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VOL 17, NO 1(57.
KIGHMONi), VA? THURSDAY, AUGUST 21, 1902.
PKICE TWO CENTS.
GREAT LEGAL FIGHT,
SAYS JOHN' S. WISE.
Tells of Movement to Break
Down New Constitution.
DECLARES IT A NULT1TY
So He Writes Negro Industrial
Society Meeting Here.
ADDRESS IS3UEDT0 ALL RACE
Every Effort Will Be Made by Negroes
to Raise1 Money to Emp.oy Big
Counsel?All in the SlaleCalled
Upon to Contribute?Reso
lutions Adop.ed Con
demningStatcJS, Etc
That the colored people of Virginia will
contest the validity of tlie new Constitu?
tion is now almost beyond Question.
Hon. John S. Wise, of New York, is
lik< ly to be one of the counsel to re
present tlie negroes, and Judge Lewis
aii-i Senator Thui-ston are expected to be
h.s assoclales. The declured purpose of
the Negro Industurial and Agricultural
Society at its convention here Monday
and Tuesday to raise money to pa;.
cqunsel leaves no question as to their
dcterxnination.
ln a letter to that sooicty and presented
at it.^ meeting Mr. Wise expresses the
opinlon that the Constitution -vv.ll not
Biand.
li.- wns seen last night by the Times
correspondent In New York and made
the foilowing statement:
"I have been asked by a committee
of Vlrginian negroes to act as counsel
in the case of a negro. The individual
concerned is r.ot the principal question,
but t..e validity of the new Constitution
of the State is. A very grave legal
question is to bo confronted. It is yet
to be determined whether the ner Con?
stitution of Virginia. is not in contlict
with the Constitution of tlie Unitod
States. Personally, I am Interested ln
the issue and I mary come to participate
ln it profess.onally."
Mr. Wise was then at the Unlon
League Club.
The Timos corrcspondent had pre\?iously
calied at Mr. Wise's resiT".enee on 76th
Street, and heard from a colored butler
that "Mr. 'Wise and his son. of the same
name. have been qulte interested in the
niatter, talking about it only the other
evening without coming to a decision."
The butler said he used to be with the
W ise family in Virginia, owned some
property there and had "something at
Etake in the settloment of the question.'' .
NOT YET RETAINED.
Mr. "Wise, at tlie Union League Club. I
said furtner, "You may say that I have
been spoken to, but am not yet retalned j
ln the case. The committee, the mc-mber- j
Bhlp of which I prefer not to name at |
present, is endeavoring to ralse money. j
1 understand, for the sake of the cause. !
But I do not know whether the matter !
has taken defrnite shape as yet.
'"J'he question involved is of uncommon
importance. The whole organlc law of
the State of Virginia Is at issue. Is the
new Constitution valid? Now, I be
lieve there ls no political fer-ling in this
case. I will proceed along that line.
"Thosands of Vlrglnians, white as well
ns colored, are awaiting with intense
personal interest any move in the case. j
The gravlty of questioning the validity
of the Constitution of any State as con?
tlict ing with the Uniled States Constitu?
tion is important beyond estimate, no ;
matter how inslgnlficant in itself may be i
the incentive for Investlgatlon.
"This Virginia question, in my opinion,
will draw the attention of the eminent
Jurists of tho country."
LETTER TO THE SOCIETY.
Mr. Wise's letter to the negro society
ls ns follows: ,
"You may say to your associates that
while I am not fully prepared in their
case, I have examinrd the question suf
ik-iently to feel eertaln that In proper
juoceodlngs the courts will hold that
the new Constitution of Virginia is not,
has never been, and cannot be the law
ful Constitution of Virginia; that the :
convention. neither by the popular or
U-Bislative authority, had power to pro
claim it, and that it will be held a
nullity, and all eftorts to treat lt as
valid or binding upon tho people of
Virginia will be held vold.
"JOHN S. \YISE."
ADDRESS TO THE RACE.
After hearing this letter the society
*h Tuesday adopted an address to the
colored people of the State. asking
them all to contribute money to pay
counsel in this fight.
