni sses, believing it was useless to do so. as in their judgment they had already won the case. Xone of Riddick's relaUves :w <.???_ ::i eouri to- : iy. TllOT'GHT HIM SANE. T're aft< n oon session of the court was . ? ._ .'.'?? . ... imihation of several ' ?. . fs foi "v - :.? :-? ib irs, who testified -that'thev believed him to be a sane man. Dr it il. Jones, Jr., knew Mr. Rlddlck tfairlv weli; and had often talked with him. Se thought the prisoner :-. sane man. I>r S. H. Hoseley testified that he had known die pi son sr since last Angust. 11? had heard IUddick preach several times. He regarded tlie accused as a man of sound mind. Kv. n after the shooUng the witness saw nothing in Riddick to in dicatc insanity. Mr Ge >rge W. XDtchell had a hmited ac auaintance with the prisoner. and had heard him preach. He had never seen anything in Riddick to indicatc insanity. Mr. Walter Moseley, a steward In one of Mr. Riddick's charges, had Known the preacher for flfteen months. Ho was weil '.,??;;ainted wittt him, and looked upon the aecused as a perfectly sane man The people in the aeigbborhood regarded Kia Uirk as a good preacher. Mr E l;- Barker, a member ol one or jUddick's cliurches and a steward. had met ahe preacher .-veral times. He regarded ?3iim -?s a m. md mind. Riddic (1 onlv tbree appointments sini Ircuit. TAvice the onco the accused be had been on weather was ":>ad eOt last. ... ,,,, Tti.- samc character if testimony as the preceding was given by Mcssrs. ^?'1';r '"? feawlings. B. W. Taylor and B. \V. Rawl lDSS' ALL ALIKE. \lr \Y. 11. V.iMiiii.. . of Rock Church, thought tlie prisoner sane. He had a tnik with Riddick Monday after the shooting. Ti?. nreacher told wimess that Dr. Temple had insulted hls wife. Riddick said he vont to the I't.-u'tor and tlie iat:.-r met h;m wth a smile on bis face and offered him his hand which he refused. Riddick said he told the Doctor lt. was a Sne morning for a frolic, and then put four bullets in his bodv as he believcd any other gentle ^nan would have done under the circum ^/R." R. Jones. Sr., thought Uie accused ,v,s perfectly sane. as did also Mr. Eari Temnle a 8rst cousin oi the murdered ^,'Vand Mr. R. 5- Spruce. Mr. Temple lived )nly 150 vards from the parsonage, and saw and ialked with the accused al ?nost every day. AT_ i'.. ?>...-; Kldd heard accused preacn 1th ? ight hbn sane. Mr. O. U M- R. R Seyinour. Mr. J. G. ,. ..-. .ii and \V. W". Read, all testi fied"that i''.v : gard< I the accused as a sane man ana U?e last aamed, who had *ul ..-w .>-.,??? In tils custody after the bomi ciae. testified that he did not th'en appear insijie. , M- J R Tatuan, one of 'the guards rlaoVd o'ver raddlck after the tragedsv tes? tified that Riddick had said that if he could sce his wife he could tell whether he was Justlfied In Jdlling Temple. In this testimony witness corroborated Mr. House. He thought the accused was sane. Mr R C. Rurton. a sewing macbSne agent, was called. but he could shed no 2i^h: on tlie case, and court adjourned for tli" MR. SATNi-Ki:? XVIL.L. OPEN. It ls onderstood that Mr. Saunders will ?arsument for the prosecution. ^.?1 fnr the defensc will probably oft B<: T.-.r, open t. Tbe eb ppeak aiaskin Buf >rl w lWing order: Messrs. ivis and Poage Mr. -??- the C immonwealth. Deputy-SheruT: Turribull left here this alternoon to sunnhon for tho Common ?V-, =alth Mr. H- C Diu-e. of Richmond, wtio n\il! be asked to testlfy as to die biterriew fce had with one i f the accused's brothers as to Rev. Riddick's sanlty, P. R. N. _-??-? SEC0NDCALLT0NCRr0LK It >s Most Litltcly.Thac Unv. W. A. llarr Will t?eavo Ricbniohtl. Rcv. V,"i:iiam A. Barr. rector of Monu mental Eptecopal Church. will to-day probably reoeive his second formal call to St. Luke's Kpiscopal Church. Norfolk. the vestrv of Su Luke's on Sunday havlng vnanlmously decided to again request him to take charge of their church. Mr. liarr denles the staUmem that he bas already accepted the call to the Nor fo!k church. lle promleed the congrega ticn, on a recent visit. that he would give >he' jaaiier his favorable coasideration, but further than this he did not go nor lias gone. It is genorally understood, however, that Mr. Barr wilJ eventually leave Rich mond. He himself stated. when secn last night. that though he had> by no mcans yet reached a dccision. he was this time very favorabiy disposed towards thc cali, and that future consideration would oe ciue tils course. ^ - J SHEPREFERRED DEATH Took an Ounco of Laudamum to End Her Jjlfc. Eva Lcroy, of No. 2 "West Broad Strc-et, became despondeat last -night and took a dose of laudanum, which came neax prov ing fatal. About 9 o'clock the woman went to hcr room, where she swallowed the laudanum. U.