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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-06-05
ASSEMBLY HALL and PUBLIC
LIBRARY IN One Bull DING
The Committee in Charge of the Hall Movement Decide
to Join Forces with the Carnegie Library
Board of Trustees.
Board of Trustees.

The movement to secure for Richmond
a large assembly hall. capable of seating
five thousand people, which has received
the cordial endorsement of a number Of
local organizations. is to join forces with
the movement to secure for the city a
public library upon the Carnegie founda-
tion and donation
This was the net result of the meeting
yesterday afternoon of the general COM
mittee which has the assembly hall
movement in hand. The thought and
purpose of this latest move is not that
either the library or the assembly hall
shall give way to the other. but that
with the 100000 given by Mr.. Carnegie.
and another 100000 to be raised locally.
a building to cost so0o.Noo can be con-
structed that will be a, magnificent home
for the library and will at the same time
contain a splendid assembly hall.
In short. the projectors of this COM
bined movement aim at a building that
will be the railyiug place of the culture
of the community. to which the whole citT
will look with pride as the home of it's
public library. to which music-lovers VIII
be drawn as the center and music han
of the Wednesday Club to which the
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-06-05
FORFEITED HIS BAIL BOND.
w. c. Wood Did Not Appear for Trial
Visitors at Chester.
Especial Dispatch to The Times.)

CHESTER, VA, June Nv. c. Wood.
the Coast Line operator who was report
ed last week as having attacked and
abused Conductor Buford, of that road,
under cover of pistol, and who was ar
rested by the police of Richmond. was
taken last Saturday over to Manchester
and tried before Justice Cheatham, who
bailed him under a bond of 300, given by
Mr.. Smoot. of Richmond, to appear be-
fore the Squire again as soon as he
could summon the Witnesses Wood in
the meantime skipped, and was not pres
ent to-day when the case was called. He
Is Kentuckian and perhaps has gone
ito his old kentucky home. far away.
Mrs ]. w. Clay and child. from Camp
bell county, has been spending few
days this week with her friend, Mrs c..
n. Friend. Mr.. r. E. Butler. her father.
and Miss Crawley Butler came also and
spent Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs C. N:
Friend. Miss Alice Butler came to see
her friends here on Monday. and to-day
Mrs r. E. Butler came down. -
Mr.: G.. n. Friend. general agent for the
Virginia division, F. NJ sB, A.. has been
quite sick for several days after quite a
spell of spring fever for some time. He
is little improved to-day.
Il Mrs. J. W. Ciayrsswith a, numb Of
friends. went to Coxendale yestefSSS on
another fishing exersion-.sS y Z,
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-06-05
GREAT CROWD ATTENDS FUNERAL
OF THE indian, EVANS BRADBY
Body of the Man Who Became Crazy Over New York
Society Belle Buried Yesterday at the White
House on Pa1nunkeY River.

dams. She became Interested in the
young man during isis confinement at the
hospital and at his death she wired John
Brady, a chum of Evans Bradby, who
was in the northern part of the State.
They visited Stephen B. Merritt, an un-
dertaker in New York city, who kindly
prepared the body for shipment to this
State.
The relatives here We're notified. At
the grave yesterday Chief Cook read a
lengthy letter of coincidence from Mrs.
Converse and the New York Indians.
The tribe rendered the writer vote of
thanks for her kindness The vote was
taken by passing the left hand across
the heart and raising the right at the
same time heavenward.
The death of Brady is very peculiar
one. Hc became crazy over the love of
a New FORK society belle. Miss Annie
Sawyer. He proposed. was refused at
once. and soon became a hopeless ma
MAC. ~. - -
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-06-05

Especial Dispatch to The Tlmes.)
MEHERRIN, VA, June 4.-Nleherrin
was thrown into wild state of excite
ment this evening at about half-past
six O'clock, when Mr.. James Frank. a
popular real estate man. who has been
located here for the past ten years, left
his office and went directly to his home
with his friend and stenographer and
fired 3s-caliber ball through his right
temple, and died in few minutes after
ward.
His stenographer was in the room with
him before he fired the shot and he left
and returned in few minutes and
found Mr.. Frank with a pistol in his
hand. He made an attempt to conceal 1t
when he entered, but he saw it and
made an effort to get it from him He
refused to give it up and bade him good
bye. and his stenographer left for an
other room 10 procure assistance, but
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-06-05

