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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-03-22


Wilcox, but that she felt lots OF sympathy
for the family, and that she differed from
most men in the courthouse, who said
Jim showed no emotion. She thought he
did show feeling, and that il he had bro
ken down and cried people would nave
said that indicated guilt. The sama lady
said she noticed that when women end
men were leaving the courtroom ye5ter-
day, the wife of a we'll known juror Gid
not move. Should the jury bring any
thing but Il verdict Of guilt in some de-
gree, tho prisoner will likely meet death
from the crowd.
Many people arc c!amoring for :Vilcoa's
death, but they lack a leader.
No crisis will come tonight.
Toasts to WilcoA's death are being
drunk. Street report says women IN
mems attire would help the mob.
That is discredited.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-03-22
.CLAMORINC FOR THE
death OF wilcox
(Continucd from First Page


the life of the deceased with malice afore-
thought; that is, he Intentionally. and
without just cause or excuse. slew the
deceased. then he would be guilty of muir
der in the second degree, and you shall
so render your verdict; but If you are
not satisfied, he would not be guilty, and
YOU should so render your verdict
WHAT THE JURY WILL DO.
Questioned about what he thought the
Jury would do, MI. Ward, district ator-
ney, said of course he did not know, but
he thought verdict Of murder in the
second degree would be brought.
Mr.. Bond, of the defense, after the
jury was out, said: ST have no idea. what
the jury will do. have gotten old
enough to let nothing that a jury would
do surprise me.
Former Sheriff Wilcox. Jim's father.
was present when the length of time to
be taken by the jury was commented
upon. Mr.. Wilcox said: II hope the YER
dict will not be brought so quickly.
have heard that they are now getting up
a crowd to lynch my boy. have the
names of three leaders who are seeking
to organize a party.
Mr.. Ward remarked to Mr.. Wilcox that
his was a most remarkable family. He
said they seemed incapable of feeling.
Mr. Wilcox looked sad and said lining.
After the jury retired Miss Louise
zCropsey said Nell had ceased to love jim;
that she had heard Nell frequently speak
about having laid aside his affections.
w OMEN AGAINST WILCOX
This afternoon an Elizabeth City lady,
the wife OF prominent merchant, said
most OF the women here were against
- - -sgSl 100
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-03-22
sCHUMAN.>...r.. * CONCERT.
Sale Of Stats TO >ubscribers 1o-Day-lhe
Programme.

Sale OF SEATS to >ubscriDefs :lo-Day-ths
Programme.
Seats will be OH sale at the Academ
box Office to-day, TO subscribers on1S, ioi
thn concert to be given here next Thurs
day by Madame Schurann-Helnk
The programme Of selections that inc
great prina donna will sing IS as ioi-
lows:
i. Arias-selections from "opheus' anu
Gluck.
9. Franz Schuoerts songs:
(a) Ave Maria.
% Wcilin.
(c) Haidenroeslein.
I'D Die Allnacilt.
5. Johannes Brahms songs:
(a) VIE bish du Meme koenisln.
CD Wiensenlied.
(c) Liebcrstren.
(d) Meme Lieb ist Gruen.
4. (a) Schwanenlied Uudwig HarmanO.
(b) Fruehlinsziet (R- Becker).
(c) Bolero Dingui ArditD.
s. Prison scene from act " OF prophet
bv Meyerbeer.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-03-22
CHURCH NOTICES.
METHODIST.

