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BAD WRECK ONSOUTHERN Passenger Train Runs Into Swltch Near Alexandria AT LEAST TWO KILLED Enrjtnecr nnd Firenv.n Killed?Police and Wrecking Train Sent to Scene from Alexandria?One Man Said to Have Been Arrestcd (lly Aaaorlatoil Prcsa.) WASHINGTON, February 14.?Train No, 33, nf tho New Tork and Florida Kx press, of iho Coutliorn Railway, run into an open swltch nt Ravonswprth, Va., to nlght. Flrcninn Walter Wlgglnton, col oroil, wns killed nnd Engineer 1-iomas Purvis ls mlssing. So far as known none of the passeiiKer.s wero serlously Injured. Tlie body of the flreman wns recovored, It is thought the swltch was tampered with for tho purposo of wrecking t..e train. Tho swltch Ilght was mlssing nnd tho lock gone. A man who ran into tho station at Burkes, two miles south of Ravensworth. and told of tho wreck, was delalned as a suspecL His actions were those of a domejucd miui. Hla name ls unknown. Tlie train conslsted of threo sleepers, a mail car nml a bnggago eor, Only tho onglne nnd liii.^1 car lor't the track. A wrecking train with physiclans wns sent from Alexandria, Vn.. to Ravensworth, which ls ejglfleen miles south of Wash? ington. Tho wreckeH train left here at 9:55 P. M. SUBURBAN DEVELOPilENT Many Handsome Residences Being Built on Outskirts of the City. The visllor to tho various suburbs is much Impreasod with the wonderful and rapid lmprovsments now going on. New houses can bo seen on every side. and in spite of unfavorable weather contrac tors and bullders aro kept busy. From tlme to tlmo havo been notod the hand lome and niajiy Improvements In tho Lee District, but tbe otner suburbs are Just is rapldly filllng up. Thls ls speeially notod on Grove and Floyd Avenuoa in the far West End, and all alohg the trol loy llnes ground ls broken almost daily for new houses. Just boyond Home Place, on Floyd Avenue, flve new modern cot tages liave been completed ln as many months, and thls week ground was broken for tlireo more in th-eir Immcdiate vicin? ity. Mr. J. P. Dlllard, a bullder, who lately moved to Richmond, ls tlie ploneer ln thls dovelopment, nnd has met with phonoin enal sucooss. Early ln tho season ho se? cured an optlon from J. Thompson Brown & Co. on ubout tlilty lot.s, and hns already linproved and sold over ono-nfth Of hls holdings. Among llie pnrchasers and bullders In this sectlun are Mr. J. B. Omoliundro, Mrs. Ida B. Carson, Mrs. Jennle Cnlder, William Walker, George D. Pcarman, Mrs. Martha J. Bryarit, J. Ii. Sprlnkel, nnd others. NUir by the luind Bome summer rosldcace (.a flO.iXW bulldlyg) of William Rt"-5-r, ls ntarlng comple tlon. Tho handsome home of Mr. von Rosenesk has recently been Improved, and many others aro contcmplating lo catlng near by. Tlie AVtsthampton line ls running a good schodule, and ono fare puts the suburbanlte at hls door. Birthday Party. Friday night Mrs. Gllbert gavo a birth? day party ln honor of her daughter Mar guerlte's thlrteenth birthday, at her resi? dence, No. lOOtl West Main Street. Tlie evening was dellghtfully spent in danclng, music and games. Tlie table waa boau tlfully set ln her large and pretty diiiine room, with refreshments of all klnds. Mrs. Gllbert was osslsted ln ontertnlmng the children by Mrs. Bryant and Solgle and Misses Rose Winston, Freddio Nystrum and Lee Hevllle. The children present were: Lula Ready, Jennio Goddin, Mamle Rliler, Gertrude Perry, Myrtlo Perry, Corn. Porry, Ruby Perry, Evlllne Thaw, Marguorlte Thaw, Glyds Thaw. Roxy Bevllle, Marguerlte Gllbert. Maufl Gllbert, Flem Bevlllo, Jolin Huston, 'Lee Iknille, Earncst Thompson, Walter Suunders, Alvln. Saunders, Stuart Goddin, John .Gllbert. -? Mr. d. J. King Hurt. Mr. j, j. Klng, tlie