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WHOLE NUMBER 16,416,
RICHMOND, y/?., W?DNES0A Y, DECEMBER 0, 1003.
PRICE TWO CENTS.
?SUMMARY OF THE DAY'S NEWS
The Weather, ,
WASHINGTON. Dec. 8.?Forceo?t for
?Wednesday und Thursday:
Virginia?Ruin m southern, rain or
??now In horthern portion; Thursday fair
In southern, -riiii or snow In northern
portion; varlahlo winds. ,/
North Carolina?it.iin Wednesday:
Tiruiadny fair, colder; fresh southerly
winds, becoming' vnrl?blc.
The expected colder woathcr last nlifl't
did not materializo to any considerarne
extent, indeed, Jt was somewhat warmer.
In' certain portions of Hju Butto lo-dny
and to-morrow ruin or srioW is looked
lor. ??i.'.'?'i
STATE OF ??-??. THERMOMETER.
0 A. M....,.,.?W
12??.?/.?.f'-?
S P. M.'.;../.W
? P. M, .;..,.,.,'.?. M
S P. M.'..jt
12 Midnight ./.? ?
' Average.4,J. J-3
.Highest tompcratui-De yesterday....K
Lowest temper/iture yesterday.24
Mean tempcrmuro yesterday.?}s
Normal temperature for December.... 40
Departure C?um normal temperature.. 2
Precipita tu/h during past 24 hours. 0
WNIATURE ALMANAC.
, December 9, 1903.
Hun rlf.es.7:15 | HIGH TIDE.
Hun s/.-ts.4:60 Morning.S:1G
Moon rise"....10:32 | Evening.b:37
/ Richmond.
?'. ????? known cashier missing and hli
accounts short more than twelve inoux
>?'A dollars?The Legislature declines to
?/lake provision for disabled flremon?
.lordnn oyster bill reported to the Senate.
but no action taken-Election trials to
tie resumed to-day In Henrlco?Henrlco
supervisors after constables for failure to
collect dog tax-Charity organization?
' to get together Tuesday to prevent Indis?
criminato uliiisglvlng?No decision yet In
mutter of removing tho C & O offices- ?
Fine showing made by the Bible'Society
?Bannister case to be called in the Io?
lice Court this morning-Firemen to
icnew tho light to ?ecure an appropria?
tion-Minto Supreme Court to take a
nhort recen??Mrs. J. W. Barnes, Inter
? national Hunday school secretary, to he
hero to-day-A new Democratic club In
Olny Ward?'Memorial service at Im?
manuel ' Church to-night?Aerie of
Eagles elects olllcers?Common Council
to meet to-night-'?Work begin? o'n tho
new nettling basin?Committee io report
??-day bill to erect State building at bt.
J.ouis Exposition-Retail Dealers' Asso?
ciation arranges to find out tho peoplo
who do not pay thoir blU?-Commi!tee
considers the Jaw of eminent domain?
'National olllc.flrs visit members of Post
?. ?. P. A. MANCHESTER?Question of
clear water Is discussed-Superintendent
Allen to give a house-warming Thursday
?Move to help the poor-Voters slow
In paving their capitation lax?Council
inust fill vacancies?Policeman Wright
made a sergeant.
Virginia.
' Crowds ot Democrats forco way Into
building in Berkley, whore negroes wero
being registered, and nil hands driven out;
intonso feeling shown and further
trouble feared?Judge Waller, of
wpotsylyanla, . fines the Common?
? wealth's attorney for contempt, ' and
Usues rule against 187 citizens for the
same offence?Band of ghouls nt New
i port -News disinter corpse? for ?rarmert*
j they were bulled, in?Dr. J. Cleveland
' \ Hall, of Danville declines to testify be?
fore the ?rand 'iiiryj and mtiy be sent
to Jail ./or contempt?-The Spotsylvao'.a
iiemocrallb* Coriitnltfta reorganized find
new chairman elected-A young '. girl
heroically eaves-her fntlier'?rpm.-.dentli
while his root is liung In the .dflWnp''?.nd
??. frightened horse running??'-.Woman at
TSiiroik drives her, huebahd away-.-fr.Mn
?nouse arid, lollt?wlii?r'liim, shot hlm with
n shotgun; he claims his" wlfo scalded hlm
In bed-Schooner reaches port at Nor?
folk in distress with deck load gone?The
Jamestown exposition seems to be as?
sured, and meetings lo bo held to-day to
definitely determine the part to be taken
by transportation companies?The train
tug squadron to leave Hampton Ronds
for the Oulf?Mr. und Mrs. Joseph M.
