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fO PAGE& WHOLE NUMBERi 10i895. WRECK KILLS THREE, Ti;nn tni.K DISASTKR ON THO SOUTHKKX UAll.no AD IX .M-nKMAUI.Er LANDSLIDE AT COVESVILLE. Trn ;ti rinPßOs Into It With Di»an trflim Result*. VICTIMS TCRllim.Y MUTILATED. SortUbonml Ve*iihnl« Fcnrfnlly v ;, nt < r rr"«l nnd Hnrnc«l — I'nßsen pcr* l->capc«l. Tint Mail Cleric* -. • •*■ - ■•■ J'nre Uadly — llnny Wonndrd-En p.inr Demolished and Six Cars Jlnrned. , V -' . ■ CHARLOTTES VI LLE, VA.. March 24. l (Special.)— A disastrous wreck occurred on tV Southern railroad near Covesville, lifteoh miles south of Charlottesville. sbout -5 o'clock Sunday morning-, and the result's so far as ascertained arc three per- ; :y(»r.s dead: eleven injured, more or less se rw-y.r-'.y: and engine and three cars wr^cJjed and burned, and a like number of Pullman coaches destroyed by fire. Strange to say. not a passenger waa rv , ..*-, pcratched. but the mail clerks did not Ret off so well. There were nine of them arid every one of the number was injured: . Following is a list of the dead and wounded: EDWARD DOHERTY, of Lynchburg. who was probably beating a. ride, by rid ing between the engine and mail-car. ■'NICHOLAS LEWIS, of "Washington, a colored porter of the club-car. Chryses. THOMAS M. DOHERTY, of Lynchburg. an electricion. Injured: C. K. Cover, postal clerk, Washington, D. C. head, breast, and logs hurt. A. L. liolton. postal clerk. Culpeper, Va., back wrenched, collarbone broken, left hand badly lacerated, and two fingers nearly mashed off. P.. !N\ Jefferson.- postal clerk, "Washing ton. D. C, injuries to back, and hurt in fernally. H. N. Link, postal clerk. Toms Brook. I'p... hurt internally, right arm badly iprained. • • E: L. Loving, postal clerk, "Washington, D. C. injury to the head. Engineer A. B. Lynn, Manassas, Va., Viiclnly hurt. F. H. Peters. Pullman car conductor, Jersey City, N. J.. injury to the neck jnrt head. D. P. Wine, postal clerk, Washington, i>. C. scalp wound. R. S. Waters, postal clerk in charge, Washington, D. C, spine hurt and ribs broken. E. T. Rust, conductor. Falls Church, Va.. hands cut and scalded. J-hn W. Turner (colored), fireman, badly Scalded and injured on head, and right trm broken. PLUNGED IXTO A LANDSLIDE. - The Washington and Southwestern Ves libuled Limited, northbound, was forty minutes behind time and running at a fast ir-eed when it plunged into a landslide jomfi fifteen miles south of this city. The scene of the accident was at a fharp curve in Coleman's Cut. The en pine left the track and was partly embed ded in the side of the cut. The two postal cars shot over the wrecked mogul with ilicir contents of mail )fuehes and with the nine clerks in charge oi Uncle Sam's letters. As a matter of course, these cars were wrecked. They were followed by the bag gar;e car. The three demolished coaches took fire instantly, and were totally de stroyed. There were five sleepers and a. club car remaining. Three of these sleepers, Mapl e the Belmont, and Chryses were con sumed by the flames, while Racquette, Sasccigne, and Acilius, were saved by be mg pulled back from the burning wreck. Only one of these coaches left the Irack— the Acilius— and they were never in my dang-v of injury except from fire. MANY SLEPT THROUGH IT. The passengers were gotten out of their berths as .soon as possible. Many of ihem had slept through the disaster and h;td to be awakened. They grouped to gether on a hillside near the wreck where Hie rising sun found them, a very thank *ul and withal a rather merry company. The injured were taken from the wreck ns soon as possible and all were made as comfortable as the circumstances would permit. They presented a spectacle not Unlike -that of a camp of. Indians newly supplied with government blankets since, Sri the efforts to lceep warm, they had pro vided themselves with the best the berths of the sleepers afforded. It was ( quite oold before the sun rose to lend warmth. THE INJURED CARED FOR. A wrecking train went up from this city *vith 3>rs. Magruder and Rawlingon board, und the passengers and the injured were brought to Charlottesville "by noon. The. colored fireman. Turner, was at the time believed to be in extremis, and was removed from the train to the hospital a.t the University of Virginia. Closer exam ination revealed a better condition of -hlngs than was expected and the man has a Kood chance of recovery. The train proceeded to Washington with the injured, except Postal Clerk Horton who was left at his home in Culpeper. Exaggerated rumors were afloat in this zity and a great crowd was present at the Union Station when the wrecking train came in with. the injured, and the belated paxsengers: MILLION LETTERS DESTROYED. • Tbv Washington and Southwestern Is oik' of the finest of the fast, mails be ivreen Now York and the far South. The train is composed SvhoJly of Pullman-cars with' complete dining service and all the rornforts of modern travel. It handles a heavy mail, as is evidenced by the fact that on yesterday's train there xveie nine postal clerics, and letters.pre sumably to the. number of a million/ Tho train was also carrying a great number of pouches of mail matter, much ol it very; valuable as it. consisted of,regis tered packages. Nearly all. of it was lost,' the remainder, being: a mere handful of ■ HUiincd letters. . _ .: The ; : first man taken from the: wreck 1 could not bo Immediately Identified JJHtj wai> under tlie debris near the engine, and U is bellevfcd that hie i wag'a' tramp l stea] ing a ride . Thin 'belief ! is. strerigthened by CO X CLGDED O Jf PAGES TWO. _ ' I_^_ -*• * f'T-'-'* ■"* j 4 " « ■ t- *' ?