^r P.'fnds, suspajting hf.r of such, as she had been unusui''./ biue and dcrcVdent during the day. foilowed her to thc room. As they entered the woman threw herself across the bed. That she had taken poison was their lirst Ootight. They asked what she had taken. She le plied nothing, but a search of the room revealcd the pink paper just taken from the bottle. The ambulance was called. Drs. Gills and Fisher were in charge. By the time the physicians arrived thc woman was in a serious condition. Heroic treatment was resorted to and hcr Iife saved. WWle recoverins from the effects of the laudanum Eva Leroy atempted to jump out the wlndow, which would have meant instant death to her. After several hours she regained her senSes and was more easily managed. WILL NOT BE INSTRUCTED. Thc Resultof Democratlc Conventions in Baltimorc. BALT1MORE. June 4.?Democratic con ventions were hc-ld in the three cxecutive cistricts of Baltimore City to-day, and re sulted in tiie sending of uninstructed dele gutcs to the State Coriventibn which is to be held htre to-morrow. This leaves no room for doubt that the delegation sent from this State to the National Demo? cratic Convention at Kansas City wili go without instructions. It is understood that no effort will be made to defeat the nomination of W. J. F.ryan for the Presidency, but a vigorous effort will be made to exclude a 16 to 1 plank from the platform and'to replace it by one declaring for a gold standard. An effort will also be made by them to nomi nate a gold standard Democrat for ViCi; Presidtnt. FURNACES SHUTDOWN. Yirginin Iron, Coal aml Cokc Company Hedycs on Situation. BRISTOL, TE>"N., June L?Speaia!.? The Virginia Iron, Coal and Coke Co., which ras been producing pig iron on a large scale in this section of the Souih, has begun to hedge, and is shuttinc dowu furnaces ar.d othcr enterprises. The ex tensive hcrseshoe works, at Max Meadows, V::., and furnaces ad.ioinlng, hsve been ordered closed, and several hundred men wilj De out of employment The mav.'hin'e shops and foundry of thc company. at Pu laski, Va? are also to be closed. Coine !ius Shieids, vice-president and general mannger of the company, states tha; the action of the company is the result o: ? x orbitant transportation charges and the decline in the price of iron. He is unable to say what further aciion may be neces sary, but regards the situation with. seeming apprelunsion. BRITISH INVEST BOER CAPITAL The Town, It is Saicl, Will Surrender Upon a Formal Demand Being Made?No Officia! News LONDON, June 5?3:30 A. AL-Of official intelligencc regarding what is transpiring outside Pretoria there is little or noth? ing to-day. Lord Roberts is silent. Nevertheless, by piecing together items from various oorrespondents, it would seein that Lord Roberts' force is all eiu ployed north of Johannesburg, except one brigade which is at Johannesburg, and that six columns are convc-rging on Pretoria. An undated news agency message from Pretoria via Lorenzo Marques, June 4th, says: "Pretoria is now invested by the Brltish, no resistance will be offerod. The city will be surrendered by tlie burgo rnaster as soon as a formal demand is made." Messengers of newsipaper oorrespondents continue to pass to and fro on the railway. The latcst to arrive at Lorenzo MarQues says the militnry leaders are quite recov ered from the panic and had to determine to defend the town. Anotner dispatch brought to Lorenzo Marques by messenger and dated at Pre? toria, Friday at midniight, says: The war council assumes the powers of the government: Its tueinbers declare that the capltal may stlll be successfully defended. President Kruger is sbmewhere to the eastward, but is in constant w.re com munication with the leaders here. There is, however. a deep feeling of anger against him o:i aceount of what is now called his unnecessary llight. . Ttie Boer operations to break Lord Ro? berts' communications have been com pletely batfled, and the Boer columns are in danger of being surrounded by the British forces at Ficksburg, Senekal; Heii bron and Lindley. Capturc British Cavairymen. MASERU. BASUTOLAXD (Friday), June 1.?GeneraJ Brabant's Horse have been the subjects of several small cap tures at the hands of the Boers. Among the captured were Lieutenant Bundle, and twenty men, Lieutenant Lees and two men and" a patrol of the Border Horse, numbering twenty men. Count Glelchen sent thirteen men of the Provincial Horse, under Lieutenant Bowker with a flag of truce to Senekal, to demand the surrender of that place. The Boers captured the entire party, and, after robbing the men of a!l but their clothlng, sent them to ITrede, whence some of them ? managed to escare. Conlltlenco in Bobs. LOXDON, June 4.?London is to-day en joying Whit-Monday, a bank holiday un dlsturbed by descripiions or" engagements between the British and the Boers in South