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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-11-03

Posed as a New York Journal Cor
respondent and Detective.
Reward for Arrest.
Especial Dispatch to rhc Times


RALEIGH, II. C., Nov. III. Rudolph
Sylvester, who has been figuring around
Raleigh for several weeks IS a New York
Journal correspondent. but more lately
claiming to be a detective, is now badly
wanted here.
Sylvester is supposed to have left town
Thursday night and to-day the discovery
was made that he lao! forged q check for
fifty dollars secured thirty-nineA dollars
in cash and an eleven dollar suit of clothes
from Jake Itosengarten on Wilmington
Street, TO " hcm he presented a fifty
dollar:checl1 on the Farmers and Com
mercial Bank, purportiis to.be signed by
United States Commissioner John
Nichols
The check was carried by Mr. Roser-
garten to the Citizens National Bank in
the Afternoon and deposited. To-day It
came back, and an investigation revealed
the forgery. Mr.. Nichols gave Sylvester
no check at any time and he had no de-
post in that bank.
& When Sylvester first appeared here as
a newspaper correspondent, ne was sent
to Jail for stealing Il shirt. but the evil
dence in that case WIS very slender and
was released. However, while in
prison he acquired some evidence
against counterieiters incarccrated there
and Commissioner Nichols made use OF
him in that. case
This incident led Sylvester TO try to pose
as a detective. and he worked tos create
arrests of parties on.yarious charges, in
GLIDING counterfeiters.7. The city authoci-
ties now offer a reward of 5000 for his ar
rest. He is five feet high, weighs 12O
pounds; dark skin, with beard showing
through plainly.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-11-03
Te!egraphic Brsyities.

DALLAS, TENAS.-lA general cold rain
fell to-day from 1Ardmore. /. T., TO Tenn
ple Texas The weather is growing cald-
er. with indications OF u blizzard.
WASHINGTON.-The President has re-.
appointed G.. S. Ensor as postmaster at
Columbia. S. c.
SAN FRANCISCAN captive balloon
containing nine paople--one woman and
eight men-broke from its fastening ut
No. IL Folsom Street this evening and
hoated to the nsignborheod OF Redwood
City. about 80 miles distant. Then oceG-
pants of the balloon are reported 20 .SSve
landed unframed.
ROANOKE VA good desl; OF cx-s
element has been occaSionett IL, tie west
ern portion OF this, Roanoke county,.
among the farmers and landowners &C.
cause OF the appearance in that section
of agents of Philadelphia capitalists geek
ing to secure options OK land along i..a-
sons Creek. which l.; believed to be rich
In oil. gas and ccs.i. Options hssse ese1
sec,,rss: on thousands of acres.
pEILOWS FAILS. v'F.-Afte- q quar-
re: between Cleveland Jones. hftecn-yearS
old. and George III. Briggs. IN ,-s.ns.eons
r.. Young Jones mother. Mrs C'tau.icey
Jenes was shot and instantly E.i.cl this
morning by Briggs.
ICNisJN-Lo-d Kitchener rssoofts that
( three additional officers We're killed and
thu. two more were wounded during tho
attack recently mace on the rcar-sElard
Of Colonel Beason's column near Rraken-
,aaste. Eastern rr@ asvaal-
lNDLANAPoLIs. INp.--(ioeeraor Dur
bin Tonight refused to grant the renaisi-
ton for the res:,sa To ke:suesSy OF fer
mer Governor Taylor cnsi ehlrres w:
Finliey. who were Indicted by Kentucky
courts for co.,pNessy III the narlsr ot
Governor Gces !.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-11-03
MAY GET A COMMISSION.
Percy Halves, Jr., of Richmond, May Be Ap.
pointed TO Regular Army.

