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MCHMOND, VA.. TUESDAY, JUNE 5, /1900.
fte Trial of tbs Bey. J, E, R.Riddick
fluDtil10 <Iv OiLLIVISi
Six of His Columns" Con-rerpig on Pretoria, \u25a0
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GREAT BHER WAR CaUNCIL,
Leaders. Decide - Tiey Will Defend!Their Capital.
OOai TAITI. AT DBLOGOA BAYi
His Fliprlit ResankMl- as timcces-
sary, and His Talcing.All-ihe^Gold
j .anil Leaving: Subordinates' Unpaid
• . Hnrsslily'-Criticised
Engineer W, H, Gtieaiham, ofRichmond, Killed in a Wreck,
three ]Gmts r-^m^oc(^mii
flit--JOBttafiH
tale 131,31215, /
METHOD Sil^^Bi^-"-: -.',\u25a0.:'\u25a0 ' -:.;-;::-^'i::;:v:';V-;:,-;-;:^ . ;-
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\u25a0STA3IP, ITEM'AiioU^TS Tipjsf4ii';ooGt^
This is Over; and Above the Amount-:
; of AetunJ Money;Emliezjsled; Wbicliw
"Will Reach-' BetTreeui^SOjOOO laniU^:. :• •;"—-.\u25a0• "\u25a0\u25a0 --'- -.-
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FOB MUBDEB OF 08, TEMPLE
fiie Coamonwealih lutrounces Many
Witnesses
TO PROVE SANrrV OK PRISOM^R.
jlni D<ic»" Xot Materially Strengthen
H* Case—
Coroner Tnylor on tlie—Hi* Testimony Very Inter-
<.^^ii^J;—Trial Xotes.
There is a Suspicion of FoulPlay Entertained.
A SWITCH LEFT OPEN:
maintaining disciplined and placing underarrest an y one n\\n< r your command^who:commits^a^'VeHou^breach^f^dJsciPU. I?^^'\u25a0"\u25a0h "When ordered:^ to <-repofty 16^3Chief '^otsPoliceVCampbejl;"or|ariy,|of ;his captains:!aridy-you1111her eupori frece ivc?fromVhim Vqr.,any ?of.:themTan^ order ;;t63triakeTsuchAlis-Jpos ition'ioV'use -offyour^mericas \u25a0you^bef;lieVe}torbe.iiricorisistentl'^thjtheir.jduty-and:;authbrity =:;as^members;r6f:a^ 'posse.coniitatus.'.l:y6u 'will;tnevertheless;'. ipbeyv;such" order /on^ forthwi^rreport.tnermat-;tetv^ to-.:mea- Your";rneri";will:-pay
-no,;atten^;
\u25a0.tion': to •,'triflmfreantibyances "from=citizens,"-,
but \u25a0 v/ill submit -to "abuse, promptly arrest-.:irig-'.any offender. '"""--\u25a0".. ". "'-";-".
"InVquelling-:"any;:riot-;6r-^ disturbance;;arid \u25a0" inVdisbersing :;any /\u25a0 unlawful \u25a0 =:;.and-threatening .'"assemblage"^ of."persons;-; you_will use Vyqur'"utinost\ endeavor :to';arrest;the ringleaders ;arid, instigators, turning
•them over the; police for,^incarceration;;'l'ou ;will-use .only '• necessary force \ in:-:-_ttteperfdrmdnce Vof;such jduty,-;bu tu\yiH:nice t
.violence': with:yiolence.'- and, if.fired -upon,you.are'" expected, with due regard \ forthe safety; .of,-innocent
-bystanders, to
make .sure;' that;: the criminals reach, thejail, or the: morgue, .if'; necessary."' ..>
I'OI.ICBAXJ3 A XEGRO FIGHT.
SEVERAL OTHER TOAIXMES HURT.
3lall-Clerlt McGforgc, of Roslyu, the
. aiost Serjo-asly Injure«l—
~Vlv. Cliejijt-
ham's Da.uj?ltter Married Soon. After
Her Father's Death.
age^"' For;rtwenty^six:^3i"earsllie :had;:been"'
an"..;engineer 'on*: the ';Atlantic-Ceast^.Lirie. :As .a' boy:he was; devoted ito;mechanics.He: was;a /;machin_ist;;' xan'd := iti.:is':saLlC:hecould. /construct \u25a0-."a>complete '.^l6'comotivei''•Pie "had -'accumulated va;
-comfortable'; tor- :
;tune, ;arid Jfreq.uently:his •friends ih'ave \u25a0 be- ;'sought- himito]give;up .his^engine. ?But-healways "declared ;he^w6uldyruri.!itvas;iorig'as ;"he was :.;able'f•toI'work';;the:;;throttled.Heiwas; a member of:the <Brotherhobd':ot ;
Locomotive Engineers and fa' Mason: rMr?:Cheatham was ;;also
'a
-member, of "the"
Grace-Street rßaptist ehWcn, and' quiteprominent in. church .--'work. ••;..' HeVwas .aman- of .;the highest, character, admiredand
:respected by.every one.- . , •\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0 \u25a0\u25a0'\u25a0'. ;.
Mr.:Cheatham ':is ;survived .by his '\u25a0 wife,formerly Miss Mary.-Elizabeth Taylor, oftliis city. :He \leaves five- children,; as :.stated. .. :
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- ;.' , ." -: :'-.;. FUNERAU;THIS:AFTERNOON.
• The- body was taken 'to the undertaking'establishment of; Mr. J.. L. -Sutherlandand ;prepared for.burial. -Rev: Dr. Hatch-er will conduct the -funeral; services atGrace-Street Baptist church vat 6 o'clockthis: afternoon. /The following gentlemenwill act /as. pall-bearers: -\r-
Honorary— Major E.'T.D. Myers, MajorT.."L:Courtney; Dr..T. P. Mathe ws, Mr;.W.R.Jones.. .'\u25a0
Active^^-Captain IL E. Scott, W. T.Reams. G. I.Mills. John T.Goddin;.!. S.Sykes, John O'Brien, John P. Rice andMr. Sale. \i: \u25a0\u25a0\u25a0 CAUSE OF THE .ACCIDENT.
