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in ras
fc-tWfc* -to believe More Money
Will 8e Allowed Richmond
Postoffice.
^'h'c'r? ?is general Interest here In the
?o"&"come 'of tho fight Senator Martin Is
?nakihg In tho conference on the omnibus
'public buildings bill, for an amendment
providing for condemnation proceedings
without limitation of the cost for the ac?
quisition of the Shafer building In this
'city for the post?fficc.
The original appropriation for this pur?
pose was 575.000, which was totally in?
adequate, and a fight Is being made for
more. The chances for an increase of
at least $100.000 are said, by one in a
position to know, to be good.
It is believed the appropriation will, be
made $175,000, If not more, and that out ot
?....S a sufficient amount will be allowed
for the erection of the temporary annex,
eo much needed.
It is said Mr. Mercer, chairman of the
?committee, has agreed to an increase Of
$100.000.
Postmaster Knight says he believes tho
?appropriation will be increased, and that.
*he situation here will be improved.
. NATIONAL LEAGUE BALL
Scores Yesterday.
6L Eouia? l?; Chicago, 2.
Brooklyn-Philadelphia (rain).
Boston-New York (wot grounds).
Pittsburg-Cincinnati (cold weather).
? ? ?.
Standing of the Clubs.
Won L. P.C.
?Pittsburg.2S 6 848
Chicago .-.21 11 C08
"New York.15 16 4S4
^Boston.13 15 461
?Brooklyn. .12 IS SSS
?Cincinnati.12 19 3SS
Philadelphia......11 19 S57
St. Louis.11 19 SC?
Where They Play To-Day.
Philadelphia at Brooklyn,
New York at Boston.
Cincinnati at Pittsburg.
Chicago at St. Louis.
St. Louis I!; Chicago, 2.
(By Associated Press.)
, ST. LOUIS. MO., May 27.?St Louis
.?slaughtered Glade's delivery to-day.
? Score: R. ?. E.
iSt. Louis.212002 4 Ox?11 13 1
.Chicago ...000020000?2 S 3
- Batteries: Murphy and O'Neill; Glade
and Kahoe. Time, 1:56. Umpire, O'Day.
"?Attendance. 1,100.
American League Results.
Washington. 7; Cleveland, 1.
?Baltimore 7; Chicago, 1.
Boston, 6; St. Louis, 2.
Philadelphia-Detroit (rain).
North Carolina League.
Charlotte, 8; Raleigh. 5.
Durham, 3; Greensboro,2.
... JXewbern, S; Wilmington, 0.
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GRAVESEND RACES.
Old England Won Preakness Stakes in
a Hard Drive.
?By Assorbiled Press.)
iRK, May 27.?O?d England,
from the stable of Green B. Morris,
won the Preaknes? stakes at one milo
and seventy yards, at Gravesend to?
day, by a head in a hard drive, while
Major Dalngerfield beat Namtor three
lengths for the place. Summary:
First race?for all ages, high weight
handicap, about six furlongs?Setauket
<7 to 2) first. Royal (4 to 1) second,
JBelvino (11 to 5) third. Time. 1:12.
Second race?selling, mile and seventy
yards?Satire (ft to 2) first. Kingraine (0
to 1) second, H. L. Coleman (8 to 6?
third. Time. 1:40 4-5.
Third race?for fillies, two-year-olds,
:*flve furlongs?Lady Albercraft (even)
first. Credulity (12 to 1) second, Lora
vale (60 to 1) third. Time. 1:02 3-5.
Fourth race?the Preakness stakes,
.?mile and seventy yards?Old England (3
to 5) first. Major Daingerfield (4 to 1)
(Feco-nd, Namtor (S to 5) third. Time,
1:45 4-5.
Fifth race?two-year-olds, .five fur?
longs, selling?Kcnnard (5 to 1) first,
Icostrand (Ci to 3) second, .Warte Nicht
(l."? to 1) third. Time, 1:021-4.
Sixth race?About six furlongs?Roue
(5 to 1) first, mutai (G to 1) second.
Neither one (10 to 3) third. Time,
1:12 3-5.
Racing at Cincinnati.
(By Assoeinted Press.)