■'•-".*» ■*■ ">' t. *<*^"i* ■ ■'.*■•,■" * '•" »•■'•*■ ■.'•"'-;■—*•"■* -• .■,:■-- ~'¥l.' : * - - "^^^^^**^^^— ■■*""- V • • *^^^^^^^^^ ■ • ut^^^^^^k RAILWAY CHANGES STARTLING ONES SAID IX NEW. YORK TO RE ON THE THE SOUTHERN REACHING OUT Rumored to He Xegotlatin* for the Plant Syntcni. PEXXSYJS PURCHASE^ OF A. C. T,. Thiji* in denied, JJnt There in <'Clenrly Something" Doing in That Direction— Unwonted Ac tivity In Ij. «fc x. Stock— Morgan Brllcyed to Be Trying to Secure Control of tho 1,. «fc X. Road; NEW YORK. March 24.— (Special.)— If signs here hold good;and the rumors thick in the money district are verified accord ing to promise, there will be some im portant and startling changes in the rail road situation in the South, within the next few weeks. A well-defined story, rapidly gaining credence to-day, is that the Southern Railway, either by itself or in conjunction with the Atlantic Coast Line, is negotiating for the Plant ; sys tem. The story even goes so far as to give details of the proposed basis of ne gotiation, which is said to be a guarantee of 4% per cent, on the capital stock of the Plajit properties. If these should be se cured, they would add 2,200 miles to the Southern system. The story, published a few days ago, that the Pennsylvania has bought the Atlantic Coast Line, is denied, but it is apparently certain that there is "some thing doing." On top of this comes unwonted activity in Louisville and Nashville. Large blocks of this stock have changed hands within the last few days. Both Atlantic Coast Line and Southern stocks are firm, with an advancing tendency. The weatherwise take all this to mean that Mr. Morgan, despite his difficulties in carrying out his Northern Railway operations,' is intent on bringing about a "community of in terest" arrangements or some stronger connection. In the Southern railway, posi tion, by obtaining control of ihe Louisville and Nashville. aiAXY ARRESTS IX ROAXAKE. Several Warrants" Served for Alleg ed Violations of Liquor Latvii. ROANOKE. VA.. March 24.— (Special.) Warrants were issued to-night by the Police Department for ten different per sons, charged with selling liquor on Sun RICIQIDV MAHUFACTURING PLANTS, Valuable Statistics of Production, Capital Invested, Employees, and Wages—Chesterfield and Henrico Make Good Showing. Census Bulletin, No. 144,pertainingtothe manufactures of Virginia, contains much information of va.ue to Richmond. Twen ty-three cities of the State were with drawn from the enumerators, and their manufacturing statistics collected by spe cial agents in accordance with the pro vision of the census »Ct. Table S in the Bulletin shows the sta tistics for Norfolk, Petersburg, Richmond, and Roanoke. by specified industries, these being the four cities that have a population exceeding 20.000. According to the Bulletin, the number of establishments In Richmond is 763; capital invested, 520,545,620; divided as fol lows: land. 52.252.94G; buildings, $2,337,697; machinery, tools, etc., $6,164,891; cash and sundries, $10,053,086. This capital invested does not include the capital stock of any of the manufacturing corporations. The cash referred to is the live . capital utilized. • PROPRIETORS; EMPLOYEES. These establishments represent SOl pro prietors and firm members, and 1,166 salaried officials and clerks. The salaries of the latter amount to 51,266,270. Num ber of wage-earners employed, 16,692; wages, $5,151,659. These wage-earners represent 11,565 men of 16 years and over; 4.39U women of 16 years and over; 72S children under 16. ■ Of the 5,127 women and children employ ,ed, 3,327 are engaged in the tobacco In dustries of the city. Foundry and machine shop products, fertilizers, and tobacco industries repre sent 50 per cent, of the entire invested capital. The Trigg ship-yards are not classified under a separate head, but are grouped along with a number of indi vidual industries, whose aggregate capi tal amounts to 55.552.G32. THE RICHMOND INDUSTRIES. The 763 establishments enumerated in Richmond are conducted at a cost of ?19,319,995, including miscellaneous expenses and cost of material. The value of their products is given at $25,900,616. However, this product value is evidently gross. The gross value is found by adding the value of products in the separate establish ments. But the finished product of one establishment is often the raw material for another. The net value may be found by subtracting from the gross value the value of all materials purchased in a part ly-manufactured form. In Richmond, the leading manufacturing city of the State, the value of products