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WHOLE BOMBER 16055,
THE IO=DAY ? S SUMMARY.
TUEWnATHEU.
WASHINGTON. October 2.— Forecast
for Friday and "Saturday:"-."
\*i?!;lnla— Fair Friday; incrrnsinp cloud
iness: Saturday probably rain; light north
vinds.
NortJi Carolina— Partly cloudy Friday;
probably showers Jn-wost portion; Satur
day showers; light to Ircsh cast to south
east-winds. . ; ..
The weather in Richmond yostcrday was
rool and fair. Tho range of the Dispatch
thermometer was .is follows:
STATE OF Tl IERMOMETER.
6 A. M ••• •'••-•- ............. CO
S A. M ••-
;2 M - -• ..I: TO
5 P. M. 72
6 P. M. .:.... 71
J2 Night v CG
Mean temperature CS
MINIATURE ALMANAC.
October 3, 1002.
Run rises C:O7 | HIGH TIDE.
Sun sets... 5:51 j Morning 5:27
Moon rises....'..; fi:5S | Evening .: 5":-i3
RICHMOND.
Board of l^olice Commissioners accepts
resignation "of 1 Captain J. B. Angle and
r2ects Sergeant Shinberger in his place;
captain of nnother district to be invcstl
pated next Foreman of Sautelle's circus
probably fatally j-hot by unknown negro,
whe escapes; other mishaps befall the show
:n<?n Captain Spencer and Lieutenant
Hazen to resign as Officers of the Blues
J^asscngcr and Power Company offers to
transport; Councilmcn at ?50 each per
year Evangelist Stuart concludes reviv
al at Broad -Street— Secret conference of
the Junior branch of the Woman's Chris
: Jan Temperance Union; proceedings of
the convention Dr. A. L. Phillips elect
?fl secretary of the Presbyterian Commit
tee of Publication- Unique blaze, in
which seized gambling paraphernalia goes
up, ln smoke — -Orators who will speak in
the State campaign ;Martin down for nine
Fpoechcs — -MANCHESTER— Ernest Da
vis, convicted of murder, is ignorant of
his fate Assault cases to be tr:«*3
Death of Nathaniel A. Eubank funeral
of Lulu . 2\larion Ferguson — —New school
to open.
gsg&i£&^
VIRGINIA.
Officer of Boykins, Va., shot by despe
rate negro Montgomery Presbytery;
charges touching: the Christian charactvr
of Rev. J. W. D. Reynolds instituted—^
Congressman Rixey at King George
Courthouse Goodman Brown, Jr., ac
quitted in Surry county Annual report
of Petersburg's tobacco inspector Boy
fatally hurt in Winchester- — Man ar
rested for violating .Winchester's mos
quito laws Romantic wedding at dawn
at; Old Point; other Virginia mar
riages Results of registration under
the new Constitution Efforts to ascer
tain the price of coal in Roanoke and
Bluefield prove futile Sudden death of
N. C. Harris in Louisa county.
GENERAL.
Trading In corn one of the. principal
features oh Chicago Board of Trade
Considerable strength shown in both
grain and provision pits Increasing
tendency toward dullness in New York
stock market Hermis wins, the -Ocean
Vi«'w handicap at Gravesend- — -Frank
Jones, the millionaire brewer, is dead
Authorized statement regarding British-
American tobacco merger is. given out by
Thomas F. Ryan Twenty-five hundred
Alabama! coal minors suspend work- —
AH of those invited arc expected to at
tend the strike conference in -Washing
ton to-day Testimony of direct attempt
to bribe in Sny<ler trial at St. Louis
Zola's will leaves everything to Madame
Zola Kxplosion of fire-damp in Lawson
mine. Black Diamond, Wash., kills twelve
miners and wrecks the mine- — Among
vice-presidents elected' by National
Carriage Builders' . Association is
Charles G. Bosher. of Richmond
Senator Dolliver speaks at Chicago on the
•lowa idea" W. J. Clothier, of Har
vard, wins inter-collegiate tennis cham
pionship at Philadelphia Croker reiter
ites that he is put of politics All nego
tiations for settlement of New Orleans
strikn nn> off. ",-...,
WILL BOYCOTT THE MEN.
.\ev»- .loriioy Girls Form n "Baclic-
I«r?.s Clul»."
•lERSEY CITY, N. V.. October 2.—(Spe
rial )— sji:v«v:il young v.cmc-:i of Greoiivillc
F(>:t;r.n. Jisai'.p^lnted -wif.i the opposite
box. have deckled r.ot to associate with, or
even sjieak to tho men.
They have organized the Ladies' Bache
lor's Club, with the object of declaring a
boycott upon mon in general.
There are eight members of the organi
sation, ami all of them hold offices. The
members are among the prettiest Green
ville girls, and they ail emphatically de
rlitre that men are "mean creature's," and
that selfishness is their chief, character
istic. So they prefer tr> remain "bache
lor." The oldest member, the president of
the club, has rcacSiOfl tho advarccl nge
of 13. 'i lie ycunscr niombors thinks she
knows about everything there is to know
in the world, and the young lady in ques
t'-nn does "not attempt to disabuse their
minds of that iinpro.«.sirin. One section of
the constitution .sets forth that "men are
no" use except to work and support
women." Tho duos are 25 cents a month.