The remains. of Evans Bradby. the IN
dian who died at Bellevue Hospital, New
York, last Friday. were inferred in the
family burying ground at White House,
the Indian reservation. yesterday at
noon. The services were held at tho
Pamunky Baptist Church. conducted by
Rev. w. S. Lcake. of Fulton Baptist
Church, assisted by Rev. Mr.. Miles, an
Indian minister.
The church was packed to its capacity
and an immense crowd thronged about
the grave The remains arrived yester-
day from New York. where funeral SER
vices were aso held. The relatives in
Virginia of the Indian would never have
known of his death or ever have seen
his remains had it not been for the at
ten,ion of Ga-ies Wa Noh (NIrs. Harriet
Maxwell Conversel. the honorary chief
OF the New York State 1roquois 1n-
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-06-05
POLICE BATTLE WHOLE
DAY WITH STRIKERS
Blood Flowed Chicago Yesterday and Pistols Stones Bricks Bot
ties and Sticks Were Used Freey-Talk of an
Talk of an

heads Of the crowd. which finally became
frightened and scattered. .ut not until
many of the rioters and policemen Lad
suffered serious injuries.
a conference was held tonight between
representatives Of the packers and the
teamsters looking to settlement of the
strike
President Frederick w. Job. chairman OF
the State Board Of Arbitration. brought
about the meeting. A settlement of the
strike of the drivers Of delivery wagons
of retail State-Street department stores
earlier in the day. formed the basis on
which the opposing elements hoped to
effect a compromise.
An incident of the fights was the
smashing of an automobile in which
were seated Charles Gates and a COM
panion. The machine was caught In one
of the blockades and smashed to splin-
ters. Another machine. in which were
two women. was caught in a similar pre-
dicament. The occupants were so fright
ened by the riot about them that they
were at the point of fainting when po
licemen rescued them.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-06-05
Early Settlement.

At the very entrance Of the stock yards
tonight, after all seeming danger had
passed, George June. an employe of the
fAnglo-American Packing Company, was
struck by baseball bat ard knocked
from his wagon seat. He was picked up
in an unconscious condition and it is
believed he may die Many others were
struck at the same time by shower
of stones, but the police were too worn
out to offer resistance.
HOSPITALS CROWDED.
More than dozen battles We're fought
during the day between the rioters and
the police, and the hospitals tonight are
overcrowded with the injured. The fierc-
est of the day took place this afternoon
al Sixteenth Street and Michigan Ave
nue.. The rioters stood on the viaduct
and hurled rocks at the meat wagons
passing underneath. The throng was the
most formidable in numbers and in dar-
ing of any of the crowds that gathered
during the day. Before this mob colld
be dispersed the police were competed
to use revolvers. More than fifty shots
were fired, the bullets going over the
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-06-05
(By Associated Press.l

CHICAGO. ILL, June, 4.-Driven by
men covered with dust and blood. many
of them barely able from exhaustion 20
hold the reins in their hands. thlrty-six
meat wagons entered the main gate OF
the Union Stock Yards tonight amid a
shower Of stones, bricks, bottles ana
sticks.
The wagons. guarded by five police
wa gons. filled with bluecoats, and two
omnibuses crowded to the fullest capacity
with policemen, were on the return from
a. delivery of supplies to downtown pro-
vision houses, after one of the flercest
days in the strike of the beef-packers'
teamsters. Many of the drivers who
are officials at the packing-houses. were
cut and brushed from head to foot. The
police were in even worse condition.
The wagon drivers had been working
from o'clock in the morning and their
progress from the stock yards into the
city's business district and back again
had been contested bitterly by mobs of
strike sympathizers.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-06-05
DEMOCRATS BATTLE
over. RESOLUTIONS
Refuse to Endorse Bryan and
Kansas City Platform.
THE INDIANA CONVENTION.
Candidates Were Mostly Chosen
by Acc|amation.
FIGHT CAME OVER PLATFORM
Philippine Plank Also Caused Great
Deal Of; Discussion, and All Sorts of
Propositions We're Advanced,
Some in Favor of Imme-
diate and Complete
lnedepndence. !:
Candidates Were Mostly Chosen
by AccIamation.
FIGHT CAME OVER PLATFORM
(Bv Associated Press

