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TirE .' WRATH En.
TTASHINGTON, -. p. C. August' 12.—
Forccrtst for .Wednesday aiid Thursday:
Virginia— Fair light variable
trlnds: local rains Thursday.
North Carolina— Fair. '-.Wednesday • and
Thursday; light to fresh east winds.
The weather In. Richmond yesterday
was bright and clear,: comparatively cool,
find very pleasant.
6 A. M ■' 72
5 A. M •'• 7'7 '
12 M. •• ••••• — 79
3 r.yi. si
6 P. M. •• - --S0
IS Night - ••••••• 74
Mean temperature ".1
MIXIATURE ALMANAC, August'l3. 1902.
Pun rircs.......r,:tr> 1 HIGH TIDE.
Sun sets 7:03 \ Morning --
Moon 5et5.... . 12:22 j Evening \2:±i
RICHMOND.
Board of Aldermen aCopts an ordi
nance which removes all the obstacles
in the way of the clear water proposi
tion. The city enters into a contract
■with ihe. Chesapeake and Ohio Railway
for a right of way to the river in return
for tracking privileges Kxecutive body
of the Painters* and Decorators' Nation
al Association meets and arranges -the
programme for tho convention to beheld
here next February Policeman Wyatt
receives off ers ' of ■; pecuniary help, and
the moral support of many citizens
Central Trade and L.aber Council se
lects Beach Park as the theatre for tho
Labor-Day celebration Mrs. Jane Ro
3:ai<] Hudson^ survivor of a distin
guished Virginia family, dies Statis
tics of ihe beer trade show that tho con
sumption has increased very materially
during the last ten years in this State
Wilbur retires from Passenger and
Power Company as superintendent-
Carter Glass talks of the new primary
end tho oxpentos it entnils Parker
Battery.; and Hanover Guard veterans
celebrate New slate for the Corpora
tion Commission.- MANCHESTKTt.—
Meeting,. Of the Assembly. mes
sage r^ad and accepted Mr... Page ad
vises reward, for capture of Fitzgerald-
Committee to ask Passenger and Power
Company for an "owl" car and transfers
lo all Richmond lines Laura Taylor .
(colored) sentenced to fifteen years for
attempting to poison Henderson Smith
fcolored) Mr. W. B. Bradley to man
age Manchester "Grays."
VIRGINIA.
Rev. J. C. Wheat; a well-known Epis
copal minister, ninety years of age. died
suddenly at Lewiston, Rockingham coun
ty, yesterday. He was the father of Dr.
Lewis Wheat, of Richmond John Por
ter Walters, of Madison Mills. Va.,
drowned near Madison Courthouse while
crossing a river in a surry — —Rev. Dr.
Starr will' temporarily succeed Rev. B. F.
Llpscomb at Washington-Street - Metho
dist Episcopal church, Petersburg
Claude Jones, a IG-year-old lav. of Ches
ter, Va., accidentally phot himself yester
day. His wound {'is not fatal — -Dr. B. M.
Walker, a well-known physician of Dan
ville, died yesterday at Connelly's
Springs, K. 'C. Two prisoners in the
Giles cojnty 'jail escape -by cutting
through — the prison "wall William M.
Williams, now in the Staunlon jail,
charged with forgery, attempted to com
mit suicide with a razor yesterday.
GENERAL.
The crop .prospects and the money out
\or,k continue to dominate the stock mar
ket, the activity in the money market and
the rise in rates materially affecting spec
ulative conditions. Early gains in stocks
taken advantage by profit-takers — -The
outlook for the cotton crop is much im
proved: drought in, several Southern
Slates Negro arrested in Kcw York be
lieved to be- Walter Wilson, wanted at
Lynchburg for murder of Margaret Wat
l;lns- — Roxane runs a mile in 1:38 3-5,
making a new record at Saratoga, and
Dr-lagoa won the Seneca Stakes. King's
Lady, Elsie L., Little Scout, Felix Bard,
Linguist, and Artena, the winners at Chi-,
capo Harry H. Myers, Republican nom
inee for Governor of Tennessee, wishes to
enjoin the candidacy of a factionalnomi
life—Charles Salyors (white) and Harry
Gates (colored), who murdered a Missouri
farmer, lynched at Lexington Edward
Soberts. a wealthy Philadelphian, who
once owned Luray caverns, dies, aged 70—
Grand Lodge of Elks at Salt Lake City
elects ollicers for the year, and Grand
Exalted Ruler Pickott makes his annual
address— ldaho outlaws burn Chinese min
ors" shanties and rob the inmates as
they rush out Extra session of the
Senate to confirm the Cuban reciprocity
treaty to be hold in November Gigantic
steamer Kaiser Wilhelm II launched at
Stettin Georgia Populists nominate full
State ticket- — Venezuelan rebels capture
town of Barcelona, pillage stores, and
dwellings, and maltreat women and chil
dren- — Two boys drowned while bathing
at Atlantic City- — Pythian Supreme
Lodge in session, at San Francisco — -
Chioano police search in vain for double
murdorer William Bartholin — -Dr.. E. B.
