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WEATHER FOSZC AST
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? Forecast for Tuesday and Wcndesday:
Virginia?Fair Tuesday nnd Wednes
*iay; light to frcsh south winds.
*? Korth Carolina?Fair Tuesday and
.?Wednesday; light to frcsh south winds.
VOL. 17. NO. 90.
RANGE OFTHERMOMCTElfc
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the Times offlco jestextfay? ?. A. *?* ?
13 M. 85; 3 P. M.. 82; ? K _? Ui frJfe
77; 12 MidnJghn 7V', "
RICHMOND, VA., TUESDAY, JUNE 3,1902.
PRICE THREE CENTS,
OERS AGREE TO LAY
DOWN THEIR ARMS
Long and Bitter Struggle
Comes to a Close.
HOUSE WAS CROWDED
Applause Such as is Seldom
Heard Greeted Announcement.
IRISH MEMBERS IMPASSIVE
rhe Reference to the Boers Recogniz
ing King Edward as Their Lawfu!
Sovereign Occasioned Great
Applause?Opposition Was
Gratified by Liberality
of Terms Offered.
LONDON, June 2.?Not in years had
the House of Commons been so thronged
with such a brilliant and enthusiastic
audience, as when the first Lord of the
Treasury and Government Leader in the
House, A. J. Balfour. announced, this
afternoon. the peace terms concluded
?with the Boers.
An hour before the House met, a large
crowd on Wnite Hall vociferously cheer
ed the notable politicians. particularly
the Colonial Secretary Joscph Chamebr
lain, who walked unconcernedly from the
Colonial Office with a broad smile on
his face.
Long before the eustomary prayer, the
galleries of the House were packed.
Joscph H. Choate. the United States Am
bassador. Henry "White, the Secretary
of the Embassy: Lord Rothchild. and
many members of the Cabinet patiently
waited through tho answering of ques
tions in the House for tbe momentous
nnnouncement. An unusually large num?
ber of pecrs sat in their galleries and he
hind the ladies grill, aristocratic women
were closely packed.
Mr. Chamberlain and Mr. Balfour both
received great ovations as they walked
to their seats. The lobhies and waitinp
rnnms wore crowded with disappointed
seekers for seats among whom were
manv Americana
BREATHLESS SILENCE.
The period of waiting finally came to
sn end. Amid breathless silenco. broken
n few seconds later by apptause sueh
r;s the House of Commons seldom hears,
Mr. Balfour stood up and announced the
terms on which the war in South Africa
had been ended. The reference to me
Boers acknowledging King Edward as
their sovereign made the hit of the day.
As the liberality of the terms grew
plalner, the cheers on the government
f;ide of the house diminished, while the
opposition's satisfaction was proportion
ately increased.
Tlirough all this. the Irish members sat
lmpassive. though earlier in the after?
noon they had startled the House by a
domonstration, which at first was
thoucht to be In honor of peace, but
which. it was soon discovered, was caused
bv the re-appearance in the House of
AVilliam Redmond, who had just returned
from the United States.
The tension was over and when Mr.
Balfour's statement was concluded every
one seemed plad of the opportunity for
a hearty laugh caused by the govern?
ment leader's humorous quashing of the
suggestion that the Commons adjourn
ln honor of peace. Various objections to
tbe peace terms were expected, but they
did not appear to be very serious. The
Irish view-point was that the govern?
ment has given up practically everything
and that the regulations affecting the
Cape rchels will be done away with in
consequence of the King's amncsty proc?
lamation.
Mr. Balfour arose at S.:AO
T. M. and announced the terms of peace
ln South Africa. as follows:
"His Exceliency, Lord Milner, in be?
half of the British Government; His Bx?
cellency. Mr. Stony; General Bremner.
General C. R. DeWet and Judge Her
zog. acting In behalf of the Orange Free
State, and General SchalkburRer, General
Rfeitz, General Louis Botha. and General
Delarey, acting in behalf of their respec
tlve burghers. deslring to terminate the
present hostilitles, argee to the follow?
ing terms:
"The Burgher forces in the 3e!d will
forthwith lay down their amis and hand
over all guns. rifics and ammunition of
var in their possession, or under their
control. and desist from further resist
ance and acknowledge King Edward VII.
as their lawful sovereign.
