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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-07-11

The weather of yesterday left its mark
upon Richmond. Not this summer was
a forenoon or early afternoon holter.
One man died from being overcome bH
the heat and another was prosuated'
Soon after o'clock a severe thunder
storm and wind storm swept over l1e
stretch of country about Richmond. Inc
Auditorium the largest building OF the
kind in the State, was struck by hight
ming and totally DESTROYED. The VINO
while not severe here. did great dana ge
in Manchester and further up the coun-
try The State farm was partially dlS-
mantled. one convict escaped in the con-
fusion, another was taken up bodily ana
hurled into the creek, four tobacco barns
were blown down and demolished, the
chimney of the managers house was
blown down.
YESTERDAY dawned clear. and from he
:G1c daylight evidences were abroad that
the cay was going to he Scorcher
Soon the sun was just blazing down on
the streets. At o'clock its heat had
reached that Of any normal midday. Al
neon the mercury in the thermometer
tu:,e had climbed UP to nearly the IS
,>otch The storm. which was made UP
Of rain hail. wind and thunder and ilght-
,j,,., had the effect of cooling The at
niTSDHeGe anu IldtNillS lltt3 lts9> ''t1t W
I'm, then all the mischief had be5n done
Al midnight the tempera ture was regis
tered at Il degrees. and. as was re-
marked. probably in half the MONIES IN
R:cl,mond it was good night for
N.Y. Jobn II. Nagle. a postman. was the
virtim OF the fatal heatstrole- \ man
named Allen. of Miller Street. was the
ether victim. He soon recovered.
The lightning had the effect Of putting
4ou, of use a number of wires in the
city. trolley wire al i~ehty-iirSt and
rrsad Streets fell. and one of the mules
10 Tiuman.s delivery wagon was killed
On. Of the big clothing stores has a
patented ,.chance'' system operated by
means of an electric current. 1t was put
cut of business
1ne Auditorium was struck about 4:45.
In short while it was reduced to a
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-07-11
FIREMEN KILLED
Brick Wall ToppIed During Fierce
Conflagration in Toronto.
{By Associated Press.)

TORONTO, ONT. July 1o.-Fiye fire
rlel. wcre killed in a disastrous fire which
stated in the old street railway stables.
DOW occupied by P. Mcintosh ana Sons
and spread to the wholesale hay and
straw warehouse CT Cadsby and McCann
These establishments were swept away
IN an hours time David See, Harry
Clark. Adam Kerr. Walter Colard and
---- Russell. 1iremen. were working
ortside the southeast wall of 1le McIn-
tcsh building when the brick wall, two
stories high. suddenly topplcd outward
ami buried them. They were dead when
extlicated. The total loss is estimated
at $50, 900; insurance, about 100000.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-07-11
This Sets Fire to the Building,
Which Burns Like finder.
MAY POSTPONE HORSE SHOW
Owners Do Not Expect to Rebuild and
There is No Other Place Available
for the Exhibition. Which pron-
sed to Be Such Success,
The Property Par,
tally lnsurad.

The Auditorium Building was burned to
the ground between five and six O'Clock
yesterday afternoon The fire was occa-
stoned by lightning. and the very COM
bustble nature OF the building rendered
all efforts at extnguishins the flames
futile
The building was unoccupied at the
time. a thoroush-going rearransernent
of the interior had recently been COM
pleted for the Horse Show TO be held in
October at cost of some $500. in ac-
cordance with the plans of Messrs. No
land and Baskerville recently published
In The Times. It belonged to the Fair
Grounds Company. of which Mr.. r l.
Williams is president and Mr.. E. r.
Williams is secretary. There was $4,000
or more of insurance. practically cover
Ing the loss, placed through r. y. Lam
caster and Chaplin and Hume.
MAY PREVENT HORSH SHOW.
The most serious and important result
of the fire is the fact that it destroyed
the one building in or about Richmond
In anv way suitable for the purposes OF
the Horse Show Association Its de-
struction seriously jeopardtzes the prac-
tica bility of a horse show at so earlys
a date as October. Until a meeting OF
the directors of the Association is held
it cannot be stated what change in its
plans will result from the destruction
of the auditorium.
It Is regarded as extremely improoaola
that the owners of the auditorium vii;
rebuild it The fact that they are no
longer Interested In the Traction Conn
! many. coupled with the high cost ct
building material at this time. leads to
tl,e belief that the structure will not bs
restored.
CAUSED BY LIGHTNING.
The severe storm which passed over
| Richmond shortly before five o'clock yes
| terdav afternoon was the cause OF tina
fire The auditorium stood fortunately
| we'll separated from other buildings Oh
every character but exposed to lightning,
| Workmen near the building were startlet
bv a. terrible crash of thunder. Moro
than one person in the neiShborhood saw
the bolt of lightning strike the high
southern front of the large frame struc-
ture. The two or three workmen who
had taken shelter in the other end or thS
| building fed from it to find small fire
starting at the top of the southern front
/ of the building The first window. which
| the flames broke through. was the win
| dow high up in the southern front, I'M
| mediately in the center. It was soma
| time before the alarm was turned IN form
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-07-11