contractor, fell from a scaffold whllo at work at Elghtoenth and Clay Slroets yesterday afternoon and hurt his back und eut his forohead inilte badly. He was ireat-ed by Dr. Flogen Tiolmer, of tho City liospltal, and tauan to hls home, No. 403 West Marshall Street He fell (Htoen feet, and w...ie the lnjuries are not serlous they gavo him much pain. SEEKFORD TRIAL IN SPR1NGF1ELD Young Man of Page County Charged with Auirder on the Streets. fjjiioclal to Tho Tluios-nisimtcli.) LURAV, VA, February H,?The trial of Homor Scekford, u young man of this county, for thu niuntor of Mra, William Gcbauer, ln Sprlligfteld, O., on tho "th of last July, ls now ln progrcua in that city, und uorural cltlzeris of this county are ln atK'iidaneo ln behalf of tho prls onor. The killlng occurred on ono of " lhe prlnclple streets of Sprlngflold. Young geokford, it i? snld, had biicorho cnaniorocl Of a young wldow, Mrs. Susim FlecU, of that city, and wus In coinjiuny wlth ner 'when tho trugedy occurrea. Mrs, Fleck, It is said. was. -trying to rld liersolf of Beekford'a company, nnd whc-n Opposto the Oebanor l.uinc, nuule .-?ii outcry whloh Urouslil Mr.-. yebaucr i<j Uio door. .\t thla Imstant, Mra, L-'loclt aiu-mjii.'il lo entcr thu Gflpauer lioube, when Bcekford pullcd hla plstol; a 82 <?uiu.ro, and flred nt tiw retreatlng wo xnun. 'lhe 1k.II went wild uf Us mnrk, ptrlldng Mrs. acbuuer, who wa.s stuiifllng ln her doorway. and from which ?ho dlf d in about twt'.tity-iiiiniui's. BueUford iiinrte Iil? eseupe, but ivua lator enptured, Exclteinent ut the llmc w;ls high, und strong talk of lyncliing waa Indulged ln, the woman who was klllcd being very popular. 6<>okford's puu is inaunlty, which hls attorneys ululin was caused i^y u. blow on tho heiul. which he rtcelvud ?while onuuged ln tourliig down tha cwun 1y Jail building Jn Luray eoveruU ytnirn ngo. Mrs. Kletk'H huKlvind commlttoci eulclde some timo before lhe trngedy, which waa'cftuwd, lt l? wilri, iiy n,,. Intlirmoy between IiJh wlfo mid Biikford This, however, lu utoutly denl<*J by KvqU. Dur Viiwzueti. don't lorrcl | Your Imli d?bt? itc none ol mlnt? Allho' I woo'i iijnd 'round ind M4 Vou nude a looibill ValcntliM, ft'l |TUt to bt born prirtcj or klnf, I And iprinj from lonj tnceitrtl Ilritl Bul, ifltr *ll, uiK ll ihl thlng Th? wtwld lovu lor lu Vilcntlnt.. Whr did 1 <om urtm thi mi ) Wty un I w?ltln? on thi bnVUi ti I bul imd, l'd like lo |ib Tlul Moruot Ddcu-tm vittnUiu, To cnolct Ihi IftfiUtlon runi;.. Why dol ?ml!?and aliowmyUrthF Ht aald t vtt Mi only lova, / And io ihe t-utfneai ilick mi ftnt, 01 |oy and hop< E<v? '"""'Y I'fi J ' Thil I wn hii ?nd rv waa mlnt-. VWII tnd lhai dollart. und In bulk*' Whal ahould / do whin I txhold And now ra'i wtnt and (on< ind jga A redly Cnl-diM Valmlina, My prttty Icngtd-lex V?Juitlni| Anoihti (w hii Valtnilnt. P. H.Et SOME VALENTINES SUGGESTED BY NELAN. Committee to Formulate its Plans To-Morrow Night. STOCKTON AND SEMMES Permanent Improvement hn Their New Thoroughfares?Elks to Organize To-Morrow Night?Committee Liquor Dealers?Notes. Manchester Bureau, Times-Dlspatch. Carter's Drug Store, No. 1102 Hull St. When Lho Street Committee meets to morrow ..night in Its flrst session ulnco tho adoptlon of tho budget, and wlth ?7,000 at Its disposal tho work for the year will "bo mapped out, Mb, Patram. tho chalrman of tho com? mittee, is emplmtjc ln hls expreaslona of approval of tho plan to bcgln a system atlc, permanent schemo of improvement. Thero will probably bo some sort of a light In tho commltlco as to the dlsposl tlon of the lmprovemenls. Each Coun cllniaji wunts his reapecttve ward to got asmuoh us posslble, but at tho same timo tho gQiiei'iU good of tho city will bo looked