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TEN'RAGES;
» NUMBERy 16,023
THE DAY'S SUMMARY,
■H TIIIC WIJATHKR.
r vM-ASHINGTOX, August 21.— Forecast
j--S Friday and Saturday: *
Fair, except showers on , inc.
r'Sst Friday: Saturday, fair: fresh north
vtst winds.
ICorth Carolina— Local rains Friday;
f..r.urday, fair; fresh northwest winds.
Vhc weather Jn Richmcnd yesterday
bright, clear and pleasant.
1 STATE OF THERMOMETER.
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MINIATURE ALMANAC.
August 22. 1902.
Bur. rifes 5:32 1 UIGH TIDE.
Sun sets;—' fi:s3 l Morning G:3f>
jiloon rises.. S:4SJ Evening C:ST
RICHMOND.
Police make moro successful raids — —
Evidence brought tb light in gambling
Oens will convict some one Tri-City
JL.cafri:c faces dissolution with the ;with
jariiwal of the Brownies Republicans
fieclaro that Roosevelt knows nothing of
tVirpinia politics Respectable " colored
«;lrl brutally outraged by live Richmond
mtr Newman is fined by the Police
Board, and officers who cannot undor
i!--iand regulations are threatened with dis-
Rf-ceipts of the city gas works
fall down before electricity and the eco
nomical burner Mr. Mcßain beaten by
r.hi< s v-s whom he attempted to arrest— —
ZBupfriPPs manager of the.Traveilo.rs" Pro
ttective Association piven a reception at
the local post Royal Arch Masons give
n banquot. fallowed by a presentation, in
Jionor of an honored member — —Salaries
of some city officials are to be cut.
MANCHESTER: Ludicrous meeting -ot
Rcpublicnns at Cunningham's Hall The
party splits. * j
f VIRGINIA.
Attorney Gray, one of the ablest mem
irf-rs of tho Culpeper bar. is dead — -A resi
tiont of Goochland county, has secured
to hang ono man. and now
hf-ka to get the job of hanging one not
yet convicted Governor Montague en
itertained at a ball at Jordan's Spring.
In- Colonel H. Jl. Baker, a member of
}:is staff -Mr. F. A. Graichen, of Win
chester; charged v.ith violating the anti
;nr(sq»ito ordinance of the city. is. ac
u htcd- — Chnso City's tobacco sales
iiare -opened with a rush for the new.'sea
fc on Lee Green is on trial in Goochland
for. murder; testimony in the case not
ji-"t completed William Treadwell. negro
jTiurderer in Portsmouth jail decided to
lie of found mind, and admits crimes
■■elsewhere Roanoke machinists, to the
l.unjber of 2,000. unite to resist increase of
charges by physicians — -White woman on
trial at Chatham for infanticide John
iDaly, of Petersburg, a negro, shoots his
wife, in execution of a threat deliberately
r nfi( 3e Colonel F. H. Archer, promin
ent lawyer of Petersburg and veteran of
two wars, is dead Many weddings in
Virious cities Later reports from Wise
county confirm the, news of the alarming
tpcad of smallpox, now c-pldomic near
Storiega Walter Greaver. conductor on
I hf Chesapeake ond Ohio's James River
revision, seriously and probably fatally
xvnundoil by being knocked from a train
I-'ar Eagle Rock- — Henry C. Tir.slcy, of
ptriunton, vctoi-an newspaper man, ior
::• lly of the Dispatch .stn'.f. and later
jirffpiietor and odi.tor of the Staunton
'\> indicator for years, dies in that city.
genlral
Active, speculative liquidation lending
feature of the New York stock market.
14 wild day in p'ruinF at Chicago Society
r»f Florists will meet next year in Mil
waukee- — Sombrero wins the Huron
ilahdicap Cresceus trots a mile at In
<3ianapolis in 2:04 1-5 — -Tennis champion-;
fchip in doubles goes to England, as result
of Xcwpdrt tournament- — -Marion Erwin
Is again m Montreal, and fresh develop?:
hiehts in Gnynor-Grecne case are expected
• — IRussell Sago expresses the opinion that
m^ibinations of industries are a menace
\o tr?ie government, and oppressors of the
pjafple- — Cuba changes its tariff law so as
lo admit cheese-cloth into the island free
t'f duty, in order to promote the "covered
cultivation" of tobacco — -President tells
Pritchard that Court of Claims place is
not for Xorth Carolina Peter Power is
taken from jail to testify before Examiner
Mabie. which he does, the hearing being
until Tuesday — -Coroner's ver
dict in 1-Sartholin murder case recommends
thai William Bartholin be arrested and
..liel^as principal for the murder, and
i!i:-.t Thompson and Counselman be held
ns Accessories to the crime No trace of
tho. "enemy,'' reported in the naval war
being played E. P. Remington is
rciidi not to be satisfied that his brother
R6i:iert died by his own hand Ex-Sena
v-.n Hill addresses a gathering of farmers
at Albion. N. T. Severe storm passes
ov.V Greenville. S. C- — A serious race
rifji is in progress near Shannon, Lee
county. Miss. Experimental shipment of
I'f.-.ches from Georgia, to England proves
Jiiejlily successful— — Proposed increase of
Illinois Central railway's capital stock to
JT.,040.0i'0 to bo considered by stockhold
<?rs{ to-day Howard Crosby speaks bo
forfe the Universal Peace Union on "The
JJnjnanliness of War" Olympian games
of 'l'Vvj at Chicago are generally com-
Eiendc-d, Governor Montague .being among
those who applaud ithe project — — Stock
liolders of the Baltimore :md Ohio
Railroad Company unanimously ro
t.olre to merge with Philadelphia. Wil
mhiprton and Baltimore Company- ■
ALFONSO SHOCKS SPAIN.
triip'AVliole C<Hin<ry in A«hast at Hi*
ISrcontrlvltlcN.
