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Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1902-08-09
Woman Killed Bv Lightning

Waxhaw. y. c.. Special.-During a
thunder storm Friday afternoon about
o'clock lightning struck the house
OF Mr.. Nathaniel GriGn. who lives near
Marvin. Union county. and instantly
killed his wife and severely shocked
Mr. Griffin. his father. two small chill
dren and perhaps others who We're
IN the house. No one except Mrs.
Griffin. however. sustained serious in
fury. Mrs Griffin had just started 10
look out at the window when the
fash came and ended her life. She
was only about % years OF age. had
been married only a few years. and
leaves q husband and two small chill
dren.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1902-08-09
CIose of summer school.

Knoxville. Tenn. Saocial-The b.g-
Eost summer school ever held in the
world closed hore Thursday after a
* weeks session. The school was ate
tended 10y twenty-five hundred teach-
ers from twenty-five States. mostly
south 90 the Potomac River. The best
instructors in the United States were
employed az an expense OF many
thousands of dollars.
North Carolina was third In point
II attendance. sending 137 teachers 70
The ho0l A number of teachers were
from Raleigh. Ashevine and other
North Carolina towns. Charlotte sent
twenty-one. Greensboro twelve. Win
ston- Salem eleven. and Statesville ten.
Several prominent North Carolina edu-
Gators lectured during the progress OF
the school.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1902-08-09
Industrial Miscellany.

II is announced that a 5000 900 box
arr lumber combine has been formed.
With box shops and lumber-yards scat
tered through the New England States.
II is 20 be known as the Colonial Box
& Lumber Co.. and viii have its head
quarters IN New York.
Mr. W. I. Allen. general manager OF
she Cincinnati. Richmond & Muncie
Railroad. writes 20 the Manufactures
Record: There Is nothing in the re-
port that we contemplate an extension
eastward"
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1902-08-09
Railroad Notes

lIr. w r Dauchv chief engineer %
che Chicago. Rock Island a. Pacific
Railway Co.. writes a. The Manufacttr.
ers Record from Chicago saying We
have no plans az the present time with
regard 20 increasing our terminal faci-
lues at Memphis
President samuel uunt OF the Char
lesion q Ohio River Railroad writes 90
the Manufacturers Record that there
IS mo truth whatever in the report
that the road viii be sold 20 the south
90 Railway
Mr.. c. NJ Ackert. general manager
of the Southern Railway Co.. has also
been made general manager OF the
Augusta southern Railroad Co.
SIR. w. C.. Choate. general superin-
tendent and trannc manager OF the III
Paso < Southwestern Railroad Co..
writes 20 the Manufacturers Record
from RI PasO. Texas. that the company
has a Few miles OF line under construc-
ton between FL PasO and Demins
Junction.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1902-08-09
SOUTHERN INDUSTRIAL


In its review for the week % the iron
and metal trades The Iron Axe says.
The Southern furnace companies de-
cided last week TO establish 81. Biz
miagham. for No. foundry "a TIE
basis for contracts for deliveries Ia The
Arst six months OF next year. They
have since booked n heavy tonnage far
that delivery. mainly from Western
consumers. The West - feeling part!cu-
lcrly cheerful ove- the prospects OF
business for next year. due 70 the
promising condition ~ agricultural IN
terests. IL can De stated on excellent
authority that the manufacturers %
harvesting machines are enjoying an
unprecedented demand. which they be-
leve will completely clean up their
stocks % machines by che close OF the
selling season. The implement manu-
f0cturers are prominent among those
Who are purchas ng foundry pig-.ron
for next years delivery. Chicago re-
ports sales or foundry plg-iron the last
week agEreEating about 10000 tons.
part Northern and pert southern.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1902-08-09
Score Another For the south.

