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ViOIiOEEiN^^IBEEaeaSS
THE DAY^S iSUBBARY^
THE WEATHEn,
WASinXGTOX d:^C.. "^January 12.—
For<cast: '_ ■ ■ ■ ' ■>.'■ ''-
Virginia— Fair .Tuesday and Wednesday;
not to cold Wednesday; ■ fresh, northeast
iv-JlidS. , . '■„:.' ." ■.:"■■. :. ; . -;."• V; '""''- .':
North "Carolina— Fair Tuesday and^ Wed
nesday: light- northeast- to -north- winds!
lreconjlng> variable, v- '„>.*
The weather - In Richmond yesterday
was cold and clear; i snow, sleet,': and' rain
on Sunday, clearing ; at night. ' ; :. "'
STATE OF THERaipMErTER.
6 A. M. 4 .... ...... J.....!:.. .M:....... 27 : .
3 A. M ..... ..... -;..W;. ;.•...'... ...V.. SO
12 m. .: .:.... ....: .:.v.. ...... ..... 32
3 p. m. ....... ..„..;.;..:....".-....•..... so'
6 P. M. .......... .... .".....:..:..„:.. : V29'; :
v Night ..:..._;.......... .'.:-'".26..-
Meajj temperature ..'.....'....■ 23.0
MINIATURE ALMANAC
January 13. 1903.
£Un ri5e5......... 7:25 J - -HIGH TIDE.
Sun 5et5.. ........ 5:]3 i Morning .'....... 4:12
Moon rises.;... ...C:3IJ JEvening; .'.."..; 4:34
;;RiCHMOND. „' r./y
La-n-j-ers. defendant, " and witnesses in
the . Campbell: case gathering; in - the city,
for. the hearing before a legislative com
mittee to-morrow— Proceedings-, of the
General Assembly arid committee—^~
Bankers hold ; a meeting—^-Bill, regulat
ing.-g .-' the practice medicine, and ' sur
gery introduced— —John. Henderson, '■ the,
coat thief, proves to be a rioted crook : who'
has been^ operating in the city for the
past two winters and 'ale J /the man who
entered Colonel Ingram's house- — Drunk
en man goes crazy in a police station cell
cud. attempts, to .: beat his brains outr^r-
Chestnut Hill..', and Highland Park citi
sens ; at p meeting last night vote down
resolution to become' an •incorporated
town— — Charlie Perkins,' the ex-convict."
■Rho sh'oty Lillie Harris, -still at; large,
though he has been home since the shoot
in g-r— William Pitt stablied in : the back
l>y Ida Allen, both 'colored^— Peter Clai
borne. negro driver,- droj^ped'deaid- on the
fctr^et. Frank J. Gould, promises, Rich
mond the" best street -railway,.: system, in
A ni erica— -City Bank elects — -
Bale of; Randolph 'home : conflrined-^-^-Pdol
tournament finals— Bowling ';'- tour
nanient; b'rsins-^— -Vicomte <3e Fraussne
called'- w home -- . by-. '• illc-^ss? ■ of 'his
brother- — Councilman Pollock buys a lot
— -Weather Bureau predicts_the coldest
weather, of the season First i annual r re
port of the. City. Electrician— —Proceedings
of adjourned meeting of Council—^Action
on the' telephone merger; ordinance post
poned— — Cz rh egie Libra ry Comm i t tee ap_
pcint special committee to' urge appro
priation——Report of Committee on Man
ual Training— MANCHESTER: Charles
Hoes (colored) is arrested , on .enough
Dharges to send him. to the gallows-
Mrs. Bernard Taylor flres pistol at ■■would-
15e . burglar— —City phj-eicians ■/■ getting
.'eady to vacafnnte^— Klondyke tea to be
8l brilliant affair— r— Street 'brawl f in
Bwansboro'— Frances Green .(colored): in
ETJ'eat distress— Many_ wed
ain gs— p-Death of Thomas^ Craze-^— Crowd
attends the funeral of Mr. W. D. Toler.
VIRGINIA.
JLewis Cook (colored), die's of. lockjaw, in
Norfolk," was wounded^by a" toy ; pistol^—
Rev. .".Dr. James S. Lindsay.', a Virginian-*
iiamed as Bishop coadjutor- for . the
<v«?se of Newark. N. J.—^-Diphtheria' in
-ladies City county; active efforts beir^
ti'iio" to sea nip ii. out— — Alysternus death
of Charles R. ■■ Hunter," alias T." .H. Allen:
in >orloik— Robert Irby. killed by n
'rain at Roanoke; looks like sulcldp; th*
same train also ran over two negroes
«t Glade Springs- — Little Alice Lester
killed . in Norfolk by a . fall fromla wu
con Hon. J. A. Bristow. ex-mqmber o?
the Constitutional Convention.' critical! v.
HI at Stormont, Va.— Dead: Ixiwis Jack
son, ir. Chesterfield; Mrs. . Phoebe .; A-
Lawshe, • in \ SuiTolk; Welton Hines. ot
f?un:olk. In New York; B. G. McClelland
in Danville: Mrs. Eliza! *; Divine, n
i^oudoun— -W. N. Dusendorfer acquitted
«:f the charge for which he was arred>
«-d in Suftolk. but sentenced for jail burn
ing— — Staun ton Daily, News sold-;— rß.. H.
Mertens, ofDinwiddie. held.up by negroes'
fe.nd robbed- — George" Watkins's barn
burned in Fairfax: gypsies arrested., bui
discharged— —Particulars ol
the romantic wedding .; of Gouveneur
Paulding, second, and Miss Susan Eliza
beth Reid, of Norfolk.— -NORTH CARO
3-INA: Democratic legislative caucus ad
journed until to-night after casting .11
ballots for a United States senator Im
iwrunt bills introduced in :the- LegisU
lure — -Second trial of James Wilcox.:
charged *i th the \ murder of ,Nell Cropsey,
Lesun yesterday. ■ ' ■■-•,
GENERALV" ■-
New • York stock market . semi-stag
nant, with close at about lowest i prices
Df the day— Only a lair trade in uheal
lit Chicago. Close easier. •Corn . lower.
l-'rov .h.oi.a strung Contest :of will of
Millionaire Gibson,- of Cincinnati, ",wljo
J' ) in Ashvi.te, N. C., begun-— Little
mxicty felt for the safety or" foreigneVs
a.i i-tt- — vvhml and i'yrino the .winning
ravorites at New Orleans-: — Negro, wno
'<* '-"■'. ' ■ '" ujjieu w.,ini . boy ttL Aiken,
$» C, Saturday night, whipped by crowd
John p. cox, banner, 7 : of .tiast: Tennessee,
uix,pi" doao in doot at jontsuoro :: --—
Lsonu&men of p. ii. Greene and John
Gaynor .preparing to pay' amount or
bond— s^o. oov- — Bricklayers' and Masons'
National Conveiiuon meets- — chier jut>- :
j ice' Henry Mclver. of South Carolina,
dead- 1 — President' decides to' appoiiu" cu'i
o*t;^ man m i^ssi&iajit united atates At
torney at iioston— -New. cotton mill to
be built cither at Charlotte.- N. ; C, or at
Kock Hill, S. C- — \vite of rail way ma
chinist snoots arid kills business-college
stuaerit.- in. JUacon, : <ja, — — juiveiy.; debate'
m Federal - Senate on proposition to, se
cure postponen/cnt .- of ■' Vest ; . resolution
providing tor abolition of auty 'on' coal.
He-solution goes ■ over—^Federal .: 'House'
adopts rtsoluuon providing tor im'esti
sauou of tne coal situation— it is-; said
Congress .will pais a ' bni removing tne
iiniH-Tt duty on coal— Ford Jitlgation'rer
guraiijg ca.stleton '.. StocK- Farm,"" Lexing
ton, iw.. ends in agreement,' ar.o court
crders that deed be- given tOiJ-'li-Keene,
of A'ew YorK- — NoriolK and; Western: ana
other railways file answers : with Inter-
Etate Commerce" Commission to- r requtst.
for reasons for ; increase; in : " frtiyhi '
rates Count, de Lonyay said to have
suddenly- left his wire, ' formerly .*■■ the
Crown Princess Stephanie. -of -Austria,
mfi to have fjjnvn no . iminiation oi nit
wneroa bouts- — Ar&ansas "A s s c tn'b 1 y
meets— Secretary -of 'Na vy ; "., serious.y .
though not UiHiHerously, injured . in "run
away accident at ' Naval Academy,. Anna
polis- — President Alderman,: of:-. Tulav.e
bnivereity,* cv'iivers an^address-in'Phila
fle;phia on- "Sectionalism^ and :National
ism in Education"—^-Catholic" University^
at Washington to be\ presia<;d over jbv
Cardinal isatohi— -Mgr. Jjennis O'Conneh
appointed rector of- Catholic Unlyer-
Euy—^-Kt-port of Senate, committee" : on
conditions in - Hawai "" i uiat. i i ' -pub.ic-^-
President Mitcluill " issues • circu.ar-lctter
asking all "mine- workers.: to co-operate
with r operators; in eli'ort to increase- pro
duction of coal^-7-Caserof Mrs.^Mattie'Jfci;
Doya ' Current, postrnastcr of CVntcrville,
My. V settied by. acceptance -of her , res.A
natidri-—1 1 . is - bel ieved ; Uiere : ; will i be
a-iiti-tj-ust . lesislation ; at " present session
of Congivss— -Ambassador, Clayton i ill. ot
bronchitis in City of Mexicb-r-PJaguc
at .Mazailandocis: not yielcl-as- rapidly, as
wag: hoped toT now ;sahitary': : rheasures— ~~
3uty in Tingicy-Timesi'suit": finds rfor^lfs.';
Xingley rin sum .of $7,505T7-^Simultancous'
raids i"n? New Yorkon^the ''liaymarK^ti'r.