after, IrrespecHv of the locatlon as lagarda words. Mr. lludd, wlio is not n member of tho Street wommlttee, but who ls a member of tho Flnanco Comlttee, mado a strong Btand In the latter commltteo to havo tho' appropriation dlvldcd pro rata, so fnr, us taxntion was conccrned. Tho mattor wus reforred to tho Street Com? mittee, however, and lt ls qulto proba blo lliat tlio Street Commltteo will stand by Us orlglnal tdc-o. lo plaoo tho most of tho funds upon tho Imporvemtna to Soinmea nnd Stockton streets. No matter what deulslon in reached ln tho matter, lt |b not probablo thnt tho City Englueur will begin tho work uutll Bprlng, LIQUOR DEALERS. . Messrs. Moore, ltoblnsou uud Day, the coinnilttoc appolnted at the meetlng of loquor deaiers nt lho meetlng Fiidny morning,'\yllj formulate n protost against the proposed' Increnso ln the Uconso too. They were liiBtructed to gatbor stntlsttca nnd dota to ol'i'sct tho flgurea to bo sub mlttcd to lho Elnnnco Committee by Cliainnan Owon, of tho suboonimlttoe. CHURCH HHUNION. Thero wl!T be hold in lhe locluro room of tho HiiiniiiltlKo-titroot Churoh on next Tuesday evonliig n church reunlop, it? frtishnii'iiis will bo scrvod nnd an appro prlato progriunma will bo tu'rangod for this nl (-.'"?%,., occasion, All moinbora nt tho chtU'Cli an; i-urnrstly nnd cordlally requested tn tie present. Whllo this oc? casion will bo Btrlctly In tbe naluro of u family gathorlng of tuo mombars of tim church, nll aro oxpooted lo brlng busbnivd or wife who mny hot bo Bap. tlnls. TOOK TII13 PACKAGE, Two men got on u Hull Stroot car last nlttht in Rlolimoivd, nnd whou tlio cnr Htuppcd nt tho Petorsburg Juuction at Perry and Hevanth Street, cino of them Ktit off. 'Wlth hlm went a piieKugo b? longlng to tho othor mnn. Tho enjilo eye or tbe condnctor notlqed tlio Inoldenf; nud he > ? id tlui uttontlon ()r thu ownor of the pathago to lt. Tho latter goi off Imnicdlniely, nnd asked tho othor mnn fnr hls puclmge. ''ROR your imrdon," he eald, "you have my naqkage," li'v; -your pardon," was iho roply, "no i have, Hero tako lt." And tho Iriclaont closed. ANOTllKIt BUCCEBS, Another succcba met tho ct'forts of Mrs, Claudla Hazcn Whlto at Leador Hall yes- j terday afternoon, ln the special matlnee for tho boneflt of Onk Grove Church. A large audlence enjoyod the delightful programme rendered by Mrs. Wrhlte and her many asslstants. MANCHESTER ELKS. The officers of Rloiiraond Lodge of Elks wlll meet at Leader Hall to-morrpw night, with tha oharter members of the proposnd Lodge of Klks for Manchcster, and a temporary orgonlzatlon wlll be per? fected. There aro hearly llfty of the best cltlzens of Manchester on tho charter llst. On March 16th a permanent or ganizatlon, wlll be effected. SMALL TALK. Mr. James T. Moore, now located ln Loulsvllio. is visiting friends and rela tlves in Manchester. Mr. C. L. lialdwln, of Pennsylvanla, was ln the city yesterday calllng 0n friends. Mr. J, C. Brown, a well known *ltlzen 01 Chesterfleld county. is 111 at his home ln the nelghborhood of Hopewell Church. "Marriage and Dinner" will bo the sub? ject of Rev. Father Waters" sermon at Sacred Heart Churoh to-nlght, postponod from last Sunday. Morning servlces at S and lOi'JO o'clock. A lnrgo number of tlckets have been (llspose-il of for tho supper to be given by the young- liulles of Sacred Heart Church in tho Sunday-schOol room" on Tucsday night. No suppers can bo sent out. Mrs. .1. D. Manly, who was operated on Thursday at tho Virginia Hospital, ls restlng caslly. Manchester Lodge, Knlghts of Pythlas, wlll moot In Important session to-morrow night. The re.slgnatlon of Rev. Mr. Klncheloo will bo consldered by tho congreguLlon of Stockton-Street Bnptlst Church after the morning servlec to-dny. Thb Monday Danclng Club wlll hold Its iiBiuil solreo at Leader Hall to-morrow night. Rov. E. V. Baldy wlll preach at Baln brldge-Street Church to-day on "Splrlt unl Hunger" at lt o'clock, and "T.lic Con verslon of tho Phllipplan Jaller" at 7:15 i P. M. THROUGH FRAUD Three Men Arrested for tlie Wrongful Use of the Mails. (By Ausiiclutcd I'reaii.) NEW TORK, Fobruary B.