.. = -
Corner OF Broad aid Tenth Streets)-Rev,
w. Is. BEAUCIIANIP. pastor.-Service1
Sunday ut ii ~. M. and ?: Morning
Secretary and editor of the Epworth
Leagues of tho NJ. Z. Church, South. will
preach. Evening service by the pastor,
school at $3.50 A. NJ. Mid-weele services
Wednesday evening at s o'clock. EpWorth
League, Friday evening at O'Clock.
ST. JAMES NJ. e, CHURCH tcoRNERi
Marshall and Twenty-ninth Streets1-Ths
preach at II ~. N. and p. NJ. Sabbath
school, $3.50 a. NJ; Junior League.
NJ; Senior League, p. NJ Cordial well
come to every one.
Rev. JOHN HARMON. D. d., pastor
Preaching by tho pastor at II A. NJ. and
2. NJ. Rev. II. NJ. jDU BOSE, OF Nash
vile. general secretary OF Epwortb
League. addresses union meeting OF lea
CUES at 5 p. NJ.
CHRISTIAN.
SEVENTH -STREET CHRISTIAN
CHURCH corner of Seventh and Grace
ssrsess),ssrve sand sun el at Il A. IL
Rev. CAREY E. MORGAN. Evening sub;
ject. Christian Baptism and Christian
Unity. Sunday-schooT meets at $50 A.
lcctrre-room at 7:15 p. NJ. Seats free apd
Il cordial welcome extended to all, espec-
tally strangers and those who have no
church home.
WEsT-END CHRISTIAN CHURCH
ION Morris Street between Main and Floyd
Misunderstanding tomorrow by the
at II 4. NJ. subject. .:The Lords Supper
According to the Old Time Religion and
at z. NJ. subject THE Fruits of the Old
Time Religion" snnday-schoo at $50
Seats free. a cordial welcome awaits AL.
EPISCOPAL
REGULAR SERVICE AT CHRIST
Episcopal Church at II a. NJ. and z. NJ.
Bishop FUNSTON. of Boise City. viii
vices at o'clock. Sunda y-schooi at a::SG
~. NJ Services during Hoiy Week every
night at o clock aud $50 a. II. All ara
cordially invited.
FIRST BAPTIST OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
at II "A. NJ. and P. NJ. The PASTOR Dr..
9Srsi s, will prss s,,h II mGrIinF
night. Y. NJ G 4. meeting. with Rev.
JOHN S. ELLIOTT. d D., OF New York,
as preacher. Bible school at $50 A. NJ.
All worshippers made cordially welcomes.
Quarterly church meeting Monday night
PRESBYTERIAN.
FIRST PREsBYTERIAN CHuRH--..
vices Il 4. n and 5 Z. N. Subject at eye-
ming service, What the Presbyterian
- : CERIsTIAN. SCIENCE.
SERVICE SUNDAY HIS a. NJ. SUB
ject of sermon Reality" Wednesday
evening. $50 o'clock. No. leol Grove Ave.
nue.. All are invited. ssSs8:
lions WATCH TOWER MEETINGS
at Marshall Hall. Twenty-tifth aud Broad
Streets, every Sunday at F. NJ Special
sermon on the types OF Gods plan t..
morrow by Mr. STAPLES.
ADyENTISTS.
SEVENTH-DAY# ADVENTlSTS HALL
corner TWenty-tifth and Clay StreetS).-
Ssabba.n school Saturday Sabbath, 10 A
N. Preaching Sabbath Saturday.. u. A.
NJ. Preaching Sunday night. p. NJ.
subject. Labor and the Money Power
All welcome. Pastor. Fl. w. HERRELL-.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-03-22
Mr.. WATKINS MANAGER.
Succeeds the Late MIR. B. F. TlnsIey In Charge
of the Douglas Shoe Store.

Mr. w n. Watkins has been ap-
pointed manager Of the w. l.. Douglas
shoe store here to succeed the late Mr..
B. +. Tinsley. He will have as assistant
Mr. James E. Priddy.
Mr. Watkins was with the. company in
this city for n number of years. a short
time ago he engaged in some other bust
ness, but upon the death of Mr.. Tinsley
made application for the position of man
ager, which was given him at once.
Mr.. Watkins is Richmond man, as
is Mr.. Priddy. who will be his assistant.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-03-22
INITIATE NEW COUNCIL:
Virginia Knights Of Columbus VIII Preside
Over New Lodge at Savannah.