?'The manner and details of this sur?
render will be arranged between Lord
Kitchener and Commandant General
Botha, assisted by General Delarey and
Chief Commandant DeWet.
"Second. All Burghers outslde the lim
lts of the Tratisvaal and Orange River
Colonv, and all prlsoners of war at
present outside South Africa. who are
Burghers, will, on duly declarlng their
acceptance of the position of subjecls
of His Majesty, be brought back to their
homes as soon as means of transporta?
tion can be provided and means of sub
sistfnee assured.
"Third. The Burghers so returning
Tfill not be deprlved of their personal lib
ertv or property.
NO PROSECUTIONS.
"Fourth. No proceeding, civil or crim
iral. will be taken against any Burghers
surrenderlng or so returning, for any
acts in connection with prosecutlon of
the war. The benefits of this clause
don't extend to certain acts contrnry to
the usages of war. which had been notl
fl'ed bv the commander in chief to Boer
genorals. and which shall be tried by
court martlal after the close of hostiltles.
"Fifth. The Dutch language will be
taught in the public schools of the
Transvaal and Orange River Colony.
wh?*re parents desire it. and will be al
lowed in the courts of law for the better
and more eftectual administratlon of
iuetico.
SEVER MIL1TARY OCCUPATION.
"Sixth. Possession of rlfles will be al
lowefl The Transvaal and Orange
Blver Colony will. at the carllest, pos
rlble date. be succeeded by a clvil gov?
ernment. and so ?oon as clrcumstances
LEADING POINTS IN
THE PEAGE TERMS
Burghers acknowledge King Edward VII as their lawful sovereign.
All burghers and all prisoners of war. outside the two colonies.
are to be brought back and-will not be depnved of their liberty or
property. .
No proceedings, civil or criminal, will be. taken against any
burgher for any acts in connection with prosecution of the war.
Dutch will be taught in the schools and may be used in the courts.
Possession of rifles will be allowed. -
Military occupation is to be succeeded by civil government and
representative institutions leading up to self-government.
Granting of franchise to natives is to be left until selr-govern
ment is established.
No special tax is to be imposed on the burghers to pay for cost
of war.
Britlsh government is to appropriate three million pounds sterhng
to assist in restoring people to their homes, and will, in addition,
make loans without interest with easy terms for repayment.
Cape and Natal colonists who f onght with Boers are hable to
trial under part of dominion to which they belong.
pormit rcijresentative institutions, lead?
ing up to self-govcrnment, will be in
troduccd.
"Eighth. The question of granting the
fianchise to natives will noi be decided
until after the introduction of self-gov-'
ernment.
"Xinth. No special tax will be lm
pcsed on landed property in the Trans
vaal or Orange River Colony to defray
the expenses of the war.
LIBERAL WITH MONEY.
"Tenth. As soon as the conditions
permit a commission, on which the local
inhahitants will be represented. will be
appointed in each district of the Trans
vaal and Orange ' River Colony, under
the presidency of a magistrate or other
ofiicial, for the purpose of assisting in
the restoration of the people to their
homes, and supplying those. who, owing
to war losses, are unable to provide for
themselves. with food and shelter. and
the necessary amount of seed. stock and
Implements, etc. indispensable to the
resumption of their normal occupation.
His Majesty's government will place at
the dispnsal of these commissions the
sum of three million pounds sterling, ariu
will allow all the notes issued under the
law of 3500 of the South African Re
public. and all receipts given up to of?
ficers in tho field of Lue late republics or
under their orders, to be presented to a
judicial commission, which will be ap-j
pointed by the government, and if such
notes and receipts are found by this
commission to have been duly issued in
return for valuable considerations they
will be received by the first named com
n.issions as evidence of war losses sui
fered by the persons to which they were
origir.ally given.
"In addition to the above named free
grant of three million pounds sterling
His Majcsty's government will be pre?
pared to make advances. on loan, for the
same purposes, free of interest for two
years. and afterward repayable over a
period of years with three per cent. in?
terest. No foreigner or rebel will be en
titled to benefit under this cause."
CAPE AND NATAL CALONISTS.
After he had concluded reading the
peace agreement, Mr. Baljour proceeded:
"There are certain important points not
dealt with in the document I have just
read, and which was signed on Saturday
(Continued on Second Page.)
GOLD TEETH IN THE
EL
Buried Near the Battle Between
the Monitor and Merrimac.
