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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-07-23
INQUEST INTO THE
LAT|NER SHOOTING
Widow Testified That the Man
Who Killed Her Husband
Wore a Mask.
{By Associated Press.)

NEW YORK. July 22.-The coroner's
inquest called to investigate the shoot
ing of Albert c.. Latimer at his home.
in Brooklyn. on the morning of July I'd
was resumed to-day. Latimer died IN
hospital. All he told Of the shooting
vas that he was shot in bed. and that
ne did not believe it was done by
burglar.
Mrs. Bella Treadweil testified that
tong time ago. Mrs. Latiner said it was
hard to be tied to a man and see some
one else you really loved Mrs Tread
veil thought the remark was made with
out any reference to Mrs. Latimer her
self
William H. Tuthill denied that a meet
Ing between him and Mrs. Latimer In
Twenty-thIrd Street. New York. was pre-
arranged. The matter was explained
to Latimer. and they continued friends
On the night of the shooting a patrol
wagon was sent for him. by Mrs. Lati-
mer, and he went to her home. and did
what he could for her. He said he could
not account for Latimers question: "Is
Tuthill being watched"
He stayed at the Latimer home two
nights after the shooting. but he did
so because none of Latiuler's brothers
was able to remain there.
Mrs. Albert c. Latinler. the widow. was
feCdlleu, ana asked u oSSCIlUe the man
she said shot her husband. She said the
intruder wore a mask so that she could
not see his face. He was OF medium
height. He wore the peaked cap found
in the house after the shooting. The
hearing went over until tomorrow.
Latimer's will was filed to-day. It dis
posed of property worth s1s.500. With
the will was filed a codici written on
a prescription blank, while Latimer lay
on his death bed in ST. Mary's Hospital
The codicil, which is incoherent. reads as
follows:
"Codicil: desire all of my among my
children only.
(Signed) "a. c. LATIMER-'
The original will gave the widow one
tenth of the property absolutely. and the
income of one-third additional for life,
the remainder Of the estate to so to the
children.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-07-23

terest was manifested. It resulted as tol-
For Blair-Messrs. Allen, Armstrong, C..
C. Baker. c. T. Bland. Bowman, Byars.
CabeIl, Cardwell, Christian. Churchman,
Cromwell. Cumming, Early: Eo"lros'
Elan, Featherston, Ford, Futon. G ,at:
rett, Gent. George. Gold. Gra 11,.4eS
Graves, Harvey, HUFF III, Hn anse9n Iea ai
Lewis, Lyell, Lyle. Mathews, Mays; MOI
tincham. Opie. E. w. Owen. j. j. owen en-
Powers, Reynolds. Sears. Simm ertnal M %.
Clair, Stevens. Taylor. Walker ware
West and Wickham-52. AZ
For Tucker essrs; Anderson ~ w q e.
Clarke, Clayton Cogsbill. Coleman. Davis
Donohoe. Duke, Edmundson, FOXES
Gardner. Glass. Harman HOOPS o Nav
Massie, McIlwaine. Moon, Mort, Mn ~
rell OVERLY. Rice. Sale Settle. Shands
smith Snead, southall. Stafford, Toney
.T,,rnin TYLER, c. NJ. Wallace. Jr.. y "
Wallace. Joseph Whitehead, John Whlte'
head and Woodwa rd-5O
II was tie vote until Messrs- keezei.
and Early. after the roll call nad pee o-
completed, voted for Judge Bialr. ",
motion of Mr.. Claytor the NOMINATION o. 2.
Judge Blair was made unanimous ain4'
the widest enthusiasm.
For Judge of the County Courts o.
Powhatan and Cumberland. Messrs
NJ. Smith. Of Cumberland. and joseph T
Sadler and -Haskins Hobson- Jr.. OF Po"'
hatan, were put in nomination.
The roll was called, but before lt W" W.,
completed. on motion of Senator Cosnfl
tha nomination of Mr.. Smith was mad.
unanimous amid applause. and AT IL =.
P. NJ. the conference adjourned sine Or
amid the cheering Of the frlends Oh Inc
winning candidates.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-07-23
. LASSITER STILL CONFIDENT
Claims Majority in District of Fifty-s'x

