The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-10-10
TIL DAUGHTERS
DISCUSS [ i ONION.
Agree to Dismiss United from.
Their Title.
The CHRISTIAN CONVENTION.
The Four Norfolk Beef Contra ctor
Held for indictment BY the Grand
Jury-c. 2. Lewis the Second
Time Has a Mistr;a.
Especial Dispatch to The Times,

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NORFOLK, VA, October "a larger
number Of the Daughters OF the Confed-
eracy assembled In convention to-day.
The feature Of the day was the discuss
sion Of the question Of union with the
Grand Division, now meeting at LeMng-
ton. The discussion is on the adoption OF
the constitution Mrs w. "A. Smoot, Of
Alexandria. read the report OF the COM
mittee Which met at Richmond In June.
II was favorable to the union.
The discussion began on The articles
Of the constitution, and Mrs. James a.
Scott, Of Lynchburg, moved that
United" be stricken from the title.
That was carried by 81 TO III iiis
debate was In progress when tie
Daughters adjourned Tor q trip to Cape
Henry and the sand Hills. The same
debate was resumed tonight.
CHRISTIAN CONVENTION.
The American Christian Convention
spent the day in arranging programme
of work and In hearing few reports on
church work. The following. are tha
features Of the session: Report Of the
Department of Publications. by the Sec
retary.s Rev. n. D. N1cReynolds, OF Ur-
bana, o. Report OF the Department OF
Sunday schools, by the secretary. Rev.
A.Rk A. =
r I. Report Of the Department of Chris
tan. Endeavor,. by the secretary. Rev.
John G. Dutton. OF Westerly, R l. Re-
port Of the Department OF Education,
E by the secretary, Rev. L. J. Aldrlch.
D. D.. Of Merom. Ind.
Tomorrow win be devoted to devo-
tional exercises, and to reports on the
problems of the city and county churches
by Rev Abraham E. Nelson. St Louis
I,> wick Cam OT1uR8-
port, Mass.
Aaron Marx, Louis Waserman, and
lanes 4 Codd were held for indictment
BY the Federal grand jury here to-day
Assistant District Attorney Hugh
Miller preferred the charge OF conspl-
racy against them before Commissioners
Bowden.
richard Eastwood Is out of the city.
ard therefore was not examined. The
cha,rs.. is that these four men agreed 20
cha "a the profits OF beef contract Win
Fra successful bidder. There were FOUR
lids Ia supply beef and vegetables TO the
navy. The highest bidder was elsnteeh
thousand and the. lowest nfteen tnoo-
sand dollars. Alvah II Mar11n. @N.os
CIV and r.. H voeght were accepted
- Sords1nen and the Indicted men were
a codd is one OF the supervisors OF
Norfolk county. and prominent Demo
cratic politician. Alvah H. Marun, JUS
hondsman. is an equally promneh. Nc
.,,t,ican and both are Of the fusion
faction. ..,11-,, sra1-sE
LEWIS PLEADS HIS OWN CA CA, 81
90 owls was on trial a second tiule
ror rand larceny today. He is ALREADY
,.,,aar a sentence of three years IN the
,,..nitentjary for abductins young MISS
.1ovner. and in addition TO that there IS
snnthar charge of betrayal, Tor Wn1ch
- 10 To he tried The case OF grand lar
conv ,s that in which he sold q restau-
,,nt RI Parker and took sloO from MN
IL nayment when he had paiu Due DIV
an sAfe property and had not paio tne
rent ,,,,n-+
"A distress warrant was sueo on. q suns.
parker for s57 rent and the furniture
., +he restaurant was attached. This case
vas tried In the Corporation Court pc
fore Judge Hauckti at the last term. and
then the jury was unable 10 agree UPON
verdict as noE:
PLEAD HIS OWN CASE.
atst1e previous trial Attorney w. 5.
r.i,,Sinton appeared for Lewis: this time
I,e made a long speech in his own behalf
ord Mead his owl case. He did SO with
skill and fervor, with the result OF doing
at least as we'll as his lawyer did, namely,
banging the jury. Lewis is known as
religions worker in the Methodist church
es here and in Richmond.
He also does religious work In the jail.
where he is reported to have Sunday
school class and religious choir. He has
: assumed the name OF Nelson at times
and has wife and child in Pennsylvania,
though he does not admit that.