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day fabr» cooler to the interior; tro&h southto **rest winds.North Oxrolina--F«TJr Friday; warmer In

eastern portion; Saturday lair; variablewinds.

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The Tlmt* orfico yesterday: At 0 A. M..·CO* 12 3X-. 6S: 3 P. 31., T2; ß P. a*··70; DP. M., «54; 12 midnight, «Ö. ?,?ß?»age, 67.5. .. __. ,.^., ^.-in-ti'.i-..

VOI,. 17. NO. 78. RICHMOND, YA., FBIDAY, MAT 9,1902. PEICETWO CEtfTS.

PAUL LEICESTER FORDKILLED BY BROTHER

The Fratricide Then Turned the Weapon,,.,r.._ Upon Himself.

CAUSE OF CRIME MYSTERY

Though Malcolm W. Ford HadBad Feeling Toward Brother.

MONEY MATTER MAY SOLVE IT

rratricido Had Been Disinherited byHis Father, Who Left a Fortune of

©2,000,000 to Other Children.

Physician Says Crime Was

Done During TemporaryMental Aberration.

(By AseoclatPil Pross.)NEW YORK, May a..Paul Leicester

Ford, the nt/velist, was »hot ;uid killed to¬

day by his brother, Malcolm WebsterFor_, writer and athlete, who immediatelyt»ent a bullwt into his own breast, dyingInstantly. The shooting occurred at 10:','Jo'clock ?. M In the handsome new man¬sion which Paul Leicester Ford had |built, at No. 37 East Seventy-seventhStreet, and had occupied for about a year.At the timo of the shooting there wer-i

jn the house besides the two brothers, Mrs.3'aul Leicester Ford. Miss Elizabeth R.

Hall, tho novelist's secretary, and theservants. The novelist was sittinghis desk in one corner of his library, a

large, attractively appointed room at theback of the he.use on the second floor.Jt Is supposed he was busily engaged at

some literary task. Miss Hall was ather desk in another corner of the roomabout thirty feet from Mr. 3~ord. Mrs.Paul Leicester Ford was in hc-r own room'at the front of the house on the tmrdfloor.

REVOLVER »SiiOT.Malcolm W. Ford called, as he had

often done, and went to his brother athis desk. Words were exchanged in a toneso low that Miss Hall could not hear whatwas said, though she says that possiblysh». might havo distinguished the word:;If she had be'-n paying any attention tothis particular mooting of the brothers.Suddenly there was a revolver shot andMiss Hall, jumping up, darted from theroom. Then, according to the state¬ments of tho police. Miss Hall said toherself ihat she must act mnre bravelyand re-enter the library.Meanwhile Malcolm Ford had called

her. As she turned towards him heplaced hie revolver to his heart, firedand fell, dying Instantly. When MissHall turn-d to look at Paul, he was stillstanding at his desk, but rapidi.'- losingstrength. She helped him to a sofa, andthen ran next door for Paul Ford'sphysician. Dr. Emanuel Baruch. Inless than five minutes Dr. Baruch nr-

rived, and th« dying man. still conscious.was carried up to a room t'esid«* hiswife's and placed on his bed. He spoketo his wife, and asked the dorter forhis opinion, showing that he expecieddeath and was going to meet it calmlyand bravely. A few moments later, abouttwenty minutes after he was shot, Mr.Ford died.The bullet which killed Paul Leicester

ford just grazed the top of his heartand passed through a large artery as¬cending from tt. The bullet which killedMalcolm Ford -was flred with the same

accuracy of aim, for It mad« a woundscarcely nn Inch lower than the on.-»

which killed hip brother. In fact, the.wound» were almost identical.Just what disposition of Malcolm Ford's

body "was made Immediately after theshooting could not be ascertained, but itappears from the statement of certainpersons acquainted with the details ofthe tragedy that the body lay where itfell, on a rug in the library, for some

time, possibly for several hours, so greatwas the excitement in the house. Infact, tho murder and suioi«1e were notknown to the coroner i>ntil about 2:30 p.M., and not to the policée tinui 4:25 P.M. Dr. Baruch said that the time be¬tween 10:2? A. M. and 2:30 P. M. passedno rapidly that no one in the house real¬ized it. Much of the time was occupiedIn trying to telephone to the father ofMrs. Tau] Leicester Ford, Edward H.Kidder, of Brooklyn, who was the firstperson to arrive after tae physician.

