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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-05-13

negie Steel Works with ore at the lowest
possibe cost This road was under
taken, indeed, TO demonstrate that Ger
tain commodities can be carried as cheap
" by rail as by Jake steamers
within the short period of thirtN-fiVe
years the capacityof the cars has peen
Guadrupled, the weight of the rail nearly
doubled, the locomotives increased IN
weight two and one-haf times, the
carving ability OF the bridges increased
two-fold These striking improvements
of the permanent way, motive power ana
rolling stock have borne great fruit IN
rendering possible the reduction in ina
last sixteen years of the freight rates
from Sc to 80 per cent
STORY OF PROGRESS.
During the transition period from low
10 higher capacity of the equipment, ana
the old to the present strength OF track,
lie freight rates We're steadily ialiing,
owing 10 growing production with un-
favorable markets and increased carry
Ing competition e Railway mana
gers are greatly agitated over the daes-
lion of 'tun-miie cost which means, OF
course the question Of the relative
spread between dead weight and paying
load of the freight trains. This
partially explains the rehabilitation OIL
railroads now going on
Few people Outside of the immediate
vicinity OF Pittsburg have the slightest
conception of the enormity OF the rail-
road tonnage drawn to and from that
center, and an investigation of ats traffic
affords fine field for the transportation
student and will broaden him. The ton
mage of the Carnegie Steel Company
alone. raw material and finished pro-
duct tbeing l6,0a0,00b tons last yeart, is
as great as the combined tonnage of the
Northern Pacific, Union Pacific and Mis-
souri, Pacific Railways, embracing as they
do more than 1900 miles Of track, and
running probably l,50o locomotives and
$1,000 freight cars.
THE RESULTS.
1.-The result OF the operation of the
Carnegie Railway shows as follows:
1.-THE lowest rate per ton per mile, the
highest average length of revenue haul
in proportion to its track mileage. the
greatest density of tonnage in proper
tion TO its freight train mileage, the
greatest average paying load and the
lowest .ton-mile cost of any road on
the American continent reporting to the
Interstate Commerce Commission. sThe
average payiug load of all its freight
trains including three branches and with
but little back loading, was. for, the year
ending December 81. 1883. Ia tons. 1t
IS confidently expected when the south
and north-bound tonnage is 20 per cent
ard so per cent, respectively. and the
tonnage reaches 5,oee.oD tons annually, as
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reasonable doubt that after the prisoner
had been Informed Of such intercourse
whether 1t was on the day the shooting
occurred or at any time previously, ana
that sufficient time had elapsed TO allow
the passions to Subside and reason to
resume its sway, and that the prisoner
killed the deceased in a spirit or revenge,
then such killing was murder. II from
the whole evidence the jury believes that
W. j. Rhodes committed the act, but at
the time of doing so was under the
influence of diseased mind and was
really unconscious that he was commit
ing a crime, he is not in law guilty, ard
the jury must acquit him.
II the jury believe that from any pre-
dlsposlng cause the prisoners mind was
impaired, and at the time of killing Wal
Ter Francis Barnett he became or was
mentally Incapable of governing himself.
he is not guilty of any offence whatever
me law does not require that the In
sanity. which absoives from crime, should
exist for any definite period, but only
mat 1t exists at the moment when the
act occurred with which the accused
stands charged, hut the burden of proof
OF such insanity is upon the prisoner, and
ne must prove it to the satisfaction OF
the jury
& SUBMITTED WITHOUT ARGUMENT. 8
' ~ ilei lie INSTRUCTIONS were read in a
rev words, Commonwealth Attorney
Z. richardson submitted the case to the
jury
., " e have spent considerable time over
me case and submit it without argu-
rnent.f ne said.
= I ne a. Indictment was handed the jury and
- :sss the case was given to them In
we :, Aneantm the wife, mother and sister
g tae accused sat near him. silently weep
ing. lIt and the accused and Captain George
y Wise quietly chatted together.
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VIM. |. RHOHED
WAS ACQUITTED
: IN SIX MINUTES
Continued from First Page.>

