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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-03-29
TWOCHARGES FOR
PRICE TO ANSWER
Chain Of Circumstances Place a
WelI-Known Young Man in
Embarrassing Situation.

Facing charge of felony in the Po-
lice Court yesterday. Mr.. Matthew Price
was suddenly brought face to face with
another, and w-ile he was in court Cap
tain Tomlinson, of the Detective Bureau.
made charge of being a suspicious
character against him. ard he will come
before the court next Thursday to see
what he knows OF the assault and rob
berry Of Mr. Ecward L. Ford, q proof
reader for Tho Times, which happened
some time ago. Tho charge on which
he was Ir yesterday was the allegeft
theft of Sss5 from Mr.. r. L. Belts. an
old frie III Ge hi. in Lunenburg county.
Mr. Price is a young. man of some
twenty NO or three Years old. He
comes of a respected family Of Lunen-
burg anl cnly came to Richmond about
last Chiis,mas lie now holds a re-
sponsiblo position with the Southern
aIanuiacrurirE Company. His getting
into tro, tle seems to be the result OF
a chain of ci:eImstantial evidence and
there so ,nls little doubt that he Will
be discharged on both counts. II Ie is
well dressed. we'll educated and the trou-
BILE apparently caused him more sur
prise than any one else. as
1t seems that "a few days ago Mr. Belts
came to this city and he and Mr.. Price
went out to Forest Hill Park. They
we're drinking and there was some joking
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-03-29
THE FOUTZ CASE AGAIN.
The Royal Orchard Farm to 8: Converted
Into a Great Resort.
iSnecial tDispatch TO The Times.

Especial Dispatch to The Times.)
CHARLOTTESVILLE VA, March 22S..
Fouts. recently expelled from the local
tent of the. Order Of the knights of the
AIaccabees for alleged immoral conduct
at a hotel in Basic City, was to be grant,
today BY members Of that lodge. One
of the bylaws of the order forblds q
second hea ring being given an expelled
member. The fact is that Foutz has ap-
mittee, consisting Of John s. Patton.
Colonel Henry NJ. Lewis and William
H. Greaver, was not appointed to hear
evidence in a new trial, but to collect
all the evidence brought out at the trial
recently held and to produce simple facts
to show4the expelled members standing
in this city to the Supreme Tent for its
consideration when the appeal comes be-
fore it. #
Mr.. Foutz is preparing an answer to
charges brought against him which will
be given to the State press in a few days.
Mr.. w D. Carlisle. proprietor of the
Royal Orchard tract, near Alton, has
concluded negotiations with q trust, COM
pany in Chicago to float s5o,0 of bonds
on the Royal Orchard property for devel-
gopment purposes. Work is to commence
within: ninety days; and this beautlful
a. public resort. A fine hotel will be built
from material on the place after the order
of the Sierra Madre Villa. Hotel of Cali
fornia, besides thirty cottages 6
place. which an analysis has shown to
be almost exa city similar to the famous
Appollinaris water; in Rhenish Prussia,
will placed upon the market and the
place Willsbes explored Besides. the great
5Albemarle pippin orchard Of 800 trees.
now justin their prime. and the SUPERIOR
cider and vinegar products constitute ad-
5ditional sources of annual profitable
ya fzla
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-03-29
REsTLE { WASHED OUT.
Tracks Of Mobile Uuder Water for Dlstssee Of
I NO Mil. IS.
fBy Associated Prc-s.,