'.'Cairo." ♦•Bohemia," and other notorioufc
rvKorttv ' ■.'■ : *" '->:•'.". ; -- : ''''.".'-'
Prof. Coles EJcete.l.-
EASTVILLE,' VA.^ .January"" 12.— (Sd-v
c1«».1~ai a iiM-tirg ofUhe -Boards of ;.Tru»«-
U-PS of ESstville ;■ Acad<;Kiy;'y Professi:::
Thomas J.: Coles.- of -Halifax,^ -.was i'electeif
r-na'tiiwl' of j in* Kchooh'in^the^placefbf
Kciv. wj u;&m • N\ Mead, who" has I resign^
f<3.-- „-.":.•:■-...■■■;:. -:: ; ..s-V^-^-r ""i=-fit
T n e>ntw^nyfcr^. the'i A'Se^board^ Florida'
Limited,*;; the ; faste&iT train : ever ~ fun 1 1 rain
Wchmon<irto^driflali^m^maKf^lt^ first
January ,l2th -adv. *,'--- - -
. . . ', ■ / • . -/
Hoiiiiiiiiii
Ineffectual. Effort to Put City
Tug Out of Commission.
WAR ON^/LADIES' HATS^
Fine for - Shutting: Out/ a VieTr; of th*
■.: /'" '■' *:-•'■. Stage.- ■■:"":/ -_-_ ,- '-
-iItAIXIXG r "IX^ SCHOOIiSV
3IAXUAX
Referred to Finance Committee ; to
Devise Ways and Means— Electric
M.erbt; Plant at City Halito Bc.ln
finlretl !lnto—Policemcn: .Have y no
-■ Time to Watch Street Car.Sche-
: dnle*— Figrht- Over Proposition to
Place Fire "f Alarm-" Box at Vlrer'nla
ITospJtal— Reports c Referred antf
a Considerable -Amonnt. of Routine
.Business .Transacted. /, ' /.•:"."
The. adjourned meeting of the Common
Council last -night with* a "tug of
war", over the city's •- irrepressible,, little
vessel.*- the Thomas Cunningham, which,:
apparently, 'having nothing to ' do . pend-.
ing"the,.construction of- the city's .'-new;
dredging outfit, certainly succeeds admir
ably in 'keeping members of ; the James
River Improvement Committee and the
Council busy discussing ;■ the pros : and
cons of keeping .her "arid her crew; on-] the
public pay roll to the tune .of $315! per
month/ "*. .' _ , '
The ordinance authorizing. the; commit
tee to" charter her, while otherwise idle,
reported by .. tne James River - Improve
ment Committee occupied nearly, an hour
of Co'uncirs ! time : last night, ".the ; debate
brancning off /principally 'on- the'rquestidn
of keeping her; in commission- , ■ . -.-
President Bloomberg, resigned the chair
temporarily "to Councilman ' Spence in ;or
de'rUo reopen, "the fight on tho tug un
successfully made by him in the-commit
tee on the floor .'of the Council. " .!;-'.!■•
The tug , had. just been; overhauled arid
painted up ' aiu,. considerable expense ■■■. and
he did! not see why she should; be hired
out for a! few days without profit to the
city. Better. "■■ laj* . her up. It "was : ! poor
business for .the city hiring its/ tug : in
competition i with private individuals who
owned ■ tugs- for! the purpose ! of ; hire. / . ■
.Mr. Crenshaw said those we hired, her
to^ might" give iis some points on': the pro
per/management. / . ' •'
"We : . would;! not. learn,", retorted . Mr.
Bloomberg. . . -. " ;
Mr. Curtis said in his opinion -vlf.v If. she
was! chartered; lt : , would not! result* in a
dollar's ' revenue :to the' city. . ; - fi ' . ■•'. .
Mr. Morion thought it was a; bold busi
ness proposition;- If it "cost the city money,
to keep her in! ; commission, ; and resulted
in nol revenue,- slie ought to be put out of
commission..;- " . .■. .■:■;■•■ ■:.'
Mr. Polldck advocated keeping her In ;
commission. .He said she would be* of
use. in, the. cases of an Ice gorge, _■ flres, or,
fre"?hets;; ; ; •-. J-"' : ' ■'-' '. . ';: /~"rt : -" : /"''•'' '''!—-"
Mr. '-^Curtis'*, said he .had. been, on" the*
river thirty-five years, ? and .he never knew
the tug to break ■; through lan ; ice" ; gorge in ■
the " river. He did not; see what- use she
would be in a; freshet, arid -when. .the. fire
at the Richmond Chemical \ Works'.-- oc
curred the other night Captain*;Cunning
ham did not get to it until S o'clock in the
morning, "and the tug'proved . of no use.
He did. riot think the city should maln-^
tain the tug for the protection of : private
property.,"'- >.-■ /■ . ...'.' ;: / %'\
After some further discussion -the ques
tion canie' back to the ordinance author^ 1
izirig the ;tug to be chartered, and it was
adopted, tne Council. like the: committee;
seeming disposed , to stand by: the! tug,!
with* or without ' reason.
Striking 'at * udiesJ , Hats. . . '
'The next, subject that produced -; any
considerable/ heat was an ordinance of-;
fercd by Councilman Allen, striking at
the. headgear of ladies worn in theatres.
Mr. Pollock called for a. sus
pension of r the' rules. -in ordei - for: Coun
cil to put the stamp of disapproval ,v.i»Dn
this ungalla'nt' measure at once arid "for
ever. "Our ladies." he said, "did not need >
a law to make them take off their heats."'
But the patron! of the. ordinance 'asked
that ; it be referred to the Committee" on,
Ordinances, etc., arid it ' took ; this course.
The ordinance is a-s : follows: ■'
.- "Wherea"s. v there are ; numbers of women
in the city— patrons of the: theatres-^who
insist on wearing their hats or.bori.nets
!n the play-houses during the" "hours/. In'
which the ! ; performance is in ! progress,
much to the ; discomforture: of other pa
trons of .the - theatre;; and.'; whereas, the
removal- of hats in. the theatres of- the
city' of Richmcnd ;is optional with the
women, therefore— •' * .'
' .'"Be it ordained by the Council of the
City! of: Richmond— / ; . ""
"l.>: That it shall be unlawful for any
person ..to. keep': their hats on in any! the-!
atre or. other- place, of amusement ■" in ' the
cit>v other : than under the canvas of a
circus -tent,', during the progress of "any
play "or ; exhibition. -/ !...•'
"2. That no" theatre \ proprietor
or . manager ! shall allow any lady or
-iian. boy. or girl, ! to' wear their ha ts in ;
their theatres, or halls.; and suchproprieT;
tor oV manager shall be held equally ac
.'cuntable 3nd .amenable .; to tho -law '!• as ■
the 1 person wearing, the hat- or bonnet.^ v :/,
':;-■. "3." .That a 'violation of this; ordinance
shall be! p'uriishable'by "a fine of not .Jess
rhan $2 nor more, than 55." ' ;' . _
Electric. Light Plant. , . /
A- resolution was adopted instructing
the Committee; on Electricity to examine:
Into the cost, of : installing an electric
ight, plant in -the City Hall, arid ! report
in- estimate of the cost as soon as prac
ticable"-. " -*; ;- /:-;'/./ :"'■ - - ,/ v ! : ■-■/.:-.''/;
Mry H. C." Glenn offered an: ordinance,
Repealing {the ordinance requiring "• the
Chief of Police ;!to";instruct ; his ; men: to
watch for". violations of .the street-railway,
schedules/He said 'the ordinance had been
presented in accordance .with the .wishes
of: the department; because it was a! waste
of. time of, .the^members , of the!, force ! to
require' them- tpistand 'on j for/an"
hour: a t- the .tinie! to ! look out for such ,yl-;
dlations to the '; neglect ■ of 4 more \ important;
jutles./The ordinance; was referred; to' the :
appropriate - committee. ' •':_.
