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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-07-20
YOUNG Female AER0NAlJT LANDS
HE|AD[)FE|RST HEAL ANDIS SERIOUSLY HURT
Miss Clara La Rue Possibly Fatally Injured at West End
Park Last Evening-Light Wire
Turns Her Over.

gentlemen reached her she was found to
be unconscious and bleeding from num-
Der of wounds. It is feared that her
skull is fractured. and this is the only
serious injury she is thought to have re-
ceiyed. Her face was badly scratched,
but not dishgured SO that she will not
fully recover She fell in front Of the
sRathskeller, and was taken into a tent
nearby. Water was thrown in her face
to revive her.
A phone message was sent to the City
Hospital at 500 o clock Mr.. Smith re-
ceivedtit, and at once notified DIR. Flegen-
@heimer This surgeon and DR.. Cycle
Jumped in the ambulance and We're at
the Reservoir ten minutes after the call
came in. The drive was made in ten
minutes. which was excellent time. and
speaks finely for the. promptness of the
emergency service.
Under the efforts Of the doctors Miss
La Rue regained consciousness. She was
taken to her home. No. 71o West Mar
shall Street.
! Dr. F1egenheimer said last night that
it was impossible to tell yet how serious
were the injuries received iU the young
woman. He could not say whether or
not there was fracture of the skull. >
DR.. Batkins, the family physician. is
now attending her Miss La Rue is small
of statue. young and pretty
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-07-20

Mile Clara la Rue. aeronaut and high
Jumper. who is engaged for daring feats
at the West-End Park this week, was
seriously. possibly fatally, injured last
evening about T:3o O'CLOCK
Miss La Rue in descending struck n
light wire with her feet was upset, and
fell upon her head with great force. The
accident, which came near costing the
Young woman her life, and may. yet 10
so, was witnessed by hundreds of people
and they were Mortified by the sight of
her pain and the gushing blood. There
was a great rush for the spot where she
fell, and everything possible was done
for her Physicians in: the crowd ten
dered their services. and the ambulance
WAS summoned. The unfortunate affair
happened this way Miss La Rue had
gone up in the balloon about seventy
five feet The pistol was fired which was
the signal for her to leap, She did So,
and the parachute opened beautifully:
No fault in the world could have been
found with that. But when the daring
young woman reached within fifteen feet
of the ground her feet came In contact
with a light wire. She was upset, and
instead of lighting on her feet, as she
fully expected to do. her head came
10 thesground with great force. SheSwas
Srasged some distance also. When some
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-07-20
IL Fearful Tragedy
In Washington County.
fspecial Dispatch to The Times:

Especial Dispatch to The T1mes:)
ABINGDON, VA, July 1?.-Aloses
w. I.itton, a well-to-do and highly
respected farmer. who lives five miles
west of Saltville, in Washington coun-
ty, shot and killed his neiyhbor, Jonn
Collins, late yesterday evening. For
some time past bad feelings have eA-
listed between the two families.
Yesterday morning L!tton drove
Collins chickens off Of his place, and
in doing SO crippled some of them.
and Collins came up and asked Lit
ton if he would allow MIN to cor1e
in the field and get the crippled ones,
to which Litton assented. AS sol
Inns came into the field. Litton con-
tinued his work, picking brlars Z; ON
hay, and while thus employed Collins
stepped UP behind him and gave a
blow on the head with a fork handle,
knocking him senseless and left him.
In the evening as Collins was pass
ing Litton's house on load Of hay,
Litton fired upon him twice from his
front ward with a double-barrelled
shotgun, both loads taking effect,
Collins living only five. minutes At
the time of the shooting Collins hred
several shots from a pistol at L.~.on
without effect.
The occurrence is a deplorable one,
as both families are highly respected
people. Litton is now under arrest:
will waive preliminary hearing ana
ask court for bail.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-07-20
Matter Still Open Between
Company and Men.
WILL CONFER TOMORROW !
Officers and Committee to Talk1
the Matter Over.
------------- Il
VOTE OF UNION NOT AccEpTED
Company Prefers That the Employee
Shall Sign Paper in Hands of Su-
perintendaht Saying Whether
They Prefer Nine or
Twelve Hour
Day.
VOTE OF UNION NOT AccEPTEDs

