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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-06-01
A GIANT POPLAR.
A Grand Old Tree With Tale of Trag-y
edy at its Roots.

Especial Dispatch to The Times.)
PROVIDENCE FORGE, VA. May 81
Some of the counties of the Old Domin-
ion have been recently Boosting of their
trees of unusual magnitude and Of his
torical interest, but Charles City has a
few that I think can compare favorably
boil. in size and history.
One of which I take particular note
stands on a slight elevation, overlooking
the peaceful valley of the Chickahominy
River. It's age is unknown, but it is a
superb old poplar and judging from it's
size and spreading limbs it must have
witnessed the return of many weary
winter suns. To the west winds the
white sandy road. to the north flows the
clear cool waters of the river and east
and south stretch the green fields of
what was once one of the finest planta-
lions in Eastern Virginia.
In the shade Of this old tree may still
be seen a Slight unevenness in the earth,
and on its trunk is a deep and ugly scar,
but unlike the talking oak, to no one
does it ever give or receive counsel But
there are still few who remember and
recall with horror the occasion Of the
deep wound that has left such an indeli-
BILE scar.
It was during the spring of 1854. about
the time of the last battles around Rich
mond. that General Sheridan's cavalry
passing UP the Peninsula toward the
scene of action halted for the night at
this place. No one but the little group
of defenseless women and children. who
occupied the big mansion house that
still stands EMPOWERED in feathery locust
and graceful e1ms. and the poor igno-
rant slaves who fled to their cabins in
terror, have any idea Of the horrors Of that
night. But as fearful as it all was, the
worst came with the dawn. when it was
discovered that a soldier had been shot
during the night and was lying dead on
the ground in front of one of the cabins.
OF course, the inference was that he
had been shot by "a rebel" and ven
geance was vowed in the most fearful
Language, terrifying the inhabitants al
most to death. But later an officer ex-
amined into the case more closely. and
decided the man shot himself while at
tempting to gain admittance to the
cabin. the ball entering under his chin
and passing out through the top of his
head.
His comrades wrapped him in his
blanket and in the shade of this old tree
consigned him to the dust.
In the living wood they carved his
epitaph, which was legible for many
years, but the hand Of time has done its
work so perfectly that only an ugly scar
remains His name was Harris, and he
belonged to a Massachusetts regiment.
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NORFOLK IN TWO HOURS AND
TWENTY MINUTES.
Two Trains That Do This via Norfolk &
Western Railway.

Norfolk Limited. leaves Richmond
daily 0 A. NJ. arrives Norfolk udi n1iies)
11:20 A NJ; connects for Virginia Beach.
Ocean Shore Limited leaves Richmond
daily 8 2. NJ. arrives Norsoli, $50 p.
NJ. making close connection with steam
ers for Boston. Providence. New York,
Baltimore and Washington. and with
train for Virginia Beach. Both OF thexa
trains run solid throus to -,ortolk With
out change OF cars. Additional train
leaves Richmond daily 7:2o P. N. arrives
Norfolk 1870 L. 81. See thu YOUR tickets
read via the Norfolk and Western. kali
way. the only entire rail route between
t.lchnlond and Norfolk Ticket offices:
Nos. SIS and sos Main Street. Jefferson
Hotel and Byrd-Street Station.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-06-01

w oriSs out the proyerb in to-day'ss Sun
day Times Nants-Tsca cash prizes.
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the general laws, and then only by a re-
corded vote of two thirds of all the mem
hers Of both houses. but no special act
shall be valid. having for its end the
extension or contra ction of the corpo-
rate limits of any city or town, but all
must conform to one general standard
as provided for under general laws.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-06-01

Mean $50 DOL ot.o
Summary: Mean temperature. G.; high
est temperature, 81, date, 10th; lowest
temperature, &c, date. 18th; greatest daily
range of temperature, 81, date. 9TH; least.
daily range of temperature, II, date. 1. tn.
Mean temperature for this month in 1888.
g.; 1899, Gs; 1900, 81: 1901. Go; 1902 CT. Mean
temperature for this month for five years.
g.. Average deficiency of daily mean
temperature during month. 0. Accumu-
lated deficiency of daily mean temperature
since January list, IS. Average daily de-
ficiency since January LIST, 1. Prevailing
direction of wind, southwest. Maximum
velocity OF wind, direction and date, 20.
southwest. 10th. Total precipitation g. AZ
inches. Number of days with .O1 inch or
more of precipitation, IL. Total precipi-
tation Tin inches) for this month in 1898,
s. 2S; 1892 1900. 2.20;; 1901. So 1902. a.
Average precipitation for this month for
five years. 81 inches. Total deficiency
in precipitation during month. .s5 inches
Accumulated deficiency in precipitation
since January LIST. FL inches. Number
of clear days, 10; partly cloudy days. IL;
cloudy days. s.
Note-Pressure reduced to sea level.
IT. ',' indicates trace q, precipita ton.
Work out the proyerb In to-day.sS Sun
,feoey
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SUNDAY EXCURSION TRIPS
Between Richmond and Petersburg via
the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad.