Seny, of Fluvanna. celebrate their golden
Crowd of Democrats force way Into
wedding?Richmond negro arrested in
King William for stealing hote-r-'-Mrs,
Blair Johnson pets a hard fall while'rid?
ing to the ? 'Warrentyn ' hounds?rjudse
Sorter leaves an estate of |125.CO0'ln?bonds
without real (?state-?Old couple at Fred
ericksburg taking trip In wagon' from
New Jersey to Atlanta for their health
?Ml.?? Helen Gould visits Old Point to
lulte part. In Y. M. C. A. dedicatory excr.
cist-s-Petersburg to tako census for
purpose of redlstrietine; new steamer to
Norfolk; fire chief seriously shot while
minting-Small boy crushed to death in
coal mine In Tuzewell-Negro girl shot
to death by jealous lover. In Charlottes
vllle-Royaey removed in Petersburg-?
Political rioting In Berkley and Alvrth Hi
Martin and Treasurer Lyons roughly
handled by angry Democrats; call for
military, but thoy were not needed;
charge of Illegally registering negroe?
North Carolina.
Southern States cotton spinners meet, in
Halelgh and nppolnt a committee to meet
like committee from New England spin?
ners, in Washington to conter on the
necessity of curtailing production?The
Charlotte street cur striko over?Bold
attempt of prisoners in Jail at Raleigh to
escapo; choke jailer, take his keyo and
lock him In cell?Carnegie's offer for a
library accepted by Greensboro?-Highly
prized Confederate relics received at Ra
iPlgh-The last of the old olllcc-holding
cases argued In the Supremo Court; It
presents a curious situation.
General.
The bull In sfocks causes the advance
to overrun the market, carrying average
level of pricoa below Monday's closing;
cotton market again excited, but unsteady
?Nixon ahd lJerklns plied with embar?
rassing questions, touching the affairs of
ihn shipbuilding company, and efforts
made to suppress importan), correspon?
dence-Hocond triai of Lungley result.?
In wreck of tho airship, mut a dismal
lulluro-Consul Davis being Insulted by
Asiatic, Turks lowers tho American (lag
ni Alexundretta, and loaves for Beirut;
our government orders thorough Inverti
?ntlon, but does not expect trouble?'
Ohio congressmen ungry with Roosevelt
for calling in outsiders to get information
concerning their State-Democrats In
<? engross Insist-on Investigation of post
olllce scandals?Roport that Gorman w|li
not bo a candidato for the Presidency
not absolutely "confirmed?-Mrs . J.
Hampton Hoge will not be appointed po?t
mlstress at Bltu-ksbuig-Representativo
?loiin.LnmB goes to Gloucester to speak
? -?Marriage licenses in Washington?
htmi'p debate in Sonale over poslofiico
frauds-Cuban reciprocity bill under tils.
cttssion-Panama, treaty and Wocd nom?
ination'sent to Committee on Foreign Re?
lations of the Senate? Upton it nil
McUregor convicted In J3a|tlmoro of con?
spiracy to rob the government! Postonico
Department's managomnui. severely crit?
icised-.Marines from the Dlx|0 Inndcd
at Piinumu to meet tho Colombian forcea
miid to bo marching ironi Cartagena ??
Fruuleln Frieda unolke murdered In son?
Mitiontil matter by Ferdinand'Tosslcr_?
1'ence between Russia and Japan now he.
lloved to be assured?Texas Jury gives
ti?gro one thousand years In ponlloniiarv
?-Death or Herbert Spencer, Hie great
nuthor-?Joe Gans.?thu lightweight chain,
lilon, defeated by Sam Luugfot'd, ? Cam?
bridge nog'ro?Ono of the riders in ?lx
clay hicycln race faint??Nearly entire
lamlly perish in'flumes at Clarksburg.
N. J. , , .
BATTLED WITH NEGROES
UNTIL 'BEATEN SENSELESS
(By Assoi-iatud Press.) '
PITTSBURG, PA., Dee, 8.T-Slngle
handeil and with no chance to summon
ajd, Operator J, R. Lurgonol, stationed
, m tha Pittsburg and Luis? Erio Rnltrotid
Kilesraph tower at Allqulppq. I'lirk, u ?
lade distant- froni any habitation, buttled
with three negroes at un early hour this
morning until ho wns overcome. He was
lieaton Into Insensibility and robbed of
about $50. His assailants left hlm-botimi
In a chair. Lurganol drove tils assailant?
back several times with a heavy club,
lut eventually ho.was knocked'down und
'. besten until he became unconscious, ?.
TO CURTAIL
Meeting of Mill Men of
Six States.
A JOINT COMMITTEE
IS RECOMMENDED
Northern Spinners to be Invited
" to Send Representatives to
Washington to Confer. ?
ONE MILLION SPINDLES;
THIRTY THOUSAND LOOMS
There Was an Interesting Dis?
cussion Following the Adop?
tion pi Resolutions?W. C.
" Heath Did Not Think
Curtailment Practicable
Without a Forfeit.
(By Associated/PresB.)
CHARLOTTI:, N. C., Dec. d.-Tho cot?
ton manufacturers of ??Ix States met In
this clly to-day and decided to hold a
meeting? G? Washington In the near fu?
ture, at which, time somo de/llnlto ideas
of curtailment would bo agreed upon.
