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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-12-05
CONTINUOUS DISTURBANCES.
Bad Impression Made BY The Will
dra.Hai of Troops.
Tpr .Scaoi,fad Press

LONDON, Dec. "A special disPatch
from Nan kow Pass, dated November
goth. says the kalgan expedition was in
effective. the Chinese evading ali attempts
To engage them. The towns en- route were
occupied unopposed. and some tolls OF
skins and silver were levied.
The cavalry captured the baggage OF
the retreating Cninese force at Sven Hwa
Flu, killing thirty of its guards and secur-
ing 200G0 taeils-
Three mandarins, who were instigators
of the massacre Of converts at Tsi Ming.
and twenty-three Boxers were executed,
but the Germans generally ignored ev!-
dences OF antifore:gn activity.
There nre continuous disturbances in the
Interior, where, the dispatch adds. bad
impression has been made by the excessive
withdrawal of foreign troops and the
compacence of the allies. The mission
aries anticipate a recurrence OF the out
RACES.
United States Ambassador Choate had
a long conversation to-day with Secre-
tary of State for Foreign Affairs, the
MARQUIS of I4arsdowne. in which proposed
alternatives and amendments in Secretary
Hay's recent note and the notes OF the
other Powers were fully discussed. No
thing definite was arrived at Lord
Lansdowne showed the most friendly.
spirit.
Mr.. Ctoate is notifying Secretary Hay
of Lord I.ansdownes views. Further con-
cultation will follow shortly.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-12-05
Mr.. BAROFF WAS
EXOYERATED
Evidence Did Not Sustain the
Charge of Cruelty
His Wife,

Mr.. j. 81. Baroff, the young Fulton mer-
chant. was exonerated in the Police
Court yesterday afternoon, after an sex-
haustive hearing Of evidence in the charge
against him.
He had been charged by his wife with
having beaten and otherwise cruelty
tre ated her His case was conducted by
Mr.. H NJ. Smith, while Mr. NJ +. Aiaury
represented Mrs. Baroff. The csse had
been continued oyer from last week, at
which time only evidence Tor the prosecu-.
ton had been heard, all Of which tended
to show that Mrs. Baroff had good case.
But the evidence Tor the defense was
convincing. and shewed that Mrs. Barof
was of highly rxcitabie temper. and
that she had done many things to wrong
her husband, who. it was shown had put
u, with ruch and tried to keep their
Little fanny quarre!s from the public eye.
Many witnesses testified TO the many
apparently causeless outbreaks on the
part of Mrs. Baroff. while, at 1ffe same
time. they stated that Mr.. Barof controlled
himself. under the circumstances, in
remarkably cool manner Mr. Barofr,
while on the stand. related many in
stances OF arprovoked displays of tem-
per aa the part OF his spouse. and while
the crowd that had gathered 10 hear the
case sympatliszed dssI,ly with Mrs Baroff
in har position the sympathy 1ha. had
gone out 10 her 50 unanimousIr at the
first hearing had modified. and AR. Barcif
WAS not censured as he had been
In dispcsng of the case, Justice Crutch-
fad said thai his sympathy was with
the woman. but the evidence was not suifi-
cent and the charge net proven.
/ Mr.. Barof SAID he would care for the
child and do all he could to take care OF
his wife. but tha. he could never again
live with her.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-12-05
NINE WERE KILLED.
Trains Collide liz a Dense Fo. in Cali
fornia.
fpr ,,,nc;,to,

SACRAMENTO. CAL, Dec. IA work
train, c,rry.ng It's crew Of between TWEEN
ty-tfve and thirty truck lepairers. backed
into a freight train a few mics east OF
Suisum on the Southern Pacific Road to-
day, and in the wreck which followed.
nine men were killed and twenty more IN
jured many OF them seriously.
From the meaSre reports received. It
appears that the freight train had the
righ. of way and was running ut full
speed in order TO meet and pass another
freight at Suisum. The work train Should
have been on a. siding, and was making
for 1t at a good rase of speed when It col
lided with the freight. A hesrvy fog was
prevailing and It was impossible to ds-
Germ objects For only shcEt distance, so
that the shock of eoElidins trains was ter
rife All the casualties are reported 30 De
among the men Of the working crews. as
the engineers and 4iremen jumped and
saved themselves.
Over 200 feet OF track was torn up md
the cars were smashed and piled upon
each other n every conceivable shape.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-12-05
France, He Declares, is the Equal Of
England,
LIKE THE SWORD OF DAMOCLES,
The Scheme, Declared the Frenchman,
Could Be Held Over En.land's
Head AS Il Menace-The Mo-
ton Declared Out OF
Order amid Wild
Cheering.
(Er Associated Press, J