How, the switch came to be open is aImystery. - There .is a. suspicion of toulplay. ;A through freight from:the North"Pulled into the siding,a few minutes be-fore'the accident occurred.; The railroadmen all assert with the utmost" positive-ness that the 'switch at. the southern* endof the siding- was not touched,
'as .therewas no -occasion to" use it. A freight
passed it twenty minutes previous to theaccident.
The- railroad \ officials at first WiredChief-of-Detectives,. Tomlinson; of thiscity; to send a detective to work up thecase, but then reconsidered this actionSuperintendent Fountain said yesterdayit.was; realized that it would be next toimpossible jto fix the guilt ;' "
SECOXD CALL, TO Mil. BARR.
An ExcUinß .Chase and: SliootinS;
•\u25a0-\u25a0"•'.'-•. .Mateli on':Clv,ureH Hill.'
;A'\u25a0flght"Bbetween police officers and a :
bad negro on Church ;HillAnte yesterday \u25a0
afternoon- had.in it many sensational fea-'
tures. ." .' ";' . ~ . r: . \u25a0 . . " "\u25a0-:.
The cause, of- it:all was the disorderly;
conduct"; of Addisoii Woolfolk. a negro, on,a street-car at >Twenty-fourth\ and Mar-
shall ;streets. --.The negro' -insulted someladies. The conductor; attempted to put
him off the "car,:arid 'succeeded in doing soonly after" a smart "struggle. WoolfolkdreY a pistol "and fired it a number ofItimes. \u25a0; T ..: "/ : .
A large crowd collected, arid the'riegro/
becoming rattled, ran" off. the."crowd!pur--suirig,him towards Marshall. ..Officer. John .!L. Wiltshire, of'the^SecoridiDistrict, wassitting in his residence, at- No. 2310 eastClay, street, when: he.iheard the crowd.running by, with cries of "Catch him!
.Head him. offT' &c. He sprang, up,, arid,,seizing his "pistol, gave chase; The ".negro
had :a -good .start, but^ the jofficer;;waswithin" shooting distance about *the- time-;the fugitive reached Venabie :street: .; -.-.
A., boy about. 14-years o£ :age^ -.named'
Kidd. who was chasing- him "on a bicycle,
ran tip beside "the.negro and attempted to;,
seize the pistol. The negro started to-
shoot the boy. Officer Wiltshire yelled at-himi and Woolfolk turned anil tired onthe-pplicomari. 'who- was fiftyor sixty feet;away.
~The "officer""returned the tire, aim-
:ng for the man's legs. The negro ran"off."rind
tthe officer, shot to;kill.but'". the br.llet-
flew wild of the mark.The -officer gave pursuit to the negro
over a great portion' of the "northwestern\u25a0ijart- of tlip 'city, "arid finally bagged himat his house, between Maddox Hill andCrow's Hil!. The negro got a shotgun,arid, coming out.into a vacant lot, defied,
arrest. Officer^ Wiltshire, sent a message
to the First 'Station for assistance, andOfficers Gentry,:;Holdcraft. Craft,;Kuhn,arid;-. Pemberton ,soon arrived. While twonf the officers
'attracted the "npgro's at-:
tendon in front, the', other "two crept upbehind him.and nipped him. He is lockedup'at the" First Station. Ten years is theterm "predicted" for him.
-A little"boy was slightly wounded in'the
'neck'^by n ball-;from the negro'swhen he first began; shooting.
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DEADLYTEXAS FEUD.
HAVANA;June 4.—Acting: Director :oC:;vPosts Bristow. to-day "ascertained; Stha-6 y-ithe amount of postal funds taken VDy|C<'?-;$F. W. Neely. in. Mar. ISOO. was"$Sl.3lis§; \Neely's .monthly.:average Iwai;about |Jl7^icOCl>.: His system of bookkeeping 1was sini- j
plicity-itself. Apparently, \u25a0\u25a0 he merely dl-;"videdj:the amounts •received, taking--;one-?!;half for himself, and accounting tor,UhQ^|;.other. '. .- "\u25a0 .::': \u25a0 ",
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'^.This .morning the. examination "of Esto*;^[G; :"Ra thbone. .-" former ;' director ':of>.posts,-;.^",was continued. It^lasted more 'than lour^S'hours.- The most startling- facttlevelopei :&\u25a0was that on-May :2Gth of last year/^air^.Rathbone. ordered Special' Agents vLxfat-^tfhere and- Sullivan to examine the ,a~c-»V?
\u25a0counts. -They found :a shortagf," buttiijT:was not thought ?that anything-ha'a^spnej.;:wrong. .. They "reported, /however, >thal: ;S
there was no check uponithe ;B_ureau ;62i:iFinance, and they.; recomxjiendedthat.cer^Stain blank forms be :made. which."iwojultEjg;answer "the; purpose," and/such as alliposfc^-i;masters -use -when making'Mhetr^reports^to:the ilepartment '"monthly.>Mr,-<May.rs;i
;na'rd- 2'then ".-chief: agent,, indorsed. -?:thafr| recommendation, ;:and forwarded It•tol'MrT^\u25a0Rathb'6ne^:7.The^la.tterr;approy^'sltllantit 13?-;13?-;sent; it:'ttt Auditor Reeves." >;wbt>=ihtt|alle'd*-ir:and forwarded it to Neely.J Afteroholth7idTinitialled it. instead -of -putting::",thai-;
FChemwinto operation," he; q.uietly pigeoa-r 1holed it. and itdid not see the ilignt'ucitU ;-:Mn.y .15th of this ". year,- wlieh -the fplant^was put. into-effect." .'•'. :. '".."