It was also afiiced thnt fifteen members
of the diff?rent cotton manufacturers' as?
sociations of the country bo Invited lo
meet with. Uio Southern manufacturers
and devise way* nnd means as to the
best policy to pursue. It was the unani?
mous ?4<yiso of tho meeting that the oper?
ations should bo protected, and while no
definite plans ?Atre launched, the mill mon
?ay.that in the event of curtailment the
operators will not bo called.upon to for?
feit their positions. A general reduction
of the stand ?id of wages lias ?been spoken
of, but even this Important feature of the
situation waa not determined, as It was
thought best to, have the .opinion of Uie
manufacturers Of .the'-entire country .be?
forehand.
???. RESOLUTION.? ... ->?;??*
The risolutimi adopted rend sus. fol lows:
"With the view at securing national
curtailment,, which we think absolutely
necessary, we recommend that a commit?
tee of fifteen l?o appointed by .the chair
t? meet In Washington city; that South?
ern, Northern and New England ' manu?
facturers be invited to appoint a similar
committee, and thnt this Joint committee'
forrmilate a feasible plan looking to tho
curtailment of tuo production throughout
the United State*, and that this joint
committee immediately conveno in a na?
tional meeting oi manufacurers at such
placo and date an they cat? agree upon."
In the /meeting to-day one million
spindles and thirty thousand looms were,
represented.
. FORFEIT NECESSARY.
After tho rending of tho motion there
was an Interesting discussion, W. C.
Heath, of Mompe, Is', C. president of
the American Cotton Manufacturers' As?
sociation, stated that ho did not think
It would do any good to attempt to cur
tall unless 'a .forfeit was put up" that
would bo binding upon all men concerned
In the rhatteri Ho thought that immedi?
ately following the meeting there should
bo held In the different Southern States
meetings of manufacturers, at whlch.com-'
?nlttees could ht. nppolnted, and the sen?
timent of the bodies could ho expressed
at a meeting to be held conjointly with
tho New Enpland or Northern people.
He said the ?reetlng would bo unwise to
put itself In a position where It seemed
to ti?)? to depress tho price of. cotton,
.Curtailment Is ?ill right, hut not now.
Curtailment should not begin before July
or August, when the proper caro could
bo taken of the operatives. '-'
IjIVE IN GLASS HOUSES.
Mr. Heath ci'iticlsed the tendency that
sought,to a?,???'?ho speculators; was tried
of hearing, thl? .censure of '13rown and
Sully and Frank Haines, ? Ho know-that
Continued on Second Fiige.)
HAVE YOU MET THIS F/EQlJIRt?MENT OF CITIZENSHIP ?
THE AIRSHIP
DID NOT !
PARTY RIOT
IN BERKLEY
Second Trial of the Airship Re?
sults in Complete Wreck.
Professor Manley Plunged
into the Icy Water Be?
neath the Mass, But is '
Quickly Rescued. ;?
Inventor Crest- *
. fallen. i
(By Associated Press.)
WASHINGTON, Dec. 8.-Under weather
conditions which wero regarded as per?
fect, the Lianglcy airship or aeroplano to
1 day was given a second trial a. short dis?
tance from Washington down tho Poto?
mac, tho result being the complete'wreck
of the airship. . .
Everything had been In readiness for the
trial for some days, so that it was felt
all that was needed for the test was' the
right sort of wind and weather.. This af?
ternoon those conditions presented them-,
solves apd the test was made. Op- the
.word'being- given to launch the aeropliinc,;
Ut-glided -.smoothly along the launching
tramway untll'the 'aeroplano broke In two
and funned completely over, precipitating
Professor Charlea M. "Manley, who was
? operating it, into the Icy water beneath
the tangled mass. Ono of hi? assistant??
leaped overboard and brought lilm aboard
tho houseboat, on which the launching
tramway .was laid. Projeasor'Langley was ?
present to witness the test, and appeared j
crestfallen when ho saw tho product of
months of study and labor disappear be?
neath tho water.
At 4:10 o'clock in the afternoon when all
was ready, and with darkness fast ap?
proaching, Professor "Langley called his'
clilejf assistant, Professor Manley, aside
and give him his last Instructions. Tho
latter donned his life Jacket and entered
tho ear. After a fow moments ho set the
machinery^?* motion, and the propellers
rapidly revolved. Then ho gave tho sig?
nal, and In an Instant there was a crash,
the'after part Of the ship, fell upon the
deck of the housebont while tho forward
part, In which Professor Manley was I
seated, was seen to rise slightly, then turn !
completely over and drop into the water
a few feet away, not haying flown even
the'sllghtest distance.
The failure to fly was total and the
wreck of the aeroplane was almost com?
plete.
TRAIN JUMPS TRACK;
THREE PERSONS INJURED
? CDy Associated Fress.l
ATLANTA. GA.. Dec. S.?While run?
ning nt tho rate of forty miles an hour,
thi'co Pullman oars and n diner on the
;iorth-bound Washington, New Orleans
and Southwestern Vestlgulo Limited train
of tho Atlanta nnd West Point Railroad
jumped tho ti'ack to-day near 1m. Grange,
On,, fvoventy-two miles south of this
city.