ANOTHER^ROYAir SCANDAL
Former Grown'; "' Princes s'•[ of Austrian
■ ■* l'Jewerted liyHer HuMmnrt.
; - yiEXNA'. January ; "12.-^(Special.)—Ap-V
cording / to ■' special . dispatches ;■ published 3
here. /the Couri, :-. De/Xonyay 'ih'as/de-;..
sertcd;iils wifer formerly Crown vPrlncess',
Stephanie. ' of .'Austria-Hungary. vridowTof ~
Archduke. Rudolph. /and -daughter of- Kins;
Lfopold^"of Belgium. ■'
- Count- and jCouritbss. have fbeen :Jiv^;
; 'ng;for Uie;winteriln v the south (of iFrance. r |
| Recent fepoVtß^ave; told Jofiscvererquar-.
!rels"~slrice": thl*rsu~ddcn?d^th [of iQueeri'ißfari
;r^^Henrietta:f.^esterday^a;veryAv|olent;
;-luarrel: isfsaid to! have' "occurred l;'at--ii'ony\yi
: 't>& riuddenly) iri i^the -night^ leavirigTai letter^
for/the Countess. -V_.,*
- HJsvalet had; the- Count's bassmso rs
•Txqfei. The Count's .wheVeabouts;ar'«S'jjfe|
known. '.TbeirV niarrlage|waßt* ; pu'r>ly ( |a]
l !ow-matr-h.'7--Th«: ; PrIricess;i3iet:th« : !C;o'iiat^
mate:. •. ■ . /«?S
■- ■. .. ■ . , ,- .. .- ...... i -;..'-■■.' . i. 1.._.....1 '.. _'.'.... j. ..-■..- . - - - - . ..'. ' ....'-..... ■' ..-. ...■'- - 1 -. . '.'. •—*.—
at court in sVlcriria." where jhelwas ; aj POP^
ular/diplomat"/bf ;3 the/ highest >;'^tandlrig.j
He';isjS9fyear3 oidr'- L, :'; -„'* -, ,
;Sians=teopqldtblUefly7^^
riagel and ' h bunded S his j daugh ter?thfoushr!
buttEi^p^'!|lt^ha3^heen"fßald jof ; iata;v that
the i Princess? _had [l grbwrii ImpeHouStTarrb^
gant,"*farid f^irisanely."- Jealous":; pfiherji hand£;
some iihusband^Thls'/scpTridalf ""nTmlog^ln:
!the/mid^t/bf/the"vPrlrice!ssi!of/SaaM)ny"s
affair.; has ; electrified p court 'circles// / .''
MUSTPASS
LegialatTire iCanuou RelieTe"' Would- :
■r.*- -■—%.-■ :■./■■:•■■?""' -, : ■ --.■;-^-». :;.'■■ ■'~j--'"-^"■'.--?■~ j - -'"-^ "■'.--?■ - ; ---:;;.:-;",-r :''./
:•:: > ■• >„ Be Professional 'Men. '_.
. ■•Applicants !- f pr] relief ?fromv ejcamiriatlons'
toYketHUcerises'^tofpracUfetlaw.imedlciri'^
dentistry, !br : ' surgery? have !j begun* t'o^pou'r
iri '. on ; the : mernbersV ? and : : the "fate ""of "relief
bills" before \ the : Legislature 3 was'Sflxe'd ( by
:the" Committee. on^ ; General^ Laws 'of -the
House.: to-day.' :!/"^": !/"^" ; ' : "4' :; ';";:'/ : -.'v '/ "-'/' ; - '■/'■".
\A : bill ' ha"d:"been- presented rby/ Colonel
S; M.> Newhoiise; of_ Cul"peper, T: . to ; allow} a
man":' to/ practice "c_ veterinary^ surgery'^ r lt
was referred to ' the '■. special;;- Private and
Local /l^islation^Cornmittee.^By.^ that
body Ut'was • sent back : tor the 'lJouse; and
referred v to' ; the-: : Committee fj on ;~ General
Laws.. That" committee";- tc~day '-"'passed
by" the bill. ;thusi;ending A the/ matter: "■£;__
The new", Constitution ''{prohibits} the rpas
sage~j of -any -such? measure,Varid r: "the~; hun
dred .or more : that /have been received 'will
receive the/ same \ treatriient-r-be ■:> '.'passed
by.":; z'i.*,: •.-:-!'-/v, r;-/'-v.r ;-/'-v. : :> "t/;/./ ; . - '-V//
:, "It ;. is : . a waste ' (of • time -to ':have ;.fhe
bills '/drawn," ;said fa ! lawyer,' to-day./ ."The,
cases -may ."'. be /mentioned, / but.- they are
.forever -barred.".' /-.; .-. '//,..//' r /;-;'!/
COLDESTOF THESSEASON;
There' Was Good Skatlrijr'. Yesterday
nnd There : Will ; Be/ Better. To-Dny.
•'We; shall have the; coldest ! weather !pf
the season. : as-faf: as it I , has •progressed,
to-night,^ 1 said Weather./ Director Evans
; yest erday . ; "I expect ' the'i^ tempera ttire' ■to
! €a ll ; between = 10 : : and '' 15 degrees. ./ Indica-'
tiorisvare'that we will -iia've-; fair/- weather
for 38 hours. ■: at . least. . and continued '; cold
'weather /for •• 4S hours. ".The: :lbnger.:th'e
cold ,. sna p lasts, the thicker ; "arid l ' stronger
! will be the ice. so " that good -skating '> maiy i
be" enjoyed at • Forest. Hill; Park':' New. Res--'
er\'oir Pr.-k/Ypurigr*s>Pond,-.arid;at.Lake
eide t the next few days." • . .;/ v; »
The director reported V the; con djtions : of
.temperature decidedly^ below^thendnrial
for; the season,' -/varying' bverJall of ; - the
States of - the -Central West and -through
out the'- Southern ' States ,! arid .West ; Gulf
regions. ';!.i,Th'ese.-low ternperatufes:--;are
moving. eastward,' and .will ' probably, rea eh
■■yirgiriia - to-night. '.■ giving.' us/ the/ coldest
! weather of the winter./!" // v ,'.:'- '/.. -"-V".';' ■'
The lowest;' point: reached- by thb mer
cury . yesterday was . £8^ degrees. . Its is ! ex-:
;pecte'd this 'will !be reduced ,> to about;. 15
degrees by to-day. ! The coldest^. weather!
reported in the country, ye'st'erday^wjisfitj
degrees at .Huron.; S. 'D.. arid, the warmeßt :
.72 degrees at Key .West.vFla/ . / .!■:/.'
/.There was good/ skating.', at , Brauer's
Lake. Fairriiount, /yesterday,;, and r it- was
! resorted to by many" girls. and boys,' A who
erij~yed the sport to the : top", of -their
be- - /'/ .;' • - /// ' .';
NEGRO II 80SI0I
President Appointsja^Colbred
Man Assistant' District;;
'Attorney.
o^v^SHiNGTON^:b^^C^/Jariua^l^
; (SpeciaL)-^President"Roosevelt .has/, ap-'
pointed a ■ colored . manias iiAs'ssistant
Uriited ; States '''Attorney. at" Boston. The
. man ' is .William \ H. , Lewis,; a : graduate fof
Harvard and'a celebrated center rush^of
the foot-ball : team of ;• that institution.
Le\yis is made assistant to Henry;P.;Mdul
tori. the United States Attorney : of-, the
Boston district: .The position is riot/one
literally--:wlthin -the. power, of/the'-Presi
dent. to 'fill.- but hecan- direct - the
States:Attorriey;to.make the appointfnent.
and ;this-he did =ln the present instance. {
': Lewis,' in ■ addition' 1 to -being! well edu- f
cated, is : said ; to: be . so IJgh it * in . color .that
his negro ancestry/ is seldom known ; ? dut-/
side of .his intimate friends. /He/went 1
i through Harvard without !■ any particular
manifestation of hostility on" the'part-of
white students. ■ ■ ■ ' ■".' ■'■■■■■ '■■'. ;;■'•• .; • il ' ■* \
FIRST STEP ;.• NORTHWARD. - : "' .
! Since -the negro question '■ has ; been J; so
. prominently '-: discussed • 'recently, ' on'-?ac
courit of : several' appoiriments! made- by
■the PresiiJerit'.iri the South, "and; on ac
count, of ."; the! Indiariola' incident, many
suggestions 7 J ; have!j._been' made .; that -the
President show his friendship .'for the ne^
gro by making "some appointments of
men of that color in the North.: This is
the first step . in: ihat ; ~ direction, and Bbs
;ton, ;the r heart of the country:, where" the
President..s/ officiar actsv in .connection
President's omcial! acts ,\ in* .'connection
! because : ; of ' an opening i there. .The •;• iri ti
mation; is conveyed ". that y the President
will. make similar- appoiritriients ".'elsewhere
in _the : North, bestowing 'upon the- negro
positions somewhat in proportion riumeri
: cally .to' his population In Ia a State. * In - dis
cussing; this matter . recently, the , Presi
dent mentioned the fact' that the '"negro"
population of Massachusetts : is ; cor-para
- tively '! sriiali;! ..arid ! ; because /of ; that - the
.proportion of ; offices; going !to,;thel!race";in
that State ..would be. exceedinglyV sriiall
should- the question" of "appointments , be
looked at solely, from the- standpoint ;'of -a
division according;to relative! population.