A set of resolutlons were also adopted,
lii which were eondemned tjie aetions
of those Sta?cs whose object was to dls
tranchlse the negro, all class legislation,
the part of the press which takes pride
in setting forth that tho negro is a
criminal and unworthy of respect. A
committee was appointed to see the
Dflicials of the Seaboard Air Line. At
lantic Coast Line and Atlontlc and Dan
ville, it being alleged that these roads
provide better accommodation for the
negro than the white.
MR. SCHMELZ RESIGNS
Says His Health Will Not Allow Him to
Head the Ter Centenary.
(Special Dispateh to The Times.)
NORFOLK; VA.. August 20.?Henry L.
Bchroelz has reslgned the presidency of
^h'- Jamestown Expositlon Company.
He asslgns poor health as the reasou
for his action. and sends certiflcates
of two physlcians along with his res
Ignatlon. The lvtter was received here
to-day, and read with great surprise at
a meeting ot the directors.
CONGKESS!(^ALCONVE.\TIOi\i
A Bij, Attendance and Hot Fight Over
Credentials of Delei ates.
(Special -ispatch to The Times.)
FAVETTKVILLE. N. c? August 20.
A monster Democratic Convention of the
Bixth Congressional District converied at
2 o'clock and was called to order by
Mr. Lyon, of Bladen county.
There was a big light over credentials
of delegates from Cumberland, majority
and minorlty reports being presented.
The ?convention will probably sit all
ftifihu
Hfi'i
IfOTISE IINBRFOLK
Difference of Opinion as to its
Dssirability.
COMPULSORY VACCiNATION
A Bulfet Slrikes a Negro Squarely in
the Forehead and is Flattened
Without Doing Serious ln
jury to His Skull.
tfpeelal Dispatch to The Times.)
NORFOLK. VA.. August 20.?One or
the freQUcnt commcnts on the new sys
t<?m of voting by the voice tried here
yesterday is that "there was little il
any. cheating." One judge of the elec?
tions says the system promotes easy and
quick voting.
The workers have not discovered any
means of cheating except that of rusb
ing repeaters and bun?s to the polls.
That a judge -with a good mernory for
names rmd faees can prevent.
One o'ojection to it is that intimida
tion can be used against men who work
with railway companies, sliops and large
enterprises. This was not done, but
one workingman stated that the voters
could be watched so as to be intimi
datod by the management.
No further returns have been received
here. Everybody accepts results and no
effort has been made to get them. May?
nard asserts that his plura.ity will be
2,700 or 3.000.
Small precincts missing from last
night's report will not chango .-ie result.
Charles City couni,v held no election
because the judges decllned to serve
without pay.
AN OBJECTION.
Anothor objection is that many men
shrink fiom the publicity of announcing
their prr-ferences. because they fear it
may prejudice them in business or in
social relations.
Jo?eph T. Lawless, one the candidates,
declaros that a great many votes were
lost to him on account of the publicity
of tlie voting.' Many men who would
have voted for him by ballot did not
get to the polis at all because they dls
liked the manner of calling their choice
aloud.
VACCINATION BEGLNS.
General vaccination was begun in the
city this morning. Two physicians in
each ward will* undertake to vaceinate
every porson in their respective wards
who has not been .succcssfully vnceinated
in five years. This is a measure of pre
caution. not of necessity. There are
but few c-ases ef sinallpoxt here, but tA?e
idea is to suppress it before next sea
son's ravages.
P.ULLET FLATTENED ON SKULL.
William Eberhardt s skull fiattened the
bullet from 'William J. Johnson's pistol.
Johnson and George Chnrnbers. botli
negroes, had a disagreement several days
ago in Talbot Street, where Eberhardt
was a chance passenger. He lives
ln Greensboro, N. C, and was here to
observe tne worid. As the altercntion
between the other men got beyond words
Johnson shot at Chambcrs and h:t Eber?
hardt in tne center of the forehead. The
bullet was extracted by Dr. Spright and
shown in court this morning, flattened
just as if it. had struck a piece of
chilled steel. lt is a 32 calibrc ball and
had it struck the skull of an average
white man tho victim would not be living
to tell the tale. Eberhardt says lt did
not "stop" him. He has a phenemonal
skull.
RAILWAY STRIKERS' CASE.