desperate negro had not left the place,
and when the officers arrived opened fire
upon them. barely missing several OF the
officers. No cause could be assigned for
the killing Of DR.. Bats who was one
of Norfolk's most prominent young ply
siCians.
The widest excitement prevailed In
Brambleton, and 1t looked as If lynch
ing was in prospect.
After endeavoring by every means to
induce Gray to come out of the dark
room of his house in which he ha9
taken refuge. the squad OF police with
drawn revolvers charged pu the steps,
and though Gray fired upon them sew
eral times they continued to advance un-
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-07-11
THE AUDITORIUM SOON AFTER THE FIRE STARTED.
ELIRIOUS NEGRO SHOOTS DOWN
DR. BATS, CORONER OF NORFOLK
When Surrounded His Home by the Police He Fires hem
With Drawn Revovers They Enter the Dark Room Where
He is Concealed and Wound Him Mortality.

til they had reached the door of Gray's
room.
The officers fired voIley in the dark,
and Gray was heard to groan. An in
vestigation revealed the fact that Gray
had been mortally wounded Several
bullets had taken effect IN his head and
body.
Gray was removed to st. vincent's
hospital He cannot live. DR.. Bats
death was caused by a wound from a
double barrelled shotgun. The charge
struck him full in the face. infiictinS a
horrible wound.
The only motive assigned for the nur-
der of DR.. Bats is that Gray who had
been i'll for some time. was delirious.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-07-11
new CONSTITUTION
US NOW EFFECTIVE
1t is Properly Recognized by
Executive Officers.
RAILWAY PASSES CALLED IN
RAILWAY PASSES CALLED In
Some Of the Provisions Not Yet Effect
i've, But viii Be Accepted in Good
Faith by a Majority Of the Peo-
ple-First Female Notaries.

Just the clocks of the Common
wealth were registering the hour of noon
on yesterday, the new Constitutlon--the
work Of the best brains and energies in
the State-became effective.
The sweeping change in the organic
law Of the State made without the
slipping of d cog in all its vast machin-
cry. and there was everything to indicate
that the new conditions will not only be
gracefully acquesced in but gladly wei
coined by the people.
The day was practically given up to
dealing with the changes at the Capitol
and little other business was done.
Led by Gov. Montague, who was the
first to swear all the State officers
cheerfully took the oath of allegiance,
save two. and they are temporarily alb
sent. They are Gen. Hill and Attorney
General Anderson. They will return in
a few days.
GOVERNOR HAPPY.
Gov Montague was in a very happy
frame OF mind. He had at last witnessed
the frutition of his fo-ldeSt hopes, and as
he affixed his signature to the oath in
the presence of Judge S. B. Witt and a
number of other friends. his countenance
beamed with delight.
AS soon as the ceremonies were over
he caused a large batch of commissions
10 issue TO female notaries public. the
hold these positions under the new Con-
stitution Secretary Eggeston spent the
day III sending out commissions of reg
1strars appointed under the new instrS-
ment, and in receiving and filing the
oaths OF nearby judges who had sworn
promptly and sent in their papers.
PASSES CALLED liz.
Another evidence of the advent of new
constitutional conditions was the drawing
in of all street and ST cam railway ma sSaS-
" Liie4 in the hands of public officers
ur private citizens. Out in the State the
Judges and other officers required to take
the oath We're proceeding to do so in
order, and with promptness and fidelity.
and all indications are strongly pointing
toward the peaceful operation of the in
strtment. One case in court was disposed
Of Under the changed conditions, the
Judge passing sentence on a prisoner who
rlcaded guilty in the city of Staunton
without the Intervention of a jury. Sew
in Norfolk were reported. they having
reilred to retain their railroad passes.
NOT YET IN EFFECT.
Many of the branches of the Constitu-
tio-1 do not become effective for some
time yet notable amCng these being thuse
feiating 10 the Corporation Commission
AVID the new fiduciary system. The for
mer becomes effective in February, 1903.
and tho latter one year later.
The terms of most of the present Off
ciIis are extended by the schedule,
though sGme of them are slightly cut.
The progress OF affairs under the new
Constitution will be watched with great
Interest all over the State. and the gen
e-al impression seems to be that il will
work admirably and be accepted III good
faith by vast majority of the people.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-07-11
Especial Dispatch to The Times.)

