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The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1902-05-01

1t was not a precise middle-aged man.
knowingly. Presently Mr. Holden
would come in with his eyeglasses. She
wondered trifle drearily what kind OF
a figure he would cut as one of the
happiest of men. But she knew she
would be glad when he did come and il
was all over.
There was a step outside and Molly
felt that she was quite equal to the &C.
casion. 1t was not precise middle
aged man, however, that came through
the open window. Nothing but bass
voice trolling out vaudeville song:
"Oh my Mexican Juanita,
In the moonlight l will meet her,
Way down upon the silver Rio
Grande."
MAX. my splendid Max. No, Pm
Molly clenched the ring in her palm
and started upstairs on a run.
why, Molly"
BEG pardon, Max. l was in hur-
ry-I didn't see"
"All right, but see here. I've been
made editor and I'm going to get
married"
who to?"
"Why, to you"
ooh, Max I'm so gladl"
Are you, dear? l know l am"
Max, you silly. I didn't mean that
OF course, l am glad, too. But what !
meant was-let me go just a minute
/ want to get rid of this miserable
thing"
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1902-05-01
To the North Pole by Balloon.

During the rast few years many attempts
have been made to reach the North Pole by
ship, but on account of the ice have all been
failures. 1t would seem, therefore, that the
only way to reach the coveted spot is by the
balloon. There is also but one way to obtain
good health for those who suffer from indi-
gestion, dyspepsia, constipation or liver and
kidney troubles, and that is by using Hostel
ter's Stomach Bitters. Don't fail to try It,
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1902-05-01
SURGICAL OPERATIONS
How Mrs. Bruce, a Noted Opera
Singer, Escaped an Operation.
Proof That Many Operations
for Ovarian Troubles are I'm
necessary.

"DEAR Mrs. PINKHAM: -Travelling
for years on the road, with irregular
meals and sleep and damp beds, broke
down my health SO completely two
years ago that the physician advised
complete rest, and when had gained
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1902-05-01

Norway, Ireland and Spain have
more blind people in proportion to
population than any other European
countries. Spain has 216 per 100000,
Norway 20S and Ireland Ill.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1902-05-01
Tetterine Cures Quickly.

"Only two applications Of Tettertne cured
q bad case Of Ring Worm from which had
suffered. Julian NJ. Solomon Savannah Ga.
Soc. a box by mail from J T. Shuptrine, Savan-
nah, Ga, If your druggist don't keep it.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1902-05-01

ITSpermanently cured. No fits or nervous
ness after first days use Of DR.. Klines Great
EerveRestorer. S2trial bottle and treatisefres
DR.. r. II. KLINE, Ltd, 931 Arch st.. Phila., Pa.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1902-05-01

A powder. 1t rests the feet. Cures Corns,
Bunions, Swollen, Sore, Hot, Callous Aching,
sweating Feet and Ingrowing Nails. Aliens
Foot Ease makes new or tight shoes easy. At
all Druggists and Shoe stores, 25 cents. Ac-
cept no substitute. Sample mailed FREE.
Address Allen s. Olmsted, Leroy, n. Y.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1902-05-01

Dyeing is as simple as washing when you
use PUTNAM FADELEss DYES. Sold by all
druggists.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1902-05-01

There are nineteen parliaments in the
British Empire = ten in British North
America, seven in Australasia and two in
South Africa
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1902-05-01

A handful of common sense is worth a
bushel of learning
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1902-05-01

Pisos Cure for Consumption is an infallible
medicine for coughs and colds.-N. w.
SAMUEL, Ocean Grove, N. j., Feb. II, 1900.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1902-05-01

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup for children
\ teething, soften the gums, reduces infamma-
ton ,alIays pain cures wind collie Csc. bottle
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1902-05-01

The bacillus of the grip is the smallest
disease germ yet discovered.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1902-05-01

Some men are known by the company
they keep and others by the fellows they
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1902-05-01

In 1861 only 1,393,Ooo acres OF land
were under cultivation in Australia.
In 1893 there were over 100000
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1902-05-01

Usually when man starts on the down
ward road the brake refuses to work.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1902-05-01

The amount of blood in the human body
is one-thirteenth of the body weight.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1902-05-01

Russia now possesses a school of mill
tary ballooning.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-03-22
PHOTOGRAPHS OF
DECEASED PASTOR
Congregation of Leigh Street
Baptist Church Buy Pictures
Of the Late Mr.. Wright.