There was turn IN the affairs OF tha I
street car people yesterday. changing thoA
complexion Of the situation here and giv.@1
ing it a phase in which there are posst~s
b:itties of another tie-up, unless both sdeSls
proceed most conservatively TO effect it1d
adjustment
The whole trouble arises out of thej
action on the part of the Passenger and
Power Company in sending out to thef
superintendents of it's different divisions
petitions to be signed by the men. show-.;
ing whether they prefer the nine .ortl
twelve-hour schedule. There are two OIL
these petitions with each superintendent
0ne for nine hours, the other for twelved
hours. Each empIoye on the line is asked q
to sign one or the other. in order that thad 4
company may ascertain the wishes of tha.d
| majority of the men on each division. andI
be governed thereby in inaugurating tha3
desired schedule. J
THEIR RESPECTIVE POSITIONS. I
The employees claim that this is contrary
to the distinct understanding they had,i
with the officials of the company beforo3
they agreed to arbitration on the waga9
question. The men claim the unanimouS3
vote OF the union at It's meeting FridaHd
night. adopting the nine-hour schedule, 3
should be accepted by the Passenger anEs
Tower Company as final. and that withoue,I
further as.sirance. she nine-hour shift,
should be put into effect on all lines
The company. on the other hand. haS,l
not accepted the report of the unions
committee as conclusive on the point
| but desire that it be informed of thei
! desire of the men by the signing of thad
petitions in the hands of the superin.
| tendeuts. 2.
STRUCK FOR NINE HOURS.
| The men hold the view that tfeyl
| struck mainly for nine hours. and that!
they considered that point settled and
understood by all parties before the scalej
| question was submitted to arbitration
| This is the brief statement of the situ-
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-07-20
NAVAL BATTLE FOUGHT m
SOUTH AMERICAN WATERS
Panama Government Vessels and Those of the Insurgents Engaged
Each Other and the Firing Was HeavyA Great Battle Sup
posed to Be in Progress at Aqua Dulce.

.
tiEUed until o'clock this afternoon. It
was heaviest at 10 o'clock this morning.
At o'clock the Darien was seen in tow.
of the Padilla, and it is believed she had
been hit. The government fleet was han
dicapped by the absence Of the gunboat
Eoyaca, the keel OF which was being re-
paired, and it is. thought probable that
this fact was known by the insursent
General Herrera, who decided to attack
Panama in order to prevent the govern
.Eent from helping General Bertis troops
at Aqua Dulce.
The United States steamer Ranger,
which returned here at l 0o'clock from
Chiriqui, came within the lines of fire.
During a part Of the heavy firing she
was back Of Flamenco Island.
a representative ofzthe Associated Press
was Informed by United States Consul
Gudger that American interests at Pana-
1aa had not been materially interfered
y it'll.
The government gunboat Boyaca. which
is at La Boca, hurriedly completed re
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-07-20
WESTHAMP TON IS
NOT ABANDONED
Manager Thomas Says Report is
Erroneous-Hands Discharged
Who Had Completed Work.

The report put in circulation yesterday
that Westhampton Park would be aban-
doned by the Passenger and Power Com
pany. as a, suburban resort, and that all
men engaged in the work of beautifying
the grounds, and in charge of its affairs,
had been laid off was erroneous.
In contradiction the following letter
was received last night by The Times
from Mr.. w F. Thomas, the manager
of the park:
Editor of The Times:
Sir.-The reports published in this after
noon, aper relative to the discharge of
all employees at Westhampton Park and
the consequent closing of all amusements
is entirely erroneous. $50
I have not any idea OF closing up any
amusement but to the contrary have
plans we'll under way for the addition
of various attractions. This rurlor prob
ably started from the fact.that gang
of aborers who have been engaged in
cleaning up the grounds, having finished
this work were this afternoon dispensed
with.
The Passenger and Power Company
has given me no instructions of any
kind tending to lessen the Importance OF
thisresort and as far as I can learn it has
no intention of doing anything than push
ing it to the fullest extent.
Very truly,
w. f. THOMAS.
Manager Westhampton Park.
Similar statements were made by re-
presen tatives of the Passenger and Power
Company last night.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-07-20

lighted with gas. has water throughout.
ba th-rooms and all modern conveniences
usually found in the best, city hotels
The sanitary arrangements are per-
feet The table will be supplied with the
best the market affords. Lthia springs,
sulphur springs. cistern and we'll water
win be furnished in abundance.
+ The hotel was designed by Mr.. P II.
Marye. of Newport News. and built by
MA. T.. Hunt, of Richmond.
The following are the officers and di-
reetors CT the hotel company: Messrs. i.
Cox. president; Il n. Vaughan. vice.
president: s. J. boswell. treasurer: e. L.
Scott. secretary. w Brown, w. P.
TAYLOR
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-07-20
MISSISSIPPI Up
AND RISING R!IP|DL-Y Y
Is Now from Two to Ten Miles
Wide for a Distance Of
Seventy five Miles.
.(Bv Associated Press.)