:in! South, Carolina; -the President suggest
ed. 7 , he : had /app'oirited ' orie"negrd , to' "a- good :
position.-! yet : more/ than ■ half ■! the.';pppula'
tion. of the ! State • is ; corii posed .'of vnegroes;
l!; NO SECTIONjTO^BB/SLIGHTEpJ!!:-;
: -'It" is riot undefstddd ;that! the'; President
proposes , to establish "a ;"fule'l '". or n thinks "of
: doing ,:so7^glvirig ; ' -to ; :', 'the-! negro; appoints
.merits . according ' to ".hlsl populations iri -!a
• State,'; but - he does "propose {to .; betas ! f air
with . the .; .negro ! in ,:. the !; North 'as 1 - In '/the
South,! it ; , is said^ Negroes TallVdver^.the
country" have : been! ■pressing" at: the : ,wh}t"e
House -for! greater.^ .recognition^ of .^ .their*
race. ■ Not long ag-d^the'JPrpsiderit^was
; upon by :.a; delegation^ •Croni'=';'yirV
giriiau .;;- which '"/'a'sked"^ that
mm or;., places in !the : Federal!, service -.in
that State.be given 'the race.' "The -.position
bf'deputyjcollector at Norfolk "was; orietof
the positions . sought. The.! President / has
taken Hh.s.' matter founder. '"consideratldri^
as ;> he" has J: similar. 'appeals -; from •; different
States !of.;! the ! country. !; It Sis ; /largely!:' a
'questicn : of coujecture how.; far. he I'.will;gd'1 '.will ;gd'
in '^ making negro /appointments;: in'sithe
; North; ■/■'- ;-! '^i^-'^'i^^-^'ii^'A:.
found^ongsl!ostis!ster:
Girls • Separated' in ; yirgrlnia': to : Me'e t ;
:':■,•■'■ ■■- .:■.'. After. Blany Vcar». v: ;' : -n- .'■'■'■■''■
TEXX.,- : - January
'CSpeciai.)^After,.a°sixteeniyears',;* search^
;M|SB^^ura%'Contrell, : -yo£i : BalUinof^|sldM^
J livings a tyNo^; 910 'Gay.? street, ■:■■ and !!isa"d. Sib" 1
be/weajthy//has/ found ;ya. ; :'sistcr^?fr6ml
;.whbrn • she ■: wasi separated^.: in /Virginia!
•■ when la'--, child. r^who :%.was ;"' lest • when/- only ;
:3%yearsxof^Bge;yahd^a%beautifuligol<?enjj
; hnired Xtot.' j ; Nqw^the^lcstG sisier ris : ; JTifs:
■Jp«phineiSmlth7i she 1 iniVotne ni'annei^hay^
'ing^acquir^y&at^hame'sm^
;rnted?; from-?; lierJsister/r^ Miss VSmith^g?^
>Mfsls'-'Canjreil3_aVsl^
fi6iahTope3WyoTfQr4ttieX<3un^etla!sdi|J!f^e»j
;^hjnelCpmpany/:in\thi^lcity. She* is^al^
rauginsr tv po to 'her sister -In Baltimore
fat^ori]f^B6tif'jttfc^isti^'i'»^iobyeno>^:
fafflnding tneir relationship."
; • ■
Lejrve Kieli*nond at 'lo:2B P. M, via the
-i'Seabosrd-- Florida"' lAniteS," ,*nd be in I
: .T»ek*onv!lU', »t; I- o'clock ;n«xt ■xiaß.^aiflsttl
istoa&i: ......... ..v&vs
nninnri i in urnr'
CliitelSliif
"*' m *"(<-. *r « ■ ■"--■" m'< m a »'• ■•'■: tt A '■■■ • '■ ■ ■ • £*n ■■■■■"' - . . m ■■■-. mm w • '
AjT^e|gJtntmajor*Cc nrad^is
;"/ :^CB^ell^sMEj^in^fi^
OPENS^iTOIMORROWI
CASE!
- .
Sub-Committee . 3lay./IJe ; , Sent ■ta .-Am
. iierst to Limit Witnesses. V >
•ro^RESDUCE^SCOPE^OF^BXa"I*IR"t-
Biabti fOntlines': Xot jYetvlletermined
- B at ; ?S ome ; Specifications' v ; Have
Been Ruled Out as Irrelevant—
,;?State Will Not ? Resrard '■: Expense .'so
Vi''-Tiiat-.tlie)l3^dsVb'iCj'JDsUce^"are'~C.on-^
- .fleryea-TBrllliant/i^Ral^Battie'^^^^^^
;I«ured--31rj ; Strode; an 6: Jnclse Lov
;,'iivj^,; Counsel -for the -'P^iitioners.
c /»r?v,; ;at : :y'_MurphJr>s;}~;ine£cndant:
, /Warmly Greeted by Colleagrues. *
" : Judge : Clar erice \J. Campbell, ; 'of "Amharst
county,'^ whose aciiori '■ iri "striking : ''Rev? : C.'
H/ Crawford • with a whip at : • Amherst"
;CourthousK^!ast^s^nWer, ;^is" l tbt-be/the;
subject^ 7 _pf : ; y.eg^slatiye;2lnqui^;-"iis^in^.toe:
city, ■' stopping Ia 1 1 the"!: New \ Ford's '-. Hotel. 5
: Major 'v Holmes - Conrad,^^ /of ?x. Winch ester j'
: - Va. j'| Judge "rCampbell's "counsel,"- is 'also ! in
the -city,- at^Murphi?3.~ "It : was fauthorita
tively.!. annduriced :, lest night ■? that'/Majbr;
.Conrad, - who is one Tof V theVrndst/diiiin
guished lawyers in /th'ft .;SouthT| has-been
retained by the'def eiice'. in' this well known
"case:'/- v..-,;f /7:.-;;;^ I/!;/.//; 1 ;;/. \;/ v /'-- x - I
;■•■'.' At ; ; Murphy's i Hotel >is - Mr./ Aubrey ! ; B. :
Strode,-; of vLyVchburg/; ■ f ormerlyt of I Am?.
herst, :'drie. of the !r'cpuhsel for/the-;prdsecu
tion.■■) in / the 'case. Vv' judge'j udge ' - J. ; ThoriipVori
; Jtsrqwri," !of -Nelson": county, ;whb,*;.with his
law ! partner,'-"- County 7.J udge t W. .- G." jllov-*
ing, .; of Nelson, will alsd'repreWat the* peti-.
>ioners(orrpr6secutorsUn-.ihe\''case.%;" t Judge
Browa | is /visiting /friends "' here" /■ 'Judge
L,o i vlng •■ is ; expected : ; to-day: - ■ -.'. j . ; : ' \ ; " "
.; There' ' arc/ in o' the;? city; already ■ several
well .> known'; .'gentlemen who /;^re ."'fcori
netted ■ with - the 'case as;. witnesses' 1 of; are
interested -. in !Mt , for/ other ''reas"ons..-Amdrig
these "areJudgeE/N-vWood, 'of Eluvanna,'
■whb/i presided^in r.- ! the ~h Amherst^" County'
Court; ; 7 when ; Judge/Canipbeil i, was .V tried
on" ,the.,cliaige" of ,'asaamt aridi! acquitted
there late, last summer?" He : isat: the New
'Ford's;^ as "are Colonel !'C.;Bi r ;Chiistiarii!
and Mr.-'i-T-V- C.' /Payne,; of- Amherst, ' who
were," counsel for Judge!! Campbell in Jthe
court- trial /"of •.'the ; !widely. advertised : as
sault; case. .\ Judge ; Stephen; Adams,": of , the
County 'Court lot Canipbellj i'o"ne :,, of '■ --' the
best ; known /■gentlemen ,- : iri ,' the. Stated ia
here -as ' a 'V witness i* in-, tlae case, .haying
been /summdried by!!'! the' -defence. /Jtidge
Adams was in Amherst! when the assault
occurred." .-. '- - " ■ * \
1 Campbell Confers • With Conrad;,'
; "/."Judge Campbell ':. and "his counsel had a,
brie'rv conference lastl night at MufphyJs
ebon e'after^ Major. 'Conrad's, ! arrival. 1
"irig ;definite f >'ha!s -yet 'Vbeen'. decided -as Ub
the! procedure' |n J the case,: nor,: has either,
sidei; given /but/any .'staterrierit^ -'fpr publi
cation./ So ;far.^as;c"?^fmiriedlup" ; to<Lhis
time,;' the" ■/Courts"':, of /Justice Cpmmittee
of the* House "of i'Dele'gates. ' ; to i whom ■/ the
investigation 'was ; r ef ei red,;; has ; not 'defin
nltely.Joutlined;the';"scopp. of, the/ inquiry?