Especial Dispatch to The Times)
NORFOLK, VA, July 10.-One of the
most sensational murders that have
startled Norfolk for many years oc-
CURED tonight when Dr. j. c. Bats.
City Coroner. was instantly killed by
negro named Gray. at the home Of the
latter in Brambleton, a suburb. The
physician was called to attend Gray's
wife, and from the BEST information OBJ
tainable was shot down by Gray the
moment he entered the house.
The police were notified. and immedi-
ately surrounded Gray,s house The
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-07-11
KING STEADILY IMPROVES
His Majesty is Not Yet Able to Sit Up,
but Reclines on a Couch.

(By Associated Press.)
LONDON. July 1o.-King Edward is not
yet able to sit up. but every day he is re-
moved to an adjustable couch, which
gives a welcome change to his position
and which enables him to read with some
degree of comfort.
It is understood that next week he may
be transferred to the Royal yacht, the
Victoria and Albert, in a specially con-
structed ambulance carriage. He main
tains his steady improvement
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-07-11

cosud puooes 10 penusuoo>
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-07-11

! WEATHER FORECAST
Forecast for Saturday and Sunday:
virginia-Fair Friday and SATURDAY;
light 10 fresh north winds.
North Carolna-Fair Friday except
) showers and cooler on the coast. Satur-
! day fair; fresh north to northeast winds
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RESCUE WORK.

Continued on Second Page!
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RANGE EoF THERMOMETER

The Thermometer ranged as follows at
The Times office yesterday: A u. 81;
y NJ. 81: P. NJ. a5. F. NJ. 81: . z.
NJ n; IL midnight, 80 Average. so.a
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1902-04-14

It Is. n. LQuL hUCLlcuteIs
-DY VIRTUE OF A DECREE OF THE
ID Corporation Court Of the city Of AleXsn.
ria, Virgins, entered ON the 22nd day Of
July. 1901 10 tho chancery cause Of seaton
IS Fra kin, ct ais the undersigned COM
missionars Of ssie nsmel in said decree. will
offer for sale st pnoic auction. in front OF the
Market BuiliinR, RoJal street, at II o'clock
NJ, on
The llowitg real estate ia Alexandra. Vir'
ginis:
lows: Bssinnins on the east aide Of Wash-
ineton street forty-6ve (45) feet, six (0)
inches souh OF GlDbOn ttreei, and running
south on Washington street e'ehtesn (lS)
feet. and running 'sck esst With tho same
Width, sizty.two (62) feet, eleven (11)
inches
re ms Of sale; Teu per csut1m of the
puTebsse money in cash and the residue in
thrso tq1sl insiallmenfs at six l6l, twelve
(l2, snd Ell hteen (1S) months, with interest
irom dai9Of sale, and evidenced by the hoDd
Of the pulebsslr aud retention Of the title un-
tll the wnole the purchase money is paid.
III cOnv yaDeing 70 hs ct tho cot OF the pur'
cbsser. K. KEMP 81,
JOHN ~. JOHNSON.
Commissioners OF Sslo.
Ice, sify that lhn r. Johnson, o Of the
commisaioneri o. fae above m 'ntioDed. b. :
erecule1 bond in the penslty Of 9l,CO), as
require hg thu decree o. sale in I'd cIuse,
with approve security.
JOHN s. BEACH, Gle k,
BY ]. T. CALLAHAN, ID. Q.
anI10 1sE4w
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RxP. z. Knox. Au uotiont e =