GO TO JAIL
-' ?? '
?lie r.Jeclines t? Give to the Grand
Jtt ry the Evidence on Which
' Sermon .Was Based.
A SUBPOENA; AGAINST HIM
It is Believed-Hc Will Decline
; to Obey and go to Prison
Before .Testifying. '
^ (Special to ?Th?; Times-Dispatch.)
ANVILL?,' 'VA;, Dec. S.-Dr. J.
Cleveland Hail, pastor of th? local.Epls
co; Val .C?hurchr>.whp,t^ree.lj?d suol? a : seri
su' lion .heroVseyier^lisi^?iHrtiviMOro 'by'iils-aer
i.-,('.jh..on- tho.:,looal?!temperance'-sHuaUoi?.
in j'-whlch'lib nj'gued thalrHhe?local ?pU?n
la? y had" mado the moi-als of *clty worse,
w! Il probably.go to Jail to-morrowlf, ho
po: fsists in. his refusal to divulge souixea
of Jils Infoi-matlon to the grand Jury.
I. Jr. Hall? was before tho grand jury this
aft jeinoon. ? Ho refused to teetlfy, saying
the) Information ho had gleaned for the
serVnon- was secured upon the promise
thajt-,It would not bo divulged. When
Dr. ? Hull I'efused to testify, ho-wns ' taken
uerbre Judge Alken, who told-the grand
Jiir.?r It should proceed to got the Infor?
mation doslred. The jury retired and in
?? sltort- Tfhlle Di?. Hall was excused.
\ REFUSED TO TESTIFY.
L?t\er;V,aj repon was made to tf.e court
that Dr.', Hull absolutely refused to give
tho jury his Information, although ho
admitted! It was important evidence.
Judge Al ken immediately caused a sub?
poena, to Issue ugaliiBt the rector, rotui????
?.ble at 101 o'clock, Indicating that ho will
l,o compelled- to testify before the grand
Jury.
The helMof Is general In the city to?
night .that} Dr. Hall will bo steadfast In
his determination not to testify and that
he will g ? to. Jail before doing so. If
ho does, .there Is hardly a. doubt but
Judge Alkpn will send him to Jail.
NEW POWER PLANT.
Tho Daijvllle Railway and Electrio
Company -hus just secui-ed contro^ of
valuable j|-roperty, together, with tho
riparian ?dghts on Sandy 'River, five |
miles frona Danvlllo, on" which will be
erected a : mammoth power plant. Tho
company will not abandon Its present
plant In Iho city, but will maintain It
for auxiliary use. It hasv not been de?
cided yi?t what amount oC money will ho
expended, as the consideration of Just
what will bo Included In tho plant.
Tho comipnny will have sufficient powor
to supply, many manufacturing plants
with motive powo??.
County Officers Alleged to Have
Been Receiving ? Poll Taxes
of Negroes Driven From
the Building hy Irate
Democrats?Feeling In?
tense and Further
Trouble Is
Feared.
(Special to The Times-Dispatch.)
. NORFOLK, VA.. Dec. S.-The . trouble
that: has been .brewing, between the
county, treasurer and the members of the
Stralghtout faction In Norfojk county,
who would have been; dlsfi'atichiscd by
not' being assessed for poll-taxes, came
to a head to-night In'Berkley. ?
Treasurer Samuel Vf. Lyons was at?
tending a meeting In Berkley, and the'
Strafghtouts believing'he wag receiving
taxes for other parties,- than they them?
selves, waited on him In force. They rang
church bells to summon their friends, and
appeared outside' the Martin building,
where the treasurer was engagod, armed,
and ready for.anythlng./The ,crowd learn
1 ed' that negroes: .we're.-boi?ig.'allowed ' sur?
reptitiously to pay their-poll-taxes,- and
this Incensed, the Stralgljtout yoter?. of
Berkley, "who clnlmeii ?? have been pre-;
vented from paying their taxes by politi?
cal dodges.
Assaulted Lyons.
They sought out Lyons ?it the Martin
building, and assaulted and kiclced him.
It is claimed that ho was found with a
dozen negroes, Commissioner of the Rev?
enue Nichols and other county officers.
After cleaning out his ofl?co tho crowd
made.for the police station, whero Coun?
ty Clork A.? H. Martin, leader of the Fu
! sionista,', .'was In conference with the Rev.
J. Sumleiv a'colored Councilman. f
?The crowd broke through the police,
who sought to Rtay their progi'ess, and
attacked Mr,. Martin. ? They smashed hla
hat and oholied him. Three of them,
Clarence McCoy, W. IT. Groves and R.