MOBILE, ALA, March B E2s.-The rain
storm that has caused serious floods In
the upper country set in here to-day with
steady but not heavy rain and much
wind. The outer. bar is reported as ex-
:ceedingly rough. No vessels have at
tempted it's passage since last night, and
no vessels have passed through the ship
channel since this morning The coast
steamer Alpha, which was the las to
arrive. reports a very rough experience on
the bar.
The Louisville and Nashville Railroad
issoperat ting as usual no damage report
ed: also the Southern The Mobile and
Ohio is tied up a atsvarious points. A5tratn
will be sent out tomorrow morning from
Mobile OH the Mobile and Ohio.
mobile, ALA, March 2S.-Tra ffic on
the Mobile and Ohio Railway in Missis-
s;pp has been seriously interfered with
by the floods of the last two days. Last
right trestle thirty feet long just south
of Shuqueka, Miss, was washed out,
and the track is under wa ter from Por-
terville, Miss, to Iron Bridge, a distance
OF two miles.
Minor washouts are also reported be-
tween Arteria and Tuscaloosa. The
passenger train which left Mobile last
night was turned back at Enterprise
The passenger train that left st. Louis
yesterday morning and due at Mobile
this morning was turned back from Shu-
quellla. No train left here tonight
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-03-29
MAD DOGS HEAD EXAMINED.
Drs. Hoen aud Moon Find that Chestnut Hill
Dogs Head and Experiment.

UfS. Hoen aud { moon find tndts SDe1tnQLS I'LL
Dog IS Head and Experiment. s
Drs. Hoen ard Moon, of the University
College of Medicine, have just concluded
a most interesting experiment by means
of which they sought to relieve the fears
of the residents of Chestnut Hill and
Highland Springs
They tried to see il the dog which bit
the child of Mr. Writ Quar.es, of Chest
nut Hill, and a cow owned on Chestnut
Iill, as well as several other dogs was
really mad. The young doctors show
{ ed great deal Of pluck and enterprise.
They went out to the spot Where the
dog had been killed. cut off his head and
brought it ba:il to the college for ex-
periments
The people OF Chestnut Hill were deep
~ interested. One we'll known citizen OF
the suburb called up The Times office
and asked if a decision had been reach
ed It had not beer then. But the
suspense has I OF yet been relieved.
Drs. Hoen And Moon stated to a Times
writer Yesterday afternoon that 1t had
reen impossible 10 make the experiments
they desired. They found that a bullet
had entered the back Of the dogs head
and SO shattered; the skull that they
we're entire,z halked in their attempts
to reach a conclusion. Yesterday after
room they slso informed the people ol
Chestnut Fill Of that fact.
The child of Mr.. Quarles, Whlcha was was
bitten, has been treated by DR.. Blanton'
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-03-29
EASTER SALES. VERY LARGE,
ESPECIALLY I'M FLOWERS

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sixty thousand violets alone. mus lar' ID,
these two flowers have proven the most
popular, and thus they are almost eS-
llausted in the market here, Win no
prospect of getting more. -
In speaking of the sale TINS year, d
Broad Street florist said yesterday
.'This year will break all records. It IS
simply that the demand is greater tha1l
ever before. There have been more now now
ers than usual this year, and the prices
have remained about the same
To-day will end the Easter rush on the
milliners and the dry goods stores. and
tomorrow Richmond will blossom out IN
all the glory of a spring raiment. if the
weather man is kind. Thes merchants
generally say that they believe the trade
this year will surpass that of any other
year, but they cannot tell until Easter is
past and gone.
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as Unavailable.

found guilty only of murder in the s2c-
5ondg degree, and. some witnesses oelos
conveniently absent at the second trial.
was acquitted.
However, the William O'Boyle case
cropped up opportunely, and the seaitold
was lett standing. Hcreswas. a case N
which "a man STAMPED the lie out Oh
a. woman, at the same time numbering ms ms
unborn babe. One might ell ina s1nc
tha t the gallows grinned when the OBoyle
case was tried O.BoEle was. found gullty
and sentenced to die. other :sesources were
bv. and, after all other seaSourccsS Wei .
exhausted, the executive was Appeared
10 and the. sentence Was Ecommuted.
Pending the consumn1atlon 5of#O boy.e Y! >
.deliycrance, there was another eplsode-
a mere: fnciden!s Billy Beg11alll sent .1'
John sN1cA1listers soul into eternity VIII, :,
ia.4b,,llet. AS IA mare formality, Begnasiil y
was given a couple If Years .in7t hesp pen
itentiary. and al,aos, before ne soLs,ac7
cInnated, he was back inE Newport. News.
It was said through POLITICAL influence:
And, SO MIR. sA1ilstcad has ordereo .he l.e
scaffold torn down. Strangers who WISH
the offices OF the Mayor, the CITY en-
ninec,. and the commissioner OF ne
revenue; will no longer draw the. unJustl-
tiahIe conclusion that Newport News mas
been compelled to keep a scaffold stalle-
ing all2the time because it was IN con-
slant demand.
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Especial Dispatch to The Times.o

