Sunday Washington globe., 1902-06-22

How II VIII Work This Fall-Drouih Is
BuFnlHg Up Tobacco Crop Engineer Killed
BY Electric WIrss-To Raise Fund iOr
Preachers Drank Ice Water aud Died.
Virginia pensions: Matthew Klum-
bach, National Military Home, Elizabeth
City 8; Ulrich Grogg, Kilmarnock, $I2;
James /. Tynes, Smithfeld, So; Georgi-
anna Richardson, Glenns, So; Lawrence
Ruden, National Military Home, Eliza
beth City $Ia; John Stacom, Nationa'
Soldiers Home, Elizabeth City, $I2,
Original widows, etc-Florence Lewis
(mother) Steels Tavern $I2; William
Myers, Petersburg, SO; James Bivans,
Pungoteague, So; Alexander Sheppard.
Suffolk, So; William Cummings, Ma
tional Soldiers Home, Elizabeth City,
SI2.
The fact that the franchise article of
the new Constitution, including the un-
derstanding clause and all, is to be ap-
piled to the coming Congressional cleo
ton in Virginia, is attracting attention
from the leaders. 1t was not expected
that an object-lesson of the workings
of the new law would SO soon be pre-
sented the people of this State Indeed,
not only will the law apply to the gen
eral election in November, but seeming
ly to the primaries for Congressman in
cities and counties where these contests
are legalized That is to say, wherever
primary is legalized the voter in such
city or county cannot vote at the pri-
mary unless he is qualified to vote at the
general election. Another interesting
point is whether in the new registration,
which is to take place in August or Sep
tember, the people will turn out. The
leaders are asking this important ques-
ton. 1t is certain that the candidates
for Congress in each of the 10 districts
in the State will be expected TO make
powerful efforts to induce the voters to
register
A few days ago Mr.. Taylor, the fur.
mace superintendent of the Victoria fur
mace, at Goshen, undertook to run
special to the recently opened iron ore
mines of the mountain, adjacent to the
Rookbridge alum springs, and take some
OF the owners with him. AS only freight
flat cars are in use on this new road,
an engine and coach we're borrowed
from the Springs company's road for the
occasion. The party was carried safely
to their destination by Mr. Grady the
engineer in charge up the mountain,
Just after the Decentralization of the
party, and when the engineer attempted
to turn the train around for the return
trip, the brakes refused to work. Down
the mountain side sped the train With
GOODNESS the engineer called to the FIRE
man and brakeman to jump for their
lives which they did, and landed IN
bushes adjacent to the track without
much injury The engineer also jumped
and was saved by the dense urdergrowth
which caught him. The train and engine
rushed down the incline with terrific
speed and finally left the track, and a
general smash-up and demolition occur
red with the abutting rocks adjacent
Lieut.. Richard c. Croxton, of the
Twenty-third United States Infantry,
IS in a critical condition at the Virginia
Hospital, Richmond with a pistol bullet
his brain. His wife had Just recovered
from a severe spell of sickness, and the
wo were to leave for Plattsburg, ~ Y,
we're Lieutenant Croxton expected to re-
oin his command. Lieutenant Croxton,
Who seemed to be in the best of health
and spirits, went to an upper room. A
'ew moments later a loud report was
heard Members of the family FASTENED
there and found him lying wounded on
he floor, with his nephew's pistol be-
side him. AS there was no known rea-
son why he should have wished to take
MS own life. it is presumed that the
pistol was accidentally discharged.
Information from various sections Of
this State and North Carolina shows
that a widespread drouth is burning up
the tobacco crops already in the ground
and making it impossible to make any
headway in setting ont plants Gener-
ally, at this time of the year, the crops
in full have been planted, but now not
half have been set out, and unless there
is speedy relief in the shape of copiQus
rains the result will be disastrous to the
tobacco market The manufacturers
have but little old stock on hand, and
are looking to the new crop to supply
them. If this fails, as it seems almost
certain to do, the effect will be felt in
an advance in prices. The outlook is
better for bright tobacco than dark, since
the former is planted earlier.
Rev. DR.. James W. Lynch pastor Of
Calvary Baptist Church. Roanoke, will
offer his resignation to his congregation
DR.. Lynch will return to Wake Forest
N. c.. to again become pastor of the con-
gregation he left six months ago to come
to Roanoke.
]. William Dulancy and Miss Ella
Hawkins. of Lynchburg, were married
at the the Hotel Roanoke, in Roanoke.
Il is reported that the Norfolk and
Western Railroad will spQid half mil
lion dollars on road Improvements.
Irby Swaney, of Wythcville, has been
arrested. charged with robbing the
Wytheville Postofice on June 3, when
several hundred dollars, registered let
ters and stamps were taken.
Charles Ryan has become general pas
senger agent Of the Seaboard Air Line
with headquarters at Portsmouth, Va.
Mrs. Mary Gerhardt, ono of the few
women wounded in battle during the
war between the States, died at her
home near Fort Lee, below Richmond,
lanes Whitacre, Of Clark county
aged 10, committed suicide