Especial Dispatch to The Timeso
PETERSBURG, VA, July 2s-Lassit te
friends are as confident to-nlgnt as .hey
have been at any time since last in n,,
cay, five days ago. election ga
county. which was the majority given by
+. C. Kilmar,in in a telegram to Lassiter
to-day.
Mr. Kilmartin is private secretary to
mr.. Lassiter, and was sent to Luhenours
Sunday night for the purpose OF nnding
cut IL possible the full returns OF tnat
county. He says the figures were sotten
on the best information obtainahle.
Mr.. Kilmartin's telegram gives Mr.. Las
sitter Plantersville precinct by majority
Of seventy, ard the only report from that
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-07-23

roc Induced to allow the law to folio"
ire course. This mean. trial ny couft
martial. and it is the understanding I ~
q H.fasor lives at Milan. O.. and Senator
usnna o has interested himself In his case
NJ Tia Ia c,;ne Secretary Hill telegraphed
to the United states consul ,i at san in Juan
uel -sc aoort the facts at once. In adj
s,oii 49, rho consul was directed to use his
uitioii, os;nas With the Nicaraguan authors
s siee IN favor Of youns Wilson. as Senator
Hanna has repressnted that ne was not not
rra,.oIutionary expedition In medical
capacity.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-07-23
TOOK EIGHT HEATS
TO DECIDE RACE
Grand Circuit Opened Yesterday
in Cleveland Day Late
Giving to Rain.
fBy Associated Press.)

CLEVELAND. O.. July 22.-The Grand
Circuit races opened day late, be-
cause of the eownpour on Monday The
So 900 stake for 200 PAGERS was the ban
ner event, and 1t was decided only after
an eight heat contest, making it the long
est race that has been held this season
Summaries:
2:,4 trot-purse,. S1,5c0-Major Delrnar.
won three straight heats and race; Pro-
mise, second: Ida Highwood. third. Time.
,2:l1 Ia.
200 pace-purse, ssooo-Dan r.. won
fourth, seventh and eighth heats ana
race: Captain Sphinx, second. winning
second and third heats; Fred s.. third,
winning first and sikh heats; Winfield
Stratton won the fifth heat. Best time.
R:O7 Ia.
x:19 pace-purse, 81 .0oo-Dandy Chimes
won Ave straight heats and race; Miss
Ophelia, second; Albert W.. third. Best
time. 200 Ia.
2:27 trot-purse. s1ooo-Directum Spier
won two straight heats and race; Wilque,
second: John Patterson. third Best time.
c:13 LA.
Chicago Races.
By Associated Press)
CHICAGO. ILL, July 2.-Results at
Harlem:
First race-six furlongs-Lampoon q
TO y first, Almaric t15 to ID second. Pure
Dale q to y third. Time: lis 20
Second race-five furlongs-Alss Man
ners 6 to y first, Penace Is to y second.
Goodv Two Shoes C5 to u third Tine:
n:1 AL
miro race-ons mile-Piquart q to u
arst, Little Scout g to 2o) second. Archie
GO to u third. Time: 1:45 40
Fourth race-seven furlongs-Bragg 6
10 u first, Brulare n3 to 81 second, Vul-
cain IS to y third. Time: 1:S1 5-5.
Fifth race-six and half furlongs-
6ardine q to y first. Old Mike Gao to y
second. Add az to u third Time: 1:25 rs.
Sixth race-six and a half furIonss-
Della Ostrand 6 to y first, Marion
Lynch q to y second, Declaimer Is to y
third Time: LIS 1-B
Baron Deshy Got Stakes.
fBy Associated Press.)
DETROIT. MICH. July 22.-Baron
Deshay won the postponed Merchants
and Manufa cturers' Exchanges 5000 STAKE
this afternoon. taking wo straight heats.
Time, o:l5 3-4 and 2:51 IL.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-07-23