NEWPORT NEWS, VA, March 20
CITY Sergeant E. w. Mf1stead this morn
ing gave orders to have torn down tie
sea fold that was erected in the rear OF
the jail about three years aSo. 7i" iisie
5appears to have been no particular ies.,
son for the erection of the salioWs. l. =
is true, that men are occaslonaiys s- seit-
fenced TO be hanged here, .put &tlley !aie
never hanged. The only execution 1o. ~, tue
.c;t,- o,-or had was by another meth hod
IN this instance, the man was ,'N, -,
ont and tied to a tree and shot to DEAN.
There is good reason to believe that
he should not have been executed, but,
5,u,fortunately. he was not found guilty
nv a Jury, and there were no twelve
men good and true 20 say nothing Oh
court officials. toerecommcnds his spafdon'
am, there was not time To get up a pc
tition.
However. the CHASTITY, If picturesque
adornn1ent is to be torn away. 1t was
built three years ago, the city sergeant
laborins under the weird halluclnatlon
that he was going to hang one Rlcharo
Williams thereupon. Naturally. TINS was
an crrecious and unwarrantable pre-,
sumption, as Richard began to- .develop.
insanity right after he was senteneed.
7n.smuch as he never had much sense
to begin with, it was a mild and gentle
form of insanity; but it was suihclentlS
pronounced, with the aid of petitions,
to save the negro's neck.
IT was somewhere along this time thaI
Walter Wood procured gun ana Went
ont and nut a bullet into Jack Gloven 5
head. Naturally, the gallows was per-
,nittcd to stand. Wood, however was
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-03-29
LOS ANGELES CLUB
WANTS THE MATCH.
Will Make New Offer, Raising
Bid of the Charleston,
S. c., Club.
m Associated Press. J

LOS ANGELES, CAL, March 2s.-Thc
Century Athletic Club is still in the con-
test for the Jeffres-t1tzsimmons 1ght,
and will make a. new offer that Will raise
the bid of the Charleston Club. The pros
poets for bringing the fight here We're
considered very slim yesterday, but the
offer from South Carolina has spurred the
Los Angeles promoters on to a new effort.
The forfeit money posted in San Fran
cisco has been left there as a guarantee
Of good faith. and the purse money is
still on deposit at the Citizens Bank of
this city.
Thomas McCarry, president of the club,
said: "The biz from Charleston does not
bother us bit. We don't believe they
can mako good. and NE have good -rea-
son to believe THAI the offer is not bona
la =
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-03-29
RAILROAD TRAFFIC
IS SUSPENDED.
Rains and Flood Work Havoc in
the South.
;1ElE EeRApH LINES PROSTATE R o. II II T.
wa.houts in Every Direction Block 1rains
and High Waters Have Done DamaEet
Alarming Extent-All Streams
Out Of Their Banks.
TEL LEGRAPH LINES PROSTATE ID
nv Associated Press.)

