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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-07-28
NEW LIFE IN AN
ELECTRIC LINE.
New York Capitalists in Control Of a
lynchburg Street Railway.
FRANCHISE TO BE EXTENDED,
Portraits of Presidents of the City
Council Secured-Thc Trial of DIR.
Jaeger by Eight Ministers TO
Come or i'm August.

LYNCHBURG. VA, July 27-SpeciaL-
The Lynchburg Electric Railway and
Light Company. successor TO the Lynch
burg Electric Company. has been organic
cd by the election of the following Board
of Directors. Randolph Harrison. OF
Lynchburg; H. q. Runkle, H. d. McDana,
w. $. Johnston. r. A. G. smith, Thomas
y. Kent and Isaac Rosenwald. Of New
York. These gentlemen represent large
moneyed Institutions. and are we'll able
TO carry out any scheme of improvement
which they may undertake.
over nifty thousand dollars Will be spent
in rehabiuating the street railroad prop
erty or the company. The petition that
their franchise be extended thirty years
from January 1911 will probably bee grant
ed by the Council.
COUNCIL PRESIDENTS.
Artist r. j. Fisher. Of Washington. has
completed and forwarded 10 the city
portrait i'm oil OF the late John W. Car
roll. and portraits I'm crayOn of the late
A. r. Rucker and W. NJ. Black. The
work was done by order of the city
Council. The pictures will be hung I'm
the Council chamber, and with that OF
the late John Nj. Otey. Will make a COM
plete series Of presidents OF the Council
from an early date.
The trial of Dr. \. Jaeger superin-
tendent Of the Lynchburg Orphan Asy-
lum. on the charge of conduct unbecom-
ing i'm a minister. will take place on
August 10th in this city. The names Of
eight clerGymeu of the diocese have been
sent 10 On. Jaeger. He will have the
privilege OF striking out three of them.
and the remaining five will hear the case
and render u verdict.
MRS. THOMPSON'S CASE
Much quiet comment is being heard at
the failure Of the authorities 10 iuvosti-
gate the suspicious circumstances sur
rounding the death of Mrs Eliza A.
Thompson. her physicians having report
ed az the time of her death that her
symptoms indicated arsenic poison. a
difference Of opinion and an uncertainty
as 70 who is 10 defray the expenses ot
an autopsy and chemical analysis have
thus FAR prevented an investigation and
from all appearances will continue 90 DO
40 indefinitely.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-07-28
THE CAROLINA SOLDIERS.
First Regiment Slated for Porto Rico
andshc Second iOr Southern Posts.

RALEIGH. n. G.. July 2I-Special-
Thomas -. Turner well-kuown as "a COM
mercial traveller and son of Hon.
Josiah Turner. Of Hilshoro. died 200 "a
hospital here to-day of malarial fever.
lie was brought here last Sunday.
The positive statement is made that the
First North Carolina Regiment now az
Jacksonville. viii go 20 Porto Rico. ana
the Second Regiments six companies now
al Releieh will be sent to various posts
i'm the South. just as IT'S other elk COM
panies were scattered.
Late yesterday afternoon two horses.
which were drawing a large wagon ON
"A road near here and which had no
driver. ran away and dashed into the
rear Of "a carriage. in which were Mrs.
w H. Rogers. Of Raleigh. and Miss
Wikie. Of New Jersey. Both ladies were
severely hurt the carriage wrecked. and
a leg Of one of the carriage horses was
broken. The county win have 20 pay
heavy damages for this carelessnees.
state Auditor Aver is now a full
fodged candidate for the Populist nomi-
nation for Congress from this district
and 10 is said I'm THE county the Popu-
lists are for him There is mo- prospect
of the denomination of Conere- man
Stroud
Senator Butler was here to-day. lie is
understood 10 be looking after various
little details Of Populst-RepuDiican fus-
ion
Though the bankruptcy law goes into
effect next Monday. r. does NOT appear
that the officials necessary 10 carry
it ont I'm this district have been appoint
ed The Judge will take his time. The
law is generally popular
DIT r. II. Lewis. secretary 20 the state
BOARD Of Health. urges the people %
North Carolina 90 be vaccinated The
percentage Of vaccinate1 people Is as
tonshlv small In this State.
TIE First Regiment now lacks only
thirty mon Of having its war strength
and the Third Reeiment lacks only Is.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-07-28
PONCE A HEALTHY PLACE,
The Towns on Which Miles, Troops arc
Advancing.