Africa, and the public here is fully confideht of Lord Roberts entering Pre? toria before many hours have elansed. In the Orange River Colony the burghers are reix>rted to be keeping a close watch upon President Steyn to pievtnt him leaving the commandoes_in the lurch. Telbjrraph Still Open. CAPE TOWN (Sunday), June 3.?The telegraph to Pretoria is stili open, but the town is in great confusion. There has been a general exodus, among those taking part being tho foreign fighting legion. Xo Britieh refugees have arrived* _- _ '. THE SITUATION IN CHINA GRAVE Murders and- Ontrages of the Boxers Increase. FOREIGNERS FLEEING. The Work on the Railroads Has Been Stopped. MESSAGE FROIV1 OUR MINISTER The Chinese Government is Unwilling or Else Unable to Suppress the? Trouhlc?Tiie Troops Show no Enerjry >n Atiackiiis l"* Boxers ? Traflic in Places Suspended. VSTASHINGTON, June 4.?The following cablegram has been received at the State Department from United! States Minister Congcr at Pekin: "PEKIN, June 4.?Outside of Pekin, the murders and persecutions by the "Boxers" - seera to be on the increase. The Pao Ting Fu Railway is temporarily abandoned. Work on the Pekin and Hong Kow line is stopped. All foreigners have lled. The Chinese Government seems either unwilling or unable to suppress the troublc. The troops show no cnergy in atacking the "Boxers." (SIgned) "COXGBR." COULD 'BE REIXFORCED. The naval force of the United States near Pekin, now represented by onc ves sel, the Newark, has not been strength c-ned, but if occasion should arisa Ad miral Kempff might be reinforced in the course of three or four days from the lleet at CManlla and vicinity. On account of tho peculiar character of the Chinese coast naval vessels of formidable type are unable to approach the populous provinces in China, and es ecially are these "Boxer" afilicted com munities inaccessible to naval vessels. The State Deartment does not contem plate the use of United States troops, and it would be diflicult to spare any from the force now operating in the Philippines, even if it was found expeditious to em l>loy the military arm. Sorne slight encouragament as to the cbnditions prevaalini at the end of the Pekin Railroad; where the ensineers have been beset, was conveyed indirectly in a cablegram received at the State Depart ment this afternoon. The Department has cabled Minisrer Conger, in the interest of friends of Rev. Charles Tracey Pitkin, one of the Ameriean missionaries at Pao Ting Fu, asking for information as to his condition. Mr. Conser replied that the mission-ary was safe and well. In obtaining this information he must have .firs-t aequainted himself with the situation at Pao Ting Fu. PAO TING FU ATTACKED Mi; Bobinsoii, of North Carolina Mis sion, is Missing:. TIEN TSIX, June 3.? Two more of the party of foreigners who fled from Pao Ting Fu have arrived here. One of them was badly injured. The r'elief expedition has returned. The mounted Cossacks who started in seareh of the rei'ugees returned this eve ning. They report that they had a fight with the "Boxers" at Tuli, killing 16 and wounding many. Lieutenant Bleusky, Dr. Hamilton, a trooper and a civilian were wourided. It is reported from Pao Ting Fu that eight Amerieans and three members of the China Inland Mission are missing. The missionaries are in great danger. No further news has been received re? garding the missing refugees. Huan Tsung, the next station to Feng Tai, was burned this morning, and a bridge was damaged. Traffic between Tien Tsin and Pekin has been suspended. It is reported that Pao Ting Fu was at tacked.last night. Mr. Robinson, of the Xorth China Mission, (not Mr. Stevenson, of the Church of England Mission, at Yem Ching, as cabled last night), is miss? ing, and live native Chrlstians have been murdered at Zang Ching. Mr. Xorman, of the same Mission, has been captured at TVu Chia Ying, two miles from Yang Ching, and is in great danger. The British eruiser Endymion, and the torpedo-boat Hart, have arrived at Taku. Alarminji tJeports. PEKIN, Sunday, June 3.?The most alarming reports are constantly arriving from the country, and parti'cularly from Pao Ting Fu. The telegraph wires from Pekin to Pao Ting Fu are cut and all news comes via Tien Tsin. A serious crisis exists at the palace, the uhra Conservative party advocafes not taking repressive measures, urging the Dowager Emyress to allow the "Boxers" to fihish the work of driving the foreigners out of the country; the Moderate party, led by Prince Ching, representing the se? rious "danger of provoking a conflict with tho Powers. It is impossible to confirm or deny the report, but signifieant indications of the feeiing of the government towards foreign? ers are contained in the attempt to arrest Lin, Chinese manager of the Pekin syndi