KEoKUK,7 IOWA, July 1s.-The flood
conditions of yesterday We're much worse
to-day and the Mississippi River is from
Two to ten miles wide for. seventy-five
miles below Keokuk. and is rising rap
idly
The Lima and Hunt levees, opposite
Canton. Mo-. the most dangerous places.
and which protect many square miles of
corn in Illinois, are constantly patrolled
ara hopes are entertained that they may
possibly hold
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-07-20

The Henry. Clay Inn. of Ashland will
be: thrown. open to the public tomorrow
This new hostelry. bearing an honored
name, occupies a. picturesque and beau-
stiful site near the depot.
1t is a handsome up-to-date building.
one hundred and fourteen feet long. Tne
main house is eighty-tWo reet deep.
while the wings are forty feet. IT Is
two and three stories high. Along the
front is broad piazza one hundxS1 and
fourteen feet long. sss
The building has thirty large, elegant
*ly furnished rooms. a. dining room thirty
seven by thirty-five feet with a heaE:iful.
sconmo dious lobby. The hotel MN Be
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-07-20
fBv Associated Press.

(By Associated Press.)
PANAMA COLC-4BlA, July 19-Ihe
insurgent gunboats Padilia and Darlen
appeared last night between Flamenco and
Ottioue Islands Governor Salazar there
upon ordered the government gunboats
Chucuito and Clapet to put to sea and
meet them. Heavy cannonading is taking
Mace at this hour, 10 o'clock. The United
States special steamer Ranger is coming
into the bay Great alarm prevails in this
city The entrenchments are full Of sol
diers.
The cannonadtng between the govern
ment and the revolutionary vessels con-
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-07-20

pairs and is going out at o'clock. The
tad!lla has gone. The Ranger left the
bay after the Padilla started. taking the
same course as the revolutionary boats.
Nc explanation is offered of the move
rnent.
II is thought probable that a great bat
tie is being fought at Aqua Dulce. What
ever the result Of this shall be TO General
Herreras' army, General Salazar, the
Governor OF Panama. said to the rep
resentatlve of the associated Press that
the revolutionary forces will suffer ter
ribly, and an attack by them upon Pan
ANA will be rendered impossible even if
they are not defeated. General SaIazar
has blind confidence in his troops.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-07-20
ROBERT c. SOOTHALL
Probable NOMINEE
Incomplete Returns Point
to His Victory.
.LASsITER CLAIMS FIGHT
Lunenburg, a Lassiter County,
Not Vet Heard From.
MECKLENBURG INCOMPLETE
Some Talk Of Fraud, but No Wei
Grounded Belief for the Suspicion.
Election Officials Have Two
Full Days to Make Returns
and Fraud Gould Easily
Be Detected.
MECKLENBURG INCOMPLETE.

The incomplete returns from the con-
gressional Democratic primary in the
Fourth District and carefully estimated
maiorities for missing precincts, point to
the incumbent Major Francis r. Lassiter
Amelia county, over his opponent and
tho incumbent, Major rancis r. Lassiter.
of Petersburg, bya majority ranging from
fifty to Seventy-five votes.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-07-20
Solo at ST. PauI's.

Miss Helen Rowe, .of Washington. will
service @ az ST Paurs Church to-day. Miss
Rowe is 3.stopping in. she city. fora. few
;days,1 and has Ecenscen1eH to- sing for her
+ friends at St.#Paul's during 6 @her#s stay.sszS
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-07-20

The vote OF Lunenburg county will prob
ably decide the contest, and Southalrs
majority may be even less than the fig
ures named. Brandon Precinct, in Prince
George, which is put down for Southal.
may give Lassfter a few votes. Flat
Greek Precinct. in Mecklenburg. is esti-
mated by the county chairman to give
Sorthall fifteen votes. whereas, as uncf-
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-07-20
GENERAL

| Miners adjourn after voting for an aS-l
[ sessmens to aid the striking: anthraetta4
| miners and declaring against a general
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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-07-20

Colombian and insurgent vessels en.,
gage In battle A great land fight tSl
also supposed to have taken place all
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-07-20

Judge Mullen passes by all contested
cases requiring jury.
Families of physicians must move from
] Southwest State Hospital on account OF
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-07-20

I y boy found unconscious under a ran
/ road bridge at Radford. Town in dark
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Continued on Second Page,
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-07-20

FURRY In oats on the Chicago Board OH
Trade sends the price higher than It haDs
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-07-20
VIRGINIA.