NEW ORLEANS, LA, March 2s.-The
wind and storm which prevailed over
southern Mississippi for the past 4s hours
had demoralized all railroad traffic ana
teIegraphic communication to-day. ne
town of 4Hazelhurst, Miss, has been COM
'pletely isolated for the past two days.
Many streams oyeraowed their banks ana
all passage is stopped. with no trains
and no mails. Rain is still falling there.
Great damage has been caused by the
flood at Newton, Miss, and there is lit
tie probability of trains running through
for several days About ten miles east
the water is running over. the railroad
tracks six feet deep, and two miles OF
track have been swept away. Telegraph
lines are prostrated in all localities. NO
mail has been received over the Star
routes since the rains. All the bridges
over the country roads in this vicinity
have been washed away and the roads
cut up so as to be impossible In some
places fences have been swept away. Low
lands have been badly washed by the
sweeping current.
WASHOUTS NUMEROUS.
An embankment of the Illinois Central
was washed away to-day. leaving seventy
feet of the iron rails and cross-ties sus-
pended in the air. Another washout oc-
Cured a mile south of the town. 1t will
be several days before it is possible for
trains to reach Oxford from either North
or South. Leaf River. at Hattiesburg.
Miss. rose several \eet during Elsst night,
and no trains have passed over the North
eastern. Southern and Gulf Or the Ship
Island roads to-day on account OF the
Z wat ter. The Northeastern is washed out
between this point and Meridian.
a dispa tch from Laurel reports that
three miles OF the Northeastern track is
inundated north of Enterprise. At En-
terprise the Chickasaw River is on a
rampage and the valley is covered with
water. The river, a t 6 o'clock tonight is
as high as during the food of two years
ago. and is rising at the rate of four
inches an hour. Much dana ge has been
Z done to property. and the loss to farmers
will be heavy. Over eight inches of rain
has fallen at Eicksburg in the last forty
eigh. hours. The Alabama and Ficks-
burg and Nicksburg. Shreveport and Pa
ci7c Railroads are practically. tied up
The river readinr<@.s,y was 4o2. or 4.s
below the danger line. No dana ge has 30
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casters approach this year has been
marked by what all the merchants of the
ness. N the dry goods stores yesterday
was the usual crowd of shoppers. while
the florists of the city-are working night
and day. The floral gifts this year, par
ticularly, have already broken records,
and now an Easter lily can only be had at
one or two places in the city. There are
only a few left. and one of the big TO-
rists has sold out completely.
The lilies are not used much in this city
for the decoration of churches or resi-
dences. but are mostly gifts. One of the
florists had 100 plants to start with. and
now he has none: another had about the
same number and has a few left. In vio-
lets. too. the sale this year has been
enormous One of the florists has sold
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-03-29
CAR MEN
ASK lVINE-HOUR DAY.
Matter Acted on Last Night-To
Wait on General Manager
Dimmock Next Week.

The conductors and motornlens of the
Richmond Passenger and Power
Company want a nine hour day. They
will 1 ask their company for it early
That decision was. reached last night.
The Anal gama ted Associa ton. No. a152i
of Street Railway Employees, the sorgani-
"a ton Of the men employed by the two
street car companies Of Richmond and
gM Manchester, met last night at Smiths
IIa II. President Simmons called the
body to order soon after S o'clock. 1T
was nearly III before ad journment. The
men nswould not talk to amount to any
thing, but rom what could be learned
here and st here the meeting Was entirely
4 nd acton agreed upon
sunanimously .e5ssa.s3s:
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-03-29
THEY MET TWICE
IN one EVENING.
Honest Dick and "Live Wire
Hear Each Other Speak.
"FAcTs,NoT LIES AND WIND. !"
This. Says the Mayor, is His Reeord-l'ears
McCartby's Opinion OF tiim-Former's
Temperate Address-City Cons
mittee Fixes Assessments.
"FAcTS,N0T LIES AND WIND
This. Says the Mayor, Is His Reeord-llears