Mrs. William L. Wright. widow of
DR.. Wright, for a number OF years
pastor. of the Ieish-Strcet Baptist
Church. this city has recently sert
TO the church many photographs of her
husband Intended for sale.
Mrs Wright thought the people at
Iigh-Strcct had not forgotten her hus-
band and would like to have something
that could be kept in their homes that
they and their children might always
sea and be reminded of the man who Ia
bored so helpfully among them. She
guessed Alright.
She had the photographs mounted on a
cardboard and set among brief estimates
OF Dr. Wright by prominent Baptists of
this and other States.
I,hcso cards were sent to the church.
and by friends offered for sale The price
was ten cents. to cover the expense. In
n ' cry short while after the people of the
congregation knew that they could be
gotten they were all gone. Others could
.robably as readily have been sold. DIR.
Wright was one of the best beloved and
NEST effective ministers who have labored
in this city in the last quarter of CEN
tury.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-03-22
THE METH0DISTS
GET TOGETHER
Joint Commission of Churches,
North and South, Meets
in Baltimore.
(By Associated I'ress.)

BALTIMORE. MD. Marcl, o1.-The
first session of joint commission rep
resenting the Methodist Episcopal Church
and the Methodist Episcopal Church.
South, began to-day at the Woman's
College in this city. The conference is
private.
"A member of the commission of
Northern branch of the church said that
the result of the conference will undoubt-
edly be far-reaching, and it will be inn
possible to predict its general scope.
Following are some OF the items that
will be brought up for consideration:
Tnitication of mission work in all for
cign fields.
Strengthening the various posts Of the
two churches by thorough organization
and equipment.
The establishment of a more economic
ba sis Of operation.
The establishment of joint theologi-
cal seminary in the foreign field.
The establishment of joint female
seminary In the foreign field.
a proposition to establish Joint book
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-03-22
The Judge in His Charge Warns
Against Popular Feeling.
VERDICT EXPECTED TO-DAY
Thought it VIII 3. Murder ID the Second
Degree-The Father of the Prisoner
Says lie Has the Names OF Three
Men Who We're Getting Up
Grow to Lynch Him.
Toasts His DEATH.

Especial Dispatch to The Tlmes.)

:
ELIZABETH CITY, n. c., March IL
1T late hour tonight crowds are gath
cI.ins along the streets in anticipation
Of the jury's verdict. Should they say
Wilcox is innocent there will likely be
n attempt to snatch him from the Off
night. for lawyers on both sides say
they do not look for a decision until
Saturday. The police acknowledge small
crowds are collecting, but they do not
expect trouble tonight, for the jury is
not likely to render their say.
Judge Jones this morning made feel
iEg charge to the jury. He told them
not to consider popular sentiment or
prejudice and not to take into ac-
count any public demonstration, refer
ring to yesterday S exodus from the court
house and the ringing of the fire alam.
He said other action would do violence
to their oaths. He. said they should be-
fore conviction find that the evidence
was not only consistent with guilt, but
Inconsistent with innocence. and told them
10 rise above prejudice and passion.
TIE INSTRUCTIONS.
The court reviewed the evidence and
the contentious on both sides. He said
he had no opinion and if he should dwell
more on one side than the other, he told
te jury not TO consider it. but to find
in accordance with the facts.
Among the instructions he gave to the
jury are these:
..Under the bill OF indictment and the
evidence IN the case you can return a
verdict Of murder in the first degree. or
murder in the second degree. or Il YER
dict of not guilty. as You may find the
facts to be from the evidence. after ap-
plying the facts so found by you to
the rules OF law given you by the court.
TN coming to Your verdict you have
taken an oath that You will try this
,'.>or 80 avidencn introduced IN
this trial. It is your duty not to be
influenced by anything other than the
evidence. Thai if You have formed an
opinion about this before the commence
ment of this trial, it is the duty of each
of YOU not to allow that opinion or the
facts You have heard about the case
before you were empanelled in this case
to influence your verdict in the least. but
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-03-22
PRICE TWO CENTS
you are to render your verdict from tho
evidence given by the witnesses ard by