Its roriginal/decision ■ on "this 'point ; . was
that'; iti would'.' be".; limited as far "as com
patible with a f air ; hearing of ■ the', charges
tb'the..: statements';, contained 1 !'the!rine-'
iribrjal to*; the f House " arid \ referred | tb; the
CpurtsTof" Justice! Committee.'! These me
rnoria!s' t are from " the ™ bars i- df '. Amherst.
Liyrichburg, % arid Nelson;.': and were*:!; pre
sented' to the General Assembly : last; sum.
mer.<but immedlateji' referred to' the cpm-^
!triitteel'- . /:-!'■/'///■'/■.:. '- '"y^%
1 subsequently, vnritjiin the past v . week,"
ln! ; fact.'-t+.e: counsel/for the .prosecution
lorwarded a^ list of specifications !; supple-!
rnientary : to 'the .'original fchargejandjfe
citirigVa" number of other matters 'anterior
toithe.attackfon; Mr. 'Crawford ;byl Judge
Campbell: The' committee i.has ~< dicussed
these ■ specifications^!* informally,^ but I'- has
'yet^ taken* no action. /While; no authprita-
Lf ye 1 statement'- h'a's:bee'n "given" out. by " tho
committee,/ the "impression -. that
the counsel /for; the ' petitioner will' aik
leave" to appear .before the 'committee-to
day ; arid ,'argue ■ f or the . admission ? of '- the
specifications," with; a view. tb'brdadenirig
the scope :■ oi^- the* inquiry. "lp; that f event,
. 1 •is ' presumed \ that % counsel ! for/ the ;! de
fence will *be-; gi ven - an '-. ■ opportunity /to
.reply. ."'arid would thus'engage; in Hbe ppen
irig" skirmish ; of a ':■ le!gal ' battle .that ; prom
ises/'tp be -a ! ; brilliant one."! The^attorrieyg
for the petitldjiersTare all wejl known'law
: (CONTINUED;ON/FiFTH^AGiJ.)V>T:
BANKERS OPPOSE;
State Association :Decides to
! Antagonize Appointment ,
of a Commisioner. ■
; The :< Steering . . Committee ! ; of 'the j State
Bankers': Asspclatiori held- a? Meeting -last
-h|gh't 'at. the f Jefferson .^Hotel -fQ'rj the !;Pujf
pose .- of -taking r some/ act{pn>pre"paratdry.
to the " bearing ! ; of the ? bjil ,' providing'ifor
. a .{commissioner of ibankirig.!;' before -the
:Hbuse\iCqtßm|ttee; on {-Banksi \Currericyy
andJConjime'ree .this!mdrnlng.^ ; There) were
'present >MrV^Gedrge^< : Schinelz,uo'flthe
firrri of Schmlez 8r05../,bankers,',of '^New- :
;
Grodme, ? of ?Hamptdn ; Colonel !.Rpbert rM.
iHughes," of r?Mr:;;^!'S;;RQidJ- of.
; Chatham; !/C6lorieir;^Vv'illlam;'H:;l Palmer,!
Mr.;Man'n 'S. s Quarles.! arid. Mr^Hepry; Lani
don i Cabeli;:df Richmond; .Mr^H; -N^ Philf
lipsV^df ? Willi^msburg; .Judge y. John fB.
iHorsley, •^'"b'filJynchb^rgyi;and';'i^^f.Bfo^7:
dfl^Vythevilie.
': The discussed ;- the bjllfin all
it's v phases, !'■; arid ' . determined j to's aktago-;
.ni£eiit' : before ■Uhej'cqmmittee.'^They'j'cori^
slder -(■ that ,» the of ,;; thejprop'dsed
/measure 'twould;' work !■ a^: great ''Mnjury.Tand'
■ hardship ; !to"i the ■■ farmers,^ the ■:bankers.,Yarid
i ilie !; State! bariks "xQf-iiVirginia:^ and?t*Oithe
public! interests sen^rally.^f Cplo'ne I ; Hughes
;and ; : Mr. '-iß.<i d ! were rdesigria ted | to] appear
before^" theXcornmitteej/thisrmdrning^ arid
urge •; the ! committee t riot ' j to ■ report it /fa
vorably. - , " " -.•--'
Commissioners May Hold /Office, as
* l,ons asTliey Behave >TliemselyesJc
' ....■ ■" > - ' - # * * *
Thomas BY Upn, of Frlnrc
.WjlHain. yesterday t introduce'.} In • tbe
I^HQUserof^Delefrates a bill : -, proposing 1 to
i!^endithei<^ton';;pensioni;!aw. : . The bl!|
|s i an. amendment. to" section 32 of the act
of "3902. , ■ ,
j ■i';TJnderj|the £PT«s«mt^ l?.w :: ,,f lie r Clrctiifs
Courts appoint a board or commissioners
in, January ." ; 'of -each year.. The amend-
Tsent provides 'that th« present members
of tba" board may continue in offlcs'/dur
tr.s? koM behsvJer, and ateo, empower*
,tlj6 t courtH toremave, during terni^or^S
paHiuNl
- -
wiP- uouio r romises nicnmond
;UtntNUwr Uji ,: 1 lie A UUUNyIL*!
MAN V ; PI/Alf S i FOR h DIPRO VE3IES T.
FinanclerJ.Was h E verythins: ißu't'* En-
Jthusiasticf'Oveir J ; the Be
.-';■/ Found '>Bii»tinJs.c:-ye"aterda'y. :: -:'i^eii
; ,//He'JjMade' : 'a. ;>Trip - Over th'e/Road~
■■'/ K Win)-- = Try/ ; ;th!e ! ; General -Transfer
.^vP^n^OldJjLin'ear-.'to'/Be-v'Made'.'VNe^'l
-'/-Before/ Any Extension* ,'•/.? are\ : Car
;;;. ried;: / Out— Suburban"; ; Service" 1 and .
■ ; -Schedules W/ Receive / Immediate
Attention. , ; _
■''Richmond is Up -have one of , the great
est/sjtreet'.railway/systema!'in the ; country'
If I the' spirit"' of " the" Council.- is c kind c and v
fair." — -~-~ - - *%|^^j.
, A >■; slender.y swarthy : . young, man! - with
the T.unmistakable":alr ;■ of , : the cpsmopoli-~.
tan. 'and- a'- manner' that carries 'iconvic
tion;'."stood^on^the; foyer las±".evening;and:
madej this statement ;. with some emphasia.
He ,wus ' Mrii Frank J. Gould; : the < priricipal
■owner. _.of> the -; Richmond' '* Passenger and
Power. .Company.' and he had just returned
from an exhaustive" inspection 'of the prop
erty .under, his charge in this ;city ; *ahd" Pe
tersburg/ ■;'-'■;'»' :'"■■; !;';"H r r •' ; ■';■ '"" "■.-;" ' : -- ;
It has. been 'said [that Frank "Gbuldtb'ears
a stronger resemblance— riot.only in x his
appearance, ■".but-; in "his business m'eth
ods^rto." the 'distinguished operator, and
financier, >. than -any:, other J. mem; of 'the
Gduld{ family. ■■'•■ ■■■■ ; -: ■;. ■■ ; ~'
," For ".this '. and:; other \:- pertinent reasons
his methods in relation .to; the ; local; prop-,:
; erty : is "being with : . no; little ' iri
;terest^; not. only in^tbisjci ty. .' but < by ;, the .
Elkins, '-iand 'others' "syndicates . in )New
'■•■YorJ^iPhiladelphlai^BaltimbVe,*ahd'-neighV
1 boring -""cities. - ' ;;\ "• : /
: . Mr. -Gould- himself 'is- doubtless .aware
of; this. - - Perhaps . that ; is _what : prompted
him ';■ to take Van uncomfortable ; railrdad
- trip - i in i exceedingly T unconi f ortable weath- '
: er,ratv"thei;height : 'of-' the 5 season," -from
NewiYbrk^to-RichmbmJ.: '■". ' -' v : v .: ' - '£
In any event ; ;he7is exceedingly interest
ed: in^'nis property here, as ; was;; evinced:
'; last {evening i wherr he- talked- most; 'Irifer-^
estingly rof" it J while this ft wife paced r' up
arid down : the'.cdrrldor{ impatiently wait-"
■ingJfor'him, and 'the eight o'clock train
; foriNew'-Ydrk^v' : / ■{-"'/;" >;_' ".; ..; : '-:'; : - , ; ,'~
; Possibilities of 'Kicbinond. -*■' 1
. "I fully appreciate the :growth*andpos-.