The trial of the railway strikers' case
began in the Corporation Court this
morning before Judge Hanckel. The men
are charged with throwing stones at and
brcaking an electric car on Colley Ave
nue during the strike. March 22, 1002.
A. C. Werrell was tried and acquitted at
the previous term of court. and he. J. W.
N eho'son and George Wynd are on trial
acrain for n. new charge under the same
offf-nse. The witnesses in the case were
examined, the same charges were proved
as were proved before, tho lawyers ar
(Continued on Second Page:)
Then a ^Booiblach?
Now a Millionaire
(By Associated rress.)
SYRACUSE, N. Y., August 20.?
When John Dunfee, now a millionaire
contractor, was a ragged bootblack
fcrty years ago, he sat down on the
steps of the Pike block to eat his
lunch. The janitor emptied a pail of
tJirty water on him from an upper win
dowT.
"I'll own this block some day," said
the lad, "and I'll fire you."
To-day Dunfee bought the block from
flenry Duguid and is now its sole own
;r. It is in the center of the business
aistrict and is valued at $225,000. The
objectlonable janitor ls not in the
block now.
"If he was," says Mr. Dunfee, "I
would keep my promise and fire him
quick."
Large Bodyof Militia and Regular
Troops Wil! Gain Valuable
Experience at Fort Riley.
(By Associated Press.)
WASHINGTON, Aug. 20.?An order was
issued at the War Department to-day di
rceting the mobilization of a mixed di
vtsion of regulars and militia on the large
reservati'oh at Fort Riley, Kansas.
Tne governors of all the States are In
vited to sent a contingent of the various
States forces to particlpate ln these
manoevurs, but very few companles found
themselves at this late date. able to par
ticipate. A number of Governors of
States have signified their intention of
.ccr.ding officers to wltness these man
oeuvres.
It is said that President Roosevon. will
review the troops partieipating ln the
rr.anoeuvres, but the date for the review
has not been definltely fixed.
The regular contingent of the dkision
will go into camp at Fcrt Riley Septem?
ber 20th, and will be followed by the State
organizations September 29th. It is in
tendcd to continue joint manoeuvres for
a period of ten days after the dlvision is
organized. The beneflts to be derived
from bringing together regiments, bri
gades and divisions is so apparent that
the War Department has fully determined
upon this policy for the future.
There will be no effort to imitate the
great manoeuvres which take place an
mially in Europe. The government in
tcnds to utilize its own reservations for
this work. whereas in Europe the manoeu?
vres practically cover a space as great
as the whole of New England. With their
long experience in these mattcrs they
have become able to manoeuv're over this
great territory under some just and equi
tnnle arrangement for compensation. but
in America any a.ttempt to do this would
be followed by a fiood of claims for dam
ages,- and no such scheme could ever be
carried out
TWO G1BU1
OUTFITS TAKEN
Policemen Successful in Their
Search for Evidence.
HOUSE WATCHED ALL NIGHT
Positive Proof as to the Ownership of
the Paraphernalia Captured Last
Night?Hunting for More.
Active Officers.
Acting- Sergeant Wyatt is making good
tha assertion he vouchsafed the other
day that he knew where there was a lot
of gambling paraphernalia, and last
night he got several men from the force
to help him in landing enough in tha
Second station to start uo a good-sized
resort- The stuff taken last night came
from No. 522 East Broad Street. the sec?
ond floor over J. P. Brown's restaurant.
The outfits taken consisted of a roulette
table, two faro tables, a poker and haz
ard table, and a lot of cards, fixtures,
etc. In the lot was a number of business
cards with the name and address of one
of the men who was arrested last week
by Mr. Wyatt for keeping a resort on
Seventh Street.
TO PROVE OWNERSHIP.
Mr. Wyatt says he has a reputable
witness who will state that the man re
ferred to as the probable owner of the
paraphernalia hired the room above the
baxroom and stored his stuff there. He
also says that every indication in the
room was that games had been played
since the reir.oval from the formcr place;
the furniture was in position, carpets
were on the floors. and gas jets were
over each table.
The outnt embraced two loads. It was
all taken to the Second Station, while an
immense crowd of people watched the op
erations of the officers. In this work Mr.
Wyatt was asisted by Policeman Sales,
of the Thlrd District.