The election returns from the F'ourtISs
District are not yet all in. But the gainot
have been for SouthalI and the reSurns{
from the additional precincts heard froro9
point to the nomination of Mr. Southalr3
over Major Lassiter. the incumbent byt
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-07-20

in raising one million dollars per month
I,n;n outside sources as long as the strike
may last. +e6
s=n dno tom their treasury; Ohio gave Slo,-
0if, and Iowa and Indiana promised CON
trihutions later.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-07-20

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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-07-20

| Summer .manoeuvres of the North At.i
lantic squadron begin OF the New EngsI
land coast. !
Louis b. James. nineteen years old. wtn1
the amateur golf championship OF Amer-k
flea. beating Byers by . score OF four -
and two to play. - =.
The Elbert County tribune., 1902-05-01
PARROT A LINdUIsT
IT TALKS SEVERAL LANGUAGES.

Story Of Its sasaeity Remarkable ~
True-knows How to speII-lmi-
tates Many Birds-whistIes
Marching Through Georsis"-
Calls for Whatever She Wants to
Eat.
f. S. Winston OF Chicago. says, the
Chronicle, has just purchased from Il.
L. Peterson of Plymouth. Wisconsin.
a most remarkable parrot. said by bird
fanciers here and In Plymouth. where
the bird has been owned for years, TO
be the most wonderful talking parrot
In existence. Polly's reasoning powers
were first given Publicity by Mrs Otto
Gnfron, a writer ON Wisconsin bird
life.
The bird is linguist. Few other
parrots have been able to speak more
than one language. but this bird has
mastered several. II has been known
TO ask what language the one addressed
preferred TO talk In and TO have sur
prised Mrs. Winston's maid by asking.
the morning after Its arrival, Bite,
Polly will hleraus kommen." When
the bird saw that the maid did not
comprehend 1t 1t said: "Oh, you do not
understand German. Perhaps you can
understand this: Polly would like to
come out, IL you please"
Polly can spell. She is so sure OF the
proper Arrangement of the letters that
she corrects people when they go
astray In the spelling OF words. She
will sometimes ask people II they can
spell. Then, II they respond In the af-
firmative, she win ask them to spell
dog" and bark In response When
kitty is spelled she Will new as nat
urnlly as any Thomns OF TnbIthn.
The Elbert County tribune., 1902-05-01

No robin or orio,e knows Its own
notes better than Polly. Her imitation
OF the robins note canot be mistaken.
and she can scold as well as any blue
jay. She Is no mere cracker bird. She
calls for bread. coffee. peanuts. apples.
and other things much more frequent
ly than for the proverblal cracker. She
whistles Marching Through Georgia"
from start 90 finish and beats time with
her foot ''Will You Come Out To-
night. Boysi" Is favorite song with
Polly, and after she has asked the boys
10 come out she whistles just as one
lad would to another.
Some visitors to the Pattersons once
had a sore throat and since that time
Polly gargies periodically. She Will
remain silent for about fifteen minutes,
listening to the conversation of the peo-
pie about her and then astonlsh them
by suddenly saying: II know what you
are talking about" The nearest ap-
proach to downright impoilteness OF
which she Is guilty IL telling people
that they are dumb. She means stu
pld by this and she puts u into Ger
man, saying, "Du bist DUNN
The Elbert County tribune., 1902-05-01

thrusts and clumsy parties. Of sudden
lunges and hasty retreats. Their long
knives struck one another with a me
tallic clang. or cut the air with a
mournful sough. But there was n
ferocity and determination about the
men which resulted in much bloodshed
and mutual hacking OF flesh. They
swayed to and fro upon the floor. the
tumultuous crowd closing about them
as they were successfully displaced.
Thus 1t continued for ten minutes.
when. wounded and bleeding. both men
came to the floor, and were carried on
by their more intimate followers.
1t was when the barbarous duel In
the public square had been brought to
a termination that Overton. indulging
In a little bitter reflection regarding
the evil that befalls man through his
natural love for woman. felt a lianG
plucking his sleeve, and knew from the
whiff of villainous tobacco smoke that
his new Jonathan, the general. stood
at his elbow. his face wreathed in
smiles and his portly frame swelling
with the Importance Of the eommunica-
tion he bore.
The Elbert County tribune., 1902-05-01
A War Against Rats.

