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The Washington weekly post. (Washington, D.C.) 1878-1916, 1900-07-03
READY TO MOB GOV. ATKINSON.
Pardon i'm Homicide Case stir- Bitter
Feeling-Police Guard Executive.

Special 70 The Washington Post.
BuckhannOn. W. Va, June 2s.-Gov.
George Wesley Atkinson. who is here at
tending the EpwOrth League convention.
had a narrow escape from personal viO-
lence at the hands of displeased citizens.
A year ago. Vale BOughner. of Clarks-
burg. shot and killed Edward Young, OF
this city. He was sent to the penitentiary
for seven years but few weeks ago
Gov. Atkinson pardoned him.
Young's father has been loud in his de-
nunciatiOn of the governor. Others In
BuckhannOn resent the pardon. Late last
night a gentleman heard dozen men, in
GLIDING Young, plotting to seize the gov
ernor as he left the league meeting Tor
the home of his brother-in-law, Rev. DR..
A Mick. He is MOI sure II the governor
was TO be gagged and ducked In the river.
or whether he was TO be murdered bur
he notified the police.
The governor was later amazed to find
himself guarded by dozen bluecoats Oh
the way home. Two policemen guarded
the Mick house all night, and a dozen
officers escorted the governor to the train
to-day.
The governor met Young. while under
police escort, and Young gave him a fierce
tOngue-lashing, 10 which the governor
made no reply. There IS much disgust I'm
this city over the governors pardon, and
but for police Interference he would have
been ducked, at least
The Washington weekly post. (Washington, D.C.) 1878-1916, 1900-07-03
FATAL RAILROAD CAMP RIOT.
Gang Bess Uses Revolver TO Restrain
Driuk-iunn med Men-One Dead.

special to The Washington Post.
New Martinsyille. w. Va. June -
Yesterday was pay day for the railroad
laoorers along ;he line OF the new short
line railroad building between this city
and Clarksburg. As usual on pay day,
there was a great deal of drunkenness,
which eliminated in a riot, in which over
200 men took part, and in which one man
was shot dead and another fatally in
jured.
The trouble occurred at one OF the
camps twelve miles west OF here The
men, after drinking all the liquor on hand,
determined &c start for this city to con-
tinue the spree. James Underwood. the
gang boss, ordered them not TO GO as he
wanted all hands TO be at work this
morning. Several insisted on going, and
Underwood drew his revolver and ordered
them back. Doc" Swaney and Tom Gil
pin, two of the leaders, defied Underwood
and got the others in the gang into
state of mUtiny
As Swaney and Gilpin were leading the
mob, Underwood shot Swaney through
the heart Several were armed with
clubs, the contractors having wisely pro-
hibited firearms in the camps. Gilpin led
tne mob toward Underwood who shot
Gilpin through the body and fled.
He was followed nearly to this city, but
his pursuers were too drunk to overtake
him. Underwood has disappeared.
The Washington weekly post. (Washington, D.C.) 1878-1916, 1900-07-03
DEADLOCK OVER MAYORALTY.
fredericksburg City Council Il Unable 10
Elect Mayor Rowe,s Successor.