Prevlous to this raid a search warrant
was secured by Mr. Wyatt. who. accom
panied by Mr. Sale, searched the premises
No. 1504 West Broad Street, but nothing
was found.
MAKING RAID.
Mr. Wyatt, however, is not the only
one. Another raid was made yesterday
morning by headquarters men. assisted by
officers from the Third District. About
5 o'clock yesterday morning Policemen
Newman and Fraz'.er were told by a man
going down town that a negro with a load
of stuff had just crosscd Broad Street
about First, and that he had his suspi
cions that the wagon contained a gamb?
ling layout.
Mr. Newman followed out the hint and
found a wagon in the alley in the rear of
No. 4 East Broad Street. empty. He soon
dis'covered the negro driver, who told
him he had just moved a piano. He took
(Continued on Second Fage.)
The Monkey Lost a
Fine Set of Teeth
(By Associated Press.)
BURLINGTON, N. J.. Aug. 19.?A
beautiful set of teeth ls the sacriflce
that MisB Becky Travls, a pet mon
kesy, made for the pleasure of bit
ing a lady named Mrs. Breece six
times on the ankle and calf of her
leg. Mlss Becky ls owned by Prof.
William D. Travis, who has a
handsome country placo and studio
near this city.
The monkey, ordinarily a lovable
little animaI,took a wholesome dis
liko to Mrs. Breece. Seeing Mrs.
Breece on the veranda she spang at
her and blt her. Prof. Travis at
once called in Dr. T. S. Henekln and
in a little while Miss Becky was
peacefully sleeplng under the ln
fluence of chloroform. When she
awoke she was sh?y a beautiful set
of teeth.
SAVES HER CHILD
Mrs. Nostrand ThrownfromTrol
ley Car and Badly Hurt, but
Babe is Unharmed.
In a successful effort to save her one
year-old baby from a horrible death Mrs.
Lewi9 D. Nostrand, of No. 511 North
Eighteenth Street, was seriously injured
last night at 7 o'clock on Seventh Street
between Cary and Canal, being thrown
from a moving trolley car and landing on
her head. The baby escaped without a
scratch.
Mrs. Nortrand Is now confined to a bed
In the City Hospital. where the wound
about her head and the bruises on her
body are being given the very best of
attention, while nestllng fondly beside
her is the little" girl, the innocent cause
of her mother's injuries.
The lady had been calllng and had
taken with her the baby. They were re
turning home and had boarded a Seventh
Street trolley car and untll after Cary
Street was passed all was well. But
here ln some unaccountable fashion the
mother and child were thrown from the
car, which is said to have been moving.
It looked as if the baby was certain
to land on the hard pavement and crush
its brains out, but Mrs. Nortrand exert
ed a wonderful amoimt of nerve. fore
sight and strength. holding the little one
out of harm's way. but sustaining her
self most serious injuries. In falling she
held the child so as to keep any part of j
its body from coming in contact with the j
street.
jlrsh Nortrand was rendered tincon- !
scious by the fall. The ambulance was '
called Immediately and she was carrled
to the hospital with the baby. At an
early hour this morning lt was stated
that she was doing as well as could be
expected.
VIRGINIA REPUBLICANS HAVE
DISPLEASED THE PRESIDENT
Roosevelt Greatly Irritated Over Their Failure to Vigorously Push
Candidates for Congress in the Virginia Dis
tricts?Texas Catches It, Too.
(By Associated Press.)
OYSTER BAY. N. Y.. August 20.
Prcsident Roosevelt to-day, in no un
certain terms, expressed his disapproval
of factional differences in the Republican
party. '
It was also learned that the President
told Chairman Babcock, of the Republi-,
can Congressional Committee, when the
latter visited him a few days ago, that
he was profoundl.y discontented with the
Virginia Republican organization for not
making a resolute effort to elect Republi?
can Congressmen from th* western dis
tricts of Virginia, and that he felt that
an cganization, which did not try to
develope the fnllest party strength at
the polls, had no claims upon him.
EIGHT KfLLEB, SIX MISSING,
IN A POLP MILL EXPLOSION
Steam Digester* in a Plant at Wilmington BlowsUp With
Terriffc Violence, Wrecking the
Whole Building.