: slbilitics ;" of:- Richmond.- *< said ■:. Mr. ; : Gould;
."and '..it -is' my -earnest": desire ."to", give
, the city a, street ;;car ; that "will
be secdn(jjto ; hone.";, "W" - '.t'>y ;■• ■■. ••
-:- This is strarigelyilike^the statement that
Jay Gould -' made* to a| party -of t. Western '■
; men f of- affairs in NewiYdrk-.many. years
- ago,' - just > before - he ,' began ;■ to" build -V the
"Missouri- Pacific. .It would!: be. va^ lucky,
; thirigjfpr Richmond Jf-Mr. : Frank: Gould's
■administration'of ; the! street .railway sys-'
.tenir'should be drie-flftieth -part r : asi suc
cessful:!frdm;the .standpoint.'.<of'-;deyelop
;merit!as?was -his! father's : in \ the ; enhance^ .
ment of. certain sections ;of ■> the\West. ?!
: Mr;! Gould, "-however;' declined c to '-become
enthusiastic over, the conditiohUn;,whlch;hf
found ■ the ! property; yes terday. 4 - Asked ? by !
the Dispatch ; representative : if .the:'roads"
: were; riot .. in good .-. shape. i-he replied *; that
he 'had -;mariy?- plans'-. foe; improvement. ; ..
Mr.) Gbuld|'lef_t'fjtHe- : Jefferson?? Hotel:yes
te'rday.i- mornlng> shortly '. after "; 9 ' o'clock ;
iri ; a: special car,; on a ■ tour "of ! Inspection. .
He went ' to ■ x'etersburg.rand ! he discussed
the . past, present, and ; future „ with his
aides. " \,_ ■_ ~ .- ';■ • • , _
Mr.Gould seemed-a trifle peEslmlstlcally
; inclined. !; When jhe /started \'-[ out i;in 'theY
!mornipg..' it*.', was 'reported; that -he was'
very,, en thu siastic "about * every thing . con^ '.
nected v ! : ' > ..." .. •■;>-T"
; '■ Certainly/ : his' : manner ■; did-; not indicate ;
'any^exuberance) of; '"'spirits :;jast evening.'
arid he" ; seerried | Inclined to view the f u ture
with some doubt- '. - . .";!'': ""*
; : Fears the Council.
"..';. The ! bug-a-bdo . that"; Mr. .Gould In
mind :Js -evidently.' the' 'Council. ; ■ . '■/: : ' :
;- ."You - contemplate many/ Improvements, '
Mr.' -Gould; ,it Us -understood?" ~- : . ';, ''■'"■(! ■■'.. '■ >\
■ ; -"Yes," 'was ;.the-reply^;^"l. have in'mirid
: a\! number ; of plans •which' will f do"; much
to ; improve : the : system and . help ■ the city.
But-much will depend ''on the; spirit- of the
: Council." r ."' ' ■-S;-'--" ■ - : " .■ / - '■-'."%"•;".'-'
I '■ i ! Promotion for 'Oltlcials.vlV
;It Jis !hardiyV the" time. fof^ the year to
discuss ; such '■; a- thing: but ;. every '■■ one re
;iriembers"that-there were" hot ' half enough:
cdmfoftable"; suirimeflcars; in -Richmoqd:
this| season !just : . passed/^' Mr. V Gould l- was
Reminded : of' that'* fact;-r.'.V:. ; ■'■':. : :; :!" :: :
:"l-jkndw ;it,'';'wasshi3] quick! rejoinder.
"and s' that Vis our : ; cdntsmplated :
changes." ~-
; v LvDo^Spti contemplate making any chang- '.
>s;inithe'rraianageriient?''rv / ' .''.'■-. C'.\ .'■■ "
!: l "Not lin Hhe'j'executivey staff." nLs", :? - : - '.>-•,
: -! f-;Onf -;On ; the: c6f.trary.'! Mr.^ Gould : has added;
(to v.thel* duties; I and % of '[.his ■
.! principal^ officials: !-j Mr.t- S: ;;:W:;:HutT t /ls;
; howlthe/general *. manager.- of f, the"; pro'perr ;
I 'tlesl in/thisi'c)tylarid ■; Petersburg^ arid f the
] line ;ibetiween ; • the^twpj cities/- ! Mr. !^H. - ;!.B.'
i'Kl.ein Visi'iibjw'i the- gerieralj aud i t ofj% Mr. ", E. :
fall ?■ ; light land f. po'wer.V plantsl'f .:.an"d -^Ma jorj
; Mil es,i M.\] Martin i is ! ■ counsel and lgeneral . ;
attorney -for; the > company. •. - ' .
i ,i you (are strongly, iri fayor/of ■
the? universal system?!^ wasfsug^
gested.
• - "It ? should . certairilyjibe 'i tried, i That iis
.the7;best; ; wayitoidetermin^?itsfriierits ; "!;^
: VAil-the-storieiithatih^/e/been .' circu
lated vne/sv^ ijnes ihere. Ithere,^ arid!
everywhere,*; Mr.' : Gould ipu V a-! quietus joni"*
iTh'ere'wiU'bejnornewilines ; built funtil* the!
■Pr es"int]^system 5 te ? pu t■! in;| apple-pie "/jrder;l
: Like' Jay ;Gould r a gain."; thelyoung- railroad ';
?m^nate;!!doe6^^tj;beUe^^ln!jbltinrXdfC;
Cmdr^ttharil,hai;cap3 chew;^ and r '?thejbest|
'the roads have ") will !i not if con tend;
5 that'ithe \ rdadj betweerij here (an d J Peters^
■burg,f and > 'to i^btherTpoints, "; are : "matchless.
■;'X There VareTajfgf eat imanyj'subiirb^ui^linea }
rthat ;/ average^thir ty i anil <; t hirty-fi ve]'niUes \
an hour with safety and a miriihiunijpf
ta^djsntsc^The^trolley:-j Une^to sPetersbwrsj
Idoe^npt^cconipl^hlany/jsuch'Jre^lt s^^
•this, / and; Mr-iGould was aware'i"ofjthat!
fact," although*' he 'went over tojthat|cUy
-.fatlyeryigTand ■ speed ■ yesterday~rriuchj fas^
"st»lthanf{ttieXayerS"ai^y^wr^ho]rtdMj
[onf that^Hrie,"*!. which fasly et ; has rmade|nOj
; I record j (mi ! tself if of 7speed.T -^- z'~iS^^
! S^Thej tap^enwn^f ItWsliine^ however^
!ifs^neipf:the^cpnt
J Mn f Gould H is faiucloos^ to | put S In^eff ectpit]
[bjce/*;The gears ? froinui Petersburg |ahbu Id 1
i thinksvf tbl Seven tbT arid S Broad s streets. XC i
! SThjs £wiH j.iperhaps^ necessitate ~ a/ short '
; apiir^^track ; fon VSeyenth^treet^'so^that? tjw]
Petersburg "cars r may!'eyade: thejClayistreet '
: • and] Manchjatef ,T'c*a« jutjtii; theyi are' ready|
to -return^ to, Petersburg.- . - '.
!■'.-.. <■'■ ' '■ Bxt< onbnrban .I/taes. • . - ;:
'"Several of the suburban ; .'lines- may /be".
fextehde^linllie^lmmedlatejfu^urp^forithe,
; 'punjbsebfrmaking.faster. schedulea.' /TbJs^
; however; /arid \ the \ rHattery of I bettering 'tha
; service"? tp|the7parks7s MrS 'Gould If rankly;
; stated;twasl- bes t - Iri7Presiden t ; Slttsrdlng's;
; hands, '/and is ; where 4 Mr: "Gould j prbpoaas
:;tO;'leaye/it. .' ///'3/"- ; / ;: :"-//' : T ' ///"' '.:■■■>
\ f4»Mr:;JGbuld : ; expressed i himself ■as I being:
; he ;
i ;nbt'-llkedHhe" city.^he "said^he/sbbuld not*
i have Acquired; 7 any/ Interest:*/;// .; : /! .;
I j^That 7 is (wherej he : f is] stilly again; like • Mr.)
I Jay^ Gould, Twho": was^sbmethingtof { a '•> seri-;
I ftimeritalist^ about - Ibcallties.i ;He » liked :
1 -.West. |and i of ten % declared ;.Jthat ;'the" f great
:Piles';offi'tiri!-cansfi^'rowm"ifrbm
'dows^f i^the '[ emlgrari t /cars' (along- !_the|Pa-.:
1 cific'i raiirbads /were "■? far .more 'significant
'and iyaluable"; than monuments '■ of : marble
1 -: or ; brass/' 3r~-^ '~-/.--.//! " .'/•-/■ : / -:",--• ". /::; :
DIRBCTORS P; MET -- Ut£ PETERSBURG.'
Inspection of ■ 'Properties ondglin*.
pro veme n tsi i n Pr o's'resss* .-. W«'» ~ M* de*'
■ > PETERSBURG. ..VA..;! January, 12^(Spe
cfaI.)^-An/ adjourned meeting--' of-! the stock
• holder's/ of .-"•; the : i Virginia 'Passenger ') and
. Power! Company! was hold?; at; the; compa
ny' office 'in/this <city ; this ijifternoonV-The
objectof ; the \ meeting was" to consider any.
matters" that ■ may,: have ; been t . r Qver ; by
the' annual (meeting'; recently "held here.