the visit, rainy, disagreeable one be-
cause 1t was the last of the week, and she
had worked enough ahead to allow-her
a few, hours off. She said that she did
not know the boy who brought her the
messages. She said that Mr.. Rhodes had
told her he was going to kill Barnett She
had visited Mrs Rhodes yclore than once,
but hadn't counted the times.
SHE INDICATED HERSELF.
After a considerable amount of ques-
tioning, on the part of counsel for defense,
along the line Of trivial details the witness
was again turned over to Mr. Richardson,
who brought out the fact that witness had
been called upon by counsel for defense
and that she had requested that her name
be kept out of the case, but that now that
1t had been placed prominently before the
public. she was anxious to get into the
case in order to vindicate herself, and the
memory of Mr.. Barnett.
Counsel for the defense put witness
through a severe strain in cross-examina-
ton, but she came through without finch
ing or without being baked in single
statement.
Mrs. Meoni, mother Of the previous
witness, next testified that she knew
Of a message having been received from
Mrs. Rhodes, through her husband, for
Miss Meoni to visit her.
-
but felt unable to take the stand, and was
allowed 10 retain her seat next to ner
as to whether she had ever sent messages
by a small boy to Miss Meon, requesting
husband. The question was asked her
her to come to see her.
The question was objected to by the COM
monwealth, on the ground that in her
cross-examina ton she had already answer
ed the question, and the court sustained
the objection.
An exception was noted, after the de-
Tense had asked to be allowed to refer to
certain authorities sustaining their con-
tention, and after Judge Witt had declined
to hear the authorities.
Witness was then asked as to whether
she chad sent a message by her husband
10 Miss Meoni to which she replied in
the negative.
Mr.. Rhodes was then placed on the stand
in sur-rebuttal as to the testimony given
by Miss Meoni
He declared that he sent no message by
her.. nor had he seen Miss Meoni on the
day in question.
On further REORGANIZATION, Mrs.
Rhodes said she had never seen such a
boy as that described by Miss Meoni,
as having delivered messages for her.
This closed the evidence, and the coun-
sci for both sides prepared their instruction
to be submitted to the Judge.
In the meantime a witness named Willie
Funk was introduced by the prosecution
for the purpose of testifying that Rhodes
had taken drink on the morning of the
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In six minutes the jury announced
! themselves as ready with verdict aifs.
! Rhodes mother of the accused, gave
silent prayer and looked upward
When the jury had been polled and de-
clared that they had reached verdict
Clerk Christian asked them what IL was:
Foreman Knowles arose and sald: NOT
guilty.
At that the ladies' burst into tears afFesh
and wspt aloud for JOY, while tears came
| into the eyes OF the father OF the yeuns
man and of the young man himself ms
wife clasped him in her arms ana cFieu
for 10Y, and it was several minutes before
the principals to the case could control
their feelings.
The crowd had been warned to make no
demonstration and the courtroom was
deataly quiet, except for the sonoing or
the women, who could not RESTRAIN them
selves, now that the great STRAIN upoa
them had passed.
week.
SENSATIONAL CHARGE DENIED
Just before the adjournment or court
yesterday afternoon at the conclusion OF
the Rhodes case, Commonwealth Attor-
nav& u. C. Richardson, arose and addressed
the court:
s.There is q matter I wish 10 call 10
the attention Of the court" he said which
if there Is any thing in it. hope VIII be IN
yestigated and it there is nothing In 1t,
] want the rumor to be set at rest. do
this In the interest OF justice,
He thent stated that information had
reached him through Mr. Dudley Barnett,
brother of the late w Frank Barnett, 10
the effect that one of the jurymen in tae
Rhodes case, Mr. ] g. Harmon. had been
}oEHIhe local National Detective Agency
and spoken to Mr.. Robert WoodaI about
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employing him in the interest of Mr..
Rhodes The interview, ne understood. took
place about two weeks ago.
Mr. Woo6iail was sent Tor. and. after
having been sworn, he stated that it was
true that AR. Harmon mad been 20 SEQ
him, and that he had reported the matter
10 Mr.. 4. W. Brownell. He said that Mr..
Harmon told him that ne would do all be
could do for 3Ir. Rhodes, but he couldn't
do it for nothing.
Mr. Hannon was sworn and Indignantly
denied that he had ever spoken 70 Mr..
WoodaIl IN such connection. and further
said that he treated with scorn suea
charges.
Capt. George D. Wise asked Mr., Wood
all why ne had nos said something abou.
this matter before. and the reply was that
he did not consider that 1t was his bust
ness 10 do SO.
Mr. II. II. Smith said that no one con-,
neuted with the case had authorized any
one TO do detective work nor had they am
ticlpated that such work would be nsees-
sary.
Judge witt stated that BIZ. Richardson
had done the right thing in calling mis- at.
tentson to the matter, and that he should
have all necessary assis lance IN any fur
sher action he may take
AS Mr. Harmon left the court-room he
glanced at Mr.. Woedall. and told him to
be careful how ne lied about him.
Mr.. woodan was about To reply in a for-
chile manner when ne was stopped By d
remonstrance from the Judge.
The parties then left and the incident
closed for the time. Mr.. Richardson said
that ne would probably make further IN
vestigation.
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shooting. The defense objected, and the
nudge held that the evidence was not IN
rebuttal, and witness was excused
Counsel and Judge then retired 10 prepare