(By Associated Press.)
WILMINOTON, DEL., August 20.?
Elght workmen are known to have been
kllled; six are missing, and three others
were badly injured oy tho explosion of
two steel digesters in the Delaware Pulp
Mills of the Jessup & Moore Paper Com?
pany, on the Christiana River, this eve?
ning.
Tlie known dead are: Frank Harris
William Btrrke, James Nagle. Joseph
Henry. John McCormlck, Zacharia John?
son (colored); John Lumbacher, and
Granville Waters.
The missing are: William Scott, fire
man; Joseph Henry. fireman; Joel Hul
ton. fireman; William Ruth, fireman;
B. H. Moiisiey. James Sweeney.
"The injured: James Jester, badly
burned, recovery doubtful; John Collins,
burned and iahaled flames; George Dur
ham, burned and scalded, recovery
doubtful; Thomas Reevcs. skull frac
tured in two places, may die.
The digesters were located in a two
story bujlding. There were ten of them
In the building, each resembllng a vat
of about six feet in diamcter. They were
used in reducing wood pulp. Eighteen
men were at work ln the building. There
were two terrific shocks, ajid the next
Instant the mill and the other buiidings
about the structure were completely de?
stroyed. One digester was blown into the
air and fell fifty feet away. A dense
volume of smoke for a time prevented
the outside wonkmen from going in to
the immediate rescue of those caught in
the rulns. Several men made their es
cape without injury.
An alarm of flre was sounded, and the
entire department of the city and a large
force of police were soon on the ground.
and the work of rescue was lmmediately
begun. Several of the workmen were
taken out unconsicous, only to die after
bc-ing removed to hospitals. The wreck
age was plled up for more than thirty
feet. and the escaplng steam made the
work of rescue rather difficult. Those
who were not killed outright were man
gled and burned by escaping acid that
flowed over their bodies from the broken
digesters. Up to this writlng eight per?
sons are dead, according to the offlclals
of the company and at least six others
are in the ruins. To add to the terror
of the company, and at least six others
but after some difficulty the flre depart?
ment managed to subdue the flames and
the work of rescue was continued.
Steam was used in the digesters. The
officers of the company think that too
much steam was generated In them,
and that this was the cause of the ex
plosion. The monetary loss is esti
mated at $35,0011.
Cocil A. Lyon, chairman of the Republi?
can State Committee of Texas, called
upon the President to-day and presented
his side of the controversy which has
arisen among the Repui/dcans of the
Lone Star State.
The President stated to him with the
utmost emphasis that no man had any
autnority to speak for the President as
regards Texan matters; that the Presi?
dent was taking no side, for or against
any man or any faction amongst the
Republlcans, and that in Texas, or Vir?
ginia, or in any other State in which the
Republican party is in a minority, but
yet had a chance to do something, the
President felt the credit would fall to
those Republican leadcrs who were able
to make a good showing at the polls,
especially for Congressional candidates,
and not to those who spenfc their time
plotting how they could get delegates or
recelve offices.
The President told Mr. Lyon that he
could explain this to all Texan Republi
cans of every faction. He also told him
whenever in a Southern State a Repub?
lican Congressman was elected, it would
amount to far more in the President's
mind than anythlng which could be done
In the way of offices and that he felt
thero was little need or recognition
which existed only for offices and dele?
gates.
SCHWAB CONFERS
with j, p, ?mi
President of Steel Corporation
Was Well Enough to Visit -
His Office on Yesterday.
(By Associated Press.T
NEW YORK, August 20.?Charlea M.
Schwab, president of the United States
Steel Corporation, who arrived here last
night, took breakfast to-day at the Lor
raine, where he has apartments. He said
he was feeling very well- and that he
expected to visit his office during the day.
It is understood that Mr. Schwab will sall
for Europe on Saturday.
Mr. Schwab went to the office of the
United States Steel Corporation, where he
rcmained for a short time. and thtn went
to the banking house of J. ?? -'?"organ and
Company, where he had a conference with
Mr Morgan. The conference lastcd about
an hour. Nothing ooncerning it was made
public.