New Hartford. Conn. Special.-Wal-
ter X. Smith. treasurer and general
manager OF the Greenwood division Of
the Mount Vernon-WOod Cotton
Duck Company. has received notiica-
ton from the company's head offices at
Baltimore. that the Greenwood Mills.
which employ about 700 hands. will
shut down September l for an indeh-
aite period When asked the reason
sOr closing down the mills. Mr.. Smith
said: Il presume the company can
manufacture more cheaply IN the
South"
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1902-08-09

Baltimore. Special-John Wesley De-
vine. colored. who is 90 be hanged on
September 10. announced that he viii
in a dar or two marry the woman who
was Indirectly the cause OF Che crime
for which he viii suffer the death pen
atty. Rev. George w. Lane. "A Baptist
minister the murdcrers spiritual add
wiser. says ne Will perform the cere-
mony On May 10 Devine Quarreiled
with Mary Jones in the house IN which
they lived. He assaulted the woman
and she summoned the police. As Pa
trOlman DOnohue entered the house the
negro shot and killed him. Devine WAS
tried and convicted OF the murder
Mary Jones has visited the condemned
San frequently with the result that De-
vine, who appears 10 be very contrite.
has proposed marriage. Rev. Lane says
he will marry and baptiss DeVine AZ
the sans time.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1902-08-09
Southern woman's Congress.

Monteagle. Tenn. Specialize open
ing session OF the southern Woman's
Congress began with delegates present
from all leading womens Organiza-
lions. Among the features OF the morn
ing meeting vas an address on What
IS the W. c. T. L.. and What Has II
Done?" by Mrs. Selma Halman. OF Ten
nessee. and a vocal solo by Mrs. New
man. OF New York Other events OF the
days programme were a discussion %
The c. Child Ever in Our Midst" led
by Miss Victoria Campbell. Divine
Handwriting by Mrs. Berry j. Telford
and a lecture entitled a Halg Hiur
with the Brethren" by Mrs. Carrie Lee
Carter.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1902-08-09
IS not A CANDIDATE
Col. Bryan Makes an Emphatic State
ment
IS no LONGER SEEKING PRESIDENCY
lie still Advocates 70 to and De-
nOunces Protection and Injunction
Government.

Mountain Lake Park. Special
In the presence Of an audience Of
1000 persons assembled in the
Mountain Lake Park ChautauQua As
sOciation. VIM. Jennings Bryan Satur-
day afternoon discussed the problems
OF government Mr.. Bryan prefaced
his address. which was of two hours
duration. with denial that ne will
again seek 90 become the national
standard bearer OF The Democratic
party. his denial being contained in
the following phrases.
r hope YOU viii give me credit
Win possessing higher ambition than
90 BE- satisfied With tbs Office Of Presi-
dent Of the United States am too
Democratic 60 C0vct an ambition that
only q few ia one generation can
share Z prefer the honor ~ being a
private citizen. and hcsor greater
than that 90 a King
Throughout his discussion Of the
uomentous problems now. engaeinE
the attention of the two great political
parties Mr. Bryan occasionally
tapped n vein ~ quiet humOr that
generated smiles on many counter
ances You viii recall" he said. that
the eRpuhncans have had two telling
chances no me. and on this occasion
would seek one az them. Ia dealing
with the theme ~ problems OK gov
eminent 7 shall ondeavor % inject
enough religion 60 suit a eRpuhucan
and enough politics Go curry favor
with q Democrat"
Mt. Bryan stated that primarily Il
was his purpose 20 deal with tho
moral prase of the subject He de-
clared that the partisan discussion ~
the tariff free silver. the trusts and
j.
by campaign orators into the mire II
dollars and cents. Tn civilization,
which nv. Bryan defined as the har.
monious development of the human
race. morally mentally and physi
caliy. was cited an essential 20 the
continued progress OF the nation. he
regarded the cultivation az the moral
element as q paramount issue and N
Clarcd that history supported hts
contention that moral decay had pre-
cedcd the ruin 81 every nation thai
had fallen "A nation said Mr
Bryan els strong only In proportion
O. its moral excellence.
Ee declared that The present al
ministrarion developed q tendency @
arw mo- Gods holy ordinances. Thou
shalt NOT STEAL Thou shalt not kilL
"Thcu shsIt not covet etc. by add
lrg an ano,ogetic clause. save Whei
dome on very large scale.
Reference was made 90 the Phui1
r.ne question and che conduct az Oh
American soldiery iu suppressins h
+. insurrertiuu No denounced Imperial
D ISM" rt great length. tnon reNnrtin
n CD tle currency question. proclaim
p himself as l.tOut an apostle ot lro
silver as over. Hc further denouncc
q what Dee termed thc plutocracF
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1902-08-09
HELD MASS MEETING
Striking Miners Gathered TO Discuss
\
Situation
w1uyD UP wlIH HAND PRIMARY
President 7itcheii Takes a Brief Talk
TO 1000 Strlkers--Au Depiore the
Resort Go Violence.