Mayor TAYLOR and Captain Mccarthy
met twice last night.
But once before in the campaign have
they spoken the same evening at the
same hall. That was in Fulton early in
the canvass. Captain Mccarthy heard
Mayor Taylor's address to the Clay Ward
Activcs. He did not speak on that oc-
casion. Last night, however, they met
at Corcoran Hall. and again, an hour
later, at Thon's Hall. Both heard each
other speak at Corcoran Hall, while the
Mayor excused himself when he had
concluded and did not hear the remarks
OF his opponent at Thon': Hall. Both
candidates made good speeches and both
were conservative in their statements.
President Hicks was i'll the chair at the
meeting Of the Marshall Ward Demo-
cratic Club. which had a special meeting
at Corcoran Hall The room was almost
crowded. The first speaker of the even
ing was Captain Mccarthy. He began
almost at once to pay his respects to the
Mayor. About that civic dignitary the
Captain had this to say: That His Honor
wanted nothing more than to get elected;
that was his chief object, and he did
nothing but go about and shake hands
with the people with the hope of shak-
ing a vote out of them
HONEST DICK ENTERS.
While Captain Mccarthy was saying
this the Mayor came in. He did so quietly
and was not observed by many. He sat
at the door, just at the entrance.
Captain Mccarthy probably did not see
Honest Dick enter; at any rate he
went on as before, and said the Mayor
had not the moral courage or ability to
protect the, city. He had no other end
in view but reelection. and wanted the
pay and prominence of the position.
Speaking of the influence of the street
car companies and other large corpora
tions upon the City Council. he. said he
did not know tl,at2any of the kouncilmen
had received money directly for their
votes. but he was confident that hundreds
and thousands OF dollars had been given
by the corporations to intimate friends of
Councimen. and this always had the de-
sired effect. The corporations always got
what they wanted.
MAYOR DEVELOPS SNAP.
President Hicks invited tie MAYOR for
ward when the Captain had conclud ed.
His Honor walked up the aisle deliberate
ly and slowly like a man who felt he
was ut home. The applause that had
followed Captain McCarthy's speech was
renewed as the Mayor advanced Before
speaking. Mayor Taylor poured a glass
brimming with James River straight and
drained it to the bottom. Then he launch
cd forth. He spoke with more vigor and
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THE sENATE'S SESSION.
Southwest Virginia Railroad Charters
dranted-Other Matters.
Charters


The feature of the morning session OF
the Senate Yesterday was tho splendid
eppeal of Senator II. P. Bruce. OF wise
county, for the bill amending the charter
OF the Gladesvile road. in Wise county,
With a yicw to allowing it to develop the
coal fields of Wise. Buchanan and DICK
eIlson counties.
The morning and afternoon sessions
were a battle royal over this bill. Mr.
Wickfan, leading the opposition. argued
earnestly that this territory should be
developed by the Chesapeake and Ohio
and Norfolk and Western. In Mr.. Bruce he
found an adversary not often enconn-
tered in the Virginia Senate The Dill
finally was passed by q. vote of 20 TO 5
A notable feature of the eloquent and
forceful argument OF Mr.. Bruce was that
Of the twelve members of the Roads Com
mittee, which lla adversely reported on
the bill, who voted on the Dill, slxsToted
Tor the bill.
The contest was tie most sharply drawn
: If any at this session. It was the Ches-
aneake and Norfolk and Western against
Southwest Virginia, and Southwest Vir-
Einia won outsby good majority. thanks
10 Mr. Bruce.
BLAcKSBURG WINS.
The passage of the appropriation bill
as amended by the House, was an-
hOunced.s ne aoe1Idle teiusSa " SoAeu. .
in the amendments. MF .Claytor offered
resolution instructing the conferees
when appointed to agree to the House
amendment. raising the appropriation for
the Virginia Polytechnfc Institute at
Blacksburg from $1,000 to $4,000
Mr. Wickham rcph.d to Mr. C1aytor.
Tie feared that an enlarged appropria ton
Tor Blacksburg wouR endangcr assistance
needed for girls normal schools.
Mr. Lyle spoke - favor OF increasing
tho appropria ion. =
Mr. Keezel spoke sn opposition to the
Increased appropriat tion.
A vote was then taken and BlacksburG
won out by a vote o. to S.
The hill which the lionse on Tuesday
passed incorporating the South and
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-03-29
MAN ESCAPED
DEATH ALMOST MI2ACULOUSLY