Andrews denounces the divorce evil.-
THE SUDDEN DEATH OF
REV. J.C. WHEAT YESTERDAY
Punned A-wny in ItocUlnshnm n< <Tie
Age of Xincty— A^Minister Over
Sixty Years.
KARRI SONBURG, VA.. August 12.—
fSpocial.)— Rev. J. C. died at his
home, Lewiston, in this county, this
morning, after an illness of only four
d;iys. Rev. Mr. Wheat was a native of
Maryland, but liveO most of his life in
Winchester, where he was president of
the Episcopal Seminary, which he found
ed, lie married Miss Lizzie Lewis, who
died several years 'ago. Five children
survive him— C. C. Wheat, Staunton: J.
Clifton Wheat. Winchester; Dr. Lewis
Wheat, Richmond; John C. Wheat, New
York, and Miss Eleanor Wheat, of this
munty. Mr. Wheat was ordained a min
ister in the Episcopal Church over sixty
years ago. and served as such for more
than fifty years. His funeral will take
place in Staunton Thursday. The de
reased" was in his ninetieth year.
The annual exhibit of the Rockingham
Horse and Colt Show Association, -which
will be held here to-morrow and Thurs-
Say. will be a l>lg .success. The entries
include over 250 horses and* colts, and in
clude many jumpers, runners, and high-
Ft uppers from Manassas. Orange, Albe
marle. and Staunton. To-night the iown
is crowded with horsemen and visitors.
i> ; —
ORGANIZED FOR MURDER.
1 T«;rrll>le Secret Society in
TXnnnthl.' ■
VIENNA, August 12.— The'Arbeiter Zei
lung declares the recent assassination of;
in Jtussia to be" the work of a
vast secret revolutionary society, : which:
embraces the whole of the' empire, .ana
numbers. 12,000 members; who are -,drav.'n
from every class of society. The society
has ample funds, and Ls .well organized,
and every, member of it J has.sw6rn.to give
Us Hie, it rettulred, for" tod cause. '^
SfflOlElOfflW
MEN OF INFLrENCE AND MEANS
OFFER THEIR SUP
PORT.
LETTERS POUR IN ON HIM.
Cnmmcndntlnn of Fnllceman'fi
Course Widespread, But Tentative.
THE IO'EL.I' OF GAMBLING HOUSES.
Recnnse of Publicity Not One Is
Running To-Day and Belief ia En
tertained That They Will Remain
Cloned — Cases Continued in Police
Conrt> and Wyatt Spends All His
Time Collecting Testimony, •
Policeman Wyatt's mall yesterday was
a heavy one. He is getting the support
of many citizens in his fight to establish
the fact that he was right In his charge
that gambling houses were operated
in the Second Precinct.
Wyatt spent yesterday at work on hia
ea.se against the alleged gamblers, while
the mail was piling up lor him at his
home, No. COS west Clay street.
During the time between now and Sep
tember 11th. the date for the trials of
H. Coles Jordan. W. Gathrlght, William
Phelps. .A. Pellegreni. and Tom Lyons,
charged with conducting gambling
houses, Wyatt will seak additional evi
dence to that he has now in his posses
sion and it is very probable that his list
of thirty well-known people summoned
as witnesses- will be doubled.
The most interesting fact in the gam
bling house case yesterday -was the. as
surance by a well-known gentleman that
ho would lend his influence to support
Wyatt iii his fight to make cases against
the men charged "with running gambling
houses. This gentleman is not now pre
pared to give out his name, but he is of
the highest standing in tha community
and has become interested in Wyatt's
cases because the officer has practically
been left alone to- bear the brunt of the.
entire police force's dislike and the dis
couragi-ment of many people in his fight
to establish his cause as a true and hon
est one. .
Caiiwe Gaining; StrcnstJi.
Others have offered to help the police
man and. he has letters in his possession
now that would make mighty interesting
roading if he would allow them to be
printed. . '•
Gradually Wyatt's cause is- gaining
strength with the public. Individuals
are offering " Their services if they are
needed,- and the general tenor of street
talk is that '-'ho is in the risht and that
the alleged gamulers are not lighting, to
get out "of a line in the Police Court, but
to beat Wyatt for the sake, of Captain
Angle, who would be left in the position
of being held responsible for neglect; of
duty if the charges were sustained..in
the courts. -,
On the other" hand Captain Wyatfs
friends say frankly that every one knew
that gambling houses were run in ..Rich
mond but' that the captain had no evi
dence agninst thorn sutiicient to convict.