PARIS. Dec. &c sneral Mercier caused
deep sensation in the senate to-day, dur
ing the debate on the naval bill, by point
ing out the ease by which England could
be invaded He demanded that the Gov
ernInent introduce into the plans for mo-
bllization of the army the navy methods
for the rapid euloarkation and dcbarkauon
of an .expedttionary corps.
The President, NJ Falliers, interviewed.
declaring that such proposals were out of
order.
In view of the possibility Of war with
Great Britain, the use of the army is not
sufficiently taken into account. The times
are not the game as they were hundred
years ago steam, the navy, the tele-
graph and the railroad have rendered the
problem Of the invasion of England much
easier of solution. Moreover, England
herself is no longer the same. The trans
yaal war has shown tnat the British army,
although brave, is not equal to the taSk
which England expected to perform. me
British navy is powerful; but it has many
coasts to defend.
ENGLAND'S EQUAL.
France therefore, 5 numerically Eng
lands ee,u9ia at certain points, and IS even
her superior in the instruments OF de-
structlon History furnishes many in
stances of mutiny in the English navy at
the moment of battle. a landing IN Eng
land is therefore. not beyond realization
This is not only my opinion. but that
also OF high naval officers. The Br-osfi
! Premier recently expressed significant
| fears: ana II the principle of landing IS
admitted, the practical means OF execu-
ton may be discussed.
Il venture to think that the Work pre-
| pared while commanding au army coTps
could serve asa. !-ssis for such project,
! Whicll would not be eNpenSive
At this point protests were raised, and
| Mr.. Falieres asked General Mercer not
10 enter into the details of the scheme.
SWORD OF DEAMOCLES-
Gneral MERCER replied that the scheme
could be held over the head of England,
like the sword of Damocles, and he pro-
posed a resolution that the Senate should
invite the Government to complete in1ne-
date preparations for the mobilization OF
the army and navy by preparing every
thing necessary to embark and disembark
as rapidly as possible an expeditionars
corp.
Protests were raised from various
benches and NJ DeLanessan. minister OF
! marine, followed the Presidents ruling
| that the motion was out CT order in tho
present deioatc, by declaring. amid cheers
| that the Government could not possibly
accept it.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-12-05
CONSTITUTION FOR CUBA.
Capitalization Of Local Government
The Question.
fBy Associated Prcss.)


HAVANA. December 4--The Cuban Con-
stitutional Convention resumed its session
to-day Three complete constitutions were
submitted by General Rivera. Senor De-
Ouesada and the ecolored general, Morua,
respectively.
General Rivera's proposed constitution
provides for a President, a Senate, House
OF Representatives, a governor for each OF
the six provinces. a legislative body for
each province and one member OF the
House of Representatives for every thirty
thousand inhabitants. with election by
popular vote. His scheme called also for
the election OF three electors in each mu-
nicipal district. whose duty ii shall be to
elect a legislative body of eleven for the
province in which they reside. This lesis-
latiye body shall elect the governor and
four members of the Senate. Finally the
six legislatures shall meet and choose the
President, who must be native CUBAN.
Cand idates for Senatorial hono-s must
have incomes Of at least $3.50 a year.
General Rivera's idea is TO have the
power vested in the central government
and the convention virtually pledged it
self to one State government at yester-
days secret session.
Senor #DeQuesada's proposal would cen
tralizc the Government in a President.
Scrate and House OF Representatives elect
ed By the people, suffrage being re-
str.cled 10 educational qualifications.
General Morua offered for approval the
Constitution of the United States, with
the exception that any one who fought
in the war might DE chosen President. His
proposal leaves the question eff an army
and navy, to be decided by Congress.
Senior Zayas offered a clause providing
that a judicial body higher than the Sal-
prems Court should be elected BY popular
vote. and providing that any official re-
moved from office should have the right
of appeal TO this body.
seno= Ferrara submitted a general edu-s
catonal scheme.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-12-05
Supposed to Have Come TO Virginia
to Find His Former Wife.
CONDITION OF AnELIE RlvEs.
Princess TrouDetskoi Thonsht To Be
To,s1n. q Rest Gureat a Philadel-
phia sanitarIun,-htuch Ana-
ie.y Felt in Virginia AS
ToThe Condition OF
Both Parties