This money tho aivls will devote to treat-
Ing themselves.
HICKS WILL HANG TO-DAY.
[.nilicn Did Not Al»l»eal to Governor
MontiiKue. *.',.
.."VWsley Micks will hang at Louisa, this
norning, at 8 o'clock, for the murder of
11s son-in-law some months ago. The
Governor will not interfere in the case.
It will be the first execution of a white
nan in the county.
It wan slated at the Governor's Mansion
last night that some ladies of Louisa
ivere to have come" down yesterday for
ihe purpose of interceding for the life of
Hicks, but they did not appear. It is un
derstood that the .sentiment of the county
s violently oppo.sod to commutation of
-rmsonce or pardon. A. well-known lady
)f Louisa was deeply interested in the
:ase. and had proposed to apply, to t'ne
governor for the pardon of the wretch.
3Ut she was unable to get tho trial judge
>r the Commonwealth's attorney to sign
:he application, without which there can
j« no hope for clemency. .
CROKER OUT OF POLITICS.
Krrr York Convcnllyn neporls Intcr
vstlnK. nntllc Ik Done.
LONDON, October 2.— "1 do.' not.' suppose
that 1 have said morn than a hundred
times that 'l anrout of! politics," replied
Richard Croker. at Wantage; Jo-night,
ft'ben questioned l>y a representative of
:hts Ass6ciatc*(3 Preps, for his opinion con
:*rning the. New York Democratic Stall
-onvention at Saratoga. "Maybe, if 1 do
nay anything now, people will begin
:g beliove it. . '■". " .
" Yes," continued Mr. Croker.-' "I have
"cad all Die ..reports .of the .convention;
hey are wry intr-rcsiihg. but l^aui dohie.
[ have seen nobody and said .nothing, and;
'o not intend to. Theyf can set along
without me."
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ANGLE OFF THE'FDRGE
HIS HESIGXATIOX ACCEPTED AXD
SERGEANT SHTNBERGER.
ELECTED CArTAIX.
HOLDCRAFT MADE SERGEANT.
Bonril WrillW r iII Xest Direct Investiga
tion Against Another Cnptain;
INQUIRY IS XOT YET ENDED.
It "n'ill Be Bcunmeil at the Next
Meeting to Be Held Tnex clay— Five
Ballot* .\«cc»snry to Elect jShin
licrger — Thirteen Ilnllotft on tlie
Sergenncy — Brief Sketch- of ihe
■ - ■ - • ■ .
»-»v Cnptnin. "~
.From what can be gathered, the. next
investigations of the board will be di
rected against another police captain,
in whose district ganVbling parapherna
lia was found. It is certain , that the
"board does not feel that the settlement
of the Angle case should cause it to
drop further examination of the police
department.
There' was opposition in the hoard
at the meeting yesterday to accepting
Captain Angle's resignation, in view of
the charges that existed,, hut after no
little discussion it was decided to re
ceive the resignation and end the mat
ter so far as that case is concerned.
Three of the commissioners, it ■is un
derstood, were in favor of -postponing
tho election of Captain Angle's succes
sor, and on the tie vote Mayor Taylor
broke the .tie by voting for the election
yesterday afternoon.
Former Captain J. B. Angle offered his
resignation to the. Board of Police Com
missioners yesterday afternoon, and it
was accepted.
Captain Angle's letter of resignation was
couched in the following words:'
Richmond, Va., October 1, 1902.
To the Honorable Board of Police Com
missioners:
Gentlemen,— l hereby tender my resig
nation as captain of police, and as a mem
ber of the police force of the city of Rich
mond, to take effect immediately.
J. B. ANGLE.
To fill the vacancy. Sergeant J. F. Shin
berger was, elected, and Officer S. W.
Holdcraft .was . promoted to the position
of sergeant, made; vacant bj^ Captain
Shinberger's election. '. '."..' , V,
The resignation of Captain Angle, which
has been in the form of a rumor for sev
eral days, and ' which^ ' was' " ex
clusivel forecast in thV'T Dispatch
twice this week. became a cer
tainty yesterday, afternoon, although the
positive information was not given out
to the press. Captain Angle's resignation
was considered by the board, in executive
session yesterday, and none of the mem
bers had anything to say about their ac
tion on it other than that it had been ac
cepted. : .
The Inquiry Not Endctl. •
But the board did officially announce
CAPT. .1. F. SIIIXBEUGEK.
Who Succeeds Capt. J. B. Angle in
the First Police District.
that the further investigations of the po
lice department would be taken up;at the
next meeting. Tuesday, October 7th. In
just what direction the investigation would
extend was not said, and when the second
executive session closed at; 7 o'clock yes
terday evening, one of the commissioners
said to the reporters present that the in
vestigations would certainly be continued,
but shook his head when called upon to
say who would be investigated.
