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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-07-06
Party Of Eskimos Saw Balloon
A|ight in the Far North.
GUN SHOT COST THEIR LIVES
Natives Took it as a Signal for Battle
and Fell on the Little Party and Mas
sacred All of housekeeping
Pertaining to Outfit Was
Carried to the Homes
of the Natives.
fBv Associater rress.

CHICAGO ILL. July "a special to
the Record Herald from Winnipeg. Man.
says:
Rev DR.. Ferries. Church of England
clergyman, arrived from York factory.
Northwest British Territory. to-day and
brings authentic information of the fate
Of Explorer Andre and his companions
Two years ago, 1850 miles north OF
York. party of Esl5tmos. under the
leadership of Old Huskie. saw rh3 aide
balloon alight on a plain OF snow in that
vicinity. which is about two miles north
of Fort Churchill. Three men emerged
from the balloon. and some of Huskie's
people approached them out Of curiosity
As they did 50 one Of Andres men fred
gun, This is a signal to unciv!iized
natives for battle, II was regarded as
a challenge. ind almost Instantly the
natives fell upon the three evotarrs
and massacred them. Everything per-
tanning to their outfit WAS carried to the
homes Of the natives on the borders OF
the Arctic region.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-07-06
tBy Associated Press.)

NEW YORK, July Son a track that
was lightning fast. and before crowd
81 % moo persons, F. c. McLewee and
corpany,s Gold Heels, favorite in the
betting at IS to 10, galloped home an easy
winner in the Brighton handicap at the
Brighton Beach race track to-day He
not only lowered Jack Points record Of
o.oi SIS. MAIDEN 1900 but established a
new WORLDS record for circular track.
The time was 2:03 Is. within 10 OF sec
ond of the worlds record (2:o3 SD, made
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-07-06

Largest Ship Ever Built in G|ou
cester County Has Trouble
in Reaching the Water.
Especial Dispatch to The Times

GLOUCESTER COURTHOUSE. VA.
July 5.-Captain George Marshall at
tempted TO launch his new schooner
Rubie and Bessie yesterday, but failed
to move her. There was a large crowd
present, and a great many men took
hold of the rope and tried to start the
boat. but the rope broke and the men
We're piled upon the ground. The launch
ing was to have taken place at O'Clock
T. NJ and Miss Pauline Berry was TO
have christened the boat. To-day the
schooner was got partly into the water,
and it is thought II Will be fioated to-
night The Ruhie and Bessie is a hun
dled and eighteen feet long and twenty
eight feet wide. She is estimated to
carry three thousand bushels Of oysters.
She is the largest boat built in this
county for many years. All of the tim
hers and much of the other material
came from the forest of Gloucester 1t
was more than two Years since this boat
was begun Captain Marshall had put
hundred days work on her. lie has
done nearly all the work himself The
timbers are of very best and the work
of the very highest class.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-07-06

Big Building of Swift and Com
pany Devoured by Flames.
NOTHING IN STRUCTURE SAVED
Wholesale Meat Market Shipping De-
partment and General Offices Of the
Company We're All in Burned
Building Desperate Fight.
(By Associated Press.)


CHICAGO. ILL, July BY IRE
which broke ont in their plant at the
stock Yards tonight Swift and Company
suffered a loss which is Estimated by the
officials at 100000. The fire was confined
70 one building standing at the inter
section Of Packers Avenue and B"ad-
way This structure was four stories hlgh,
hujIt of brick. and was 500 feet square
The first floor was occupied by the
wholesale meat market OF the company
the. second by the shipping department
and the third and fourth by the general
offices OF the company The latter are
ga i'll TO have been the largest single Of
fees in the United States. more than soe
enn,oyes working on one OF the floors
in single room.
ORIGIN NOT KNOWN.
The cause of the fire is not known. but
it was discovered near the engine room.
II spread so rapidly through the build
that it was found impossible to save the
structure.
The burned building adioins portions Of
the plants of Armour and Company. ana
Libby. MeNeal and Libby and for
time the fire department had desperate
fight to keep these buildings from the
flames.
". ]. McGonigle the superintendent OF
the plant. said tonight that the loss
will aggregate fun a half million dol
lars. The loss is fully covered by in5ur-
mace
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-07-06