(By Associated Press>
INDIANAPOLIS. IND, June 4.-Secre-
tary of state-Albert Schoonover. of At
tica.
Attorney ey-General-w. E. stillwell, Of
Princeton. y
State Auditor-James R. Riggs. of Sui
Ivan.
The above ticket and a number of can
didates for minor offices were nominated
a the Democratic State Convention. which
was held here to-day. The gathering was
remarka BILE for its ack of discord. can
didates for all bat three of the offices
being chosen by reclamation. The only
contest on the floor of the convention
was for the Office of Secretary of State.
WOULD NOT ENDORSE BRYAN.
While there was no fight in the con-
vention proper. there was battle royal
in the meeting of the Committee on Reso-
| lutions. A number Of the friends of
William T Rrvar, from the Second Dis
trict. we're very earnestly in favor Of the
insertion in the platform of plank en-
dorsing him and the Kansas City plat
form The majority of the committee
was against any such endorsement. saying
they considered it out of place at the pres
ent time to inject MIR. Bryan's name into
the State campaign. The fight lasted we'll
into the night and 1t was nearly noon
to-day before t.ie, rep.rts5ofE he commit
tee was ready for presentation TO the
convention.
The Philippine plank also created much
discussion, the committee being called
upon to, consider all sorts of proposi-
tions in behalf of the Filipinos, some
of them being in favor of immediate and
complete independence. 1t was only af-
ter hours Of argument that the plank
CONTINUED on Ninth Pagel
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-06-05
TEDDY MAY VISIT
UNIVERSITY OF VA,
Prof. Barringer is in Washington
to Urge His Attendance
During Final Exercises.
(By Associated Press.)

WASHINGTON, D. c.. June 4.-Dr.
Paul B. Barringer. chairman OF the fac
ulty Of the University OF Virginia is in
Washington, and at 10 o'clock. to-
morrow morning he will call at the White
House. accompanied by Senator Martin.
who will introduce him to the President.
The object of DR.. Barrfnger's visit is
to extend an invitation to President
Roosevelt to attend the finals at the
University between the 18th and 18th of
this month. DR.. BarHnger has already
sent the President a letter containing an
invitation to visit the University. and his
call tomorrow Is for the special pur-
pose Of urging the Chief Executive to
visit the famous Virginia tnstitution.s
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-06-05
SUMMARY OF THE NEWS.
FORECAST.

FORECAST. !
Fair Thursday and Friday: light varta-5
bic winds.
Highest temperature yesterday ay........Sa
Lowest temperature yesterday.. M,
Mean temperature yesterday 50,
Normal temperature for June. ~
Departure from norma temperature. G5
Precipitation during past a hours.. 90
LOCAL.
Mrs. Jefferson Davis w-ithdraws her ops
position to the memorial arch and ladies'
will adopt the design to-day.
Brilliant reception given in honor OF ths
visiting Daughters of the Confederacy
Promoters of the assembly hall move
ment decide to cooperate with the Carr
negte library trustees.
Large crowd attends. commencement of
Richmond Female Seminary.
Body of Evans Bradby the Indian.
buried at White House. on Pamunkey.
yesterday.
Rev. L. Fl. Baldwin of Knoxville, Tenn.
dies at Retreat for the Sick. II
Graduating exercises for the nurses held
at Retreat for the Sick. ~
VIRGINIA.
Messrs. Lyle and Clayton speak at South
Boston Mr. Claytor. again attacks the
record Of Senator Glass.
Many marriages in the Old Dominion
brilliant. beautiful and interesting
The commencement exercises at the Fee
male Normal school at Farmyille. South
Side Institute at Burkeville. Virginia F'e-S
male Institute at Staunton and others
Secret meeting OF Virginia peanut deal
ers in Petersburg. and the price goes up.
The fight of electric lines in Norfolk for
right OF way in favor of the Bay Shore
Road.
Postmaster Burroughs, of Portsmouth,,
makes good his shortage.
drug clerk in Danvilte beaten ter
ribly and probably fatally.
A real estate dealer. who has been q
large factor. in settling German colonists
in LunenburS. shoots himself to death
at Meherrfn. and leaves letter showing 4
it had long been contemplated.
The locomotive engineers adjourn.
GENERAL.
President Roosevelt appealed to to set.
tie strike. Is considering the appointment
OF commissioner to effect arbitration.
Police and rioters In Chicago battle
throughout the day with resultant broken
heads and some persons seriously hurt
Indiana Democrats nomina te candidates
for State officers with great harmony but
have battle royal over the adoption OF
platform
Senate yesterday began consideration
OF Isthmian Canal bill. Senator Morgan
addressing the body on the subject
z King Edward asks the House of Com-
mons to vote a grant of fifty thousand
pounds for Lord Kitchener '.ssT.si
Hon.. Michael Herbert succeeds Paunce-@
fote as British ambassador at Washing
ton. 80.
Representative Jones sabjects Senior /.
.Buencamino to rigid cross examination
and has a tilt With the chairman Of the
committee. 80 sss4ssssS
Stock market was extremely dun and
closed IN 2 semt-sf sfsEEant sQHdits2p 2
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-06-05
CLAIMANT FOR GEN
MASON'S WOODEN LEG
Three or More Widows Also
Claim Him as Husband and
Want Anything He Left;
fsnecial nisnatch to The Times.l