Where They Play To-Day.
Philadelphia at Boston.
New York at Brooklyn.
Cincinnati at Chicago.
St. Louis at Pittsburg.
Chicago, g.; Cincinnati |.
CHICAGO, July 22-Thielman was
pounded for six singles IN the first in
nings. which netted seven runs. His error
and three singles added two more in the
second. Attendance, 10000. including 500
school children. admitted free.
Score: R.HE.
Chicago. ....72 o0oooo*-s 10
Cincinnati. ;. 20 o1O0o-5 IS
Batteries: Taylor and king; Thielman
and Bergen. Time. 1;S5. Umpire.
O'Day. Y
Brooklyn, 7>3; Philadelphia, So
NEW YORK. July 22.-The Brooklyn
team made it .nree straight against the
Phiiadeiphia's by winning boil, games
of the doubIe-header at Washington Park
this afternoon. First game:
Score: R.HE.
Philadelphia. ..1ooeooo2o- Is 4
Brooklyn. :. II Oh 00140.-7
Batteries: Duggleby and Jacklitsch:
Donovan and Ahearn. Time, 1:SS. UNI
pire Emslie- Attendance. 1880.
Second game:
Score: R.H.E.
Brooklyn. :. ...1Ge 0o000s-S 10 8
PHILADELPHIA 80. ooOe00o-o 6 O..
Batteries: Evans and Farrell; Frazer
and Doom. Time. lao. Umpire, Emslie,
Attendance. 400
Pittsburg. 9; ST. Louis, 3.
ST. LOUIS. July 22-St. Louis lost to-
days game with Pittsburg, the home
: team supporting Currie poorly. He weak
rned after the fifth inning and was batted
: freely.
Pittsburg ..........1 ] o3 3 90 IA 4
Batteries: Currie and Ryan; Phllippi
!. md o'Connor. Time. 1855. Umpire Brown.
Attendance. 1900.
American League Results.
st. Louis. Z: Washington. 6.
Philadelphia. .; Cleveland, 4.
Boston, 4; Chicago. /.
Detroit, Z; Baltimore, Z.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-07-23
CHARGES WITHDRAWN
NAV Yohe Has Relented and Will No
Prosecute Strong.
nv Associated Press

NEW YORK. July 22-The charge %
grand larceny that was formally made at
police headquarters yesterday by May
Yoie against former Captain Putnam
Bradlee Strong. who has naystertously
disappeared has been withdrawn. May
Yoi,e's lawyer notified the police this eve
ming that his client wished to formally
withdraw all charges against the missing
captain and that the reward OF HOo0, Of
fered for information as to his where
abouts. was also withdrawn The LAWYER
would only say that the charges were
withdrawn for the sake Of Strong's
family
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-07-23
TO SAVE AN AMERICAN
State Department Wo-k'-g for Life O
Or Russell Wilson.
(By Associated Press.)

WASHINGTON, July 22.-The State De-
partment has taken active steps to save
tha life of DR.. Russell Wilson. young
Ohio physician, who is held under arrest
At Blueffelds by the Nicaraguan military
a,ttoritses- wilson was a member of a
,diibustering party which made a land
ing near Monkey Point: about -FOUR miles
srer RIuefields The Nicaraguan general
was about to execute him summarily. but
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-07-23
OUT ON TECHNICALLY
Holiness Preacher Dismissed on Very
Slight Grounds.
Especial Dispatch to The Times.)

Especial Dispatch to The Times.)
DANvILLE, VIRGINIA. July Or
l.. Jordan, a Holiness preacher. was ar
raigned in the Mayors Court this morn
ing, charged with using obscene Jan
yuage and making false accusations
against the Mayor and the police off,
GERS
A mass OF evidence was heard, but the
slicEations were not sustained. The
mooted question being whether the off,
c:als were actually accused or whethe,
the accusation was pretixed by the state.
r1ent III they knew
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-07-23
Ten-lnnirg Game
Az Associ.te., press !