MADRID, August 21.— (Special.)— All
Spain is a^hnpt to-day over the latest
reports of the extraordinary ccccntricites
of Kinj; Alfonso. Details of :i his remark
*ble actions cause the gravest fear that
Tumors of mental aberration are true.
iJuring his recent provincial tour the
Sung repeatedly gave evidence of lack of
tncntal balance.
At Ox'iedo at a great reception the King
complained of being bored and asked
nviiy h<? could not go to bed. It was. ex
plained that etiquette demanded that the
£>eopl<? ]<-aye tirst.
"I'll soon send thorn away," replied the
Jving. He then with doubled fists to" his
»»"uth sounded the bugle call of "Taps."
rfiwac-d. siretcheu," ajid shouted, "I am so
tired." .The people <ook the. hint and
hurrir-c] away.
At L<jon a brilliant procession met him.
He Ktripped all proceedings; got out of
lh«i royal coach, sent for his camera and
J«r twenty minutes photographed the
Irfunjphal arch, the people, and the street
>cehca.
CITY COMMITTEE TO-NIGHT.
*-o«t „f iUumv^hsUiunl Primary
, <:hl«-i Topic «o Re Considered.
T-he City Democratic CorhmHtPc will
*n«HM to-night 'al':._th« 'Murphy's liniclaii-
Chairman J. U. Dohcrty presiding.
J!j| s is just- one of tho fojvr.al meetings
J>f<ljft commit le.. roq uired under thoby
'avffi to be held every ITiday "night for
J* month prior to elections, in, order that
ri '!l' buslnoEa of importance that; mr,/
<oinp up may he disposed of promptly.
■Hie matter of thn cost of the congressicn
>l primary in this city. and:the" perfection
** j>rojjarations therefor will probably . *v».
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POLICE CONTINUE TO .COLLECT
GAMBLING FURNITURE FROM
DENS.
•OLD SCANDALS ARE REVIVED.
Evidence Collected Will Freeze the
Marrovf in Some Bonca.
hook; coxtract bribery.
One Cheek "Will Reopen That Old
Sore — Finnncinl Di*n«fers That
"Were Inejci>licn.l»le at the Time
Cnn Xoiv Be Traced to Their True
OriKin.
The curtain was lowered on the second
act of the gambling drama yesterday,
when"Officer Wyatt assisted by Officers
Lang and Howcll raided the house of
Walter Gathright on south Fifth street,
and the house of l'om Lyons, .at 605 cast
Broad street.
In both places gambling paraphernalia
was found, and the accumulative evi
dence in the hands of Wyatt is beginning
to assume proportions' that will tax the
storage, capacity of the City Hall base
ment. Charges were preferred against
Messrs. Gathright and Lyons, but at. the
request of their counsel they will be car
ried over to the time set for the hearing
of the previous capes.
As n. vaudeville stunt between the acts.
Policeman H. A. Amos, of the Third Dis
trict, got on the stage last night., and
gave a neat exhibition .of good police
work by pulling the negro policy shop
in the roar of Michael Consani's bar. at
No. 12 east Broad street. He clinched
IPS OUT OF COMMISSION.
.V tlunrter-Bnsliel Bay o£ Chips anil n "\Vheel of Tortunc, Gathered in by.
OlHeer Wyntt.
his case, by getting evidence that will
convict, almost beyond doubt, the operator
of the game. Amos caught James BrooKs
alias Joseph Baker in the act of writing a
policy ticket. The ticket was given to
a negro woman, and as she left the joint,
Amos relieved her of it. He then swooped
down on Brooks or Baker, and found
the duplicate of the ticket that had been
given to the woman.
Seated at Brooks' s side was another^ne
gro intently watching the work of 'the
writer. He gave his name as '•Rev."
Samuel Christian— :l very unsuitable name
for a devotee of a policy shop— and .he in
sisted that the "Rev." be put before his.
name when the charge was recorded
against him at the Third Station. He
could not give the name of his church,
and it is not known what flock he watches
over, but the brethren will certainly have
to sit on his case for conduct prejudicial
to the good of the congregation.
Slay Trace Burglaries. - .
All the paraphernalia was carried to the
Third Station. In the room back of the
policy shop. Officer Amos found other
gambling paraphernalia. including a "pig
in-the-bag" and a "skin" layout-both
seductive games of chance to the darkey.