The difficulty of getting witnesses to
testify that they' have gambled in the
various places is very evident, for Wyatt
has had a lot of this to contend with, a
number of .his witnesses declaring that
they would not testify because their re
putations and business interests would be
hurt.
TJie Five Cases ' Continned.
The five cases were continued in the
Police Court yesterday until September
11th. by which time Commonwealth^
Attorney Richardson will be back from
his vacation. Citty Attorney Pollard was
in court yesterday and made the request
that the cases go over until Mr. Richard
son returned, as Mr. Richardson was well
posted on such cases and had given his
attention to the prosecution of such cases
lor over a year. He thought it would be
to the best interests of the State that
the cases be handled by him.
'Squire Graves was not at 'all averse to
this proposition and said that he pre
ferred Judge Crutchfied to hanaie the
cases as he was more experienced in
such matters.
The five defendants have engaged
Messrs. L. O. Wendenburg and Harry
Glenn to defend (hem. These gentlemen
are very much pleased at-ths continuance
as they were only engaged yesterday
and had not had sufficient time in which
to prepare their cases.
The defendants were all released on
bonds of $500 and Tom Lyons, one of
them, has left the city for New York
A MADMAN AT LARGE.
Floyd County Was Terror
ized Until He Was
Caught.
JIOANOKE, VA., •■August 12.— (Special.)
The people of the northern cud of Floyd
county have been greatly terrorized for
several days over, the 'escape of a mad
man/ His - name is Luther McNeil,^., a
prominent citizen of the county, who,
eight years ago was seized with a reli
gious mania and since that time has been
confined in the Southwestern State Hos
pital at Marion. A few days ago, he was
taken to Us old home with the hopes
that oM associates and scenes might
improve his mental condition. : Instead. he
grow worse and, after arming; himself. he
made his escape to the mountains. Near
ly a -hundred men formec. a posse and
started, in pursuir.; Women and children
spent restless nights throughout the
community.
After a search of four days ho was lo
cated to-day in a mountain ravine, where
he had built a house of pine brush which
lie had thatched together after the most
approved .style. On tne inside -he; had
ma'l* a bed of leaves and me only arti
cles of diet were a few crackers and some
canned beef. These he had. purchased at
a country : store with a silver dollar
vhicn he" had kept in his possession for
eight years, it . having been (Secured
through a v.'utch :trade just a few .-.days
before his mind became unbalanced. He
would never' part with . the . coin;* and
iiiuny btlieye ;th"at the. watch, trade was
partly" responsible for his .insanity.
A telephone' communication states -that
Mi Neil was surprised -while.^sleeping. arid
was- captured "without difficulty. '.'He ;< is
hopelessly insane.. and wJH-bc taken back
to.- the- asylum;. without delay. -He ' : comes
fjoman'old family, of Indian fighters and
liis. father. stood w guard, crer Cornstalk
and his son -at Point Pleasant when , they
tyefenu^acred; . .' -
RICHMOND, VA/WEDNESDAYi AUGUST 13, 1902-
OFFICERS OF MASTER PAiNTERS AMD DECORATORS ASSOCIATION.
CommiUees-of the-^Vtionnl Or^ui^taiun Are :<ow Xt "h,e>effer«otf, Guests o£- a Representative Locsl
1 . : Committee. ■: ' . : "' ■
to have an operation performed in one of
the hospitals there on his eyes. A long
continuance would have been asked in his
case anyhow on account of this operation
which was very necessary at this time.
The Witnesses'. :jVanies.
The names of the witnesses wiil not be
published at present at any rate, as a
great deal of harm would be done many
of them socially and in business. Many
of them are young' clerks and weil-known
young men socially. There was a panic
among them when they were summoned,
and they promptly trooped around the
newspaper office's requesting for their
several reasons that their names be kept
out of the papers. - .;
One result of the summoning of this
class of witnesses is that bankers and
business-men have suddenly taken an in
terest in the cases, and- it is said that
wide-open gambling, in Richmond is
doomed for the reason, if for no. other
reason, that trusted employees, never
suspectetl before of indulging in the vice,
have been causht this time.
Ministers of the city, and the people
referred to as the "religious class" have
also become interested and it now looks
as if there is a wave of reform through
the city that. is likely to stay here for
a long tiir..?.