By P F. Knox, Auetiouter.
DY vIRIUE OF A DEED OF TRUST,
- dstoi July 19, 1895. and recorded in
Deei Book No. 36, page 402, Of the snd
Records If the city of Alex lndria, ViIginis,
executed bv William @. Kinball and wife to
Lewis Mex. Bell and others trustee g of the
AlexandTis Perpetual Building Fund Arsocis.
ton, the undersigned irus ees OF the said
assoc alton. will, at twelve o'clock M., on
SATURDAY,
the Goth day of April, 1901,
Sc at public auction, for lash, the following
resi- esiate, situated in the city Of Alexsndris,
Virtinia, on the north side Of Queen street,
between Payne aud West streets, and bounded
as f1IloWf: Beginning on the north side OF
Oueen street, 10 feet east OF West street, ard
at the east lire Of Baisr's line; thence east on
Queen street g feet, inchel; thence north
parallel to We street, IA feet, to sn alley
10 f. ct wide; thence west, parallel to Queer
street, 16 feet, 5 inches TO Bsler's lire; enc
II G south, parallel to West street, IA fee
to the beginning together with the use OF th'
said alleS, 81 d all ris shtsand sppurtenances &
the said lot of ground belonging.
Conveyancing at the cost Of the purchf ssi
or purchs e's.
LEWIS MEX. BELL
WILLIAM Il. LATHAM Trustees.
DANIEL BUBEN
ap11 is
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INVITED TO SEE HIM DIE.--kllsD
Cogsdell, one OF the wealthlest and
oldest farmers in Colfsx township, near
Rutherfordtou, N. O., hao made prep
ar, tons for one OF the most ra mark
able suicides on record. II be carries
out bis designs, and it is said that be
will by those who uUdeIt Iud the man
and bis character, be will have created
a precedent 10 spectacular shutting OIL
Of the moltIl coil.
Coasdell has sent out printed invita-
tions to number Of friends and rela'
tives, inviting them to dinner to be
given at bis home, four miles from Eli
len boro, on Juue 10. when he will do
the honors at the table for the lsst
time. The dinner will be served ct
| IL o'clock. Promptly at II O'Clock
G jesdell will give bis guests an op
POI tnnity Of seeing man take his oWr
life.
Ju.t how Cogsdell will commit the
deed is not stated, but 1t is understood
| thst he will shoot himself st the table
sf,er the repsst has been concluded
CoOsdell and his aged wife drove t.
Rutherfordton Wednesday, carrying
Cogsdel's old army pit)l to a gun
smit1's, int ttructiug the smith to have y
10 firstcsss order by June 8. The 10
vitauons have created stire 10 Cola,
towuship. The only reason assigned
for 10 deed is that his children hsvt
eau sed him much trouble and that be
cause Of this be has grown tired OF life
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THE CORONATION.

Westminster Abbey is .spidly beir 8
turned into q lumter yard. Hundreds
OF loads of timber were discharged a.
the stately entrances last week aud
t ken 10 bg the busy carpenters, who
ore erecting 1T ,nds and otherwise pre-
pairing for the coronation OF Kioe E1-
ward. How packed the Abbey is likely
10 can be judged by the fact that
only 16 inches OF pace is set apart for
each persop. This slsrmiDgly small
allowance has caused several dowsgers
to declare that they will not attend the
coronation, for, with the long wait and
the bet wet tler, to say nothing OF the
weight OF the thick, velvet robes and
the coronets, tle Abbey service would
be altogt tler too trying for poitlJ
middle-sged women, mos Of whom are
not sccu, toned t. such Strains.
The latest devics for celebrating the
coronation is an energetic agitation for
lights and 'nfires from John OGroats
to Lands End. These beacons OF re-
ioicing will probably be established on
a scsle never before attempted In Eng
land.
King Edward hes expressed
very clearly bis wish that money
expended 10 celebrating his coronbt op
should be devoted to charitable and
philsnthropic objects rather than to
mere ostentstions display. Being in'
formed that Greenwich purf 1sed COM
memorsting the coronation by raising
funds for permanent enlargement Of
the Local hospital, the King Informed
the borough, through Sir Francis
Knollys, the private secretary OF bis
Mfistty, that he was greatly pleased
with the spirit displayed end thought
the local charities were much the hest
objects for celebration expenditure
t ,roughout the kingdom. The royal
wish is likely to have widespread re-
suit and enefit numberless institutions.
Thanks chi, fly to the arrival of
number OF Americans, the prices OF
seats for the coronation rose by leaps
and bounds last week until now there
is lively gamble going oD. The ex-
tent OF this can be Rt t1ered from the
fact nat two Americana early in the
week pad G200 for three small win
dows on the Strand and rasold them
yesterday for $500. Ia Piccadilly
three bay windows have gone to sn
American purchaser for $50 guiness
each. For q CORNER bay window in the
same locality 1000 was asked. These
prices are 60 excessive that there Is
mound to be a slump later, but while he
boom lasts spectators are reaping o
rich harVett.
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AUCTION SALES.
Samuel H. Limit. Auctioneer.