E. H. Gary. chairman of the Executive
Committee of the United States Steel
Corporation. made tne following state
ment to-day:
"President Schwab spent considerable
time in my offlce this morning and also
in his own office, and at the bank of J.
P. Morgan and Company. He is lo?klng
v/cll and hearty. There sems to be no
d'>i;bt that he will soon be completely re
stored to health. We are all Insisting
that he take a much needed rest. During
the last fifteen months he has had charge
of more responsibility than one person
should assume. However, he has so sys
tematized the business of the company
that it will not suffer during his absence.
Ho will probably sall within a day or
two, and will take with him the best
v.-ishes of a'.l his Jissociates."
?Mr. Schwab made the announcement to
night that all arrangements had been
made for him to sail to-morrow morning
on the French liner La Lorraine.
AMERICAN VESSELS
IN MIMIC CONTEST
A Washery and a Breaker Were
Put in Operation.
MORGAN, MITCHELL CONFER
The Labor Leaders Believe That Great
Things May Come From lt?No
No Important Change in
the Situation.
(By Associated Press.)
WTLKESBARRE. PA., August 20.?
The coal operators of the Wyoming re
gion took a step forward to-day. The
Warnke washery at Duryea, under a
strong guard. was kept in operation all
day, and the Maltby breaker of the Le
high Valley Coal Company prepared a
lot Of coal, which had already been
mined for the market. At strike head
quarters it is claimed that the output
of coal at the washery was very sraal!,
and that fifty or slxty special officers
were required to protect the few men
employed at the place.
Nothing was known at strike head
quarters about the Lehigh Valley Coal
Company running coal through their
breaker." National Board Member John
Failon said to-night that there was no
change in the situation. He is oC the
opinion that the strikers are as firm as
ever. The strike leaders here think
that J. P. Morgan will consent to a
conference of some kind with President
Mitchell, and that the strike will bo
over by the first week of September.
MITCHELL TALKS.
He Says the Mine Strike is " A Fight to
the Bitter End."
(By Aisocluted Press.)
CHICAGO. ILL., Aug. 20.?"A fight to
the bitter epd" ls the way John Mitchell,
president of the United Mine Workers
of American, puts it regarding the an
thracite coal strike. An appeal to the
American people, he thougnt, would be
of no avail. , , ._,,,.?.
"I see nothing ahead but strife. he
?aid "There are many rumors of acnori
bv inftuential people to bririg about a
speedy settlement of the tsrike, but these
have all been vague, and at present l
know of none on toot. Our position is too
well known almost to repeat. Vve fayor
arbitration. Since the operators however.
will not budge. the ? fight resolves Itself
in a proionged struggle, 1 he weaKest
will Iose The mine workers are well lixed
financIaUy. We shall liot give in.
BRAD5HAWS A1M TKUE
Sylvester Winston Wounded When Cap?
tured?Confederate Reunion.
(Special Dispatch to The Times.)
WINDSOR. VA.. Aug. 20.?Sylvester
Winston. the negro who got away from
Ser^eant Bradshaw here Monday, and on
whopo track bloodhounus wei-e put un
suocessfrtlly, was apprehended at Hoi
lands. Va.. to-day. He has a ftesh wound
in his thigh, where he says Bradshaw
h-t him with the last shot rired. Lne bul?
let went in just at the bottom of his hip
nocket He lmplicates another n?t,-ro In
the burglary. He will be commltted to
jail in Suffolk to-night to awa:t trial.
Colcote-Wrenn Camp of Lontederate
Veterana held their annual reunion at
I?le ot Wight to-day. Music was furnish
ecl by the White Rlbbon band of Pe?
tersburg. . , . ,,
Thr> w C T. U. of the county also held
a pfenic at the same placv; to-day. There
were over a thousand people m attend
ance.
??_-?-??"
Prebabfy Murcercd.
(Special Dt?patch to Tne.Times.)
P.LUEFIELD. W. VA.. August 20.?
James Stafford was found deaxi .-.sar the
railroad track at Davy. His body was
badly manRled. There wsrb three bullet
holes in his head. which r,c?rr* to ind!
cate that he had b~en raurdsred. The
deceased leaves a wife and one child.
Not This Year.
Mr. C. P. Snead said yesterday he
would not be the Republican candidate
for Congress from this district this year.
but that he would probably be on hand
two years hence.