Ponce the second city ln commctola'
inheritance i'm Porto Rico. IS believed 10
have been founded I'm 1900. but it's de-
velopmcnt was slow. and il was not until
1SN that it received the title OF villa
From that time ON its growth was rapid
and I'm 1874 10 became "a city. AZ present
it has "A population of 220o0. and, being
the chief town of the official district of
the same name. its jurisdiction extends
over 5000 people who live outside the
city.
Ponce is situated on a plain about two
miles from its port, Playa. where all me
import and export trade IS transacted.
The port has about five thousand inhdbi-
tants. and here are the cus tom-hOuse. the
office of the captain Of the port. and the
offices Of the various cousuiates. inc
bay is large. and viii admit vessels Of -
feet draush, A fine road leads 70 the
city.
Ponce is regularly built che buildings
in it's central part being Of Brick while
the material chiefly used for suburban
construction is wood 10 is the home Of
the military commander of the district,
and the seat Of an official chamber OF
commerce The city contains two
churches. ono Of them Protestant said 20
Dee the only one iu the Spanish Antilles
q military and two other hospitals. mu-
nicipal public library. three good hotels.
"a fire department. perfectly equipped with
American apparatus. theatre and n
bank The Roman Catholic Church.
which dates from the foundation Of the
town. was reconstructed iu lAN ana hn-
ished in 1897 Ir is structure or zN itet
long and l29 feet broad. with two sieepies,
and contains richly decorated affairs
The theatre is the finest on the island.
II Is built mostly of iron and marble. and
cost over 1000 pesos The interior is
handsomely decorated. and by "a mechtnl-
cal continuance may bee turned into a.
dancing hail. ,,...
Ponce is said 90 Doe the most healthiul
city ON the island. and yellow fever is
never known there. The climate Is NOT
and dry but sea breezes by day and land
hr.ozes by night keep DO from heeomi ns
,npressive. An ample water supply also
adds greatly % the comfort OF me ciiy
inhabitants.
the only line OF raihsad which con-
,octs Ponce with The othtr towns Us tn'I
running westward to Vance "a distance on
,bout twcntv-two miles. The road rom
san Tuan across the islard. seventy in'i',
q, length ends m Ponce. ana Us IN s'''
,,r5frion for travel throughout me year.
~ military dcfcusos around me CIT,
- ,.e,k buf "A series OF carin"orN- nay
-.osntl,. been thrown up along i"e ".'''
o.. tho martin West OF tho city. naIlerie
have been placed 90 guard thr conl,,'...7
ooirt of the railway ana me- "lil.'.
r,ad About thirty mountain Ii'"
,fs, available for the defense OF the
Rabla Honda ON the eastern coast or
,o~t, pioo lies n little 90 the west or me
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-07-28
MIDDLESEX COUNTY COURT,
Delegates Elected and Instructed for
.Jones-County Levy Reduced.

STORMONT. VA. July 2L-Special.-
The July term of the County Court at
Samda adjourned to-day at noon. Very
little business was transacted. except
confirming the acts Of the Board Of SUI
pervisors which has been ia session for
two days
The board reduced the county levy
from $50 per cent. of state tax to lo0'
which was quite pleasant to taxpayers.
\ large and enthusiastic Democratic
mass meeting was held in the court
nous al O'Clock. Delegates were elect
ed and unanimously instructed for Hon.
W. A. Jones for Congress.
Mr.. Walker Ryland was reelected
county chairman.
Mr.. William n. Marshall, a most esu-
mable citizen of Urbana. died this morn
ing at O'Clock His wife preceded him
TO the grave a few months ago, lcaYine
one child. an infant Mr.. Marshall was
a former citizen of Lancaster county,
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-07-28