Special Dispatch to The Times)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 2.-Representative
John Lamb spent the day in Washington.
arriving here from CUpeper this morn
ing and leaving for Richmond on an af-
ternoon train.
He accompanied State Commissioner OF
Agriculture Koiner TO the Agricultural
Department TO see Secretary Wilson.
Mr.. Lamb also called at the Postofice
Department to see the superintendent Of
the rural free delivery service on certain
rural free delivery routes in the suburbs
of Richmond and vicinity.
Al the We House Representative
Lamb introduced Col Percy Halves, of
Richmond, to President Roosevelt At APP
pears that PERCY Halves Jr., who served
with honor during the Spanish-Anerican
war, is seeking a commission in the reg
ular army, and Representative Lamb in
endorsing him and to-day urged the Presi-
dent to give the young man a commission
Percy Halves, Jr.. has an. cnyiable record
and it is more than probable that he Will
be commissioned. IT,
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-11-03
THE EXPOSITION CLOSES.
Financial Loss Will Be Over Two Millioa
Dollars
By Associated Press.l

(By Associated Press
BUFFALO. n. Y, Nov. 1.-The Pan
American Exposition ended at l. o'clock
tonight. At midnight President John e.
Milburne pressed an electric button and
the lights in the famous electric tower
grew dim for the last time. Slowly. one
by one. the lights on post and pinnacls
and tower faded away. A corps of buslerS
standing near the tower sounded taps,
and one of the greatest glories of the
exposition. the electrical illumination.
passed away and the exposition was
ended.
The financial loss will be in the neigh
borhood of $3.o00,0C0. The loss will Isa3
upon the holders of the common stock,
the holders of second mortgage bonds.
and the contractors who erected the build
ings. Two hundred and ten thousand
shares of common stock were scId at siD
share The stock was subscribed tor
by the citizens of Buffalo and the Niagara
frontier. in small share lots. so the loss
will not be seriously felt by any one.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-11-03
GOOD ROADS CONGRESS.
Northwestern Good Roads Association Organ
lied and Officers Elected.
tspecia,, Dispatch to The Times.)

(specia!, Dispatch to The Times.)
WlNSTON-SALEM,l IN. c.. Nov. 2.-Ihe
first good roads congress held in North
Carolina closed with to-day's session. Inc
adopted report of the Committee on Per-
mancnt Organization recommends the or
sanization of the northwestern Good
Roads Association of North Carolina, with
an Office located at Winston-Salem, the
membership to consist of citizens OF the
counties of Forsyth. Guilfor6. Davidson,
9adkin Davie, Rockingham. Stokes sur
ry, Wilkes, Ashc and Allegheny Inc
v.ce-president of each county is charged
with the duty of organizing county
good roads association in his own coun-
tv. which shall have for its object the
promotion of the good roads movement
in that county. The annual meetings OF
the district association are TO be at WIN.
ston- Salem on the second TueSGay after
the first Monday in November Of each
year.
Mr.. P. II. Haynes was chosen president
and Mayor O. B. Eaton secretary and
treasurer, both of Winston. At to-day's
session strong and effective addresses
were made by S. l.. Patterson, Commits
sioner of Agricultural. President Geo. L.
Winston. of the Agricultural and sMechan-
ical College: Mr.. Z. l.. Eldrige, OF the
government office of road inquiry. Wash
ington. and Governor c. R. 1>ycock.
The Southern Railways good roads
train leaves here tomorrow morning for
Aslleville. where the second convention
and good roads demonstration will be
hold
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-11-03
WI TING FANG
TO BE RECALLED.
Chinese Minister TO Washington
May be Succeeded by His
Interpreter.
Dy Associates, Prcss.)

PEkiN, Nov. 2.-festerday the recall
of WI Ting Fang Ghe Chinese Minister
ct Washington was decided upoii- lie
will be offered it is announced, 4 s,,aor-
dinate post In the Foreign Office beneath
his abilities, which. it is believed. he will
decline.
Ii Hung Changs Interpreter, Beng.
adopted son. OF the Marquis Isun, is a
prominent candidate for the Washington
mission. He is thirty years OF age aud
was educated liz England.
Chang TIC VI has beer appointed Min
lister in London. He is ffty-five years of
age. and was formerly interpreter at TIE.
Chinese Legation in London ard Berl,.,
He is progressive.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-11-03
CAMP AIGNS. ARE
COMING TO CLOSE
Big Vote Expected in
State of Ohio.
STRAIGHT OUT FIGHT
There are But Two Parties in Field
This Year.
BOTH CONFIDENT OF VICTORY
Democrats Claim Plurality OF 26,645, While
General Grosycuor Will Not Be Sur
prised il Republican Plurality
Reaches Ninety live
Thousand-0ther
BOTH CONFIDENT OF VICTORY
(By Associated Press. )