THE MINERS' STRIKE AS SEEN
FROM D1FFERENT V1EW PGINTS
Religious Obligations of the Two Contestants?Letter of
a Wilkesbarre Gentleman to President Baer. of the
Reading Company. and His Reply.
(By Associated Press.)
WILKESBARRE, PA., August 20.?W.
F. Clark, a photographer of this city,
recently addressed a letter to President
Baer, of the Philadelphia and Reading
Railroad Company, appeallng to him as
a Christian. to settle the minera' strike.
The writer said if Christ was taken more
into business affalrs, there would be Iess
trouble ln the world, and that lf Mr.
Baer granted the strikers a sllght con
cession they would galdly return to work
and the president of hte philadelphia and
Reading Railroad Company would have
the blessing of God and the respect of
the natJon.
President Baer replled as follows:
"I see you are biased ln your rellgious
views rn favor of the rlght of the work
Ingman to control a business ln which
he has no other Interest than to secure
fair wages for the work he does. I beg
of you not to be discouraged. .The rights
and interests of the laboring man will
be protected and cared for. not by the
labor agitators, but by the Christian
men to whom God in His infinlte wisdom
has given the control of the property in?
terests of the country. Pray earnestiy
that the rlght may triumph. always re
membering that the Lord God Omnipo
tent still reigns and that His reign ls
one of law and order, and not of violence
and crimes." _
HOTEL DESTROYED
Struck by Lightning and Speedily Con
sumed by Fire.
(Speclal DUyacch to The Tlmes.)
WOODSTOCK. VA, August 20.?The
Eureka Hotel at Edinburg-, ownad by
Jos. F. Holtzman, and occupied by Wm.
H. Wightman, agent for Mrs. Bell Wi^ht
man. was atruclc by lightning dnrlng a
heavy storm. this afternoon and .'n a
short time waa burned to the ground,
with all its furniture and flxtures.
The bolt entered the house naar the
mlddle and the destruction was so rulck
nothing was saved. There was three
thousand dollars insurance in the Farm
ers' Home Insurance Company, of Shen
andoah county, on the building and two
thousand on the personal property.
During the same storm the bam of
Wm. C. Thompson, near Willow Grove,
was destroyed by lightning.
Collar-Bone Broken.
Mr. E. E. Durd. a workmaa at the
Trlgg 3hlpyards. fell from a pole while at
work yesterday, about 100 feet from the
ground. and broke his collar-bone. Aslde
from this he received a shock. but the
physicians say hu ls not serlously in
lured. He was carrled to his home on
South First Street.
One Squadron Protects the
American Ccast,
THE OTHER TO ATTACK
lt Must Hold Some Town for Six
Hours.
CHANCES WITH DEFENDERS
Admiral Higginson Commands the De?
fensive F l e e t and Commander
Pillsbury the Attacking Cruisers.
No Shots Will Be Fired?Tha
Mar.ceuvers Will Be Fol
lowed by Others.
(By Associated Press^,
ROCKPORT. MASS., August 20.?The
uniquo war game, in which the rival
fleets of Admiral Francis J. Higginson
and Commander John E. Pillsbury are
pitted against each other, began at noon
to-day. Tho. North Atlantlc coast ls now
threatened by a theoretically powerful
squadron of hostlle shlps, from the at-*
tack of which an equally abie fleet will
attempt to defend it. This ls the flrst
series of manoeuvres ln which the shlps
will participate. and It will bo under the
rtirection of the Navy Department alone.
Such practice as follows the concluslon
of this contest, will be the joint work
of the Army and Naviy Departments.
Commander Pillsbury's fleet. which Is
known as the "White Squadron," salled
from Proviencetown on Monday and
is now at sea, Its present wht?reabouts
is unknown to Admiral Higginson. whoso
force is known as the "Blue Squadron."
It was understood that the latter rleet,
which' made its appearance ln this har
bor last Saturday, would under the rule
of the contest remain here untll after
noon to-day. At any time after that
hour Admiral Higginson was free to
sail in search of the "enemy." It will
be the object of the "White Squadron"
to effect a landing at some unfortlflcd
place along the coast as soon as possl
ble after this f:xed hour and occupy a
position without int'erference for at least
six hours.