????Y MATTER.Mr. KldíTer refused to make any state¬

ment in regard to the shooting, excepta brief memorandum, which was givento the police. In this it was said thatthe cause of the shooting could only besurmised.Information from other sources makes

It arpear that Malcolm Ford called to

get money from his brother, and. meet¬

ing with a refusal, shot him. Dr. Baruchsaid that the murder was a rcsu». of tem¬

porary mental aberration on the part of

Malcolm F«">r<3, due to nervous exhaus¬tion.H is said that there was enmity be¬

tween ihe two brothers and consequentbitterness, and ihat it was or eleven

years' standing; that never since thedeath of their father have they been on

intimate- or brotherly terms. This alien«·.!enmity on the part of Malcolm is saidtc have been brought about by the factmat the father of the boys ¿¿inheritedMalcolm, and that this action en thefather's part was because he did notwish Malcolm to devote himself to an

athletic career.AFFAIRS IN BAD SHAPE.

Police Captain Brown said to-night thatMalcolm W. Ford had for some time beensavslng much uneasiness to the familythrough evidences of an unbalanced mind,and declares that In his opinion he at¬tacked his brother during a period oft«ynporary insanity, then taking his own

Me.'The cause of Malcolm Ford's act,"

raid Captain Brown, "can be explainedby inference. For some time ]iast hisir.ancial affairs have been pressing hima::d he has repeatedly asked and receivedmaterial assistance, from his brother, itle presumed that his importunity hadbien nudi and his demand so excessivethat his brother had been forced to re-fure further aid."Malcolm W. (Ford was born In Brook¬

lyn, «February 7. 1SG2. He was educatedat the Brooklyn Polytechnic Institute.He took up athletics while at BChoo", andfor a number of years won champion¬ships In tills country and Canada, and inthe hundred-yard run. two-tweiity-yardrun and quarter mile, as well as for the"fcundrod and two-twenty-yard hurdles;

(Continued on Svcond Page.)

FACTS ABOUTDEAD NOVELIST

Faul Leicester Ford was thirty-seven years old, a novelist ofmuch note, "Janice Meredith''being perhaps his most popularnovel. He was married about a

year ago to Miss Grace Kidder,daughter of Edward H. Kidder,of Brooklyn. A portion of MissKidder's family reside in Wil¬mington, N. C where she hasfrequently visited for long periodsand is well known. At the timeof the publication of "JaniceMeredith" it wüs said that itsheroine was accurately drawnfrom the young girl the novelistafterwards married.

Mr. Ford was the son of Gor¬don Lester Ford, of Brooklyn,who died eleven years ago andleft an estate of some S2.000.000divided between his children, withthe exception of Malcolm W.,who was disinherited by the will.The novelist was born in Brook¬lyn, was educated privately, andhas been an extensive travellerthrough North and South Amer¬ica and Europe. Although phy¬sically dwarfed and crippled, Mr.Ford's activity both mental and,in a sense, physical as well was

very notable.Mr. Ford has -edited the

" Writings of Thomas Jefferson "

(ten volumes); the " Writings ofJohn Dickinson" (three volumes),and o»her works renting to Amer¬ican history and bibliography.His books have been: "TheHon. Peter Sterling," "TheGreat K. & A. Train Robbery,""The Story of an Untold Love,"" The True George Washington,""Honors are Easy," (a playstaged by Charles Frohman),"Life of Franklin," " TattleTales of Cupid," "Wanted, a

Matchmaker," and "Janice Mer¬edith," one of the most suc¬cessful novels published in1899. He was a member ofthe Players', Reform and GrolierClubs, the Centui'y Association,and Sons of the Revolution.

I. LAWLESS ISour Foe cobsOppose Maynard in theSecond District.

RACE VERY INTERESTING

Many Others Are Mentioned as

Probabilities.

SPIRITED FIGHT IN THESIXTH

Glass, Clayton, Barksdale and OthersExpected to Enter Warm Struggles

in the Third and Fourth, butOther Incumbents May Suc¬ceed Themselves With¬

out Opposition.