Out of all the excitement of the past
two months Richmond ia left to-day
with no gambling house that is in easy
reach of the weak, young "man who has
an idea he can double his money, the
City Council is walking a chalk line
and the Sunday beer is a rare, but not
less radiant and hemmed-in delight.
In the meanwhile Wyatt still fears
no persecution. He sticks to it 'that he
is doing what he believes to behis duty,
and if he should be upheld the other men
in the Second Precinct will be left feeling
uncomfortable to say the least.
WANTS TO REDEEM
VIRGINIA SWAMP LANDS.
New Zealander SeeUs Information
as to Prospects and Prices—
Ccuii.ssioner Koincr's Views.
Governor Montague has referred .to
Commissioner Koiner a letter from Dr.
Dunlop J. Smith, of Auckland, New Zea
land, in which inquiry is made in regard
to the swamp lands' of this State. The
writer wishes to know if such lands would
not become valuable by drainage..
Commissioner Koiner is of the opinion
that many of the lands in Eastern Vir
ginia, which are now swamps, could be
drained so that they would become valu
able for farming purposes, and -especially
for trucking.; These swamp lands, Mr.
Koiner says, can be bought from -one dol
lar per acre up. Some of them have marl
beds on' them, and are -near water trans
portation: There is also a. great' deal of
upland, the Commissioner says, which
can be" bought at a low. price, far /less
than it is really worth, and which can be
easily improved. i\lr.- Koiner mailed Dr.
Smith a copy of his last annual report,;' in
which the New Zealander willflnd much
that will give him information in regard
to the resources of Virginia. ■; '; .
BLAZE 'AT THE TIMES OFFICE.
And Then the Fire Extiiisrnislier
•■ / -■"•.. : Burst. ' , -
An alarm of-fire was turned in from the
private, box of the .Times . building: : last
night >at 2:45. Ay.A y . can of 'benzine' exploded
behind one of the linotype machines, on
the fifth floor oorf r the building, filling r the
room with- smoke; ar.d causing consterna
tion among the operators. -V. _ .
No , damage was- done, by the .fire,- but
the room was -flooded by water ■from the
fire /extinguishers, j/ o; v :'■ X
■1 ' One- of* the; chemical .fire .extinguishes
exploded ; in .. the : 'hands : , of .: Mr. :, R. . L...- M:'
;Scott;^the";:city.;-\ed_ltof.i;'of;'r.:the7-i'.Tlmesi
■ knocking - him ~ down. '-.'; and considerably^
shaking, him up. :':: .. ithithe exceptionVof r ;a
bruised farm; . Mr~< Scott'; fortunately^es-:
■cafced serious injury,.
C. F. CRONK, OF OMAIIA, CHOSEN
GRAND EXALTED RULEK.
THE OTHER NEW OFFICIALS.
Eight Thousand of the "Best Peo
ple" in the Mormon Metropolis—
Gucnt Civic and Military Parade—
I'ielcettJs Fine Address.
SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH, August. 12.
Utah and Salt Lake City extended a
royal welcome to the hosts of visiting
Elks at the Mormon Tabernacle to-day. '
Elks ; were present : from pretty nearly
every State in the Union, and even the
Hawaiian Islands were represented.
Probably 12,000 visiting Elks are in Salt
Lake to-night.
The meeting of the Grand Lodge was
held in Assembly Hair this afternoon, and
after the annual report of Grand Exalted
Ruler Pickett had been delivered and
other reports presented, the election . of
grand officers for the ensuing year was
taken up. This resulted as follows:
Grand Exalted Ruler, George A. Cronk,
of Omaha.
Grand Leading Knight, W. B. Vrock, of
Lexington, Ky.
Grand Loyal Knight, Judge A. H. Pick
ens, of Denver. . ;
Grand Lecturing Knight,' Joseph E.
Henning, of Anderson. Ind.
Grand Secretary, George Reynolds, of
Saginaw, Mich.
Grand Treasurer, E. S. Norris, of
Meadville, Pa;
Grand Tiler, Charles Koufman, of Hobo
ken. N. J. -.
Grand Trustee, J. D. O'Shea, of Boston,
Mass.
Most of the elections were by acclama
tion, there being contests for only, one or
two of the minor offices. .
Grand Exalted Ruler Pickett took strong
grounds against, the growing practice of
holding street carnivals and fairs. These
enterprises, he held, were- more produc
tive of harm than good to the, order, and
he recommended that they be either re
gulated or altogether prohibited.
The 'report of the secretary showed -the
order to be in a -prosperous condition.
An increase in membership of nearly
20,000 during the past year was shown,
bringing the total up: to ■ about 125,000.