you are to render your verdict from tho
evidence given by the witnesses ard BY
that alone.
CIRCUMSTANTIAL EVIDENCE.
in this case the State relies entirely
upon circumstantial evidence to estao-
l:sh fact that a crime has been conf
sn.istcd, and in order to establish the guilt
of the prisoner it shall fully appear that
Il crime has been committed and been
committed by him.
Every material circumstance relied
uEcn by the State as proof OF quit OF tne
prisoner must be proven beyond a red
5sorab1e doubt, and the circumstances SO
proven must not only be consistent WITH
his guilt, but must be inconsistent with
his innocense. and if there is any reason
able hypothesis consistent with the IN
rocense of the prisoner. the jury should
give him the benefit of the doubt and
render a. verdict of not guilty
IF You shall find from the evidence IN
this case, beyond a reaSona bic doubt that
the prisoner formed the preconceived and
fixed purpose in his mind of taking the
ilfc of Ella NJ. Cropsey. the deceased.
ard in pursuance of such preconceived
liberation and premeditation. carry out
the preconceived and fixed purpose so
formed in his mind by taking the life OF
the deceased. then he would be guilty
OF murder in the first degree, and you
Should so render your verdict.
THE DEGREES OF MURDER.
sit is not necessary that the purpose
and design to Kill. must exist for any par
ticular length OF time, but it must have
existed before the killing. and If the pr1s-
oner formed a fixed and deliberate ptlr-
pose in his mind to take the life OF the
deceased, and. in pursuance of such fixed
and deliberate purpose. did. in a moment
after forming such purpose, take the life
OF the deceased. Ella NJ. Cropsey. this
would constitute a wilful killing with
deliberation and prcrncditatfon-
'.If You arc not satisfied beyond
doubt that the prisoner is guilty of Mir
der in the first degree. You will proceed
TO determine whether or not he is guilty
OF murder in the second degree.
''If you find from the evidence. beyond
a. reasonable doubt. that the prisoner took
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-03-22
MIR. LAMB FIRED AT.
Young Lawyer Had Exciting Experience Last
Might With Intruder.

Mr.. John a. Lamb. son of the Congress-
man, had an exciting experience latc last
night with n man who. he thought, was
4 burglar. He fired at the man five times
and the man fired two shots in return.
: Mr.. Lamb was standing on the back
,,orch of residence. 40. 123 South Fifth
Street, while the wouid-bc intruder was
in the alley.
The midnight caller was white. He
came in a cab, and was evidently intend
ing to effect an entrance to house near
by He had been drinking and had gone
To the wrong house. The servant woke
Mir. Lamb, telling him that a bursla~
was trying TO get in. The man ran Oft
after the five shots fired at him and after
lie had '.held his end up the best he
could The cab driver, Fitz. Lee Cham
bers icolorcd). also ran. leaving his We
icle. He returned afterwards and sad
he had gotten the stranger at the Union
-pcpot, and had taken him TO several sa-
lGons and finally to the alley behind Mr..
Lambs residence. Officers Finnegan,
Wiltshire and Wyatt hunted for the dis
tLrber OF the young lawyers slumbers.
but were unable TO find him.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-03-22
SEVERAL NORMAL
SCHOOLS NEEDED
Earnest Presentation Of the Sub
ject by Dr.. Frazer, Of
Farmvi|!e.

The Committees of the Senate and
House on Public Institutions and Edu-
cation held a. joint session last night. "A
number of the members of the Richmond
Education Association were present for
the purpose of presenting to the commit
tee tho Importance of establishing one or
moro State female normal schools in adj
dition to the one in operation in Farm
vile.
MIR. J. Stewart Bryan. representing the
association addressed the committees
briefly. He. was, followed by Dr. Robert
Erazer. until recently at the head Of the
Farmville School Dr. Hrazer thought the
State could not find a better way to spend
s3oo.odp than in the education Of female
teachers to whom ttsscntruSt the instruc-
tion Of the 100000 children OF the State.
Tho State now spends So. 100 900 on public
schools. Dr. Frazer thought it would do
better to put s1.e0o.C0o on public schools
and $510,G10 on normal instruction. Tho
State should have at least five or six
more normal schools like the one ut
Farmville. This would be better than to
enlarge this school, rs the best results
come in a, school of about 80. thinks
DIR. Frazer The Farmville School cost
the State but $1,000 a'year.
'.rhc great troutlcdwith the schools of
Of competent teachers. Teaching is one
thing; hearing lessons another
DR.. Frazer thought any live Virginia
town would get together 100000 to start
such a school if. the State would then
locate it. Tho school, apart from other
benefits, would bring over $1,000 Il year
to the town in cash, a good return on an
outlay OF 100000.
The suggestion Of the association was
that the subject OF establishing one or
more additional female normal schools he
referred to an ad interim committee IT,
report to the next Legislature. The COM
mittec took no action last night. but
this course will probably be followed.
Among those present were: Mrs. s. E.
Valentine, Mrs. 7. Il. Dashel. Mrs. +.
c. Minor. Miss a: n. Parker, Mrs. Al
bert Brice. Miss Blair, Miss Elizabeth
Robinson, Miss Virginia Elicit. Mr.. W.
f. Fox. Judge e. c. Minor. Mr.. f. Is.
Valentine, Mr.. A. II. Hill and Mr.. L. T.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-03-22
ORDERED FROM
THEIR OWN HOMES
Cave-in on Park Avenue Rendered
Them Unsafe-Loss Nearly
500, 600.
(By Associated Prcss.l