re1egrams from New York say that Mr..
John Armstrong Chanier, former husband
of AmeIie Rives, Princess Troubetzkoi,
has escaped from the Bloominsdale insane
asylum, and has probably come TO Viz
ginta to search for his former wife. Eff
forts to find him in and about New York
nave proved futile. and o.nsent inquiry,
both here and in Albemarie county, has
failed to locate him.
Just when Mr.. Chanler disappeared from
the BlooIuingdale institution is not known.
but he is supposed 20 have made his de-
parture within the last few days.
SUFFERED FROM FlARESIS.
He was sent to the asylum because he
was suffering from paresis. His physl-
clans regarded his case as hopeless.
though as a patient ne was miid-mau-
nered and agreea BILE, and gave the atten-
dants of the place very little trouble.
Coincident with the disappearance of Mr.
ChanIer is the fact that Princess Irouoetz-
kois whereabouts are not known TO many
of her friends. Suffering from the strain
of over-work on her new book, the Prin-.
csss last August accompanied by her
nurse and family physician. went to Bar
Harpor. She was afflicted with nervous
prostratio and her condition caused her
family some alarm. Later it was reputed
that she and her sister. Miss Rfves. of
Castle Hill, had taken a flat in Richmond,
but INQUIRIES made have shown that this
ruusor was not well founded Friends OF
the Princess IN Richmond are of the be-
lief that she has gone to Philadelphia 10
take some rest cure in one OF the SAM
tariurns Of that city. in order to regain
sufficient strength 10 complete her book
NOTHING KNOWN HERE.
No one in Richmond has heard anything
Of the whereabouts of Mr.. Chanler. He
has many friends here, but none OF them
has been advised of his movements since
he so nysteriously departed from the
Bloognin gdale asylum. Considerable anx-
:ety is felt here in his behalf
A telegram received by The Times frcrn
Charlottesville, Va. last night regarding
the matter, is as follows:
A phone message from the Rvss' neigh
borhood tonight is to the effect that Ame-
lie Rives is living in Richmond. and that
Mr.. John Armstrong Chanler is in the
asylum.
The following is a specialize The Times
from New York about the case:
John Armstrong Chanier has escaped
from Blo0mingdaIe asylum He was al
! lowed 10 90 outside the ground and ran
away. He was the first husband Of Prin-
| cess Trouoetzkoi. formerly A1nelie RiEes.
| and lived in Virginia some time. 1t IS be
! lfere;i he took u train for this city. he
| has been in the asylum year, and has
! been a quiet, mild patient. and the physi-
| clans had strong hopes OF his recovery.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-12-05
The Store Blown TO Pieces and
Scattered.
THE BODIES UNRECOGNlZABLE.
A Roll Of Money In the storekeeper's
Pocket, Made Up just q Few
Minutes Before the Exp}os..
ion, Told the Time Of
The Accident-Onc
Left Alive
Especial pispatch to The rimes.o