in creased from IS9O to 1900 from $27,792,672, to $28,900,616. while the number of, estab lishments decreased from 966 to 763, and the number of wage earners decreased from 16,891 to 16,632. HENRICO; CHESTERFIELD. Henrico county has an aggregate of thirty-four industries. Involving $325,770 capital, employing 174 wage earners at annual wages of $52,490. The value of the products, including custom work and re pairing, is $361,901. ■ ; Chesterfield county; has an aggregate of eighty-three Industries, involving; $633,162, employing 646 wage-earners "at annual .wages* of $167,423. The value of the pro ducts is / $1,046, 656. This is exclusive of the city of Petersburg. - TOBACCO STILL LEADS. The bulletin shows that the manufacture of tobacco is the mostiimportant^industryy in J the State. The cigarette manufacture ': in Richmond : . has had ;'■ a steady /growth/ Danville, Lynchburg. , and Richmond, are among: the largest tobacco markets iin the United States, their combined sales In; 189S amounting; to 11.1 per cent of the; pro ductionof the country. ; ''■■•?■. :The< 212 eatablishmerits, in the:{;tbbaccc; : b>«rtnesß reported in IWO save] employment The Committee Compro ■ , mise Plan; Tho " commltteo compromise - : plan re quirfs prf payment of poll taxes :for thieo years, ; after January 1,: 1904; .those who V ser\'ed in the army .or navy of the Union, the Confederacy.' or the State are exempted from this poll-tax prerequisite. ' A general registration of voters is re- ; quired in 1902, and again each year there after until! 1909, at which no one shall be listed as a voter unless he shall be a soldier; or the son of one who. has served in the army or navy ;or who has paid the ,year preceding his registration taxes on property to the amount of $1; or who is abit, to read any section of the-Constitu tion and give a reasonable explanall jr. of ?. ; same. All perso.i enrolled under 'these conditions shall (remain a voter unless stibsequently . disqualified by some other ■"" provision of this article. Any person de nied registration under this section ""m&y. appear to the Circuit Court or the judgo in vacation. On January 1, 1909, the foregoing re quirements as to registration shall. expire, save that the General .'"Assembly ' may submit to! the voters the question whether or not the requirements shall longer con tinue in force. - , After January 1. 1304, all not previously registered shal.l not do so until they have paid poll taxes for three years preceding that date, or if newly of age, shall have cation in his own handwriting, unless physically disqualified. Unless blind or physically disabled he shall then prepare his own ballot and deposit same without assistance. Exceptions: Those registered prior to January 1, 1904, who may be aided .' In preparing his ballot by such" officer of. election as he may designate. Idiots, lunatics, and those convicted of humiliating crimes, and those holding temporary residence in the State are ex cluded from voting. \ day, in violation of the State and. city li quor laws. . This was done at the instigation of Mayor Buck'ner and Chief of Police Dyer, and the evidence was worked up by ex- Policeman C Morse. ■ Warrants were served to-night on Thomas McGill. a saloon keeper, Abe Peery. a go-between, and Ellen Parker, Minnie Owens. Ella Floyd, Sallle English, Minnie Law. Minnie Lynch, and Fannie Hodges. The cases against the women are mostly for selling beer. Mrs. Barbara Shearer, aged 76 years died to-day. at the, home of her daughter, Mrs. S. E. Boyd. The funeral services will be held to-morrow, and the remains sent to Winchester; for interment. , The First Virßinin. iPickett Camp ■ members are desirous of having the name of • the "First Virginia Regiment" perpetuated, and at a meeting last night appointed Comrades Loehr Stratton. Bass. Morris, and Maury to co operate with others who desire the old name to be retained. , ... & to 319.515 wage-earners, and their pro ducts were valued at $21,275,£66. • CHIEF NORTH'S SUMMARY. Chief Statistician North, of the Censua Bureau, says: Although Virginia, is an agricultural State, Table 1 shows that there has been a considerable growth in its manufactur ing and mechanical industries during the half century. The population during these years increased from '1.421,661 to 1.554.154, or 30.4 per cent.. . while the average num ber of wage-earners employed in manu facturing establishments increased frorr 29,110 to 72,702, or 149.7 per cent... embracing In 1900, ,3.9 per cent, of the entire popula tion, compared with 2 per cent, in 1850. Probably the best indication of the Import ance of the wage-earning class is affordecj by the greatest number of employed at any one time during the year. In 1900 this was 100,033, or* 5.4 per cent, of the totai population of the State. A SHOWER OF METEORS. IN FREDERICK COUNTY. They Fell Sunday in Broad Daylight. One Barely Missed a Group of Spectators. ■ WINCHESTER, VA., March 24.—(Spe cial.)