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\u25a0'\u25a0'\u25a0\u25a0;\u25a0- ;.;STAMP:'ITEMI ./-;/=::[ Mr. Bristow says he is almost; sure thaft:.the extent of the -'steal .- will^ambunt :?to) ";:something between .sSO.oW :and'flo(>,WO7"!b'ut>sthat this willnot touch, the :itena";'o£'sur^Scharge
""stamps, which;fs^s4ll,ooO. :t
':,:.^:.-. -'"h
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:xVs :to how ;many"o£ them -were.burnedi:,':arid how. many :sold, it isi
',impoasible Sto'riobtain definite information.: Itis.kiiowu?positively that: all were .not. destroyed^but :if;Neely;sold, . "say, $s(>J'>jO~{'or7sloo.oQO|.worth, it would not be surprising. 'JMri'iBristow thinks;"tb find them scattere?lfaH>o\-f;r.-the .world. ..'.". .— : :-.•;;.:_:.... \u25a0'•:•:._-"\u25a0.
;v'--^'^*i'be -"postal -inspectors say it is -
aston-v:ishing- that a system i? 6 rotten coultfij.have ;been concealed beyond the 'flrst^mouth!: Every? day. adds
"to .the;surprised .;, TRTAI/OF- NEEL.YJ
Lieutenant-Colonel-Burton, .Mr. -. 7o~hes^:
the special prosecutor," arid::Mr.";:Stevens J.will leave to-night .for the United States^ 1
Lieutenant-Colonel -Burton "expects^to re^f"
turn heret in about ten days. : \u25a0'* '{,_[ '-*\u25a0, \u25a0''£\u25a0:.\u25a0Hopes are expressed by some of -thdl
local papers that. :as Governor Roose^ :velt has signed the extradition Jorder, )iio>-further \u25a0 time Will be "wasted ;in/bringingCNeely to trial.: These '\u25a0 journals :point;out>that -'Neely's conduct "\u25a0'. has .;disgracstt;Americans in",the -eyes of.".Cubans.**; ariii-they": declare that
"the .best Tvay.
--:for,
the Amerieans'
to- -redeem ;.themselves jis:to bring him to fa '"prompt triaL" > "_j-.
It Seems Probable the Po'imiap Rec-tor AViJI Go to' iVorfoHc.
The announcement ,that St. Luke'sEpiscopal church, ;of Norfolk, has ex-tended a second call to Rev. \V. A.-Barr,rector, of Monumental' church, in thiscity,-and that the call will probably be.accepted, will be received "with regret byhis congregation and. the community atlarse.:When a reporter Tor the Dispatch
called at the rectory last evening, theletter making the eair had.not bsen re-ceived, but was expected by. the nextmail..
The vestry of St. Luke's met yester-day morning and .unanimously. 'decided toextend the call. Mr. Barr had hearcV in-directly that St. Luke's would! repeat thecall, which was first made last year.Although he declined at that time, he hasknown all winter that; the Norfolk con-gregation had- not abandoned the ideaof securing him for their rector. Natural-ly,he has given the matter; a great dealof thought.
A positive statement that Mr. Barr willaccept the second, call was not madelast night. Mr. Barr is greatly- encourVaged in his work here,'. -and there' is norc-ason why he should leave Monumental.The church has probably never had a
-more popular rector.Nevertheless, the great desire of the.
Norfolk church to secure his services hasimpelled Mr. Barr to. give the mattervery serious consideration. - :L..:It was learned at "the rectory last eve-
ning that Mr. Barr -will give the; secondcall .greater consideration than he ac-corded ,the first. While he had" not- de-cided the matter finally. :the Dispatchrepresentative inferred from .the -wholetenor of the interview at
"the., rfctory
tha'tr -Mrr-'Barr A.ilV-'liiorxiy-
aniiounce^iisacceptance. of the Norfolk,call.,
'.\u25a0;.'\u25a0'Rev. Mr. Barr was waited upon yester-
day and last night by many, of the mostinfluential members of his church andcongregation and ursert not to 'leave Rich-mond, it is understood he will"announcehis decision, to his vestry to-night.
The" action. of the vestry, of the Norfolkchurch, was unanimous, and is thouclit tohave been taken with reasonable groundfor the hope that Mr.-;Barr would accept.The call was sent by mail, and .will prob-ably be received this mornina. •
Is Expeeteil to Acct>|il.A special received from Norfolk lastnight says:"St. Luke's Episcopal church! of thiscity, is to secure tho services of Rev W
A. Barr. of Monumental church Rich-mond. Since the resignation orRev DrArthur S. Lioy.l to become .'secretary ofthe Church Mission Board in America,the assistant rector has filled the pulpitand the. vestry mot with many di^ooint-merits in their efforts to secure a .succes-sor -to Dr. Uoyrl."-'.Rev. Mr. Barr at firsdecined the-cali him buttlievegry ls advise(l th
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The Atlantic-Coast Une announccs'thaton;and after June .4-. 10C>0. Trains 402 anil403_^the "Atlanta Special." ;will be discon^*tinued, also the/ through :Pullman ::ser4^vice on said -trains. ;
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7J|ivision rPtissenger. 'Agect,"- v.l:\ -. S."B east; Main.street^;?
Mr.Mi!Coniii<Vkfor the Goveriiovshii*.It
":is understood that Hon. Marshall
.\lcCormick. of -Berryville.wiU/bi- a can-didate for- the- gubernatorial nominationnext year.;..
\u0084 . ., Itwas; stated some, time -ago that Mr.McCormick
'would be, a camlidate, but
owing to 'his very delicate health .it wasthought that he^vould be" unable to run.But Mr.-MeCormick is now much strong-er, and a close friend -said yesterday hewould certainly run...
\u25a0Five' li'ivos T^ostiiiH Result^ of It-Troops Aslcetl For.