-Tlirco men wore iiiToateil by central olllco detuctlves nnd through tho eognlssnneo and dcslru of postoltlce Inspectois to-day in two ralds, one at No. 93 Nassau Street nnu tho other at No. 115 Nassau Street, for alleged im? proper ubo of tho nuilla. Tho prlsonurs ara Henry O. Cartwrlght, alla.; Crawford u broker of Brooklyn; william TreadWoU, nl(aa Georgo F, Stone, a broker of lirook lyn, aml Charles !?;, Uoodrieh, u clerk of Mnnhuitun. Tho mon, lt ls allogod, aro comUlnullon workers iu "lirogresslvQ turf Hiieculiulnii," under ihu flrm numo oC Crawford imd Company, turf cormspond ontH, niul Motiopolltari turf coinmlstslon ci-.s, with officeH nt No. 115 Nu.s.sau Street CartwrlBht said lu- u-.ni bqen solling puta and call.i under llu- lii.in of Cmwforii und ti-'inpaiiy. They .li.l u turf biu-vliit*m, but lia.i moppo dliitmilln Kftccountii ahom a uioutti nyu, when tlu-y ivtuniud to the jieaplo uii tlm money duu trjorii. Lltora iim<; ln enormoua umountHj whloh, wlll nn a: l..ii.it oiiq liiimlreil mail buttB. was fiuind. ihu olroulftra oxplalnod tho throu-liorsu nnd oiic-hni-so wliu system. Afcoidlng to tho poiico, Curlwrlght llves in very expoimlvo Htylo ut hls )u?,iu j,, Union Btreot, Brooklyn. na la said to havo n large hoiiHc aud to bo au ort con liolosour, with a fine colioetlnn of pulut lugs. TrundwWl, tho pollcp say, ls nlso ii iwiii of coiiiforlnblo iimuns ntiil Jives. ox tinvtigantly. Tho poiu-u avor tliat nothlng under S'-Ja ?uv leoelyBd a hu working capljul. und thftre ?ro many necQunta of fiom jioo to fOOO, From thcHo aqcounts tiie pollco in u rough eatlmto. flsura that tho proftta of tho eollcctloiifj muat have beon verv large. PERISHED IN A F1ERCE FIRE One Burned to Death and Two Injured in Flames In Pittsburg. (By Associated Press.) PITTSBURG, PA., February 14.?One person was cremated, two fatally hurt, two ctheis seriously Injured, and seven bulldlnjja totally destroyed in a fire which visited Tarantum, Pa., a village twelve mlles north of here, early to-day. Tbe names of Uie victlms are: RAY CRAIG, aged twelve years, cre? mated while hls father was trylng to rescue him. Injured: v D. J. Cralg, burned about head, face, hands and IjOdy, also hurt while jumping from second story window; will die. Mrs, D. J. Cralg lnhaled smoke and flames, and injured by Jumping from win? dow; will recover. Hopo Cralg, aged elght years, daughter of the Craigs, burned about face and body; nlso ?kull fraotured by fajllng from sccond-story window; will dle. Sherley Cralg, daughter, aged ten years, burned about face and body, rlght arip and log broken by jumping from wlrdcw: may dle. Thu flro had Its orlgln ln tho Cralg residence, and when tho family wns awakened the only escape was by tho socond-story windows. Mrs. Cralg drop? ped tho girls from the windows, whllo hor husband tried to -reseue hla son, but before ho could reach the boy, tho en tlre house was enveloped ln flames and tlio parents were forced to abandon hlm and jump for their llves. The fire wns caused by an over-pressure of natural gna. The proporty loss was about $59, 000, CASTRO RECEIVES NEWS OF RAISING BLOCKADE (By Assoclatud Press.) CARACAS, February 14.?News of tho ralslng of tho blockado was received by President Castro this morning ln a ca blogram from Mr. Bowon, who sold: "Tho proiocols havo been slgned. Block? ado will bo raised to-morrow. Congrat ulutions." To thla message President Castro re? plled as follows: "Iiowon, Washington, T>. C.: "In tho name of Venezuela nnd ln my owu name I offer you expresslons of my etornal gratltnde for 'the decJclcd spon tanoouanesa with which you have scrvod tho cause of Justlco, which is tbe cause of the humaiilty tliat dlstlngulahea eu por'or mluda. (S.