There tie discovered a. drawer containing
tools that arc handy for a burglar. Offi
cer Amos believes that he can trace cer
tain burglaries to the negroes frequenting
this dive.
It has been very difficult to secure con
victions in these policy shop cases, be
cause no one can testify to having seen
a ticket written, but Officer Amos has
the deadwood in this case. It will come
up- in the Police Court this morning.
In the meantime the public is anxious
ly waiting for the third act in this local
drama in which Officer Wyatt has figured
in the star role. There was quiet last
night, and the exciting scenes attending
the. raids of Wednesday were not re-
peated. but tho quiet is known to. be
the calm that precedes the storm, for the-:
whispering birds have toM Wyatt where ;
other paraphernalia can be found that has
COUPLE WED ON A TRAIN.
HOANOKE. VA.. August 21.— (Special.)
3: H. Yost has returned from the south
west, where he had been on business.
While down in the Clinch Valley division
of the Norfolk and Western he reports
a marriage ceremony which is without
parallel. The contracting; parties were
William' Puekett and Berta Scott, both of
Tazewell county. Va. . _• -..-..
The couple boarded a Norfolk and West
ern train just east of Tiptop, in Tazewell
county and were eloping. They procur
ed amariace license at Tazewell court
house. They discovered there were a
number of- ■Baptist ministers on board.
en : route to Bramwell, W. Va., to attend
an association, and the groom. having I ; the
license in his pocket, was not. long-, in
inducing-": one of-lhem to ; tie the knot.
Mr Yost made the bride a present, of a
nice'l>ible he was able Ho secure from a
rolnorter who happened to be on the train:
She romarked^-that it^vas -all^rlfirht,Sbut
ehe:;cxpect<4^lio ><>¥»: -'3?g§g^jcoogng
EIOHMOND, VA-. FEIDAY, AUGUST 22, 1902:
been hidden since tho.i first gambling
"leak": occurred. / And -with _. this lnfornia
tlon snugly tucked away in' a"\note book,
Wyalt will begin, torget^busy.agaih. and
he" win- have tnc aid of. Chief -Howard and
Captain Hulco" in his .relentless work :of
hunting down;' every, trace : of : evidence
that will .lead to tne conviction of -.the
alleged Ramblers.-,
Anticipating further. raids, it is said. that
the owners. ' of " certain paraphernalia
named on' Wyatt's list aro -.letting g the
apparatus down out of back windows .by
ropes, and removing. it;piece at a:time to
places of real safety. So uncertain "are
the owners of the material as to what in
formation- Wyatt has in his. possession;
that it was reported. last- night that _one
man had buried some of his apparatus
beneath Mother Earth.
Ilcvivc n. Bribery Scandal, ;
The greatest interest centres in the
bank, paper found in the material ■ seized
by Wyatt at the raid on the rooms over
Brown's Cafe. Wednesday night. . The
fact was . brought out yesterday that
among the checks -found in the lot 1 was
one 'for $75 drawn by an individual who
figured some years ago in a big bribery
scandal that called for an investigation
with reference to the public school book
contracts in Virginia. Furthermore it
developed that the receipt signed by the
.When; these checks, notes, and drafts
with their accompanying protests are
exposed as evidence, if such should be
lady for money supposed to have been lost
by her husband to 4he gamblers, and sub
sequently returned to her, will throw
some, light on a, financial disaster that
(CONTINUED ON SEVENTH PAGE.)
Qfflfll IN MONTREAL
Fresh Gaynor-Greene Devel
opments Anticipated
as a Result.
MONTREAL, August 21.— Marion Er
win. the district attorney from Georgia,
who has been looking after, the interest
of the United States government in the
Gaynor-Greene case, is in this city again.
He had a long interview with Donald
Mac Master to-day, and new developments
are expected. , .
CORONER'S VERDICT
: ;. IN BARTHOLIN CASE.
jury Recommends That "William
Bartliolin and Thompson and
"Connselmen Ue Held.
CHICAGO, August 21.— The coroner's
jury at the inquest to-day over the body
of Mrs. Anne Bartholin, brought in*°a
verdic* recommending that her son, Wil
liam Bartholin, be arrested and held as
principal for her murder, and that Oscar
Thompson and Edward Counselman, who
were under arrest, accused of complicity
in tho murder of Minnie Mitchell, be held
to the grand jury as accessories- to the
crime. The jury found that Mrs. Barth
olin came to her death on or about July
7th. death being due to strangulation.
During the inquest, Mrs. May Brown, a
former lieighbor- of Mrs. Bartholin's. tes
tified that the old lady was suspicious and
lived in deadly fear of her son. Accord
ing to Mrs. Brown's testimony, Mrs.
Bartholin, in a"*conversatlon a few days
before her .death, had told the witness
that young Bartholin was nothing but
a beast, and that the Mitchell's would
regret the day. they allowed Minnie^Mitch
ell to have anything to do with him. Mrs.
Br.rtholin. in relating her troubles, de
clared- that Bartholin was a dissipated
ne'er-do-well, and. that she believed him
capable of almost any crime.
Jmlpre AVnttJs Caned n Man.
NORFOLK. VA., August 21."— (Special.)
