Sunday Washington globe., 1902-05-18
LIVE NEWS OF THE
OLD DOMINION.
Latest Happenings Cleaned From Az
Over the State.
cLASPED HANDS OVER OPEN GRAVE.
Governor Montague aud Senator Martin
Shake Hands at Lynchburg Train RObber
Scarcely Has Disappeared -A Runaway
Engine Causes a Death-Two Hundred Dol
las for Two Plnts-O Other News.

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hoke, $40; Samuel Hart, National Mill
tary Home, Elizabeth City, $Io Jeff
Porter Irevilians SO; Joseph Hogg,
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$I2; William Tracy National Military
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Joel "A. Whitehead, Arlington, SO; Rob
ert Gleason, Norfolk, So War with
Spain--Louis B. Hill Manchester. 50.
Increase, Restoration, Reissue, &c.
Calvin McClenney, Courtland $40; Rob
ert Newton National Soldiers Home,
Elizabeth City, $40; Samuel Landenber-
ger, National Soldiers Home, Elizabeth
City, SI2: Pattie Keeling. Driver S8
Orignal-War with Spain-Henry B.
Start, Amelia C. H., So Increase, Res
toratlon, Reissue &c.--Philip Schmidt,
National Soldiers Home. Elizabeth CITY,
SI2; John B. Whiting, Williamsburg, So !;
George G. kellam, Pungoteague, Sr2;
Washington Johnston Winchester So
homas Edlin, Spottsylvania c. H.. SI2;
James Cuffy Berkeley, So.
A fatal freight wreck occurred at : A.
M. on the Southern Railway in the cor.
porate limits of Lynchburg Four miles
from the city, on a grade, IS loaded
freight cars broke away and came at full
speed to the city, where they collided
ON Jefferson street with an engine and
cahoose going south, wrecking eight cars
OF cotton and lumber. The engineer re.
vcrsed his engine, and. with the fagmau
and brakeman jumped The conductor
stayed on the caboose, which, with the
reversed engine, ran back at full speed
through the Southern yards. where ne
Jumped. he runaway engine and ca
boose ran into the engine of a freight,
Canaging it considerably and breaking
the caboose into kindling wood which
then caught fire The runaway engine
was also badly damaged Owen Fields,
the tagman who jumped, was caught
under a car of lumber and was so badly
injured that he died soon after.
Members ot the constitutional conveu-
lon are now engaged in preparing lists
ot registers and electoral boards for the
,valiors sections of the State, which will
he submitted and voted on soon after the
convention reassenbles, on May %. The
men selected to serve on these important
bodies VIII be the best and most honest
citizens OF the State. 1t is thought thai
the adjourned session of the convention
VIII not be very long, for there now
seems no doubt that the new constitution
VIII be proclaimed. The most interesting
subject will be the terms of State. off
GERS Many of them will be abridged
after warm contests.
Ever since the gubernatorial campaign
the relationb between Governor Mon
tague and United States Senator Thos
). Martin have not been cordial But Fri
day they clasped hands virtually across
an open grave. Both went to Lvnchburp
to attend the funeral of Major Otey, and
there put aside whatever of bitterness
existed between them Senator Martin
was in force of the nomination of Claude
A. Swanson over Montague and there
we're various reports of sayings and ac-
tions on his part calculated to arouse III
feeling between him and Mr.. Montague.
Now permanent friendly relations seem
restored
1t Is practically certain that the Gov
ernor will not order a special election to
I'LL the vacancy in Congress caused bv
the death of Major Peter J. Otey, of the
Sixth District of Virginia. The Govern
or It is understood. feels that nothing
would be gained by this action, as there
IS a strong probability that Congress will
adjourn shortly. 1t will remain. there
fore, for the regular primary in the
Sixth District, and it now seems more
than likely that State Senator Carter
.Iass, of Lynchburg, will be chosen, Mr.
,Ilass is owner and editor Of two DaDers
in Lynchburg the News and the Ad-
vance. The date of the primary IS
July 20.
James Brown was tried in the County
Court of Rockbridgc for selling whiskey
in that a local option district, without
q license, and fined $500 by the jury and
sentenced to Jail for three months bv
Judge Houston. Brown had taken all
appeal from the recent finding OF Mayor
Person who had fined him $Ioo and
given him a sentence Of six months. The
,ale of two pints of whiskey was the
luantity involved.
Charles J. Searcy, the Aquila trair
-obber, who. on being released last week
from the State penitentiary. went imme-
lately to Brooke and Stafford Court.
house. the scene of his crime and con.
tiction. and said he would remain for
several days has departed Though it is
said that he bought ticket for Wash.
ngton, his whereabouts or future des-
.ination is.unknown
Joseph Bryan, owner of the Richmoni
Times and president of the Richmond
locomotive Works, will probably be Sc
ected for president of the Jamestown
Exposition Company 1t is known that
he is the choice of most of the vice.
presidents, and on their behalf, it is
,aid. tentative offer Of the position has
been made him. Mr.. BRYAN has given
10 definite answer, but it is understood
hat he IS inclined to accept the tender
Sheriff Angel. Of Franklin. arrived IL
Roanoke from the Southwest with Gar
ield Young, who is charged with forg
ng the name Of his father-in-law to an
IMPLICATION for a marriage license
Young was married several months ago
Rev. W. Fl. Fields, a Bethany College
ooI graduate, now pastor Of the Beaver
Pa.) Christian Church, will be tried al
Bethany next month on a charge Of ille.
yal voting at the recent Bethany mum
.ipal election The charge is that he was
without residence qualification, as he re-
moved to Beaver in April
a freight train on the Baltimore and