—An unusual phenomenon was wit nessed by a Jarge number of people at Millwood, near: here, yesterday. afternoon, when a number of large meteors fell in broad daylight. ■. '■ The largest, which was of a white heat, fell near a school house, in front of which a large crowd of people was gathered, striking the ground, with a force that "shook . the .earth and tearing, a hole therein. People are digging for the me teor. MR. ROUSS;S GIFT ASSURED. V Some opinion ' haging been expressed as to whether. Peter W. Rouss, son of the late Charles' B. Rouss, would pay a gift of five thousand dollars, which his father had promised before his death, to the Mortuary Chapel fund, all doubt was re moved to-day by a letter from Mr. Rouss stating that he would pay over the money at any time. -' ■Work on the chapel, which will cost $10,000, will therefore begin at once. 'Frank H.Gib*son, who was arrestedin Lancaster, Pa.il yesterday, on the charge of using the mails with intent to . de fraud, is also wanted here by the postal authorities on a similar charge, in'con nection with his Virginia magazine. Gibson, ;several : years ago, was editor of the Winchester Press, a local news paper. ' ■'. Since then he was arrested ■ . in Charlottesville. Va.. for fraud and sen tenced to\ two years in the t penitentiary. ■He. : secured his release upon a plea" of insanity. ■Xew^ Georgia-Alabama Railroad.' V ATLANTA, GA: , March 24.— Secretary oi State Cook j to-day j issued a charter to the Columbus, Eufaula; and Gulf, railroad, tc run fronv Columbus, through Russell; Bar bour,- and .Henry counties, In Alabama, and Jackson and ; Washington counties, in Florida;! toy St. Andrew's bay. ; The'com pany's; principal office will be in Columbus. ■; The length of; theiinew; road is. to; be^ 20C miles. : Among the iricorporators are B. H. Tyson, M. ":- S. Germany,' and "W. A. ": Hawk ins, .^of Georgia; J. ■' M. .i Neely, ; of . South Carolina; ;J."i.A. MacDonaldliand^C. '(. E. Spencer, of Florida, and 'R. H.; Lee,; A: H. 'Merrill, arid ,T..J. 4 Campbell,^ of . '.The capital Is $250,000, all_commoh' stock."; RIGHMONDJiVA, TUESDAY, MARCH 25, 1902. VIRGINIA BANQUET . IN WASHINGTON. Address oy Henry AVntierson,. "Who Urges A. Union of Democratic Forces -Against the , perialism WASHINGTON, March 24.— About 150 guests were -present • to-night at the bi ennial banquet of the Virginia Democratic Association, held, in .the. banquet 'room of the Metropolitan . hotel. ■ They included Democrats, of' national prominence, and most of the" present Democratic leaders and Democratic members in Congress from the Old Dominion. .Owing to the fact that the Constitutional Convention is in session, and the Legislature is near-, ing its close. Governor. Montague, .Senator -Daniel;^ ahVj ; SA"t'Vbjrhej-: i General-^-Anderabn-' were unable to be present, and sent their regrets. Colonel Robert N. Harper, presi dent:of the association, acted as toast master.. Those who spoke included .the folllowing: T. W. Bullock, second vice-president of the association; Colonel Henry Watterson, of Kentucky ;-'- Senator of Ten. n'essee; Hon. Lewis Nixon) the leader 'of Tammany Hall; Representative W. r . . Kitchin, of North Carolina; Representa tive De Armond, of Missouri; and mem bers of Congress from Virginia. Coolnel Watterson urged on .Democrats a" general 'union of forces 'in opposition to Imperialism in all forms. He said: COLONEL WATTERSON'S ADDRESS.. "There is no drop of blood in my veins which is not Virginia blood. Although for purposes of my, own, having aj3eep de sign beneath them. I chose this capital of the nation for my birthplace, my ear liest visions of paradise — the very dawn of all my conceptions of honor and duty and 1 glory— nestled among yonder hills, across, the Potomac; and, when I go hence, my ashes shall repose upon the bosom of Kentucky, Virginia's first born, and fairest daughter. There seems, there fore, some fitness in my sitting among you. Anyhow, being a .KcntuckianVand a Democrat, I am glad to be here, and you will not, I hope, think me assuming any consequential airs, if, I add that I feel very much at home. - "We are Democrats; we love our coun try: our hearts beat true, to its institu tions; we would rescue the government from the hands of those^who are convert ing it into a government of the trusts, for the trusts and by- the trusts, and restore it to the hands of those who will have some regard for the rights .of the people.' The Republican party is a syn dicated party. Arbitrary power is its motto, the almighty dollar its trade-mack. If it be not checked, in the gait it is going, it will in the end surely Mexicanize' the republic. AGAIN "THE MAN ON HORSEBACK." "Once again- in the White House we have the "man on horseback." . Affecting the simplicity of the cowboy, he conceals beneath the self-confidence and the queer manners of the broncho-buster, the senti ments and ambitions, if not the talents, of a Diaz. To him a little thing like treating an admiral of the navy, wearing ' the laurel leaves of imperishable renown, as If he were a baby in arms, now to be dan dled and; now to be spanked; ismerely an undress affair, begun and ended during off moments between breakfast and luncheon. To him the reprimanding of the lieuten ant-general of the army, grown gray in the battles of his country, becomes arii amusing horseplay, meant to relax hisA muscles and illustrate his higTit mighti ness, whilst' warning lesser officers of the army to obey orders and say nothing. As these go forward; partaking some what of the character of feats to dirc*^ and blinds to hoodwink public opinion. . a bill of army rel-organization is prepared and urged upon Congress, which, if it be comes a law, will make the power of the Generally fair Jo- pay . Jhe J'ame Jc- Morrow: WASHINGTON, March 21—Fore ■" 'cast; ,: '. . -■ j ' .