During, the Portsmouth Firemen's Car
nival to-day a . man struck the daughter
of Jtidge Legh R. AVatts. general counsel
of the Seaboard Air-Line" railway, with
a base-ball. The judge instantly attacked
the man, inflicting severe scalp woi|nds
with his cane. \' r ' ■' \
HAD PROMISED HIS DEAD WIFE
SHARON, PA:. August :2L— (Special.)—
George C. Matthews, a wealthy -real es
tate broker of this city, and Miss ' Ella
Stem, of Easton, were- married to-day af
ter a ' seventy-two-hour acquantance.
Matthew's wife died four weeks 'ago. On
her. deathbed ; she asked -her husband to,
marry a former acquaintance. Miss. Ella
Stem." Matthews had no desire to, do so.
but the deathbed request had a compell
ing force and this week he left for Easton
met Miss Stem." who ; was a typewriter,
proposedand was accepted.
STOIOI AT" GREENVILLE, S. C.
X >u«il)er".of Houses' Mloivn Dovru
; . -jio Loss fit Life.
GREENVILLE,' -S. C... August 2lf— The
heaviest v storm -in years passed V over
'Greenvillo this ) afternoon, \ damaging* much
property.' , A; number, ot houses were blown
' down .west of the ; city, i and \ trees , torn.:up
by ithe 1 roots^-'Onef residence ;{wlthlni\ the
; city hytaa ? Completely,: de^lished^bj^ujjo
Zosa 7 -- n «|
THE SCOURGE IH WISE
TERRIBLE CONDITIONS PREVAIL IN
, SECTION INFECTED BT -
1: : SMALL-POX. '
BODIES BEING CREMATED.
Five or Six Corpscii Thrown Into
;;. Coke Ovens Every Night., -
MOTHER ASD FIVE CIHLDREX.
AH of Them Perlslie'tl in Fexr Days
of Encli Other— lnadequate Ar
rangcnients for Caring for ' Per
sons Snffering from the Disease—
Hnnclreds Leaving the Stricken
Territory— ln Need of Food. ;i ;
GATE CITY, VA., August 21.— (Special.)
James "K.: King, employed by one of the
companies operating at Stonega, passed
here to-day and says that so far as he
knows about sixteen deaths have occur
red from smallpox at that place recent
}y-
He confirms the report that Mrs. W. B.
Quillin, four sons, and one daughter,
formerly of. Gate City, have died with
the disease.
While the managers of the works are
trying to conceal the horror of the situ
ation, it is evident from the numerous
direct reports, letters sent out. etc., etc.,
that very many are dying, and that in
sufficient attention is given the patients.
Cremating- the Bodies.
One man who escaped from the; pest
house, says that the few who are re
leased/are sworn to divulge nothing, and
that five or six dead bodies are cremated
in the coke ovens every night. Many
deaths occur, of which nothing is heard,
except by. the attendants, and the au
thorities take all exposed persons to the
insufiiciet pest house. It is said that few
escape alive.
The disease has prevailed at Stonega
and vicinity for several weeks, but within
the past week the situation has grown
much more alarming, and the authorities
seem to have lost allcontrol of It. There
is no doubt ' that exposed persons are
constantly escaping.
Guards Have Trouble. .
The guards are experiencing a
great deal of trouble with the people
fleeing from the plague-stricken district.
More than thirty persons passed here
yesterday. One white man was put off
of a freight train a few miles west of
here, who evidently was taking the dis
ease. He to the guard stationed
on the load and said he wanted, to. get
to his home near Bristol. The guard per
mitted him to go; around the town. Ho
was very ill, and the train. crew was sure
he had the small-pox.
Most of the refugees have no- money
and are tramping their way. or trying
to steal .ride 3on the^freight -trains.;.They ;
are in- a pitiable condition. It is. almost
Impossible . for them to oMain "any food
because the people are afraid of them,
and it is impossible for them to find any
employment. They all claim to be try
ing to get back to their homes. The food
they get is carried out and put down
where they can; get it, and this always
on condition that they at orice move on.
■«■»■
LEAGUE GONE UP,
Brownies Withdraw, and No
Schedule Is Now Pos
sible.
The dissolution of the Tri-City Base-
Ball League is at hand, for the Brownies
have withdrawn from the L~eague, and
the m embers of the team ha ye pledged them
selvesnot to play against any of the teams
that constitute the League. As there are'
but three teams remaining— Elks, Man
chesters. and Petersburgs— no schedule
has been arranged,. and unless some team
takes the piace of the Brownies, the Tri-
Ci'y combination will go to pieces.
The cause of the rupture was the divis
ion of the receipts from the game be
tween the Brownies and the Chicago
Bloomer Girls played here Wednesday. It
is understood that the members of the
Brownies were to receive ten dollars each
if the attendance reached over two thou
sand: people. 'In the settlement they got
five dollars each, as it was. claimed 'that
the attendance was only fifteen hundred.
It ; seems that Manager Daly, of the
Brownies, and Mr. Donati, the president
of the League, could not agree on a bet
ter settlement, and the Brownies decided
to. leave the combination. Unless their
place is filled 'by another club, the Tri-
City aggregation will be a thing of the
past.