CINCINNATI. OHIO, May 27.?In the
.rae? for two-year-old maidens, at four
and a half furlongs, Two Lick was played
for a good thing and won easily. Sum?
maries:
First race?e-oven furlongs?Glinzen (9
to 2) first. St. llera (4 to 5) st.-conrt. The
Esmond (4 to 1) third. Time. l:30*j_..
Second race?four and a half furlongs?
"Maglione (2 to 1) first. Flora Wllloughby
<:; to 1) second, Gerda ((JO to .1) third.
JTime, :5(%.
Third race?mile" and fifty yards, sell?
ing?Tragedy (33 to ?) first Secundus (9
to 3) second. Garter Ban (13 to 5) third.
Time. 1:4C 1-4.
Fourth race?one mile?Jessie Jarboe .7
to S)'.'first Talpa (Il to 5) second. Water
Edge (3 to 1) third. Time. 1:42 1-4.
Fifth race?four and a half furlongs
Two Lick (5 to 1) first. Emeli e Belle (d to
1) second, Oi'nadcro (18 to Dj third. Time,
"-5C 3-4.
Sixth race?mile and fifty yards, sell?
ing?Dolly Wagner (7 to 2) first, Adalante
(4 to 3) second. J. J. T. (7 to lj third.
Time, 1:45 3-4.
/Axe impure matters -which the sMn_
jliver, kidneys and other organs can
?not take care of without help, there is
.euch an accumulation of them.
'.They litter the whole system.
* -Pimples, boite, eczema and other
(.eruptions, loss of appetite, that tired
-?eei?ig, bilious turns, fits of indiges
itiqn, dull headaches and many other
itroubles are due to them.
?Hood's Sarsaparilla
and Pills
Remove ail humors, overcome all
??jtbeir (effects, strengthen, tono and
? javig?rate tho whole system.
if ..?__! bad salt rheum on my hasds so that I
tcoald not work. X took Hood's Sarsaparilla
I end ? it drove oat the humor. I continued
literate till the sore? disappeared." Mas.
rlxj. C.Baow?, Kumford Falls, Me,
* .Hpjpd'e.SarsaparlHa promisee to
i**ww_and koepe tho promise
Boys'Washable
"Regatta" Suits.
The swell things for this sommer. *
Here in all styles and fabrics, including
American Blouse,
Sailor Blouse,
Russian Blouse,
At 95c, and np to $5.00.
Cassimere Suits, $1.45 op..
?. H. BERRY & CO.
Men's and Boys' Outfitters.
E
FOR S?BMISii
New Constitution is Severely At?
tacked, and None Spoke
in ?ts Defense.
The Democrats of Fulton are in favor
of submitting the new Constitution to the
present electorate for ratification or re?
jection.
At least this is true, if the meeting
held at Nelsen's Hall last night reflected
tho sentiments of the entire community
on the subject. The meeting was not
above otners held in tais city, to take
action on the new Constitution In point
of size, there being only twenty-five per?
sons present, including two policemen and
one Republican. Some of those present
did not vote, but all those who did votp.
responded "aye" when the chair
put tho motion made by Capt. John A.
Curtis to Instruct. Mr. R. Kelsen, the
owner of the hall and a prosperous fur?
niture dealer, explained that he could not
vote intelligently as he had not enough
light on the subject, and Mr. J. A. Block,
ox-member of the city committee, who
rather leans to the proclamation view, re?
frained from voting. The meeting was
called to order at 9 o'clock by President
C. Xj. Hacho, and Mr. J. H. Boulware
acted as sc-n-etary. None of the conven?
tion delegates were present, and a number
of gentlemen wero asked to "make a few
remarks" on the new Constitution. Fi?
nally "Col." Chas ?. Mosby responded,
and he arraigned the constitution mak?
ers in great shape. He had much to
say about what he termed an effort to
"rani down the throats of an unwilling
people" an instrument which they did
not want, and declared that if he had a
thousand votes and could get the op?
portunity, he would cast them all against
it. In closing he said that the "grand
old mogul of Democracy," Capt. John A.
Curtis, was present, and urged him to
make a. speech.
With apparent reluctance Capt. Curtis
came forward and made a ringing speech
for submission. He delh"ered some mild
strictures against the suffrage clause, but
said however good the instrument was,
it should be submitted to the whole people
In accordance with party pledges made at
Norfolk. He moved that the meeting in?
struct the Richmond delegation to so
vote, and the motion was carried with
a whoop.