-; .' ■"■ ■ -:— . Virginia— Generally fair. Tues- ■ • day 'and Wednesday} liglit ';to fresh cast winds. ' ;; ; North Carolina— Partly Cloudy Tuesday; Shoivers in east Por tion; AVe'd'nesday srenerally fair; ' .variable winds. , '■'.' > . TUB WEATHER .-IX: " -: RICHMOND YESTERDAY .; xvnn clear arid warni. The range o( ; the ther-. mbmeter was-. as follows;' . c a .-m. ----. -■;-:■-■-:-; -^inj.- ,0 A. M. .--_-- -:- :: - - - L*_ 55; 12 M. - ------ 03 3 P. M. -------«-.-«5 ;C; C P. M. oi 12 Xigrht. ------ -_.__". 53; , ;■ = Mean Temperature - ■-_•::_••: s7l^ The Meredith Substitute Plan. -The : Meredith substitute : plan requires that in addition to the usual qualifications a citizen must have paid.'six: months' be-, for election all •.poll-taxes ;■ assessed : against him for the preceding four . years. : The: poll-tax prerequisite isi not .to be the operation of • this poll-tax. .prerequisite operative asfa. bar to:. voting uhtir Janu ary Ist, ,1904. .-'."'■ There are exempted' from the operation of the ppoll-tarx r prerequisite soldiers of the; State. Confederacy, or Unions during, the' civil war. . A general registration is to be had in 1002, and each year thereafter until 1907, at which no. person! shall be listed as voter.: unless—. ', .. (1)7 He has* served the army^ or navy : (2) He. is a descendant of tmewho has served in time of war in army or navy; (3)' One, who, or whose wife, shall have paid taxes amounting to 45 cents; ; (4) The son of such, parent so paying taxes: - (5) Or a person over 55 years old, prior to January 1. 1K02; :' (G) Or shall have become a naturalized citizen prior to January 1,. 1907. - ■ Air persons enrolled under these restric tions shall remain electors, unless subse quently disqualified by other provisions of the Constitution. Provision is to be made by law for reg istration after January 1,1907.: After that date all persons not otherwise disqualified shall be entitled to register and- vote, pro vided: (a) He shall have paid capitation tax for four years. (b) Pie shall make out his application for registration in : his own . handwriting without aid, and shall make oath to. the statements contained in such application; or he shall be the owner of property, real, personal, or mixed; of the value of. $150. Persons denied registration under this plan. shall have the right of appeal to the Circui-: Court. ■Idiots,. lunatics, and criminals, and.tem porary residents are' excluded, except in mates of- ther Soldiers' Home in Henrico county, or a student at school or college. President absolute, and which it is not too much to say ought to be entitled: 'An ■act. to make the. President of. the United States a military dictator.' Because the reprimended ' lieutenant-general, answer ing a summons of Congress, as was his duty, expresses an opinion adverse to this bill, it is proposed to retire him from the service. Taken' in' connection' with some other matters of more or less sinister as pect, there are menaces of most ominous import. TRAIL OF THE TRADEMARKS. "But. turn from the White House and turn to the Capitol, and look at. the Re publicans in Congress. The : trail of the trademark is over them all. Old high tar iff dances the can-can in the House, while old ship-subsidy does a-.' cake-walk in the Senate. Everything for/ the syndicates, nothing for -the people, and not content with their arbitrary power in the White House and their mercenary power in Con gress, the leaders of this party of Federal ism and false pretension would- rip open Pandora's box to filch thence tne black, piratical .flag of' negro domination, the _eciuaJJ>:j.dlsr.eputable -bloody, shirt- of «-sec- COXCLUDKD OX PAGE THREE SPIRITED DEBATES OH THE SUFFRAGE. Mr. fleredith Arouses flembers to Earnest Rejoinders. Prospect Favors Continuation of Interestino; Argument at To-Day's Sessions The Democratic suffrage conferences were resumed yesterday, and the confer ence adopted a resolution offered by Mr. G. K. Anderson providing- a vote on all amendments now pending before the con ference at 11 A. M. to-day, and that there after all, amendments proposed be voted on without debate until the main question is reached and voted on. .Later this ac tion was amended so as to extend the debate on the two plans now proposed un til 4 P. M. to-day: The extension of time was given in order to allow Mr. Glass arid other advocates of the committee com promise plan to be heard before the vote. Arguments were made yesterday by Messrs. Meredith and AVysor in favor of the Meredith substitute, and by Messrs Goode and Glass against it and in favor' of the committee compromise measure, and by Mr. Braxton against an under standing clause. Mr. Glass haa hardly begun his speech, when,, a- few minutes after 6, he yielded to Mr. -Anderson, of Alleghany, to make a motion to extend the time, and to. a motion to adjourn until this morning.. ■ ..