SAN'
AUGUSTINE, TEX., June 4.—
Three prominent men gave'up their' lives
in a shooting affray at the court-housbto-day. They \yere Felix Roberts, corre-spondent of the Galvestqn News; Sid Ro-bert's, aricl~Bne
;
fiff'Noel 'Roberts'.-' ":.-:::' '--:. A;few weeks 'ago SherifE George. Wall
.was shot io"\u25a0' 'death by Curd Borders, asthe.result: of.an old .feud; Wall's nephew,Noel Roberts; was appointed Sheriff, fast"Saturday the seconil life was taken in thaquarrel,, when Eugene - Wall, .son of themurdered Sheriff, killedBenjamin Brooks,a member, of the opposing faction. To-day the contending' factions met at. thecourt-house here* all heavily armed, andquickly lined upfor a battle. The Sheriffand . two _of his- family fell before thedeadly tire of -their enemies. More trou-ble'is feared;' as many of the dead men'sfriends .have started to the scene . fromNacogdoches. Telegrams have been sentto Governor.-"Sayers,; requesting him tocall but- the Vmilitia; "'. \u25a0'\u25a0\u25a0'
Piano for Cash.:We offer;a
"strictly. modern ;iUpffgh*§
Piano, .three., pedals..;, rolling 'fair.'-boafd"^"French .walnut case" "for one hundred ;afui 3fifteen "'dollar's. • /tJsed . only eight :moriths;;fthis price is not. half ;.what, it; sold-ifotri!originally.- Don't' ask" interested parties, Jwrite us yourself, .or -call. '.'_] ;-:.\u25a0' '.-•£
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MANLY;B.:RAMOS COMPANY. \u25a0;S\u0084
"'. lift east Broad. s tree t.^
TCiilnt JExunerates His Wife.-
The Philadelphia ledger is authorityfor.the statement that William H.'Kuhn*.who attacked his wife in a jealous rage,has :written: ar.letter-tb his wife, who ishopelessly ill, declaring that she": had"never given him. cause fur.even a harshword.'.' and :piteously begging for for-giveness for his earlier '-.declaration thatshe had- been i>eceiving- the attentions ofanother man.
Take Steamer -'I'ocaliontnVi '..-\u25a0 :.~5-;
SATURDAY.' NIGHT. ". JUNE '. OTH;i.Wf
\u25a0;'v; \u25a0'\u25a0" ::"" 'v-- 1 >:.-,< t'-i^-pi-S
7f>c. round trip to Norfolk...:....."vt.^iilTScv?-~>c. round trip to^Newport Newsl.i^.'lTSc^t50c. ladies .'or • children.:........... .-.%?;V.50ccJtart DriiiTclii}?\Vat«M-;
Every one suffers greatly from"' the dif-ferent kinds of water he is compelled todrink, and nothing/is so '"likely, to bringon "an attack of'"diarrhoea," Perry Davis'sPain-Killer is the. only safe, liuick, andsure" cure for-^it,, cramps, -arid.- -choleramorbus.
"Avoid.substitutes, ;there: Js but
one Pain-Killer,: Perry Davis's. Price 123and 50 cents. • . -;--;-\u25a0.:
Ueclaresl ji Dividriu?. _•
At a.meetingrof- the Board ot Directorsof :the Southern :Trust Company, ,.of thiscity; yesterday, .it. /was ... decided to de-clare a "dividend of 2Vi per cent, on 'th^capital stock on the Ist.day of July. ;
; '^Queen;o& Sea Trips.**';.'.'
Norfolk to'
3oston, M^ass.. and Providence, ;KJ :T.'s>-Rf;stfur:and=b«sneCciaU -"^S^?,
?:-: -Merchants and Miners' Trans.' Co. ?^Send for particulars and iliustratedib'kieC: .; Pass. Dept..:,-JI. & M. T. Co..
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'\u25a0-\u25a0;\u25a0" .;.'-:'' i-"':;-;". ;. Baltimore,^Md^
-•"• '~9~-.\u0094 .'"'\u25a0'" -- HnminoDil. \u25a0 .-.:"..";;. :-*vJxS(Sm
Ths best Roses, :Sweet Peas, Carnation^'tand other Cut-Flowers= always .ronjhand."!Special} atte;ntion;;g:v-enat6;weddinga?an<f|decoratinij.
Seubonnl Air-liiiie"Railway—Cliaiige
of Sclieiltile. \u25a0• :
Commencing Sunday. June\3d.'the Sea-board Air-Line railway''\u25a0".wjll'^inaugurate-double--daily/Passenger service^ over itsown' rails from Richmond to all- pointsSoutn. ;\u25a0-\u25a0'- '\u0084;/;-, v:.-.: "';
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'Trains will leave from Chesapeake andOhio Broad-Street /Statotn at- 2:35 P.- M.arid l6:iO-P. M.;':Also, 7:30A. M. daily;ex-cept Sunday, .which runs solid.to \u25a0Durham,:N.-;c.-. .. -":-".;;:, r
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:.Trains arrive from South atS:IS; AfM:and s:4o .P.VM^daily;- and 2'P. M.daily,'except Sunday. ".-
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For further 'particulars ;apply. :to i. \u0084• ,H. M. BOYKlN.iGeneral Agent, ,; ;.-- • No.SSij east- Main Street. '\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0-.ST. TLOtIS'SiPOSSE "COjiITATUS.
LONDON. June 5.—3:30 A. Sl.—Of offi-cial intelligence regarding .what is trans-piring outside of Pretoria, thero is littleor nothing to-day. Lord Roberts is silent.Nevertheless, by piecing together itemsfrom .various .correspondents it wouldseem that Lord Roberts's army is allemployed north of Johannesburg. 'except
one brigade, which is at Johannesburg,
and that six columns are .converging onPretoria.
An undated news agency message from
Pretoria via Lourenzo. Marques, .TuneIth, says:: "Pretoria is now invested by
the British. No resistance will be -of-\u25a0 . \u25a0 . ..-.-\u25a0-
fered. 'The city will be surrendered by
the burgomaster as soon; as a formal, de-mand is made." This mt-ssage purports
to come: in cypher.
PRETORIA TO BE:DEFEXDED.;'President Kruger commands the tele-
graph line eastward from Pretoria, andtelegraphic news fro.ni Pretoria to Lou-renzo Marques has ceased, -but the mes-sengers of newspaper correspondents con-tinue to miss to and fro. on the railway.The- latest to arrive at Lourenzo Marquesbring events at the Boer camp down to alate, hour Friday,1 night] "At that time,according, to these sources. of information,the military leaders were quite .recoveredfrom the panic and had determined ;to_defend the town. One message, which is"dated June Ist. says: . "Pretoria .is fullof strange Burghers, but . most of thecommandoes are laagered • outside. Agreat war. council of generals 'has justconcluded its deliberations. The decisionas to the future military course has notbeen made known. Louis Botha and De-larey \u25a0 sat in the council." "
Another dispatch -brought to LourenzoMarques. by messenger, and dated at Pre-toria Friday at ;midnight; says:' \.