Commencing Sunday. June !. 1902 and
every Sunday thereafter unit, further no.
tice, the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad
will sell tickets from Richmond To Pc
tersburg and return ut rate of forty cents
for the round-trip. good on trains lcav-
ing Richmond 900 A. NJ. and 9:o5 "A A..
and returning on trains leaving Peters
burg 6:2O P. H.. 6:5i 2. ~. and S:15 p
NJ. same day.
For full information apply to any agent
OF the company. or
C. S. CAMPBELL.
Division Ps ssenger Agent.
S3s East Main ST., Richmond. Va 81
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-06-01
SEETHAT YOU GET

tbs genuine Dr. David's Cough Syrup
ans accept no Just as good (so-called
remesy that an INSCRIPTIONS dealer may
wish to force on you. DR.. David's Cough
Syrup is put up by Owens & Minor Drug
Company, whose name appears on the
orange-colored cartoon. Price 25c. for a
large bottle.
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a COMMON EXPERIENCE

About three years ago had severe case of Con-
taqous Blood Poison and tried doctors without benefit
SO I concluded to go to Hot Springs. After remaining
there some time the and erupors left and appa
rently the disease cured aud left for home In
about three months after leaving the Springs the trouble
came back than had often heard of S. S. ST.
and wrote for your book. At that time unable to
work and had lost flesh until did not look like the same
person. began taking S. S. S. after heard from
you and in short time found to my great Joy that every
sign Of the disease gone and had gained pounds
now weigh 10 pounds more than I ever did
Tiptonvile, Tenn. G. T. GIBSON.
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MOUNTAIN RESORTS AND SUM.
MER HOMES ON NoRFoLk d
WESTERN RAIL WAY.

The Norfolk and western Railway haa
issued a very attractive COLDER. Illus.
.rated throughout. descriptive OF tho
summer resorts along its line a copy
of same may be obtained at the con.
pnny's odlce. sss Main Street. or VIII g
mailed to any address
C.. II. RosI.EY.
District Passenger Agent.
Richmond VI. i
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-06-01
SUNDAY EXCURSIONS sEABoARD
AIR LINE RAILWAY.
Forty Gents for the Round Trip Be-
tween Richmond and Petersburg.

tween Richmond and Petersburg.
Beginning Sunday. June 1, 1902. and
every Sunday thereafter until further no
tice the Seaboard Air Line Railway will
sell tickets from Richmond to Peters
burg and return ct a rate of 40 cents
for the round trip. These tickets good
on ell passenger trains. The same rate
applies from Petersburg to Rich
mond and return.
T. P. SMITH,
District Passenger Agent,
No. 1905 East Main Street. Richmond.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-06-01

Monthly Meteorological, Summary.
The following is the meteorological sum
mary for the month Of May, l9o-:
Date. Char. Of Day. Temperature. preclp-
Max Min Mean. itatlOn.
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SUMNER SCHOOL, KNOXVILLE!
TENN. JUNE I9-JULY so, 1902.

For the above occasion the Southern
Railway will sell special tickets from ali
stations on its lines to Knoxville. Tenn.
and return at one fare for the round trip.
Tickets to be on sale June 10, II and 49,;
June IS, g and 50. and July II. ~ and Is,
with return limit August 2l5,190
Z Do not fail >to travel through Asheville
Gland Of the sky) and @ftotHS springs en-
route to Knoxville.
Work out the proverh In to5day's Sun-
day Times ~ ant s-7 cash prizes.
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controlling them that at times appeared
impossible to reconcile or compromise"
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-06-03