•The sessions of the conference yesterday were characterized by more spirit and a closer approximation to personalities than have yet marked the discussion of the subject, and at both sittings there were sharp colloquies between members, and many interruptions of speakers, some of them apparently not in the best of tem per. ;..;-. Mr. Glass will resume his speech in ad vocacy of the committee compromise plan when the conference reconvenes to-day. Others will speak, and it is probable that the time will be filled with debate up to the momenfset for a vote.' It is not im probable that the resolution may again be so amended as to permit further extension of the time." ' "- * " MR. MEREDITH'S" SPEECH. The first speaker -yesterday was Mr. Meredith, who argued with his accustom ed vigor in favor of his plan, which was offered as a' substitute for the committee compromise plan. Indeed, his speech in opposition to the plan offered by the com mittee was: characterized by. some as 'bitter, and several of the members pro tested against his references to them". He contended that the plan' should be known by the name of the member, proposing it. in order that',' the shame and disgrace of it- might be.'fastened /upon such i member. He contended that it should be called the Danielplan. . .'■■'., ; ' Mr. Daniel- protested against the intima-j tibn '" -that, he was seeking uv shirk res i ponsibility/ for: his actions. • _-_ • Continuing, " Mr. Meredith' sharply at tacked, the understanding clause; and in that 'connection evoked protests from Mr. Thorn as well as Mr. Daniel. Both gen tlemen declared' -themselves' willing to meet any responsibility /that ; might de volve, upon them, but : both objected to the personal turn - being given •'■ the debate by ■ Mr.' Meredith. Finally the discussion- de-^, veloped into, a /colloquy between;: ' Mr.: Meredith and Mr. Daniel, in which both spoke plainly. -' r , \ "•'' Finally Mr: R. L. Gordonjmade the point of order against the • personal references in; the. speechV'bf Mr: -Meredith.- I'' *'• ' PRESIDENT GOODE. REPLIES. | ■ Presidents Goode .was: the next -speaker. Heniade a spirited reply :to the criticisms of the majority: by. Mr. Meredith;: He'pro tested against the j'iiii just • implicatlonUhat :this]bbdy would v,yote to put, an article in the \ Constitution! or ■-. ; the i ;of: -fraud: >i;The'-\ : . history, of the^suf-? f rage ' -" debate ;: from ? .^£its ; -■'-, Inception [to lv the .," .7; present %•■,.] stager"; wherein -a compromise ':> was offered V; in ': the hope "of :reconciling^varlantjvlew3,).waßvtracediby; , Jhav speaker^ Mr^v- GbodeV; declared hj that lE»IDGiFIiO2 COUXCIL ADOPTS TnE REPORT OP . THE FINANCE COM !'-.' •rs. ! s'j.'-.;'j": "•':'" :'.»MTpEE. .. .'l'ft!sf: , A TOTAL OF $1,760,974.92; TTrenty-Five Thonsnnd For Site of ' ." a. Settling Basin. MONEY FOR A XEW STEAMER CO. ,TTrnety Thousand Also for Pnttlng Fire Alarm , "Wires 'Uinlergronnil— Other Appropriations \1 Slightly " InerensecX-^SeTrers in - I^ec Di.i trict—Hoiy the Military Fared— •;;• Fcxt ot the Bndget. ; . The Common Council last night adopted the budget as it was reported by the Finance Committee. .There were, how ever, a fe?. r changes in the text of the or dinance, but none of • tho appropriations were altered. The only contest was over the appropriation's to several religious and charitable ' institutions. This was pre cipitated by a motion of Mr. Miner to strike them out. Mr. Wallerstein and Mr. Shea opposed the motion, which was lost, after, several spirited talks. ; The ordinance giving'a franchise to the Citizen's Rapid Transit Company, which was adopted by the Board of Aldermen at its meeting last week, was taken -up and adopted without 'change. '•, The attendance upon the meeting was the largest for some time, there being twenty-nine of the thirty members pres ent. Mr. Tanner was tne absentee. The budget carries an appropriation oE $1,760,074.92. The sum of $25,000 goes for the site of the proposed settling basin. It being the first move for clear water made by the City Council. The Fire Depart ment gets $20,000 with v.liich to establish an- additional, steamer company. ; The Fire-Alarm Department will have $20,000 to place its wires underp— ound. The Fire Department asked for,sti,ooo. in the hope of adding two companies, instead of one, and the Fire-Alarm people made a re quest for $25,000. For needed repairs and extensions in the Water Department the appropriation is $57.C90.25, or $30,000 in ex cess of. the appropriation for last year. Twenty thousand go for paving of side walks. It is understood that the most of this amount is to be expended by the Street' Department on the sidewalks in Lee District, an expenditure. which .was greatly sought by property-owners in that district. In addition to the sum of $21,000 carried over from the last year's appro priation for sewers in Lee District, $14,000 more is set aside, and during tho coming: year $35,000 will be available for sewers now, under contract and to be contracted for in that district. For the improvement of. Shockoe creek $15,000 is provided. This is ?5.000 in excess of last year. The amount the Creek Committee told tho Finance Committee that it could convA ninently use was" slightly in excess of $105,000.. ;•: . : ■ : . :. ; ; . .. . ]; -4-V.