GOLD A REWARD TO FINDERS
(Spocial Disnateh to The Times.)
NEWPORT NEWS, VA. June 2.?
While engaged in excavating for the
Hampton Roads Railway and Electric
Company, near the beach on Hampton
Roads this mornnig, several workmen
found a skeleton. In the mouth of the
skeleton was a gold plate, in which was
found" four false teeth. There werc-?
several lower teeth of gold. The gold
lilate, which was solid, held the upper set
of teeth and it is thought the entire
amount of gold will amount to probably
*?0.
*"The fact that the skeleton was dug
from the earth near the scene of the
memorable battle- between the Monitor
and Merrimac has led some to believe
that the corpse was one of the victims
in that battle
The workmen fwho made the dis
covery were frightened at first. But ono
one of the men noticing the gold shin
ing made an investigation and found
that the entire plate of the man's mouth
was a solid gold one.
The workmen extracted the gold and
relburied the bones near the banks of the
river.
According fto a fcvitness there wer*e
evidences to show that the remains had
been encased in a casket, al though
there were only the slightest traces of
the coffin at this time.
The gold was turned over to one of tho
workmen; who took it to Norfolk and
will divide the money derlved from its
sale among the laborers who dug the
skeleton up.
A Pitiable Picture of Misery, Old Age and Squalor in
an Humble Home in Cumberland County.
Kind Hands at Last.
(Special Dispatch to The Times.)
CARTERSVILLE, VA.. June C.-Scarce
iv can a sadder. more pitiable picture be
imagincd than that seen in the humble it
tle home of Mr. Jim Johnson during the
past few days. Mr. Johnson lived in a
small ohe-story house, about seven miles
from Cartersville, and within a stones
throw of Thomas' Chapel, There was
onlv one tiny window to the dwelling. and
strangers are often surprised when told
that people rally live there.
ln this house, with its back to the main
road, with no comforts whatever and
scarcelv with the necessities of life lived
Mr. Jim Johnson. a poor old man, per?
haps ninety years old: his son. Burley.
and his daughter, "Virgin Mary.' The
son and daughter were almost M
who at once summoned the nearest neigh
bors.
What a sight met the eyes of those who
hastened to assist them. The daughter had
been shrouded by the colored people, and
for want of a bctter place was laid out
on an old qullt, spread across the naked
slats. of the bed. The father lay a corpse
upon the floor, his feet ,in a little shed
room built on to .the house, and his body
in the other room. How comfortless his
death bed, it being impossible to walk
about the room without moving the body,
as the floor was not nalled down, and the
planks would fly up at one end if there
was any weight put on the other.
Clothes were given by the neighbors
and the bodies were shrouded and burled
by the county. To-day the lonely son.
with saddened heart, gazes upon the new
ly-made graves and wonders what it all
means. Last night a collection was taken
up for him at the Epworth League. and
Burley will be carefully looked after un?
til he is in a fit condition to go to Rich?
mond, where he believes he can get work.
Mr. Johnson has a daughter, Isabella,
in that city now, She was telegraphed
for, but did not come. It is thought she
j did not receive the telegram.
F.S.G00DMANG1VEN
T
Wanted on the Corporation Com?
mission by the Trade Organi
zation of Norfolk City.
(Special Dispatch to The Times.)
NORFOLK. VA., June 2.-The direc?
tors of the Norfolk Chamber of_ Com-.
merce this afternoon endorsed E. S..
Goodman, of Richmond. for member ot
tht Corporation Commission, although at
torncys for th? transportation companies
at the meeting made a fierce fight against
his endorsement.
The directors of the Norfolk Grain and
Hay Association also endorsed Mr Good?
man.
THE LIQUOR MEN
1.
The Grand Jury Got No Evidence
Against Them?-Alleged For
gery of Transfers,
The grand jury charged by Judga Witt
to lnvestigate the alleged wlde-open con?
dltlon of the city on Sundays and the
r.lleged forgery of transfers ln tho re?
cent city elections met to-day and has
reported its results. After examining
the various police captalns and the oth?
er witnesses they found no evidence that
the saloons of the city were open either
on the twenty-fourth or on yesterday
and so reported. True bllls'were .found
against Charles B. Wilkinson and Jas.
T. Tnylor on the chargo of forglng ejec
tloh a-ansfers.