It took five ballots to elect Captain Shin
berger, but his friends stuck to him
throughout the balloting, and finally won
over tho necessary fourth vote to secure
his election. Officer Holdcraft was made
sergeant after thirteen ballots were taken,
and there was plenty of switching among
the commissioners before the requisite
combination was effected that gavehim
the needed votes. The commissioners pres
ent yesterday, in addition to Mayor. Tay
lor, were Messrs. Bosher. Manning,
Welsh. Landerkin, Jacobs, and McCarthy.
The Mayor did not have a chance to cast
CAPTAIN T. B. SPENCER. * LIEUTENANT J. S. HAZEN,
Who Woll Sesign From B Company, Blues' Who. Will Retire From B Company,- Blues'
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RICHMOND, YA. ERpDAY, OCTOBER 3/ 1902/
a deciding" votei-aa" there -w'aV/ng' tie be
twcen''any two: candidates.- ; V ' ■ :
■-: _;In^Ghoi-Ke :Fir»V piVtrict. :
. Captain Shinberger was. immediately. as-,
signed; to ; ; the; First; District Mn a place of.
ex-Captain Angle,, 'arid"SergQarit ; Holdcraft
was, assigned; to} the ; Third Cap-:
tain Shinberger" has been "acting "as', clerk
to. Chief of Police Howard -since 1894.. The'
board decided toj elect" a iterio-.
grapher. and .typewriter Üb- fill ; this posi
tion- next Tuesday night;: and applicants
are requested; to ; send In = their; applications
in. writing, with references; to! the :Board
of Police Commissioners before that; time.
The r position,;w[li: pay $75.'a month, .arid
whoever is chosen will be elected a po-'
Hceman> For 'thatreason, 'only ; men will
be eligible- to ;the position,^although it is
understood.". there.\was ;; some, sentiment in
the board in^ favor of 'electing a' young
iady^" ; ■;- ■':''• : ; ' ;'■-' 'X-ty K : '- " '
■The board met promptly at 5 o'clock.-
As the members • entered -the City Hall
they.- were; buttonholed; here and- there,
and quiet suggestions whispered in their
ears. When "they {assembled '. in Chief
Howard's room they went into executive
session at once, and so remained • for." an
hour and. a quarter.. During .th!s,,time.
Captain . Angle's resignation was read,
and, after so_me discussion of it; it was
accepted. As no specifications had been
made out against the • retiring : captain,'
there was nothing: to -prevent .the board
from this action, and there is. little-doubt
that Captain Angle .was 'apprised of the
fact that- the boafcl'rWould -receive his
resignation.in the event; that it .was.offer
ed,< before: any. specifications were named.
: A Buncli of ••Applicants. .'■
After, the reporters : were ■ admitted, Mr.
Bosher arose very promptly and announc
ed that nominations' being. ln order to 'fill
the vacancy, he would'like to present the
name of Sergeant Shinberger. ; ■■',-
Mr. Bosher. stated 1 that Sergeant Shin
berger hesitated to take the position of
clerk at headquarters when he was ap-'
(CONTINUED ON NINTH PAGE.)
The Kansas Smasher Created
•a Remarkable Sensation ,
- on Park. Row. •
NEW YORK, October 2,— (Special.)^-
Carrie Nation visited' a Park: Row beane
ry to-day and caused an outburst of
hoodlumism that is seldom seen. For over
two hours the cars" were blocked and
traffic suspended. The police.' reserves
were finally called out .- to clear the
street. „
[Just how the news spread that Carrie
Nation was in the, restaurant is not
known. : In fiver minutes there was not
a diner that was not aware of her ; pres
ence. : The stairs 'leading to the second
story, where Mrs. Nation was, became
blocked with the curious. ' Finally the
manager ordered the 'stairs cleared and
there" was a hubbub. Through it all, how
ever, Mrs. Nation discussed her : meal
complacently. When persons .left- the
restaurant they .went' no further than the
sidewalk directly in front- of the dining
room, and waited for her to come out.
,The news quickly became current along
the ' street, and by .12 :45 o'clock there was
a;, big crowd blocking the sidewalk ■ arid
a portion "of .the. street. Persons had_ to
fight, their way in and out, of > the' place,
and.by 1 o'clock- the crowd had increased
to I*ooo. „-"<'*". ' ' ' ■ '*.'",■
: Every ' woman- emerging fromt-the res
taui-an t who could lay the . slightest ; claim
to embonpoint was heralded. with cries of
"Hello, Carrie!". "Oh! .ain't'she sweet!"
and thc : iike. . . .
• One elderly .woman : in , black, sorely
pressed by those who mistook her. for the
'Kansas smasher, . laid about her with" an
umbrellawith a vigor that even the gen
uine sriiasher might have envied.