-' ■ -The' engineer at^ the almshouse was tho CONCLUDED OX I'AGE TWO. people from every section of the State were favorable to the compromise, and made an earnest "appeal' to" the members to stand by the committee and its re commendation. Mr. Wysbr took the floor and spoke in advocacy of the Meredith substitute. When he stated that he arose to defend the gentleman from Richmond, Mr..Mere dith retorted that he needed no defence, whereupon Mr. Wysor told him he would defend him anyhow, as ho "proposed to support his plan. The gentleman from Richmond had attempted to fix the re sponsibility for the committee plan. He (Mr. Wysor) could not agree that either Mr. Thorn or Mr. Glass had won. Afternoon SeKMion. At this point the conference took a re-; cess until 1 P. M. It was nearly 4:15 P. M. when the conference was called to order, COXCLUDED O.V PACE TAVO VIRGINIA NAMES ON THE ATLANTIC OCEAN. The «Monroe»,to Uc the of the .Old Dominion.* Boat Ituildinj? /.-■.- «t JTeivport iS'c^vm. Mr. John F. Mayer,, agent for the Old Dominion Steamship Line in the city, has received notification from the Board of Directors of his company in New York that they had decided to name their new vessel; "Monroe," in honor of Virginia. This vessel is now be built at the New port News ship-yard, and will be one of the finest craft in the coast trade. Tha "Monroe" is being constructed at a cost of S«00,000, and will be fitted out' in elegant style. : She will run on the main line'be tween Norfolk and New York, connecting at the former! port with "Brandon" and the "Berkeley" from Richmond. The Old' Dominion Line'; has been very partial to Virginia in naming the vessels of the line. The present fleet on the route from Norfolk to New York k consists of the. "Jamestown," "Jefferson," "Hamil ton," and "Princess Anne." CAPIVAL AND LIBRARY. Xyilllam OynoyleTs Counsel Fighting to Save His Keck f roiu the Xoosc. Attorney -Mitchell,?.' of Xewport News yesterday .called on Governor Montague askl "K, a commutation to imprisonment for U illiam^ O'Boyle.- the white man':un der sentence: of death at Newport News. The Governor some time ago granted the man a respite -of thirty days. He has not announced his decision "in \ the mat ter. ;.--.-■ ■■; .;; . ;.; :.:• ;■' .-; : -: .. •; - r ■■„■ ■y - .Yesterday was a' quiet^ day around the Capitol and Library buildings. Colonel Robert assistant • to . Attorney- General -Anderson.- .was 'back in the of fice, j having ; returned i f rom v Rockbrldge.' where -he , has '• been' attending, the term of the. County: Court. ' ' .Among, the visitors at' the Auditor's of fice : yesterday,was Mr. IGeorge-L. Smith', Treasurerof York county. : • ; . ■: to Have Been' Insane. ;■--;: MONTGOMEK l r . ALA.. March 24.— E. J; 'Afmstead.; formerly tax collector, of : this) county, and at one time one of the wealthy Jest 'i men"-; in." Alabama,' ;.'to>dayw shot '■ ancLin stantly_.^ killed ' : L Mary.v Hanson,'; a arid then : committed suicide. iße had' suf-^ f ered £ reverse's -j. through]" speculation^ r and it] is b«J**ved f iielwas temporarliv insane, ": : ftoffiiCSeai Shr3ee]^(^gk|™^)^S FIRED Oil Oili DESPERATE ENCOUNTER WITII Jl&i GRO CRAP SHOOTERS XE^lit '■•„ " , HAMPTON. I T FUSILLADE OF BULLETS^ Constables Sinclair and Tltcnor Ter« riblr Wonnded. ; . : '" ■ JAMES . BRIGGS WAS KFLI,EI>. The Deail : Man Wo* Proprietor ; of • the DU-c-^OfUcerx,. on Goins: Into> '."'. '- -■-■•-■ ■■' '• . - r V ■ *': '" ' ■'" -\' ; ;" ;"?;'» f , the Plncej: Were Greeted W » Hall of Pistol Shots— Great Brarc ; ry Displayed— Scene of Great Eat* , -citeraent.. -\ '■ - ' ' .V r .* »' > HAMPTON, VA., March, 2;l.~ (Special.)— Undoubtedly the most- sensational and serious clash between the of Rcers of .the law and colored "crap" shooters that has ever occured in Elizabeth City coun-. ty, was that which took place between; 3 and 4 o'clock Sunday morning near what ,'s known as tne Cross Roada, about one Hind a half miles * from tho centre ' o£ Hampton. ' •: . . . w ' As the result of. the encounter, Consta bio Roy Sinclair lies desperately ill in Dbdo Hospital, with a bullet in his head; Con stable John Tignor i 3 at.his home with. £ shattered arm. which will llkoly have to be amputated;' Janies Briggs. one' of itho "crap shooters." and proprietor, of. - tho house in which the trouble occurred, with two bullets in his body. near, the left lung, lies dead ; ln, the. hospital at\ the county jail, and five members oC. the crap shootfng gang are behind the bars' ot tho jail, awaiting trial upon the charge ot firing into a posse of officers. v ; The foregoing gives some idea of a. melee that created the -greatest .excite ment in Hampton and kept the feeling aft fever-heat all » day Sunday. . . A BLOODY. AFFAIR. The story of the affair is most sensa tional, and the results are yet unknown, but if the words of physicians count for aught, the final termination will result la tho death of Officer ; Sinclair, .. white, as stated. Officer Tignor , will, in all proba bility. lose his right hand or his arm from the elbow. ',;..