80 ~ INT EaAh4hston foSts
Fredericksburg, Va. July 1.-The new
city council convened this morning at 10
o CLOCK and remained in continuous ses-
sion. with the exception of recesses for
dinner and supper, until late tonight.
The prolonged sitting is due to a complete
deadlock In the election Of a mayor for
the city
Mayor \. p. Rowe. who was elected at
the general election. May %. died June !,
and the city ordinance requires that his
successor shall be elected by the council.
Councilman NJ. q. Willis was elected by
the council several weeks ago for the I'M
expired term ending June 80.
Three candidates are being voted for
for the fun term ending June 30 1902
Hon. A. 7. Embrey. Col r. ID. Cole. and
A. d. TapscOtt Nearly 100 ballots have
been taken, each one resulting as follows:
kmbrey, 3; Cole, Z; Tapscott, 3. Seven
votes are necessary TO a choice
The first business transacted by the
council when il convened to-day was the
election of James F. COrbin as clerk. c
W. Jones was then chosen to fill a vacan-
cy In the body. After a number of inef-
fectual ballots for mayor, a motion to go
into the election of recorder. or vice
mayor, resulted in the selection OF Capt
I. McCracken, after nearly fifty ballots.
His chief competitor was Councilman
George w. Wroten.
In the afternoon the election of other
officers Was gone into, resulting as fol-
lows; A. P. Rowe. jr., city collector; Sam
FitZhugh, clerk of market; r H. Car
michael, weigher and measurer; ]. w.
Ban superintendent Of almshouse; ]. H.
Robinson, {. A. Gore, W. r. Hall. W. y.
Tansill, police officers
A large petition was presented, asking
that the council submit the question
OF selecting a mayor to a general primary.
but it was defeated by a tie vote. At a
late hour the balloting for mayor still
continues with no change in the vote.
The Washington weekly post. (Washington, D.C.) 1878-1916, 1900-07-03
FUTURE OF BLANDFORD CHURCH
Historic Old II uin To BE Preserved a Con-
fcderaIe Chapel.

Special to TIE Washington Post.
Petersburg Va, July odd Blandford
Church is to be converted into a COnfed-
crate memorial chapel There are in the
ruins Of the old edifice eleven large win
dow openings, which will be set aside for
the eleven Confederate States. TO be used
as memorial windows each state fur
nishing its own window. Three smaller
windows will be assigned for the same
purpose to Maryland. Kentucky, and Mis-
souri,. Petersburg Will have a separate
memorial of the battle of June 9, prob
ably in the form of q pulpit or rOstrum.
To complete the chapel and provide fo:
its preservation, ii will be necessary to
have doors and a floor, probably of con-
crete To supply these the leaders of
the Memorial Association have decided
10 invite l0-cent contributions from the
children of Petersburg and of the State
at large.
BlandfOrd Church is one of the old land
marks Of Virginia. II stands in Bristol
parish, which was established in 1872 and
the church was built 162 years ago, Of
brick imported from England. The main
walls are now alone standing covered
with moss and ivy
The burial ground of this old church IS
the Petersburg cemetery. The British
Gen. Phillips who died in Petersburg in
liol, lies buried near the southeast cor
ner OF the church, and the quaint old
tomDstones bear the names of many fam
lies whose history is that OF Virginia
and the early days Of the country
The Washington weekly post. (Washington, D.C.) 1878-1916, 1900-07-03
TwENTY-FOUR NEW DENTISTS,
List OF Successful EXAMINE ton a nd d ties
Announced BY the Board.

Special 10 The Washington Post
Suffolk, Va, June 28-At the annual
examination by the Virginia State Board
or Dental Examiners, June 1915, there
were twenty-four candidates who will be
given certificates to practice dentistry in
Virginia. The report was completed 20
night, and the following names wer.
given out by the secretary:
John 5. Erman. Bucktown. Va: Gilbert
F. Lane, Whaleyville. Va; Charles f.
Purman, Richmond, Va; William @.
Nixon, Wheatland, Va; William r. Flem-
ing, Richmond, Va; E. W. Shackelford,
Applegrove. Va; Theodore A!lnes, Brook
Ign, y. Y; Charles l.. Deyaney, Wake
field. Va; Henry ID. Atkinson. Richmond.
Va; " X. CrOssman. Crewe. Va; H. -.
LiliistOn. Acccmac. Va; ID. A. Ferguson.
colored, Richmond. Va; G. j. Cunts.
Woodstock. Va; Ii. r. Webster. Norfolk.
Va; 5. ii. Easley, Washington. D. c.;
F. A. Wood, Richmond Va: w f. Broad
dus, Glen Allen. Va; r. c. V. Lewis.
Culpeper Va; HillOry F. BOwles, Rich
mond, Va; Elmer VI. Steel. Stephen City.
Va; A. c. OpDenheimer. Richmond. Va:
William Meade Stith, Richmond Va:
Stephen +. f. Hart, Applegrove, Va;
Charles F. Outcolt, Fredericksburg, Va.
The Washington weekly post. (Washington, D.C.) 1878-1916, 1900-07-03
ONE ENGINE IN TWO WRECKS
Remarkable Double Collision on the
Virginia Beach Railway.
Extra Engine Crashes Into Express, Re-
verses, and spins Back to Norfolk 10
Telescope Car In Depot-One
Life Lost by Blu nder.
Special to The Washington Post.