Scranton. Special.-The first OF the
series OF strikers mass meetings plan
ned 10 take place at the various strike
centres. was held Friday in the round
woods. There we're 1000 strikers pres
ent from all parts or the city and the
adjoining towns. some locals having
beea marched four miles 20 the meet
Ing. headed by a band or drum corps
and carrying GCss and banners. Ma
tional President John Mitchell and
others delivered addresses. The crowd
enthusiastically chcered all the speak
ers and fairly went wild over Mitchell
When he was introduced 10 speak some
ono shouted. Hats on" and although
the suns rays boamcd down so intcn-
sc-y that many were carried from the
crowd exhausted. every man I'm tho
vast assemblage barred his head and re-
manned uncovered until his speech vas
concluded. Then the crowd surged
about the platform and shook his hand
until hs himself was almost exhausted.
M MitchelIs speech was brief and
dealt only with the live issues OF the
fght. He said. En- part.
From the Offices OF the coal presi-
dents in New York comes the declara-
ton that the strike viii be settled only
in their own way OF settling 10.
would direct your attention 90 similar
declarations made in the 1900 strike.
The coal trust may De powerful and
strong. but the Americans whose hearts
throb. in sympathy with the miners
are right and the operators wrong
4 understand there is some dl,satis-
faction and misunderstanding about
the distribution OF the relief fund
While we have not got millions. We
have enough 20 see 20 IL that no miner
will starve during the continuance oi
the strike. Cloud cheers)
"The one among you VINO violate.
the law Is the worst enemy You have
No one Is more pleased than the opcr-
otors 20 hear OF disorder in the coal
regions. / want our men 10 eXercis'
their rights under the laws. bat I want
10 man 20 transgrcss the law. Tbs
strike viii be won. lLoll checrsl.
have no more doubt 90 &C. than I hav'
that Z am standing addressing You.
want 20 impress on you the import
anc. of winning this strike. " Sol
win. which ycu VIII surely do. Lcr
VIII Doe no more strikers, there VIII l
a basis 81 adjustment arrived 40 waic.
Will prevent strikes.
"lf YOU lose the strike. the operator
Will make you pay Cox their strike loss
es by reducing yolr wages. And
Won lose thc strike. you lose your ol
gan.--tIon. I trust and hope and con
stao-.y pray you Viii stand as you O..
in $780," lChcers and cries of "W
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1902-08-09
Gould Gets Control

Memphis. Tenn. SpeciaL-The sale
OF So per cent. OF the stock OF the Tn
ion Railway Company OF this city Il
George Gould. president OF the Mis-
souri, Pacific Railway Company. was
announced today. The amount Of
money involved in the transaction wac
sl4s. 900. By this purchase OF stocks
the Union Railway Company viii be
controlled by Mr. Gould and the policy
OF the proposed line viii be shaped I'M
der his directiS=.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1902-08-09

Two hundred revOlutionists and -
Government troops are reported killed
or wounded in battle ar Agsla Dnlcs.
Colombia.
Evelyn p. Baldwin. the Arctic explor-
CT. reached Tromsoe. Norway, 20 pre-
pare for a fresh dash 20 the North
Pole. which he failed 20 reach.
DIR. c. d. MOurcart. Swiss Minister a;
London. who was appointed TO succeed
Mr.. J. b. Pioda at Washington. declines
the assignment
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1902-08-09
Lumber Items.