"
WAR COUNCIL THE- GOVERNMENT."The war council assumes the powers
of the government!. Its members declarethat the capital may still bo successfullydefended. One commander'With, the help of God. the hour will« tiir-tiOTTitr-vvhear? Gt«\r•>Brittifn~--\vHt*'ac-knowledge the independence- of the tworeDublics. A tremendous change "will, yetcome over the situation.'
-General; -De-
larey said that Pretoria would be de-fended to the utmost, adding:. 'There isevery chance thar we will yet beat theenemy out of the 'country.'
"President Kruger :is somewhere to theeastward, but is in constant .wire com-munication with the leaders here. Thereis,, however, a deep feeling of .angeragainst him on account of what is nowcalled his unnecessary flight, and becausehe and the officials took all tht' gold andleft their subordinates unpaid. The latestphase of public opinion is a marvellousrevival of courage."
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KRUGER AT DEUGOA,
From Lourenzo Marques comes a "dis-patch dated- June -4th, ,-saying: '"It isknown that some great British movementis in progress outside" of: Pretoria. Themysterious movements of President :Kru-yer's secretary and- physician; particular-ly their visit .to ;the Dutch war-ship- Friesland, which is .in the harborhere, has aroused' suspicious init im-portant personages art: expected."
MINOR WAR' THEATRES.The news from -
the minor theatres ofhostilities is less cryptic. The Boer, oper-ations to break Lord Roberts's communi-cations have beer, completely, baffled, andthe Boer columns are in danger of beingsurrounded by .'. the British forces :; at-Ficksburg.. Senekal. Heilbron; .and' Lind-;ley. General .Rundle, instead of thrpwring-• himself against the J3oer.-= in thetrenches at Bedulphberg, moved toward 1
Ficksburg ;and- estab'ished communica-tion' with General :Barbant.:- The- Boersmarched parallel with' Rundle, intending
to seize a strong "position on the Ficks-burg, road, but General Rundle got therefirst. The 1,500 Boers who were in thismovement are* now reported to be gpingelsewhere.
The. correspondents with General Run-dle continue to point out- the hardnessof the fight of.last Tuesday, but they:be-lieve that.it will be the last-real resist-ance. Colonel Lloydwas thrice wound?d^Drummer Haines, while aiding ColonelLloyd, was hit in one of his hands, whichwas resting near the Colonel's heart.
BULLER AND BADEN-POWELL."General Buller's- guns throvr a shell or
two toward the Boer positions in:front ofhim .occasionally. .".;:.
General Baden-Powoll is still at Mate-king. General Hunter's column is march-ing unopposed: into the Transvaal, beyond
Lichctenbers^. . -*." -
A new phase of the,. Anglo-Dutch con-flict is opening in Cape Colony. Theleaders ;of the Afrikander Bund' propose,it;;is -asserted, to block; business. In. theCape, Parliament untiL the Briti-h Gov-ernment acts: upon -the? resolutions adopt-ed by the people's .congress .at GraafReinet, declaring, that, the chief, immedi-ate .'-cause oorf
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LA.WKENCEYILL.'E; VA-, June 4.—The r<tr.u. o: Rev. J: E. Roane Riddick for "«
;[:>• murder of Dr. William H.- Temple, a
which has been in progress here for the \u0084--i:.-: week, is hearing its close. The de- rfence concluded its testimony on Satur- cday. and this morning rested its case. 1To-cay has been occupied by the prosecu- 1
tion in the introduction of rebuttal testi- rrscny. This lestimony did not appre-ciably strentrtlien the case of the prose-cution. Indeed, on many sides the opin- Tion 5s expressed that the defence has <thus far lo^t absolutely ljothiiiEr of itsalready strong case. Coroner "W. H. Tay-lor, of Richmond, who was summoned :ly the prosecution as an expert with a 1view to offsetting the testimony given It.:iSaturday by Drs. Hodges and Drewry, *in many respects proved a woful disap- ?
3-ointment to the Commonwealth's law- ,years. He agreed with «Drs. Hodges and ,Ivrewry that Riddick was insane at the ix.me that he lirod ihe shots into Dr. Tern- \u25a0>
pie's body, and. while he admitted that'
matty circumstance's eiiea .in ilie mV u£ 1Ki'idiek did not alone indicate insanity, <}i^asscru-d that the history of Ins lite, );»s a. whole, would certainly give rise to :that belief. ',Mr. J. D. Elam. another witness for
-the Commonweal! h. testilied that while hehad not seriously thought of Riddicki-s an insane man. he expected when hewent to the scene, of the tragedy to findhim a raving maniac, and though heappeared to be perfectly himself attne magistrate's examination^ witnessthought him to be- Insariel Riddick wasi:i court alone throughout the day, nomember of his family, as had heretoforebeen the case, sat with him. His fatherand his brother, who were with him du-img last week, left for their homes onSaturday, and to-day his wife departedfor Petersburx: Mrs. Riddick came herewhen the trial opened and was accom-panied by her mother and the infant sonv.20 «i-^s born undjsr the cloud oi the Teih-Dle murder. The devoted wire sat withher husband during her stay in Lawrence-ville. ard was unwilling to leave himto-day, but she was seriously indisposedand was urged by her physician to leave.She dc-clinerl. however, to do so until thechild was aJso stricken with illness, whenit became necessary for her to remove it.Riridick noted their absence, and hasexpressed considerable, uneasiness as tothe welfare of his child. He appeared tom:ss his wife, and frequently interruptedcounsel to ask after her whereabouts.
Coroner Taylor also returned to Rich-mend to-day, being called there by thesr.no-um-oment of the death of his brother-in-law. Engineer Cheatham, who waskilled in the wreck on ihe Atlantic-Coast Line this morning. The Coronerreceived the telegram announcing Mr.Cheathajn*s death just before going onthe star.d. and was visibly agitated. Thelawyers hurried through their -.xamina-lloii -of him in order that he. might re-turn home on the midday train.