The city has decided to meet IN every
rort;cnlar the overtures of the Con-
tinental Tobacco Company in regard TO
the closing of West Clay Street .beWeen
1.owe and Lonbardy, in order that the
con.pany may have a sufficiently large
area in one trat for the construction
Of a great tobacco plant
The Common Council last night by
nrattcallys unanamious vote decided to
grant this petition of the company The
street Committee at meeting yesterday
afternoon recommended it after full con-
sideration by vote Of twelve to one
The matter will come UP in the meet
ing of the Board OF Aldermen on next
Tuesday.
It can be safely predicted that the
measure will pass this branch OF the
Council by large majority. Major
by a. large mijaoi lao iin-ytw taoi MN
Allen, Mr.. Minor, and others Of the most
COP servative members Of the Board are
earnestly and enthusiastically in favor
Of the city's endeavoring to secure this
enterprise by this concession.
The ma gnitude of the proposed factory
sis shown by the fact. that its output will
equal that Of all the plug factories now in
Richmond. 4
me company proposes to put on the
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-06-03
RI0T and BLOODSHED MARK
The TRANSFERS STRIKE
Police, Maddened by Shower of Stone, Charged with
Drawn Revolvers Into Crowd, Winch
Would Not Retreat.

was carried off by his friends with his
head and face covered with bloou.
The crowd increased so rapidly that
Lieutenant Collins soon saw that his
men would be overpowered unless he
took vigorous action at once.
He ordered the men to fall back slow
ly toward the wagons, and the crowd see
ing in this action a token of victory,
pressed on with shouts and the volieys
of stones came more thickly. The police
fell back until they had formed a, COM
pact mass close to tho wagons, and then
at Collins order they drew their revolvers
and charged the crowd once more This
time the fight was more desperate than
before, and it was over in much less
time. The police struck down numbers
of men and used their clubs and revol-
yer butts with energy, and in three min
utes the crowd was broken and in full
flight. Forming his men around the
wagons once more, Collins started on his
march. AS soon as the police started
away, the mob formed again, and al
though at respectful distance, they kept
after the wagons until they had reached
the barns at HaIstead and Davidson In
this fight about a dozen of the officers
were badly bruised and nearly all of them
had clothing torn.
Tonight another serious fight took
place at Twelfth and State Streets. when
meat was being removed from the pack
ing house plants by two retail firms. L ne
strikers and their sympathizers removed
the nuts on the axles and cut the traces.
They clambered into the wagons and
threw meat into the street Finally az
ter reserves had been called out the wag-
ons were rescued and driven to their des-
tination Six men were arrested and
taken with difficulty to a police station.
Scores OF policemen have been detailed
to protect the packing plants and the
stores of those to whom meat has been
i delivered.
George Froehling. a butcher, was
knocked down and his skull fractured
by a heavy missile. 1t is thought that
he will recover. It is said that the pack
/ ing companies have brought into Chi
cago several car loads of colored men,
and that the men will be placed at work
| tomorrow If this is done 1t is thought
that there may be an outbreak in tns
| stock yards, and the police are preparing
to handle any trouble that may result
During the fighting thirty-eight prison.
ers were taken by the police and LOCKED
up.
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fsnecia, Dispatch to Tho Times.


cApTERSyILLE, VA, June 2.-scarce-
" can sadder, more pitiable picture Dc
imagined than that seen in the humble ut
lie home of Mr.. Jim johnson during me
past few days. Mr.. johnson llVed IN q
small, one-story house, ABOUT seven tnit.s
from Cartersville, and within stone
throw of Thomas Chapel. There was
only one tiny. window to the dwelling and
STRANGERS are often surprised when told
that people rally live there.
In this house, with its back to the man,
road, with no comforts Whatever anu
scarcely with the necess1tles o. ms iNsa
Mr. lin Johnson, poor old man, per-
hans ninety years old; his son. Burley'
and his daughter, Virgin Mary: The
and daughter were qimoSe hha Seen hetRshS Knay
inoked after by Mr.. c. r. Sanderson allo
Others The d9nShtsr td6 aied lay sfaas
No one lived near them except coioree
people, who had been kind to them ano
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-06-03
Welded AGAINST
MOTHERS WISHES /
Pretty Miss Blanche Rider Goes
to Washington to Marry
Mr.. Ka|tenback.