Richmonders in New York.
NEW YORK, August 21.— (Special.)— At
the Fifth-Avenue. B.T. Crump; Holland,
F. M. Whittaker; Grand, Miss R. Clarke;
Imperial. L. W. Pizzini; Broadway Cen
tral. T. C. Rice; Grand Union, J. C. Cole
and wife.
SHE TURNED HIM DOWN.
MERIDAN, CONN.. August .21.— (Spe
cials—Dora Godeher has received an offer
of marriage. Dora is the 16-year-old. miss
who caused the .recent strike among the
buffers at . the factory of the Rogers &
Bros., owing %to"% to" her laughing at them. A
young man 'in Cleveland.. 0., saw/news
paper accounts of the 'strike, and the
giri's picture, arid immediately fell in
fove. He has written, offering to wed
her immediately. Dora says she will have
nothing' to do -with -him. \_
Xomlnatca'Witliont a. Figrlit.
JACKSON, : MISS. August 21.— E. S:
Cindleri ; Jr., ■••"incumbent; :-rhad .no opposi
tion in the Democratic primary for the
First.^^ Congressional District to-day. ,
; Fatal Sunstroke at .Mouile. r
■•-' 'MOBILE, ? 21.— Captain >
Lenstrom, of Kthe: Russian j bark Paul,:
diedUhls afternoon
E. REMINGTON REPORTED DOCBT
; FUIJ ; ABOUT ROBERTS HAVINGi ' :t
; DIED BY HIS OWN HANDS. j
AN v AUTOPSY PERFORMED.
Sngrgestion That Bullet in Brain Docs
' Not- Fit Dead ManJs Rerolver.
A . MYSTERIOUS COSFEREXCE.
Edtvard Deniinpton, HisXnwyer, and
the -Physicians "Who Performed, the
Autopsy Have a Secret Tallc and
Refuse to Give; Out Any Informa-.
tion— Remains of the Supposed
Suicide Interred.
L WILLIAMSPORT; PA., August 21.— 1t
is reported to-night from an authoritative.
; source that Edward T. Remington is not
satishfied that his brother died by his own
hand. When it became known that he was
entertaining a suspicion of foul play,
"which originated before he left Newport
with the body, an Associated Press re
presentative called on Mr. Remington
and requested a statement. He replied
that he would neither deny or affirm any
thing relative to his brother's death, ex
except that the tutopsy performed to-day
revealed that the bullet in the mouth
caused death. When asked if the bullet
found imbedded in the dead man's'brain
fit the revolver found by his side, he de
clared that he had nothing further to
say. Asked if developments in. the case
could be . expected, he said time alone
would tell.
Mr. Remington and his attorney, Seth
,T. McCormick, as well as the physicians
who performed the autopsy, were togeth
er in secret conference until late to-night,
and their action is surrounded by much
mystery. They positively refuse to give
out any further information.
The remains of Robert Reading Rem
ington were laid to rest in Wildwood
Cemetery this afternoon. The interment,,
which had been announced, as private,
was witnessed by a curious crowd ' of
men and women, who had gathered at
the cemetery. On the casket rested a
wreath of American Beauty roses and
lilies of the valley, tied with a" wreath
of white satin. The flowers were sent by
Miss May Van Men, the former fiancee
of Robert Remington.
Mnrder Out of the Question.
NEWPORT, R. 1., August 21.— The re
port that Edward P. Remington believes
that his brother. Robert Reading Rem
ington, was murdered in this city, was re
ceived with incredulity here to-night.
Chief-of-Police Richards, when inter
viewed by an Associated Press represen
tative, said it was absolutely impossible
that Mr. Remington could .have been
murdered. He said he thoroughly inves
.tigrated, the. affair.soon* after -it : happened;
with a view' to • finding whether there
might be any. possibility of murder's hav
ing been' committed, and that there could
be no doubt that the man came to death
by his own hand.
ARRESTED WRONG MAN.
Georjje Duncnn MiJitnlven. for a Mur
derer, Snmc Ifniuc.;;,
BLUEFIELD, W. VA.;- August 21.—(Spe
cial.)—George Duncan, an Ohio man, ws
arrested yesterday by the Ashland police,'
who thought he was Marshal George Dun
can, who a few years ago shot Ira S. Cole
man to death at Matewan, and fled to the
Kentucky mountains. A large reward is
offered for the capture of Marshal George
Duncan, and the police and county offi
cials are keeping a close watchtfor him.
The man arrested proved not to be the
man wanted, and was set at liberiy, after
paying a heavy fine for carrying concealed
weapons at the time of his arrest.
FLAW MAY VITIATE VERDICT.
Unlawful . Juror in Case of C. i-.P."
Lewis, Convictert of Abtlnction.
NORFOLK. 1 VA., August 21.— (Special.)