e BALTIMORE, MD. June 4.-Con-
munications regarding the late Har-
rison H. Mason, who died here few
days ago in the hands of the police. con-
tinue One was received by Coroner
Martin to-day in which the writer
claims the ownership of the artificial
leg which the General wore. The claim
ant is a deal ler in artificial Hmbs, Of
Newport News, Virginia, and says the
Generals leg was purchased on time,
and had never heeen paid for. He re-
quests that the leg be returned to
him a fter N1ason's remains have been
inferred
Coroner Martin also received a let
Ter from Mrs. Serena Mason. of Brook
Flvn N. ~, who says she is the legal
widow Of Mason. Mrs. E. Y. Mason,
Of Pig Point, Virginia, also claims to
be the widow of the General ,s. and
asks for the delivery to- her Of the pen-
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-06-05
Thought That if He Decides d
Act Hanna vii! Be Man Chosen
| MORE MEN JOIN STRIKER,
susquehanna Coal Company's Collier
Was Worst sufsrer-Machinery
Stopped and Mines Flooded.
Cuts Of Water Supply of
Nansicoke-Miners Are
Behaving Well.
nv Associated Press.) J

NEW YORK. June fat u meeting
the New York Board of Trade and Trans
portation to-day. Oscar S. Strauss. pre-,
siding, resolutions were adopted u-sini
President Roosevelt to appoint a commits
s!oner to investigate the situation in tht
anthracite regions and to see if the miaert
and operators could not be induced II.
arbitrate their differences.
Such power. it was declared was vest
ed in the Chief Magistrate by chapte,
1858 of the Federal laws. dealing with,
differences or controversaries which ma,
affect interstate transportation and COM
merce
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-06-05
CONSIDERING PROPOSITION.
Hanna May Be Asked to Bring About
Arbitration.
CIV Associated Press )

WASHINGTON. D. c.. June 4.-Presi'
dent Roosevelt spent some time this at.
ternoon considering the proposition OF
the New York Board OF Trade and Trans
portation that he appoint a. commissions,
to investigate the strike situation in this
anthracite regions with the view to es.
fectng arbitration of the differences
between the miners and operators It 4
stated that the President has not YET
decided what action he will take in re-
sponse to the suggestion.
Senator Hanna. OF the Civic Federation,
when interviewed tonight. professed to
know nothing of the New York Boards
action. but it is intimated in official
circles that If a commissioner is appoint.
ed. the President will look to the Sena.
tor to undertake the task
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-06-05

at 1o:so o'clock last night for the South.
the conductor found on top of one of
the cars a. negro man wounded in the leg,
who gave as his name William Henry
Jones' The man was painfully though
not seriously hurt. He said he had been
shot q, short time before by railroad
detective. He was brought to the City
Hospital in Richmond. He had been
stealing rides on trains probably, as Nor
folk and Western tcrpedoes were found
In his pockets
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-06-05

Make a Number of Decisions in
Cases in Dispute Between
Oystermen.
0ystermen.
Especial Dispatch to The Tlmes.)