;No business !of. special i lriterest^ was '" trans-;
acted.' nor;were;any- changes 'rnade' ln the
fßp^rd/of.pifectws(or?offlcials.; : /^ : '- x :£-';■
!' Among/those -'present 'were/; Mr. ;; Frank
Gould; of : New York/who-owns- the con
trolling; in ' trie'Tcbnsplldated ~" properties;
President Frlt^^ltterding'.'-jVlr.'! William
; Northrop, .Major}" James :^D. Pattori; ' Mr.
:Miles>M: r ;Ma>tl^4Mr.^fA'u^stus3Wrlght.- ;
Mr.' j": Be I wood;"';! and '"' Super" n tenderits ,. Huff
arid "Traffofd. "bf ißichmond/ . / . ; :
"-..' Mr.*.' Gould "i\ was vacebmpanied -.^. .the
;city;by. Mrs. ..Gould.','. whb> received an in
trdductibn( to 'the; gentlemen .present/!
;./; A': general;^ inspection /of^he "company's
prbperties^here.-aridyriipinwiddieicounty,
and; of ithe. improvements in "'progress; was
• made/ arid "at '_. the ':""meet i ngT. the"' needs arid
improvements:' to '■■: be were ""consid- t
fer'ed.7 It is; understood;- that^the. properties
are;tbtbeput in fifstrciass cond'tibn.
Mr.- John A. , Harrell. of Petersburg. -Is
to" have whole charge of the Petersburg
andMnterurban -railways. /// ,
iilllHOfflK
; - .' " ;/-•'■ '■".'"■*-■/•■" .:' ■,'•".-/-.
Roberta lrbyv Perished at;Roa«
• ' noke— O theV .Victims '- : \ {
\ , Negroes,
/ ROANOKB/VA:vJ;Ja!nuaryyi3.— (Special.)
'■Passenger '-.train C No. .. 42,/; going; -ea'st.f fan
over = and j killed ;! Robert . Irby •at the ;West-
End.roundhouse^about daylight; this morn
ing/: On the ?erigi
neer of "the..train 'xwasi asked- 1 - by > the Tdis«'
patcher :if vhe knew/ that he had j killed
three - men on - his % trip./ Hef replied ■ that
he/did not, but !;that.*he ; had; noticed a
shadbw.!pn the! West-End, yafdJ. The same
train ' ran j over and - killed : two! negroes at
Gla'de"; Spring, during -the;- riight."> .'/.';. ' /
'Irby.' who" was' killed l here, requested an
'employee -*bf the^West-End; roundhouse jo
notify, Fjp/FarraerVf of /Motley's: Station^
Pittsylvaqriia county;"? lii the'event he should
bey killed In a"nVatternpt'!to}beat his /way
to s the coal fields. /This -request indicates
that^jthe young man committed. siucide by
"deilberately- stepping in front (of -the pas
senger 'train../' .":;!/ ■ ■ "T "•'" '/ •-/ - ■;-.•■ . !!
: Farmer was notified^ and , wired back
that -Irby had ' two . sisters" in ; ; the com
munity,; .but-, gave /no ; ; Instructions • as to
the. disposition of, the body.- ./ -
T THE CITY.
BENER
Virginia:; Hospital I naugufales
;/ j a Cjeneral Ambulance ;
Service.
The -Virginia HospUal.put a ! handsome,
new^ ambulance ln,corii mission iyeat'erday,
iwhich willj iri; aUJprobabUity;r be of "great
value to the city.- -TheVambularicejis^one
of 5 the -finest vehicles;' of /the., kind'; that ;
has - ever been seen ;. here ' and ? the^ officials
of : the ; hospital c ha ve ; f ojlowed !- the rfParis
lan 1 idea-^ 'ln.^ havirig/ji. : -'painted ; a
riaost ' appropriate - cbldr.'for/such a ' ye
:hicle:;;-./:;;.N//;/^^.,;^:./A.;:hicIe: ; ;-./:;;.N//;/^^.,;^:./A. ; '// "/;/
- ; The.! hospital :authorlties-;hax'e' started
the •.'ambulance"; f or i the /reason = tha t /they
say there is! afdisticct'fdemarid • for ItTarid
it :: is fthe = avowed^ Intention ■-• oi I the Board
of vDirectors.VtoJnieet /every >need-:of,| the
city, ; along , -the-! luiasrpf.i'hps'pitaj/seryice
as' ■ rapidly 'as >. they 1} become !.. kn own ". ;:^J'A'
resident „! phy s|eian :?' of 1- the / hospital JTwill
a^cb^pai^yvit'briYall!; calls; arid itfwlll be
used tol transport 7 patients free of 'charge
to /the i Virginia-; Hospital "^or "to?- their'
homes. " / ' \ \ ,
/! The f ambulance/-* will f. respond /to.-, all
eiraergency /calls. fsuchl as ? accidents, i flres, 2
;thejmbs~t"'ra"oderhcpians arid will ; doubtless
do/most !■; valuable") service- ■ ".
MGR^O^CONNELIifABROINTED-
Pope! Appoints Him !_Rectbr^o|iCatho
- ' lie University.
; !-ROM&- Janu'a^li 11 — The* Pope} signed; a
brief ;itb'day;'-by : which^hereafter^Tthe
QathoiiciUniv^ity^at^WMhirigtoiifwltlf;
under jthe^jurisdjetion ; of the] cbngregat lon
of ■'. Studies; J be" presided * byef^ byj Cardinal
Satolli. ' r .
•; '} At*;the!!4satne\time Pope Signed 'fa
brief ?4'_appoin_tin'jr %> Mgr.^Dennls " j O!Cori
nell;/rector??pf } the ' Catholic^Unlvjereity^!
at;' Washington. ,
£ti Fifteen? hours > to : ; Jackson vill^ ■via.^the
Seaboard J-Alff Line? rail way.— adv. . \
p&PX^*-&^%X^Z^?XP^^gJg^ZK_3^&&^ *&$&&
President Will Look to .Him for i
MILLER CONFERS WITH HfiwK
wnuica. ' a- .cjuiDrnjOTti"^
But TTIII Say Nothing ot What Took
Rninor '' taL'.ilie') Effect /That ';* ; He J.^fiil '
/^Biiter .the Senatorial Race sin 110^^
' Asralnat Senatoj^; Dunlcl— Barry
TnckerTs Probable Candidacy for
'v;^".:-;^---:--c,' ■•■:.- ;r .'- v .-v-,- -.-■-.-.,.:- . - . ..r.-1v. .-£.:.
;,/;-• the Goyernox-shlp . Oeeaaloua VWI«J«*
/ Commentfj.' Arthnr = Lynham to
iße , Candidate for Aj*ljtnnt Df*.
trict .Attorner -at Washlnston—
Wntt Mayo Seeltins: Title to OjsittV
Grounds.
■J WASHINGTON. - :D.: D. •C; January ',££:#
(Special.)— Congressman-elect CampSeff =H>.
Slemp". of the Ninth District. waslft^tSSS"^
to-day. He said that he did not canv.ta- ,
'be quoted ;on matters pertaining to Vlr-'/
gfnia Republican politics; that ho waa.no* ' "
going to be active in- those < until v
he was -a sura -enough -Congressman. .-'
When asked whether It was true ' that - th* "
President had told him that he would
look to him • In matters pertaining to Re» .%
publican appointments, he said: - -
- "Tour Informant undoubtedly miscon* 7 :
strued the President's remark in that con- „
nectibri. Ha did'say/tnathe would : look! to
me to recommend good men to him for'api'-
poln'tinent/* - ~ ' • .