Mcore, lectured tho official while.he was
propped against a cell door. Many guns
'we're exhibited in the police station, and
at oho timo It wna feared .that murder
might be ' done. Finally the pollco suc?
ceeded In restoring order, and tho place
was cleoi'ed. A number of warrants have
bo rilssiied for those concerned In tho at?
tach on the statlon-houso. '
Further Trouble Feared.
Afterwards tho crowd marched about
tho streets of Berkloy or remained near
Ilio residence of Mr. Martin. Among
them wero many of tho most prominent
membors of tho Stralghtout ' party, in
eluding somo of Its candidates for tho
L?gislature and for high county offices
?in tho lato campaign.
Koellhg runs high between tho two fac?
tions over the dlsfranchlsoineiit of vot?
ers not assessed, and further trouble Is
feared. Chairman G. W. Jones, of tho
Sti-alghtouls, w'as asked to-night If ho
had any statement to mako Jn connection
with tho occurrence, and he declared that
ho hnd not.
THE REPUBLICANS
ARE VERY WRATHY
LOWERS FLAG
ANDDEPARTS
Consul ..Davis Offered an Insult
by Asiatic Turks and Leaves
Alexandretta.
CAUSED BY AN ARREST
Consul Was Seeing Attarian
on Departing Steamer, When
Intercepted and ;Assaulted.
(By Cable to The Times-Dispatch.)
CONSTANTINOPLE, Doc. 8.-The
United States flag over the consulate at
Alexandretta, Asiatic Turloey, has been
hauled down, and Consul Davis has left
his post for Beirut, In consequence of a
serious diplomatic Incident, during which
Mr. Davis was Insulted and assaulted by
the 'local 'police.
Tho affair grew out of. the arrest of an,
Armenian?Ohannes Attarian?a natural?
ised American citizen, Attarian had been
In prison at Aleppo during the last two
months, and . had Just been liberated
through the Intervention of the American
consular agent, on condition-of his leav?
ing'tho country forthwith. Mr. Davis
wns accompanying Attarian on board a
departing Steamer, when the police inter?
cepted tho party, assaulted and Insulted
Mr. Davis, and deeplto the resistance of
the consul and his attendant guards,,
rearrested Attarian and took him back'
to prison.
Lowers Flag arid Departs.
Mr, Davis Immediately lowered the flag
over tho consulate and formally broke'
off relations with,the' Turkish authorities
by | quitting, Alexandretta, leaving, the;
consulate iti 'charge of the vice-consul.,.
A mpb^of. .Moslems seized on tho occa-'
sloii-rto "?make 'a,,hostile demonstration
against the- consulate ? nnd -' against the '
Christians generally.
The local authorities..assert that Mr,
Davis struck the police with a. cune, and
fn?t after'.tho* re?rr?st of'Attarian the
consular canvasses (military couriers) at?
tempted to resouo Mm, 'and' that' in- the
fracas-whlcb'ensue*1 the ckvasses-broke
the, windows of th<B priion, "
. The. - matter Is engaging the ? energetic
nttentloh of tho Uhltod. States legation
hero. ? Minister'Lelshman has made ur?
gent representations to the Porte, and Is
now awaiting a f?llet' report before tak?
ing further steps.
AN INQUIRY ORDERED;
TROUBLE NOT FEARED
(By Associated Press.)
WASHINGTON. Deo. 8.-TI10 State De?
partment has received a brief cablograni
from Consul Davis nt Atexandretta, Asi?
atic, Turkey, saying that ho had', had
trouble wt'th the local police at Alexan
drotta, and had left .for Beirut, in canse-,
quence. The' State Department cabled'
Minister Lolshmnn at Constantinople, to
Institute n. thorough Investigation of tho
whole affair.'
Tho Navy Deportment has so far taken
no stops towards sending any wnrshlps to
Aloxandrotta. The ?State Department
does hot anticipate any'sorlous difficulty
as a result r.f this incident; for it does
not 'doubt "that tho''Tiirkl8h,1'govcrnment
will make "proi?or'amends for any mis?
conduct of its officials'at Alexnndrettn.
GANS BEATEN BY NEGRO.
Langford Surprises People by
Defeating. Champion.
(By Associated Press.)
BOSTON. Dec. 8.?.Samuel -Lang-ford,
colored pugilist from Cambridge, to-night
surprised tho followers of boxing by de?
feating Joe Gans, of Haltlmon?. the light?
weight champion of the world. In 'n llf
teen-round bout at tho Criterion Athlotlo
Club In this olty. Although Langford won
the decision he was not awarded the
world's championship, "ns'? he was two
pound? over ..wolght.
THE ACCOUNTS OF
A CASHIER SHORT
An Employe of Life. Insurance
Company of Virginia is .
Missing.
Regarding Ule absence of Its cashier,
concerning winch many rumors have
been prevalent, the Lifo Insurance Com?
pany of Virgola yesterday i'ssued tho'fol?
lowing official stutcimentH; ,
"Mr. T. It. jjrowii,' cashier In the home
ofTlce of tho Lifo Insurance Company of
Virginia, about two weeks ago asked for
leave of abulico to go to Now Vork to
take Thanksgiving dinner with ids sister.