" Business 'at \the restaurant was at a
complete standstill, and finally the man
agers 'callei up ' police' headquarters- for
assistance. : The reserves from the Oak-
Street Station' were; sent out, but- it took
some time for them to arrive on the scene,
and in the interim the crowd completely
blocked the street from the post-office to
the restaurant windews. Cars were stall
ed from loop for twenty blocks. Every
woman that came out of the restaurant
was hooted at and some were pelted with
pieces of newspapers as they dashed
through the crowd.
Mrs. Nation was let out the back way.
The manager addressed the crowd, an
nouncing her escape, but was only hoot
ed. Then the reserves arrived. They
charged the crowd . and. cleared a space
in front of the restaurant. . But the crowd
only fell back as far as. the police pusned
them, and waited for several hours.
Mrs. Nation, on. her way to, the restau
rant, knocked a cigarette out of the mouth
of a newsboy. He was nearly prostrated
with surprise and anger, gasping: "What
de hell is on ye." The smasher sniffed
her contempt.
PRINCE'S KISS
BROKE UP HOME
San' Francisco Man. Could Not Sleep
. After I^eariiingr of .Wife's
Caresses.
SAN FRANCISCO. Oct.- 2.— A prince's
kiss figures in the suit for divorce brought
by Edward K. Keener; of Pierce '& Co.,
against his wife. . Among "other allega
tions of indiscreitnons of his bride of
two years, he says: . .] ■ ' .
"During the month ; of December, 1901,
the defendant entertained, at our rooms,
in the Hotel Lambourne, in this city, one
Prince Zabowski, and -then and there
kissed the said Zabowski and permitted
him to kiss and caress her. ' . ' ' "•
• '.'Since this . plaintiff, 'has. -learned; of
these. facts he. has endured grevious men
tal and/physical .■suffering; to such an ex
tent that he has een Unable to rest at
night or to properly attend' to his busi
ness during the- day." ' ' :' " :
CIRCUS WAN KILLED.
LOCIS; LUTZ, S AUTELLE JS FORE3I AN,
! ",'v <SHOT DO T7N BY A.
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THE MURDERER IS AT; LARGER
"Was peeping Under the. Canvas and
; ; ■ -Fired When Detected
SAVED BY THOSE OF HIS RACE
They Prevented His Being Pursued—
Circus Cooks Fought. "With an
Axe, and Cliaribt Horse Going at
• Full -Tilt, Tell Down, and Sma-sli
cd. Things— Team in the Parade
Ran. ATray.
; Louis Lutz, foreman of Sautelle's circus,
was shot by a negro during the perform
ance yesterday afternoon. He died at. the
City Hospital about 3 o'clock this morn
ing.
: "Never in the history of this show,",
said Sig. Sautelle: last flight, "nor in- the
history of any. other." has there ever ; been
such a day as this before; first the shoot
ing' of Lutz, then the accident during the
chariot race, and lastly a fight between
the; cooks." ' . . ,
While trying to prevent a big, black
negro from entering the. tent without pay
ing the price of admission, Louis Lutz,
foreman of- the show, was shot and
fatally injured by 'the negro, whose
name is not known.
■ Lutz was walking around the tent to
see that no one entered in any way ex
cept through the entrance. He dis
covered a negro crawling under the tent.
Heat "once- ordered him; away. At' this
the negro became angered and drawing a
revolver, and -standing within a few feet
of the showman, . fired. ; His aim was ac
curate, and the bullet took effect in the
stomach, inflicting a probably fatal
wound."
Seeing that he had shot Lutz, the negro
took flight. The usual crowd of negroes
that follows a circus" crowded around the
injured man and in. that way. allowed' the
culprit, to. escape'. - -
:Up to midnight the i.egro'had not been
captured. There are several' officers on
the trail, however, and there is little
doubt that. he will be brought to justice
within a few hours.
. . .A Native of Michigan. . .
Lutz was from Port Huron, Mich., and
had been connected with' the circus for
the past seventeen years. He was without
family andis. exceedingly popular among
the-rnembers;of ' the" circus. /
Vjlminediately following the shooting, the
ambuiance' : was' ; siirhmoriecl,' and - respond
ed; with. Dr. Sanditlge in charge. . After
examining the injureVl man, ; whofroriV the
time 'he' was shot" had' been in a critical
condition,- the doctor' removed; him to the
aimshouse; "where -he ' was -operated
upon ; as a- last' resort. Dr. Sandidge ex
pressed grave doubts as to the wounded
man's recovery."*""" ,-"
Axe : for CooWr Hend.
Frank Pike, of New York city, and
Frank -Gratton,- of Cahooes. N. J., two
cooks employed by the circus, got in a
dispute as to which one of the-two was
in authority. . . ;
"And just to think." said Sig. Sautelle,
"fussing over such a thing, when neither
is boss." To settle .the question, .and
show A that he, was boss. Pike picked up an
axe and hit Gratton over the head, with
out serious: effect to Gratton, however.
Both men were arrested and. late in the
afternoon, were fined V-.50 and costs each
by Justice' Crutchfield.
Clinrlot Home Fell.