Mr. George W. Kaltenback and Miss
blanche Rider. of this city. slipped away
to Washington Saturday and were mar II
ried. against the wishes of Mrs. M I.
hider, the mother of the young LADY,
The first news of the wedding came to
the city in a telegram to the mother late
Saturday afternoon.
Immediately after the maria ge the cou-
ple left for Pittsburg, where they VIII
live. Mrs Rider is now nearly pros.Tateo Iaet
At her home. No. 3O2 South Third Street:
= The bride is not yet eighteen years OF
age She is REGARDED BY all as snss exceed, led
ingly pretty and has many ,ht friends Ts ana
admirers here. She issa daughter Of MI. ,
a7il Mrs. NJ T.. Rider, and lived with her
mother. on South Third.
Mr.. Kaltenback was q draushtsman It
the Locomotive Works and Saturday just
before tf leaving drew all his salary due.
& When VIII Mrs Rider received the telegram
She was much shocked ana 1Heame }Sa edan ays,
on on account Of the youthfulness Of her
daughter.
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FATHER and DAUGHTER
DEAD In The same ROOM
Pitiable Picture of Misery, Old Age and Squaor in
an Humble Home in Cumberland County
Kind Hands at Last
who at once summoned the nearest neigh

who at once summoned the nearest neigh
bors.
What a. sight met the eyes of those who
FASTENED to assist them. The daughter had
been shrouded by the colored people, and
on an old quilt, spread across the naked
Stats Of the bed. The father lay a corpse
upon the floor, his feet in a, little she'd
room built on. to the house. and his body
in the other ROOM How comfortless his
death bed, it being impossible to walk
about the room without moving the body,
as the floor was not nailed down, and the
planks would fly up at one end if there
was any weight put on the other
Clothes were given by the neighbors
and the bodies were shrouded and buried
by the county To-day the lonely son,
with saddened heart, gazes upon the new
| ly-made graves and wonders: what it all
means. Last night a collection was taken
up for him at the Epworth League and
Burley will be carefully looked after un-
til he is in a fit condition to go to Rich
nond, where he believes he can get work
Mr.: Johnson has a. daughter, Isabella,
in that city now, She was telegraphed
for, but did not come. It is thought she
did not receive the telegram.
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.(By Associated Press,


CHICAGO. June 2-Riot and blood
shed marked the progress of the team
sters' strike to-day. There were numer-
Gus fights between the police and tho
strikers and their sympathizers.
Street car traffic was stopped, while
the fighting went on. The police and en-
ployes 'GnH the packing companies were
stoned, and at one place when surrounded
by dense crowd Of men and women,
the police, fifty strong, under the COM
mand of Lieutenant Collins. maddened
by numerous stones with which they had
been pelted, drew their revolvers and
charged full into the crowd. which
showed no disposition to retreat. Fists.
stones and clubs were brought into re-
QUESTION by the strikers, and the police
used their batons and the butt ends Of
their revolvers freely. When this fight
was over there were a number of strik-
ers needing surgical attendance.
The fighting began on the west side
shortly afterwards, and in different
parts of the city continued practically
all of the afternoon:
The most serious trouble occurred In
the district known in police circles as
Little He'll" A detachment of police
was escorting a number of wagons loaded
with meat down town. large crowd
followed shouting and jeering. and now
and then sending a stone in the direc-
ito of the men on the meat wagons. The
line of wagons was frequently stopped
by other teamsters. Finally one team
ster refused to pull his team out of the
way of the meat wagons, and the police
placed him under arrest. Then the fign.
commenced In an instant a shower of
stones. mud and sticks fell around and
upon the officers, bruising some OF them
badly. Lieutenant Collins ordered the
march Of the meat wagons to be stopped,
and at once charged the crowd A large
number of women came up to the AID
OF the strikers and were the herces'
fighters of the lot One officer was
knocked down with a brick, and his
companions then drew clubs and MADE
war with such energy that in fe"
minutes the street was filed wl..A men
with bleeding heads.
The mob was led by a large man Wne
came from the gas house near CROSBY
street. and who continually caNed TO ms
followers to .kill the coppers first ane
hang the scabs afterwards Finally q
big policeman got the man from the gas
house. and when it was over the leadel
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-06-03