The Richmond City Directory for 1902
will be issued by the Hill Directory Com
pany tomorrow Mr.. j. d. Hill, the
president of this company, and his as
sstant. compilers have gone to almost
infinite pains to gather within the two
covers of this volume figures and data
of almost every kind that would accu-
rately show to the world, the population.
wealth and resources of the city and SUI
burbs-
TO the people generally the fisui les
showing the population of Richmond and
suburbs are most interesting.
According to the new directory. the
pon,Ilation of Richmond and suburbs for
the year ending December 81. 1901. was:
Richmond city:
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-07-06
Col HEEL s WON BRIGHTON
MAKING NEW WORLD RECORD
Carving 116 Pounds He Covered the Mile and Quarter in
2O} As in one-th of Second of Worlds Record Made by
BANQUET in 1890 With Only 1O6 Pounds Up.

ern Star third and Herbert fourth. Turn
irg into theback-stretch Northern Star mad
daylight between him and his field with
3lues in second position Herbert raced
UP TO third place. This order was main
tanned down the back stretch. At the
three-quarter pole Herbert had his nose
in front with the favorite next and Ten
Candies in third place
Turning into tie stretch cdon got
the favorite in the lead and from there
to the wire he was never in trouble.
winring easily by half a length from
Blues. who was a head in front OF Ar
grecor who closed very samely under
a terrific drive.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-07-06

Fatal Wreck on R., F. & P. al
Acca Farm This Morning.
YOUNG SMITH LOSES HIS LIFE
The Fireman is Killed Outright, But the
Injuries of Engineer Eastman and
Conductor Thompson Not Sc
rious-Cars Wrecked.

By a freight wreck on the Richmond
Fredericksburg and Potomac at Acca
a ten minutes past one O'Clock this morn
ius, Fireman Beverly Smith, of 100 West
Main Street. was killed: Engineer John
c. Eastman was quite badly hart: Con
ductor W G. Thompson was slightly
injured and a number of freight cars
were wrecked and traffic will be blocked
for from ten to twelve hours.
Southbound freight train No pol crash
ed into some empty cars that had. for
sone unexplained reason been left
standing on the main track. and tbs
ergine of the freight train was over
turned Instantly killing the fireman and
irjuring Engineer Eastman, though not
Sc iously The latter walked to his
h, me on West Marshall Street.
WRECKING TRAIN SENT.
Oficials of the road We're notified of the
wreck very shortly after its occurrence
and General Manager Duke left for the
scene on lie wrecking train. carrying tn.
roads physician along with him. The &C
cident occurred some distance from a
telegraph station and as none of those
who had gone to the wreck had returned
when The Times went to press. complete
details of how the accident occurred could
not be obtained. Ten or twelve cars We're
wrecked and traffic on the line will be
delayed for ten or twelve hours. By
whose fault the cars were LETT on the track
is not known
Mr. Smith was unmarried and boarded
at 10 100 West Main Street He was
from Hanover county. and had only been
Win the company five or six months
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-07-06

by Banquet in 1890. with 1Gs, pounds UP,
on the straight course at the Monmouth
Fark track
rne performance of Gold Heels was
relatively wonderful. considering that he
was carrying lie pounds. There is no
telling how fast this great horse could
have run-if Odoln had ridden nm out
The field that made up the handi-
can was small and select. Gold Heels
wa: always a consistent favorite a Is 10
10 with Morningside second cnoice at
TO 1. and the Keene entry, Port ROYAL,
next in demand at to i. The start
was prompt and good. Blues was first
TO show, with Gold Heels second. North
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-07-06
THREE KILLED BY TRAIN
Southern Railway Engines Responsible
for Three Deaths in % Hours.
Special Dispatch to The Times,

Especial Dispatch to The TfmsS.}
CHARLOTTE. n. c.. July 5.-Southern
Railway engines have killed three men in
this vicinity within the last twenty-four
hours.
While crossing the track at the depot
in Ganney. S. C.. to-day. Robert kiser,
a young white man, was struck by the
engine of a passenger train and instantly
killed
j. B. Jackson. yard conductor for the
Southern a this city, met horrible death
this afternoon While riding on the foot
board of switch engine. a heavy oak
stick was hurled backwards by the i'm
pact OF the engine and knocked Jackson's
foot from the board. He caught at the
metal work on the engine and struggled
to regain his position. but was gradually
forced under the wheels and crushed to
Last night Sam McCree. a fireman on
the Southern. sat on the railroad track
for momentary rest. He fell asleep and
was decapitated by the engine OF pas
senger train
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-07-06
CBv Associated Press.l