Interest in the Congressional situationv.*as switched, at least temporarily, yes¬terday from Ihe Sixth to the Second Dis¬trict by the announcement of the candi¬dacy of former Secretary of the Com¬monwealth Joseph T. Lawlass, of Nor¬folk, against Congressman Harry L.-Maynard.The announcement was made here for

the first time by Mr. Lawless himselfand was received with the utmost in¬terest, especially by Second DistrictDemocrats in tlie city.Mr. Lawless passed through the city

on his way to Norfolk, and stopped overfor awhile. He said he had given thesubject his most careful consideration,and had determined to ent«;r the raceafter being urged to do so by prominentDemocrats, representing both factions,in almost every section of the district.lie was happy over the outlook for his

success, and said he would issue aformal announcement in the shape of anaddress to the Democrats of the tlis-trict in a few days and go actively towork. The primary will take place thelatter part of August and the contestpromises to be very lively.

MAY BE MANY ENTRIES.Congressman Maynard is the only other

avowed candidate, but Judge D. TuckerLBrooke, of Norfolk city. Hon. Charles T.Bland, of Portsmouth; Dr. J. F. Bryant,of Southampton, and Mr. George W.Jones, of Norfolk county, are lookedupon as probable candidates. Since hisretirement from the office of Secretary ofthe Commonwealth, on the 1st of lastJanuary, Mr. Lawless has been activelyengaged in the practice of law in Nor¬folk with ex-Senator John L. Jeffries, lateof Culpeper, as his partner. His careerIn polities in Virginia has been a mostsuccessful one. He served a. term In theSenate from Portsmouth and Norfolkcounty, and was four times chosen asSecretary of the Commonwealth.

IN THE SIXTH.The fi-Md is expected trí be full of can¬

didates in the Sixth District by to-night.Senair.r Carter Glass, of Lynchburg, isexpected here to-day, and* his friends be-lieve h ft will run and that he will provea. very strong candidate. Senator Gra¬ham Claytor. of Bedford, will also be inI the race, and Senator W. P. Barksdal«-.[ of Halifax, will formally announce his

THE SPRING-STREET SITEWAS SELECTED BY COMMISSION

The Plans for the Penitentiary Improvements Are to Bein by the Twenty-sixth Day

of June, 1902.The Building Committee of thc peni¬

tentiary held two meetings yesterdaynn«T ad.itvurned until «Tun«* 26th, upon whichdate the competing architects; Messrs.M. J. Dimmoek and YV. C. West, of thiscity, and P. T. Marye. of Newport News,who Avere asked to submit plans for thenew building, will do so, anrl from themthe committee will make tlteir selection.Meanwhile, Mr. West was employed to

make some drawings ot the grounds, &c,fer the use of the architects in theirwork.The committee selected the Spring

Street side as a site for the buildings,ever the Belvidere Street side, and workwill be begun as soon as the plans are

In and approved. The chief reason forselecting the Spring Street side was thatit affords a good lo-cation for a basement,in which will be placed a kitchen, a din¬ing-room and laundry.The Executive Committee, composed of

Messrs. Harman. Marcuse and Baker, was

appointed to take general charge of thematj^r.and they will confer from timeto time with the architects.The committee devoted most of the

morning session to hearing Colonel XV:L. Cutshaw's views as to the safety ofa foundation on the Spring Street side,and ho practically concurred in the viewof Mr. Reuben Sherriffs. who had previ¬ously submitted a report setting forththat a sait» foundation could be secured.'Lhe committee is enthusiastic over the

werk of building more cell room, as pro¬vided by the L«gishuure. and will lookcarefully after all the details of the work.

ANOTHER BOYCOTT.One Will Be Attempted Against Nor¬

folk Railw.iy and Light Company.(By As->«w-i.*.t«^l Press. 1

NOF»FOLK, VA., May S..The NorfolkRailway and Light Company's cutrs are

to be boycotted again by organized la¬bor if the members of Division No. 153,Amalgamated Association of Street Rail¬way employes, can bring such a tilingabout.

lt has leaked out that at a meeting ofthe organization held Wednesday night,a resolution was unanimously passed torequest the Central Labor Union to placethe road on the unfair list.The present employes are bonded and

complaint is made that they are beingdischarged on suggestion from the bondcompany· It is proposed to arrange, «t.strike for the latter part of this month.

WILL FINISH TO-AIQRRQW.Final Revisionists Are Making Good

* Progress.Thc Final" Revision Committee held

three sessions yesterday and made fineprogress with their work. There wasnothing especially interesting in the ses¬sions, they having been devoted largely

to working out the details of the sched¬ule? he work will be cr.-mpleted and final

adjournment had by to-morrow night, itis thought. The question of the terms of¡."tate Senators was not decided yesterday.The proposition to cut tho terms of thehold-övers was i*ejected, but other prop¬os lions on tho subject resulted in tievotes.

