Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1902-05-03


Richmond. Va. May There is con-
Hternation and mourning I'm Richmond's
small Chinese colony. one OF their
number. Long Sing. a Church Hin
laundryman. was found dead In his
room this morning. He had breathed
mis- last peacefully during the night
while two OF his fellow countrymen
slept soundly a few feet away uncon-
sciOus OF his demise. They were horri-
fed when they awolyc 20 find Long cold
in death. He was a sufferer from heart
disease and this. In the opinion OF
Coroner Taylor. was the cause OF his
death. He did a hard and long days
work in his laundry yesterday and
complained Of feeling tired when he
went TO bed at II o'clock. He was about
IS years old. had a family in China and
iame here about four years ago from
San Francisco. He became a Christian
rome years ago. Joined a Methodist
Church here and shaved OF hts queue.
but later secured n false one which he
wore up 20 the time OF his death The
Funeral Tomorrow VIII DE an impress
five one. This is the second death OF a
Ehinaman in Richmone in ten years.
Marriages. IT Berryviile. Miss May
Wheat 90 Mr.. Dorsey Read Potter. OF
Harrisburg. W. Va. Miss Nellie W.
little. OF Norfolk. being among the
bridesmaids. near Wytheville. NJ lsa
l1lsa Ewald 20 Mr.. Earkheart simmer
mann: at Gordonsvilie. Miss Clara Ogg
60 Mr.. w. Campbell Smith. OF Newport
News: at South Boston Miss Ella Il.
Lawson 20 Mr.. James N. Reames; at
Memorial Methodist Church. in Glou-
cester county. Miss NirFie May. OF that
county. 20 Mr.. Joseph Rock. Of Ian
caster county; at Oiivet Baptist
Church. Aiiddlesex county. Miss May
Hart and Mr.. Thomas Jefrries both of
King and Queen county; at Luray.
Miss Roberta Sanford 20 Mr.. $. Otis
Judd. at Baltimore Nd. Miss Euial:e
J. Cox TO Mr.. John r. BanoOt OF
Walkerton. near Richmond. at AleSan-
dria. Miss Gertrude T.. Swartz to AIR.
William q. Mills: at Christiansburg,
Giss Marie Gardner and Mr. George
KesSier. both or Roanoke; at New
market Shenandoah county. Miss Ella
V. Bennick 70 Mr. Samuel Il. Wallace,
OF Fairfield. Rockbridge county; at
Staunton. Miss Bessie Blackburn 20 Mr..
Harry Burnett: at Roanoke, Miss
While Burch 20 Mr. Robert F.
Weldon: at Bristol. Miss Curtis Jett
90 Mr.. Charles r Hagan. and Miss
Annie Clyce 20 Mr.. Carl Harmeling.
Charles ]. Searcey. who with Charles
A Morganneld held up the Richmond.
Fredericksburg and Potomac train At
Aqua Greek in 1884 and robbed the
express car. has completed his term In
the penitentiary and viii be liberated
tomorrow. II Is possible. though not
at all certain. that officers from Clay
county, Ark. where Searcey is alleged
20 have committed a crime ten years
ago, will be- here 10 re-arrest the pris-
oner as soon as he Is turned out OF
the prison. There was correspondence
on the subject some time ago, but the
Governor has heard nothing more from
the authorities. II Searcey escapes the
grasp OF the Arkansas officials he will
probably so direct 10 Texas. where his
aged mother lives. His people in the
Lone Star State are respectable and
well connected.
The poll OF the State being made by
the Richmond Dispatch as 10 sentiment
in their respective localities has result
ed In replies being received from sixty
nine OF the one hundred counties OF the
State. OF this number hfty-One-s
for proclamation outright. though nd
Instructions" have been given. save IN
a few cases
That sentiment. as expressed gener-
ally. Is in favor OF proclamation. but II
remains TO be seen whether the mass
meetings held in some OF the counties
can undo the action of the State con
vention.
A case in which knockout drops seer
20 have been used developed in tn.
Police Court this morning. IL appeared
that ]. A. Lamb. OF Petersburg had
been relieved OF 800. and s. A. Dixon
arrested in connection with the rob
berry. was sent 10 jail In default o
security for twelve months. Laml
gave Dixon ten cents I'm Petersbur.
yesterday morning and was SURPRISE
20 meet him here in the afternoon II
took a drink out OF DixOn's bottle ans
knew nothing more. When he cam
90 himself he was out $780, and Dixon
who claims 90 be from Danville. wa
standing near him.
Much interest Is felt over the an
nouncement OF the engagement OF Mis-
Mary T. ColSton. the daughter OF NJ.
and Mrs. Frederick NJ. ColstOn. OF Bal
timore. and Mr. John Il. Whitehead. O
Norfolk, Va, now instructor OF elec
trlcity in the Johns Hopkins UniveT
sity.
MIR. Whitehead Is son OF Mr. H. {
Whitehead. os Norfolk. and a nephe
OF Colonel Walter II. Taylor. Gener;
Lees acknowledgement during the civ
war.
A fourteen-year-old boy name
Angus Powell. OF Portsmouth,. sper