The Pole stock Lumber Co OF Lam
herton. Pearl River county. Mississippi.
has been chartered with a capital stock
OF 500. 600. The incOrporators are III.
A. Camp. J. II. Hinton. ". T. Haney
and others
The Chesterfield Lumber Co. at Che
raw. s. c.. IS getting It's plant in good
shape. and IT'S planning mill will Dee En-
operation this week All the machinery
Is OF modern type. and the mill VIII be
one OF the finest in that section.
The Columbia Lumber < Manufac-
turing Co OF Columbia. s. c.. has been
chartered. with capital stock OF $50
900. The company proposes 10 manu-
facture all kinds OF woodwork. The In
cOrporatos ae w A. Heath. W. ~.
Otis and j C. Otis.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1902-08-09
SEVERE EARTHQUAKE SHOCK
People I'm California Terror Stricken
-heavy Damage.

Los Alomos. Santabara County. Cal.
Specialize people OF this city and
vicinity are terror stricken and are
fleeing from their homes TO places Of
safety on account ot tho increasing
severity Of the earthquakes that have
visited this section since the night 81
the 27th instant. since which time 4
is estimated that seventy-fve distinct
shocks have been felt.
Three distinct shocks were recorded
early Thursday morning. the last one
being the most severe yet felt
Every brick building IN the town
was destroyed or badly wrecked. IN
nearly every house windows were
broken. The Presbyterian church. q
large and handsome brick structure
was razed 70 the ground and a similar
fate bcfel the general store Of W S.
Wickonbon. also brick building
The shock seems 20 have had a
spiral motion. Goods were hurled from
shelves Of stores and piled in the mid
die OF the rooms. Even such heavy
articles as desks were thrown about.
Not n chimney Is left standing In the
town. All brick walls are badly dam.
aged bat frame structures generally
escaped serious injury Tn the drus
store not a single bottle escaped and
Kohns saloon was flooded with liquor
from broken bottles.
President benjamin Idc Wheeler
OF the University Of California. was
communicated with ~ telephone and
advised the people 20 quit the town
as soon as possible.
Scientists of the University were
away on vacations. but President
Wheeler advised that the people bt
ready 20 fee az a moments notice. and
that the doors OF residences and
places OF business Dee left open $50 that
those in doors might escape % che
streets without delay in the event of
further disturbance. The advice o
President Wheeler was communicate.
90 the people at once and was imme
diately acted upon.
The Western Union oil Company d
the heaviest loser. two OF its ina
mense storage tanks being demsI
ished. releasing thousands OK gallon
of OIL
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1902-08-09
ADVISED Il MOVE.
People in Martinique Ward 70 GET
Cut Of Daager
THERE MAY BE ANOTHER tauhOS
Eminent Scientist Says That 1out
PeIee rlsy Assume Threatening At
titrde AZ Any Time

F0s1 dc France Island OF Mart niQua.
Nv Cahfe In an interview With a rpp-
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Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1902-08-09
A Double Hanging.

Roanoke. Va. SpeciaL-The first
double hanging in the history OF Wise
county will take place at Wise court
house. when %Robert Foy and Charlie
Blackman. both colored, will pay the
death penalty. Foy was convicted OF
the murder OF Dayton II. Miller. secre-
tary and treasurer of the Toms Greek
Coal Company at Toms Greek last De
eember. He broke jail with eleven 9TH
ers prisoners IN February, but was re-
captured Blackman killed Thomas
Bates. another negro. at Tom Creek last
month.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1902-08-09
Dead Body Found

The dead body OF Arthur McCauley,
-olored. was found one mile from
Chilley. Ga. with 20 bullet holes in his
body and head. lie was taken from
the calab0osc Friday night by mob.
The guard being covered with gun in
the hands o. masked men was backed
away fron the Calaboose. ordered 70
keep quiet and rot allowed 20 give an
alarm until after the crowd were en-
tirely cut OF town. No trace has yet
been gained IS TO who composed the
mob.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1902-08-09

