The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-08-16
SUMMARY OF TO-DAY.s NEWS
FORECAST.

Saturday and Sunday, local rains: vari-
able winds, mostly east to southeast.
Highest temperatures 2. Me-. 81
Lowest temperature yesterday. 60
Mean temperature yesterday.........7I II
Normal temperature for August 70
Departure from normal temperature. OF
Precipitation during past a hours. 90
LOCAL
George Holman arrested this morning
for an alleged attempt ut criminal assault
upon Miss Cora Lacy
Police Board holds important session
Officer Newman exonerated OF charge of
cruelty TO a prisoner. Policeman Foster
fined $50 for conduct urbecoming an Off
Ger. Chief Howard tells Police Commit
tee that Mr.. Wyatt is receiving all help
he needs In conducting case against al
legged gamblers.
Romantic marriage of Mr.. Blanton and
Miss Roberts at the Retreat
The investigation OF the alleged pres
ence of gambling unchecked in Richmond.
Mr.. West springs surprise in tho
Street Committee.
subcommittee will confer with the
street railway officials as to betterment
of service.
Churches may be consolidated A call for
unidcation is Issued
Street Committee passes favorab1y on
City Engineers plan for Strengthening
Shockoe Creek.
Dwellings are In great demand In Rich
mond.
VIRGINIA.
Bryant supporters withdraw from City
Committee meeting In Norfolk upon re-
fusal to delay the selection of judges
Farmville registrar fined for technical
violation Of the postal laws. Il
One Of the districts In Isle Of Wight
county is of the first In the State to
complete the new registration.
Site bought In Luray and fine bank
building to be erected there.
Tazewell lawyers will urge the Governor
to put Judge Graham on the Railroad
Commission.
Appeal to be taken from Judge Mellow
ry4 c$-ys~
Commission case.
Six ladies act as pall-bearers at the
funeral of Miss Daniels In Fredericksburg
Enoch Walters swings from rafters In
burning building while flames roar around
Mr. Southall. nominee for Congress. to
give his friends a barbecue in Petersburg.
Exciting tile between counsel in the
Harwood-NIoss trial. and the judge has
to intervene.
GENERAL
Wilmington. N. c.. brings suit against
a number OF railroads. charging unlawful
discrimination IN freight rates in favor OF
Richmond and Norfolk
Bradstreet's reports trade conditions ex-
cellent and thep respect of the coming
harvest most gratifying
Weidenfeld testifies in the Potter Power
case.
The sisters expelled from France are
petitioning the Vatican for permission TO
come to the United States.
Mr.. McMaster on the latest phase OF the
Gayner-Greene case.
The President orders that all casualties
in the Philippines be cabled home.
Division OF the estate OF Charles Fair.
killed near Paris, will lead to litigation.
Situation in Pennsylvania coal fields un-
| changed.
Opera House in which Typographical
Union had been In session burned in Cin-
cinnati.
Southern railroad merger awaits return
OF ]. p. Morgan.
Husband entrapped. chloroformed and
| drowned by his wife.
No new developments In the Chtcago
Ba artholin murder case.
Situation unchanged In Venezuela Rev.
olutionists gaining ground.
Severe storm In Western North Caro-
lima Much damage at Concord.
Disastrous fire at Hamilton. O.
! RoyalistS charged with being at the bot
tom OF the trouble In France.
| Drexefs s2o0 COO birthday gift to his wife.
T. p. Morgan remembers school teAchA9
~ saved his residences