THE DEFENDING FLEET.
It ls the duty of the defendlng fleet
to prevent the invaders from accom
pllshing their purpose. If Admiral Hig?
ginson finds tho hostlle vessels before
they can get within striking distance
the victory is with him. If Pillsbury
with his ships shouid elude Higginson'
and Iand his force he must occupy the
place he has captured and be free from
discovery during the six hour periocL'
(Continued on Second Fage.j
SUMMARY OF TO-DAY'S NEWS
FORECAST.
Thursday fair in interlor and warmer
near coast Friday fair; winds shifting
to fresh southeast.
Highest temperature?3 P. M. SU
Lowest tfTmperature yesterday.72
Mcan temperature yesterday.71)
Norraal temperature for August.7'J
Departure from normal temperature. U0
Precipitation during past 24 hours_00
LOCAL.
John S. Wise confident of upsetting the
new Constitution of the*State.
Police maku a raid on gambllng place
and capture rnore paraphernalia.
Mrs. Nostranu lal'.s trom a street car
and is badly hurt, but by great heroism
saves her baoe trom harrti.
Coinpftnj ehartered under South Dakota
laws to deveiop oil tlelds in Albemarle
county, "Va.
Counoii Committee on James River de
cides to send subiommiUeti to Baltimope
to make inquinej for a diedge for the
city.
Fulton Brofc-nies, d-:f=a.t the women ball
players by scor* o? one to Jiounag.
.'?'uatice Graveo in. jc:oiU.e Caur'. LtUtM es a
decision that tles tor.gues oj' w.u.esdea
t'or the prosecutlor..
Dramatizanon of I*tis>: Joiins'.on's bcok,
"Audrey," to be glvs:-. iCi ilrat presenta
tfon in the Academy In this city.
Negro worna:; crlnilnaliy aasaulted by
five negroes. Escort was oyerpowered.
VIRGINIA.
Former Police Chief Harwood secures a
verdiet for darnages against Mayor Mos?,
of Newport News.
An ola citizen killed by passenger train
near Covington.
A hotel uestroyed by lightning In the
Shenandoah Valley.
Judge Isaac H. Chrtstian, of New Kent,
orders a special grand jury in the crimi
nal assault case of Burrell Thompson on
Mrs. Addle v-iow.
Sylvester Winston, the Wlndsor bur
glar. was shot during the chase.
North Carolina reunion of Confederate
veterans at Gi'eensboro the blggest evar
known.
Maynard happy over the result of
Tuesday primary. Doubtful If any Re?
publican candidate will run against him.
Mr. Henry L. Schmelz- resigns as presi?
dent of the Jameatown Centennlal.
Man-eatlng shark of large slze catight
In the Potomac.
Young man fatally hurt on a circular
saw in Spotsylvanla.
Farmers in Orange and Spotsylvanla
banded together to enforce the game
laws.
Newport News Republlcans want Fred
Read to run against Maynard.
Frauds were patent ln the primary In
Newport News.
GENERAL.
Mr. Schwab has a conference with Mr.
Morgan, who returned to New Tork yes?
terday, and will sail for Europe on Satur?
day. It is stated that he will not resicrn
the presldency of the United States Steel
Corporatlon.
Three murderers In the Kentucky Sratj
prlson make a desperate effort to rega n
th?ir freedom, but are captured after four
hours.
Coal operators take a. step forwar.j at
Wllkesbarre. A washery and a brenker
put ln operation.
Naval mimic warfare off the Massachu
setts coast. Army manoeuvres at Fortt
Rllev.
M'tchell says mine srrlke Is a "nghe
to the bitter end."
P xrdosion ln a Wllmlngton pulp mill
klll3 eight, injurea three and six are
Roosevelt to start on a ten-da-?' New
England tour.
Slow progress in the Chicago " -:r;oHn
murder mystery.
Roosevelt' dlsnleased that the Virsrin'a
Republlcans are not more earnestly push
Ing Congressional candidates.
Proceedings against Lamb' dropped.
Power in Jall.
Cuba may not attempt to float the J25.
000.000 loon.
Pythlans close their annual meeUnj.