cate; Kia, chief of the Shan Si Commer cial Bureau, and Fan, a leading banker of Shan Si, on the ground that they were "dangerous characters." but in reality be causo they are connected with new British enterprises. Fortunately, all of them were absent, and they have not yet been ar rested. The British Minister, Sir Claude MacDonald, has addressed a note to the Tsunc Li Yamcn. demanding why the ar restsVere ordered. Irobbcd British Steamor. SIIAXGHAI, June 4.?A number of des perados, disguised as passengers. have pirated the' British Yang-Tse steamor Kutwo. They committed whoiesaie rob beries, terrorizing the passengers, who were quite unable to offer resistance. The thleves eseaped with their booty. Their Safety Desnalred OtT. LOXDOX, June 5.?The Daily Mail has tho following dispatch, dated Monday, from Shanshai: "Later reports frexn Tien Tsin show that no British or American missionaries were among the refugees who eseaped from Pao Ting Fu district. The safety of the seven foreigners still missir.s; is dispaired orf. Twenty-three of the French and Bel gian party arrived wounded at Tien Tsin after terrible sufferings." Iteady t<? Attnc!:. TIEfX TSIX, June 4.?The "Boxers" are reocTted four imdles off and.an attark is exl--ected. Bveryihing is ready. Three Bel gian engineers bava arrived. The French eonsui says elevan are stfli misaingt but there are hopes of saving fivev ^ ? j. ON THE STAND Victim Tells of the At tempted Assault. ENTICED TO HIS HOME Plaintiff Accompanied Dovle Believing His Sister Was There. TWO WITNESSES EXAMINED. One Testilies as to Mecting the Dc fciidant on tlie Street iVtter Ess caping From the Doyle House, and Tells of Her ExcitedCou dition ?The Defendant Adiuitted to Bail, LYNCHBURG, VA., June 4-SpeciaL? In the Mayor's Court this morning be fore Justice Frost the case of Edward J. Dojle, charged with an attempted criniinal assault upon AIlss 'Maggie Coomes, came up for prelimlnary hoar ing. The court-room was literally pack ed with spectators. Only the yeung lady and Mr. James Burrough testified, tho defence waiving their right at this timc. The evidence did not substantial ly differ from the story already pub liahedi and after hearing it Justice Frost sent the accused on to the grand jury. This be'tng the open'ng day of the June term, the case came at once before the grand jury who, after hear? ing the evidence, brought in a true bill against Edward J.. Doyle, and his case was sct for hearing in the Corporation Court Friday, June 15th, the court ad mittlng him to bail for his appearance then in the sum ,of $10,000, with his father, M. E. Doyle, as seciirity. The accused is defended by Lee & Hbw ard and the prosecutioh is represented by Comonwealth's Attcrney Yan'cey and Mr. J. Tinsley Coleman, of thj| iirm of Caslue & Coleman. M1SS COOMES TESTIFIBS. Miss Maggie Coomes, the first, witness called', toid her story in a quiet. sub dued vbice. She stated that her home was at No. 1004 Taylor Street, and that she was sixteen years old in August. Last Friday week, about noon, she met Ed? ward Doyle at the corner of Eleventh and Main Streets, and he walked witn her up Eleventh Street. At the corner of Monroc and Eleventh Streets he asked her to call and see his sister. Witness here added that she would not go because she was afraid his sister would! not be at home. To this, she testified that Doyle remarkeel that of course his sister was there because it was then nearly 1 o'clock, and they rad dinner at that hour. "\Vhen they reached the Doyie house ,she said he asked her to go up on the yorch while he went around to the back door and then unlocked the front door. She did so, and when the front door was opened went in, the door being still open. Doyle then went half way up a flight of stalrs, she still standing at the door. She stated that he then stopped, looked at her, and came down, saying that his sister was in the kitchen. He then went through some portieres to the rear yart of the house, and then, Miss Coomes stated. she heard a door there shut, followed by a click, as thOugh the lqck had been turned. Doyle then returned to the hall, pushed the front door, but it did not ciuite shut, and then put his arrn around .her and tried to kiss her, whereupon she hit him in the face with her purse and scream'ed for his sister, .at which he Iaughed. Ho then tightened the other arrn around her waist and took other liberties. SCREAMED FOR HELP. At this she screamed again and told him she would teil her father, whereupon he relcased her, and she ran out of the house, slamming the front door as she did so. When half a souare the other sid'e of the house she met young Mr. Burrough, who, seeing that she was quite excited, asked her what was the matter. In reply she told him that Ed? ward Doyle had insulted her but