Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-08-12
Operations Suspended Yesterday
in Factories EARLY in the Day.
NEGRO INSTANTLY KILLED,
Guard rraylor Uses His winchester on
Fleeing Prisoner With Fatal Eject
Candidates for State omces Looking
After Their Fences--A Creditors Faith
in DR.. wharton--Chcsapeako q Ohio
Railway Contracts for n Big Crane.-A
Present Sent to Bryan and Mckinley.
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Richmond, August 1.-THE weather
to-day has been the hottest experienced
mere in many years, and the suffering
mas been great, although there were no
serious cases of heat-stroke.
AT O'Clock in the afternoon the .ther-
mometer in the Office of the Weather
bureau registered lo2 degrees, and the
atmosphere would have been unbear-
able but for continuous breeze. which
considerably mitigated the sufferings
OF those compelled to work.
In number OF the factories oper-
auons were suspended early to-day,
ana in one or two the hands did not
so TO work at all.
INSTANTLY KILLED.
Daniel Lee, negro convict, was in
stantly killed at the State Farm early
this morning by Guard o. d. Traylor,
While attempting to escape.
MIR. Traylor took Lee and some others
cut and put them to work. He turn
ed his back on Lee for moment, and
when re looked around the man was
running along in ditch, making his
way toward a body OF trees not far dis
tant.
The guard called upon him to halt.
but he paid no attention to the de-
mand. Lifting his Winchester to his
oiph1lck, 1IayiOT LOOK careful aim
and fred. The negro fell dead, shot
through the heart. The coroner who
was notified, decided that an inquest
was not necessary.
Lee was received at the penitentiary
from Albemarle county, November 49,
1885. to serve twenty years for house
breaking and malicious assault. He
attempted to escape last April. but
was captured. He was about forty
years of age.
CANDIDATES FOR STATE OFFICES
The candidates for the State offices to
be chosen next year are beginning to
look after their fences.
a conference of the friends OF Hon. J.
Taylor Ellyson was held In his office
yesterday afternoon for the purpose of
going over the field and making ar
engagements for the conduct of his can
vas for capturing the Richmond dele
CATION to the Gubernatorial Convention
next year. 1t is understood that
great many local leaders were present
and that the conference was very sat
isfactory.
y letter received here from Colonel
Jos. +. Willard, of Fairfax. says the
wealthy young Eighth District leader
will stand for Lieutenant Governor,
and that he feels very hopeful of the
result of his canvas.
All the other candidates for the offices
to be filled by the convention are keep
ing abreast of what is going on in
political circles and looking out for
their interests.
Many of them will no doubt be at
tracted here next week by the meeting
OF the State Committee. and will con-
fer with their friends as to their re-
spective chances of success. The fight
having commenced thus early, will be
n lively one, and for some of the offices
II promises to be cUrrrspondinglyc close
DIR. wHARTON'S TROUBLES.
Mr. George w. Libby who loaned
Rev. DIR. II. NJ. Wharton $4,000 on the
Ocean City property. decided to the lat
ter by Miss Somers, returned to Rich
mord to-day. He said he would take
no action in the premises.
ITS matter between DR.. Wharton
and myself" he said, "and believe
DIR. Wharton has done nothing crimi-
nally. He will do the right thing In the
premises.
since my return I have received a
letter from DR.. Wharton in which ne
asks me to pay no attention to what
| see in the papers. as he Is all right.
I saw DR.. Wharton in Philadelphia on
my way home from Atlantic City, and
spent pleasant hour or two with
him.
Mr.. Libby says that on the day that
DR.. Wharton was arrested he and Mrs,
Libby were at the wharf at Ocean
City. having gone there from Atlantic
know that Dr. Wharton was there UNI
til he saw it in the papers.
BIG CRANE CONTRACTED FOR.
The Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad
Company has awarded to the wellmon
Seaver Engineering Company. of Cleve-
land, Ohio, the contract for the con-
crane at the Newport News terminal.
The contract calls for the comple-
ton of the work in 80 days from the
day of its award.
This enormous piece OF machinery
will be OF the most modern design ana
combines all the improvements known
to the engineering skill in such work.
Electricity will be the motive power,
and the construction OF the crane ia so
arranged that. though it will be built