Two chariots, each drawn by two mag
(CONTINUED ON NINTH PAGE.)
RESIGN FROM BLUES.
Capt. Spencer and Lieutenant
Hazen to Retire—lnspec
tion To-Night.
Captain Spencer,, of. Company B, Blues
Battalion, after many years of merito r
rious service, has declared his intention
of soon retiring from the .service. There,
will be a pretty fight for the captaincy
of- the company. So far the . aspirants
for- the honor are Lieutenants Hobson
and Brock, both alike long-time mem
bers of the' company and veterans of^he
Spanish-American war.
In Company." A Lieutenant James S.
Hazen will soon retire, owing to ff.he
fact that his business now keeps him in
New; York citjv a great part of the time.
The annual inspection of the battalion
wiir take place to-night at its armory,
Ninth and Cary streets, at S:3O o'clock.
The public generally ; is ,invited~ to ;at
tend, and, as for years past, the crowd
will- be measured only by the capacity
of the : armory."; .
Wednesday night Company B, under
command of Captain Spencer, and-- last
night Company, A. ur-der command -.of
Captain Ch'eatwood, held their weekly
drills, respectively. At both of ' these
drills the- men of both companies de
clared their intention of .having ,100 .per
cent.' present for inspection:; The;ofncers
of the battalion, therefore, are very sari-;
guine. of making 'a good showing.- 1 •'.
]T!S UP TO CAPT. STRATTOX.
; CHEWE, VA., Oct. 2.— (Special.)—
* Weil ! '" What is . to happen '-. in - the . New ;
Store i neighborhood next? Last fall-the
foses got on a' tsar which culminated in -
delirium tremens or something of the;
kind,' and came near, not only devastating*
tho' county of her domestic fowls, and
(in the broad light of; day at that), hut :
lalso - threatened to /break' tip the' public '■:
: school, by attacking the children on' the C
.public highway.^ Again last spring some-
I thing, miraculous occurred 'in the said':
neighborhood, "the ; particulars ';■. of .'. which.
your correspondent cannot now recall, •;
:but something upon: the; same . lines^ of / {
last- ifall's episode with Mr. j
; Now- comes an ~. account . in j to-day's ; Dis-,'
.patch of -the hawks ■ and J snakes contend-^ i
." trig ;f or ithe "game after it has been killed i
'by^ the local sportsman. ..,,,':. „"
; It ; is i now.; up /to;Capt/j.T«n^Steatton,Vof/
Appomattox, , to arise and daf end. the fair y
name of old Appomattox" i wii:h some- of j
I his Cpisiand) kitten stories.
BKiaill
TESTI3IOXY- >AS TO - ATTEMPTED
CORRUPTION IX ST.
CENTRAL FRACTION r BILL,
Fire Thousand, a OlVeeki Apiece" to
;■;' Certain; Councilmen*
JOHN'- : SCULLIX > WAS"" ISTOLVEC.
Also.EdTrard Butler, a'Local Million-,
aire -Politician— Witness - Sa~s He
"Was Paid ?25,000 by Scullin to
'- Secure Defeat of the Central Trac
tion Measure— He Returned, the
Money—Cross Examination. ;
- ST. -LOUIS. - ;MO.. - October 2.— When
Judge Ryan's court met to T day. , the trial
of Robert M.; SriS'der, banker, and .pro
moter, on. the, charge "o£ -bribery in _con :
nection with the passage of the Central.
Traction -• bill, -.- was resumed. Frederick
G. Uthoff, who was a member of the.
City Council in April, IS9B, was put on the
stand by the State/"-,
In answer to 'questions put by Circ.uit
Attorney Folk, Uthort testified that while
a member; of the" City Council in 189S,
when the North, and South Traction bills
were pending. Robert M.Snyder called
on him. at his residence, having been.tak
en there by Louis Dieckmann, by ap
pointment. Uthoff continued:
"After talking socially about half an
hour, Snyder spoke; of the; Central Trac
tion bill. I told himldid; not- want to
talk about thematter. He'said . we were
both Masons and we could discuss it the
came as lodge matters. ' He said I ought
to favor. him. with his. bill. , .:
"I told him I had been. approached and
offered $50,000' for ' my vote. , 'I will get
that amount and send it by Dieckmann,'
said Snyder to me."'" 1 \ . " .' '..../"
; Witness; said,; Dieckmann brought, the
package next day. - - •
,^so,OOOy£or Gas -Bill. - -
• Uthoff said he ; next saw Snyder at the
Planters' Hotel. At .this meeting Snyder.
talked of the. Central Traction- bill, and
also of a" gas bill. Uthoff hald Snyder
told witness that if he would introduce
this gas bill as a "rider"^ to the Central
Traction bill, arid work for its passage,
as we] 1 as vote for. the . Central Traction
bill! he would: give witness $100,000.