would not te'l how. They talked three or four minutes and' then separated after Mr. Burrough had told her to tell her parehts. As scon as she arrived at home Misa Coomes told her mother, and the lady told Officer Coomes. Miss Coomes was then cross-examlned, and although many ad'ditibnal facts were brought out, her testimony as regards the assault did not seem to be shaken. Mr. James Burrough's evidence was simply as to meetiag 'Miss Coomes at the time mentionecl by her and the con versation that took place between thom. He said that after he began to talk to her she commenced to cry, and that when he told her she ought not to have gone to Doyle's, she said she would not have done so but that she be lieved his sister had sent for her. After he left Miss Coomes he met Miss Doyle at the corner of Federal anel Tenth Streets, and' a littie later met young Doyle on Church and Eleventh Streets. He asked Doyle if he realized what he had done, to Whlch the young man replied that he hadn't done anything, and added that he didn't know his sister was not at home. They walked about half a square together and then jiarted. SELF-DEFENSE TO BEGILLIGAN'SPLEA Trial Will be Called To-Day and Defendant is Reported Sick SUFFOLK, VA., June 4.?Special.?Self defence will be the plea in the Gilligan case. which is due to bo called to-morrow morning at Isle of W'ight Courthouse. The lawyers for the defence expect that con tention to be strengthened by Miss Tur ner's love letters. A renort was circulated on the court green that Gilligan was sick, but it could not be verlfied. One of his attorneys said Gilligan was well Safurday night. Two ofiicers left to-night for Petersburg, and will return in the morning with the de? fendant. It is said another lawyer for the defence will appear in the case this time. Colonel Bovkin did not attend court to-day. A friend said he was not seriously ill, but was doetoring himself in order to be well enough to appear to-morrow. The case has been three times con tinued. Tbe attorneys at court did not know of anything which would cause fu* tber postponement. _.. _ _ . TWO MEN KILLED IN THE CRASH Disastrous Wreck Occurs on tlie Coast Line. A RICHMOND VIGTIM Engineer Walter F. Cheatham Met Deatii at His Post. OTHERS WERE BADLY INJURED Fast Through Train, North Bound, Runs lnto an Open Switch at Garysburg and Head-on Collis ion With Waiting Freight Kesults ? ftlajor Kcely Was a Passenger. WELDON, X. C, June 4.?Two men Were instantly killed and several others badly injured by a wreck on the Atiantic Coast Line this morning. The killed are Engineer Walter T. Cheatham, of Richmond, and an uuknown white man. Injured?H. W. McGeorge, mail clerk, of Rosslyn, Va.; hurt about head', ribs broken and internat injuries; condition serious. Hardy Durham. fireman on freight, injured about head and back. Jphn Smith, fireman for Engineer Cheatham, badly scalded. Mail Clerks Wilson and Smoat, slightly injured. Engineer Cheatham was in charge of Engine No. 230, attached(to the fast mail, and pulled' out from Weldon for Rich? mond just one minute late this morning. He was running at a ratc of forty miles an hour. A through freight from Richmond was on the siding at Garysburg, south-bound, waiting for the passenger train to pass. The switch was all right twenty minutes before the fast train approached it, and a freight train had passed safely by. The train on the siding was in two car lengths of the switch, the engine pointing towards Weldon. The two engines were badly wrecked, and the mail-car was broken to pieces, and took lire, but was soon put out and all the mail saved. The crash was terriiic. Five freight-cars were thrown from the track. Engineer Cheatham was cut in half and his death was Instantaneous. The switch had been tampered with by some one to wreck the fast mail. None of the pas? senger coaches left the track, and no passengers were injured. Major J. R. Kenly was a passenger on ?the- ill-fated train, and was only a littie shakeh by the jar. Conductor Tillery, in charge of the mail, escaped without injury. The hreman was the on'y one of the freight crew injured. RICHMONDER KILLED. Engineer Cheatham, Was a Victim of the Garysburg Wreck. The sad death of Mr. Walter H. Cheat? ham. an engineer of the Atiantic Coast Line, was learned Ui this city yesterday morning with deep regret by all those who knew him. Owing to the fact that his daughter was to be married Wednesday night at 9 o'clock, Mr. Cheatham had changed his run with Engineer Reams. Mr. Cheatham left home Sunday morning at -1 o'clock and made his trip to Weldon safely. Leaving Weldon yesterday morn? ing shortly before 1 o'clock, and a f'ew minutes later, Mr. Cheatham was running his engine forty milos an hour. It was at a switch near Garysburg. N. C. where Mr. Cheatham