NEW YORK. July 2e.-The New YORK.
national League baseball tenn PLAYED
a ten-innings. game with the Orange Ath-.
letic Club team at the Orange oval to-
day. The gamf was close one. Nov
York winning by a score OF to z
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-07-23

then every member Of Legislature can
vote intelligently. Every consideration
Of fairness suggests this course, amy
speaking for united bar and three com
munities, I ask at your hands this
measure of justice.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-07-23
SUMMER RESORTS.
Virginia BEACH.
HOTEL VIRGINIA,
c. A. VOOLFOLK, Manager.

Desirable parties can secure all
the comforts and conveniences Of
an hotel at cottage prices. Electric
lights and call bells. hot and cold
baths. Largest and coolest rooms
on the beach; splendid cuisine.
Orchestra during July and August
and germans every evening in the
grand ballroom. Daily excursions
to fishing grounds. Rooms should
be- secured in advance.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-07-23
NATIONAL LEAGUE GAMES.

Scores Yesterday
Plttsburg, 9: st. Louis. 3.
Erooklyn, 10: Philadelphia, SO.
Chicago. 9; Cincinnati, I
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-07-23
For Cursing Him.

E. J. Kelly was arrested yesterday af-
,ernoon on a warrant sworn ont by Mr..
Garnet Lee, manager of the Smith Pre-
u1ier Company here, charging him with
issaulting and cursing him.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-07-23
EDUCATIONAL.
THE GLEBE SCHOOL.
A SCHOOL FOR BOYS.

A SSf1oob ~ ~
JTSIUS T. LEIGH. Head Master.
This school viii open MONDAY, sep
tenber 49, 1902 .s.
,r;-,srV for very young boys. and one
p =, e.- for collegiate and university
work For information. course OF study.
terms. &C.. JUNIuS e. LEIGH.
3A West Grace Street
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-07-23
THE TIMES: RICHMOND. VA WEDNEsDAY,JUIY %, 1902.

speak intelligently of the splendid quail
fications possessed by him.
The roll was called and the utmost in-
terest was manifested. It resulted as fol-
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-07-23
Standing of the Clubs.

Where They Play To-Day.
Philadelphia at Boston.
New York at Brooklyn.
Cincinnati at Chicago.
ST. Louis at Pittsburg.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-07-23

Southall's majority. 1o4.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-04-08

as this same war in the Philippines
makes every month And yet I'm actual
hazards of service the l~ife-sayers sar-
pass h soldiers.
Sure. If any one OF its servants de-
serves a pension at the hands Of the
government 1t is the ~Ife-saver whose
mission is one of heroic Sci vice In the
cause OF humanity Every year.. mil
ons OF dollars worth Of property In
saved by them. And n generous gov
eminent pays them a ~niggardly pit
lance while they are able to- serve IL
and turns them out to starve in their
old age. 1t is nothing shert al q
shame"
1t Is any thing else han "a generous
government" 1t is a niggarIy. unjust
government rather. What president
ever called attention to those heroes ~
calm and in storm ard EVER asked the
congress to provide foI them literally
and h~enienIy? It is a strange oversight
and 1t IL high time that neglect should
stop and due care be exercised in their
behalf.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-04-08