NEW YORK, March 2l.-Park Avenue
tni; city, to-day was again the scene OF
an accident, which. while it cntailcd no
loss of life, caused a. property loss of
considerable proportions. The brown
stone fronts. Of several four-story pri-.
v;.te houses OH the cast side of tho avenue
sink from the undermining of the FOUL
dations by excavations for the Rapid
Transit tunnel
The first serious cavc-in occurred when
the sidewalk and areawaN of No. 50 Park
Avenue sank to a considerable depth,
leaving the front wall with no support
ard exposing the cellar. The houses on
either side of No. % were also rendered
unsafe Late in the afternoon a further
setting of the walls and Sidewalks ana
III. residents on the cast side of the block
vcre ordered by the police to leave their
h.1nes The financial loss was estimated
III $4,000 TO 100000.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-03-22
KILLED HIS EMPLOYER.
The Act Justified by the circumstances.
Conductors Arm Mashed OF
Especial Dispatch to The Time


RALEIGH. n. c.. March o1.-Q. S.
Adams. a farmer in Barton's Creek Town
ship. was shot and killed this afternoon
by John Nipper. an employee on the farm.
Adams came to Nipper's house intoxicated.
was overbearing, struck his mother, ana
attacked Nipper himself. Later Nippcr got
a gun and shot him dead The load of
shot took effect in his right breast. lie
then went to an officer and gave himself
UP.
The killing is generally pronounced JUS
tiilable.
Capt. ". J. Rand Of Raleigh. Seaboard
Air Line freight conductor, fell from his
train At Cheraw this afternoon. and
his left arm crushed so that anlputation
was necessary.
Rand was riding on a fiat car and fell
off in such a way that his arm fell on the
track, under the car wheels He was
making a run from Hamlet to Cheraw
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-03-22
PAGES RICHMOND. VA, SATURDAY.. MARCH %, 1902

2 y
She said that no person 2on Garth save
herself knew It; that it was a secret
known TO them alone, and she had kept
it carefully guarded from the world.
mother, father, sisters-all-and that the
family then in the house knew It NOT.
To another question she replied that
she could get no woman to assist her ir
preparing the body, and then the mascu-
line neighbors offered their services.
She was told that the secret she had
borne in her bosom so many years could
have been buried with the woman she had
loved as passionately as If She were a
man. had she only attended the body
alone
NO LONGER A SECRET.
She said: '.T know it. but death has
truth to be known She was questioned
further, but resolutciy declined to say
more.
Why The passionate love of these wo-
men for each other existed may never be
known.
The reporter called several times this
afternoon and evening for another con-
versation with the grief-stricken woman.
but he was not permitted to see her. Each
time he was told that she was peacefully
sleeping, and her family refused to wake
her.
Back OF all there may be still a. deeper
mystery. Many reasons are suggested
for this disguise, but absolutely nothing
definite. Green is said to own some
valuable property near Raleigh. n. C.,
but this case obtained recently. ard.
therefore. could not be connected with
the disguise.
1t is =, mystery still unsolved, and the
problem can only be worked out by the
woman so long thought TO be wife.
MANY RUMORS
All sorts of rumors are aoat in Et-
tricks tonight. and the ntensest curl
osity prevails in regard to the case.
it is believed by some that Mrs. Green
will now prove TO be n man. and that
they swapped Identity FOR some purpose
known only to themselves.
So certain arc citizens that further
revealment will come that there was talk
tonight of watching the house. Green
is said to have considerable property in
Raleigh.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-03-22
COMPROMISE SUFFRAGE PLAN
WILL BE BITTERLY FOUGHT
Those Opposed to it Force Adjournment and After Long
Conferences Adopt a Substitute to Be
Offered To-Day.