RATHER UXINTERESTING DAY.When court convened this morning at
'j o'clock there was a small crowd in at-undasice, but as the day advanced thecrowd increased tintil the couri-roomwas filled to overflowing. The evidencewas not oi an interesting character, be-ing largely in the nature of a< repetitionof thai, which had gone before. As soonE.S the jury was seated Mr. J>ayis an-nounced that while the defence had otherwitnesses which it might introduce itwas hardly thought necessary, and he,therefore, rested the case. There was;='<nie few minutes' delay ere the Com-monwealth commenced its fight m re-buttal.
Mr. J. H. Watts was the first witnessintroduced. He testified concerning a con-versation be had with Riddick on theniArning of the homicide, ;md quoted himas saying that Dr. Temple had made anunnecessary examination of his wife, andthai while he was not satisfied that hefc.id been justified in tiring the fatal shots,he would lie able to set hus mind at restto by witnesses tor the defence, and thefor a few moments. Witness saw nothing
'••'at the accused's manner then to in-\u25a0-'\u25a0 •it" insajiity. and was of the opinionthat Riddick was sane.
The prosecution introduced a greatmany witnesses with a view to showinglhat Hiddick was not insane as testifiedto by witnesses for the defense, and' thed' fence endeavored' to show to the jury;!;it they attached little importance to'';'• testimony, by declining to cross-ex-:rafne any of the witnesses, and thesetactics apparently had their effect.
Mr. AVjatts was followed on the stand'»>' Mr. Robert Pow«3l, a son of Dr. R. S.Powell. He:;testified that he knew theaccused very well indeed. Witness waswith Constable House when; he, made thearrest of RiddSck. and heard a'ceused say:"Well, Jr.e; Isuppose you have come tosrre«;t me:Ihope you will suspend judg-ithsjl until you have hoard both sides."The witnepp said that Riddick had re-WKU-& him to go to his wife and tellhr-r 1o '"Keep quiet,- and not say any-thing." and, ccntSnuing. stated that Rid-dloit had said to Mr. House in his pre-sence; "A man with milk in his veinswould r«sent such, .an insult" as Dr. Tem-t«le offered- my wifo." .Subsequently wit-ness h;i«l hf*ard ;\<:eu?e<] pay: "1 was in-sane with anger when Ikilled Dr. Ter-
nquestioned as to what lie thought<>f Jiiddk-Jt's mental: condition, witnesssaid he regarded him as sane.
The next witness examined was Mr. C.H. Harris, the niagifitrate who conductedthe preliminary examination, 110 testJ-fi<<s that at the examination -he read thecharge to Riddick. who. in his plea, said:"Iacknowledg<! the cliarge: when Im:»dethe assault upon Dr. Teinplc Iwas ofthe opinion that lie. had by action: andword insulted my wife, an<l Ifolt it to'»' my duty to myself, mywife, my fam-ily,and my God to kill-him. I.have av«-rj' bad t^mpor.-and lthough I:may havehf-<-n Ini-ane for the, moment? Ido notcare to make the. plea of insanity.": •
WAS XOT SURE: .:Vv'JuiC'ES.{ continuing.- {.aid Riddick;.had",
told him that- he did hot feel 1sure of his;jusiiiicalion, and that if- lie;;was ;in th<*wroue he would give his life for that oC^
Dr. Temple's. 1; He asked for-a guard :aXhis housu in.orcier that :he might attendto his wifcV.needs during her; sickness,but this was tlonied him:. He asked aboutbail, and witness said $2,000 .would :be ac-cepted. This not being forthcoming,' hecommitted accused to jail. Witness aaidaccused was cooland deliberate through-out tho preliminary trial. He (witness)was personally.': acquainted with Prisonerand from his:knowledge of him. regardedhim as a sane man. He never saw ac-cused do anything; strange.: : '/,>/;
Mr. .T. L. Jones was next on the stand-Accused, he" said; had; in his term of ser-vice on. the South Brunswick, Circuit,taken two meals with witness, ;who heardhis sermon- once a month. From hisacquaintance with him ho regarded ac-cused as sane. i
_.The "next witness examined was MY. J.v I.lam. who was «t the Temple -home
"hen the. preliminary examination washeld. He testified that Riddick had said£v ??''
'"When J committed the deed Ifolt that Iwas justified. Now Ifear 1was in;the .wrong. Irealize the sorrownorn my hasty act; the sorrow ifbringslo my family, to my aged parents, and tomy possibly fatherless child. Ishould bedeposed as a minister. Iam sorry Ididso- Iwould willinglygive my life to saveDr. Temple's. ICo not wish to make acomplete statement before this Promis-.pious crowd. but Iwill leave my justifi-
maS- tO Dr" P°WellP°Well and..Colonel Till-Being asked as to Riddick's mental con-
tho^ht Vlt-ieSS,Said he hiul "ot previously
£?1ii Iprspollcl1prspollcl
-as insane, 'but thatSnrt footing he was confident .h)s
mind was deranged. •Accused had talkedgS, of the debt of his father tohim and the son spoke of his father as a
Mr. Elam was surprised.. heS2; t0 /r/r the prison<>r -speak so of his.ather. and especially surprised wh.-n theson expressed himself regarding .his pa!rents views on sanctificatlon. Witnesswh"n dd
nl>atnI>at,hO ha(l °
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—RidSwhen Preaching get up on a stove
nnd exhort the people. Witness saidX™,";Xer SaW a-Sa
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recalled an incident when n good friendof his. now in the Virginin conference'had caught hold of a man. and • draggedhim, to the altar. Witness consicieredaccused superior to other preachers as afinancier, and said that he always askedthe price of an article before purchasing.Accused was always a year ahead in hismoney, which witness considered beingeven with the world.