^nod)_"Castro.' LOVE LETTERS LOSE MINISTER HIS POSITION (Special to Tlio TlmpB-ni?pntcli.) RATAVIA, N. y,, I'obruary 14.?Tho Rev Georgo N. Howard, pastor of tho Free Laiitist Church of Batnvla, iigainst whom charges wore prefemid, haa lost hls posltion, IIo lunl Instituted a uult to rpgaln lot tors, which lio clulmeil had been fisli. od out of a waatQ baskot lu his room, nnd which wero ? allogod to have been nmlleil to hlm by womon from aovonii placoa in Wusturn New York. IIo has bct'ii (leelnred by tlio council of Free liaptists mlnlstors. which uiud hlm, to havo forfouud hls rlght to rccog. nltlon ns u clcrgymiui of that deuoinlnu tlon, and It Irf rocommenilml that tlio quurterly niocilng caJJ on hlm to uur rondor hls ministerial credontlulu. ?. a - PRAYED BEFORE GOING TO A WATERY GRAVE fHin-clnl to Tlm Tlines.Pisimtdi.) NPJW YORK, February H--A hnnd Bomoly dressed young. woman of about thlrty-five years. knoolod lii prayer on the uhtiiu of the buy "t tho foot ot: Nlnoty.fifth Btreat und Fort Hajnllton yofrtorUay. After romalnlng ln her snp yUcating posltlon, wlth ?WTOfl outstmch.. ed for fully flfteen mlnutes, she rose suddenly, re moved her Jacket and gloves, and. laylng them carefully on tho ground. walked Into the water. Bhe heeded not the Bhouts from those. who saw her. and when about flfty feet from shoro, calmly lny down and the waves, waves washcd her under. Her llfeless body waa rccovered. Tho only clue to idenlty is a wedding rlng inarked "J. H. AV. lo A. C, January 13, CARNEGIE OFFERED TO ADVANCE MONEY (By Assoclated Press.) WASI0NGTON, Feb. H.-Movod by tho splrlt ln whloh Herbert W. Bowen has conducted the peace negotlatlona at Wash? ington with the ropresentatlves of the allles, and anxlous that hls mlsslon should aucceed, Andrew Camcgle, upon hearlng of Germany's action In demandlng a cash payment of ono mllllon seven hundrc-.d and clghtuen tliousand bollvnrs lnstead of the llve thousand llvo hundred pounds prevlously promlsed her, sent the follow? lng messago to Mr. Bowen, dated Feb? ruary 12th; "I shall bo glad to hand you over at once 8G0.O0Q to meet tho German domand lf "Venezuela deslres lt." Mr. Bowon dlspatched a gratcful reply to Mr. Cnrnegle, thanklng him for the generoiiB offer, which, however, lt was not necessary to accept. PUTS RESPONSIBILITY ON DEAD ENGINEER (By Aasocluted Press.) PDAINFlELD. N. J., Feb. II.?Tho coro ner's jury called to lnvcstigate tho wreck on t.ho Central Railroad of Now Jersey at Gracoland, N. J-. on January 27th, found a verdict to-day ln which James N. Davis, the engineer of the Phlladcl phla exprcsa, ls blamed "for hls fallure to observo tho slgnals dlsplayed." Tho ver idlct says that suftlclent evidence was not produced to Bhow that tho company's 'offlclala were negllgent. Davis dled of lnjurles received ln the wrock. OBITUARY. Mrs. H. Somler. Mrs. H. Scmler, for many years a resl dont of the East End, dled at her resl donce, No. 2227 East MaJn Street, Wed? nesday at 10:30 A. M. Sho was a woman of lovely Christian cluiractor and leaves two daughters, Misses Rosa and Annie, and a host of friends to mourn their loss. I-lcr funeral took placo Friday at 11:30 o'clbck from St. John's P. E. Church. James M. Saunders, (Speclnl to Thu Tlines-Blsputch.) WINBBOR, VA., Fobruary II?James M. Saunders, tho ploneer rosldent of the town, dled at tho honio