Mr. D. ??. Alley, a prominent Republi?
can of ?Fulton, was then called upon, and
bitterly attacked the new instrument. He
declared that no poor man would be al?
lowed to vote under its provisions, and
that the liberties of the plain people would
vanish with its adoption. He contended
that although the convention had been
called to reduce expenses, it had framed
an instrument which would increase the
burdens upon the people, and would en?
slave the poorer classes if adopted.
There was no one present to take the
opposite view, and the meeting adjourned
with these impressions upon the minds of
the voters.
FIRST MINISTER TO CUBA.
H. G. Squers Formally Received by the
New Republic.
(By Associated Press.)
HAVANA. May 27.?Herbert G. Squier*;,
the first minister of the United States
lo Cuba, who arrived here yesterday, was
formally received by the Cuban Govern?
ment this afternoon. The ceremony,
which was held at the Palace, partook
of all the official red tape that the young
Republic could muster.
Mr. Squires is the first minister to pre?
sent his credentials to the Cuban Govern?
ment, and he will be dean of the Diplo?
matic Corps in Havana.
,?_-i-o??-:
CABINET IN SESSION.
Lothing to Warrant the Pessimistic
Opinions.
(Bv Associateti Press.)
"LONDON, May 27.?The British Cabinet
was in session for two hours to-day dis?
cussing the communications received from
Pretoria since the meeting of the minis?
ters on Friday lust. It is understood that
the inner committee of the Cabinet will
telegraph the result of the deliberations
to Pretoria this afternoon. The Boer
delegates nt the Transvaal cap?tol will
then probably return to Vereeninging antj
ic-port to tho Burghers, who are still as?
sembled there.
According to the views of officials here,
there is nothing to warrant the pessimis?
tic opinions expressed in some quarters
regarding the ultimate outcome of the
discussions at Pretoria and Vereeninging.
The Associated Press learns that tne Gov?
ernment continues to be satisfied that the
negotiations will result in a peaceful set?
tlement.
ANTHRACITE COAL STRIKE.
District Presidents Discussed.. Situation
With Governor Stone.
(By Associated Press.) -
HARRISBURG. PA., May -27.?The sit?
uati*? in the anthracite coal region was
discussed at a conference between Gov?
ernor Stone, Attorney-General Elkin, and
Thomas Duffy, T. D. Nlcholls and John
Fahey. district presidents of the United
Mine Workers, to-day, in the Governor's
privato office at the Executive Depart?
ment.
The mine worriers came here by invi?
tation of the Governor to explain the
exact situation in the strike region, and
as to what prospects there were of an
early adjustment of the trouble between
the coal operators and the? striking
miners.
President Fahey said the strikers were
obeying the law, and that he did not
apprehend any violence, which would
justify the operators to call on the
State authorities for the militia. Tne
miners urged the Governor to paruon
Thomas Harcur, who is serving three
years in the Pottsville jah -or Yioting
at Onelda during? the anthracite strike
in 1900.
ALMOST W SIGHT
, One Gentleman Promises to Give
$1,000?Chamber of Com?
merce Likely to Act.
The Chamber of Commerce will likely
be asked to call a mass-meeting of the
people of Richmond for tho purpose of
working out a plan for the erection of a
hall or auditorium in this city.
This step will be the outcome of the
movement originating with the Rich?
mond Education Association, tho Rich?
mond Art Club, the Lyceum, the Wed?
nesday Club and one of the medical col?
leges of the city to own jointly a hail
in which their meetings may be held
and which will be the home of these
organizations.
A conference will be held this after?
noon at ine office of Mr. B. F. John?
son, president of the Art Club, which
will bo attended by representatives of
all the organizations named above. The
outcome is likely to be that these gen?
tlemen will sign a petition to the Cham?
ber of Commerce to talee the movement
in hand. The general scheme is for the
Chamber to call a mass-meeting, at
which money for the proposed hall will
be popularly subscribed.
One gentleman has already said he
would givo $1,000, and it is exceedingly
likely that others will be as public
spirited. A joint stock company will be
formel and the stock sold popularly.
This will not only increase tho interest
in the hall, make its ownership" easy,
but add popular interest to the ? irk
and aims of the organizations for which
the hall is wanted.