"He said he would give me $60,000 next
day,". TJthoff explained. "$15,000 when the
gas bill was" introduced,, and $25,000 when
the gas bill was passed." „ 'I ._
-"Then Snyder. took up two handfuls of
.bills)" witness stated. ''V'and said, 'Uthoff.
here; is $25,000. : Dieckmann is on,. the floor
of 'the : Council Lwith- $10,000- more. ■;■ I ;: woti Id
have.had^GO.OOOJor^you.butCharlie .Car
roll .'gpt'-'sio.OOO. from; me -to-day.' \V '. ' .
•Uthoff 'said he to take any of
the -.money then offered! him by the.pro
moter.* ;. '.■■"'■■'. ■.;■;. "'J'. '.'•'■• ' v.
.Witness; next saw. Snyder at the .^Val
rlorf-Astoria. in New" York, and "deferi r
dan t said he had $s.ooo ' belonging to . pro
moters which he was. ready, to give Ut r
hoff. He got $25 on that visit, and. 52,500
more .three or,, four , months later. Wit
ness told of Snyder's uttempts to get the
$50.000' from Meier. ; Snyder said he would
turn it. over to Uthoff. .; . . . v
Scnllin?. 1 * Name Brongrlit In.
Circuit Attorney .Folk then proceeded
to. question' the witness as to the oppo
sition: which had developed V to the. Cen
tral Traction bill, and sprang the most
interesting bit of information which the
Snyder trial has yet disclosed, involv
ing the r.am'e of John Scullin, ex-street
railroad magnate, and- Edward Butler, a
local millionaire politician.' in what the
witness -characterized as ■ attempt .'to
defeat the Central Traction measure by
the use of "a big sum. of money," distri-,
buted in relays of $5,000. each to certain
councilman every "month. *
"In March. IS9S," Mr. Scullin gave. me a
bill ""to introduce; called the United Trac
tion bill," Uthoff stated.'- "It was de
signed to -head off the Central Traction^
bilK : ". ,:.
"I met Mr. Scullin arid he paid me
$25,000 to 'push his bill and defeat the
other one." ; ' *- '■>
The Money Returned.
"What did you do with the money?"
■ ."I returned it to Mr. Scullin, through
Ed. Butler." - \ ' ■ ■ ; ■
After some -further testimony. In the
LADY.ALGERNONJ6ODRON - LENN£Xf|||D|M^S^raBpRDON-
Lord ««d Lady tiortl«n-I<en»ox :WUl .Attend the;llor«e;Sho*vaud -While
. -
Will He mt the JefferMOi^aa|ttae|Ciaeatß o Mr. aml-Mra.\C^;- -J*
courseT of 'which witness : : said Snyder . Jiad
t6ld«hlnilheipaidiC^uricihnanlCharles.^
CafTqlllllS.OOOf- Ju'dgerPriest.ifor.'the de^
fense^took :the^ "witness^ inj, hand, "and -be-;
gan the cross-examinatioriV: -.■:{■ ■■'- ■ •"" •'[ 7 ■■"■" :
NpRTH^CARpLINA^SRIRITS '
CAWE^OUTvOF GROUND.
They/ .Were ' TSot V- J:popk»«, HoTVeTer '
"But Illicit: Whiskey Conceal
' ',■-;"-■"'-. cd ; in VTen; Barrels. ; "1 ■, >
. ELIZABETH CITY. N. C.. October . 2.—
(Special.— Revenue^ ; Officer JStarke Hare
andi" his ""swooped r' down upon
Tuckers-d istillery., near this city, last
night "arid captured '"ten ot illiclv
whiskey. It : was -a . most i peculiar ; ; find.
Tucker had; burled fifteen' barrels just be
neath the -surface of the ground. Over
these/ barrels '. he; had ; erected an 'out
house with a; movable -flooring. For
months^the'surplus'pfjthe stills has.been
conveyed to -the buried barrels by. means
of -pipes; ;• Ten of. these" were full .when : an
employee gave the offlcrs "a". clue. Tucker
was out of the city- at the time (of't'he
find.'.;.' .. ";■ :,;. •■■ ■-.: ; ■'•'-' ■,'-■'-:'■', /.-'.V^ "N
JOHNBEALESHOTBY .
A. DESPERATE NEGRO.
Officer of Boyklnn, Va., WoTindcd In
the Groin. While Attenuating 'to
' ": :-. : "','.' Make an.ArrMt.
- SUFFOLK. -VA.. October 2.— (Special.")—
While attempting to arrest a negro house
breaker. John Beale. son of Town Ser
geant John Beale. of Boyklns. Va.. was
shot in the groin : and injured
last night." Beaie had a telegram in
forming him that the negro: -.who had
broken into a house atHandsom, was'on
a freight, train which passes • Boykins.
and when:he had located hts man. -the ne
gro resisted arrest and fired at the officer,
arid then escaped.
THE PRICE OF COAL?
Effort to /Ascertain the Fig
ure in Roanoke
< . Useless. '
ROAKOKE, VA., October 2.— (Special.)