Special 70 The Washington Post
Norfolk. Va, June "A remarkable
double collision, with fatal results, oc-
CURED on the Norfolk, Virginia Beach and
Southern Railway this evening. That
many passengers were not killed Is re-
garded as remarkable The only victims
were among the crews of the TWO en-
gines in collision.
The killed-Fireman Sawyer, of extra
engine.
The injured-Engineer Purcell. of the
express.
Engineer CULLEN, Of extra engine
An extra engine had been ordered 70
follow the BACKGROUND express, wnich
leaves this city upon the arrival OF one
Of the fastest trains operated by the
company. For some reason Engineer
CULLEN left ahead Of the express. and
three miles outside the city limits he met
an incoming passenger train, which was
running at fully forty miles an hour
Engineer Purcell, of the fast train,
jumped and sustained painful If not serl-
Gus injuries. His fireman stuck to the
engine, and escaped almost unscratched.
Engineer CULLEN, of the extra engine,
which was running backward, attempted
10 stop and reversed, and the speed OF
the machine was so slackened that the
force Of the collision was greatly d.
minished.
Fireman Sawyer was caught in the
wreck, and lost both of his legs. He died
shortly afterward. The passengers on the
express were shaken up and bruised, but
none, 50 far as can be learned, sustained
serious injuries.
Meantime the reversed engine. making
steam, started cut for Norfolk, dragging
its wrecked and wheelless tender after
it. II gathered Roadway rapidly, and
rushed into the terminal station here at
tremendous speed just as the express 1t
was originally intended TO follow was pre-
pairing to pull out.
The wild engine ran in on the track re-
served for the train with which 1t had
just collided and crashed into a passen-
ger car standing upon it, telescopTng the
car out injuring nobody. Wild runors of
horrible loss of life spread rapidly and
caused the greatest excitement, immense
crowds gathering at the depot.
The injured engineers Will probably re-
cover
The Washington weekly post. (Washington, D.C.) 1878-1916, 1900-07-03
STRANGE LAND APPLICATION.
Grants Asked for Alleged Vacant Lands
Near NOrfolk-RegisterS Surprised.

Special 10 The Washington Post.
Richmond. Va, June 9.-Register Rich
ardson, of the land office, has been sur
prised 10 receive several applications for
grants OF alleged vacant lands In the
EeighbOrhOod of Norfolk and Virginia
Beach He felt pretty sure that all the
land in that section, in which the car
Hest settlements of the State were made,
had been taken up many years ago. Near
ly all the applications for wild lands"
come from west of the Blue Ridge frcfn
persons in Western and Southwestern Eir-
ginia-
The land being taken up is not generally
adapted to agriculture, but is generally
covered with fine timber, and the home
steader" is on the lookout for mineral de-
posts. 1t is said that some of the most
valuable iron and coal beds i'm the State
are on land which cost the owners only
the small sum necessary to secure a
grant.
The Washington weekly post. (Washington, D.C.) 1878-1916, 1900-07-03
ELLSWORTH l.. HITE A SUICIDE.
was Foreman Of Newport News Newspa-
per and Identified with Union Labor