OYSTER BAY, L. L, July st has
been ascertained that the Presidents
speech at Pittshurg yesterday in refer
ence to the trust question was the fore
runner of determined efforts by him to
have Congress take up that subject and
enact definite legislation at its next ses=
sion for the control and supervision OF
trusts. Recently the President and Attor-
General Knox held conference with
REPRESENTATIVE Littleiield. Of Maine.
whose knowledge on constitutional law
is admitted. at which Mr.. Llttleteld was
invited to prepare a bill for the resu-
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-07-06
THE CHINCOTEAGUE CONTEST
Judges of Election That Were Charged
With Fraud Are Exonerated.
CSpecial Dispatch 70 The Times.

ONANCOCK VA July 5-'Fhe CHM
colleague local option election contest casa
was brought to a close to-day when a
jury of 4hccomac County Court brought
in verdict OF not guilty. The local OPP
ton election was held on Chincoteague
Island last July and went wet by eighteen
majority. The temperance people alleged
fraud and took the case TO the County
Court where Judge Ross declared the
election null and void. The judges. o. M.
Jones and ". s X. Chopper and Clerks
Harry White and Eenry Conant were in
dcted and tried before Il magistrate court.
fined $500 each and five minutes in Jail
The verdict was to-day overthrown and
the judges .indicate1. People who have
been dead twenty-five years. md many.
who were away at the election. were al.
legged to have been voted.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-07-06
WILL REPR|MAND
GENERAL SMITH
Secretary Root Will Take Papers
in Court Marital Of Smith and
Waller to Oyster Bay.
(By Associated Press.

WASHINGTON. D. c.. July Sec
rotary Root will take the papers in the
case of General j. H. Smith and of Major
Waller with him when he goes to Oyster
Bay next Friday, with {. view to final
action thereon by the President.
In the meantime the Secretary declines
to announce the result OF the trial Of
Gen. Smith. But regardless OF the t.n~tnSs
of the court-martidl 1t is practically adj
mitted at the War Department that he
will be reprimanded for careless and In
temperate language to Major Waller in
connection with the orders for the Sa-
mar campaign.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-07-06
49, As=oo,.tad Press-

LITTLE ROCK. ARK, July 5.-Colonel
+ n. Smytf1e, of Denver, Col, was found
dead in his room at the Merchants Ho-
tel, in this city. a pistol clasped in his
right hand and bullet hole through
his head explained the cause Of his
death,
a note gave this further information:
For cripples, paupers and mendicants
I have no use. Fearing I may get in
one of these classes by reason of the
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-07-06
ODD-FELLOWS' PICNIC
Miss Minnie Snyder Voted 10 Be the
Most Popular Girl
snecial Dispatch to The Times.

(special Dispatch to The Times)
WARM SPRINGS. VA, July 5.-The
odd Fellows. picnic at Healing Springs
was a grand success. Many members
from different parts of the State were
present. but the speakers did not arrive
and this was a great disappointment.
The string band from Covington fur
nished music while the gathering voted
for the most popular young lady present.
who, was to receive a silver tea set
The prize was awarded Miss Minnie
Snyder.
Alright a disturbance arose among the
negroes and the razor was freely used.
Tha nicnic netted s347.25. which will go
IA purchase furniture for the elegant
hall a Hot Springs.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-07-06
RATHER THAN Be 4 PAUPER
COL, SMYTHE shot Himself
One-Tme Editor Of Arkansas Gazette Found Dead Witt
UNIQUE Note Giving His Reasons for TAX
ing His Own Life.