To-night an attempt was made to ascer
tain th-e price; o£ soft\ coal in this city
to the dealers. C.B. Bell, representing
Castner, Curran & Bullitt, was seen, but
refused to submit any wholesale prices,
saying there were ten gTad'es of Pocahon
tas coal, all- ranging at .different
prices. He stated that, they had re
fused absolutely to fill orders for steam
coal, as; there -were more orders ahead
than- can be met. The local coal. dealers
would not -talk for fear of being boy
cotted. -. They claim, however, that . the
recent raise in price from $5.00 to $6.50
p^r ton- was due ■•to an equal advance by
Messrs. Castner,- Curran &-Bullitt. ' They
aver that their profits will be much
less.' as they will have to Invest $10 more
per car for coal than formerly. . . .
It is understood that the, agents, claim
that they can obtain -better prices; Vise
where ! than'^ here, -.hence their, dilatory
methods mi furnishing local ; dealers. It
is -a well-kriown- fact.. that.'.the.; price ot
.Pocalipntas/lump^amV.nut coal- to deal
ers'is-about" ?5.3(>"; per tori.' ' ; r '
' TOE PRICE AT " BLITEPIEIiD.
Impossible; to. Aseertitln <lie- Amonnt
. ; Paid the Operators/
BLXEFIELD. W. VA.. October I.—
(Special.)— lt is impossible ' to state. the
exact amount \ paid - operators , for coal.
All .the output of -the. field : Is, shipped
throueh general/agents— Castner. Curran
«t Bullitt.: However.; if .is claimed" that
the operators "get $1 per. tori. All coal
remains at .about the usual- price," ex-«
cept .Pocahontas coal, which ' hns ad
vanced, to 55.00 per ton when handled by
local dealers. ; ;. v
TWELVE MINERS KILLED.
Explosion of Fire-Damp-The Mine
■ . Badly Wrecked. -..-.-
BLACK DIAMOND. WASH.. October 2.
An explosion of firedamp occurred last
night, between 7) and 9:30 o'clock, in the
south end of the fourth level of the Law
son mine, badly wrecking the mine and
killing twelve miners. - •
Fortunately .no; fire was started. Three
bodies', have been: taken .out. There are
supposed to ; be nine bodies in the? mine.
Three miners : were injured, one badly.
The Pacific-Coast Company is the owner
of the mine.
Everything possible is -being done to re
cover the bodies. The fourth level is
1,600 feet; below the surface.'
The fans are now; working in the. mine,
and the deadly air Is being cleared out.
" . ■ .:.. ' ; ■ ".-"»"'"' -"■•.
ffiUffiAil^
THE "IOWA IDBAIS
IT COMESJTO THESURFAaS^AT.;* ? ;^
REPUBLICAX MEETOO ,-f T
'- a Chicago. ik^S
DOLLiVER ON THE SUBJECT!
First .Public -Speech fty HailoaJiX
-'- :/-• " ■'. ' -' / '-: .■'•■"■' .'-"■- "
■'•- _-,;-:'. i , leader of th« Party. ' ' "'*
TRUSTS " WAVE FAILSD.
"The Evidence Accnmulmtinjc f rott*
Wbich Doom of Tbose Whicli Re-»
main Can Be Foretold, Even *a«J
Itlojit Solvent anil Best Manage <f
of Them'*— "Protect ire ; Tmriff tlx*
Ally of Inacpendent Capital." ;
. .--...-. -. "- 1 -- . - • ■ " ■" _■ ' - " -■■" -r f .■■•■■■-• V '' vl :■
CHICAGO. October 2.— Tho "lowa MeV*
came to the surface '■ -.to-night '.Vat -2 a ■
mass-meeting; under the auspices- of/ th«
National Leagwe ;of Republican Clubsi,
which met in annual convention -hero; to^v
day. United States Senator , J. P. Bcnlt*
yer, of lowa, was responsible. ■ '
* Interest became •' intense •■ when it was
realised by : the delegates to the conven
tion arid; the spectators .that they wero
being treated to the first public speech
on the subject by a- national leader of,
the party since the lowa .Republican.)
State* Convention.. Mr. DdlHver aalfl. In'
part:- .. ;.• v *\ - . '■■% . | .■;;
"Let us look .at the lowa Idea for; %
minute, and I select that only .b«e»a««'.
I am more familiar with it, and ; b«^
cause , circumstances hay» arisen to , «!▼•
it a universal advertisement. It hat
been presented to . the oountry 33 ;th«
sudden impulse of. dissatisfied mlscWef^
makers within. the Republican party. On
the other hand, . it is tha matur 9 judg
ment of a man " whose' wisdom has neye* 1
failed the Republican party- in the Pxety;'
years of his uninterrupted public aerrieo»,
■■'. ', : To Kill tho Trust*. V '~ ::
"It is evident that, wen If It 'wera de
sirable to kill ;the trusts, \it i could. 'j not*
be done by. merely ; remitUng the duties
which their foreign camjpeUtor* ,payS«.t
biir custom . houses. . - Even M«. Bryan,
who talks of ■ putting the captains otlibi
dus try into a . chain- cans, < and aendlngr
J. P. Morgan first to the poor-house and!
then to the penitentiary, . admits publicly .
that the :free-trase >«meay. tails ; very,
far short of the object; he .has in view.