Specia! 10 The Washington Post.
Newport News Va, july 9-Mr. Els
worth l.. Hite- who was until a few DAYS
ago foreman of the Evening Telegram,
and who was prominently identified with
organized labor in this city. committed
suicide this morning about o'clock by
shooting himself through the heart, in his
room a. the ElktOn Hotel. while suffer
ing from melancholia and dependency.
a boy, who was sent 10 summon Hite
10 dinner found the body living across
the bed, with the feet on the floor. the
Position indicating that the unfortunate
young man had either sat on the side of
the bed when he fired the fatal shot or
had lain down ard then placed the muz-
Zle Of the weapon over his heart Death
was instantaneous. The pistol was found
Oh the pillow.
He showed great determination in his
purpose to end his life. One cartridge
missed fire, hut he tried the second. and
il was successful. He purchased a new
IS -caliber pistol and a box OF cartridges
this morning. About SO in money was
found in his possession.
An examination of his effects brought
10 light the books in which he kent a
record of the business of the NeNDorr
News Hospital Association. of which he
was financial secretary. In one of his
pockets was also found pathetic letter
from his mother, Mrs Alta Hamilton. of
Staunton. Va, who wrote TO him last
week. Deceased was about thirty wears
Of age. The body will be Skinned 70
Staunton for intcImenU
The Washington weekly post. (Washington, D.C.) 1878-1916, 1900-07-03
FLOODS FRIENDS CONFIDENT.
Bitter SiragEle in the "Fightins Testh"
Seems Drawing &c n Close.
Special 70 me wasalnrtou Post.

Special % The WazAinEtoz Post
Richmond Va. July 2-The friends Of
Senator Hal D. Flood, OF AppOmattOX,
feel confident that ne has practically won
the nomination for Congress in the Tenth
district The fight, which had promised
70 be close and exciting to the end, now
appears 70 be pretty nearly over.
A telegram received to-day says that
Flood gets Amhersts eighteen delegates
by a safe majority Information from
Nelson indicates that that county went
fo- Ccmmonwealth's Attorney y. T. Cor
don over Judge ". G. Loving. Il is
thought Flood will eventually get the fif-
teen votes from Nelson County. as he is
second choice. So far there have been
seveuty-three delegates. chosen in the dis
trict, ffyy-eight OF these having been in
siructed for the AppOmattox Senator
"a viii get the nine delegates from Flu
wanna beyond question. and he Is conf
IDENTIFY claiming ten in BOte,ourt and ne
five from Bath, which, II he shall carry.
VIII, with the fifteen from Nelson, land
him the nomination with many votes to
spare. Indications point strongly 10 his
nomination on the first ballot, but If I
should not come TO him th-n there hardly
appears a possibility Of defeat. with the
TAftllt-Au HtdIl ne llduE anu NAAF HOAiN-4 -e'-
strength he has developed in the early
stages Of the fight.
Augusta and Stanton will give their
delegates 10 Congressman Quarles, and
Eockbridge and the city Of Buena Vista
viii instruct for Col Robert Cstlett, OF
the latter county. 1t begins 10 look as II
the bitter struggle Is practically over in
the fighting Tenth" The convention
will meet In Buena Vista on Wednesday,
August /. 2t y o'clock m.
Pulaski, Va, July 2.-The Democrats
held a M IS meeting here to-day to elect
delegates 20 the Congressional convention
to be held at Petersburg on the 18th IN
slant. A resolution was passed indorsns
the course Of William F. Rhea, and ir-
structing the delegates TO vote for him
"a q unit.
Warsaw, Va, July 1.-The Democrats
of this (Richmond) county met in mass
meeting to-day, and elected the following
delegates to the Congressional cOnven-
ton, which meets in Fredericksburg on
the 26th instant. ". Y. Morgan, J. Z.
CROUCH. W. q. Wallaz Fred Downing,
DR.. z. A Middleton r. Z. Davenport,
John y. Lyle. r. w. Pinkard, DR.. L. G.
Mitchell, F. \. Hutchinson, J. T. Lump
kin. T. G. Marks, r. C. Wexford, and
Joseph ". Chinn, il.
The Washington weekly post. (Washington, D.C.) 1878-1916, 1900-07-03
NEW VIRGINIA COAL FIELDS.
Lower james aud Roanoke Valleys Re.
ported to Contain Rich Deposits.