WELDON. N c., December 4.-Senator
Ransom. who was here to-day from his
home in Northampton. tells OF terrible
explosion of powder in the store OF NJ. T.
Edwards, at Jackson, last night
Edwards and his son were both instantly
killed. and the store was blown TO pieces
and ti,1.bers scattered in every direction.
DROPPED MATCH IN POWDER.
MFR, Edwards little son. aged about six
Years. had been playing With the keg OF
Dowder, which was upon the counter. 1t
is supposed that he struck a match ana
that it was in that way ignited.
The child was terribly mangteo, ana MT.
Edwards was blackened beyond recoShi-
4on In his pocket was a package oi
money and on the outside of the wrapper
vas :e>T r Edwards, $317.U0, December 5,
1860, P. NJ
The explosion occurred in three minutes
after he had made up the package and
put it in his pocket.
REMARKABLE ESCAPE.
Another person who was in the store
was blown a considerable distance, but IS
not seriously injured Some OF the neaVy
ti,nbers were blown for distance Of one
hundred yards or more.
The explosion is said to have been terri
BILE. Glasses were broken in NEARBY houses
and in some of them the c-ockery cattied
like it does during an earthquake
HALIFAX COMMISSIONERS.
The Halifax county commissioners met
Monday and reorsanized. The new mem
bers Of the board were sworn in. Mr. b
A. Pope was elected chairman; Hon DAVID
Bell, Of Enfield, was elected county at
elected superintendent of the county home.
The report for the fiscal year ending
November. goth showed total expenh-
ture for all county purposes OF ST. "a
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-12-05
SUMMARY OF Ta.DAY's NEWS.

local.
Traction Company wins its fight.
-Brotherhood of ST. Andrew 10 setab-.
uSh home
Five hundred and twenty-five Virginia
soldiers will go on Washington trip
Several interesting social eneertain-
ments.
Retail grocers hold important meeting.
Efforts being made to trace the where
ahouts of John Armstrong Chandler, who
escaped from asylum.
State.
Mabel Horner. OF Berkley. eleven
years old. shoots herself TO death with
pistol
Arrests made of White Caps In Bed
ford but Identification could not be made.
"A freight wreck in Patrick county
and one man killed. Train goes into the
water
Chief OF lettsr-carriers In DanyiI1a
forfeits his bond TO the court
Generai.
Senate begins consideration OF Ship
Canal Commission unanimously favor
Nicaragua route.
-CraE OF schooner Oliver SehoneId rss-
cued in breeches buoy.
Army bill introduced In the House.
Nine killed In railroad wreck IN Cait-5
fornia-
Foreign.
Chinese regulars gather In eonsidera-
-. e:ensra, nerctsr In Paris Senate cre-
aten sensation by discussing msa1oa of
1siin.sters in Pekn meet. but reach no
/ oenaass arfne4 s9aos g Pao Ting Fu sat.asa
brought captiys 70 Ttsn Tstn
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-12-05
CREW RESCUED
IN BREECHES BUOY
Schooner Oliver schofeId From Nor
folk Pounded to Pieces on
New Jersey Coast.
(By Associated rress.)

NEW YORK. December THE Oliver
Scho6eld. a three -masted schooner, bound
from Norfolk Va, to New York, is pound
ing to pieces on the coast near Lavaletts
City, y. J. She drove ashore about three
o'clock this afternoon. and her crew. con-
sisting OF captain and six men, were
rescued by members OF Life Saving Sta
rion No. 49, assisted by two other stations,
who employed the bresches buoy in effect
ing the rescue
SEVENTY-MILE GALE.
The schooner Schodeld when first seen
was endeavoring to work cut into deep
water in the teeth OF a seventy mile gale.
She was taborins badly. Every effort only
worked the schooner further in-Shore- The
life sewers ran out their gun and hauled it
along the beach as the schooner worked
slowly in-sttlore. About thousand feet
outside the outer bar, as nearly as could
be seen from shore. the anchors were let
go. One was lost in minute and the
other did little to retard the shoreward
progress Of the vessel. Every stitch OF
canvas was taken in or blown away. and
the schooner was seen to stin work shore
ward.
cABLE PARTED
Fifteen minutes after the anchors ware
let go the schooner was oI eAio o.eeAs
breaker Hae and doomed. Her last anchor
cable parted 1t was fortunate Tor the
crew that this took place, for When the
last reszrv.g,s vert the vessel shot shore
ward rapidly. The outer bar did not hold
her for a minute. and she hoatEd into the
deem water between the bar and the bsach-
Seas twe,,ty feet high were rolling over
the bar and the Schofeld was lifted on
one OF these ard carried across. She
drove braadside on ana grounded go feet
from shore.
ALI. SAWED.
IT toek several trials with the hfa-
:, xers, srn bssore line was put over the
dec, of the schooner and Eauis1 taut and
the crew began the journey 60 shore. The
firw man to come was the steward Cap
tai, a. sprague. Of the schooner. super
inn sr,1e,. the work. and by 5-o'elock had
all tte crew safe. and came himself IN the
hreaches buoy W5thtn two hours the
mix began to pound on the beach She
"a -apidIy going to pieces. and the beach
| 4 strsun With humber which formed her
cargo
| .aa. from the shcre Hue. Very little MalI
Be left 6T her by sDornfnk
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-12-05
Ordinance Granting the Right is
Adopted by Vote of II to 5.
MATTER is NOT DEBATED.
Board Felt That 1t Was Sufficiently
Enlightened, and Call Of The
Roll Was Promptly Ordered.
Interference Will Be In
rokcd in the Courts.
The Meeting.