lost his life: an unknown tramp was instantly killed. and several of ;he trainmen were painfully, and per haps fatally injured. After learning of the death of her fath-r, and there being no other gentleman at her home. Miss Kate Cheatham .was ad vised to-allow her marriage to Mr. Bur ton Lewls Morris to take place. A mar? riage license was sscured yesterday after noon, and Miss Cheatham and Mr. Morris wer married at o o'clock by Rev. Dr. W. E. Hatcher. CAUSE OF WRECK Mr. J. R. Kenley, general manager of the Atiantic- Coast Line, who was on the wrecked train, was here for a short while yesterday. He expressed the opinion that the switch must have been maliciously thrown. It is said that the railroad authorities have a good idea as to who the guiity parties are. A detective was sent to Garys? burg yesterday morning to make an in vestigation. It was stated by some who were at the scene of the wr^ck that Mr. Cheatham was leaning out the window of his engine when he was killed. When the sad news of Mr. Cheatham's death was received at his late home. No. 70,; YV'est Grace Street. shortly after 1 oclock this morning. his famlly became almost prostrated from grief. Mrs. Cheatham had been anxiously awaiting the arrival of her husband from his usual trlp, he being due at 4 o'clock yesterday morning. As he jLlid no: come at that time. she felt that he would be in about 5 o'clock. When that time arrived she began to get uneasy. but was sure that he would be in on the S o'clock train. Before that hour arrived, howevar. Mr. J. Leroy Sutherland, the funeral director, called at the home and informed the fami of Mr. Cheatham's death. The scene was heart-rending in the ex treme. Many fritnds and relative3 called. Mr. Walter H. Cheatham. who was fifty years of age, had been an engineer for the past twenty-six years. and was one of the most faithful and valuable men in the employ of the Atiantic Coast Line. of which he had been a life-time employe. He was a gentleman of mural habits. and well beloved by the members of ( the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers. as well as a large number of friends and relatives. Several years ago Mr. Cheatham mar? ried Miss Mo'lie Taylor, the youngest daughter of Mr. William Taylor, and a sister of Mayor R. M. Taylor,..of this city. He had for some time resided with his family at No. 703 Wtst Grace Street. Mr. Cheatham Is survived by a wife and flve. children, whose names are Misses Kate. Lounelle, Mary and Adelaide Cheatham, and Mr. Walter H. Cheatham, Jr. FUNERAL THIS AFTERNOON. The remains of Mr. Cheatham arrived in this city at 11:10 o'clock yesterday morning, on the regular passenger train, >No. 34. over the Atiantic Coast Line^They were taken in charge by Undertaker~Suth erland and conveyed to the home of the deceased. The funerai Of Mr. Cheatham will take place from Grace-Street Baptlst Church at 6 o'clock this afternoon, Rev. Dr. Wil liam B. Hatcher conducting the services. The folowing gcnttemen will act as pall bearers: Honorary?Major E. T. D. Myers. Mr. "U*. R. Jones. Major T. L,. Courtney. and Dr. T. P. Mathews. Active?Messrs. R. E. Scott. W. T. Reams, G. R. Mills. S. F. Sykes. John T. Goddin. John O'Brien, John G. Rice, and Mr. Sale. DELEGATES TO KANSAS CITY The JDouisiaiia Couventiim Instructs for AV. J. Rryan. XEW ORLEAXS. June 4.?The following detegates at large to the Democratic Con vention at Kansas City were elected at the Baton Rouge State Democratic Con vention to-day: Senator D. McEnory, Senator-elect Mur pliy J. Foster, Justice X. C. B'.ar.chard and Ex-Mayor John Fitzpatrick. r>istrict detegates were also chosen. The convention adopted a platform re afflrmln'g allegiance to the Chicago plat? form of 1SS6; instrueting the delegates to vote for Bryan; denounc'.ng the irnperial istic policy of the presen: Republican ad ministration; cor.demnlng the annexation of the Phiiippine Islands: dec'.aring for the freedom of Cuba; denoancing trusts and combines: opposing wars of conquesr, and favoring the construction of the Xica raguan canal under exclusive Ameriean control. Syxnpathy with the Boers was expressed. FEUD IN TEXAS. Three Prominent Meu In a Shootinj Affray. SAX At'GCSTIX, TEXAS, June 4. Three prominent men gave up their Uves in a shooting affray at the cour,thou?e to day. They were Felix Roberts, corres pondent of the Galveston Xews; Sid Roberts, Sheriff Xoel Roberts. A few weeks atto Sheriff Georse Watl was shot to death by Curd Borders as the result of an old fued. Wall's nephew. Xoel Roberts, was appointed sheriff. Last Saturday the second life was taken in the quarrel, when Eugene "Wali, son of the murdered sheriff, killec';' Cenjamin Bmoks. a member of the opposing fac tion. To-day the contending factfons met at the courthouse. The sheriff and two of his family