CINCINNATI, O., Nov. With the ex-
Monoay. the ONO campaign closed To-
night. On account OF the death of PreSl-
dent Mckinley the Speaking began at d
later date than usual The Republicans
had only eleven days of campaign, ana
The Democrats had only ei2hs days. Ihe
/ Democratic speakers have been limited 10
Ohio men. Early in The campaign it was
proposed TO have former Senator Hill, of
( New York; others wanted Bryan. When
it was tiecioedEth neither OF these 6is-
1inEuiShcd Democrats would participate IN
The OHIO campaign, the conservative pol
Icy was extended also to Ohio speakers,
81 tnat Democrats who had been promi-
nent either as gold or silver advocates
We're not given assignments in the SPEAK
ing canvass.
= The most noted case was John r. Nc
Lean. the Democratic candidate against
Governor Nash Gtwo years ago.
SQUARE FIGHT.
1t is asserted that Congressman Lentz.
Nho is a neghbor. OF Colonel filbourne's
st Columbus, offered his services, but ne
was given no assignments. The contest
this year is sudarefy between the Repub-
licans and the Democrats. There 4 is no
4 third party of any such consequence as
Two years ago when Mayor Sam Jones.
OF Toledo, "A non-partisan candidate, re-
CtlNcu No. votes -lOf' IlpI
1t is conceded that with a full vote the
Republicans have q normal plurality in
the State, but it is claimed the Republic
cans always have much harder work to
get cut their vote on the years following
Presidential elections than the Demo-
Gratis. These .seff years" the Democrats
/ have carried Ohio more often than the
Republicans. ,5iffs
FL BOTH CLAIM VICTORY.
Colonel w. l.. TAILOR, the statstican
4 of the Democratic State Headquarters
has given out a statement in which he
estimates n total vote next Tuesday of
10000 with u Democratic plurality OF
2G6i5.
Colonel Taylor says the Democrats will
carry 46 of the IS counties, including the
five large counties. and llrlve a majority
in each branch OF the Legislature for the
election of a Senator 10 succeed Foraker.
Congressman Grosvenor has given out
an estimate on Republican, side in
which he predicts a larger vote than "a
the gubernatoria1 election two Years ago,
when a2o,S7a votes were cast.
General Grosvet.or Will not lie surprised
II the Republican plurality reaches 5000,
and he will be greatly surprised il 1t
runs under %, 600.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-11-03
BOTH SIDES CLAIM
BIG NAJ0R'Il'I.E|:.S
Tamma:ny and nd. Republic
cans Each Confident.
THECAMPAIGN CLOSED.
Shepard and Low Both Made
Speeches Last Night.
BETTING ON. ELECTION. HEAVY
odds sSensd Yesterday on Low, but the
Last lager Made on Curb Was st
Even Money-Orders Iisye Been
Issued to Police TO Aid
superintendent of
Elections.
BETTING ON ELECTION HEAVY.
Dy Associated rrcss.)