The Board of Aldermen last night, by
vote of eleven to five, concurrsd in the oc-
dinance adopted by the Common Council
week ago, granting to the. Richmond
Traction Company the right to operate
cars. on the Main-Street tracks of the
Richmond Passenger and Power Company.
The session was devoid Of features or Incl
dent. About one hundred outsiders were
On hand to witness the proceedings, but
there was no disorder, no demonstration,
and, aside from little applause and some
congratulations at the close of the session,
zone could not have detected that anything
unusual was going on.
f The Board met at $40 O'clock Alder
men Burton and Snead were reported ab-
sent on account of sickness, and those
present were: President Turpin and
aessrs Allen, Bahen, Beck, Donanue,
Drewry. Ferr1ter, Gordon, King, Lawder,
Mann, Mosby, Seay, Thomason, Whittet,
and Wood.
Clerk August then read the request for
a call for the meeting, which was signed
by Messrs. E. B. Thomason James Bahen,
NJ. Fill Seay, and others. and also read
the call. The ordinance giving the Rich
mond Traction Company the right to ope-
rate cars upon the tracks of the Richmond
Passenger and Power Company on Main
Street, between First and Eighteenth
Streets etc, was reported. The clerk
then read the ordinance, with which the
Richmond public is familiar.
ORDINANCE IS LEGAL.
City Attorney Pollard, in compliance
with request from President Turpin,
submitted a written opinion as to the le-
gality of the ordinance. Mr.. Pollard said
that the city could, in his opinion, enforce
all the provisions of the ordinance so far.
as it affected or related to either company
or bore upon the ordinances granting to
these two companies the right to use the
streets of the city.
When the opinion of the City Attorney
had been read, President Turpin said:
'sGentlemen, are you ready for the ques-
tion?''
Question was the reply from several
Aldermen.
After a moments pause, The clerk was
directed to call the roll.
THE RECORDED VOTE.
Clerk August called the roll and the vote
resulted as follows:
Ayes-Messrs. Allen, Donahue, Drewry.
FerTiter, Gordon. Lawder, Mos5y. Seay.
Thomson, Wood, President Turpin-l1.
Noes-Msssrs. Beck, Bahen, King, Mann
and Whittet-5,
81 move we ADJOURN said Mr.. King,
laconically. and the great street-car fight
was at an end
1t is understood in certain quarters that
the Richmond Passenger and Power Com
pany will AT once apply to the courts 10
pass upon the equity of the questions in
vowed in the ordinance granted the Trac-
ton Company. and asking for temporary
injunction restraining that company from
connecting its tracts with those of the
Richmond Passenger and Power Company
on Main Street.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-12-05
ONLY TWO FINGERS
HAVE BEEN FOUND.
| Bad Wreck on Norfolk
| and Western.
PLUNGED INTO A POND
Engine and -Four Cars Rolled Down
lhirty-Foot Enbankment.
/ STUCK BRAvELYT0 THEIR POSTS
Engineer Escaped Unhurt, w hile Fire.
man Received Very Slight Injur-
ies-Coiored Brakeman Was
Killed and Nothin. But
Twoof His Fingers
Were Found,
Engine and -Four Cars Rolled Down
Thirty-Foot Enbankment.
STUCK BRAvELYT0 THEIR POSTS
tspecia, Dispatch to The Times.>