ficiality Of style. a lack of aesthetic re-
finement. a constant exploitation
on the part Of immature young men
with loud wsp voices" Is there
truth in this? Is he a capable OBJ
server7 He did not sec the south. we
think. Sc his comments are based on
northern qualities and capabilities
Many criticisms OF Ulysses" the
last romantic production of Stephen
Phillips. an English poet. who is az
much exaggerated as 10 gifts probably
as Kipling, has been by his admirers.
We have seen that the most reliable.
capable writer's rather damned" than
exalted the young poets performance.
We Judge by the critical papers we have
read that he is not by any means a
great poet muchless a poet OF marked
dramaturgic gifts n art. That gifted
American. Mrs. Edith Wharton. writes
most interestingly OF him in the New
York Bookman. She is careful. acute.
competent. She does not think"Ulys-
SEES" either a successful reading or
acting play. 1t is rather a series Of
more or less dramatic incidents than a
dramatic whole" h thinks the sub
ject is of dramatic unftness." 1t has
many detached beauties. even OF de-
tached dramatic effects, but there
comes intervals Of weakness and in
adequacy, where the poetic and dra-
matte inspiration seem to faint stimuli
~taneously." She does not think that he
has been justified in his attempt to
walk with the immortals," and says he
lis deficient in both humor and irony"
His doom is that of inadequacy." She
records that there are still those who
question whether Mr.. Philips has ever
crossed the line dividing rhetoric from
poetry. Ii, as Flaubern says, continuity
constitutes style as constancy make
virtue, then Mr.. Phillips has not, per-
haps, established his claim to take
rank among the poets: but assuredly
he has written Toetry. Judging of some
line here and there he hi written she
concludes that there is hope hat he
may yet be capable of sustaining life
permanently on ParnaSSuS."
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-04-08
HOME FOLKS.

According to annual announcements
from New Brunswick, n. J.. the old
negro named Noah Raby is h Oldest
man on this continent. He was bor1
at Edenton. n. c.. and has just cele-
brated his 130th anniversary. If he is
really so old he is in all probability the
Oldest being who ever lived on this con-
tinent or who now ives in the world.
A dispatch tells this. but we are de-
cidedly sceptical of his age: "Raby is
blind and toothless. but his memory
still remains clear. He was porn in
Edenton. n. c.. and the dates he gives
OF past events nave been verified for
h years he claims"
e. .-
Fayetteville groweth as is shown By
its steady postoffice income. 1t lacks
but $500 of s10.O 600. when it will be able
to have a free mail delivery. So be It
and soon for it is a great convenience.
= - i.
We wrote a few lines concerning the
old railroads in the south. and the old
o a we Travelled on in 1884 OF 80. Our
friend Mr.. w. NJ. Cumming sends US this
that concerns Wilmington and North
Carolina. and W. are always glad to be
told of anything hat is historically
connected with them:
You might we'll have added that the
first steamship to cross the Atlantic
sailed from a southern port Savannah.
that the first elevate railroad was
erected in a southern city LOUISVILLE
that the first electric railway was es-
tabIished in a southern city (Rich-
mond): n hat the Wilmington and
Weldon railroad vas the longest rail-
road in the world when it was built,
and that the citizens of Wilmington
subscribed more han the tax value of
their entire city to build it,"
Gastonia has two progressive newspa-
pers. The News has just ended it's first
year under the present management.
Before it begun The News was with a
small substitution and little ADVERTISE
ing. 1t states:
Now we are crowded more than ever
before and are seeking some satisfac-
tory enlarged form. Our subscription
list has also increased from less than
1000 to over 1000 and we are pulling
for 5000. We are preparing for en-
larged business and to improve our
news SERVICE"
The Gazette has age being wentv
three years old. Under Mr.. w. F. Mar
shall. a good writer. it has progressed
during his eleven years control of t.
1t now starts an edition of Twice Il
Week. and much success to it.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-04-08
A NORTH CAROLINA TEACHER IN
GEORGIA.