The jury which convicted C. P. Lewis of
abducting . Myrtle Joyner Included as
one of its member Thomas Nash, of
Portsmouth. Mr. Pilkinton, the attorney
for the defense, has asked a stay of
judgment in the case, which the judge has
taken under advisement. The question at
issue is whether or not the jury panel is
properly constituted with a non-resident
as one of its members. ,
If the question. -be decided against the
defense, the attorney proposes to carry
the case to the Court, of t Appeals. lie
says an aunt of Lewis has come to his
assistance financially. Lewis is now in
jail here' awaiting the termination of the
case, f ■ ... .''•--
TREADWELL XOT INSANE,
Condemned Xegrro Murderer Wanted
in Two Other States.
NORFOLK, VA., August 21.— (Special.)
This afternoon a commission of lunacy
examined William. Treadwell, the negro
wife-murderer and would-be .suicide, as
to his mental condition. The commission
was held in' accordance with instructions
issued by Judge Portlock.the court hay
ing been impressed by the negro's actions
that his mind was unbalanced. The , ex
SAVED LIFE AND WON WIFE.
WINSTED, CONN.,- A'.igust 21.—(Spe
cial.)—-While a. party- of. six were boating
on Highland Lake: here to-day, Miss Nitt
ken. of Torrington, accidentally fell over
board. Maurice R. Lanes, a young New
York lawyer. Jumped ./irito the- lake; and
rescued the; drowning woman.- Miss Rps-r
enfield;a friend of ;Miss iNittken,; was Tso
overjoyed a t^the rescue of her.. friend, that
she.i s "now engaged to. Mr." Lane. •■
- , -:' Scott ■ Coitnty '•■Notes. "•'.- I
GATE CITY. VA;, August 211— (Special.);
The, session, of the j Stony" ; Creek Primitive.
Baptist Association has; just closed at -the
old^ Stony Creek church. ; ' -'- : ; :>.;:..•■
> Mr. J. J. Taylor, * for 3 years depot agent;
at : this place, - but ; at: present ; engagedi in
the mercantile business inlXiee county, us
.visiting f friends "here.; -..'-" \.»
t: A"; few- nights ;ago dogs 'almost destroyed >
a\fine flock. of. sheep" belonging: to;Mr.3C. - :
Pij Quilling a^ merchant j of^Gate tCity; rwhb:
resides ga % f cw r ; miles romvi iown^There :
ja're'; people ? i^'(^h^^coupt^jriiOyopp6B& [jth*
THREE CENTS PEE GOPY>
amination "proved, however ; that' the mur
derer was of sound, mirid. : :; ' . . ;
"Treadwell has repeatedly tried to killhim
selLbefore and since he was sentenced -to
die. He protestcdagainsthis lawyer ask
ing fora 'hew trial." To-day he
that -he Is .wanted; at Sparrow's fPoint.
Md., for cutting a man with', murderous
intent, -and that he : is also wanted in
North; Carolina^'.;- .! r e • ./."r . ... '
CROP PROSPECTS :
; , HELP THE MARKET.
Visiting Merchants Arc Baying a
Higher Grade of Goods. •
It is said that ; out-of-town merchants
are purchasing a better | class of goods : in
this' market than they, have done hereto- ■
fore. One reason ; assigned for the pur
chases being made of higher-prfceed goods
i-= the outlook in" the territory aovered by
Richmond's wholesale ; and jobbing trade
for excellent crops. this fall. _
Mr. J. F. Bennett, of ;McCa:ll. S. C.
was in the city yesterday making his fall
and winter purchases. He is at Ford's
Hotel, and reports crops ir» his section as
very promising.. In consequence. -he ex
pects a fine business this fall andwinter.
Mr D W. Spencer, of Spencer. Henry
county who is-a large tobascconiat. was
among the number here in the iatereat of
his store. ; ' '"•'-.. ■■", .
Among other merchants in the city du
rin" the day were C. T. Johnson*, of Ben
son N C; S. F. Kayser. Hendlerson. N.
C and D. W. Levy, of Durham.-N. C.
GOVERNOR'S GAS BILL
It Has Dropped From £io£
to $ 1.30— Electricity Men -
aces Light Department.
'..Up to August Ist the revenue fromthe !
gas-works was just J2.270.93 less than for.
the same period in the last fiscal year.
and the deficit for 'the year ending Jan
uary 31st next, will not be far short of
$5,000.
If the falling off is not greater than the
figures given the officials of the Light
Department will feel that the gas-works
has had a good year.
Each year the competition from electric
lights and the use of economical gas burn- ;
ers becomes so much greater that tho
falling off is inevitable.
"If it were not for the use of gas" for"-!
cooking purposes," said Inspector Joseph
Shelton. yesterday to a Dispatch report
er, "we attaches of the Light Department
would have to look out for other jobs."
1 In July more than a hundred cooking
stoves were connected for tho uso of gas
by the plumber of the Light Deparament.
These stoves will use about $300 or $-500
worth of-gas per-month. Since the "first
of the present month a goodly number of
stoves have been installed, and indeed,
the number seems to bo on tho increase
each month.
GOVERNOR'S GAS BILL.
Mr. Shelton had on his desk before him
a bill for the past three months, which
aggregated just. *1.30 for lights in' the
Governor's Mansion. He shook his head
and referred to an olcl record. ■
When Fitz.. Lee was Governor, tho gas
bill for the same period in ISSS. was just
•$105r»In~the- same -three: = months i-in the
same year the bill fof the- State Capitol
was 52-15, while now no gas'is'used in the
big building.'