Emanuel Lyons. one OK the oldest
and best known citizens of Grant
county. West Virginia. Is dead. neaR
Garmania
NJ. r. Green & Co. viii establish a
sand mill OF 200 tons daily capacity
al PhiMppi. W Va. Between 70 and
100 men viii be employed.
Andrew J. Bailey. OF Richmond. was
struck and instantly killed Friday by
a passenger train on the Southern
railway. near Reedsville.
Capt. Nlmrod whalen. veteran
ductOr on the Baltimore and Ohio
Southwestern railway. died thursday.
aged SO years. tie was born in Howard
county Mary land.
While playing in the barnyard Of
GOttlieb r. Weber. eN-mcmoer OF the
West Virginia Legislature. near
Berkeley Springs. MeivllAe. little son
OF Irwin Weber. was Kicked "a the
abdomen By one OF the horses and
death soon resulted from perisonitis-
Full returns from the Democratic
primary in the Fourth district show
the nomination OF Hon r G. Southau
for Congress by a majority OF Ia
votes over Hon r. r Lassiter.
John c. Kyle. who broke jail At
Parkersburg w Va. while awaiting
trial for the murder OF Joseph Daley
and eluded pursuit for a month. wa
captured yesterday AT Elkins.
The business men OF Newport
News viii on Monday close deal
whereby a 500 600 silk mill will oe
established there within the next fe~
months. The details are not given
or
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1902-08-09
Telegrtphic Briefs.

Charles NJ. Nash. OF Alexandria, Va.
has been appointed cadet In the rev.
enue cutter service subject 10 physical
examination.
Lieutenant Arthur Crenshaw has
been detached from the receiving ship
Franklin and ordered 20 command the
Siren. az the Norfolk navy yard, and
10 such other duty as the eommandant
Of the navy yard may assign him.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1902-08-09

savannah. Ga. STANDARDIZATION
was filed Monday for a charter Tor the
savannah Dry Dock * ship Building
Company. 90 have paid up capital of
5000 900. with the privilege Of increas-
ing the amount by a dry dock 800 feet
long and capable OF accom- mOdGting a
ship OF 26 feet draught IL is then pro-
posed 10 erect ship building plant
Leading local capitalists and business
men are the movers In the enterprise.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1902-08-09

At a conference in New York be,
tween Sam Harris. representative Of
Terry McGovern. and Young Coroett."
representing himself. James J. Corbett
was selected as refree for the light be-
tween the two featherweight pug!lists
az New London, on August %. Corbett
refused to accept Tim Hurst Harris
then proposed James J. Corbett and
the Denver boy promptly accepted him.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1902-08-09
appropriations Tor the Mississippi

washington. Special-The Missis-
sipri rive. comm sslon havins ID
charge the works OF improvement Of
Tho river from the mouth of The Ohio
to the head OF the passes has srau.t-
teI It's annual report 90 tho engineers
Tho estimates for the fiscal year 1908
aye as follows. Cont.nang work under
the commission 100000. protection
20 banks no Carratherviic. $4,000.
lar6or at Memphis. $4,000. ha-lor at
Grecnviuc. Mlss.. $4,000. preservation
of works at Delta Point. IA. $4,000
harbor az Natchez Miss. and Niia.a.
la. 100000. rcctdcaucn of Acd aal
Atchafayle. In. $4,000. harhor ar Sew
ORLEANS. Ia. 100000. ON the Grst 90
the rrcernt fs.al year e. balance o- S-.-
-5oofi vas available lor lwprov m0l,s
1r the r.vcr. A statement is mad SHOVE
Ing that since thc or-an-zlton OF trc
comm .s-.ou. 1897. until tAe pres at
dino. the t2,al amount appropriate
COZ the Mississippi river under the
commission bass been S3t.5--.es5.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1902-08-09
SEEKlNOLARdER FIELD.
The Rhcumacide People Begin Busl-
ness in Baltimore.

a Baltimore special says. Mr. j.
Hal RoDbitt Of Raleigh who has been
in the drug business Boz North Caro-
lima ever since he was "a boy has sues
ceeded i'm organizing "a 100000 stock
company to manufacture his patent
medicine "Rheumacide" a factory
has been secured here and the plant
began operations about July LIST. 10 is
understood that 10 viii Dee advertised
an over the country a number q
wealthy Baltimoreans are interested
i'm the company. Mr. Bobbitt viii bring
his family 20 this city