Professor E. c. Branson is a !: tive
North Carolinian now president of the
State Normal school of Georgia, and is
en- intelligent. capable official and edu-
Gator. In a recent article by him in a
magazine he wrote of education in the
south. He astonishes with his figures.
Georgia has don so much for educa-
ton and against illiteracy reducing its
figures much below those of North Car
DINA hat we were not prepared Cor
what he says. According to him in tina
important state there are "only 81 per-
sons to the square mile: about %
square miles are required. therefore, to
supply enough children for a white
school and a negro school,: even a larg-
err area. as only 40 per cent. of the chill
dren are in school at all for as many
as a hundred days in the year. Four
ffthS of the children live in the coun-
trv"
Then We learn that of the total num-
Der of convicts in the p~enitentiary IN
Georgia 81 per cen are common Ia
borers and farm hands. and % per cent.
are minors. Education of the hand and
the mind will never stop crime or keel
low down people out Of the p~enitentiary.
Moral training of a decided and supe-
rior kind is absolutely essential and
this means that they must have relig-
ious training as we'll as the other kind
Professor Branson is too loyal a North
Carolinian to discount the necessity AMI
utility of moral training. He believes
in religious education as Of highest
value and Importance. But he hold:
That effective home mission work
will need to make every church both 4
Sunday school and a day school. wher.
head. heart and hand. taste. conscience
and will are all continually stimulated
TO activity"
We would like to see statistics Of tn.
PROPORTION Of i~lliterates in the stat.
prison in North Carolina. not only now
but for thirty years. Fifteen years agt
Mr.. Bowen. Of New York. son of tn,
old distinguished abolition editor of tn,
past in that city. told us that h hat
visited every p~enitentiary in the south
and that even then more than two
thirds Of the criminals could read AM
write. He saw how little school educa
ton had lone for the suppression O
crime. Education is very important il
an age like this of all sorts Of inven
tons. activities. money-making an,
eternal push and "go", but it is no
all. 1t meets the demands OF bread an,
butter and "the make" bu alas. Their
is an end Of life here.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-04-08
THE HEROIC LIFE SAVERS.

The Messenger almost annually for
several years has had warmly apprevi-
alive words in behalf Of the ~life-savers
of our Countrywide brave men who be-
long to tina service in this country. 1t
has favored their increase of pay and
kindly care by the government Only
the other day when it was reported that
seven Of these self-sacrifcing public
servants and benefactors a lost their
lives off Cape Cod, Massachusetts, in
trying to save from drowning five
stranded sailors. it urged that the ov-
eminent should pass a pensioa law for
the benefit Of members of the lfe-sav-
ing stations. We are gratified to see
other papers equally watchful and fav-
orable in regard to this branch of a
hazardous service. The Baltimore
News recently said.
"On such occasions as this, the world
hears of the hfe-savers. At all other
times they are kept in obscurity, living
in their meagre fashion, exposed con-
stantly to multiplied dangers, Drawing
the rigors OF a life few would care to
lead.
LAS a matter of plain justice, the
government should taxi: INTO serious
consideration the betterment of condi-
tions in which these men live Al pres
ent their pay IS poor and when they
have become old and weatner-beaten
crippled in the service and OF little use
to themselves or the community, as a
reward for their lo~ng-suferIng at the
post Ct duty they are left to be bufreted
about by circumstances. possibly un-
cared for, certainly u~nprovided for save
by those with whom thew nave for so
many years been associated, and who
regard them as necessary burdens. All
this Is wrong, radically wrong. Con-
gress should arrange for the proper
payment nf the Hfe-savers siuring ac-
tuaf service, and for their retirement OF
comfortable pensions after they have
ceased to be active. This Is an abso-
lutte duty that the government owes to
the ~life-savers and IN ftseif"
A hearty ameni to all Of that. Justice,
humanity. sympathy, gratitude alike
appeal TO the congress in the behalf Of
these ~unrecognized heroes. They are as
every way deserving of governmental
favor a. any men In the public service
whether civic er militaf,. navy ol
| army. They are the kind Of heroes svel
whom there Is no parade or trumpeting
1t matters not how faithful to duty
how brave in great and frequent perils
how sympathetic to those in the great.
est distress and danger, how vigiiant
how untiring. how ready to lace dang.
ers and storms. they are poorly paid
and neglected and no po-ans are fol
them The Norfolk yirRinian-PiIot In.
dorses the News and adds This:
III would not cost the opuIent United
states In annual pensions TO suDeran'
nuated .H~e-severs as mucn az # does
TO carry on the war I'm the PHILIPPINES
] Tor half . day. There would not be a.