fell before the deadly pire of their enemies. More troub'e is feared, as many of the dead raan's friemls have started to the scene from Xacosdoehes. Telegrams have been sent to Govern-ir Sayers. requesting him to call out the militia. A CAPTAIN KILLED. General Fnnston Knsaced Fifty Filipinos MAXILA, June 4.?General Funston. with twenty-five men, engaged fifty of the ene my twenty-five miles east of San Miu-uel de" Mayumo yesterday. Captain Oeorge J. Godfrey, of the Twenty-seeond Regiment, and one private- were killed. The enemy's loss is not reported. Twenty-rive armed insurgents have sur rendered at Calire, Island of Panay. Vacation Orantecl Him. EMPOUIA. VA.. June 4.?Special.?Rev. A. M. Davidson, of the Metho.Ust Church, has been granted a vacation, and will leave to-morrow with his family for a month's stay at Faber's Mill, in Xelson county. The Census Enumerators, who are ap? pointed for Greensvi'.': county. are: Messrs. Everard Goodwyn, Thomas Chambliss and J. P. Weiss. County Court is now in session. THE REPUBLICANS CAR1 Meagre Returns Up to One O'Clock Indicate a Plurality of from Five to Eifiiht Thousand. PORTLAXD, OREGOX. June 5.?1 A. M.?Meagre returns frorn to-day's elec tion indieate that the Rejublicans have carried the State by from 5,aX> to 8,'WO plu? rality. It is estimated that C. E? Wol verton, for Justice of the Supreme Court, will have a plurality of f>,?J0O, and J. W. Bailey (Rep.), for Food and Oalry Com missioner, is elected by 6.0(H). In the Second Congressional Dlstriet the plurality for Moody (Rep.) is estimated at from 5,000 to 7,00O. From the First Con gressional Distriet. which has always been close, no returns have been received, except from one county, and Tongue (Rep.) was running ahead of his ticket. According to the returns the Fusionists have gained in the Legislature, but re truns are too meagre to permit of an es timate at this hour, although the Rcpublf cans claim they wilj control both Houses. WEDDED IN NEWYORK A Nephew of Senator Depne, Marficd the Danj?I?terot*n Virjiinian. N.cAV YOKK, June 4.?Special.?A small wedding this afternnon was that of Mrs. Leila IVrry Adams, daughter of the lnte James C. Perry, or" Virginla, to Mr. Mitchell Depew. a nephew of Senator Chauncey Depew, which was celebrated in the bride's apartment, Xo. 100 Weat Seventy-sixth Street. Only relatlves and a few intimate friends were present to witness the cere inony, which was performed by the Rev. D. E. Booth, of the Rutgers Presbyterian Church. The bride had neither maid of honor nur bridesmalds. Mr. Pepew's best man was his brother* Canson Depew. The ushers were Wm. Tanner, of London: Geo. S. Weaver and Courtlancu Taylor, of this city, and Frederick Semple. of Cincin nati. The receptlon which followed the ceremony was informal. NO CHARGESSUSTAINED After Ijong Sic^e Koanoke's City Ensineer is Vidicated. ROAXOKF, VA., June i.?Special.?Af? ter a week's trial the Mayor, who had the absolute power to remove, has abso Iutely exonerated and vindieated the City Englneer, J. H. Wlngate, upon every one of the seventy-two charges preferred by Cotracilman Fishborne. and rebuked the prosecution for its failure to austain a sihgle charge. Mrs. E. J. McDonald. aged sixty-seven vears. died Sunday at the home of her son, Beverly McDonald, after an illness of two years. Professor,WilIiam II. Tumer died at noon Sunday, after a brief but serious illness. He was noted for his profes sional attainments in the tnusical world. Mrs. E. G. Graybill, wife of George \V. Grayblll. died this morning. aged rifty four vears. after a lons- illneas. Mrs" R. H. Rinker died this mornins after an illness of one day. She was fifty-seven years old. __-? Cndoubt?d Plajruc SAX FRAXCISCO, June 4.?Health Of ficer O'Brien and Bacterlologist Keliy have examined a case of a Chinaman who died on Saturday after one day's illness. and decided that tha casa waa undoubtedjy .? bubonic plague. <a_b_ __ _-_ 7 - j HOUSETOADJOURN' NEXT WEDNESDAY An Effort to Prolongthe Session Met No Success. THE PHILIPPINES. Mr. Teller Savs He Will Not Support the Repubiican Poiicv. THE APPROPRIATION BILL Only Fourof Thcse Measures N'ow Ke maiii in Dispute Bctwccn tbe 1'wo Houst-s-1 tg tution of Inquhrj nsto Drepp?ug Widowsl-'rom Penslou List In Hamlsof the Committf. WASHINGTON. Jur.e i.?The House to ,l'.y agr ed to the Senate ameudment to the sundry ctvil bill wppropriatins 1 ? 00,000 for the Louislana Fva base ;:.\. ottion at St. Louis. Ls opponents contented t cm serves witb demandlng a roll call. w.'.'.^.i resulted vi~ ayes to '.j nays. The Hoiwe also agreed to t'ae Senate item for the Mi.-.sis.-;;-:-. Rlver, with an amendment reducing the approprfatlon toi ?.'.-.">?.oeOi and addins a proviaion i r uha preparaticn of a comptehenalve report on the levee syatem by the MiasisBippJ River Coimnlssiort Wtth these exceptlons the Items stitt In dispute. after the ad >ptl ??'