Miraculous was the escape from death
OF Mr.. Edwin H. Tanner, insurance agent
Of No. 1O13 East Main Street. this city,
yesterday evening when he fell from
train running at a speed of fifty miles
an hour between this city and Peters
burg, and rolled down an, embankment
twenty-five feet, high. Beyond Few
scratches Mr.. Tanner was unhurt, and
will be at his office as usual this morn
ing.
Mr. Tanner was standing on the rear
platform of the Atlantic Coast Line train
due in this city at S:45 O'Clock. When
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-03-29
UNANIMOUS FOR ' D. RHEA. .l;:.l'
Election Committee Will Report ln His
Favor.
(sneclal Spisparcn to The Time:

Especial @DlspatcH9to %
wAsHINGTON,z D. March !. 2S.-7-slt; 2s.-lt
Was learned tonight from reliable
sources that elections Commit tee, = @ g.
win on Tuesday next hand in a unani-i mi
NOUS report in favor of Judge Rlaea, ,s111l IN the
contested election: case Of the heirs Of
"a a; Walker VS.. William f. Ralea,
or1stl,e Ninth Virginia District
rrhe report is not drawn up yet. but
the members Of the committee are agreed
upon the ma ter
This unanimous report, when Nhen5sit goes % s
An. will dispose Of the case ntirely and and
Gtf1e House will merely make farnal Sldop-
ton OF the comrnittees Is repor &.
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short distance from Petersburg tho
train, which was then running at the
rate OF fifty miles an hour. struck a
sharp curve and the lurch threw Mr..
Tanner off. He rolled down the embank-
ment, which, at that spot. is about twen-a
ty-five feet high. and got up unhurt, save
few scratches. But for the embank-
ment he would undoubtedly have been
killed or very seriously injured. MIR.
Tanner walked back to Petersburg, where
he spent the night. He will come over
on a morning train and will be at his
Office to-day.
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THE NEWPORT NEWS GALLONS
HAS BEEN. DISCARDED AS USELESS
The Mute Witness Many Murders but None Were Ever Executed
on It-Bult Without Reason, Now Demolished

Last fall a petition was drawn up and
signed by many OF the Passenger ana
Power men asking for shorter days. But
The action was not unanimous then and
the company convinced the men that the
system under which they worked was
little harder than shorter hours would
be- and that the pay was necessarily
more Many of the men had families.
and they could not live on the receipts
of a nine hour day. So nothin was done.
Last night, after about two hours dis
lcussion, it was decided to renew this
petition. make it unanimous, and appoint
committee of three to wait on General
Manager sDimmock, of the Passenger and
Power Company. and present it. Three
were named on the committee, one from
the Main-Street line, one from tho Clay
street line and the other representing
the branch lines Of Manchester The
names ofytlle members sofSthis COMMITTEES
could not be learrsd.
The men Of the Traction Company now
have a niRe-hour day and like 1t very
much.
The question Of pay was not taken up
last night. from what could be learned.
The committee will present the petition.
learn Of the intention Of the company
and then report back to a special meet
ing Of the association.
The average pay of motormen and con-
ductors Of the Passenger and Power
Company. is approximately ii IL cents an
hour.
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FLOOD SITUATION J 4. \ J J
Somewhat Improved, but Railroad Traffic
Still Handicapped.
(By Associated Press.)

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JACKSON, MISS. March z22s.--Tie flood loo,
situation is somewhat t Improved e to-day
so FAR as the railroads are concerned,
but traflic c has notsyet been resumed from
New Orleans. Vicksburg or Meridian. Mail
from the North arrived to-day thirty
six hours late. but no mail has come in
from the South in twp days. Pearl River
continues to rise and is now spread out
over a wide portion of country in the
vicinity of Jackson. EThe flood from the
upper country. is being felt here and Pearl
River. has, already. backed up to within
one hundred feet ofsthe# old Capitol.
Scores of families moved 81 to hish
ground to-day. So far, there mas pecn
no loss of life.