'J he committee is making an effort tohave the election of Senators come intho middle of the gubernatorial terms.

DAWES WITHDRAWS.No Longer in Race Tor Senate from

Illinois.(By Associated Press.)

SPRINGFIELD, ILL., May S.The re¬sult of the Republican Slate Conventionheld here to-day was a decisive victoryfor the State administration and for whatis known as '"Yates-Hopl'ins-Lorimer-Northcott combination." The conventionendorsed tho administration of GovernorYates and the candidacy of CongressmanAlbert J. Hopkins, of Aurora, for theUnited States senatorship by an over¬whelming* majority.To-night Charles G. Dawes announced

his withdrawal from the Senate race.Senator Mason declared that he wouldkeep up his fight and would succeed him¬self as senator from Illinois.

Rev. Elmore Hearn's Clothing Seton Fire by Lightning and Hadto Be Torn from His Body.

(Special ni.-p.-iteh to The Times.)PAMPL1N CITY. VA.. May 8..Duringthe severe storm in this section Tuesdaya tree in the yard of Miss Lelia Shu-mcker, at Red" House, twelve miles fromhere, was struck by lightning and tornto pieces. The clothing of Rev. Elmorellcarn, a Methodist minister who boardsthere, and who was under the tree, wasset on Are, but being quickly torn fromhim he received no more serious injurythan the shock which it gave him.Mr. J. B. Fleshman, his wife and chil-

dien, together with their friends, Mr.C. T. Wingate, wife and child, of Phil¬adelphia, are here on a visit to Mr. andMis. P- P- Panky. Mr. Fleshman isquite a hunter, and every now and thenhe Is in this village for either a deer,fox or bird hunt in season, and capturesmuch game in the country around.

candidacy to-day or to-morrow. JudgeGeorge B. Cassell, of Radford, and JudgeBoylan Green, of Charlotte, are lookedupon as probable candidates, and Hon.lohn Goode, of Bedford;; Senator EdwardLyle, of Roanoke, and many other prom¬inent Democrats in the district are be-in* spoken of by their friends as congres¬sional possibilities. Governor Montaguewill probably order a special election tobe held shortly.

LAMB AND WALLACE.It is evident th.at there will be a hot

fight in the Third District. Mr. Jef¬ferson Wallace is opposing CaptainLamb for the nomination, and there willlikely be no other candidates.Mr. Wallace is a young man of splen¬

did popularity, and is a speaker of rareforce and ability. It is likely that heand Captain Lamb will meet in joint de¬bate on every stump in the district. Mr.Wallace has already begun his canvassin a quiet way. and is said to have builtup quite a good organization in most ofthe counties.He was in New Kent yesterday and will

from now on, attend all the CountyCourts. For seventeen years Mr. Wallacehas been a faithful and active party ser¬vant, and has nover before been a can¬didate for any office. Tne primary willtake place on September llth. July 10thIs the last day on which there Imay beentries.In the Fourth District Congressman

Lassiter will have much opposition. Cap¬tain J. M Harris, of Blackstone, is beingurged to run, and will probably do so.Hon. R. G Soutnall, of Amelia, has an¬

nounced his candidacy, and Judge AsaD. Watkins, of Prince Edward, is expect¬ed to come out.From present indications Messrs. Jones,

Swanson, Hay, Rixey, Rhea and Floodwill not be opposed in.the primaries.In the other districts the races promise

to be very warm.THEIR FRIENDS ACTIVE.

There is much interest in the probableappointments of Governor Montague onthe proposed new Corporation Commis¬sion, which will, if the schedule now be¬ing framed takes effect, go into officeon February 1, 1903.Two very strong cartdiiïates appear to

be Messrs. E. S. Goodman, of this city,and John R. Edmunds, of Halifax. Theformer is well endorsed here nnd the lat¬ter has practically all of the Sixth Dis¬trict behind him and strong support else¬where In tho State. Ex-Governor Ty¬ler, Delegates Wysor and Braxton andmany other strong men are being men¬

tioned, but the friends of Messrs. Good¬man and Edmunds appear to be more

active than those of any of the otherswho are in the race.