A delegation Of members of the Knights
of columbus from this city, Lynchburg.
Roanoke. Newport News, Norfolk and
Portsmouth will leave here tonight for,
Savannah, Ga. where they will initiate
new council Of the order.
They will be joined there by a number
Of knights from New York and Boston.
Returning, the party will spend a day at
the Charleston Exposition.
State Deputy D. j. Callahan, OF Nor
folk, Va, will be master Of ceremonies
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-03-22
Choir Viii Sing the Redemption.

The combined choirs of Monumental
and Holy Trinity Episcopal Churches
will sing the '.Redemption' next week at
The two choirs are vested and are
among the finest in the city. Combined
they will make Il chorus of seventy
voices. The Redemption is a produc-
ton by Gounod. On Wednesday night
of Holy week at SIS o'clock. the choirs
will sing at Monumental and on Friday
night at the same hour at Holy Trinity.
the the aRedemptions viii be eu sung again at
Monumental.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-03-22
N VS. From the County.

David lock, a white man. keeping a
saloon on Seventeenth Street, was
charged with allowing cards to be PLAYED
charge and then some other things were
brought out. which forced Squire Lewis,
of Henrico. to impose very severe pun
isament. Hook was fined 500. his license
was revoked and security for his behavior
for twelve months in the sum Of $500 was
required.
Jim Roy (colorcd) was before the court
charged with shooting at some boys on
Chestnut HILL His case went over until
to-morrow at the request OF counsel.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-03-22
Mr.. waldrop and mrs. Smith Married.

Mr.. P. J. Waldrop and Mrs. Lizzie l..
Smith were married at the residence of
Rev. F. Troy Thursday evening at $50
o'clock Tho bride was dressed in a be-
coming blue broadcloth. and carried
brides roses.
After the ceremony they We're driven to
the residence of the brides sister, Mr.. and
Mrs, Ward. sos East Broad. where an Gle
CANT reception was held.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-03-22
DR.. WITHERsP0oN TO REMAIN.
Richmond Pastor Receives Flattering Cali
But VIII Not Accept.

A large church in one of the leading
cities of the West, has given a call to
the Rev. Dr. Witherspoon, pastor OF the
Grace-s Street Presbyterian Church, OF
this city.
Strong inducements are offered. but
DR.. Witherspoon-s work here is SO sat
tsfactory to him and his attachment to
lis people so strong that he will remain
here.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-03-22
Tie Last DAYS of chrIst's Life.

Special services will be held in the First
Baptist Church on each night OF next
,rork beginning with Tuesday night. In
.bcse the pastor. DR.. Cooper. will give
the account of Cnrist's life for that day
Tuesday. the day of conflict: Wednes-
da,. the day of retirement; Thursday, the
last day with his disciples; Friday, Inc
day of suffering; Saturday, the day IN
the tomb.
The story is Of absorbing interest," 10
I'll lovers of the Life of lives.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-03-22

toms and quarantine officials. and late IN
the night. assisted them to escape In .
launch.
Instructions have been forwarded by
Assistant Secretary Taylor OF the Treas.
ury Department to the collector at Port
Townsend to confer with the United States
Attorney there, and take immediate steps
to seize the snip for violation OF section
10 Of the act OF May 6, 1851
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-03-22
sMUGGLED CHINESE.
Captain OF Steamer wilheImloa Accused oi
fBy Associated Press1

b FOiR2 his. e
{By Associated Press.)
WASHINGTON, D. C., March o1.-In-I
formation has reached the Depart.
ment OF Justice that several members OF
the crew of the Holland steamship vii
helmina, arriving at Port Townsend from
Manila by way of Hong Kong and Annoy,
make oath that the captain of the ship:
brought three Cinnamon whom he cons.
:cealed beneath the engine room during.
the inznection at Port Townsend, by Gus
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-03-22
BARGE HAMILTON LOST.
Feared That it ia s Fouudered aud That Grew
Perixhed
~ Assoc..tetl Press. J