Nearly .every 'sober . student of the sub-:
ject admits' that it .was the pressure : ; oC !
competition which has drawn "some 'of
our industries, first Into groups.. and. therv
into gigantic combinations, und«r. a aingTa
corporate fmariagement. !A' successful
a t tempt to repeal the law of compeMtloa
in the American market-place; would b«
speedily : fatal to 'the -protective v tariff
system, because", the wHble;deaJpn of. that
system rests upon the unimpaired vitality
of;that:law^ \ ' ' ; ; ! ;
■"Before -anybody makes up -his infnd!
that : the so-called Americari f trust flu " &
permanent Institution, let him 'consider
the long list of ambitions combinations
which .have already had their affairs
wound up by the courts of justice. ? The
alcohol i trust, the linseed-oil truat. th»
alkali trust", the'asphaU trust, tha bicycle
trust, 'rand scores "of others, .whone
very names -are now even forgotten."
What was the matter with these aston- r
JshJng creations of .the promoters 'art?
Nine:out of ten of them were bogus,':' arid,;
without streiching the lavr, veryrmuch.';
could have ibeen .denied - the use 'Offha;
malls on an ordinary ■; Only
yesterday one of the mammoth-estab
lishments—the National Salt .'Company—,
had a little business oefore: a courtiof
equity In New Jersey. The orgranljatlon
of that trust in 1380 was looked upon'
everywhere" as a step in the direction of
monopolizing the necessaries of life.
'Doom ot All Trust*.
"The more I examine the old.law; i of
competition, the better it looks to me.
If the day of settlement has already
come to so many of these ; once formid
able institutions, how has It fared -with
those which have so far survived tlta
test? Already the evidence Is ; accumu
lating, from" which the doom ..ofi9th«
trusts can be foretohVeven the moat soN
vent and best managed of them all.
The figures of the .census show thai
neither in the mercantile nor la. the
manufaeturing 1 world, has th»": small
dealer, who owns his « business :■ and srtyes
it 'his personal attention. \ anything ' to
fear In competition with the overgrown
and " top-heavy " Investments ot capital
that surround him. , ;
"There is no room In this direction foi
vain exclamations of alarm and despalr T
JJp to this time the; tariff policy to "whlclr
we owe the prosperous conditions whlcl
now surround us, has been thejally;:of
indepetulent capital. In Its "grapple vwltlf;
the modern trust system;, but'.lf -ttieTda*
should ever come when the productive
energies of the American people are Im
potent' in the; presence of '.th 9
protection which; for more "than a ;g^ner.
ration .our laws -have "given to -all ;ou? .
industries alike. Is not likely to T«mairi
to enrich such a conspiracy of a varies
and greed."; ' .'""■■. -.-'.•'■"' -*■*■'. - : ~
WEDDED II THE DAWK
Romantic Marriage at th*
fGhamberlin; Old Point,
Yesteniav
. HAMPTON*. VA., October 2.— (SpedalA
Just as the light of day was 'makkier^ltf -f[
appearance over Hampton Roads yester
day morning:, .the parlor of the- ;Cham-»
'berliniHotel. at Old Point, was the seen* ":'•%
of -a quiet" but .romantic marriage/ fn
which Mr. Arthur^ S. -: Segar,. of Hampton. *
and , Miss Eugenia - Berret. of Freedom.
Md.V were\the;prjtnclpals.^ . '■. "\/ }''.:■' ..
; 'Miss : Berret ;had? ! travelled from h«f : ; v
Maryland • home to' marry tho man or\her ■■_•■■
choice; Mr. Segar and a small party [■:':
{were ; there s to receive her. In th« party 7.
C.^B. Bryan.^of iold^St./Johh'a, • -
Episcopal church; Miss; Cornelia: .
Mr. .Winder Sega r,* and ,Mr.B. 'fAi'_ "l*fwl» -
Miss ? :Berret£.was .accompanied on he* . -
journey by her .sister, .Miss Ruth Ber- -
ret.
".''. 'A3 soon as . the Baltimore : boat : steametl '- ■ _ .
iupvjtb the .Mlsaißerret ant!
f her* : sister; disembarked.^ the^;wer«; Joined ;v^i
bj* Mr. Segar and his friends and 1 Imme- > « : ;
foiately (repaired" to , tha,; Chamber H« Ho» '*
tel^ where.i at' s:ls[o'clo^ReTJ|Mrii Bryas
Iropres^velyjspbkelthe;^ mad*. X
;. '
S/:It iwas^notiftj runaway ; match. Imme<
idiatelylafterlth^Tcw
■ Se^r.iand|th^"?party j that \"wltneai»s<Ji Q-sfl|p
'ceremony wer e **»<&'? to}HaT»ptftn§||^
: where • the j you ri> f ebuplalwlH *ji**)&i&i&j^|
ffutare]hora«ss|^