By samuel II. Lunt, Auctioneer.
DY VIRTUE OF DEED OF TRUST
Id from Jsmes Moore to the trustees OF
the Bercattie e Railway Building aud Loan
Asoeistion Of Alexaod'is, Va, dated on the
goth dsv OF January, 1895. recorded ia Liber
A, No 6, psge 221 of the decd books OF
Fairfsx county, Va. 'te undersigned, Who is
the trustee authorized 10 execue ssid deed
OF trust. ct { Tquest Of said a(socistion by
order OF Its beard OF directors, six months CO.
fsnlt hav NJ been made in the psyme ut OF
due, premiums, fees and interest as sscured
By ssid deed Of iiust will offer for sale at
pub'.c auction in frOnt OF the Market House,
)yal slrest entrance Alexandra, Va, on
MONDAY,
tie 9th day OF Nay, 1902,
at . o'clock D.. that iOr 10 PARCEL OF
LAND kcown rs OF No. II in Block No.
%, in Now Alexa1dris, Va. Said lot Is i'm
proved by dNelline-hOuse ard numerous
out.hoUsgs including barn.
TeIms OF sale: Cash sufficient to pay the
costa OF executing Ssid tluat. including five
per cent commission TO the trustee, tbs sum
Of 1916 80 due said association, any taxes
AID leyies that NAV - due. snd tho residue
upon credit OF SIX months bearing intsrest
and secured b. deed Of trust.
III )MA3 J. FANSON, Trustee.
am fa,g6 -
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OF woman suffrage 10 Wyoming. and
she held the Office OF justice of the peace
there The only woman that ever held
that Office. She was noted for ibe i'm
partiality of her administration. Her
hu ,band weq once brought before Der
for 9 slight infra olion oi'the law. The
coui -oon wss crowded, ss 1t wss ex-
pec.ed tht chs would show favor in his
case. After a severe oross.exsmins ton
abe gave him the severeit penalty oil
the law for the offepse, and then lee
turei him on the enormity OF Jaw
breaking.
Al ber death Mrs Morris wss eighty
eight years old.
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LION FOUGHT A BULL.-Yesterdsy
afternoon in the Jusrtz bull ring,
across the Rio Grsude and on the Mexi-
can side OF the border from Ell Psso, q
Numidian lion and Samals Mauck
Mex can bull fought each other almost
% the death. The fight was held IN an
oct Agon cage SO feet in circumference,
which was securely fsttened In the CEN
ter CT the bullripg. The bull was frat
decoyed into the cage and directly
sdiacelt to this was placed smaller
cage col tanning the lion. At blast OF
tue trumpet the lion was admitted from
the emaller t. the larger cage. The
doors of the lions cage and toe bulls
prison were automatically closed and
the smaller cage rolled back to the eide
Of the ring, 10 order thst the specia
tors view nigit not be affected. Their
followed tae roaring and bsllowing, the
crouchips and charging, the spring o
the lion. the mad pluDRes OF the bull
the lacers ting Of the hull's fash and t1'
animals terrible injuries from the oi'int
and clswipgs OF t1e lion.
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