Especial Dispatch to The Tlmes.)
STORMONT, VA, June 4.-The Board
of Fisheries was called to order at Hotel
Nelson to-day at II o'clock. The whole
board was present They arrived last
night at o'clock on the steamer Acco-
mack, Captain Costin, and the Nannah
The board boarded the steamers early
this morning and went twelve miles up
the Rappahannock to Wheaton and
brought down several witnesses and half
a dozen lawyers interested in the most
important case to come before the board
at this meeting.
They then proceeded to hear the case
in which Captain j. II. Wheaton and
CAPTAIN Clint Glenn are defendants. and
the oystermen of that vicinity are the
plaintiff.
The dispute between the parties arose
on. of the assignment of certain oyster
shore, near Whealton. which is Claimed
BY the oystermen as public rocks. Inc
board will have to determine winch sur
vey of seve is regular
Among the prominent people in attend
ance before the board are DR.. T. ".
Lewis. Captain J. NJ. Mccarthy, j. Il.
Saunders. J. ". Chinn. c. 5. Gray. T.
7. Downing. H. P. Hall. j. w. Reuser,
all os the Northern Neck; Captain Geo.
Daniel and Son. Colonel J. r. Saunders.
]. Royd Sears. F. NJ. Eastman. j. A.
Bristow and others from MiddleseS
The FALL Sycamore of Rockingham. Sen
ator keezell. being a member OF the
board was here with his Wife VINO EN-
ioyed the trip very much.
Miss Grace Anderson and MISS Mag
Saline Ranzhof. of Baltimore, sailed up
the river with Mrs. keezell.
The board. after making many intricate
decisions. adjourned a 4:3O O'Clock ana
bearded the steamers for Old Point
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-06-05
MORE MEN JOIN RANKS.
Fear Of Bodily Harm Causes Increase
in Number Of Strikers.
fBy Associate,I Press.l

tBy Associated PrpsS.l
WI NiLktiSBARfeE, PA. June 4.-Mors
engineers. firemen and pump runners
Joined the miners union and struck to-
d2s, but In most instances the coal Off,
ci&ls were able to fill the places of the
strikers.
The Susauehanna Coal Company.s coll
hery. No. .. at Nanticoke. was the worst
sufferer. ale the fremen refusing to go
to work which compelled the company
to shut down the engines. This colliery
furnishes the power for the water supply
of Nanticoke. and unless the engines are
again started. the borough will have a
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-06-05

Sion certificate, Insurance policy and
other effects of the deceased. At Ger
mantown, Pennsylvania, another wo-
man claims to be the widow of Mason.
Mason's remains are still at the Morgue.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-06-05
Colonel Rives Better.

Especial Dispatch to The TImes.)
lIESWICK, VA, June 4.-Colonel A. l..
Rives, of Castle Hill, who has been crit
ically i'll for several days with peroto-
nitis, is slightly better.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-06-05

Negro Shot in Manchester.
AS an Atlantic Coast Line freight train
was pulling out of the Manchester saius
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-06-05

Continued on Second Page.)
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-06-05
Mrs. Smith and Mrs. Weed Sent
to New York.
WAS A BRILLIANT RECEPTION
Major and Mrs Randolph Entertains
Members of Monument Association
Handsomely Three Models
Are Favorites-Cablegram
to Story-Choice Likely
,a:sa. This Morning.

Mrs. jefferson Davis has withdrawn all
opposition to the Davis arch This re-
moves all ooubt about Its erection at
Twelfth and Broad streets and solves a
difficulty that was felt very keenly.
The following telegram was received
yesterday afternoon and was. the cause
of much qualification In the camp OF the
Board of Directors of the Davis Monu-
ment Association:
New York, January 4. 1902
Edgar Taylor,
Powers-Taylor Drug Co, Richmond
Mrs. Davis withdraws opposition to
arch, on condition it r'ill be entirely me
mortal. we leave at 9:25 tonight
(Signedb,
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-06-05

Continued on Ninth Page.)
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Continued on Ninth Page,
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-06-05
WEATHER FORECAST

1orecsst FOR Thursday and Friday:
Virginia Fair Thursday and Friday:
hight variable winds.
North Carolina Generally fair Thurs
Gay and Friday; variable winds.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-06-05
RANGE oFsTHERMoMET

The thermometer ranged az follows 9
The Times Office yesterday: a. II
IS: 12 NJ. %: p. NJ. IS; s F. NJ
Sc; P. NJ. IS; IL midnight. 7A Ayss
age, $50. -.-.-5z-----....s.
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