The Davis Memorial Arch may never
be erected.
The sentiment against the arch Is grow
ing rapidly, and last night for the first
time the opinion was expressed that the
Board of Directors of the Monument
Association had the right to change the
form of the memorial
The belief has been that the directors
were confined to a choice of a design for
an arch, but it was stated last night
that the directors would certainly vote
on the question of whether or not they
have the right to overrule the action OF
the Wilmington meeting of the United
Daughters of the Confederacy and select
any form of memorial they may de-
sire
The Monument Association, said Mrs.
Mccullough, it's president. last night. Is
chartered under the laws of Virginia
to erect a monument to Mr.. Davis. anu
while in sense part of the organiza-
ton of the Daughters 1t Is also IN
measure independent of 1t. Mrs McCuI-
Tough also stated that the directors could
reject all the designs. il desirable.
THE MEETING TODAY
The directors will meet this morning
at II o'clock at the Confederate Muse
um. Mrs. Mccullough presiding. After
hearing reports from the officers and the
transaction of routine business. the board
will adjourn to the Senate Chamber at
the Capitol. where the ladies' will see tho
eight designs that have been received.
This will be their first peep at them.
Nothing will be decided. however, until
t.4ey see them again tomorrow. the
board will spend considerable time to-
morrow discussing the models and hear
ing from the artists, and att o'clock their
decision regarding what they will do will
be announced At that hour the doors
os the Senate Chamber will be opened to
the public
AS well as it can be learned. the sftua-
! ton is this: The United Daughters Of
| the Confederacy decided on an arch.
Mrs Davis was not consulted. not at
| least directly so. When asked her opin-
| ion by a newspaper man. she said she
| was opposed both to the form OF the
memorial and it's location. at Twelfth and
| BROAD Streets Many of the chapters OF
| the U. D. c. were opposed also to the ARCH
/ a large number of the directors of the
Monument Association are also found now
| ,to be opposed to the arch. No one knew
| last night whether majority or those
| who are here are in favorof 1t or opposed
| 1t all depends on that.
| Those who favor letting Mrs. Davis
| wishes be supreme are 1t is tnousht,
/ likely to win. 1t is possible that q eoii.- On
promise may be reached Mrs. McIu'.
Tough said she really could not ten "nat
| would be done, but as the NEWSPAPER
/ man left her she said sne nopeo sue
| would have something pleasant 10 tsn
coon whether this was just an Innocent
1,,;sb On her part or whether she nad
IN mind some course which mad oeeH
/
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GOLD TEETH IN THE
MOUTH OF SKELETON
Buried Near the Battle Between
the Monitor and Merrimac.
GOLD A REWARD TO FINDERS
Especial Dispatch to The Times.)

NEWPORT NEWS. VA, June 2
While engaged in excavating for the
Hampton Roads Railway and Electric
Company, near the beach on Hampton
Reads this morning, several workmen
found a skeleton. In the mouth OF the
skeleton was a gold plate, in which was
found four false teeth. There were!
several lower teeth of gold. The gold
p,ate, which was solid, held the upper set
Of teeth and it is thought the entire
amount Of gold will amount to probably
$50.
The fact that the skeleton was dug
from the earth near the scene of the
memorable battle between the Monitor
and Merrimac has led some to believe
that the corpse was one of the victims
in that battle
The workmen who made the dis
covery were frightened at first. But ono
one of the men noticing the gold shin
ing made an investigation and found
that the entire plate of the mans mouth
was solid gold one.
The workmen extracted the gold and
reiburied the bones near the banks Of the
river.
According ITO a witness there We're
evidences to show that the remains had
been encased in a casket, although
there were only the slightest traces Of
tire coffin at this time.
The gold was turned over to one of tho
wcrknen, who took it to Norfolk and
will divide the money derived from its
sale among the laborers who dug the
skeleton up.
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NAY NOT BUILD ARCH
TO Mr.. DAVIS MEMORY
RELICS OF PATRICK HENRY
GIVEN TO THE STATE LIBRARY

Mrs Matthew Bland Harrison. The
chair. which is handsome piece OF fur
niture of the style Of the Revolutionary
neriod. is shown in the accompanying
nicture It was in this chair that the
first Governor of Virginia after the Decia-
ration was sitting when he hreathed nus
last.
Mrs. Lyons tufned over at the same
time other relics of Patrick Henry that
are of great interest to Virsiniaus and
to all others who reverence the name OF
the immortal author of the first note for
the war for independence from the crown
of Great Britain. Among the other rel
les are the tracings from the book OF
Latrobe, the architect OF the National
Capital at Washington, of the features of
Patrick Henry. These were made by
Crawford, who designed the Washington
monument in the Capital Square and
mos: of the figures around 1t. These
tracings he used in modelling the heroic
statue Of Henry that stands in the fore
front of the group OF Revolutionary he
roes that surround the base of the momu-
r,ent to the Father of his Country.
The desk at which Patrick Henry
wrote. his sword and cane. au original
portrait of him by Sully, an. autograph
letter and the original draft of the Vir-
ginia resolutions against the stamp act
are also included in the relics which Mrs
LYONS turned over to the library for
keering. Besides these a handsome ouS'
of William Writ Henry. the grandson
and historian of Henry, was also among
the collection