CORONER TAYLOR.The next witness examined was Coro-
ner Taylor, lie testified to being Pro-fessor of Chemistry and Medical Juris-prudence, in the Medical College of Vir-ginia, and said he had 'been lecturing onth subject for three years, systemati-cally. He said he was not an expert,but Mr. Saunders asked the Court for aruling to the effect that as an instructorthe Coroner is an expert, to which therewas no objection. Dr. Taylor testifiedthat scientists draw a distinction be-tween monomania and-paranoi. but that,ordinarily, the two are the same. Inresponse to questions by Mr. Saundersregarding the spasmodic drunkenness of aman's antecedents, and their. Influence,witness said they were generally recog-nized as leading to insanity, though thiswas not true hi every case. Frequently,changes in belief to that of a changefrom the doctrine of eternal punishmenttc the belief in- annihilation. Dr. Taylorsaid, did not necessarily indicate unset-tled mental balance to the degree of in-sanity.
The same hypothetical question, uponwhich the testimony of Drs. Hodges andDrewry was based, was put to CoronerTaylor (it is an agreed history of thelife of the accused), and in answer to it,Dr. Taylor said: -'I should consider sucha man insane."
,Mr..., Saunders separated the questioninto many divisions," but Dr. Taylorchanged his testimony but little. To eachhe would pay: "In that one particulnrit might not be insanity, but with theother statements. Imight yet considerthe man insane! Itake it from the hypo-thetical question that .there was insanity
in his family; that is formidable evidence;
in the balance Ifind nothing except cor-roborative evidence, a"
'which com-
bined would point Jo insanity. .Mr. S:iun<lers asked witness if the
opinion of the people having daily inter-course with the prisoner should not beregarded ns of value in determining hissanity, and the physician answered af-firmatively. Witness thought that sucha deed as Riddiek committed might havebeen expected from a sane man who had
reason to bvlieve that his wife had been
insulted. Dr. Taylor gave .the- jury amost interesting dissertation on the defi-nitions of fixed delusions, illusions, andhallucinations, and in this agreed inthe main with Drs. Hodges and Drewry.
He was not cross-examined, and left at
once for Richmond. When he concludedcourt took a recess for dinner.
Dr. R. Jones. Jr.. was the first witnessexamined after the dinner recess. Hehad he said, known accused for about
a year: had met him once or twice, and
had on one occasion entertained him ai
his house. Witness thought prisoner wassane He had never seen him do aught
to indicate any mental deficiency, but, onthe contrary, thought. Riddick a man ofstronc intellect. _ _
Dr. S. 11. Moseley, who testified for theprosecution in the opening of the case,
was recalled, and asked as to the prison-
ers mental condition. He had. he said,
known accused for a year; had frequentlycW.n him during the period, and believed
him to be sane. Witness had heard Riti-
dick Preach- He saw him just after the«hooting. and there was nothing then in
his demeanor to indicate insanity, andthere was. in his belief, nothing since."Nothing." said witness, "would make
me believe Riddick was not sane."Mr. George W. Mitchell, who was the
next" witness examined, said he had alimited -acquaintance with the prisoner;
he never had but one or-two short con-versa* ions wish him. but he. .henrd himpreach once a month at Spring Hill. He
had nover -thought Riddick insane,
though he had a peculiar look. of the
eye. which witness attributed, to his deaf-
Mr Walker Moseley follo%ved. He is
a steward in Bethlehem church. .in —d-
dick's circuit. He never thought accusedwas insane. \u25a0
Mr E B Barber, another of the stew-
ards' in'Ri'ddiek's church, expressed "thebelief that accused .was sane.. Riddick
was' scheduled to preach at Bethlehemchurch twelve, times last ,year. He miss-
ed three appointments, ;witness said-two on account of the weather and one
when he got lost. Witness thought theroad a Plain one. but said there were
forks at which- he turned off. and there-by gotten lost. . ;
GOME TO KII,LYOU; :The next witness :examined^ was "Mr
Walter I\ Rawlings. a. steward -^of Rock
church. ins
Rkldick's circuit. He. too.thought Riddick was a sane -man. Mr
B L. Taylor, another steward of Rock
church and Mr. W.H. Valentine, testi-fied to thoir beli-f that the .urisoner wassane, and Mr. Valentine' quoted the ac-
cused a? telling him that when Dr.'Tem-nie opened his door on the; fateful Sun-day morning he had refused the physi-
cian's hand, and had said to him: "Itjs;a
-beautiful morning for a frolic, and
I-have-c ome to kill you." .'.. ~-\u25a0~
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ou«ell whs perfectly sane, as did also Mr.Karl Temple.^ a .first cousin.of the mur-dorecV man and Mr. R. S. .Spence. Mr.Temple lived only 150 yards from theparsonage, and saw and talked with1ac-
cused almost Vevery day,.;-he tsaid.-/ \u25a0.\u25a0\u25a0;;,;
Mr Emmett Kidd said he heard! ac-ousod preach of ten; and .thought him
Seymour; Mf.r R.;R^Seymour,
Mr. J.- O • Throckinorton.; and ;;W. :AY.Read^iillitestlfied^thatitliey^ regarded- theaccused' as -a' sane man, -and the ;last-
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"guard- to-inorrbw"
:rii.^ht..'when"!the/jnight^'guard.p will1again,take charge.;i:This [mode of;procedure ..\u25a0vyili:continue 'Uiuil .the.^strike.;' is,;settled;^^x-^\I"Members Sot - the;. Dosse" ;are:-armed . with:SWiricHester{reiie'ating'ahotgun3;'ahd' shells[loaded; with.buckshot 'wlir.b"e-,used:in' case;of:disturbance. .'.'None ;of»the '."deputies: will;be v.used'^ to '{guardS the f;cars,' ;> the? -police1,being retained for that service/.-/;;\u25a0;Colonel "ICavender. ::in jcommand ..?o£ 4the'•pbsse'i'comltatusf): lssued:j tb? following or-
command to-day:
ORDERS. TO J^OSSE. '. '
''To ./"All- Commanders-: ofMDetJ'.chmonts:You will take everyXcafe of yourTuneh?
A collision on the Atlantic-Coast Lineat Garysburg, N. C, three miles northof Weldon at 1:10 o'clock yesterday morn-ing, resulted in 'the death of Engineer,Walter H. Cheatham, of the fast mail,
and of an'unknown tramp.