GLASS AND CLAYTOR
IN A SHARP CONTEST
These Candidates and Senator
Lyle Speak at Charlotte Court.
CLAYTOR ATTACKS GLASS
The Lynchburg Senator Expressed
Amazement at the Attack from the
Senator from Bedford, Then
Accepted Gange of Battle.
(Special Dispatch to The Times.)
DRAKE'S BRANCH, VA., June 2.?
The Democrats of Charlotte county gath
ered in tho courthouse to-day and listen
eix to three most interesting addresses
by Hon. Edward Lyle, of Roanoke; Hon.
Graham Claytor, Of Bedford City, and
Hon. Carter Glass, of Lynchburg. The
meeting was called to order by Hon.
D. O. Eggleston, and L. W. Morton was
made chairman, with A. L. Cox, secre?
tary.
Senator Eggleston introduced Mr. Lyle,
who presented the claims of Roanoke in
a forcible and able manner, and pledged
that if eleeted he would use every hon
HON. GRAHAM CLAYTOR.
orable endeavor to advance the interests
of his constituency.
SENATOR CLAYTOR OPENS.
Senator Claytor was presented by Col?
onel Thomas XV. Scott. The gentleman
from Bedford maintained his well-earn
ed reputation as a forcible and eloquent
speaker. He particularly paid his re
spects to Senator Glass and quoted freely
from the record of that gentleman on
the Confederate pension bill, the fellow
servants' liability bill and others. The
speech was well delivered and able.
Senator Carter Glass was then intro?
duced by Senator Eggleston, and made a
HON. CARTER GLASS.
speect. that has won for him the sup?
port tf the Democrats of the county.
Replete with unanswerable arguments and
wit, answering in every particular every
criticism that. was made upon him, he
turned the criticism upon his critics, and
proved by the record that he had always
stood the supporter of every measure
that would beneflt tho workingmen of
the district, tho old soldiers and the
white people of Virginia.
A MAGNETIC SPEECH.
Senator Glass' speech carried his audi
ence with him and when the primary
returns come in it will -be seen that he
is Charlotte's choice by a large ma?
jority. ? .,
At the conclusion of the speaking a
(Continued on Second Page.)
MDTHER'S W1SHES
Pretty Miss Blanche Rider Goes
to Washington to Marry
Mr. Kaltenback.
Mr. George W. Kaltenback and Miss
Blanche Rider. of this city. slipped away
to Washington Saturday and were mar?
ried against the wlsB.es of Mrs. M. T.
Kider, the mother of the young lady.
?The first news of the wedding came to
the city in a telegram to the mother late
Saturday afternoon.
Immediately after the marriage the cou?
ple left for Pittsburg, where they will
live Mrs Rider is now nearly prostratcd
at her home. No. 302 South Third Street
The bride is not yet eighteen years ot
age She ls regarded by all as exceed
ingly prettv and has many friends and
admirers here. She is a daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. M. T. Rider. and lived with her
mother. on South Third.
Mr Kaltenback was a draughtsman at
the Locomotive Works and Saturday just
before leaving drew al his salary due.
When Mrs. Rider received the telegram
she was much shocked and became hys
terical She was opposed to the wedding
on account of the youthfulness of her
daughter. .
- :?
RELIGSOF PATRICK HENRY
GIVEN TO THE STATE LIBRARY
CHAIR IN WKICH PATRICK HENRY DIED.
The chalr in which Patrick Henry died
was among the relics turned over to the
State Llbrary yesterday by Mrs. James
Lyons, a grandfather of the great
apostlo of llberty, j>n behalf her sister,
Mrs. Matthew Bland Harrison. The
chair, which is a handsome piece of fur
niture of the style of the Rcvolutionary
period. is shown in the accompanying
picture It was in this chair that the
first Gove'rnor of Virginia after the Decla
ration was sitting when he brealhed his
last. -
Mrs. Lyons turned over at the same
time other relics of. Patrick Henry that
are of great interest to Virginiaos and
to all others who reverence the name of
the immortal author .of the first note for
the war for indenpendence from the crown
of Great Britain. Among the other rel?
ics are the tracings from the book of
Latrobe, the architect ot the National
Capital at Washington, of the features of
Patrick Henry. These were made by
Crawford, who designed the Washington
momument in the Capital Square and
most. of the figures around it. These
tracings he used in modelling the heroic
statue of Henry that stands in the fore
front of the group of Revolutionary n?
roes that surround the base of the momu?
ment to the Father of his Country
The desk at which Patrick Henry
urote. his sword and cane. an origlnal
porlrait of him by Sully, an autograph
letter and the original draft of the Vir?
ginia resolutions against the stamp act)
are aiso included in the relics which Mrs.