At to-morrow afternoon's meetingofthe
Grand Lodge, the question . of the: next
:annuai: meeting will be decided. Balti
more "and Saratoga Springs are making
a vigorous fight. , _
; Eight thousand Elks from every. State
in the 1 Union gathered in the great Tab
ernacle of "the . Mormon Church "-.to-day
- to attend the; formal; opening of .: the an
nual reunion- or 'the Grand Lodge of Elks.
A GREAT STREET PARADE.
. Preceding the opening^ meeting., was
civic and military parade, ; which; marked
the formal opening of the three^days 1
reunion. ■ 'In this, were '" included .' a."bat
talion of' infantry and V two ; batteries ' pf
artillery from Fort Douglass,. and a troop
of '• cavalry \ and Battery ' A;* Lignt ; Artil
lery,■'- 'National Guard; of Utah: Then
• came r " uniformed -; members ■ of ■ • all : Utah
Lodges ,of-Elks;and dozens of. other: civic,
; military,', and fraternal .organizations :in
i uniform, accompanied by ,. a score .of
: bahds* and many picturesque '■: floats. ■
v : 'x'iie" exercises at : the -Auditorium vwere
•brief,' though i impressive. : . -After prayer
and a selection on 4 the great iorgan,; Grand
: Exalted ; Ruler A PicketC* of .;.-:;.'Wa.ferlqo;
vlowa;: delivered the: annual address, .which
.was loudly .eulogistic of "the: aims and
' work i of : the, Elks. _ - -
h 'MRr'PICKETT^S ADDRESS.^;; r-
UiSril Pickett^ald, ; '.;M ter Reaching j.th«
gospel of Elkdom'at frequent intervals
during the year past, it might seem that
the subject would become a trite one. It
is said by those who. have been privileged
togaz'e upon the works of the great mas
ters that the longer you behold them and
the more you compare -them with other
works of art the more beauties are un
folded to your eyes. The more 1 study
the birth and history and principles ot
Elkdom "and the more I compare it with
other great civic organizations, the more
I see in it to admire, to cherish, and to
love. It is',' not. the creature of accident.
It is not for the. passing day. It has a
permanent abiding place among the en
during forces of progress.. The centu
ries preceding make it possible. It way
foreordained by the iresistible logic o£
human advancement. . .;■
■ There is among all the forces of civili
zation an independence and close rela
tionship. An- analysis of progress reveals
a broadening in all human thought. The
definition of freedom "Is being enlarged
in scope and comprehension as the years
go by. The emancipated seem anxious
to atone for the bigotry of former times.
On every side may be seen the manifes
tation of a higher life, a broader thought,
a more humane conception of the relations
of man to man. -.
' KEEPING STEP WITH PROGRESS.
In perfect harmony and sympathy with
the inlluences I that have wrought these
wonderful changes and keeping step with
the grand army of progress stands--to
day the Benevolent and Protective Order
of Elks. Elkdom should commend itselt
to the judgment of all honest minds. It
possesses many, possibilities for good. It
is a many-sided order. •While fraternal in
character, it differs from all fraternal
organizations.' It has no prototype. ; It
is an American order. Born beneath the
Stars and Stripes of our own republic, m
every Instinct it" is American. Its para
mount .: principles are symbolical,, of our
people. . , .
Elkdom believes in chanty, teaches
charity, practices charity. Not the char
ity that can be estimated in dollars and
cents, not the charity that seeks reward
through public applause, but doing good
for its own sake. Charity without osten
tation is the great law of our order. But.
■sve believe "in -a higher charity. Charity
in speech, in conduct, in friendship, in
love in all the relations of man to man.
Trup: chnritv rupl'fts the fallen. ; strength
ens the weak, assists the unfortunate, for
gives the -erring, befriends, the friendless,
and clasps . within its loving arms all
who need the warmth and sympathy and
love of human hearts.'
' CLOSING PERORATION.
The portals of Elkdom are thrown wide
to all manly applicants. It draws no dis
tinctions In the republicanism of our
government and democracy of our ideas
all are equal. Our order is construc
tive and" not destructive. The spirit of
iconoclasm dwells not "within its circles.
It molests. no temple, desecrates no altar,
profanes no ; sanctuary. It robs no man
of his faith, attacks no creed, : criticises
no sect. * It shado%vs no dawn, darkens no
hope" saddens no love. It does not seek
to supplant -the- church." or, usurp its func
tions. Its religion is- humanity. Its creed
is friendship, its golden rule the'love of
fellow men. which embraces and includes
within . itself the best, the noblest, the
truest impulses of the; human : heart.