/'Hugh i Gordon : Miller /was one of those ' %
who •caikd|on v CdlonellSlemp (this >mdrn- < .k. k
lng..sHa;was;clO3etedi;withlthe'Nlnth T>l^-J r *
; trict ■•; man 2 f or : some -time, f^nd "would <5
nothing "of r what-had r pasWd ; between? them C '
■durlng^thejconference: ,But "thls;;"c6nfef-^"X'
ence take3 "on aome- importance Jnivtew nf V"
airemark;madeby;Major:R.''G^B4nlEsr?tcl^
i •correspondent, when 'ha"Wasi .t:l
; iniaicorr^rsatibnSwjtn.^^
MaJorjßanks.whoila-endorsed almost' sol- '£§
- L d .lyi':l?y£ thai Republicans iof "yirglhiaifor ". "
• reappointment :to ; the "position" ot collector g
of customs for Norfolk, he said:
■.....-. ■ Banks SatlsQed. ■.-.:.■. ;,?' ' : ■-'•:■
■;-"i-,will- : be .entirely witling :-to n lelt^tflii^ -'.
whole " matter ; rest -:. in .- Coronel {i Sleipp-'s Yi%
hands.; ~lt: he ;;says;Miiier -shali be stha\v
man.nhen.l shall 'havaTnot^anoUief^wdra " "•
to ; say." . „'-■,'
Is, some Interest I n^ref^
aa;to\whlch'dlrectibn;Coldnel Slcmp^wilt -■'■
-leanlin -/Both '■; sides '{aroftm?^
doub tedly ;< trying '■■, to 'secure ; .- his ■ endorse^^
ment.iyet sojfar .■as'f'can" be ■ learned.- CoI-» - " :
one! Slemp is keeping hands '6«^'::' : -^M?!s%
"Hugh . Gordon ' Miller would /not ;■• admit" -'^
• that *he I knew ' a 'single "thin g •In i the! mat-: Ifi
ter'r. beyond 'I the;; information . published 'i In '" I
1 the .Dispatch "i heretofore. > The'- President ! ; '<«
has -a way 'lot Uecxets^to
■ jgi ying Vi them '} gen tie? hint tha t ■ -0; .
?acTosed mouth 'Wll!;be ; apprecJa£ed, Tit Us"" %
tprQbably^thls" : thatlexpialn3 th«^unuausl ' £
andiuhexpVcted'allence'of Mr. Miller.-Col" "
:onel:Slemp vwiil apenc^nto-day..'Jherer-'Jloofc^;''
jlngjlng i after, : matters f pertaining to patron* "/-, •
age.andjHvillileave-for'fPhiladelphla 'io z ■ -
• morrow.
" rßrakton :for?;the Sennte. : ".- •
A" rumor; -is being circulated around tnfl"^'
jCaptioi: that- there is a- possibility , of the V
Entrance ifit l A. '; C. "\ Braxtoh. of \ StauntorF. -3, '
.Into v the . seha tdrial ■ race ? ; ln\ : lDOSJ.^ ' asinst j|j*|
; Senator Daniel. "His * friends Jf romi vafi-" ; ;i
ous; parts of the State : are Turging - him",, to V
agree^to.mafee the race.>nd,he^rnay"d«^ f
cide i;ii'tb'i: yield ';to ' th^-pwOTureJthey^wiall^
' eucceed 'j In} bringing "to - bear .upon him.'- I
v?j Nothing "of - recentn t occurrence " pertaining *
tb^Vlrgtnia^a ffalr3n has^ocoasfpned
widespread comment '.that; the~ipubl jcatidaf^
InJ the" Dispatch 7df '■ the'i information /.that -J5
ei-Congressman 'Harry ;St.l George 'Tuckr^/
crlwpuld Vprobably enter che fgubefriatot* ~f : ;
ial race.?.. It iissaid on every harid^thktl.^
Mr.- Tucker (will ;be i a : ; formidable :'candt^y?>
date for^ the nomination. f .4. 4
•'•I; '.-JLynliani « Candidate.- -
A friend who stands very c ids© to J.
Arthur.' Lynham, of Uhe ; bar of .the >Dfs- T ':'q
"trlct '{of :.who/wa'siforaferty;Ss@^
.residCTt?of?RJchindnd;>and ■wh6se'!fatneVl|l?
was" LTni'ted f States J attonTiey^foc*il
the .Richmond '.District; some: jV^rstago/t;"!
says thatl he» wii^bela /candidate J for |th«"|^
r posltibn^pfjVas3lstent : |iUnltea^Btate9;dj^V'-
i trict ) for j the I District ? of ; Colum* t'i
|b!aV under iMoirgariJ- Beach. - ~~ ' ,
"^Valt Mayo, of Westmoreland county, '
ha 3 been ,) ln town over Sunday". :: Hel leaVßfi^i
here \ to-morfo^r X f or % Richmond}^ to 3 work >.i -'',
In^the Uiiterejst of ;a;blll looking^ tb.tha',;^
: conformation;" of : the \* ti tie ; of I himsel f fah'd^
ot hera ~,{ to) some fb j» aterj gr buirida * a fori g* th a tgl
, Potpma c^i which f- passed ;'; to '; • him 3 inTaf tax|p
sals,ibut;_whlch -sale: has been undone by ■-'
■the 1 ? County 'A CourtTbf
says^ttiattthe i/pia.ntin~g' of
;.varibuaTesraaries:"bf^the*PotoTOa.'c-,by,jprt :^^p
■'vat'e s partfes.l.willjpfove":*a"; : greatithingjfc^
the^sectionj-^wheref they 'areTplantod.' '-~ '
.^iWprraelitative'Jßhea^i^speakinK^frtfMi.^
redi3trJctlnJs\lbill iwhich 1 is \ undersolngftiWi'l'ip
/pr9^ss;of:UxcubatidnUn:ttiQ\yirsinla^Lee-"';j;
: slture. r sald' to I the < Dispatch: correspondent H
.to-day: • ..-;'.- . ■ \:^' : ?
' t iyi J have b not been "^Rlch mohd.l and "• ftrapw •''
: hbthing 1 ;: 1 about -the r<juestfon;|of :reapp'or- '-'i'
; tlonment. . : I have : not ; been *in consulutj^j
: ; Uoh Tor i cbrresppndencerwlthrany^mem^
:fof|the ll^gislaturertexwpt^thayf^i^aiu^^pi
■ laVjandy general; wajn it/ was
. [me '■ byj two :■; them.";-" 1 1 ;■ ha vVffcivpred|t«»p||
; particular ); planet' and -.would lik« "to" see •
h the jwishes; of ■; ttis\ people 'of
i:;CounU^^ri^pected.''\aJs"':-faV>aß3pb«^l>lolW^
S -The : Ninth ; Df strict - has about! 227.000 pop§^^
lation. against 1T3.C00: in: the 'Sixth pHa-flg
I trict; -and 'l7s.ooo In: the Fl f th. " It ■ Is equnW^ J
[ily^terge'/fii »j point :^ of itcrritorylSlfc^would'M
|;seernithat,thlsluhequal;sltuatibn^
i < beH reHeved ,'M but : ; I ■ Voiust Z confess 3 thatSt S^
I cannot -'seajhow.Mt can .be .acbsßpllshcd:.^
I and r gtve ; sitfsfactlonJ to] the ; peop!e?afC£ct?%^
I red.' ;^;You^cari(? saiyi 5 f oi*oja£% tha til I hay» f ||
t'sbught^notfto'interjtere^
j 1 the x teJsiilatnrft"r; in • making | any changes ;\."
[jln"lthe|Ninth!pi3trlct.v _ '■,- - "-{'-££&?£
! putTthe^wholejmatter -;ln - the ; slwip#^p
i 'outlined \ weeftsj«^lftbjthe^ffect!that/event%S
I ' the'supporters of; the ! b!ll }ha ve>b]een|Sfcl«r,Sp
n to discover] no!; tneanslto aftact ■ thefdeiJred ", '■
irresuie^^^:- :^;:,;-/,;: %? :;; m^
D. C. Jqnuiry 12.--.
1 i The i S«na te ;comm J tiee^on j t he |D 1 stitet jot ;i"S
i; cblumblalis^^|exp€cted|tb iVrepojrtf favorably -^V;'
j iwl thin r aTf^«w Jday s|tce^bi!n IntrodiiceitlbyJ^
|?^flatbrJi^Un7^piriaUtinjjTerectH<g|lhi«ii:
ifbpVratlnsirb^^tte^lriirtnlaX'WeT^^**^-
'?Potoroacirlyw4tpjbuild.- s 'e<juip. ar.d mnin- *
f ta iii -t a fif ngle I trackjf acfpis"i this^aqueauct <■£. »
I brtdgeT)ST7ie|WUTprbyldJs\thitTatt|eteiirt«
1 lines] he'rpafter,|bullf fshallj have* th*Q f pirtv|£ '*,«
;i'tesV^P<-^t&iaij^cl^^As^ini^b^|o^^«%^
; ; District--' Commit tee."s; Senator 'i MairtlivSfc^U^p
jpushed ; t*jts bill, a rid Sis "hopeful [Qtiitai":*
:passase at this, session -of C^^^S^S?^^
i!iS»^tJMt^sn^^auth"oiJty^o^|itf t toi|i^^
I granted 'electric: -lines 'now la "opera ttanya^jt|
' here3ft«r to b« ,feaUt, *nd J^sls cdrtafe'^
'^haijthe track -will afford,' quick m^jtnjr^
.'ofiC©mmun_lcjailtwl^thl^%BhJa%to4^tt^S^
;VwW|^|ap>re^te^"|^^^tnlaS»^^|B
fAT»vwb^«e|®«wlel«fitrtcmn«« co^«rtn» , i
: the -tfer,-of :coun««:aionf r .th« -rlver-ar*
1 no« undir <onildttttie» :^y ; capitaltv^ -
I tnd'wQMOf Ummm* «MaM ; l9*Ml>^