NEW YORK, Nov. .o-Arterg a rnnntino
lo-oaJ OF the Iammany Hall Executive
committee, Secretary Thomas +. Smith
announced that, according to the reports
OF the leaders of the various districts in
Manhattan and the Bronx, Edward NJ.
shepard, Democratic candidate for Mayor
would haNe a majority of 1929 Tho ma
poi 10y IN Greater New York is placed at
more than $4,000.
i.opert Y. Motifs, chairman of the Re
puplican County Committee, tonight es-
eifnated the majority for Seth Low and
me other Fusion candidates at %. 100 in
Manhattan and the Bronx, and 10000 in
Greater New York.
Chairman George w. Dunn, of the Re-
publican State Committee, Tonight ISSUED
statement in which he claims that tho
Republicans will elect 90 out of the 400
assembly men TO the elected in the State.
ORDER TO FOLICE
9olce commissioner Michael Murphy
issued a general order to the members; of
the Police Department to-day, in which
ne defines their duties on election day,
and f1n which he directs them to render
toathe State Superintendent of Elections
and his deputies such aid and assistance
as may be necessary in the enforcement
OF the law relative to elections
a copy of the order together with a
SopS VI Tic iCllei Seill u edcIl titlcel, WIS
forwarded to-day by Colone! urphy to SUI
perintendent N1cCullash, together with a
letter. which is in answer TO The letter
Mr.. McCullagh addressed to the commits
sioner "a few days ago. calling attention
to fattenlnts which he alleged would be
made to Sote Illegally. ~. ne
:. Colonel lJurphY assured NraMcGulEaght
ina t the police would do everything in
their power TO prevent Illegal voting.
BETTING HEAVY
Both sides in the contest in Greater New
York to-day practically closed the cam
paign as far as speaking is concerned
Mr.. Shepard anG' Mr. Low made their last
speeches and the IHusionists have an
nounced 10 moro meetings. Ihe Demo-
Gratis. however, have several meetings
scheduled for tomorrow Sunday night
Tonight immense meetings We're held
by both sides all over the greater city
{ Election, betting in Wall Street during
The two hours of business was heavy i'll
volume and very brisk. Odds wera for
the most part 10 TO s and 10 to on Low
Large offers of Shepard money We're made
in the morning, both on the Exchange
floor and on the ''Cl1rb.'' just before the
close, with the result that the last may
orally bet placed on the Curb" was
made at even money.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-11-03
THE WELDON SHOOTING.
A Negro HELD Up at Gypsy Camp WOUNDS
James Scoggin
(Special Dispatch Ia The Times

i especial Dl:pitcn 10 Inc llneS) 5000
WELDON. n. c.. Nov. 2-While on his
way to Petersburg last night Mr. James
Scogsin, who exhibited a horse with a
broken neck at the fair. was shot and
perhaps mortally wounded. and his death
may occur at any time. The shooting is
shrouded in mystery at this time. but it
is claimed that a negro man-was held up
at Gypsy camp, one mile from town. and
that he shot at the man who had hold of
his bride reins and the ball struck Mr..
Scoggin. who had stopped at the camp
for a few minutes.
Mr.. Scoggin was brought back to Well
don this morning and given the best OF
medical attention. The ball entered the
small of the back and it is thought that
the kidney is injured. The negro who old
the shooting bears "a good name and The
story he's tells is believed to be true.
He was undoubtedly badly frightened
when he did the. shooting. q
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-11-03
VERDICT OF SELF-DEFENSE,
Gusts Burtoa Acquitted of the Murder Of
Faycttc Penn.
(special Dispatch 10 The Times.)

BEDFORD CITY, VA, Nov. Last
night Gusts Burton, who has been on trial
several days in the County Court, charged
with killing a negro, Fayette Penn. on
September Seth. was acquitted, the jury
at . o'clock. after celebrating forty min
utes finding a case of self-defense.
Burton is the son OF Mr.. Waddy Burton,
a prominent farmer at Goodc. and was
acting as manager for Mr. Merry, of Co
lumbus. O.. when the shooting occurred.
Fayette Penn was tenant on the farm
upon its purchase by Mr.. Merry. and
when the time for fail ploughing came he
Continued to plough in spite of Burton's
telling him he could not remain another
wear.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-11-03
Mr.. JENNINGS ALIVE.
Was in Weldon and Cong from There to
ReaGinp