A SMALL BOY IS THE
r CAUSE OF IT ALL
Ernest Fogfle, a Fourteen-Year Old
Lad, Confesses Xnmerous Thefts
' • In Page County. . v
: LURAY; rVAi; -August "12.— (Special.)—
The' mystery 'surrounding -a number of
robberies at Shenandoah, -in this county,
was cleared -up. to-day. Ernest Fogle, a
14-year-old \ white boy/ charged before - the
Magistrate's:': Court .with stealing ;; corn;
from Lane Bros.' and .Co.'s stable at; night,
in 'which' act \he was detected,^confessed
that lie 7was the -author; of the crimes.:
'During ; the .",: latter v par ;? ; of , ; July; money
and articles 'ip£ - considerable lvalue, were
missed ' at > various ;. times from ; ; Burrill,"
Strickler arid r Co.'s. 'store, - : and; Jay strict
but: ineffectual "; watch v; has ;beeh ikept : .up
ever ; since.' ", The ' hoy i says that owing .«: to
his ' small v size ? he ls,y?as ': able to : crawl?bef
nea'tht the store; and • en tered by ; prizing t up
withVhisKbacktsome" rotten ;boardß;in^an
urifrequented- ; ; part lof 'i theY building. " His
cas« "l has * been < sent!, on ; ; to :. the : grand ; Jtury. ;
SpEB CKNT|jEEaE^^^
MHiViniE
EXECTTiyK COMMITTEE OF Jf A-
TlbNAIi BODY OUTLINES WORK
i- FORTHE CONTTENTibs. :
TO DISCUSS LABOR PROBLEM.
DlstlnKTalshed Leaders of the Craft
' Guests of liocai; Committee.
SESSIONS HELD IX JEFFERSON.
Visitors Banquetted at iaUesiae—
The Blk Meeting "Will Be Held in
the Masonic Temple Sext Febrn
ary—Hnndrcrts of Master Painters
and Journeymen "Will Attenfi
from All Parts of the Union.
The nineteenth annual convention of the
Master. Painters' and Decorators* Asso
ciation of the United States and Canada
will be held in this city February 10th,
11th, 12th/ and 13th. The Executive Board
of tho body met yesterday at the Jeffer
son Hotel, and arranged the programme
for the convention proceedings.
Among those present at the meeting
ware:","
Executive Bo.ird — Ex-ofHcio, W. J. Ed
wards, president; William E. Wall, sec
retary-treasurer: Samuel J. Brown. Mil
waukee; G. G. O'Brien. Fittshurg; C. C.
Carter, Washington; J. W/ Coulson, Co-
Jwtnbus, O;, A. G. Clark, St. Louis: R.
L. Peters, i-ichmond: H. Frank Read,
Providence; J. M. Stiles, Chicago; Frank
West, Baltimore; Thomas Williams,
Brooklyn.
Ex-presldents— Titus Berger. ISSS-6-7
Pittsburg; John Beattie, ISM.-2, New York;
John Theobald, 15^4. Cincinnati; M. F.
Shay, 1595. Boston; . Thomas A. Brown,
IS9<V Washington: D. T. Holland, 1599.
Troy. N. V.; Alexander Grant/ 1301, Prov
idence.
Committee on Trade Schools— A. R.
Tong, Brooklyn: Julius Mountney, Phila
delphia.
Committee on Apprenticeship — For two
years, .William E. Wall, chairman,, Sora
erville; for one year.. Titus Berger, Pitts
burg; for thr>e years. Harry H. Rudolph.
Philadelphia; A. H. McGahn, George. E.
Russell, C- C. Carter, Washington.
The following programme for tho con
vention was arranged:
1. Roll of officers; 2. Minutes of last
meeting; 3. President's address:. 4. Re
ports of officers and members of Execu
tive Board: 5. Reports of Committee on
Traie Schools and National Apprenticeship
System: 6. Report of Committee on Test
iriig White Lead and Linseed OIL; 7.
Paper by Mr. M. F. Shay, of Boston: "Is
it not the duty of tho. representatives
of the locar associations/ where three or
more exist in a State, to form -a. State
association?" ": S.~ Discussion:" Subject:
"Should not painters furnish and-set the
glass on new work?" 0. Discussion:- Sub
ject,'"The labor question from.the stand
point of master and journeyman." to be
discussed by a committee, who will argue
each side of the question; 10. Election and
installation of officers; 11. Location of
next convention.
Entertained l>y Local Committee.
•There were about fifty, members of the
Executive Committee, at the Jefferson
yesterday. The local member of the
board is Mr. R. L. retcrs. Councilman
from Monroe Ward. .After. the conclusion
of the .board's business the members were
entertained by the local Committee on
Entertainment, consisting of Messrs. R.