of hls son-ln-law, J'&cob Ou'oltsf to-day. He was twlce lionorably dlscharged from Ujo Confed erate ser>vlca on account of physlcal dlsa blllty. He was sheriff of tho county, and has held sovoroJ other ofllces In tho glft of tho peopio. Mr. Saunders waa sevonty-flvo years old. and hnd been ln fecblo health for several yoara. Ho la suni'lvod hy a wlfo, one aon und two dttughtora. Jeremlah Enright. (Hiieclnl to Tiio TlniCK.Dlispiltoii.) LURAY, VA., Fehriiiiry 11,-Joromlnh Enright, of Mnuclt, thls county, dlod thlB aflenmion ufter sovoiul weolts' lllnesB, ftHed about Blxoy-livo. Mr. Enright wa?a Union ventei'iin and for a number of years was clork ln tho intorlor Dcpurt niont at Washington. Ho wus a Cnth. ollc und wna of IrlHh parentago. Mr, Enr|glit'a flrst wlfo waa Mlaa Llnisla l.ll lard, o? Rappahunnock county, Vu., nnd hls hceiinil, to whom ha hnd beon mni rled for about llve yoarw, wus Mrs. Llsszle IJalley, iliiughter of G-oorga Ballcy, of thls county. i Mrs. Allen Murry. (Siioclnl ta Tbo 'riiiu-a-iu-,|mii'ii.) LYNCHBURC1, VA? Fobruary 14,? _Newa haa boen received here of tho death at her homo ln Bucklnghuin county of Mra, Allon Murry, who Uiou nt tho ngo of ntnety-livo ycani. Sbo lcnvos tho follow ihk ohUrtreri: Mra. S. A. Itockecliarlle, of Lyncliburtii Mra. L. P. Dowdy, of Mis uourl; Mra. A. JI. Clloaaon, of Amherst; J- R. Murry, of Cumborland; Mra, J. L. I Dowdy, of ljucklngliam; L. U, Murry, Of Baltimore, Md. Mrs. Murry Issurvlvedby flfty-four grandchlldrcn and torty great grandchlldren. Harry Bertie. (Special to The Tuncs-Dlapatch.) STAUNTON. VA., February H.?Mr. Cccll Bertle, asslBtant County Court clerk. has received news that hls fathc-r, Harry Bertio. dled vory suddetily ln Cuniberland, Md? this morning. Mr. Uer? tlo was a native of England, livcd ln Staunton for a number of years, and for the last olght years had been a ma chlnlst ln the Newport News Bhlp yards. Mrs. Ola Landing. fSrii'Hnl to Tliu Tlmn-lUapatch 1 WTNDSOR. VA., February 14.?Mra. Ola Landing, Wife of Michael Landing, dled at the home of her father, Benjamln But? ler, this morning. The deceased was only fourteen years old, but had been marrled ten months. She ls survVred by her husband. Funeral of Mrs. Ann Harris. (Speclnl to The Timei-Dlxpatch.) GUar SPRINGS, VA., February 14.? Mrs. Ann "Marlah Harris' funeral was conducted from the Methodlst Church hcre to-day by Rev. H. P. R. McCoy, as sisted by tho pastor of the church, Rev. Robert L Wlngfleld. The deceased was born, raised and lK-ed ln this county un? til the yoar 1ES2 from whloh she went to Richmond, Vo., after the death of her second husband, where she reslded until death clalmed her at the rlpe age of elghty years. James P. Jackson. fSnoclal to Tlio Tlnios.f)ln|iatch.) PETERSBURG, VA, Feb. 14.-James P. Jackson dled at hls home ln this city at 11:30 o'clock to-nljrht. Hls wlfo ls a sls ter of Mra. G. Watt Taylor, ot Rich? mond. IN MEMORIAM. At a called mceting of tho Roard of DI rectora of the Merchants' Cold Storngo ond Ice Mnnufacturlng Company, held at the olllce of tho company. corner of Slxth and Canal Streets, of thla city, on Feb? ruary 13th, Friday, tho followlng rcsolu? tlons were adopted: Whereas, God in Hls Indnlto wlsdom has seen llt to take from our midst our friend, l'r-ter Stumpf, who dled in this city on thn 27th day of January, 1903, and Whereas, tho Board of Dlrectors of tho Merchants' Cold Storago nnd leo Manu fncturlng Company have met together to pay our lnst sad trlbute of rcspect and oflection to our dopartcd member of our Board of Dlrectors and president of our company; therofore, be lt Rcsolvcd, That wo record our slncere sorrow at the death of Poter Stumpf, our president, and ono of tho moat'useful and beloved mombei-H of our Board of Dlrec? tors; thnt we dcplore hls donth, not only as a personal bereavoment to hls asso clates, among whom he was held ln tho hlghest esteem, but as a great loss to or.r company, whoso lntorosts ho; ever iitood ready to promotp. Resolvcd, 2, That coplos of thla resolu? tion bo engrosscd and furnlshed by the secretary of thla mootlng to tho family of tho deceased. DEATHS. CURRY-.