There is no longer any doubt that MIR.
Roy Jennings. who left his wife nearly
three weeks ago, is alive and, well-that
is unless some lnishap has come to him
during the last few days.
According to the statement made last
night by a gentleman who worked with
Mr.. Jennings on the Chesapeake and Ohio
viaduct, he went. from hereto Weldon,
n. G.. and intended going from there to
Reading, Pa. Some Of chose who worked
with him here will so this week to Bal
timore, and they expect to- meet Mr..
Jennings there.
Mrs-e&ennings said &lastsnisht she fe-
-lieved her husband was alive. L want
to say TO the public she$sta ted, that
there was4no reason why5|e Should have
left me. Our relations had been&tery
happy. My brothers will use every en-
deavor to find him
to believe her husband was in Richmond
the Sunday after he disappeared.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-11-03
Apathy in Nebraska.
tBy Associated I'rcss.)

LINCOLN. NEB.. Nov. with a few
rallies. mainly in the county districts.
the dullest campaign known i'll Nebraska
for ten years practically came TO a close
tonight. There will be meetings Monday
night. but the greatest efforts of political
managers from now on will he directed to
getting out the vote. which, despite efforts
30 arouse some interest, seems certain to
show a falling off of thirty-tive thousand
compared with Year ago.
Over signed statements, Chairman De-
France. of the Populists, and Nice-Chair-
man Scott of the Democrats. claim the
election of the Fusion ticket by 10000 to
$1,000. Chairman Lindsay says the Re
publican plurality will be decisive. He
declines to give any figures.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-11-03
Kentucky Campaian.

tBy Associated FresS.)
LOUISVILLE, Ky. Nov. ELECTIONS
will be held on Tuesday next throughout
kentucky for members OF the General
Assembly. which Will elect successor
to United States Senator William ]. De-
hoe .'or "a term beginning March 4. 1902,
for county officers and for municipal Off
GERS in cities of the frs, second and third
class
Senator Deooe is the announced Rcpu5-
1ican candidate for Senator There are
four Democratic candidatcs-Governor
James McCreary, Charles X. Wheeler,
present congressman from the first dis
t1ict..spavid Ii. Smith. congressman from
The f8irr-th district, and Judge James G.
Gantrili. of the Circuit Court.
On Joint ballot the General Assembly
nov Stands SO Democrats to - Repub.-
cans--a Democrats majority of 81.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-11-03
ENGINEERS OUTCLAssED.
Fort Monro. Artillery Defeated Them Sixty
one TO Nothing.
Special Dispatch to The Times,

Especial Dispatch to The Times.)
NEWPORT NEWS. VA. Nov. THE
Fortress Monroe Artillery School anuiili-
lated the football team from the Ensi-
neers' Department, Washington, today
at the Soldiers Home. defeating the visi-
tors by a score of 81 to 0.
The Artillerists made eleven touchdowns
and six goals. In the first half of thirty
minutes tho score was 81. The second
half was twenty minutes. The score
could have been made larger at will. the
game degenerating into a farce.
Right Tackle .N1cMlrdough, of Wash
ington, had his right shoulder dislocatcd
and a small bone in the arm broken. Tie
is now in the hospital. Seven of the en-
gineers were unable to go into the second
half.
The six substitutes brought along were
put in and an extra man was borrowed
from the opposing team. The teams were
evenly matched as to weight.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-11-03
PETERSBURG CONyOCATIoN.
Held Three Days Meeting at Dinwidde
Courthouse.
Special Dispatch 10 The Tines

Especial Dispatch 10 The Timcs)
DINWlDDIE c. H., VA. Nov o-l'hc
Petersburg Convocation which commenced
in Calvary Episcopal Church, this place
last tuesday, adjourned after a three
days session, to meet next spring at
Grace Church, Grcencsvlle county.
There We're about ten ministers in at
tendance and the first days service was
held at 1850 o'clock, with u sermon by
the Rev w. a. r. Goodwin, OF st. Johns
Church. Petersburg, and in the afternoon
an interesting address by Rev. G. w.
Ribble. missionary to Brazil.
The convection will long be remembered
at Dinwiddie C. H.. as one of tie most
helpful and pleasant of the convocation
for years. The members of the church
and their friends deserve. great credit for
the Way they entertained the convoca tion.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-11-03
RICHMOND VA sUNDAYH NOVEMBER 3 1901