injury with which I was recently visited
I end the doubt
While in New York several months
a 90. Colonel Smythe severely injured
his ankle by a fall. He had been IN
Little Rock about two months. and was
preparing TO leave for Denver in few
DAYS The coroner held his inquest this
evening and decided that his death was
caused by a gunshot wound, setf-infiIcted
Colonel Smythe was a native of Ar
kansas, and was sixty years old He
served in the Confederate AMY and af-
ter the war became connected with the
Arkansas Gazette OF this city.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-07-06
ROOSEVELT is Determined
TO FIGHT TIE TRUSTS
Is Having Bill Prepared Which Will Be Submitted Al BE
ginning of Next Session of Congress-W1l
Talk on Trusts D ring Campaign

lation and control of the trusts that VIII
go before Congress with the endorsement
and influence Of the President PACK Oh
it.
The bill will be submitted at the be-
ginning of the next session, but before
this is done the President, AttorneE-Ieh-
ersl Knox and Mr.. Llttleheld VIII nave
fre;luent conferences as to the detalls
In addition to this proposed action, the
President,is going to talk upon the trust
question a good deal on the several trips
TO he made by him in the fall he mas
announced TO friends that the question Is
a. vital one and that he proposes TO push
it vigorously unity there Is some action
by Congress
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-07-06
NE GRO HIT ON THE HEAD
The Assailant Gives Big Bail and His
Victim Nav Die
,special Dispatch TO The Times

= 'specfsf D1sPdte iithes.'
DANVILLE. VA. July "a negro Pull
man car porter named John O'Neil.- rs
at the house of friends in the city in a
precarious condition. as the result Of
having been hit on the head with stone
last night which was hurled at him by
Boston Allen another negro The diff
Guilty occurred near the Danville and
Western Railroad Depot
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-07-06
SOFT COAL FIELDS
Believed That Considerable Number
Will Return to Work This Week.
(Ey Associated Press. !

ROANOKE. VA. July 5-When work
was resumed in the Pocahontas Flat
Top field this morning, almost all of the
men who had not left the field for the
Fourth of July holiday, returned to work.
The situation in the Tug River field
shows more Improvement, and 1t is be-
i!eved that next week a considera BILE
number OF miners will be at work in that
district
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-07-06
DEADLOCK BROKEN
The Roanoke Council at Last Elects a.
Chairman.
Especial Dispatch to The Times.>

tSpeciaI Dlspatch 20 The Times.l
ROANOKE. VA, July. 5.-The deadlock
in the City Council was broken tonight;
after the first ballot. Seiferts name was.
withdrawn and J. C. Page placed In
nominated by his followers
Councilman Vaughan 4. WilkinsoD'
voted for Page and he was elected by a.
a vote for Page and he was elected by
vote Of 10 to 8 A. 3. Coleman was elect
ed viee-president without opposition.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-07-06
HOBSON LECTURES
introduced to School of Methods b
Gen. FitzhUgh Lee,

Gen. Fitzhugh Lee.
fspecial nisnatch to The Timesl
HARLOTTESVILLE. VA. July g.
Richmond Pearson Hobson lectured to-
night bfeore the Summer School of Meth
DDS in the University auditorium.
4 large audience greeted the hero. who
was introduced by General FIrZhugh Lee.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-07-06
REVE[ AT|ONSOF NEW
R|CHMQHDD|RECTORY
Population Of City Ten Thousand
More Than Credited.
CITY GROWN IN EVERY WAY
Canparisons That Are Not Odious. but
Very lnterestng,'' Showing Wealth
Of Richn7ond-New Directory
Will Be Out Tomorrow.

Population of CITY according to
Census report OF 1880 to 1900 65,o5(
Number of factories III city: 10
Number Of jobbing houses III city 81
Combined sales s41, So, 1852
Total number hands
in city and sub
urbS. 1893
Combined capital OF
banks and trust
companies s5,oA5,o30
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-07-06
SUMMARY OF THE NEWS
FORECAST.

FORECAST.
Fair and continued warm Sunday and
probably Monday; light. southwest winds.
Highest temperature yesterday. 9!
Lowest temperature Yesterday Il
Mean temperature yesterday Sf
Normal temperature for Jify.. 50
Departure from normal temperature 0s
Precipitation during past Il hours. 90,
LOCAL.
Fireman Smith killed and the engineer.
and conductor injured in wreck on tha
Richmond Fredericksburg and Potomac
this morning.
thermometer reaches 81 and the day
is the hottest of the summer. Only one
proStra ton reported
Statistics from the forthcoming dirsc-
tory 10 show material growth in Rich
uond's popuIa ton and wealth
Attorney-G General Anderson renders an
interesting and far-reaching opinion
touching the use of free passes,
The Fulton Brownies defeat the Eiks
and the Manchester team win from tbs
Blue Jeans.
DR.. Gardner. Of this city. one of the
principal speakers at the International s.
Y. 2. Z. Convention.
The Bedford Hotel said to have been
purchased for the Grand Lodge of Elks..
Coming week to he an Interesting onsi
in Council circles Matters that are up
aIessrs. Glass and Clayton to meet at,
Charlotte Courthouse tomorrow IN Joint
deba ia
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-07-06

Continued on Fourteenth Page)
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-07-06

Marriages. Deaths, Houses
The directory shows that there were
,,s White and 57a colored couples mar
- = .:,l - Fourteenth Pase)
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-07-06
VIRGINIA.