BOSTON, MASS, March a1.-Captaiu
Keanc, OF. the tug Edward Luchenback.
which arrived here TO day from Newport
News. reports the loss of the barge Ham
.lton, which his tug had in tow, off Higli-
land Light OH "Wednesday. II is feared
that tile barge has foundered and that
Captain John "A. Shoemaker and his crew
Of four men We're drowned.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-03-22
W h ia

Bernard a. Raborg, son of Mr.. w L.
tRa borg, who had been missing from his
home. No. So north Tweny-fourth Street,
has been located at his aunt's. in Caro-
line county. A letter was received from
- II. Lis naothAfs i stardaa.ss
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-03-22
ADJUSTMENTS.

With the return OF the Bijou Musical
Cnraet!y C,.. rany to the Broad-Street
PLAYHOUSE next week, there will appear
a ..ew menter Of tho company. Mr..
Herbert !, Corthe:l. who will in future
r,ay the Jarts which have been played
by Mr. John ". Dunno. remaining
with the company until Mr.. Dunno re-
joins it.
III "a Trip to Chinatown" Mr.. Corthell
will be seen in the part Of the old man.
Ben Gay He has been for long time
identified with the Hoyt farces and Is
expected to 8 materially icrea SO the
stregntls Of the company, weakened by
the long absence of Mr. Dunno. In this
connection it is stated now that Mr.
Dunno is rapidly recovering and Will
probably be able to reioin the company
tins a few weeks. Re
"F'innsgan's Bali was played at the
Academy last night. There is nothing IN
the play, and the company is almost to-
tally acktne. in merit. There was only
one. feature that received any real ap-i
.plause, tho singing of John IleIfrer. He
has a. fine. robust tenor and If he used
lit properly 1t ought to be very valuable
in the music world There will be two
snauormancs5 day.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-03-22

Are you in need of a cook or any other
HELM? Just place an ad. in The Times
one cent a word want column. Your.
wants Swillsbe fulfil lied
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-03-22

yapcrs that bound Is. as her. husband:
that tho co,nmon-wife law could not DO
made binding In Canada.
WAS AFRAID OF HER.
Conception was like a crazy woman.
was afraid OF her. and at last thank God
/ escaped from tho woman. That was
two years ago. To-day that letter is the firt
tune have seen her hanoWriung s!nct
I leave her.
How did she know you We're gong 70
marry your present wifc?'
IT wrote her and told her that was
going to be married and it would cnd 1ot-
ever her claim upon me" He fell INTO
meditating mood. Accusing suddenly ne
looked at his child wife who had moFco
her seat,so as to see him, and IN a spasm
of great emotion cried: II love that No-
man I would so TO the Gallows lot neI.
She is my only wife. I know no other.
Send these women to me; let them prove
that they arc my wives. That is what
7 want. Conception was wealthy. Loved
her money. but that girl pointing toward
l,;s wife, love as a man should. Dr.
Pelt,er did not dispute the genuincness OF
the letter. -
WILL INVESTIGATE.
commemorative Attorney Richardson
has written to Mexico to inquire regardfns
the truth of the woman's claims. feiler
has previously admitted that he hao q
.little affair with a woman IN Central
America. His case win be called on the
o9th. as it is expected 4 reply to the IN
o,,;rv will reach here by that time
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-03-22
ANNUAL CONVENTION VIRGINIA
CHRISTIAN ENDEAVOR UNION.
Richmond, Va, n arch 1880, 1857

For the above occasion the Atlantic
Coast Line Railroad announces a rate OF
ono and one-third first class limited fares,
on the certificate plan. to Richmond. Va.
from all points on its line within the
State OF Virginia. Certificates to bA
signed by NJ. II. L. Miley, Transportation
Mana ser. Richmond, Va. and vised by
Mr. S. II. Bowman, Special Agent, Ricii-t
mond, Va.
For full information apply to any agent
of the company. or
G. S. CAMPBELL,
Division Passenger Agent.
SIS Eas. Main Street.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-03-22

Have you any thing to sell TO man: Mo-
man or child Use The Times one cent
a word want columns. You will sineke
sales. Try them. rs
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-03-22
E s.. at Y rkts~ .