'?.ie matter has gone so far in in?
formal conferences that sites have been
talked of, but, of course, nothing defi?
nite? has been even tentatively agreed
upon. Broad Street has been suggested,
and stores on the ground floor, it is
suggested, would help bear the ex?
penses of maintaining such a hall. But
the heavy cost of ground on Broad
is considered likely to offset the rental
from the stores.
It has been suggested that when the
hall shall have been completed, a series
of popular and unusually attractive en?
tertainments, possibly a bazaar be
given in the new building and the pro?
ceeds be devoted to paving off the
debt
SEAL-COUNCIL
. MEETS II NORFOLK
(Continued on Second Page.)
St. Luke's, Norfolk, and Rev. J. S. Und
sey, of Boston, were among the visitors.
The ministers of Norfolk were also in?
vited to take seats upon the floor.
A service was held to-night in the in?
terest of the Diocesan Missionary So?
ciety.
BRUTON CONTROVERSY
Much Evidence Submitted and Specia
Committee Appointed.
'RnociM Pi?natcli to Tlie Times.?
NORFOLK, VA., May 27.?The Bruton
Parish, Williamsburg, controversy was
taken up by tho Elections Committee of
the Episcopal Diocesan Council this af?
ternoon. After four hours spent in hear?
ing testimony the committee adjourned
until to-morrow morning at 9 o'clock. The
committeemen arc Rev. C. B. Ryan, Rev.
A. S. Lloyd, Judge J. F. Crocker and
Captain Charles M. Blackford. Attorney
Hugh Gordon Miller represented the anti
Roberts vestrj'. Attorney W. L. Williams
the Roberts vestry.
Rector Roberts and his vestry and the
' opposition each submitted much oral and
documentary evidence. Rector Roberts'
supporters contended, that under the
church canons the committee might not
go behind the returns. They were over?
ruled on this.poinc
Then " the whole story of the election
which brought the trouble before the
public was rehearsed by the opposition
factions. Rector Roberts said he was un?
able ter obtain the advice of Bishop Ran?
dolph, but procur?u Li?t of Rev. Wm. A.
Barr and other churchmen before he ruled
that only contributing parishioners, might
vote in the ejection of vestrymen. He
said he was advised to so hold.
The books, ballots and treasurer's re?
port, showing who. were entitled to ote
under this ruling, were produced at the
hearing.
The anti-Roberts' faction finally asked
that both vestries should be asked to re?
sign and a new election be helu-tinker
tho supervision of the former- vestry.
This and other points, it? is anticipated,
will be settled to-morrow.
MINISTERIAL CRISIS.
Cabinet ot Spain Has Tendered' its
Resignation.
(By Associated Press.)
MADRID. May 27.?A crisis in the Cabi?
net has occurred. At the. meeting of the
.Cabinet to-day Se?or Canalejas, the Min?
ister of Agriculture, insisted upon tha ne?
cessity of convening the Chamber imme?
diately to discuss the religious question.
The other ministers oruosed this pro
posol and Senor Canale;/s resigned. After
this action the remainder of the Cabinet
placed their portfolios at the disposal of
Senor Sagasta, the Premier, to enable
him to solve the difficulty.
Senor Canalejas disagreed with the Gov?
ernment regarding Its policy of coming to
a compromise agreement wtih the Vati?
can on the question of the religious or?
ders.
WASHINGTON?Th? Republican mem?
bers of the Committee on Relations with
Cuba held a meeting to-day, but'reached
no definite agreement.-Senator Platt ex?
pressed the belief-'that there would be7 an
agreement reached at the next m es ting.
MAIL ROBBERY BY
U.S. POSTAL CLERK
(Continued from First Page.)
office Inspector Little, assisted by several
other Inspectors. It is reported that many
pouches were cut open and 96 registered
letters, aggregating to a large amount
of money, were stolen. Tho thefts have
heen reported from time to time to
the Postofflce Department, and tho in?
spectors have been working for some
time past on the case. It is said that
four others are under suspicion, and other
arrests are expected to follow.
Mr. Barry is about twenty-three years
of age and unmarried. He resides at
Harrlsonburg, "Va., with his father.
PREACHER TO TELL OF GAMBLING.
