The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-04-25
SUMMARY OF THE NEWS.
FORECAST

Fair. to-day: increasing cloudiness Sat
urday. with rising temperature in east
erTl portion of State -
Highest temperature yesterday 20
Lowest temperature @yeSterday.......soo 90
Mean temperature yesterday: y:......... a5
Normal temperature for Apr1l........- %
Departure from normal temps.a1ur a'.l, - -
LOCAL
Street railway deal here to be followed
by consolidation of all the lines OF New
ity. which will be acquired by Vlrginia
Passenger and Power Company.
Preliminary steps being taken looking
to a fight in the courts to test the Cow
ernor's right to veto the congressional ra-
Notice of contest in the City Sergeantey
fight to be filed to-day on behalf OF Mr.
Eprs.
port to be made on the Second Monroe IN.
vestigation.
Der of the faculty of Richmond College,
Award of insurance on City. Hall eleva-
tors approved after spirited discussion IN
Manchester School Board will probatNy
sue the bank 70 recover money LOSE
Richmond delegation to leave this morn@
ing for Alexandria to attend State T. +.
"A. Convention.
VIRGINIA
Rev. c. r. Crawford. president OF Vir.
sinia Anti-saioon League. held in con-
tempt of eour. saI for pap,isned published criticism
Special grand jury of Amherst county
could find no evidencet against iynctins.
". c. Mckinney found murdered in
woods near Disputanta. Va
| Dispensary proposition defeated by
election at Rocky Mount. va. and carried
Mayor Moss reelected at Newport News.
but some OF the Oldest couneilrnen 6e-
Mrs. Moliie Farmer burned to death
near Lynchburg.
Two men caught under a falling floor
Meeting called in Bedford to decide On
method of adopting new. Constellation.
Destructive forest fires In Buckingham;
Danville Democrats to proclaim tho
Won,an's Home Mission Society of vir.
einia Methodist Conference meet at
GENERAL
Confederate Reunion at Dallas closed
will. grand parade 5a,and sIsct ocers
and abolish titles Some changes made
also in bylaws and uniform adopted
southern EducationaI Conference in
Athens Fine addresses made and great
goodwill shown. Many Richmonfcrs
President Roosevelt declines to make
discrinina ton between Union and Confed-
crate veterans In matter of retaining them
as employees after age limit.
Senator Rawlins makes bitter attack
on General Chaffee during his speech Oh
Philippine bill
Republicans of Indianapolis have wacm
fight on adoption OF gold plank IN party
plat form Resolutions insist on tndepenc-.
ence for people OF Philippine Islands
Attorney-Generai Knox has ordered
fling of proceedings in United States
| Court In Chicago against beef trust.
Senator Money. OF Mississippi has an
alteration with a street car conductor IN
| Washington.
driving automobile beyond saeed limit.
NDyers' strike in Paterson. ". J.. likely
| to be settled shortly,
FOREIGN.
caust.c debate in House of Commons
on forcible detention OF Editor Cartwright
u Queen VViiheImina's condition sin critt.
lf1VenczucIan Government troops routed
land General Castillo killed
| British Admiralty considering plans to
block ship merger. IL thought advisable
Ito do so.
Colonel Baldwin reports that Dattos ara
| su ubmittinx. but has been ordered TO dis
continue operations Until further ozd@o