-Tho ftmneral of Dr. J, h. M. CURIRY, who dled In Ashuville, N. C., Thursday, will take placo at the RJch mond Collego Chapel, nt the head of Gruco Street. at 3 o'clock P. M, THIS (8UNDAY) AFTERNOON, FEUatUARY 15, JU03. HER1BERT.?Dled, Frldny, i o'clock P. M., at her former rosldonce, No. fC2 North Harrison Street, MRS, NANCY 1IEJRBBRT. . Funeral will take placo MONDAY' EVENING, 8 O'CLOCK P, M,, from Flfth-Strcet Baptist Church. JACKSON?Dled, ln PotoiBburg, at 11:30 o'oloek P. M., February 1-ltii. JAMES PACE JACKSON, ln tho flfty-flfth your of hls ngo. ' Funvml MONDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1003, at d o'clock P, M, SAIITER-Dlod, FRlEDEItlKE CA8PER SAUTER, mother ut ,Mrs. NIciIioIuh Stolglodor, nt Rohln Park Farm, 2:B0 o'clock P, M., Saturday, February J4tli, The decoased was born at Fraudonstadt, Wwtenburg, Oormnny; nged sevanty two yeara, elovon months, Funnral at tho houso, 2:00 o'clock P, M? MONDAY, FEURUARY 10TH. In tonmmt at Oakwoud, BEN TILLMAN ONJEGRO Dfscusses the Race Question Before N. Y. Press Club SHOTGJJN, TISSUE BALLON ?Ho Justrfied the Use of Both and Qav* Roasone for Hls Juatlflcatlon-JHaa - Something to Say of Pres? ident Roosevelt. / <Dy Aasoclated Prcm.) NETW YORK, Fobruary H.-Tho thu> teenth annual dinner ot tho Now York Press aub was glvcn to-nlght at tho Waldorf-Astorla. On the left of x.Mi. dent Jos-eph Howard, Jr., snt WllUara J. Bryan, whlle Mayor LoW occupled u? chair on hls right, Senator Tlllroan waa among tho gucsts. Prosldent -Howard announced that President Roosovolt had sent, hla regreta at not being nulB to attend. Mr. Howard also read a telearram trom. Baron, Stern burg, ?" TILLMAN'B SPEECH. ' Sonator 'i'lllman, of South Carolina. aald ln part: "1 cannot underatond why I ahould havo been I the only representatlve of tha auguat body of which I am a member. Now, I havo no nussage whlclul have como to deltver to you. In my experienco 1 have fOuhd that tha better acqualnted the gontlomen of tho press become with mo tlie better they llko me. But I ask no fuvofa of you. I com-a from a State whero tho people do their own tlihdUajj and their own votlog, "I thlnk thls la an oocnslon on which I ought to get oven with tho presa. 2bu have Sv5 duj-s In tlie year ln which to inoho and unmaho public mon, but you don't mako and unmako xhem ln the State of South Carolina." Rcforrlng to tho negro' question, ha eald that President Roosevelt haa' raised a subjoct that will not oaslly down. lt had brought forth a number of ooiiunenui from promlnent men of tlie North and had raised a morm la tlie South. After mentlonlng u number 07 these comments and tho men who made them, he sold; "You have hnd thls subject Roose veltcd, lUinnaed, Irelanded and finally Smootcd, aad now lt sccnis to me lt ls about tlniu thut we liad some one who Itnows something about lt, say somo thlng. Wliat aro my qunllilcatlona7" , Flrst he eald ho had been nursed by a negro mamrny. Then, altbough he had not served ln the Confederato axmy, ho liad tried to Joln lt, and had been prevented only by an accldcnt that de prlvcd him of hls oye. Lostly ho Juul been upon tho ground and seen the ravagea of the war. SllOTGUN USED. "Mr. Roosevelt waa very wlso ln saying lt wlll take the best thought of both see tlons of this country to eolvo the prob