Mr. Shelton showed how. tae' loss of- $350
in three months was a staggering
blow to the gas-works because it required •
more than a hundred small bills to make
up for these two big ones. He said that
the discontinuance of such large contracts
all over. the city in small and large stores
and factories and in the, city fire engine
houses, and the substitution of electricity,
for gas in these places had robbed his
department of many hundreds of dollars
annually.
/Mr. Shelton believes that the works
have reached about the lowest, and that
instead of showing a further decrease in
the future the receipts will about hold
their own and may possibly show a slight
increase.-
WANTED, A RED-HEADED GIRL
The State of Ohio Desires a Few
Jlu nd red of Them. ;
NEW YORK. August 21.— (Special.)— A
thrill wont up and down-Broadway to-day
when it was learned that George H. Rob
inson, of Cincinnati, was in town looking
for young women with red hair to partici
pate in the Ohio State fall festival. It is
not the first time that -ruddy coiffures
have been insisted upon as a sine qua non
for dramatic engagement, but it is the
primal occasion - upon wnich salaries are
guaranteed by a great and sovereign State
of the Union. >
The red-headed girls are needed for the
Swiss chalet, which will be a feature of
tho festival. There was a' lively rush of
every hued damsel to get on the Ohio pay
roll. Robinson and his agents, if they
wished, could leave here to-morrow with
over half of the red-headed .female popu
lation of Greater New York.
SEABOARD UNDER PRESSURE.
Slight Decline Yesterday — Virginia
Coal and Coke "Was
Hammered.
; NEW YORK,- August 21.-(Special.)—
Seaboard shares were again under pres
sure, resulting In sharp recessions, in both
common and preferred stocks. Common
declined one point on sales' of 3,000 shares,
.while preferred declined 3-4 on transac
tions; of 1,000 shares.
All support appeared, to be withdrawn
from -Virginia Coal and. Coke Issues to
day. The. stock declined 2 points on sales
of.a few hundred shares, while the s's
lostil per cent. " "
MARRIED ON A LAUNCH.
RALEIGH, N. C... August 21.— (Special.)
A: romantic marriage occurred to-day on
the Nc-use river, six miles from here. ;A.
H. Byrum, of Newport News. Val, and
Miss Stell; of this county, came here, pro
cured "a license, went to*;the. Mllbournie
power plant, at which Byrum is an elc
tricjan.: there boarded- a naptha launch
and went five miles,' accompanied by Rev.
R. T: ' Vann, president of / the -Baptist tFe
male Un iversi ty : here, who performed the
"ceremony.- ,■'■■■.-■•-■■■• . , -.-■■. -:J : V' ■ :
Home for Odd Fellow** Children.
' The Odci;Fellows of the State are raising
a <fund.for.vthe: purpose- of. estabh'shing,an
Odd Fellows; Orphan- Home, iand to this:
end Klchmond- Lodged No;' 1, I. O.TO. F..
iwJH|give:atpicnlc;to: West-Point 'August
2Sth. •' . :
jjj Every thing < will -\ be ? do*he'V-i to* make •% the
i picnic g one \of - the .. most j enjoyable iof ithe
j season^ and : aside j from ithe>veryj laudable
disposition | to^ be ;■;■; made aof Stho
iTENIRAGESI
BH it
BLES the GaJes Corner '^
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scnsniMAGES. ;v . . " / -;-
EVERYBODY? O'URNS : BULt/
No Relief for Shorts Other Than Bny^t.j
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EXCITEMENT LAST Aljl* . DATX
Bears Try, to Comfort One Anoth'e*
"VVlth the Talk There Are
5.000.0CT0.000 Hushels of Corn Kl<
pening in the Field, One .of, th«.
Biggest Yields in History, Bat ThlJ.
Has Little Influence.
CHICAGO. 'August 21.— Shorts in th<~
corn pit were squeezed .badly, to-day, ami
raised a tumult that closely resembled
the recent scrimmages when John* W.
Gates and hiscliquo of New York bulls
had July corn cornered. The action, in the
pit to-day was largely the result of th«
earlier manipulations. When tho Gates
crowd were pushing prices skyward, tho
farmer took a hand in the business, by
sweeping his bins clean of corn and flood
ing this market with millions of bushels.
As a result, the croner coilapsed. and
prices fell headlong, until September; corn
recently sold at 50 cents. From rampant
bulls the crowd has turned bears ; to a
man. and sold short many bushels. Now
the corn to fill : September contracts Is
not in sight. The bad weather has re
tarded the maturing of corn crops ,until
there has been talk that crops may not
be harvested until" hurt by frosts. Under,
such conditions, shorts went to cover
their contracts, but holders of the grain
are loth to sell.
At the opening- of trade to-day every
body turned bull. English markets were
advancing strongly. Cash corn was leav
ing this market at a good premium -over
September options. Stocks of contract
corn on hand were rapidly 'diminishing.
There seemed no relief for the shorts
other than buying at the best figure.