Lyons turned over to the library for
keeping- Besides these a handsome bust
of William Wirt Henry. the grandson
and historian of Henry, was also among
the collectlon
SHEB
THE TEAMSTERS' STRIKE
Police, Maddened by Shower of Stone, Charged with
Drawn Revolvers Into Crowd, Which
Woulci Not Retreat.
(By Assoclated Press.)
CHICAGO, Jun<5 2.?Riot and blood
shed marked the progress of the team
sters' strike to-day. There were numer
ous fights between the police and tho
strikers and their sympathizers.
Street car trafflc was stopped, while
the ffghting went on. The police and em?
ployes *3? the packlng companies were
stoned, and at ono place when sTirrounded
by a dense crowd of men and women,
the police, fifty strong, under the com
mand of Lieutenant Collins, maddened
by numerous stones with which they had
been pelted, drew tlieir revolvers and
charged full Into the crowd, which
showed no disposition to retreat. Fists.
stones and clubs were brought into re
quisition by the strikers, and the police
used their batons and the butt ends of
their reVolvers freely. When this fight
was over there were a number of strik?
ers needing surgical attendance.
The fightirig began on the west side
shortly afterwards, and in different
parts of the city continued practically
all of tlie afternoon.
The most serious trouble occurred tri
the district. known in police circles as
"Little Hell." A detachment of police
was.escorting a number of wagons loaded
with meat aown town. A large crowd
followcd snouting and jeerlng. and now
and then sending a stone in the direc
tio of the men on the meat wagons. The
line of wagons was frequently stopped
by other teamsters. Finally ona team
ster refused to pull hl-'team out of the
way of the meat wagons, and the police
placed him under arrest. Then the figi...
commenced. In an instant a shower of
stones, mud and sticks' fell around and
upon the officers, bruislng some of them
badly. Lieutenant Collins ordered tho
march of the meat wagons to be stopped,
and at once charged the crowd. A large
number of women came up to the ald
of the strikers and were the fiercesc
fighters of the lot. One officer was
knocked down with a brick, and his
companions then drew clubs and made
war with such energy that in a lew
minutes the street was filled "i_ men
with bleeding hcads.
The mob was led by a large man who
came from the gas house near Crosby
Street. "ana who coritinually ca..ed to lus
followers to "kill the coppers first and
hang the scabs afterwards." Finally a
big policema-n got the man from the gas
house. and when it was over the leader
was carried off by his friends with his
head and face covered with blooi..
The crowd increased so rapidly that
Lieutenant Collins soon saw that his
men would be overpowered unless he
took ylgorous action at once.
He ordered the men to fall back slow
ly toward the wagons, and the crowd see
ing in this action a token ot" victory,
pressed Qn with shouts and the volleys
of stones came more thickly. The police
fell back until they had formed a eom
pact mass close to tho wagons, and then
at Collins' order they drew their revolvers
and charged the crowd once more. This
time the fight was more desperate than
before, and it was over in much less
time. The police struck down numbers
of men and used their clubs and revol
ver butts with energy, and in three min
utes the crowd was broken and in full
flight. Forming his men around the
wagons once more, Collins started on his
march. As soon as the police started
away, the mob formed again, and al
though at a respectful distance, they kept
after the wagons until they had reached
the barns at Halstead and Davidson. In
this fight about a dozen of the officers
were badly bruised and nearly all of them
bad clothing torn.
To-night another serious fight took
place at Twelfth and State. Streets, when
meat was being removed from the pack?
ing house plants by two retail firms. 'm6
strikers and their sympathizers removed
the nuts on the axles and cut the tracesT
They clambered Into the wagonsand
threw meat into the street. Finally af?
ter reserves had been called out the wag?
ons were rescued and driven to their des
tination. Six men were ? arrested and
taken with difficulty to a police station.
Scores of pollcemen have been detaileoT
to protect the packing plants and the
stores of those to whom meat has been
delivered.