The total domestic exports were f392s-
Isl for 1896. compared with StC2.5l FOR
1907
The imports from Great Britain
amounted 90 last year SS65. ISL %. the most
important among them being cotton
goods. amounting 20 over seventy thou
sand dollars: other machinery. about
twenty-six thousand dollars: cloth bags.
about one hundred seventy thousand,
iron and steel rails fhlriv-sevon thou
sand and twenty-one dollars. other rail-
way material. nine thousand. one ninety
one dollars. woollen goods about nifty
thousand dollars.
From Germany the imports during the
past year amounted 20 sl9e e82 10. the prin-
cipal articles being building material
about $500: machinery $1,000: drv
goods. about $1,000. and railroad material
about 5000
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-07-28
INSTANTLY KILLED
BY LIGHTNING.
John F. ROIfe, a Grocer, Was the
Victim.
OTHER PERSONS WERE SHOCKED
Farm Lands Sold at Auction In Cbes-
terfieId and Dinwiddie Counties
Farm Buildings in Brunswick
Burned by Incendiaries-

PETERSBURG. VA. July H.-speciaL
Mr.. John r. Rolfe. grocer and com
mission merchant At the head Of Hall
,far street. was etruck by lightning dur
ing = storm this afternoon. and instantly
killed. Mr.. Rolfe was standing under
a shed IN front Of his store talking to
Mr.. walter s. Tucker. who was badly
shocked.
Mr. Rofe wac a native Of Dinwlodie
county. and had been engaged in bust
meas here for about twenty-thrce years.
lie married Mis- Minnie Temple. who sur
wives him with four little girls. lie was
an upright and industrious man. and was
highly esteemed by all who knew him.
Besides killing Mr.. Rolfe and shocking
Mr. Tucker. the lightning shocked those
who were In Mr. Rolfes store at the
time. and also burned ont the telephone
10 the store. telephone pole IN close
proximity 20 the store was badly chat
tered.
LAND SALES.
The "Dunn's Hill farm. I'm Chesterfield
county. Just across the river from Pc
tersburg. containing no IL acres was
sold al public auction here to-day for
Alexander Hamilton. trustee. 10 Mr.. Au-
gustus Wright for 5000
A tract Of land. containing &l acres IN
Dnwiddie county. about ten miles from
Petersburg was also sold here to-day az
public auction to r F. Kidd. al $50.
The dredging machine is at work clean
ing and deeping the harbor.
Intelligence has been received here
81 the burning Of the stables. barns and
cribs Of Mr. J. Ravenscroft Jones. In
Brunswick county Mr. Jones besides
losing al OF his buildings. lost a large
quantity ~ grain His loss Is about
5000 which IS partly covered by insur-
ance The FIRE IS supposed TO have been
Of incendary origin.
DIRECTORS MEET.
The Board Of Directors Of the Rich
rnoni Peters burg and Carolina Railroad
Company met to-day and tonight at the
Imperial Hotel
This afternoon they drove over the
line Of the road as far AS stony Creek. in
SUSSEX county and inspected the work.
The track has been laid for q distance
Of nearly ten miles, and is "a most sub
stantial one
Deputy United States Marshal west ar
rived here this evening with Lundey
Shell A NJ Clary William Benz. Jones
and Phillip Ray. Of Brunswick county.
who were arrested yesterday on warrants
sworn out by Special United States REEVE
nue. Agent Charles Gee. charging them
with carrying on an Illicit distillery bust
ness Lundv against whom there are
four separate charges was brought be-
fore United states Commissioner Joseph
7. Brady tonight He pleaded guilty 10
each charge. and was sent on for triar
AZ the October term Of the United States
Govt which meets IN Richmond The
cases against the other parties will he
heard tomorrow by Commissioner Brady
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-07-28
FOR RAISING THE.C0L0N.
Lieutenant Hobson Confcrs with the
Merritt-Chapman Wrecking co.