G.
Judge held that the evidence was not ~
rebuttal, and witness was excused.
Counsel and Judge then retired 10 prepare
the instructions.
The instructions submitted by counsel
were carefully considered by Judge VIII
and. as admitted, were READ pS .uie 1uose
In the Jury They were to the etlesl . .iis. =.
..If the Jury believe from the evidence
that the accused killed the ueces1 1sa.a un
der a. bona tide belief that lte oeeeaseu
had carried a woman 70 MS i.ouss -
had induced her to go TO MS mouse,
So and that sufficient cooiins tit1le
1.d el,nsed between the time ne re-
ce;vad such information and the time
of thes killing for the excltemEht ana
n. ssions engendered thereby 70 supst i
a,,i1 :frr reason to resume its sway, ana
that the prisoner killed the decsasea a UPON t.I1
the principle of revenge, 3theils seeli ~
stnsr was murder. If the jury belieVe from m
.,e = ance heyonds all reasonable doubt
tlrat the prisoner killed the deceased De
cause of a belief on his part ina Tue
accused had carried or induced a woman
to go to. his house, 'buI5e .iftt sucli
was not the fact then such kiliins was
murder, but such evidence may ne eoti-
sidered by the jury in ascertaitlilis tiiss
uuantum of punishment
.s.Or6 that, if the jury believe from the
evidence that the deceased had assaulted
the wife of the accused that the ac.s
cused had been informed OF it for the mr. nrst
time on the morning OF the day OF
which the homicide occurred or snort.
time previous to the shooting; that the
accused killed the deceased while Ia Dor
ing under the excitement and passions
caused s.by such informa ton, hen such
killing was manslaughter only; but i the
iurY believe from the evidence beyond All
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-05-13

GdfslOrs uISpsNitcIe ne VIII DSB1n III
Inspections Of the Richmond, Petersburg
and Carolina Road from Petersburg to
gRIdgeway, N. c. The party Will return at
o. clock Tuesday afternoon.
Mr.. Hill was engaged last week In in-s
specting the railroads Terminating at Nor
folk.
CHANGES HANDS,
The following announcement has been
sent out from Baltimore under the date
of May list:
."The property of the Baltimore, Chess
apeake and Richmond Steamboat Com:
pany, having been transferred to the
Chesapeake Steamship Company, has
succeeded to the business of the first
named company, and will hereafter con-
tinue to operate the Chesapeake Line be-.
tween Baltimore, Old Point Comfort and
Norfolk; and the York River Line, he
tween Baltimore and West Point, Va
The letter is signed by Reuben Foster,
president
RAILROAD NOTES.
Tho appointment of Mr.. v G. Temp.
kins as soliciting freight agent of the
railroads comprising the Seaboard Air
Line with headquarters atsAtlanta, has
been announced. Mr. Tompkins sue
ceeds Mr. W A. Horne, transferred, and
will report to Mr.. r. I. Cheatham, as
sistant general freight agent
The Chesapeake and Ohio will handle
nine locomotives, making about TWEEN
ty-seven car loads, from the Rlchmond
Locomotive and Machine Works. for ex-
port to Finland. The engines will be ex-
ported from New York and Will leave
here by next Tuesday.
Tho various railroads are making
preparations for the rush during Carn1-
val Week The Chesapeake and Ohio
has available at Richmond now thirty
extra cars, besides the regular equip
ment.
The opening Of the seaboard Road on
June Sd will be celebrated here with a
special programme, which IS now peins
prepared. It will be made gala occasion
for the arrival of the first train, and Presi-
dent john SHELTON Williams will invite
number of distinguished guests to be pres
ent.
WANT MORE MONEY.
"A committee representing the employees
of the Richmond Passenger and POWER
Company called upon President James
D. Patton yesterday in regard to the IN
crease in compensation asked Tor some
days ago
President Patton assured the committee
that the new management being now in
charge of the lines. would give their
request the most favorable consideration.
and would communicate with them in q
week or ten days.
SOUTIIERN'S SURGEONS.
The Southern Railway surgeons con-
Guided their convention at Charleston.
S. c., yesterday. The following officers
were elected: Joseph O. Miller, Knox
vile, president: w. R. Harper. Selma,
Ala, first vice-president: ]. R. Garland,
Rome, Ga, second yice-president: T. r.
Hancock Atlanta, secretary and treas
urer. The next meeting place is Mobile,
Ala.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-05-13

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harnton, N. Y. The as: 1870
regular fifty cent and Home of swamp-Roos.
dollar sizes are sold by all good druggists.
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HUMPHREY
TELEPHONE 273 I8
PARIS.

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" 1onn So. n. Z.
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it promises, that the average paying load
will be not less than 800 tons. or AZ
times greater than the present average
paying load of the country. The max
:,num weight Of the paying load for the
year was 1850 net tons, with the average
as before stated of III tons. OF the ore
trains, each earned on 3 IL mile rate
per ton per mile gross tom $5.13 per
train mile
The uptown offices of the Southern, at
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DO you GET UP
WITH alamo BACK?
K;dney TroubIe Makes You Miserable.