THE FOURTH DISTRICT.R. G. Southall Gives Notice of His Can¬

didacy.Capt. Harris to Run.(Special Dispatch to Tbe Times.1

BLACKSTONE. VA., May R.-Hon. R.G. Southall, of Amelia, is here to-nightand has given official notico to DistrictCnairman J. M. Harris of his intentionof being a candidate before the prima¬ries for the congressional nominationfrom this the Fourth District. There isevery indicati«">n that Mr. Harris willalso become a candidate. His friendseverywhere are urging him to do so, andhis local friends waited upon him by a

regularly appointed committee on yes¬terday and appealed, to him to givepublic announcement of his candidacy.It is believed by them that he will dothis in a day or two. The district] com¬mittee has been called to meet in Peters¬burg on the lfith instant, at Which time,i;. is thought, his resignation as chair¬man will be tendered.

THE SECOND DISTRICT.District Committee Will Not Meet Until

Late in June.(Sprcini Dispatch t.-. The Times.!

NORFOLK. VA., May 8..Hon. CharlesT. Bland, who is expecteu to ..e a can¬didate for Congress from the Second Dis¬trict, was advised to-day by Dr. J. F.Bryant, district chairman, that a meetingof the District Committee before June26th appears to be impracticable.Mr. Bland sought to have ..»e commit¬

tee meet at an earlier day.

FOR PROCLAMATION.They Want Hold-Over Members in Both

House and Senate.(Special Dispatch to The Times.)

POWHATA? COURTHOUSE, VA., MayS..In a mass-meeting held here Mondayof the Democratic voters of the countyCaptaln James Hobson was elected chair¬man and S. Lee Dance secretary. Thechairman stated the object of tho meet¬ing and the following resolutions wereoffered by Mr. J. Haskins Hobson andunanimously adopted:Resolved first; That we request the Con¬

stitutional Convention to proclaim thenew Constitution thus saving timo andexpense. Second. That we most earnestlyinsist upon so changing Article VI. of thenew Constitution, that one-half of theSenate and also of the House of Deleg.-i.tesshall be hold-over members »at each ses¬sion, thus securing an experienced bodyand moro stable laws, as we »aro con¬vinced that the crude and bad legislationfor many years has been caused by theinexperience of the members of our leg¬islative bodies.Commonwealth's attorney. Senator Asa

Watkins. was present and spoke veryably in favor of proclaiming the new Con¬stitution, and the hope was expressed thatwhen the members reassembled on the 22dthat thev will lose no time in proclaim¬

ing H. ---'Ji"i__H_a

Unless Operators Agree to Arbi¬trate Strike is Regarded

Inevitable.(By Associateti Press.)

SCRANTON. PA., May S..To-night thesituation in the threatened miners' strikehangs on answers that are expected tocome to a proposal of arbitration emanat¬

ing from this morning's session of theminers' committee.President Mitchell, at the close of the

session, gave out the following state¬ment:.'The Executive Committees of the an¬

thracite mine-workers' organization haveproposed that all Questions at issue be¬tween themselves and the anthracitemine operators be submitted to an im¬partial board of arbitration, such boardto be selected by the industrial branchof the National Civic Federation. Thisproposition has been sent to »tie opera¬tors -by wire. The committees are now

awaiting replies."If the operators have taken any ac¬

tion on the miners' proposition it has notbeen disclosed here. President Mitchellstated at 9 o'clock to-night that no an¬

swers had been received.The prevailing opinion here is that un¬

less the operators agreed to arbitration*or make some counter proposition, whichwill contain some concessions, tito com¬

mittee of miners will declare for a strike.

CAUSE ACRIMONYCommittee Asked to Resignand Discharge Publishers.

ALSO TO REFUND MONEY

The Tennessee Delegation In¬cludes it in a Memorial.

THE ORDER OF DEACONESSES

A Comprehensive Plan to Have Con¬

necting Hospitals Thi cughout theSouth.A Gavel from xì e PlaceWhere Wesley Prenhed.Conference Refuses t«j

Change Method.

(Sj**clal Dispatch to Tlie Xituee.)DALLAS, TEXAS, May S..The sub¬

mission of the report of the Book Com¬mittee to the General Methodist Coa-fer^ìncìe this morning developed the factthat when the Committee on Publica¬tions, to which it was reforre«!, reportsback there wtlll be an acrimonious de¬bate. The report as made in pamphletform fills up forty-eight pages. It statesthat the committee h.id been asked to

resign, to fire the book publishers and torefund money to the United States. Thecommittee could not seo its way clearto do either one of these three things,and has passed the whole matter up tothe conference.