NEW YORK, July N-IIeutenant Hob
son arrived here early from Morristown.
y j.. and went az once 10 the Offices OF
the Merit Chapman Wrccking Company
30 WALL street where he was iu close con-
sultatoL with tne officers OF the company
Tor tH0 hours 40 thc end OF the confer
ence he said that the contracts FOR tho
raising OF the wreck " the Cristohai
Colon were about con aluded. The COM
tracts, OF course. must bee approved by
tine Judge Advocate General ~ the Naval
Construction Board he said. they are
not fully completed J go to Washington
tonight and viii know more about my
future pans after have seen the officials
there. the air bags with which IL is pro-
posed 10 raise the ship viii probably be
constructed by "A rubber company IN Now
York.
THEY will measure about six bv affean
and viii have "a capacity OF about thir-
teen tons each
"Pontoons OF The size required 90 assist
in raising The ship viii probably b. con-
structed az once"
When asked 10 there was any truth d,
thr report Thar Doe was engaged 10 d
young woman from Kansas and that tbe
eneaeament bad Been annlun 80 ..y nor
he mIed aad SOFA - rary .ion't kn,.,
what son are raikins aDtu sm surs
i know notlinn - firlrlf
Several visitors came DO the office OF
the wfecking company t0 see ilCntenant
hooson and he chattcd with each "a f-w
moments. lie said he might mako a
short visit az his Alabama home N he r..
turned 10 the heet Via Key West. but a.
was afraid II would be impossible on fhis
"Trip. as II would be necessary 10 yet
back 20 his work at the earliest date
There was no demonstration a. hs
walked up WAL street accompanied by
Two friends. ana only a few persons re.
ognized him.
He left for Washington on an afternoon
train
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-07-28
TWENTY MILLIONS LEFT
Levi II. Letter VIII Have This Amount
After Settling His Sons Debts.

CHICAGO. July Slew z. Letter viii
not have 10 forego any Of the comforts
Of life because OF his son Josephs wheat
deal. He Will have few millions let
after he has settled JOseph's debts.
lie is only ffty-four years ola ana mas
a healthy body and head and race Ike
Salisbury. He comes from Dutch stock.
lie was born in Leitcrsburg. Md, and be-
gan active lie as a clerk IN a country
store When ne came 10 Chicago he
sought similar employment ana, with
Marshall Field became clerk tn the
dry goods house OF Cooley, Nadsworth
& Co. This was I'm 1876 Six years iatcr
the firm that employed him became tho
firm Of Farewell, Field & CO. Mr.. Letter
was tho "CO."
The firm prprpored and IN 1865 Letter.
Field ami Potter Palmer established "a big
dry goods establishment and conducted
n jointly until ISL when a disagreement
occurred between Letter and Field. and
the former withdrew. Potter Palmer had
already withdrawn and so Field was left
in sole posses Jon OF tho business
Letter then began dabbling 600 real cs-
tate. re gathered in a few good BUSH
ness corner. turned them over 40
handsome profit and then purchased
moro. until he became the heaviest own
or Of real estate in The city. The value
of his holding has ben moderately esti-
mated at S25WO,0
Letter plunged into society and secured
% permanent place there when one OF his
daughters married George y. Curzon. a
wealthy Enc'i-hman ~ good family lie
has always been generous with his money
and ready 20 help any one worthy Of as
sisfance. Recently his wife converted
the Chickamauea Park Hotel az Chicka-
frrs D. al for C. oil -.fT
Before the wheat deal Mr.. Letter had
uuoncumhcrcd real estate I'm Chicago
worth about flfG0eO. OF this he dis
posed of by mortgage and sale about So
000o0 Ho has FOO Washington real es-
tate worth 81 c0e0. After paying all OF
Joseph's debts his unencumbered real
estate exceeds Sll 010.0Go.
Tn addition to this the Letter holdings
of stocks and securities were recently
estimated af 100000 They included
stock in tho Chicago city Railway Com
pory. Chicago Edison Company and
Southside Elevated Railway Company.
in au of which Joseph Letter Is a diroc-
tor He is first wce-presideut Of the Chi
cago city Railway Company. which. like
the Central M1sic Hall. Is a gold mine
10 the stockholders.
The elder Loiter IS a big holder ~ the
stock of the Illinois Trust and Savings
Bank. Of which he IS a leading director.
This institution is the greatest Of its
kind I'm the West.
In addition To- the stocks mentioned.
Mr.. Letter is "a large owner Of the stock
Of the Chicago. Burlington ana Quincy
railroad and the Pennsylvania system.
but the exact amount IS known only 10
himself. He also owns largely Of Obi
caeO Gas stock.
Conservative estimates put Mr. Lett
er's fortune AZ $4,000 900 10 }30oo0coo be-
fore the Joseph incident
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-07-28
COMMERCE WITH HAWAII.
The Sandwich Islands Get Three
Fourths of Their Goods from is.