L Peters, D. H. Pyle, O. D. Whorton,
and A. Hetzer. The visitors were driven
in carriages to the various places of in
terest in and around Richmond. They
visited the Capitol and Library building.
St. John's church, the Confederate Muse
um. Hollywood, and other places of-his
toric note.- One party went down to
Sevn Pines to the battlefield. In the party
were Messrs. J. M. Stiles and M. F. Shay,
both of whom were in the "Federal army,
and participated in many of the battles
around Richmond.
"Lnst night Mr. Peters escorted a party
of twenty-six of the. visitors to Lakeside,
where a delightful 'supper was served by
Caterer Krause upon the veranda of the
Lakeside Inn. The .visitors were much
impressed by the beauty of the park and
the splendid Ginter estate. ■
Secretary W. E. Wall voiced the senti
ment-of the visitors in his praise of the
hospitality extended them by Mr. Peters
am! his confreres. "I am impressed with
the business-like appearance of Rich
mond." he said; "it is the most active
city I have seen in the South, and reminds
(CONTINUED ON FIFTH PAGE.)
The Emory College Faculty
Accepts His Resig-v ;
nation.
ATLANTA, GA., 12.— (Special.)—
The "resignation oi : Prof essor Andrew
Sledd, of the Chair of the Latin Lan
guages and Literature in Emory College,
was accepted at a meeting- of the. execu
tive Committee of the Board of Trustees
of that institution held in this city this
afternoon.
Professor Sledd's resignation was oc
casioned by severe criticisms of an article
of his In the July Issue of the Atlantic
Monthly on tho negro question.
Jn hi 3 letter of v resignation he stated
that such a sentiment had been raised
against : him throughout the State . that
ho thought -thei best, interests of the
school demanded that ;he leave the
faculty.; The members {of the. committee
when seen after the meeting, refused to
discuss .the situation, "'... saying that the
acceptance of the "resignation close 3 the
aftair and that nothing remains to be
said concerning it.v -
Tha whole affair is deplored here and
at . Oxford, . the .: seat of the •/college, both
by friands of the. institution -and by the
personal friends of ;Prbfessdri SledcL / He
is recognized as one of the best; men
in' the faculty,.; and: -every one T connected
with ; tha .institution regrets 'that this
affair has occurred to •.' render :'h« eeaaary
his leaving the': school: %':^- . •,
wanted un ;lynchburg;
Nesro Arrested Vat Sew;Yorfi Be
•■.U- lleved ito Be, Walter WiZx on.
VETV TORK/Ausust iL— Detactlves to
day arrested ■ a negro. :icha . gave ; his name
as -5 O3kar a police 7- think;
•is Walter Wllaon,%wanted?forsthetiaurder
of*a s nesress inamed^MargaTat
t at Lyaohliar& Va.,'<«n Jury 22. J.
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LAST OBSTACLE GONE*
SIBILITY/oF THE SEAR '
ALDEbBMEN ADOPT AUDIENCE
There "Was Considerable Opi»o»ttl«»
- But Tlt A-vatled J««thlni.
CARRIKI> BY A COOO .TOTS*
Joint Committee to Consifier Plaate,
Raise v $350,000 for Baslxu»— The
Railroad Company Han Tnroed tlie
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Key to the Sitnation— Conce.ia!o]B«
from the Company Ia from BetnT»
for Favoring the City. ''- ■
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Muddy water will soon ceasb to be a -
familiar sight on the. tables and In th«
bath tubs of -P.lchmond people.- ■
At a meeting of the Board of Aldermen. -
held last night, an ordinance was Intro-,
duced and passed by. which* the city en
ters into a contract with the Chesa*.
peake and Ohio railroad, thus settling
certain matters which have heretofore .
held the whole scheme in check.
The ordinance met with much opposi
tion,, and those opposed to It put up a
strenuous fight for more than an hour.,:
The contract was drawn by the; Crty ;=
Attorney. H. P.. Pollard, and tha"Superin
tendent' of the Water "VVork3. Chartai
E. Boiling. It that the railroad,'
in consideration of tho city's aDowln»
them to i;un; double tracks over ;tne
southern side of the settling- basin, thus
enabling them to straighten the sama
track, would, in return, altow the Jetty,
to build the necessary flumes connecting
the river with the settling basin and tha ;
settling basin with tho coagulating- ba
sin, over land .belonging to the compa
ny. In addition the Chesapeaka and
Ohio Railroad Company will pay asttm
not over* "81,300 -for tho doubling of the
track over the border of the basin.