Richmond Pearson Fiobson introduced
to School of Methods at Charlottesville
by General Fitzhugh Lee.
4 schooner being launched on the York
River sticks on the ways and all efforts
TO get her of unavalling.
Young man and his horse killed by
lightning in Franklin county
A j. f. Bryant Club formed at Frank
lin. Va.
The new administration in Norfolk
makes big changes in the police force.
and Mayor Riddick declares Sundays In
Norfolk must be dry.
Lexington, Va. under new municipal
regime rsinstates some old officers and
raises the salaries of others
Virginia furnaces take advantage OF
The zinc secured pays the cost.
The deadlock in the Council at Roam
oke is broken.
GENERAL.
Authentic information received of tho
massacre OF Explorer Andre and his
party by Eskinos.
Big building OF Swift & Company In
Chicago destroyed by fire, entatlins loss
of at least million dollars
Gold Heels won the Brighton Handicap
and established a new record for the dis
lance over a circular track
It has been determined that General
Smith shall be reprimanded for his
..howling wilderness order
China makes a direct appeal 20 this
Government to help her In regard 20
breach by the Powers of the spirit OF
the agreement as to number OF guards
President Roosevelt has determined To
have leSislati ton passed for tne re2o1Ae
ton and control OF trusts.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-07-06
RANGE or THERMOMETER.

Following is the range OF the Their
rsorneter at The Times office yester-
a. NJ. 81: II NJ. 50; P. NJ. &c: p
n. 81: 9 P. NJ. 81: IL midnight So aver
age. 9i.3.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-07-06
WEATHER FORECAST

Forecast for Sunday and Monday:
Virginia. and North Carolina-I7air and
continued warn, Sunday and proha bly,
Monday; lisht southwest winds.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-01-31
First Pellets ard Then Pills.

First rain, then sleet. rain again.
and more sleet. is the kind of weather
Pine Bluff has had this week, but the
program was slightly varied today.
Just before noon there was fall of
hail, the stones being very white and
about the size of pellet. Just after
noon the stones increased in size until
they looked very much like the prod
uct Of an immense aerial sugar coated
pill factory was being turned loose
on the city, and for while the white
stones fell furiously The day has
been marked throughout for very ugly
weather.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-01-31
EUROPEAN HOTEL
CONTEMPLATED BY DR.. r. c.
THOMPSON.
Another Story Will Be Added to His
Second Avenue Building for
the Hotel.

If Dr. r. C. Thompson plans go
through Pine Bluff is to have another
hotel. He contemplates, at an early
dav. adding another story to his large
two-story building on West Second
avenue. and converting upper stories
into modern European hotel His
plans have not as yet all been cul-
minated, but the proposed improve
ment is practically assured.
One of the features of the hotel will
be te!ephone system OF calls. This
is an improved system and is Wldel!
used in hotels throughout the coun-
try. An elevator operated by water
mower will also be a feature. The hO-
tel will consist of thirty rooms hand
somely furnished. with a bath in each
room. The structure will be heated
throughout with steam heat. The
hotel will be for transients, and no
apartments will be let out.
1t is proposed to commerce work On
the addition of the third story at 4
very early date. The addition of q
third story on the building will make
it p very imposing structure and Will
add materially to the appearance of
Second avenue.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-01-31
At A LIVELY "CLIP"
Preparations for the Street Fair Arc
Being Made.

Mr. 'Plummer. the representative of
to Graphic representative this
morning that preparations for the
merchants street fair and carnival.
to be pulled off in the last week of
March, were going along at a lively
clip
He stated that Mr. H. w. Wright.
the proprietor of the company. and
Mr. H. E. Wheeler. one of the man-
ayers. were expected here any day.
The advertising matter was on the
road. Mr.. P]ummer stated. and as
soon as it arrives the work of adver
tising the fair over the state will be
commenced.