In the (Police Court.this morning Mayor
Simpson directed that Rev. John Cav
anaugh, pastor of the Free Methodist
Church, be_ cited to appear before htm to?
morrow morning and give evidence con?
cerning alleged gambling that was going
on in this city last Sunday.
Rev. Mr. Cavanaugh Is also a street
preacher, and .it is said t*ftat he made
the statement that while doing his reli?
gious work last Sunday he entered a place
and there found gambling going on. The
matter was afterward brought to the at?
tention of Mayor Simpson.
This morning the Mayor met Rev. Mr.
Cavanaugh on the streets and held a
consultation with him, the nature of
which was not made public. Rev. Mr.
Cavanaugh, however, it is reported, fail?
ed to make a voluntary statement, and
hence the Mayor's action.
DEATHS IN ALEXANDRIA.
John H. Allen, a venerable resident,
died this morning at his home on South
?Fairfax Street. Several children sur?
vive him.' He was a carpenter by trade.
J. W. iFones, aged thirty->eight years,
died this morning at his home, 410 South
Lee Street. He was a carpenter by
trade, and is survived by a widow.
(Continued from First Page.)
is impossible to state now what meas?
ures should be adopted to meet the pend?
ing crisis."
"If security of life and property in Cuba
is to be firmly guarded the furai
guard must be reorganized and in?
creased."
"We recognize that during the American
intervention the sanitary conditions of
the island were greatly improved, but it
is necessary to continue this work and
make these improved conditions perma?
nent.
"The office of judge in Cuba should be
permanent, and to constitute this prin?
ciple of immovability should be one of
the first duties of Congress."
President Palma declares it is the pur?
pose of the government to devote its at?
tention to education, and especially to
primary schools. ?
The Executive says he realizes the
obligation which the government con?
tre cted with tho Cuban army, and that if
means are not now taken to make go-od
f'iis obligation, it is because of the bad
economic situation of the country. Pres?
ident Palma sajrs he does not yet know
how the ordinary expenses of administra?
tion are to be met.
"We must cultivate cordial relations with
all nations and make treaties of amnesty
and commerce favorable to Cuba. We
must also take especial care that the re?
latif ns between : Cuba and the United
States be most friendly, in order that ther
be no difficulty in arranging the politicai
and commercial questions which affect
both countries. ?
"It is also of extreme importance that
there should exist uninterrupted concord
between all the people of Cuba, and that
they should resolve to preserve me Cuban
nationality."
Mail Agent Arrested.
(By Associated Press.)
ALEXANDRIA, VA., May 27.?Wade
H. Berry, a railway mail agent, whose
run is between this city, and Charlottes?
ville, was arrested to-day and arraign?
ed before United States Commissioner
F'owler, charged with embezzling reg?
istered letters from mail pouches. He
was released on ?1,000 bail.
MEMPHIS, TENN.?The Federal grand
jury to-day entered fully into the inves?
tigation of the cotton pool, alleged to
hf.ve been organized by several railroads
ei.tc-ring Memphis.
WHEN NATURE NEEDS HELP
to hasten convalescence, to calm excited
nei"? es, to stimulate sluggish circulation,
to digest ordinary foods?then Malt-Nu
trlri? is "nature's first assistant." Used
daily it fulfills all the functions enum?
erated above, for it is the Incomparable
puio tonic extract of malt. A standard
with physicians. Sold by all druggists.
Prepared only by Anheuser-Busch Brew?
ing Association, St. Louis, U. S. A.
THE LEXINGTON KAUNDRY.
Owing to delay in moving to our new
quarters', we will be unable to do any
work this week.
THE LEXINGTON LAUNDRY.
INTERCHANEAGBLE MILEAGE
TICKETS
Issued by the Atlantic Coast Line Rail?
road.
Effective April 25, 1902, 1.000-mile tickets,
form 1 M I, issued by the Atlantic Coast
li-.'e, will be accepted for passage over
the following lines:
Atlanta, Knoxville and Northern Rail?
way.
Atlanta and West Point Railroad.
Atlantic Coast Line Railroad.
Charleston and Western Carolina Rail
?c ad.
Chesapeake Steamship Company.
Columbia, Newberry and Laurens Rail?
road.
Georgia Railroad.
Louisville and Nashville Railroad.
Louisville, Henderson and St. Louis
Railway.
Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis
Railway.