A NOW FAMOUS TELEGRAM.The report contains tiie telegrams

.sent by Senator Pasco to Barbeo andasking Smith if Stahlman was to

receive a commission of forty per cent.,antl their reply -was, "Tho report is un¬

true; you are authorized to deny it." Thefee paid Stahlman was thirty-tiev perCent, on S2SS,«>X) recovered. Tho Tennes¬see delegates sent in a memorial askingthe conference to refund the money.Tho samo delegation also favor- the es¬

tablishment of the order of deaconnessesto he appointed by the bishop, connect¬ing hospitals in all Southern cities tobe suportetl by the State and to inde¬finitely extend the time limit of preach¬ers, which is now four years.

JOHN WESLEY GAVEL.A gavel from, tlie oak tree under which

John Wesley, is said to have preached atThunderbolt, Colony of Georgia, was

presented the convention.By a vote of 13i1 to 7(5 the convention

voted down resolutions calling for a

change in numbering conferences, andmake them date back only to ISifi, theyear of tho split, and not to iT.St. theorganization of the church. The presentsession continues to be designated thefourteenth quadrennium, or th«· twenty-ninth' since the beginning, and sur-cee«!-ing conferences will be correspondinglydenoted numerically.

ST. PIERRE, MARTINIQUE,TOTALLY DESTROYED.

All Inhabitants Killed as Result of Volcanic DisturbancesConsternation Prevails Elsewhere

in Islands.(By Associated Près».)

ST. THOMAS, D. W. I., May 8, 7 P. M..The British steamer Roddam, CaptainFreeman, which left St. Lucia Wednesdayfor Martinique, returned there at 5 o'clockthis afternoon, bringing a report thattlie town of St. Pierre, Martinique, hasbeen totally destroyed by volcanic dis¬turbances in the islands. Almost all of,the inhabitants of St. Pierre are saidto have been killed. Thc Itoddam reportsthat all the shipping in the port has beendestroyed. The Quebec Steamship Cora-pai.y's steamer Boralma· is mentioned aslost with all on board.The Roddam was almost completely

wrecked. Her captain was seriouslyb«trned and seventeen of her ctew aredead.

In Consternation.(Bv Associatigli Press.)

WASHINGTON. May S..United StatesConsul Ayme to-day cabled the StateDepartment from Guadaloupe that greatconsterna.tion prevails in that localityin consequence of earthquakes and vol¬canic activity. Loud noiseó are heatdcontinually, which are ascribed to vol¬canic action.Telegraphic communication with Mar¬

tinique is broken in every dir«-«ction. Hesays he is informed that many hundredsof people have been killed in and aboutMartinique.

The Police Detectives ConcludeThat There Was No

Foul Play.Clifford M. Allen was not murdered.

He came to his death accidentally.At least, that is the opinion of the

Richmond detectives, who spent severalhcurs yesterday following up all the the¬ories of foul play.Detective-Sergeants Gibson and Wren

returned from their work on the case

about 1 o'clock yesterday, and informedCaptain Angle, of the Second District,that they were convinced that young Al¬len liad not been murdered. Nothing hadbt en found that would sustain such a the-orv. In fact, all the evidence they hadbeen able to adduce went to prove thataccidental drowning was the solution of

SPLENDID HOME FOREDUCATION AND ART

Plans for a New Building for Three Rich¬mond Societies.

li sii ?? I

Elee ed to Succeed Late Cap-tail Bigger as Command¬

ant of Home.The Bo-ird of Visitors of R. E. Lee

Camp Soldiers' Home met at Lee CampHall last night, and after transacting a

i'onsiderable amount of routine business,including the taking in of eight new in¬mates to the home, proceeded to elect a

successor to the late Captain Charles P.Bigger as commandant of the home.There were four candidates,· as fol¬

lows: Messrs. V*. IH. Yerby, H. B. Nich¬olas, T. P. Pollard and A. C. Feay. Afterseveral ballots Mr. Feay was elected andwill take charge of his new duties atonce. Mr. Feay was a gallant Confed-erte soldier, h.nving entered the ai tny in1863 and served until the close of the war.He was several times wounded, and once

quite seriously. He is a native of thl=«city, and is well known from one end ofit to the other.Mr. Peay is past commander of Lee

Camp and served for a number of years,and until recently, as a deputy internalrevenue collector in this city under bothDemocratic »and Republican administra¬tions. He is a man of fine business «¡nan¬ties and will no doubt make a good of¬ficer. Mr. Peay was warmly congratu¬lated upon his victory by many friendslast night.