the expenses, Of an extra session of the
and Of the Constitutional
Convention, and besides during the past
year. about Il million dollars of State
bonds have been retired, and State bonds
are now selling at &C..
The Democratic party. is the, friend of
thu public schools, while tho Republican
party has the record of opposing the
public schools unless open alike to whites
and blacks.
At the close the speaker was accorded
an ovation. and his speech was declared
one of the best heard here for Years.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-11-03
MIR. GRISCOM WEEDS.
His Marriage to Miss Bronson in London 4
Swell Affair.
(By Associated rress.)

(By Assoclated Press.
LONDON, November Lloyd Carpeter
Griscom, United States minister to Persia,
was married in St. MarSarets Church,
Westminster, to-day to Miss Elizabeth
Durely Bronson. daughter of the late
Frederick Bronson, of New York. before
a fashionable assemblage. Canon Henson
performed the ceremony. Colonel the
Honorable Charles CreiclGon was the
best man. Edgerton Winthrop, of New
York. uncle Of the bride. gave her away.
The bridesmaids We're: Miss Pauline As
tor Miss NIurieI White, Miss Griscom,
and Mile Montsaulnin.
The newly married couple went to a
country place lent to them by Lady The
odore Guest. They will leave England
for Persia in about ten days.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-11-03
CADETS HELD YALE.
Tied the Score aud Played ia Yale's Territory
Most OF the Time.
Coy Associated Pres, I.

WEST POINT, N. Y. Nov. 1.-The Mill
tary Academy football team is proud OF
it's work to-day. In the most closely
contested game ever played on West
Point field, the Cadets tied Yale's strong
team by a score of to 5. DAILY was in
fine form and was ably supported by
every man on the home team
The Yale men say their men played
poorly. There was a great deal of fuurb-
ling and West Point was the gamer.
The Cadets were not on the defensive. but
on the offensive, and the battle was most
ly fought on Yale's territory.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-11-03
pENNsY BEATEN.
Columbia Dowued Them by Score Of
Eleven to Nothing.
(By Associated Press

NEW YORK, Nov. Between eight
and nine ..iousand people saw the Column
b.a football team shut out the representa-
tives of the University of Pennsylvania
at the Polo Grounds to-day. In the first
half Columbia. scored two touchdowns.
from one of which a goal was kicked.
while Pennsylvania failed to get near their
opponents goal line.
In the second half the University of
Pennsylvania, me;t played q much strong
er game They finally weakened. how
ever. and the ball was in Pennsylvania
territory when the game was ended. The
final score reads: Columbia, II; Pennsyl-
yania 0.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-11-03

sides. the contestants being represented
by j. II. Fletcher and Stewart Is. Powell.
the contestees by N. b. Wescott. Nearly
one hundred witnesses have been exam,
ined. and it was proven conclusively that
there was between 20 and 40 illegal and
fraudulent voters.
Immediately after the case was finished.
which was submitted without arguments,
Judge Ross stated that. in his opinion.
there was fraud, and therefore declared
the result Of the election null and void.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-11-03
ELECTION NULL AND VOID.
Liquor Men Will Appeal-G,ca. interest in
the Casc
Special Dispatch to The Times

TASLEY, VA. Nov. THE local option
eiectlon contest, which has occupied the at
tention OF the County Court the whole
week, terminated late last night. when.
Judge Rcss declared the election nun ard
void. The contest is from ChincoteaSc.
Island. where liquor was being sold dur,
ing local option Judge Ross on being
petitioned. ordered an election for lply
9th. which went wet by a majority ofssS..
The temperance people alleged fraud.
and first tried for an Indictment for tic
Judges. but the grand jury failed to bring
in q true bill. and SO they carried the
ease to the County Court in order to con-
test the election on the ground OF fraud
ma case has been ably contested by both