Northwestern Railway of South Caro?
lina.
Plant System.
Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac
Railroad.
Seaboard Air Line Railway.
AVashington Southern Railway.
Western Railway of Alabama.
Western and Atlantic Railroad.
This ticket will entitle the purchaser to
travel over seventeen roads and will al?
low 350 pounds of personal baggage free.
For full Information, apply to any agent
of the company or
C. S. CAMPBELL,
Division Passenger Agent,
LOWEST RATES NORTH AND WEST.
Before you travel to any point North,
West or Southwest, consult your inter?
est, promote comfort and save money by
communicating with ARTHUR G. LEWIS
S. P. ?., Baltimore and Ohio Railroad.
(Royal Blue Line). No. S4 Granby Street.
Withers Building. Norfolk. Va.
THE LEXINGTGN LAUNDRY.
Owing to delay in moving to our new
quarters, we will be unable to do any
work this week.
THE LEXINGTON LAUNDRY.
(Continued from First Page.)
associated with triumph and brilliant
victories, it Is in order that there should
be memorial as well as triumphal arches,
and as this is. to. commemorate the cause
as well as the man who led the cause,
it was the deliberate choice of the wo?
men who form the association.
REASONS FOR THE SITE. .
In regard to the selection of Twelfth
and Broad Streets, the following are the
reasons which outweighed all others:
That this is the brow of a hill overlooking
a large part of the city; that It is in
the center of the most historic section,
within a stone's throw of the Capitol
Square, in which are tho Governor's
Mansion, State Library, Capitol build?
ing, where - the Confederate Congress
met, only a short distance from Monu?
mental and St. Paul's churches, within
a square of the costly City ~x&\l and
Mechanics' Institute building, and sur?
rounded by a handsome Memorial Hos?
pital, a wealthy and long-establi&.ied
church and pretty residences, and remote
from stores.
Mr. Gudebrod, who came from - New
Tork last night, brought his design
with him. He is stopping at No. ? 715
East Franklin Street. He called on Mrs.
Randolph and also? Mrs. Taylor last
night.
This is the second design to arrive.
Mr. Waldo Story's arrived yesterday
from Italy. It was consigned to Mrs.
Randolph.
It is understood- that Mr. \? -aiam
Couper is on his way here, bringing
his design from his studio in New York.
All the designs will be on exhibition
in the oenate Chamber by next Monday.
June 2d. They will be put in place and
no one will, "not the memuers of the
board, least . of ail, be allowed to
know the names of the artists in as?
sociation with any design. The names
will bo kept in sealed envelopes unt..l
after some design has been chosen.
T1EE?LL?!
TWO INJURED
(Continued from First Page.)
standing some yards away beside a
tree. He tells the story of the accident
after this fashion:
"I was standing there at the tree wait?
ing for the train to pass, when the ex?
plosion came. I was looking at the en?
gine when it happened. First there
came, apparently without any warning,
a most terrific explosion, the loudest I
ever heard, sounding more like thunder
than anything else, and immediately I
saw a lot of things, they might have been
iron and they might have been men, fly
into the air. The engine stood straight
up, just like a man would, and then sank
down, falling off the track, where it is
now.
"The freight car immediately behind
the engine was thrown o\'er to one siae
in front of the engine, and the car im?
mediately behind this was torn from its
trucks and stood up for a moment, then
falling back. The Iron pieces fell in a
shower within a radius of some 200 yards,
and the whole ends of two buildings
were torn oft*. When I had seen this
much I decided I had all L wanted and
got back behind the tree."
As for the condition of the engine, it
is mere scrap iron. It has holes blown
in the boiler all over. The crown sheet
seems to have gone first, and there are
blow holes all over the bulk of the boiler,
which seem to indicate an explosion
which was widespread in its effect. As
it lay yesterday on its side, its wheels,
trucks and all the under work being
merely a jumble of twisted iron, there
was no counting of the various holes in
it.
EXPERTS ENGAGED.
When Superintendent Riddle was asked
about the matter, he said:
"We cannot account for the explosion.
The accident happened to the local
freight which is duo to lean'e Manchester
about 5 o'clock. It was on time and.
running slowly when the explosion came.
The cause of the explosion is as yet un?
known to us. We have engaged experts
to look over the engine and see just
what caused the accident."