Special to The Washington Post.
Richmond, Va, June 28.-There are indi-
cations of considerable money being spent
in the vicinity of Richmond within COM
paratively short period in prospecting for
coal deposits. A prominent gentleman OF
this city stated to-day that a Northern
syndicate, composed of Philadelphia capl-
talists chiefly, had had a minera'ogist at
work in the Roanoke Valley and the
lower valley of the James for nearly
three years, looking for coal beds.
The result of the Investigations have not
been made public. but the gentleman re-
ferred TO states that the mineralOgist had
reported that there was coal in paying
quantities in the immediate vicinity of
this city, and that he believed there was
no doubt of the syndicate's developing
the deposits within a short time.
The Washington weekly post. (Washington, D.C.) 1878-1916, 1900-07-03
ACCUSED OF CAPITAL OFFENsE.
William Folland Committed in Richmond
on Evidence OF n Young Girl.

Special TO The Washington Post.
Richmond. Va, June 30.-George y. Rice
and William POLAND. who were arrested
upon suspicion of being responsible for
the ruin of Minnie Belle Rogers, the
twelve-year-old daughter of a farmer, were
given a hearing in the Police Court The
result of the hearing was that a bench
warrant was issued for POLAND. who is
twenty years old, and he was sent on TO
the grand jury to answer the grave
charge, which is punishable in this State
with death. Rice was sent to Jail In de-
fault OF $500 security for twelve months.
The case Is a very pitiable one. The
family has been living in abject poverty
and squalor. The girl was sent to the
city almshOuse, and the mother was also
given permission TO go there If she found
II necessary, as seems likely. The girl
testified against Foland, but said the
first assault was committed by an IN
known man
The Washington weekly post. (Washington, D.C.) 1878-1916, 1900-07-03
INCREASE OF HALF MILLION.
North Carolina Corporate Assessed Rat
/ abIes Aggregate $40 .25O,00

Special 10 The Washington Post.
Raleigh, n. c.. June 30.-The corporation
commission to-day assessed the railways.
steamboats,. and telegraphs The total is
$40. $4,000, an increase of $4,000 ofer last
year.
The Southern Railway is assessed at
ST., 20. $50; Atlantic Coast Line, Sl3, SOC 642,
and Seaboard Air Line, SSH. SIG. Last
year the commission increased the as
sessment of these three systems so, 900 900,
and this increase the companies are now
fighting in the Federal courts.
The total mileage is 1858, an increase of
a over the previous year The new roads
which are assessed for the first time are
the Carolina Northern, Laundale, Mount
Airy and Eastern, Eastern Carolina, Lin
vile River, and Richmond, Petersburg and
Carolina.
Refrigerator car companies are asses
sed for the first time at $3O0, 900. The West
ern Union Telegraph Company is assessed
a s., 10000, the same as last years assess
ment, which it is fighting in the courts.
The Washington weekly post. (Washington, D.C.) 1878-1916, 1900-07-03
WILL BE TRIED FOR HIS LIFE.
strong and New Evidence said to BE In
Hand Against the Negro Boy Perry.

Special to The Washington Post.
Norfolk, Va, June 30.-Wesley Perry, the
colored boy. at whose hands Mr. Isaiah
Etheridge received fatal injuries from an
AK near Virginia Beach, will be tried for
murder. An indictment for willful man
slaughter will be presented against him
by Commonwealth Attorney Ackiss when
the Princess Anne grand jury meets on
the first Monday in August. and the trial
will probably proceed Immediately.
There Is much surprise that Perry
should be tried for his life. when the
evidence at the coroncr's inquest in this
city showed that EtheTidge made the first
attack. Commonwealth Attorney Ackiss,
though declining to state what evidence
he has against the prisoner, says that
the testimony tc be introduced at the
trial by the Commonwealth will show de-
liberate murder, and that he fully eX-
poets verdict OF capital punishment.
The Washington weekly post. (Washington, D.C.) 1878-1916, 1900-07-03
CONVICT To DIE FOR MURDER.
Negro Who Cat Throat of Fellow In Peni-
Ientiary-AIiegedI Insanity.
special to The Washington Post.