Especial Dispatch to The Times.p
YORKTOWN. VA, March 2f.-Th
United states training ship Essex Is noY
at this place for target practice.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-10-08
METAPHOR OF THE SEA.
Terms Associated With the Water
That Arc Very Expressive.

Terms Associated With the Wate'
That Arc Very Expressive.
"I.et me put in my car" said gen
tlc1lan as he joined three Of his ac
quaintanccs in the hotel cafe the other
night and took seat at 4 table with
them.
That is about the twentieth meta.
phor of that sort that have heard to-
night" answered one Of the others,
"and it seems so strange that we
should borrow so many Of cur figures
from the sea. l never thought Of it be,
fore, but it is curious. I have never
been closely associated with the water
and l don't believe any Of US have, and
yet We are using sea terms all CT the
time. They ere wonderfully express
i've, too, and I don't know what we
would do without them.
You want to put in your oar mo-
ment ago some one talked about being
all adrift,' and l admitted that l was
at sea- We talk about our weather
eye being 'sp;iced.' our 'mainstay' and
all that sort of stuff. We know what
it is to cast an anchor to windward,
to Back and FILL to steer through, to
be taken aback' and to have the wind
taken cut Of our sails
Eve spin 4 yarn try the other
tack launch enterprises, get them
under full sail ard often wreck
them. We cry for any port in 4 storm,
take in a reef get to our ropes end
run before the wind and sometimes
keel over. So it gees Oh until be-
iiere we can talk about almost every
thing in the language of the sea. st.
Louis Republic.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-10-08
Cures Blood Poison, cancers, Ulcers, Ec-
zema, Etc. Treatment Free.

If you have offensive pimples or erup-
tions, ulcers on any part Of the body:
aching bones or joints, falling hair.
mucous patches, swollen glands, sore
lips, eating, fostering sores, sharp,
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of deadly cancer. 1t is dangerous
condition, but you may be permanently
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troubles, such as eczema, scabs and
scales, pimples, running sores, carbun-
cles, scrofula, etc. Especially advised
fer all abstipate cases that have reach
ed the second or third stage, Druggists
81. Trial treatment free by writing
DR.. Gillian, Atlanta, Ga. Describe
trouble and free medical advice given.
Medicine sent at once prepaid. For
sale at The R. 3. Loryea Drug Store.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-10-08
The Short Step Between.

81 was on an ocean liner when she
ran on the rocks off the English coast
some years ago." said q Philadelphia
travelling man, "and in the panic that
ensued there is one incident that stands
out in my memory, illustrating the
slender thread between the tragic and
the ridiculous. We had q fellow on
board who had managed to keep pretty
we'll loaded all the way across, and
when we struck the rocks he was in
his usual condition. When everybody
thought for sure we were going to the
bottom, he sat down at the piano in
the saloon, and what do you suppose he
began playing? Home, Sweet Home
Somebody went to him and begged him
to stop. Immediately he switched of
from the doleful strains Of the old song
to the rollicking melody of Down
Went McGinty.' The absurdity Of the
thing seemed to strike everybody at
once, and 4 general laugh followed.
The tension was relieved, and there
was good order after that."-Philadel-
phia Record
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-10-08
DOMINATED BY WOMEN.
A Welsh Town Where the Feminine
Sex EeiGns Supreme.