Almost everybody who reads the news
napcrs IS sure to know of the wonderful
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-05-13

Mr. L.. s. Garrett. OF EHerson. Hanover
county. is az the Retreat for the Sick ts
undergo an operation sy DR.. ]. Page Mas,
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-05-13

carfor Petersburg, where he Win begin an
Inspections Of the Richmond, Petersburg
and Carolina Road from Petersburg to
aRIdgeway, N. c. The party will return at
o. clock Tuesday afternoon.
Mr.. Hill was engaged last week In in-s
speeding the railroads terminating at Nor
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-05-13

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Zephyr Crepons, y-C
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Zephyr Bingham, 32-
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The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1900-06-21
Russian Cand;esticl1s.

In our fervor to find out old things
We fall with slee upon the reproduce
tions of candiesticks in Russian brass.
One tremendous thing, surely q
whole yard in height, with a pattern
engraved in quite the Russian idea,
suggests the roor subject of the great
white Gear staggering to bed under
this mighty weight. And this also
leads one to think that all Russians
20 to bed sober, uuless they have ap'
pointed masters of TIE candles.
Seriously, however, there are smaller
candles, which will doubtless serve
for carrying about. Say what you
will, and even if the house is lit with
both gas and incandescents, it dee:
look fetchinsly quaint to start of to
ones bed chamber with an individual
light, for all the world like one OF
those admired wise virgins. Candles
are nicer than lamps, so much SO that
one can only hope the much-adlaired
ten had maids to handle the oil and
to rub off the wicks.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1900-06-21
Laundering Tablc-ClOths.

no beautiful laundering Of table
cloths is the test of au ironer's skill.
They must have just enough body moi
to seem limp, the pattern must be
drought out" and there should be a
satin finished surface. The right body
may be given to table-linen by adding
q Quart of starch to the last rinse
water-a good tubful. Whether that
is done or not they must be made very
wet in the sprinkling, and ironed
until perfectly dry. No matter how
smoothly they are iroued, if they are
moist when hung on the bars they
will acquire a ''rough-dry" appear
ance. A special cloth for ''best occa-
sions" may be dried after rinsing
without starch in the water, then wet
entirely and run through the wringer,
then laid on a sheet tor two run to-
gether), and rolled up tightly over
night. 1t will take weary long time
to iron that cloth until perfectly dry,
but it will be like new, only hand
somer. .-Woman's Home Companion
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1900-06-21
Attached 10 the Bakery.

A plausible tale of man who
bought loaf Of bread and took away
more property than he paid for, IS told
by the Pawtuckct correspondent of the
Providence Telegram. The man was
in hurry to catch car.
His impatience made the clerk ner-
vous. She forgot to snap the string
which bound the paper about the loaf,
and away sped the man with the loaf,
while the string reeled off behind him.
He caught the car all right, and al
though the conductor and some of the
passengers noticed, as he sat down
close to the door, that the twine paid
itself out rs the car rolled along, the
man did not discover the tangle until
he alighted. In the meantime the con-
ductor was having a good time; as
passengers stepped Oh the platform he
cautioned them not to walk on that
string, and they did not.
1t might have looked mysterious to
the people who saw the string moving
along the street. for the unravelinS
continued until the bakery twine bob
bin had been nearly cmptied by the
connected loaf a mile away. The man
with the bread felt a tug at his loaf as
he stepped down from the car. Then
he followed up the cord, winding as
, he went.
He was one of those strictly honest
men who want nothing that does not
belong to them; and the best part OF
the story is that he followed the string
back, winding as he walked, and IN
due time entered the bakery and re-
stored the ball Of twine.
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One Way to Plant Peas.

With the wheel hoe burrows were
made 3 1-2 feet apart and five or six
inches deep by plowing twice in the
same furrow. The peas were then
drilled in by hand, using one quart OF
seed to $50 feet Of row, and covered
by reversing tho plows to turn in,
running through each furrow and
covering the peas two to three inches
deep, aud walking on the rows be-
hind the plow to firm aud compact the
soil over the seed. The rows were
made 1-2 feet apart that early sweet
corn could be planted between every
other two rows of peas, leaving clear
space between each two rows to facil-
itate picking.
After covering, a shallow trench
was left about three inches deep and
eight inches wide. As the peas grew
this was gradually filed level by cul-
tivatiou. Cultivation was begun as
soon as the peas were up. by going
through therows with cultivator and
following the cultiyator with tue rakes
at the first cultivation and subsequent
ly once week thereafter. The crop
was cultivated three times week,
until the peas were in full bloom,
keeping the soil constantly stirred to
sufficient depth, smooth and free
from weeds. &C. P. Byington, in New
England Homestead.