RAILROAD WAR.Southern and L. »ind N. Both Hurrying

Men to the Scene.(I'.v Associated Press.)

KNOXVILLE. TENN., May ."..A spe¬cial to the Sentinel from Jellico, Tene,says:"The crisis between the Loll-·Ule and

Nashville and the Southern Railway forpossession of rights of way in the Mingocoal fields is expected to-night or to¬morrow. The "00 men brought by theLouisville and Nashville last were thismorning dispatched to Clear Fork Val¬ley, between Mingp and Log Mountains,witli their equipments. Sitnult.Lrcvusly.it is understood, a wagon train of menand material for the Southern Railway'swork left Middiesboro. coming downTackort's Creek to Clear Fork Valley.Already the· Southern Railway has twocamps in the valley, one of laoor»v3 andone of engineers. The Louisville andNashville has six camps.A Southern engineer, from the party

headed by Charles Coffee, of Knoxville.had a dispute with a LouisviLc an.l Nash¬ville "possession'-' party, it is sail, butno one was injured <a:*.d the incident wasspeedily closed. Reports of fusiladas andshootings are untrue. There has beenno bleed shed.

the mystery. The lack of motive was ap¬parent. They had reason to believe thatall the money he had with him had beenspent, and his jewelry was found athome, safe in his trunk.This is the theory which explains his

«leath. He woke up in the night and at¬tempted to go home. He missed his wayand wandered to the river where hefell in.The one development yesterday was thc

Umporary detention of John Kane. De¬tectives Wren and Gibson found him atthe Trigg shipyards and held him on-theground that he was among ine last whohad been seen with young Allen. Kanewas taken to the First Police, St.ationand held there until the arrival of theyoung man. Mr. Allen, when he hadheard Kane's story said lie had no chargeto make against Kane, and so he wasr< leased. The detectives also did notthink he knew anything of the deathof his friend.Kane is the man who gave "Cyclone"

Samuel such a thumping some «lays agoand was fined in the Police Court for it.The mother's dream that she saw two

men throttling her son on the very nightthat he met his death has been almostctmclusive proof to some« who are super¬stitious or aro believers in signs anddreams that young Allen was murdered.The dream has unquestionably helpedalong the murder theory in the minds ofs» me.he remains of Allen wero brought to

Richmond yesterday and taken by Fu¬neral Director Billups to tha residencein the afternoon.The funeral will take place from the

house this afternoon, and the Intermentwül be made in Oakwood Cemetery.

WESTMORELAND ANNEX.Committee Met Last Night and Heard

Elucidations of Designs.The plans for the annex of the

Westmoreland Club were not a«loptedlast night. The committee which is tosuperintend the erection of this improve¬ment held its first meeting, but definiteaction was postponed.The committee was in session about

two hours. Mr. XV. M. Habliston, chair¬man, presided.Plans were submitted by Captain M.

J. Dimmock, Messrs.· Noland & Basker-ville, of this city, and Mr. Peebles, ofNorfolk.Only Captain Dimmock and Mr. Noland

were present. They went over their plansbefore the committee and elucidated theirrespective advantages. At the conclu¬sion of the explanations of tne archi¬tects the committee went into a confer¬ence, finally deciding to defer the selectionof designs until another meeting to becalled by Chairman Habliston,

ITS ERECTION ASSURED

Education Association, Art Cluband Wednesday Club.

OGDEN CONFERENCE INVITED

The Southern Educational Associationis Asked to Meet in Richmond Next

May.Interesting Meeting of theLocal Association Last

Night.It Enlarges theSphere of its Work.

The friends and well wishers of thiR:.ohmor.d Education Association, thaRichmond Art Club and the Wedneeday"Club will be greatly gratified to lear*****that a well" formed movement is undepwhy looking to the ercctir.-a of a hand¬some and commodious building, which»will b'· the home and center of the lif»o" these three kindred educational Insti¬tutions of Richmond.

In their growth and increasing infili··enee anrl usefulness, not only those im¬mediately in touch with the happenings^ir. the world of education, art and muslo"rove taken a lively Interest, but aliiRichmond as well.