George Froehling. a butcher, was
knocked down and his skull fractured
by a heavy missile. It is thought that
he will recover. It is said that' the pack?
ing companies have brought'into Chi?
cago several car loads of colored men,
and that tne men will be placed at work
to-morrow. If this is done it is thought
that thei-e may be an outbreak in tne
stock yards, and the police are preparing
to handle any trouble that may result.
During the fighting thirty-eigat prison
ers were taken by the police and locked
up.
THE CONTINENTAL COMPANY'S
REQUEST GRANTED BY COUNCIL
It is.Agreed That West Clay Street Shall Be Closed
in Order That a Factory Building May
Be Erected.
The city has decided to meet In every
particular the overtures of the Con?
tinental Tobacco Company in regard to
the closing of West Clay Street .bewcen
iowe and Lombardy. in order that the
company may have a sufflciently larga
area. ln one trat for the construction
of a great tobacco plant.
The Common Council last night by a
pratlcally unanamious vote decided to
grant this petition of the company The
Street Committee at a meeting yesterday
afternoon recommended it after full con
sideration by a vote of twelve to one.
The matter will come up in the meet?
ing of the Board of Aldermen on next
Tuesday.
It can be safely predicted that the
measure will pass this branch of tha
Council by a large majority. Major
by a large mljaoi lao lin.ytw taol nnn
Allen, Mr. Minor, and others of the most
conservative members of the Board are
earnestly and enthuslastically in favor
of the city's endeavoring to secure this
erterprise by this concession.
The magnitude of the proposed factory
is shown by the fact, that its output will
equal that of all the plug factorles now in
Richmond.
? "? The company proposes to put on the
rectangular area of two blocks, lt will
own two factories, one on Bowe Street
65f' feet long. and oae on Lombardy Street.
750 feet long. Fifteen hundred hands will
be emploved The area used for railroad
main buildings will be used for railroad
t_*3tcks
The city has lost nothir^r by closing
the street, as lt ls not used at this time,
and can never become a thoroughfare, as
lt fs stopped and blocked by the railroad
shops one square beyond.
The zeal and energy of President Cabell,
of th* Chamber of Commerce. and his
associates have received the most favor
able comment
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HUSBAND IS MISSING.
Mr. Murray Browden, of Oregon Hill
Has Left His Wife, and Probably City.
Mrs. Murray Browden, resldlng on
Oregon Hill, is very anxious about her
husband, he havlng left home last Satur?
day and; not returned
She has notlfied the police of tho dls
appearance of her husband.
Mr. Browden was last employed at
the Richmond' Locomotive Works. For
some time, it seems, he has been unable
to obtain any work, and this lt is thought
ls the cause, of his leaving the city
witbout notice to his wife
MAY NOT BUILD ARGH
TO MR. DAVIS' MEMORY
> -
The Sentiment Among Directors fe
to Change Form of MemoriaF.
CAN REJCET ALL DESIGHS
Advisory Board Called in, Probably ft?
Suggest a Course That Will Pacify
All?Lively Session of Board.
The Decision To-Morrow.
Tho Davis Memorial Arch may never
be erected.
The sentiment against the arch ls grow
ing rapidly. and last night for tho first
time the opinion was expressed that tho
Board of Directors of the Monument
Association had the right to change tha
form of the memorial.
The bellef has been that the directors
were confmed to a choice of a design for
an arch, but it was stated last night
that the directors would certainly voto
on the question of whether or not they
havo the right to overrule the action of
the Wilmington meeting of the United
Daughters of the Confederacy and select
any form of a memorial they mayj de
sirs.
The Monument Association, sald Mrs.
McCullough, its president. last night. ls
chartered under the laws of Virginia
to erect a monument to Mr. Davis. and
while in a sense a part of the organlza
tion of the Daughters it is also in a
measure independent of lt. Mrs. McCul?
lough also stated that the directors could
reject all the designs. if desirable.
THE MEETING TO-DAY.
The directors will meet this rnorning
at 11 o'clock at the Confederate Muse?
um. Mrs. McCullough presiding. After
hearing reports from the officers and tha
transaction of routine business. the board
will adjourn to the Senate Chamber at
the Capitol. where the ladies will see tho
eight designs that have been received.
This will bo their first peep at them.