WASHINGTON. .. c.. July Especial
Intense interest I'm the Hawaiian Islands
especially in their commerce. is apparent
from the requests which are reaching
the Bureau of Statistics from AN parts
OF the country for the recent publications
OF that bureau relating 90 the commerce
OF the islands.
The people Of Hawaii bought last year
nearly eight million dollars worth Of
goods from an parts of the world. and
as over n per cent. of this wac from
the United States lt is not surprising
that the people of this country should
want 20 know I'm detail what these pur-
chases were. and especially what class
Of goods were imported from other coun-
tries of the world than the United states.
IN view of the demand FOR This detailed
Information. the Bureau of Statistics will.
in it's next monthly publication. the
Summary NJ Finance and Commerce,
present "a full list Of the articles imported
into Hawaii in the year 1897. both quali-
ties and values and the country from
which each article d. imported.
while these statements presenting the
quantities and value OF each article I'm
ported into Hawaii are too elaborate for
complete reproduction in newspaper form.
&C. is practicable to cnumerate the most
important az them. They are herewith
presented in the belief that they will
prove ~ interest ~ large number OF
manufacturers and merchants. indicating
as they do. not only the commercial pose
sihuities by way OF expectation 90 Hawaii
from the United States. but also the
possibilities which may await 1iuufac-
turers in certain lines in those islands.
The following table shows the total inn
portatione. including specie into fno Ha-
waiian Islands by countries. during the
wear 1907.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-07-28

c,iba bv our troops. The soldiers forget
pain AS soon az II is over. and VIII zen
YOU that cuba is nice place. but some
of the officers and An English newspaper
correspondent who returned on lne IT.
quols after being AZ the front for thirteen
DAYS tell Of men who sank by the ioau-
Ill. overcome nv exhaustion and heat
and who Of course. were left there. They
saw that f. rains I'm a steady. heavy down
pour for three hours a day the KIND 0i
rain that is peculiar 10 the tropics an al-
peryading rain from which there Is no es-
cape. The mon simply took on theT
clothes and bundled them up in soillo
shelter 10 keep them dry while they SUI v,
r,,ittod I'm ,atlre's shower-bath until the
e.tes of heaven closed. Otherwise their
clothes would never be dry. As for boil
ing the water-they were only TOO thank
ul to get fl raw,-Anna Northond BenJi-
min i'm Losiics Weekly.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-07-28
SUICIDE OF HOTEL MAN.
Pat O'Connor. Clerk Of the Gilscy
House. New York. Shoots Himself

HOT SPRINGS. VA, July 21-Special.
Pat O'Connor. well known hotel man
Of New York city. who for twenty-five
years has been clerk at the Gilsey House.
this morning about o'clock committed
suicide at the Healing Springs Hotel.
He was found I'm his room there about
O'Clock with a bullet hole i'm his head,
caused by a SHOT from "a 3s-calibre re-
VOlver.
O'Connor was seen by one Of the guests
of the house shortly after O'Clock and
IL is supposed the rash act was COM
mitted about an hour later, though no
one heard the shot
The deceased came 10 the springs about
five weeks ago. He was in iu health.
and IL is thought that in a 10 of melan-
choly he put an end TO his life.
He has relatives IN Hornellsville. y.
Y. and they have been communicated
with.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-07-28
LIEUT.. PEACOCK H0N0RED,
\ Destructive Fire u Farm Propert
in Orange.