In the fact that at an early date thes*iíirter organizations ar*> t«> have a suit¬able and conveniently appointed homeyt'-.at will lend itself to the largest de->ve'epment of their work and at the sametime b»· an attractive ornament to the»city and a token of its intellectual andaesthetic life, the whole» city will And a»matter for congratulation.At the annual meeting of the Rich¬

mond Education Association last night;Mt. B. F. Johnson, who has been a mostvaluable member of this society and atthe same time the presiilent and moving;spirit In the Richmond Art Club, statedthat the matter of securing a buildins*for these three organizations had beea(¿ken up and was well advanced. He hadbeen "skirmishing around." as he ex¬pressed it. a little, and the first man hahad approached had offered $1.000 at onca.?'thers. several of them, had stated thatthey would gladly give $»"0 each for sucria notable purpose. Mr. Johnson iegard~dthe scheme of erecting a suitable andattractive building as easily practicable.On his motion, a committee of threefrom the Education Association will be .

appointed to confer with similar commit¬tees from the Art ("*Iub nnd the Wednes¬day Club. From the expressions at themeeting last night it is believed thattli»» movement will be received with greatenthusiasm and. as well, that hearty sup¬port and endorsement th.it will seek ex-pitssion in substantial contributions totl«»"» fund for the erection of the build¬ing.SOi'THERN COM'-KRENCE INV-TED.In this connection Mr. W. S. Copeland

made a very happy and opportune sug¬gestion. During the meeting of the even-ving the. fact had come out that there are Vgood reasons to hop,, that the Southern '

Educational Conference which recentlyheld its fifth annual session at Athens.Oa.. may accept an Invitation to holdits next conference in Richmond In Maynext. The meeting last night set going acommittee that will extend to the con¬ference a hearty, cordial and earnest In¬vitation to meet next time in Richmond,This invitation is backed by an invita¬tion from the heads of Virginia's educa¬tional Institutions, led by Dr. P. B. Bar-¡inger. of th» Fnlversity of Virginia.Mr. Copeland suggested and brought t(J

the consideration of the association thepeculiar fitness of inviting the conferenceto meet in the new building that will beRichmond's educational home. It can b»completed In a year If no time is lost,and no more fitting dedication could be-anfangecLtJUUi this gathering of men and!women:"* trEr» are the advance guard »>~the educational forces of the country.Mr. Copeland also suggested the timeli¬ness of having the May musical festival

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SUMMARY OF THE NEWSFORECAST

Friday fair and warmer; Saturday fair*,cooler in the interior; fresh south to wesCwinds.Highest temperature yesterday. 74Lowest temperature yesterday. "«!>Mean temperature yesterday. '""

Normal temperature for May. i~TDeparture from normal temperature. 01Precipitation (in inches) during past21 hours .C*~

LOCALIt Is apparent that Clifford Allen waa

not murdered.Annual meeting of the Richmond Edu¬

cation Association.Hon. Joseph T. Lawless to run for Con«

gress.Trial of tho Dunnavant case in Man·

ehester.Commencement exercises of Medical Col¬

lege of Virginia.This is field day at Richmond CollegerTwo accidents in Manchester. ·.

President of Baltimora and Ohio roadhere.Mr. Leath to build new theatre in Pe¬

tersburg.Dives to be wiped out.

VIRGINIARev. Elmore Hearn shocked by., light¬

ning and his clothes set on fire.Baltimore and Ohio officials on tour o*

inspection visit Lexington."Webber and Haddow carry the Presi¬

dent's pardon to their partners.R. G. Southall. of Amelia, gives formal

notice of candidacy for Congress in thaFourth District.Powhatan county wants the Constitu¬

tion proclaimed and so changed as tohavo hold-over members in both houses.

GENERALPaul Leicester Ford killed by hia

brother Malcolm, who then ended his ownlife. Money matter supposed to be causaof the crime.St. Pierre. Island of Martinique, tle-

stroved bv volcanic disturbances and al¬most all "of the Inhabitants killed.Miners await response from operators

to proposal to arbitrate differences before*declaring strike.Railway war for tho Mingo coal fields In

Tennessee approaches a crisis.Debate In the Senate Is bitter, but con-

vulsed auditors with laughter and endedin good feeling. ¡General debate on "the statehood bill i

closed in the House.Report of Publishing Committee enns-c-d F

great interest in the Conference of South-ern Methodists In Dallas.Rapt1..*-« ara s^t^-wl in -Xehavüle. ?. f-á