"Not returning at the tinto agreed upon.
and no Information having been received
from him. I it's accounts wore examined and
have been checked up to date, nnd It lias
been found (bat the shortage In his ac?
counts amounts to $7,805,8;] over the
amount or his bond, which is $5,000,
"The assets of the Life Insurance Com?
pany or Virginia on October 31, 1003, were
ti,filO,670.Sa, and tho surplus ?vfaj' all lia?
bilities was ?31,'?,?125.07."
APPROPRIATIONS FOR
TWO INSTITUTIONS
The ilciuse Committee on Finance yes?
terday reported to the llouso two Impor?
tuni appropriatimi bills, with the recom
ineiulutloii tll.ll they, pusji.
One was to- make an additional appro?
priation of $50,000 jor enlarging thp psnl
tenttjiry, and lho other was for. .$30,000
for the University of .Virginia, toi be'.,
used in enlarging the hospital building
of thut Institution?' Tho hill for the peni,
tentlary appropriation y>fM advocated by
Mr. Nnwh?iise, 'of ' O?lpeper,' who is a
momboi? of the building
DROVE HUSBAND
AWAY AND SHOT HIM
Claims That His Wife Scaldod
Him in Bed?Have Many
Children.
(Special to The Times-Dispatch.)
SUFFOLK, VA., Dec. 8,-Havlng tired
of her hus'iii'id, Wllllnih Bland, whom
sho.drovu from lipr roof, Roberta Bland
to-day followed him on Fifth Sti'eet In
West ?lerl'cho, Nauseinomi county, nnd,.
shot him down with a shotgun. WI?ou
plcHed up Bland whs found to have hern
struck hy about twenty shot, but his
wounds hardly'? will prove mortal. Ac?
cording to ?ho polipo. Bland had been
separated, from his wlfo since last 'Au?
gust, went to hit former homo to-day,
und was repulsed hy his wife, who said
sho had tired of l?lm, Bland Is seventy
nino years old, his wi'fo tidrty-olght.
Bland was soel((ag icfugo In the homo of
u daughter whin ho was shot.
Bland suys hie wlfo remarked when tho
shot win? fired that ?he bought tho gun
to kill him. Tho woman was arrested,
and will havo a in-cllmlnary hearing to?
morrow.
Bland clnlms Hint his wife scalded him
'In lied Just heioro I hoy separated, and
thnt ho, has ??ol fully recovered from his
InJui'l'Bs yot. Tho humo property is in
tho wife's ?inni?.
Bland and his present wife nre parents
of nino child m. Bland in a great-grand?
father by. n former marriage.
,?,-?-? I
One Rider Faints.
(By Assocluted Prese.)
, Nt?W VOHK. Poo. S.-Tho condition of
some of tho ??dors in tlie six-day bicycle
race ;?yb8?i.u<Io plain to-night, when Gal?
vin fainted from exhaustion, and re?
mained iincunstluoe for half nn hour. As
??-??:?3,????, Gaivin'B partner, relieved li'ii?
?4 ?*.?cy ttit? tvum. Kidt ?othl'iy., ,
MARINES LANDED
FROM THE DIXIE
Go Ashore in Order to Meet
Colombian Army, Said to be
Marching on Cartagena.
(Special Cablo to Tho Tlmos-Dispatch.) ?
COLON, Dec, S.?Owing to the rocelpt
by Admiral Coghlan of news that un
urmy of 8,000 Colombians hnd started to
march ovorluud from Cartagena to regain
possession of. Um isthmus, ? company of
United Statr]s marines, under Captain
Wirt McCroory, was landed from the
auxiliary cruiser Dixie this morning and
went by train up,the Panama Railroad to
cunip In the'ciiual compuny's houses near
Empir? Station.
A second ? company of fifty marines
under Caplain liruckott was landed and
toon: the ?fternoon train. A third, num
I erlug fifty, under Captain Little, will
louve tii-m<>rrow uuirnlng.
Chief Kimlneer Mansfield, of the Dixie,
and a party of machinists, went along to
overhaul the water supply system for
Ihe camp.
Dr. Amador, "Kathur of Panama,'' ar?
rived here to-day from New York, and
was welcomed with n big reception, uflot
which ho went to Punuma In a special
train.
INSANITY THE PLEA
ON STARKE'S BEHALF
(lly AM?c|ule?4 Pre??.)
JACKSONVILLK, FLA., Den. S.-Tlin
case of thu Stato vs. J. 13. Starilo, ac?
cused of Um murder of John li". Angel,
was taken up to-day. The day was tulto.i
up in the selection of a Jury,; and only
nine jurors were accepted. Tho Jury will
be completed to-morrow. Both the par.ia.i
to the tragedy were prominent. -The de-1
(en^ Wilt 4lm to ?yrovq Insanity.
TWO CONVICTED
OF CONSPIRACY
Upton and McGregor Found
Guilty in Baltimore?Counsel
Scores Department.