Air. W. H. McGeorge, .of Roslyn, Va.,
the mail clerk, was very seriously hurt,
and two colored firemen were injured,
not fatally.
Mr. Cheatham was the oldest engineer
in the employ of the Atlantic-Coast Line,and one of the best-known men in Rich-mond.
The accident was the result of an openswitch. The fast mail from the. South,
due here at 3:30 A. M., left Weldon ontime, and was coming North at the high
rate of speed at whicfcrit usually travels.
Three miles this side of Welclon, at Garys-burg, the engine struck the switch, leftopen accidentally or by. design.
"Look out. Mr. Cheatham, Sump'n'swrong," exclaimed John Smith, the color-ed fireman, from the other side of thecab. as he saw the engine dash onto theswitch, straight' for a freight, which, hadjust pulled in from the North, the glareof its engine's headlight blinding them.
The brave engineer sprang from hisseat; and seizing the reverse.lever, threwhis whole weight back on it. The pas-sengers in the. cars behind felt a sharpjolt. The passenger engine struck thatof the freight. The pasengers behind feltanother and sharper jolt.
The tender to the passenger enginesprang upon the cab, and themail coachwas. Hung upon the tender. Mr. Cheat-ham was caught where he stood, betweenthe tender and locomotive. The Weldoncorrespondent of the Dispatch, says, indescribing the accident:
"The crash was terrible. EngineerCheatham was cut in- half. His watchwas swinging from the vest-pocked, andwas running, indicating correct time.Both engines were badly broken tip. ;Themail-car was badly broken. The mail-was tn\nX^j;rfcd-to-another car,"— v :\u25a0
THE 'INJURED.John Smith (colored), of this city, Mr.
Cheatham' s fireman, was badly scaldedby escaping steam. -
Mr. McGeorge, the mail' -clerk, wastaken from his wrecked car, woundedabout the head, several ribs broken, andinjured internally..
Hardy- Durham (colored), the firemanon the freight engine, was slightly in-jured;about the head and back.
Mr. C. N. Flinpcn, the freight engineer,was in his cab, but got not a scratch.
When Conductor L. R. Tiller, of Man-chester, and the flagman sprang from thetrain and ran forward to the engines,they soon saw that Mr. Cheatham wasdead, and that his fireman "v>as beingscalded. It was several minutes :beforethey discovered the' crushed and lifelessbody of a man between the mail-car andthe tender. It was ..that of a namelesstramp, who had been stealing a ride. .
The conductor at once wired the newsof the accident to Weldon. and i-eportedit to Superintendent Fountain here. Sur-geons and a wrecking force were sentto the scene. Drs. Green and Zollickofferwere brought up from Weldon, and Dr.H. Herbert Lee was taken down from Pe-tersburg.
The work of getting the men from thewreck was pressed as rapidly, as possi-
ble. Mr. McGeorge was confined in hiscar. The smashed wood-work of the' cabcaught fire, and a stream from a locomo-tive had to be kept playing on it to pre-vent the burning of the body of the en:gineer and the tramp; and possibly thatof the injured mail- clerk. .
The bodies were gotten out in compara-tively short time, and Mr. McGeorge wasreleased. The injured -were at oncebrought to the Home for the Sick, atPetersburg. The injuries of Mail ClerkMcGeorge are serious, and possibly fatal.The two firemen will recover.
A NAMELESS COiva-o^.The tramp was buried in the cemetery
at Garysburg. There was nothing on himby which he could be identified. Themen took from the front of a militarycap which he wore the crossed cannoninsignia of an artilleryman, with thefigure "1" on it, and the "letter "C" be-neath it. indicating that the cap was, oronce was, that of a member. of the FirstArtillery,.Battery C. v
The remains of Mr. .Cheatham werebrought to this city at 11:10 o'clock yes-terday morning. The news of his. deathwas "first, received by his. brother-in-law, Mayor Richard M.
'Taylor.
The latter communicated . it toCaptain Charles F. Baylor, hisbrother, who communicated with "Mr.J. L.. Sutherland, the undertaker, withreference to the funeral arrangements.Mr. Sutherland, went at once to theCheatham residence, at .No. 70. westGrace street, to learn- the wishes of thefamily. He supposed they knew of Mr.Cheatham's. death, but discovered as soonas he entered the house that they didnot. He is a man of courage, but. hecould not witness the
-grief .= his newswould cause, '.and he 'came away, and gota. lady, who lived near, to carry the news.
Mrs.' Cheatham was completely pros-trated, and had; to take her;bed; Thefour girls, .the eldest 22 years of age,were equally overcome. The youngest ofthelive children is a baby in arms. 7 .
\u25a0 \u25a0 A SAD MARRTAGE.- \u0084 .The 'eldest, daughter, :Miss .Catharine,
was to have been married, to-morrovv (toMi-. "Burton Lewis .Morris: assistant sec-retary of.the}Young. Men's Christian "As-sociatibri, \u25a0inj this city. -: Her fatherl tookthe run from Engineer ;Reams -in orderthat he might 'be at home for the wed-ding.- \u0084 '.. --_. \u25a0'.-:.... 1 -
When- Mr. Morris.heard of the death ofhis sweetheart's father, he ',went to';<he
residence/and insisted upon :a fmarriageat once,' ;rri order that;he might give
'his
wife and family.vthepcomtortsv towhich 'his- position;;as .husband would en-title them. ':Thislwas) agreed- to,' a.
'license
was procured, andiyesterdayr; afternoon,in;, the
'darkened' :--'chamber .lof;::-the}Jpros-
trated, vmother,; and- in J the1presence of ahandful •of \ the '{closest >friends,"?" Reyl";-Dr.William*E. Hatcher made 1 the:twain \u25a0; one:: Ay POPULAR^IUIUROApSMAN^SMrSiCHeathamxwas layout J 50Jyears ;C6f
: ;H,icliiuoii«le'js in Sew York.
Pettus^andiCvH.'THudspethifAstor^T.lw;Gentry,
*Imperial.