Special 70 The Washln gt0n Posi-.
Richmond Va. June 30-Willam Wood
son, the negro convict who on the 18th OF
May killed his cellmate Ambrose Fere-
bee, in the shoe shop AT the penitentiary.
was convicted in the City Circuit Court
this evening Of murder in the FIST degree.
The jury was out only seven minutes.
The sight Of dozen convicts in their
striped garb sitting in the courtroom ds
witnesses was quite an unusual one. Mr..
Roy Lewis defended the negro and male
"a game fight for him. Several witnesses
were sworn, by whom 1t was sought 70
show that Woocson suffered from wound
on his head and was al times not RESPONSE
BILE
The convict will be hanged In the peni-
tentlary as a warning to the other pris-
oners. There have been several execu-
tons In the prison.
The Washington weekly post. (Washington, D.C.) 1878-1916, 1900-07-03
OLD DOMINION NOTES.

Walter the twelve-year-old son OF L. 3.
Moore, was caught under d falling tele-
phone pole in Bristol yesterday afternoon
and killed.
The separate car law, which went into
operation Sunday, has worked very well
No trouble is reported on any OF the roads
in the State.
William Williams who killed a man
named Mcclure on April 4 last, was &C
quilted at Pulas Ii yesterday upon trial for
murder. The verdict is generally APPROX
ed
William Barr the young man who was
killed In an accident on the Southern
Railway was related 10 prominent fam
lilies In Bristol His remains were taken
to that city yesterday for interment
The Shenandoah County Bank OF Wood
stock. became the Shenandoah National
Bank yesterday. Hon f. d. Newman is
president. Mr. n B. Schmitt. vice presi-
dent; Mr.. n. Coffman. cashier; and Mr.
+. c. Geary, assistant cashier.
Two petitions in bankruptcy from Pc
tersburg were filed Yesterday in the Fed
eral Court at Richmond. They were fled
by J. Knox PANEL, whose liabilities are
$50 and assets $40 and John A. Wilkins
with assets OF 50 and Liabilities OF GO33
Mr.. Thomas T. Watkins acted as attorney
for both cases
Newport News will get the Democratic
1UI-EF -S-tld4 NOlNELLlDl OL ILE EEEDIQ
district. There are five members Of the
district executive committee, three Of
whom have announced themselves in
favor Of Newport News in preference 70
Portsmouth. the only other place after
the convention
The schooner Merwin Phillips, Can't
Williams bound from Suffolk 10 Port
Deposit. Nd. with lumber, while coming
down the Nansemond River, struck a
sunken stump or other obstruction and
knocked a hole in her bottom, causing
her 10 Ill and sink. The captain visited
Norfolk yesterday for a tugboat and
diver.
Mr.. ". II. Laughter, whose absence
from his home in Richmond since last
Thursday caused great alarm among his
relatives and friends. returned Sunday
He had gone TO Petersburg on a business
trip and had failed 10 tell any one Of his
intentions The wide publication given
the incident reached him AZ Petersburg.
and a telegram from that city relieved MS
wife and frlenGs-
The new coal pier No. 10. Just built by
the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway as a
part Of us extensive terminal improve
ments al Newport News, Il In operation
The first car OF coal was dumped from
the pier yesterday into the hold OF barge
No. 10, Of the Consolidated Coal Com
pany, which Is now taking enormous
The Washington weekly post. (Washington, D.C.) 1878-1916, 1900-07-03
MOVED THE THRONG TO TEARS.
Senator Pritchard Makes Powerful speech
Against Suffrage Amendment.

Special TO The Washington Post.
Asheboro, n. c., June Ex-senator
Pritchard addressed crowd of white vot-
ers here to-day, estimated at Loo His
speech was in opposition to the proposed
amendment, and almost every sentence
was interrupted with applause. Senator
Pritchard was at his best. His speech
was the most forcible made against the
amendment in this campaign.
Young and old. many with tears in their
eyes, crowded around him afterward, and
bade him godspeed in his noble efforts in
behalf Of the common people Three
young ladies, Misses Nan Hale, Eta
Blair, and Florence Hendricks, present.
cd him with a floral wreath, Miss Nan
Hale making the presentation speech. w.
S. Hyams, Senator Pritchard's private
secretary, was with him.