-.' ; Following their usualcustom. Sheriff R- K. Curtis, with his deputie3-r-Constable3 Sinclair. Tignor. ; and John T. 'Gfddlngs-f. went out in- the neighborhood of thoiCrosa Roads early . Sunday niornlng. : About 'i, o'clock they "were attracted by. a noise in the house owned by. Mr. Rich ard Lee. but rented by James Briggs, who had the reputation. o£ conducting a gam bling den of the blackest hue. and who has long been recognized as a bad 'negro. The noise emanating from the building told the officers that a "crap"- gamo /was ver>' likely in progress, j It was decided to'make «.n Investigation, and the' officers immediately surrounded ;the premises., .Sheriff 2 Curtis was left-ito guard the front "entrance *ol^ the 'riilaco. while the other three officers repaired?. to the rear, for tho purpose of charging the place by forcing an entrance- ' ONE MAN RAN OUT.- . , The men on the inside had beconia aware of the 'officers' presence by this time. John Latlrher alias "John the E«tp tist," was seen -• to. emerge- froax tho house, and at the point ot a revolv»r ia the hand of Constable Giddings, siirren.-*; dered. ' Three other negroes came* out and -wero halted, .but their names were not ascer tained. A REGULAR FUSILADE. Officers Tigrior and Sinclair were now In the building, and tho "crap : shooters'* retreated to a room in the rear of th© ona in- which the game had been carried on* This room was intensely dark, so.when the officers were once in the building tho' light from the first room gave the colored men a good opportunity to shoot. '. As Officer Tignbr started into the dark room, he ' was met at "! the - door." by -James ' Briggs,' who fired his revolver- The ball lodged in Officer Tighor^a wrist, com pletely splintering the bone almost to tho elbow. . Constable Sinclair was In the rear of Tignor. and seeing Briggs was getting tho better of Tignor, Sinclair firetl at the^cbl ored man. By this; time several others in the, room opened. fire., and soon a. regular fusilade of shots followed. Briggs' 'finally got, a good. aim and Con-» stable Sinclair was seen to stagger an(| fall, the ball having entered just over th4i left eye. It ploughed its way through and lodged in tne head. . . BROKE THE FRONT DOOR IN. Sheriff Curtis had now broken open th* front door, and was ; pumping lead f ron ? his revolver into the darkened room. Thi j shots were, returned, bat the negroes musts t either have become, frightened or els | their ammunition gave out, as the- eritiri ■*. party quietly slipped out of the rbbn ; through the side, entrance, and whet ■ Sheriff Curtis- gained admission :to'.tht building all tho desperadoes "v/ere mlss« ing.) . ■ ;" ■ •". ; lovestigation developed tho fact thaf Briggs' had received -two balls -in YhiS' breast. .- One- entered just above the left lung ' and the f>ther penetrated the lower edge of the same organ. . His -wounds were most dangerous,': and he died later in the day. . -- "When the. shooting was over the officers secured a hack and • speeded Officer Sin clair off to Dixie Hospital, while "Officer Tignor was sent to his home, a short dis-* tance from the" scene of the shooting.' • : SINCL.-VIR FATALLY WOUNDED. Drs. J. Wilton. Hope and H. IX-'-.Ho'w'a were hurriedly sent for and. made an ex amination of Mr. Sinclair's wound at the hospital. Owing ; to the seriousness^of, th« wound, the . physicians decided not . ■ ta\ probe for the bullet, as it;was evidentthal COXCLUDED OX PACE TWO. To Cure v Cold In One Day. : take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets! AH druggists refund the money if it fall< to cure. E. "W. .Grove's signature ia^oa each ;box. Twenty-flve -cents. ■ >' • , ' ta Grip Caush Careci.V : ; with Dr. David's Cbagh Syrup. Best on earth for Cough; Cold. Croup, '. Consumpj? tlon. Bronchitis, and all Throat and Lung Troubles. 25 ccn t3; anywhere. . Avoid , tan, ; smarting, rough", red skin; applying Satin-Skin Cream and Satin-Skim Powder beforo exposure" v,o -Windsor ■ cold^ 5c.-. MILLER & KHOADS^'i Flo-tyers for Knster. Fine Violets,' Lilies. Roses. -and othe? Cut-Flowers; Azaleas, -Hyacinths, ;".. an£ other. Bloomlns -I'lants. :-,.:••: < -REYNOLDS/;. Florist."; v^ : ; - r 2 ' north Ninth atr«et» v i /; V; -Hot Siirlni:vut Horn*. Buy a Buckeye "Bath :' Cabinet and us* as {directed Jand >you will, get the>tull benefit^ of Hot Medical rßaths at hom«^ Price reduced, to, enly $5. complete. -. T; OWENS f&jMIXOR DRUG CO.;' \ .:■:/.*.' V-' : ':-V".V;'-. : .'.-.'i--'. : '. "':':•- '''^ •'.'.-'■ ■Ricl«non<J»-Vau;ga v •■'-.' ■"• :., ' Visorou* Rabltins ". -■- '■'■'■= --' with* <DtxleT" Nerve ".and ; Bbno'i^lm«atl will Icure ?? Rheumatism. ; Enlarged ? Jolntm.*! Pains. 5 Strains, f a n& Sprains^ Xariil btS % tle t 2scent* V . ;. _ ~~j