The imperial health department OF
Germany. which numbers among its
counselors some of the most distIn-
guished scientists, has lately consii.
cred the possibility of extcrminating
rats throughout the empire II IL the
object OF the health department to nit
igate the danger from the spread OF
contagious diseases. DIR. Robert Koch.
the eminent bacteriologlst. has been
commissioned to devise plan OF get
ding rid OF TIE rat pest in the east port
towns.
The Elbert County tribune., 1902-05-01

The vegetable dealer is apt to get
into a peck of trouble when his mess-
ure falls short OF the standard.
The Elbert County tribune., 1902-05-01

PUTNAM FADELESS DSES color
silk, wool or cotton perfectly ut one boil
ing. Sold by druggists, i0c. per package.
The Elbert County tribune., 1902-05-01
Mrs. Mamie Herbert, 5o Elmwood Ave,
Buffalo, NJ Y, Treasurer Empire State
Fortnightly, Buffalo, N. Y, After Eight
Years Suffering Cured by Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound.

Z" DEAR Mrs. PNKHAM Inflammation and of the
uterus laid low and robbed life Of its joys For eight years
frequent pain and misery, and then Lydia Il.
Vegetable Compound me, greatest have
known for brought life me. several
bottles of Compound and Sanatve Wash My
Slow but from the bottle better
kept and continued the None
dreamed that would be well again.
to its fullest extent for three years Mrs MAMIE HERBERT
$4,000 FORFEIT ABOVE LETTER NOT GENUINE.
When troubled with irregular, suppressed
weakness eucohe displacement uerston the
womb that bearing down feeling inflammation of the
bong o atuence general debility Indigestion and
exctabiy irrabity
gone" and feelings
they should
Pinkhams
Refuse to buy other medicine need the
Mrs Pinkham invites all sick write
The Elbert County tribune., 1902-05-01
An American Nabob.
A Remarkable Story of Love. Gold and
Adventure.
BY ST. GEORGE RATHBoRNE
cnArrER Ix.-lcontlnuedl

Copyright BY SMITH, New York
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-09-04
Snrrcd Mt. Of Ennnn-

Although well known to travellers
and collectors OF curiosities. the horn
nut. or sacred nut" of Japan was al
most wholly unknown to fruit and nut
dealers in this country prior TO 1858.
when a New York commission mer-
chant received the first large consign-
ment They are called sacred nuts"
because used in certain forms of Jap
ancse worship. where they are placed
on the altar and isnited. Being very
rich in oil. they burn with a hot. blush
flame and give of a peculiar odor. the
fumes being supposed to rise as an ac-
ceptable Incense TO the gods They
grow under water and have leaf like
an American lily. the form of the nut
itself being an almost exact counter.
part Of an Asian bufalo's head, droop-
ing horns and all. In the raw state
they are hard and tastelcss. but when
cooked the flavor resembles that Of
boiled chcslnuts. They are said TO re
tain their edible qualities for upward
OF twenty years.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-09-04
rhc EnsIIsh crorn Ruhr.

The ruby OF the English crown is
famous in popular estimation. but-his-
tory apart-what does the connoisseur
say as 10 its value? asks the London
Chronicle. Is it a ruby or is it only a
fine and large spinel? Some people
call spinel spinel ruby, but spincl
is not ruby. The stone last named.
when IL is OF more than three and a
half carats in weight and nawless all
through. is more precious than a per
feet diamond OF the same size. When
ii is considerably larger. its value is
not TO be estimated and may be any
thing, according 10 the passion of the
collector. But the spinel. a much less
hard crystal. even when II reaches the
weight OF four carats. is valued at
half the worth of a four carat dia-
mond. There are famous royal rubies.
but that which flames In the royal
crown is. according TO a common rumor
among experts. the lowlier spinel.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-09-04
SEPTEMBER ,. 1902.
Lornhnrd Architrctnrc

The Lombard style OF architecture.
10 which our Norman is allied. placed
the support conSpicuously ia the wall.
OF great thickness. with large blank
spaces unpierCed and prominent. the
walls plainly tell their work and their
capacity 20 10 Il. The ornamentation
Is subservient to the idea. Shallow
recesSes and pancling bring the sur
face of the wall into prominence.
Where they are pierced for window or
door the beveling aud molding I'm per-
spective Increase the idea of strength
The arcading points TO the depth. The
circular arch indicates the sOlidity of
the wall above. The circular windows
were adapted to emphasize the notion
of power.
In the Egyptian the wall is unno-
ticed, in the Greek it receded from
view. IN the Byzantine it played no
part. In the Moresque il IS chopped up
aud scattered. but I'm the Lombard.
without buttrcss or plaster. Il asserted
Itself as the main element OF support.
London Tablet.