The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-11-13
SOUTHERN NOTES.
An Actress Mysterious Death - Inc
Election and the Negro.

Election ana the Negro
The Savannah News says Shortly after
u o'clock this morning Laura Mortimer
an actress At the Alhambra MUSIC hai"
on Br0ughton street. was shot ana "--
stantly killed. The shooting was IN one
Of the boxes and the only person WIN
the woman at the time was Corporal 4.
II pfelfer. Of the provost guard. From
all accounts. however, 10 seems D. was
accidental.
Corporal Pfeifer was seen at the poh'e
station by a representative OF the Morn
ing News, shortly after being taken there
and gave the following account OK the
shooting:
AS / aid not see the accident. 7 cam
not say lust how Il happened he said.
''The won an had my pistol, ho"eVer' ana
my belief IS she fred It accidentally not
knowing It. was self-acting
when we entered the box. ordered
oysters for her / did not order any
thing for myself Before the order was
served. my belt was uncomfortable on
account OF being tightly fastened ANA oh
taking il off, / placed IL on chair
which was between myself and the WOE
man. / was sitting I'm a corner OF ine
box. next 10 the opening. While The wo-
man was IA the opposite corner, racing
a table. After the oysters were brought
up she had not commenced eating When
I heard a nose down IN the hail. ana
thinking 4. might be soldiers. arose ana
pulled the curtains aside. While looking
in the hall the shot was fred. and turn
inc. / saw the woman leaning forward
with my pistol In her left hand. i rush
ed out and reported the shooting MY
theory Is ~ must have been an accident.
l had never seen the woman before had
had no words with her. and she had not
been talking I'm a respondent way Sne
was not intoxicated either.
THE WILMINGTON AFFAIR.
while We can appreciate fully the feel
ings which prompted the action taken by
the citizens OF Wilmington, y. c. yes
terdav. we cannot approve their acts.
strictly law-ablding course Is always the
wisast course The action taken IN VIII
rington is a precedent which may be pro-
ductive OF very serious and far reaching
conseouences, II not in Wilmington. then
i'm other parts OF the state. The blood
smiled will accentuate the bad feeling be-
tween the races and keep IL alive tor
long time.-sayaunah News.
FULL TIME FOR A HALF.
The nest deplorable feature Of race
conflicts. as of all resorts 20 violence. Is
that however provoked. however just
I'm original purpose tho attacks may be.
thew almost invariably degenerate into
mere slaughters Tho reason for this
is not far 10 seek The human animal
Is maddened by bloodshed and lusts for
more. recklessness feeds on unrestraint;
the few retain their senses and stop at
retrlbution. Just or ample. but the many
outnumber them and, their passions un-
checked, 20 on needless 20 an orgy Of
blood. All sense of discrimination is lost
and tho innocent and the guilty are pun
ished alike.
The tight in Greenwood county should
cease acknowledgements State.
A SOUND MONEY VICTORY.
The result OF Tuesdays election 10 an
other endorsement OF sound money The
financial question was not the issue IN
every State. but in those States where II
was made the paramount question tho
cause OF silver without exception suffered
heavily. OF course, the South Is Demo
cratic regardless OF the money question
Birmingham News.
NEED OF ANOTHER MAYNARD.
The probable loss OF the lnfan,s
Maria Teresa. which was abandoned
in heavy gale about thirty miles on
the island OF San Salvador. while en-
route , 10 Norfolk. Va, has demon
strated the need Of "a navy yard at
New Orleans which naval experts say
Is by far the best point on the QUIZ
coast for such an establishment. II tho
Government had located. one 81 10
navy yards here tho Teresa would De
safely anoat so-day or undersoins
thorough repairs In ory dock, because
the cruiser. which every American
hoped would become trophy OF the
war with Spain. would have been towed
around Cape Maysi. on tho eastern ~.
tremity OF Cuba into the Gulf and tan
ing a northwest course for tho mouth
OF the Mississippi river. avoided the
dangerous tropical storms which ~
this season OF the year sweep over ~
bahama Islands with much violsneAss
Nsw Orleans States