An objection was raisert that tho paper;
had not been passed oh by the "Water |
Committee, ami though several mem
bers of the. committee and others ; of the
body, assured them that tha matter had
been under consideration for over ,a
year,' and that it was only last week
"that the railroad men had bet-n broughd:
to terms, it was argyred that the con-;
tents of the paper were unknown to them
as . a body. -The 'ordinanco was flnallyj
passed by n. vote of 15 to 3.
The consummation of this deal norjW.
makes the- purchase of the property oj[
which the busins are to be built possibly.
This could not bo made until the ques*;
tion of getting tho Chesapeake and Ohio
land was settled.
Mr. Zimmerman offered a resolution ia
wh'idh It was: stated that-K JoirttTcommlt-^
toe ni the "Water and ''Finance .Commit
tees : should, consider and report as ta
the v;ays and meana. by which the Coun»;
oil may raise $350,000 for .tha'establishing';
of the settling and -coagulaUng 1 basins.
This was adopted. .- '
Di«i>ensarj- for Fulton.
The offering of a resolution donnthia^
money for the' establishment of a city dla
pensary at "Fulton brought about a flerco
argument and was the cause of Mr.'
Adams, of Jefferson Ward. : offering san
other resolution before the house ;.pro
viding that the keeper of Buch dispenV
sary should .be a resident; of JCichmond."
It was . held by some that the passing
of such a resolution was illegar for : : they
argued that a man doing- business in tb«
city ; and paying- a'license, had i as : muoh
right to the position as a resident, wWIa
at the same time it was establishing :&
bad precedent which "would ' uventually;
bring about much trouble.
In -the case imediately under their noi
tlc& the sentiment seemed in^ favor of
the resident druggist. The facts are
these: Two men in -Fulton have store*
across -the street from each ;(sther;, one
lives in Henrico, the other in Richmond,
and both are fighting for the dispensary-
No action wa3 taken.
A bill for stenographic reports in. tha
courts with the Gallego case and others,.
amounting to $400. was received from tha
Finance Committee. This brought about
a discussion as to tha advisability of
employing an orflcial stenographef. -After
much waste of tlms the matter/was drop*
ped.
Make MnyoJ.i Bridge Free. : ;
An invitation was read from the Councfl
of Manchester asking that a commlttea
meet them and consider the question, of
making bridge a . free bridge.
Such .a course, which would necessitate^
the purchase of the bridge, was out of
the question with Richmond now ~ that.
she had taken tne clear water question'on
her shoulders so the resolution was ta»
bled.
Tho question of appropriating .3500 foil
the entertainment ot the International
Association of Municipal Electricians who
hold their annual-meeting here October.
7th, Bth, and Oth. was referred to th«
Finance Committee. . '. :.
Mr. James Gordon offered a resolution
increasing ' .the City Actorney'3 salary ter
$3,500.' The matter was referred to ; th«
Committee on Ordinance, Charter and Re-.
form., i "■. /'.- V. . / .. .."..-.:
The question of placing a private alarm
In the Virginia,: Hospital at the cost 'oi
$125 wa3 coosiderecf. and after mitchi
discussion ''."was. flefeatecl by one vote. ;
A resolution was offered and pnssctl
making Broad-Street Bank one orth«
depositories for the city's funds. ThU
i was done at the request of thebank.
BOLD DYNAMITE PLOT
One of the Jnmates of an^lh
firmary Ready to Blow ■
> ,;-v;;lt to Atoms. ;
DECATUE; '.IND.; '/August 12.— A" plot; tt:
destroy "ithe Adn-ns County Infirmary an|
to kill the forty-four inraates \ waa ";, upt •:
earthed -to-day. A. W. .Butler,- secrei':
tary of the'Stato Board of .Char itieW ;waT;
making -j an inspection ' ot ; 'the -building^';
arid la -.the' rooni'of ; Cliarles Eoherman';h^'
fcund T a pile ;of rubbish, which -hej onlwS
eU removed. ■ . ■ .;....■■■■... .■,..:-■:■■:■■•,:.. ■'■-■.
■< Burledbexieath the rubblsh'slxtyjpouiKlti
o f : dy riami te. two t wo-pou art ;, bombsy|aS(|
112 -feet -of -fuse %were >: found. ■ Echerm»Jt •
had .been an 'inmate of ;tha Jnfurmafyjfo^
rnori --tiian- twelve yaara, / aiid jrecaatM J
waa rf reprimanded^ 1 ; Sine* , thajt^tim^hl:;
has', been "-sulky. " _' ■
':? ; -WhenS-the5 discovery,;. otij tea Jdynamtbi
iwas i mafic ? to^day^: Ectietmanj dlsappearea
and -no ; trace: of inlni f can j b» . foil nd. i- It If
i known ' i ha t rh« :■.. k±* "^ a^djf aamiW|WaMfi