. of the ; irtlal conference report, were sent back to coa feren< ??. Ihe dlspul ! ttems 6t the Wstrict of Columbia approprlation bill were asteed to uul the bill went u> the Pres&tent, leaving only rour appr prfatton billa still ia dispute between the svro Hoases. Mr. Tawney. of Mlnnesota made an effort to delay Bnal adjouramenfc uaffl ac tion is had on the Grout eleomax^ari-ae bill. but be met with n.> succesa t >-day. Bverythlng so Car aa the House & con cemed. indlcates flnal adiournment on Wednc'sday. PECCSION DJQU1KT. Mr. Miers. of Indiana. moved tbe ad >n tion of a resolution calUns op the Secre :.try ..f the Interior f->r all reports reiating to the dropplng from the penslon rolla of certain widows, especially sucn cejjorta an 1 c ?rrespondence from speclal exaanalnera Wiiliani E. Goodlove, \V. S. llarris. A. W. Room and General J. ir. Sttfabs. He un derj tood. he said. that more than thirty wldows had been droppi i from the roHs upon the report of Mr. Goodlove, who, ha was informed, had asked the widows questi ioa which could not be repeated in the House. He also was informed. al though he did not believe it. that the Com missionir of Penslons had authorfzed tais lafamous line of questlons. Mr. Harrls and Mr. Boom, he was in formed, had made speclal reporta lipoij Mr. G.ilove's actlon, for whfch bi:h had been reduced. The line, of Inqulry complained of had reference :o the charactec of the wtttow sinco ht-r husband's death. The Chair held that the pending ques tion was to discharge the. committee from the consideration of the resohxtfon. and not on tho adoption ot the resolution, and that the pending questlon was not de batable. This decis:on cut off debate, and the questlon was put. The motlon was tosts? lU :> !:'.!. This left the resolution still m Mr. Cannon, chalrman of the Appropnia tion Committee. presented the conference report on the sundry ctvU approprlation bill. Thirty minutes' debate were ghren to tho amendment appropriating J20t>,000 t> commence the construetimi of the Memo rial Bridge across the Potomac Rlver. The motion to recede and concor In the Memorial Bridge amendment was defeat ed?117 to 131. The emergency rivtr and hirbor bill was sent to conference. Saturday, December vth, was sec aside for paying tribute to th>> late Representa tivo Qarmer, of Pennsylvania. At 7:03 the House adjourned. I ii t Il?.- Sf-n:ite. W"ASHIN'GT< ?N. Ju::.- {.?At to-day's session of the Senate Mr. tforgan, ot Alabama, reported from the Committefl on Inter-Oceanlc Canal, a resolution de claring tfi Claoton-Baiwer tr^-.iry abro gated. He gave notlce that he would call up the resolution to-morrow. Mr. Allen ask. ?; that an hour be set aisale to-day for the consideration of pension biis. Mr. Aldrich, of Rhode IslamT. reported from the Committee on Finance, a btl* to provide for the dej^sit ot money by the Government in si?rh banks on th? ment as security Unlted Statea bonds for the full amount of the deposlts. The bill was passed. TJr. Teller, of Colorado, spoke on the , question of the Pbilipp In conclusion, Mr. Tell r said ???? w :uld not support the Repubiican party ia the approaching campaign. "I do not support its Rnanclal pollcy and I do not supp-irt the Phl . ipbae pollcy as foresbadowed ia the pending measura tthe Spooner bill). And I .!?> not want to sbfa up the islands. either. They c^iu. be made of imtnense value to this c ur-.try." Mr. Wolcott, of Cblorado, chairman of :;..? Committee on PostofBces an-! Post (Continued on Second Page.) SUMMARY 0F T0-DAY'S NEVVS Jstatc. ?Pamunkey Indlans wiii plcnlp. * ?Liveiy chase after desperate ntgro in the fclast End. ?Rev. W. A. Barr will probably aceept rectorsbip of St. Luke's Church. Norfolk. ?Last session <>f the old Couaeii. ?rnierestini.' addresa at Lee (.."amp Haf. by Rev. Dr. Dame. Staie. ?City Engineer of Roanoke vindleated of the seventy-two chbrgea preferred against him. ?Wreck on the Atiantic Coast Line and two are killed. ?Drowned while batbins, ?Furn.u-.s and mills ctosed dcwn. ?CommencemenL t-xerclses at varioua State scho'ds. ?Battleshlp Kentucky at Old Point Comfort. General. ?Republicans ^arry State of Oregon by plu-alitv of seven or elght thousand. ?James Brown Potter cranted an ab solute dlvoree from his wife. ?Genuino case of bubomc Dlagua In 'Frisco. ? Proceedings of House and Senate. ?Louislana State Convention instructs for Uryan and reaffirma Chlcago plat f orm. ? Fureign. ?A message from Pretorla vla Lou renzo Mare.ues saya the Boer caaltal is surrounded. and will surrender on de mand. Other reports say that the place wiil be defended to the bltter end. ?Tne sltuatlon in China is very grave. 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