An expert engineer who looked over
the wreck, said:
"In the making of engines of no mat?
ter what weight, the average pressure
on a freight engine is from 150 to 170
pounds of steam to the square inch, and
on passengers a little bit less. After a
boiler has been used for some time the
action of the water tends to thin the
metal. It flakes off, and gradually de?
creases the thickness of the boiler until
finally it becomes unfit for use."
Mr. Gwathney was an old employe of
the Southern, being employed mere for
fifteen years as engineer. Owing to ill
health he reslgneu this position and con?
ducted for several years a laundry busi?
ness on Hull Street.
HIS FAMILY.
After leaving this work he accepted a
position with the Atlantic Coast Line,
and had been there for three years,, being
regarded as one of the safest men em?
ployed.
He was thirty-six years old, and since
his youth had been connected with rail?
roads. Seven years ago he married Miss
Eva Harrison, of Manchester. He leaves
three small children, all girls. He was the
son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Gwathney, or,
this city, and leaves, in addition to his
three daughters and wife, four sisters,
Mrs. Zeb. Perei vail, of Clay Street; Airs.
W. V. Davis, of No. olii West Marshall
Street, and Misses Sailic and Maggie
Gwathney, of Richmond.
Although the accident occurred about
5 o'clock the wife of the dead man was
not informed of it until about seven.. So
intense was her grief and so complete
her collapse that it was necessary to
call a physician for her. Meanwhile
Drs. Merchant and Hill, assisted by
the railroad surgeon, attended to the
immediate needs of the injured men.
Immdlately after the accident Coroner
Brodnax, of Manchester, was notified
and decided to hold an inquest. Ho will
probe the matter to the bottom and en?
deavor to learn who. if any one, is re?
sponsible for the accident. This inquest
was Erst called for yesterday, but
later the coroner decided to let the
matter go over until the result of the
injuries to the other men are known.
TIL- JURY.
The following jury was summoned by
High Constable George W. Blankenship:
Messrs. George H. Jones, J. W. Puck
ett, Forrest Jones, James Holladay. W.
J. W*illiams, and R. W. Bailey. Dr.
Brodnax, coroner, was with the jury
when it viewed tho body of the dead
engineer and the wreck.
The jury have been notified to meet this
morning at 10 o'clock at the scene.of nie
wreck, when expert tesumony doubtless
will be given by some man employed by
the road rela.i~ve to the cause of the ex?
plosion. ?
- .The funeral will be- held this af?
ternoon at 5 o'clock from Balnbridge
Street Baptist Church, the Rev. E. V
Baldy officiating. Interment will be in
Hollywood.
"Oh, trying, to be a good fellow."?Chi?
cago Record-Herald*. - - -
(Continued from First Page.)
leaves a widow and four children.
Tho authorities are busy endeavoring
to ascertain who are to blame for the ac?
cident. Coroner Schroler says tne side-?
walk had not been built of material
strong enough to stand sucn a great
weight as burdened it this evening. ""
He said the real cause of the accident
was tho giving way of an upright .tim?
ber, twelve by twelve in dimensions, that
extended from tho bottom of tho excava?
tion to the cross beams, on which, the
sidewalk rested. About ten feet of tnis
timber, he said, was rotten and very
weak.
Early In the afternoon the police officials
became suspicious of the strength of the
sidewalk, and a detail for hours kept the
?crowd from collecting on It. But as the
time for the parade came the crowd be?
came unmanageable, and in spite of ef?
forts on the part of the police the crowd
stayed there until the breakage of the
support landed them in the excavation.
After viewing the body of Mr. Coolldge
and Issuing the necessary permit for Its
removal, the coroner ordered the arrest
of Contractor Cowan and of J. G. Miller,
tho subcontractor. Cowan explained
that he was not responsible for the ac?
cident, and promised to appear at the In?
quest In case he was wanted. He was
tben allowed to go.
Detectives were sent to arrest Miller,
but had not returned up to a late hour.
James -Lawton, foreman of the work at
the building, was arrested, and lat*>r al?
lowed to go under bail of $2,000, a charge
of homicide having been placed against
him.
The contractor, subcontractor and fore?
man insist they warned the.police to keep
the crowd off the sidewalk, as it was
not bunt to stand so great a strain.