lvm." After an Impassloned rccltol of the per? lls to the whlto population of the South thwatened by the Incredso of the power of the ucgroes ln thu past few ycara, ha liuld: "Wo wero compelled by the exigenciea of the Bituntion to use tho snotgun and the tl?suc bullota, and wo used both. Why7 Because iu the Stato of South Carolina there wero 30,000 more negro voters than thero were white votcrs." Ho sold that they ln South Carolina had e3labllshed their freo schools, and that ever Blnco there have been more negro children ln those free schoola than white children. , "Do you thlnk it was our purpoae to roiso theso negro children to a condition of enllghtenment in order that they may; govcrn us'.'" he asked. "By tho holy God, No!" h? cried. "Threo months ago," he continued, "the President wrote a lotter ln wheh ho said thnt when a negro Bhowed himself qual llied to lill public olllces he was unwlll Ing to shut the door ot hope ln hls faco." Commcntlng on thla,' Senator TlUman said tliat lf the present condition ot edu. cation continued and tho negro la to galn control of tho Stato of South Caro? lina and the wldte becomo subordlnated tho dt-plorahlc result would bo that In a hundrod years tho population would bo half mulatto. He had no practlcable Bolutlon of tho problcm, ho said, unlosa lt bo that tho North take Its nhare of tho blacke?"lf you love them so well." MORE IMPASSIONBD. Hls address grcw moro lmposslonod as ho continued. At flrst only applauso grceted hls uttorances, but towards tha end an occnslona.1 Mbs was heard, and finally he waa Interrupted by a voica crylng: "What about your nephew? Senator TUlhian was at the moment dofondlng the mimmary measure adopted in the South for the punlahment of no grocs guilty of crlme, especlally against wornon After tho exciu-ment caused by tho Intorruptlon had HUbijldod Mr. TUlman sold thero was much amto could say und would llko to say. but that ?e regardod lt ?.? hlghly ?T * rofor ln public to famlly nfinlrs. .. Beforo concludli.g hls address he toofc on^idon to say that if tho pollcy of Ss the negro into power ln the ?n fh la ciirrled too far tho result wlll ^"bLdVuX nnd Us flow wlll be upon the hends of those who have tried to force tho vvhito population into subjec tlon to tho black. Thls was not a threat, ho said, but slmply a Btatemont of what lie knew. from his acnualntanco with the condl tions ln tho South, would bo the inevl tublo result. BRYAN'S SPEEOH. William Jennlngs Bryan said: "I havo taken as my subject "Tlie Ma*? Without the Hoo.' I apprecluto tho la fluenco of the man with the Hoo press. You, gathored here, represent tho man with tho Hoe, but don't forget the man without tho Hoo. Whllo wo could proba? bly get along without tho daily papers, wo could not get along without the wealc ly papers. You wlll probably fhid more truth In tho little papcr wliore the edltor Ib known, than In tho grcat paper whero edltors aro not known. Beaten and Robbed. Robert Chandler, colored, wns found uncoiisclous ln front of hls house, No. 022 West Lo|gli Strcet, at 12:16 thlB morn? ing. Me hnd been ussaiiltl'd and boaten on tho head with a brlek, He said ho liad boen roblied. Dr, Flogenlielmor, ot tho City Hospital, troated him and lott )?b? at hls houue, CHURCH NOTICES, BAPTIST. -^ fjrs** baptist ainiROir,?wor shlp nt 11 A. M. and 8 F.-M. Tho pastor, IJr. COOPER. wlll proaoh. Morning sub? joct, "A Chi'lstliin'B Talk with Hls Soul'; feventntTi "A Oriwlwd Sorpent." Blbla School nt v;30. AU mado cordlally wcl CD"'e' UN1TARIAN CHUROH. PREACHINQ AT U A. M., SMITII doal's CollegQ (ooiuor Broad and Nlnth), by Rov, THOMAS R. 8L1CER, of New Yoi'lt. Subject of Borinon, "The Ulght EmphaslB ln Kollelon." lSvcrybaay wel ?Vouie.