The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-07-18
NEW FIRE HOUSE
in PETERSBURG
Negro Charged With Arson is Set
Free.
A TERRIBLE DROUGHT.
Buss Gardner Sent to Sail for House
Observation-Disclosures as the Negro
Who Threw Lighted Match
Into I, Little Girls Lap
TERRIBLE DROUGHT,
Especial Dispatch to The T:nes.>

PETERSBURG, VA, July 1.-THE hre
department house being built on South
Street near High is nearly completed, ana
will be occupied about September 1st-
The Ere Commissioners transacted
regular business this afternoon.
Harvey Jackson, the negro charged WIN
setting fire to a house on High Fesarl
Street, was discharged this morning by
the Mayor. The Negroes actions caused
strong suspicious, but the evidence did not
justify tbs, court in sending the case o.
PRICE OF PAPER.
Mr.. R. P. Barham. editor OF the Index
Appeal left this morning to attend I'd e
meeting of the Virginia Press Association
at Old Point. Mr. Barham will read oe-
fore the Association a paper on the recent
advance il. the price of paper.
Corn and peanut crops are sup-eTinS
from the protracted drought In 1nsny m
stances peanuts were not planted, as the
farmers were waiting for a favora ole sea
son, and the crop planted is. therefore
smaller than it would have been, and ttls'
together with the probable sho' tage from IRON,
drought, will considerably de crease tiie
crop in this section.
Hundreds OF people were turned away
for want of accommodations. on the VIC
Call. which took excursionsts down &1e
Appomattox last night
Mr. McGeorge, the mail, clerk. who was
so seriously injured in the recent wreck on
the Atlantic Coast LINE. near Weldon,
has almost entirely n covered his IN
turies were internal. az for long time
it was thought he couyI not live BE still
suffers pain in his Ghost and lungs, due 10
the pressure of the rios on the lungs An
operation may be pei formed to relieve the
pressure Mr.. McGe Jrge will leave to-day
on his way to Ws shington-
PERSONAL. DIFFICULTY.
Mr.. Otto Korn and Mr.. j. L. Seylon,
employed by Mn. korn. had a personal
difficulty last night. Their case was con-
tInued to-day, as Mr.. Korn was unable
to appear
r. Levin was fined s. by Mayor Pleas
ants this morning for contempt Of court.
Mr.. J. Ed Binglev, of Baltimore. is the
guest OF Mp. Godsev. in Petersburg.
The little3aughtar OF Councilman Chas.
Eanes was .severely5burned Saturday from
her clothes being set on fire by a negro
man.
When near the home OF Mr.. Eanes, on
Washington Street. the negro lighted a
cigarette and threw The burning match into
the lap OF the little child, who was sitting
in the yard. Its clothes were igntted and
before any one could reach her the child
had been painfully burned The negro ran
and made his ecape.
Buss Gardner, vsho was sent to jail yes
terday morning for HOUSEKEEPING, was
identified this morning as the negro. The
case was continued. Gardner does not re-
member throwing the match. II he did
so. he says. It was unintentional. The
girl says he threw stones at her before he
threw the ma tEh
EX-GOVERNOR CAMERON
Former Governor William E. Cameron
and family Will leave tomorrow for the
Yellow Sulphur Springs.
Mr.. Marshlll Peterson OF Norfolk. is
in the city,
Mrs. E. S Gardner, of Richmond. Is
visiting her daughter. Mrs. T. Z. Garrett,
on North Market Street