Nothing will be decided. however. until
u*ey see them again to-morrow. Tho
board will spend conslderable time to
morrow discussing the models and hear
ing from the artists. and at 1 o'clock their
decision regarding what they will do will
be* announced. At that hour the doors
of the Senate Chamber will be opened to
the public.
As well as it can bo learned. the sltua
tion is this: The United Daughters of
the Confederacy decided on an arch.
Mrs. Davis was not consulted. not at
least directly so. When asked her opin?
ion by a newspaper man. she said she
was opposed both to the form of tho
memorial and its location. at Twelfth and
tBroad Streets. Many of the .chapters oC
the V. D. C. were opposexi also to the arcli.
A large number of the directors of tho
Monument Association are also found now
to bo opposed to the arch. No "One knew
last night whether a majority of those
who are here are in favorof lt or opposed
It all depends on that.
Those who favor Iettlng Mrs Davis
wi^heo be supreme are. it is thought.
likely to win. It is possible that a com?
promise may be reached Mrs McCuI
lough said she really could not tell what
would be done. but as the newspaper
man left her she said she hoped sho
would have something pleasant to tell
SOon. Whether this was just an uinocent.
wish on her part or whether she had
in mind some course which had been
(Continued on Second Page.)
SUMMARY OF THE NEWS
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FORECAST.
Tuesday and Wednesday fair; light to
fresh south winds. ??_?o-- s*
Highest temperature yesterday.?*
Lowest temperature yesterday.as
Mean temperature yesterday. <
Normal ten*.;<***_"ir* for June....to
Departure .'ro* nor/ial temperature.. 03
Precipitation during past 24 hours.? w
LOCAL.
Mr. Murray Browden mysteriously miss?
ing from his home on Oregon HIU.
Mr. Percy Farmer, of Manchester, meets
with paintul accident. _
Committee on Streets recommends. and
Common Council adopt3 ordmance grant
ing request of the Continental Tobacco
Companv to close West Clay Street
Much'routine business transacted hy
the Common Council. _.?;.?_*
The deslgn3 for the Davis Memorial
Arch will be viewed to-day and the awara
Commencement exercises at the Wo?
man's College largely attended. Mr. J D
Crump succeeds Dr. Hatcher as president
of the Board of Trustees.
Great crowd attends opening of tha
Caslno. i; . _
'?Big Jim," famous pacer, dles at Deep
Run Hunt Club stables.
Gallego Mills Company wm3 its sul*
against the city.
Negro man in East End shot and badly
wounded.
VIRGINIA.
Messrs. Gla3s, Claytor and ?yle. candl
dates for Congress, speak at Char otti
Courthouse. Mr. Glass makes an Inclsivt
rojoinder to an attack on his record by
Mr. Claytor, and the meeting was very
warm from a political standpolnt.
Mavnard and Lawless meet at Isle or
Wiglit Courthouse, but do not m_K|
A skelton unearthed on Hampton Roads
with a gold plate and gold teeth in Us
mouth. Posslbly a victlm of battlo be?
tween Monitor and Merrimac.
Pathetic misery and death of father
and daughter in a hovel in Cumberland
county.
Petersburg rejoices over the appropna
tion for the diversion of the Appomattox.
The Petersburg Council creates a police
commission.
Newport News veterans go on record
against the Davis arch and Fisko's His?
tory.
A veteran at th? National Soldiers*
Home charged with murder of a rich com
rade.
GENERAL.
Terms of peace between the Britlsh nnd*
Boers announced In the House of Cora
mons. London has a wild celebratlon or
the consummation.
RIot and bloodshed mark the progress
of the strike of the teamsters in Chicago.
Police charge crowd with drawn ptstols
and use their clubs freely^ Crowds make
free use of stones and a great many
broken heads resulted from the dlsorders.
Anthraclte coal strike Is on In earnest
and a great majority of th? engineers,
flremen and pumpmen go out in respons*
to the call of President MltchelL
Senate debate on the Philippine question
lagged under the flfteen rule.
House voted to extend the thanks of
Consrress to Secretary of State Hay.de
spito the opposition of Mr. Clarke and
forty-flve other Jft-mocrats.
Elghteen RepiJ *an senators are op
posed to any acL * looking to reclproctty
with Cuba.
President Roosevelt holds a conference
with leaders of the party Jn regard to tha
outlook for the Congrej .onal campaign.
, Supreme Court of the V-dted States _4
i journs for the term.

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