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. VA July r.
speceial. After dress parade this even
ing AT Camp cobb handsome oiiicer s
sword and belt was presented TO Leuten-
ant william Peacock. Of Company c.
Fourth Regiment. L. s. V. lmmunes
hv the members of his company as d
mark OF esteem The presentation
speech was made by Judge Jno. !. Cool
rick. II this city and responded 10 by the
recipient.
n .Ac Hastings Court to-day twelve
women. two white and ten colored. were
charged with keeping disreputable house .
and were each fined $40 and given SEN
tcnce OF thirty days In jail.
The stables and cattle sheds belonging
20 John a. Hopkins near Everona
Orange county. have been DESTROYED hS'
fire. together with twenty-five tons OF
hay. loss s. zoe; Insurance N.eJ.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-07-28
Rappahannock Baptists.

REGENT. VA. July 27.-Special-The
u appahannock Baptist Association met IN
their nfty-eighth annual session with
Zion Baptist church in lower MiddiescN
to-day. Rev. r. BeaN preached the in-
troductory sermon. The association
elected the following permanent officers
A. b. EVens moderator: Rev. F. Beall
clerk and Mr. William Campbell. treas
urer A very large clowd was I'm at
tendance.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-07-28
LYING IN HER OWN BLOOD.
Mysterious Case of Mrs. John Mat
thews in NanscmOnd County.

SUFFOLK. VA. July Especial Mrs.
John Matthew's was found ast nigh, y-
ing in pool Of her own blood ai Deg
home in the county. There wr~e ugly
wou. ds on her fac ard head. She Was
unconscious. Conclousness Dad partially
returned to-day. but memory was blank
and she could not explain how she came
u be wounded. A gun was ;o1nf oy her
side. Mrs. Matthews was married last
January.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-07-28
Council Elects Officers.

WILLIAMSBURG. VA. July 27.-Spe.
cial. The city Council mat yesterday
evening for the purpose OF e!eciinr officers
ana appointing committees. Mr.. W. c.
Johnston was reelected clerk OF the
Council and Mr.. r. c. Lawson. keeper
Of the cemetery. both by reclamation.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-07-28

t:9e +. VI. they we're at Pelham. ~ e.
where In the presence Of a Few friends
NJ zones and Miss F'raysef were sole''n-
~ Joined I'm holy wedlock by Rev. 7. II.
Walker Both the above named brides
were so graceful and charming that any
attempt at description would be a iail-
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-07-28

The Chicago ste,> otypers nave not only
learned lesson themselves, but have
taught one 10 organized labor al largo.
Labor must respect the contacts u helps
20 make or IL will be hammered 10 IT'S
doom By a series or une""rp< detests.-
National Labor Tribnna
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-07-28
JUDGE PAUL'S COURT.
De ,isions in a Number OF Important
Cases.

ABINGDON. VA. July T7.-Special-A
special term OF the United States Court
was begun here to-day, Judge Paul rem
dered & number OF important decisions,
as foilovs
Commonwealth ot Virginia vs.. Bingham
and frtzwater charged with misdemean-
or. while acting as Internal revenue Off
cers Case removed 20 this court from a
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-07-28
IIardshins of Our Soldiers.

We do not understand now. and we
shall not till this fearful war Is ended.
Air. sA--ihi@ bsrdshinl kAizz endured tn
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-07-28

ioitlr .stss.ss.+ -f-f'. oo'f-l1 .N' iHN.N'
The following table shows some Of the
most important articles exported from the
United States TO Hawaii IN 1897. compared
with 1906