WTNsToN-SALE12I, n. c.. Dec IA
bad wreck occurred early this morning one
mile North of Mayodan. on the winston-
Salem division Of the Norfolk and West
with coal OF the through freight No. Sc.
southbound. were derailed. and the engine
and four cars rolled down a thirty-foot
embankment into the pond of the Mayodan
Mills. The engine is half covered with
water.
The accident occurred at a curve around
the river, and was caused by large rock
rolling down to the foot of the hillside
on the track. The engine struck this and
the derailment followed
STUCK TO HIS POST.
The engineer. Mr.. y. G. Spencer. stucI
to his post. and, strange to say. was nor.
injured. He remained on his engine until
it struck bottom" and walked out. HIS
fireman, II. z. Seay, came out with a
bruised knee.
Only two fingers have been found Of
Harry Coleman. the celoret! brakeman
1t is known that he was killed. and 1t is
believed that he is under one Of the coal
cars.
RUNNING SLOWLY
Engineer Spencer says That he was only
running at the rate OF eight miles an
hour when the accident occurred He be-
lieves that he and his fireman would have
been killed if the train had been running
faster OF f they had jumped from the
engine.
The track was torn up for fifty feet.
1t will be repaired SO trains cfn pass to-
night.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-12-05
CHINESE TAKE THE FIELD.
Considerable Force of Regulars South
Of Tien Isin.
(By Associated Press. }

BERLIN, Dec. IA dispatch from Field
Marshal Count Won Wa!dersee. dated
Pekin. Monday, December Cd. says con-
siderable force OF Chinese regulars has
taket. up position at Bang Chou, s5
kilometres southwark Of Ten Tsin, and
ti:at two tetachmentsrot troops from Tien
Tsin commanded by Colonel Lohrscheidt
against these Chinese.
DIR. Mumm Scnwarzenstein, the Ger
man minister to China. cables that he has
received a conciliatory dispatch from Yuen
Sn Kai (the military Governor OF the
province of Shang Tung) assuming full
responsibility for the safety of Bishop
AMER. who is about to proceed to the S:
Nan Flu 20 confer with Yuan Shi Kai.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-12-05
APPROPRIATION MEASURE.
The Biz. rs Prepared by the Commit
tee, Carries S.i.4s6.a sos
(By Associated Press.l

WASHINGTON. Dec THE Committee
Gu Appropriations OF House to-day COM
pieted the legislative, executive and judi
!cial appropriation bill The committee ea-.
aeets 10 be abic TO obtain consideration
for the dill tc-morrnw-
Tie bill carries se4. 1865. being $500
less than the estimates and 1885 Eore
than is carried hcs law.
The whole number OF salaries provided
for L. the bill 11.5 less than the numher
estimated for. ind an increase OF TO over
that carr.el IN the present law.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-12-05
Forfeited His Bond
: Special Dispatch TO The Times }

DANyTILE, VA. Dec. As. w Pa.er-
son, Jr. chief OF the local lerter-earriers
and prominently connected. who was in-
dicted yesterday. along with Margaret
Gray. for fe.onious assault On another wo-
man of fier class. failed TO appear and mas
forfeited his bond.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-12-05
FOUGHT DEWET'S FO2CEs.
Beers We're Headed or aud Retired
III Northcasterly Direction.
lBy Associated Pres


LONDON, Dec. 4.-GeneraI Kitchener
r,,,r,,.ts fre1n South Africa that the mount
q, troops of General Knox were engaged
n, ti2y long Sunday with part Of General
1aevet,s forces north of Bethuie Tha
p.,A,,s we're headed off and retired in a
n,,, ,,,a steriy direction