Excitement continued throughout « the
session. The old bull crowd was buying
and the shorts had little or nothing offer
ed to help them In their plight*. Bears,
tried to comfore each other with the talk
that there are 2.500.000.000 bushels of corn
slowly ripening in the. field,' one of tho
biggest yields in history— but this had no
influence. .'At top prices some of the
longs let go In driblets for profits, -and
prices sidled off a little. Gcptember," how
ever, closed • strong and excited,' ,4s£a
higher than yesterday at 57.
GIRLS ATTACK EDITORS.
A Xe-rrs IJarean at Atlantic City ~Wn<*
Clvnned "Out.
ATLANTIC CITY, N. .J., August 21.—
(Special.)— With, th« fire of vengeance in
their eyes, and armed witu hat pins
and other weapons, a score of; chorua
girls went :■ on the warpath ;to-<lay and
wrecked the bureau of a Philadelphia
newspaper on Young's Pier, because it
had chronicled the fact that the "chorus
girls were without visible means of sup
port and were stranded.. . * .
The girls were led by Jean ■ Byron. Closo
behind her were Florence, Carrette. Eve
lyn Carrette, Florence Belmont. . Margaret
Coogan, -Anna McNab, Elizabeth Sum
merville, Mattie Fuller." Grace' Dupree,
Harriet Cosgrove and a number of others,
all of New York. With a copyjofJtho
paper containing the article of their fin
ancial embarrassment " in her hand. Miss
Byron placed it before one or the corres
pondents, at the .same time 'sticking' a
four-inch hatpin : into ,his thin frame.
Florence Carrette hit him with a bad
lemon, while her sister, Evelyn., nearly
ruined. another's eyesight- with, an over
ripe peach. They beat the correspondents
with their parasols, and Miss.McNab fired
abottle of ink at the editor in charge.
The ink trickled down his Immaculate
clothes in many :streams.;
The .reporters were obliged ;to. run -and
leave the field in sole possession," of ■-;■ the
chorus girls, who destroyed all the copy
written for to-morrow's paper. "As a re
sult of the'publlcation, the Chorus Girls'
Protective Association of . the -United
States, and Canada has been formed.; '
GO WEST OR BE KILLED.
Threntenins: Letter Itecelyed' by
Trainmaster Andrew* of Southern.
CHARLOTTE, N. C. August 21.—(Spe
cial.) — Mr. W. S. Andrews, who is train
master of the Charlotte division of the
Southern railway, has received a scur
riilous letter, said to be from a discharg
ed employee, in which the writer threat
ens the life -of Mr. Andrews if he dde 3
not move back to, the West from whenca
he carrie. . . ■ .
Andrews came 'to Charlotte front
Chicago, and since his residence here has
won. the esteem and good-will of all whe
know him. He is not disposed, to attach
much importance to the letter. Employ
ees'of the Southern who have seen^' the ;
letter, are unanimous In their disapproval,
of the same. Mr. Andrews says that is
his opinion a man who would write suck
a letter would not dare facd the mac
hethus accuses.; ; ; , , .
The letter makes use ' of all kinds"; ot
insulting epithets, closing with the threat
upon Mr. Andrew's life if -he -fails }te
comply with the suggestion in the lettet!
that he (Andrews) return to his home in
the :West. V* . ;
C.W. STANLEY STABBED.
DunTllle Yardma.iter May Dte froa(-
# "\V«an«li« by Lather Clark.
DANVILLE, VA., August 21.— (Speclal.1
In X- personal difficulty ; hero this \ after
noon between Luther ' Clark and Charles
W. Stanley, assistant "yardmaster ofthe:
Southern railway, the latter was serious- \
Iy. ,If ■ not fatally, cut by the ■ former
Stanley .was immediately removed to i tha
Home for the Sick, w here It > required
thirty-nine stitches to sew up bis wound-
Clark is In jail to -await the 'result sot
the ?-iwounds ; he ; inflicte<l upon Stanley.
' It-appears that 'Clark - called; Stanley;
a liar." which , started the. fi.ght. At-a"
late hour^to-nfght the- woundfd man's
physician ; statetl • that his : patient was -}In
a serious condition. The cut was over. Uu
heart. ' , .' -■: „' •; ; ... . - -'.
Got. Jennlns* to Vlxlt Brysa.
LINCOLN. NEB.. August 21.— Govemot; :
WJS. Jennings,' of -Florida, is -In Lincoln,^
frbm^atour of th» Pacific coast. -§i
>He ;' ls 'waiting] the return jof OVVHliani '"■: J«v?p
nings^Bryiui^fwho % 'l3^hls, cousin.^' Gover*!^
inor; Jennings isald hi»" visit wasjpuxejyla^
'. social I one- :,He will ■:. r-aosaJxi ? la : : Nebraska : sj
a.; number of days. *
"Ilooßevelt antl Pritehard.
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t NEW YORK, if August a^-(Special.>-i^
■.: says j-i that % Senift«»rj3
Trif rhn rrT '**" rif ;* TTnfth^ fn m tfti n^T'in ■ jj*' m\ .1
Lftnhmiim nxßßtars&to fe no* . 'V.Sr^