BIG SANDY COAL FIELDS
Chesapeake and Ohio Will Probably
Have a Rival There.
The Chesapeake and Ohio Railway
Company is rushing work in opening up
the coal fields in the Big Sandy District
of Kentucky. A line, ninety miles long,
is to be built up the Big Sandy River
and contracts for the work have al?
ready been let. and? the werk is being
rushed as rapidly as possible. Messrs.
C. D. Langhorno and C. I. Johnson, the
well-known railway contractors, have
the job and have agreed to have the
road completed by the summer of 1904.
The line will connect with the Big
Sandy Diviston of the Chesapeake and
Ohio at White House, which is the
present terminus of that division. It
will open up a rich mining field and en?
able the Chesapeake and Ohio to great?
ly Increase Its already large output of
coal. Not only is the coal in great
quantity, but it Is so situated that it
can be most conveniently worked.
The Chesapeake and Ohio is not the
only road to realize the importance of
this field, for another company is hav?
ing surveys made in the same region
and the surveying corps of the two com?
panies are working within sight of each
other, and there have even been rumors
of possible conflicts between the two
forces. These have been unverified
Who is behind this company is being
kept a very dark secret. Some have
said that the survey is being made hi
the interest of the Seaboard Air Line,
but no verification of this report can b%
had. If the. Seaboard contemplates en?
try into th? Big Sandy coal district and
is quietly making plans and surveying
routes to that end the time has not yet
arrived for the officials to make that
declaration, or at least none of them
has done so.
Nevertheless, it is believed by some
who have been to the scene of railway
race?as it may be termed?that the Sea?
board is at least backing one of the con?
testants, even if it does not own a part
interest in one of the entries.
PRAYED FOR DEATH.
Fireman Met Horrible Death Under His
Engine.
(By Associated Press.)
BLAIRSVILLE, PA., May 27.-One of
the worst wrecks in the history of the
West Penn Railroad occurred at a point
called Porter's Curve this evening.
Grant Gibson, conductor, badly injured
about the body.
The engine was entirely wrecked and
four freight cars loaded with freight,
together with a cabin car, were a total
wreck.
Engineer James Couch was pirmed un?
derneath the wreckage and his bouy
was horribly mutilated. Fireman James
was thrown in such a position that he
was forced to inhale the scalding steam
which was escaping from a number of
broken steam pipes in the cab of the
engine. His shrieks and cries for help
while pinned under the engine were ter?
rible, and he finally begged and prayed
for death to come, and asked some of
the men to put him out of his misery.
LOCATED IN NORFOLK
Boys Missing from Yorkers New York
Found Aboard the Franklin.
(By Associated Tress.)
NEW YORK, May 21.? Walter Bolger,
the eighteen-year-old son of Paul S. Bol?
ger, of Yonkers, N. Y., who disappeared
from his home on November 19th last,
has been found by his father after one
of the most remarkace searches in his?
tory. The young man was located on the
training ship Franklin, at Norfolk. Va.,
to-day and later his mother heard Tiis
voice* over the long distance telephone
from Washington.
Ever since the disappearance detectives
have conducted tne search in all parts of
the world, jtur. Bolger sparing none of
his wealth In employing them. A clue
was at last found in Washington and the
father went there. Aided by Assistant
Secretary of War Singer, Walter was
found to be on the franklin under an
assumed name.
ELECTRICAL TRUST
President Asked to Direct Attorney
General to Bring Action.
(By Associateti Press.)
CHICAGO, May 27?A communication
was sent to President Roosevelt to-day
by Independent electrical supply dealers
specifying charges against the National
Electric Supply Dealers' Association, ar.d
requesting that he direct tho Attorney
General of the United States to seek for
evidence in Chicago preparatory to prose?
cuting the officers-end members a's parties
to an illegal trust. The men who sign
the statement sent the President an offer
to furnish evidence in support of their
charges, and. if court proceedings are
authorized, to appear as witnesses for
the government.
Dr. Palmer Sinking.
(By. Associated Press.)
NEW ORLEANS, LA... May 27.?The
condition of Dr. B. M. Palmer, the Pres?
byterian divine who was recently injured
in a trolley car accident in this city, un?
derwent a serious change for the worse
to-day. and ? Dr.., Palmer is '. reported - to
r.'ght as slowly sinking;
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