the plan, which had only been printed
in the newspapers. and that he was bit
terly opposed to it Speeches in favor
OF adjournment were made by N1essrs.
O'Flaherty, Wysor and others OF the
opposition, on the ground that they want
cd time to understand the new plan.
1t was explained by Aiessrs. Stuart,
JScndall, r. l.. Gordon and Glass, that
the only material change In the plan
from the one which had been printed
and discussed for over three months. and
known as the Glass minority plan, was
that the temporary understanding had
been moved up from one year to six
years. then novel up as to other feat
ures for two years, with power in tile
Legislature to allow the people to say at
legislature to allow the people to say at
the expiration of the understanding
clause, whether they would make it per-
nlanent or not.
WANTED TO ORGANIZE
Mr. Meredith contended that. his side.
who opposed the plan, ought to have time
to agree on a plan or to organize their
L I
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-03-22


NORFOLK, VA, March 2l.-The arrest
here tonight or w. Lindsay Bibb. con-
testant from the Good Government sldc
fot a Legislative scat from this city.
created a sensation The charge against
him was that he took from the room at
the Monticello Hotel of ii. j. Barnes $2bt-
Barnes is from Hinton, \. c.. and has
not known Bibb before. he SAYS. The
story. as he tells it. is that Mr.. Bibb,
Whom he met short while before. came
10 his room and invited him out to sup
per; that he declined. and asked Bibb to
sstop with him. This he did. Barnes says.
but upon awaking he found his money
gone.
Newspaper men were not allowed to
learn from Ribb his side of the case to-
night Tho friends of the accused claim
that political reasons undcrlic the arrest.
4 Lagorio will become Bibb's bondsman
III $500.
Blbb was baiied this morning. He inn
u.cdiatcly made statement denying the
charges and asking a suspension of juuG-
ment by the public.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-03-22

The compromise suffrage plan was sub
m;ttcd to the general conference yester-
day, but that was all. 1t was not con-
sldercd.
After an hours fight the plea OF the
orrosition for adjournment until to-day,
in order that they might have oppor-
tunity to consider the new clause, pre-
vailed, and lines were formed later for
q determined fight.
Those Of varying views, but all op-
pcsed to the compromise scheme, held
afternoon and night conferences, and at
the latter adopted what is practically the
Meredith plan. and it will he offered IN
the conference this morning 4 sub
stitute for the compromise scheme, after
the Wysora substitute has been with
drawn.
THE PLAN PRESENTED.
The convention only sat few minutes
yesterday. There were seventy-thrce
1rcmbers present, and Rev. S. T. Goou-
win offered prayer.
Upon application Of Richmond Lodge.
NO. 40, B. p. o. e., the use of the con-
vention hall was granted them for We'd
nesday night. March Goth, for installation
ceremonies, their own lodge-room; under
SCIiiS 1Spdll
After granting several leaves of absence
the convention adjourned. and the iSuf-
fraGe Conference was called.
Senator Daniel presented to the confer
ence the compromise suffrage plan agreed
upon, as he said, by a large majority of
the members of two informal conferences
and representing divergent views of that
majority as a compromise settlement of
a suffrage measure
After stating that he would spare the
conference the infiction of any address
on the suffrage question. lie proceeded to
read and explain the provisions OF the
rlan, which was printed in full in yester-z
day mornings Times.
COULD NOT aSUFPORTs1T.
Mr.. Pollard OF the committee. arose and
said he could not vote for any UNDER
standing clause and regretted to say that
he had to dissent from the plan. He
also stated that he. with q grea tAdeaI
of reluctance. had to acknowledge that,
in his opinion. if any argument was ever
come to in the Democratic conference on
the suffrage question it would have to
be on the plan presented by Senator
Daniel as "a has
Senator Daniel then offered the plan
as a substitute for the. Glass plan, which
was pending.
Mr. yVysor offered the plan submitted
8l,v him a S a substitute for the compro-s
mise plan.
Mr.. Meredith hsnloved that the conf ference
ad iourn until Saturday. saying tha ne
had not had IN .opport rtunity to examine