Sex Ee;Gns Supreme.
Away in q Sequestered little nook on
the Pembrokeshire coast there is vii
lage entirely managed by women. In
Langum-fo such is the hamlet's name
woman reigns supreme. She is the
dominating force of the mart Of trade,
the household financier, the family &C.
countant, ard, in fact4 fills all the po-
sitions which in any other community,
whether civilized or not, are by estab'
lished precedent voted to man.
Langum has 4 race apart from the
world in its laws in its exclusion Of the
strange: and in its utter disregard OF
the vast area Of world and things lying
beyond its borders. Its quiet life is
dominated by two all powerful factors
-womankind and oysters. There are
men in Lansum, but they exert little
or no influence upon the affairs Of the
quiet little Welsh village.
The Langum man neither is nor pre-
tends to be. he recognizes the right Of
womankind to own and rule and Is per
fectly satisfied to be described as An
ME Jones' man or Mary Williams man.
he neither requires nor appreciates
compassion. Sitting Of an evening at
his cottage door. with his faithful
brood playing around him, his wife
and daughter busy within reckoning
the gains Of the days work, he is vexed
by no mental anxieties or perplexities.
Diyested Of all responsibilities Of life,
he is as pleased as the oyster forswhich
his native place is famed.-London An
SWcrS.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-10-08
Antidyspepsia Diet.

Dyspepsia would no longer be the
national disease in America if the peo-
pie of this country would adopt plain
diet similar to that Of Norway and
Sweden. Gout is unknown among
Swedes and Norwegians, and the rosy
cheeks and clear compilations Of the
young people Of those countries are
the result Of the simple food the chill
dren eat" the United States consul at
Bergen, Norway, says. "Hot rolls and
white bread are rarely seen in Sweden.
Knackbrode or hard bread is the stand
ard article Of food. It IS made of
ground oats and rye. There is no yeast
in the bread, and it is rolled into thin
waters, which are baked and hung up
where they will keep perfectly dry.
Swedes eat this bread and drink milk
for two meals a day and have one meal
at which they eat meat and potatoes.
Sweets are almost unknown. Children
are allowed to eat candy only on state
occasions"
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-10-08

between Hagood and Boykin
stations, on the Camden branch
of the Southern Railroad, which
runs through the lands. with a
siding and depot on the farm.
The equipments Of the two
farms are nearly Identical. There
are both steam and wind power
and much time and labor are
thereby economical. A saw
mill, planer, ginnery, cane mill,
thresher: shredder, hay press,
pea huller, etc., are driven by
steam power on both farms.
There are also tools and wood
shops for needed repairs and
building. The corn shredder
furnishes an additional and valua-
BILE lesson in farm economies.
This innovation, in the matter of
forage, has been somewhat ig-
nored and even condemned, and
is still considered by some as a
mere fad, bnt this writer needs
no further proof than the fact
that stock consume it with a
readiness and relish that dispels
all doubt as to it's value as for
age. The secret Of success lays
in cutting the corn ..nu curing it
in the right stage. Large guam
titles Of this provender are fed
on these farms and the stock all
in frst-class condition. Some
thirty odd mules are assigned to
each farm; also a half dozen or
more brood mares, with as many
mule colts.
The largest and finest Jack
probably in the country is kept
on the Reed farm; herd of cattle,
droves of hogs, focks of sheep
and goats and even darkening
fights of pigeons are there. The
State farms are neither hobbies,
nor run as fancy. shows. They
are worked for profit and are
successful.
The DeSaussure farm was first
purchased by the State, some
dozen years since, largely
through the suggestion and in
strumentality of the Thane of
Hagood, the venerable Thomas
10. Sanders. than whom there
has been no more progressive Or
energetic farmer in the State.
He first leased the farm from the
State and ran it with convict
labor for several years and,
though handicapped by many
difficulties, made it such an ad-
vertised success that the author
tiles declined to renew the lease
and took charge, subsequently
purchasing the adjoining Reed
farm.
The. present managers take
pleasure IN showing attention
and extending all reasonable
courtesy to visitors, and the
farming public would derive ben
eft from a visit and inspection
and find the tout ensemble an
instructive, practical example Of
thrift and prosperity.-The
News and Courier.
J. MERRICK REID.