(By Associated Press.)
BALTIMORE, MD., Dec. 8,-Columbus
Ellsworth Upton and Thomas W. M?
Orogor, on trial hj the United States Dis?
trict Court, lioro for conspiracy, to rob
Un) government In connection with a
contract for leather pouches, wore found
Millty this afternoon, So donee wlii ?his
pended, pending a ?notion for ? now Iridi.
To-day's session of tho court wns ?,??,?'??
??!'. entirely hy arguments of cuunsel for
tho prosecution nnd defense. District
Attorney John C. Koso nnd Charles J.
Bonaparte addressed tho jurors for the
government, and Messrs. A, K. L. Lncklo,
of Washington, und William S. Bryan,
,li., of this city, for tho defense.
In tho course of his remarks, Mr, Bry?
an, touK occasion to criticise tho meth?
od?, of tho postofflco Popiirtnicnt. Ho
said in part:
"First Assistant Postmaster-General
Wynn Is overpaid for merely signing
lullois lio doesn't read. 1'he whole Post?
onico Popurtment Is 'Incompetently nnd
shumoless run,' and the government Is
hounding McGregor und Upton ne scapo?
goats, because of gross Inoompetonoy In
conducting tho uffah's of the depart?
ment.
He ridiculed Mr. Wynne ns a "high
roller," and a man who lived on cham?
p?? gno, green ? poos and canvas-buck
ducks, and didn't attend to his hifsl
ness, and called attention to the-way the
government had sent special counsel be?
sides the district attorney to persecute
McGreivvr and Upton , ?
THREE-SCORE
IN CONTEMPT
A Petition Which no One Was
Brave Enough to Pre?
sent.
(Special to Tho Tlmes-Dlspatch.)
KREDBRICK?RURG, VA., Dec. 8.
At Spotsylvania County Court three more
Indictments wero fo.und against former
Clork J. P. H. Oriamomi, and ho gave
bond In the sum of $0,000 for his appetir?
anno on December 17th, when the eases
will camo up for trial. A petition was
circulated at court, requesting Judge R.
Jt), Waller nit to sit In tho case when tt
Is tried and signed by sixty-seven cltians.
The petition was handed to Judge Waller,
but no ono would assume the responsi?
bility of pi'.Dent ??? It.
Tho Judge charged Acting Common?
wealth's Attorney Charles D. Kostet-, of
UiU city, with being connected with tho
pct'.'llmi, ?nul lined him $25 for contempt
of court, which was promptly paid. The
Judge also Issued a rule agulnst each
signer of tho petition? summoning them to
appear at court on December 17th, to
answer the chargo of contempt of court.
ONE THOUSAND YEARS
BEST JURY COULD DO
.(By Associated Press.)
HOUSTON, TKXAS, Dec. S.-In tho
District Court of Cherokee county to-day.
Allen Brown, a negro convicted of at?
tempted criminal assault, war sentenced
to ono thousand years In tho peniten?
tiary, Under the Jaw, the Jury coul4 not
Impose a d<ath sentence. At the time ot
his arrest. Broiva 'narrowly escaped be
iW? U'ao?*4
Ohio Congressmen Criti?
cise President's Course?.
HAS CALLED IN
OUTSIDE PARTIES
And Inquired of Them' What*
Are His Chances of De?
feating Hanna.
THE DEMOCRATS WISH
TO INVESTIGATE FULLY?7
Led by Gorman, They Are De-^
tcrmined to Force Congres??.:'
to,go Into P?stoffico Scan?,
dais?Report. .That ? Gor- ,
man Will,Not Run Not' :U
Absolutely Confirmed,
(From Our Regular Correspondent.)'1
WASHINGTON, .D. C, Dec. . 8.?Th?] '
Republican members of Congres? fr?reii.
Ohio aro outspokenly wrathy-with th<?
President for his course in regard to af->J
fairs in that State. Tho latest causej
of wrath is his having to dinner y?eter-??! ;
day former' Lieutenant-Governor'?Qof-?l-,
don, of *OhIo, who 'resigned his' poslUoivj
to become prosident of tho Board ofAl??j;,
dermen of that city. The , President ?*?;
said to have ' Questioned' Gordon closely j..
regarding tho ' situation iti - that Stated
especially as' to' whether he could carrty] ?
it' an against Hanna. The repreeontai>'L?:
;tives charge, that for .' some time Hr.?''
3>oosevelt has been calling In outBlders.-?v;
a? -they term other ? than,: mombore. off.?
Congress, and questioning them\, alone?)';
the lines of those .put to. ? Mr. ? Gordon.r.
That thoy ?do not like it la .putting loi?>
rnlldly. There hns. not (been hoard-anyx'
party, criticism.'of Mr,1 .Roosevelt as? blu?)'?.
tor as that.the Ohloans. are'lndulglhg'.ln?^'',.1
Object' to Gordon. ";';'?'; '??'?)
They say that '. Gordon' le , not the. muai.'
to keop the President Informed concern'-... :
Ing political, conditions lri'.i.the.,? .Buckeye. ;
Slbte, and; that'?,- furthermore;?. it .ls.".de-,: ;'
cldtdiy ', Improper;ICo]*-.the-, president, to J"??; ,J.
?naklng Inquiries,ae?,to,the pQsslMlitV.'.oiV
his beating Senator .t??wna,>,S:wbeni?thei;
latter is'expected to. do all he curi, to ';:
help Mri Roosoyolt ca?;ry the State,.'In ?7 :
the general election. . . ; ' ??.
Mr. Roosevelt's cotn'se In this matter
is thoroughly' Roosevcltlan.'? ' ? ' ???,?'";?:??'
' Tho Democrats of the'Seriate, ; under'
the leadership of Senator Gorman,' .ai-o ? ',:
uctermined to have the Congress go Into .
nn investigation oCthe scandals. In ? thn ;
Postofflce Department. The speech of
Mr. Gorman In the Senate yesterday, c-u.-?'?
thli? question thoroughly'disclosed the,at-,
t'tude of ?ho minority,.and-the fight, will
bo kept up to-day. ?Senator Gorman has ?
notified the minority, members ? of the'?
Postofflco Committee ' that' he expect.??.
Horn' all to sponk on the resolution to-?
day, If opportunity permits. This means) ;
that they will.'fight to tho last ditch] ;
to have ' Congress tako the inlUaUva in '
the investigation of ' tho' higher officials- ?.
of the department; In his speech to-day: \v
Senator Goi-mnri alluded, to tho fact that i ./
charges had been mado against Fourth v.':
Assistant Postmaster-General Bi'Istow,;/.'
who Instlgatod tho Investigation of offl|-' '.;
clals under him, which resulted in thai .?;
d.scovei-y of fraud greater than had,?been; ;
dreamed 'of before..','Naturally enough, '?'?:
tho question Is being- asked by the Diamo-, /
erats and tho publlo generally, who Hi ,'.
to Investigate, Brlstow; The Dem?crata? ;
tny that Congress should do so, '.',
But tho Republicans are going to re*
cist every attempt mado to. have any?
thing l??>.e a thorough congressional in??] ?"
qulry Into postal affairs. They are very)
tired of tho wholemess, and -as the pres
Idt-ntlai eloctloh draws nearer they are
even more determined than evor to hav?.
it all done with. ,
Rumor About Gorman. .?? '?
The rumor In circulation In .this, city,? ;?'
last.night, to which, attention was calleijl? -
In this correspondence, that Senator GorJ !.
man would In a short time issue a state?
ment', in .which he would declare that haj
Is not and.would not t? a candidate.for?].,
tho Domocratlo nomination for the presi-? . :
denoy, is not absolutely'confirmed by {he? .
friends of tho soiintor. Senator Gornian ...'
will not discuss his candidacy for pub'll.J ?
cation.
A repi-oeentallve from ono of the South-1 ,
ern States, who Is? vary close to Senator ? '.'?
Oormun, says to-day that'the rumor I* I
perhaps founded 'on/'the very recent ! ?
declaration ?hade hy Senator Gorman j
to several of his friends that he did not (
propose to lift his hand in behalf of hi?
candidacy. lie said emphatically that,'
ha would not take the slightest ^ctlbn :
looking to the furtherance of his own '
Interests; that he thought the nomina- j
tlon should not be sought, and that h? '.
t tood ready to give the heartiest support
to tho nomlnei? of his party. Tho repre
rontntive to whom I have referred said;'
he . thought the , rumor had Its origin
In this statement of Senator Gorman's,
Two distinguished ?numbers of the Sen.
ato fron? tin? minority, neither of them
from Virginia, are authority for t|)t>
statement that It is the purpose of Sena?
tor norman to Issue a formal declaration'
to tho effect that ho Is not a candidate. '
Thoy ?ire still of tho opinion that ho will
take this notion. There appears to be
some truth In the report.
Mrs. Hoge Fails.
Mrs. Hoge. widow of tl)u late J. Hampton
Hog?-, who was a candidate against Gov
?rnor Montague for election to tho gov
ti'iior.ihip, will not be appointed post?
master ut Riueksburg, for which posi?
tion she Is an applicant. Mrs. Hug?,
accompanied by Representative Slump.
went to see Ihn President to-day. Th*
result of tho call could not havo buen
satisfactory to her, though It was to Mr.
Blomp, who has recommended that Post?
master Elliott he reappolnted. (t was
r.ot thought that Uio appointment would '
be mad? for some dnye, but It la under?
stood that it will be announced \ery.
soon.
There was something of a fight over
the place. It .-was thought by many of j
the friends of Mr?. Hoge that she'
should have the position In v1>w of. th* \
sei vices rendered the Republican party]
In Virginia by her husband, but th* lead-1
or* of the party In the Ninth District dhj J
,*_ot think eo, am) tur implication ?u I