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PORTSMOUTHNEWSl AFFAIRS IN GENERAL Succfnl Statement of News Events. Strip? ped of Much of the Details. YESTERDAY'S NEWS BRIEFLY RECORDED &t>or< Paragraphs Poinounl ana Otherwise?Accounts of Events in tcrcsllU? *o Erory Rentier?Topics Ulsoassed <>n tbo tstraoin uuil tu -ouicji and Honten. Yesterday was a regular May day There was no session of the Hustings Court yesterday. There will bo no banquet given on St. Piai'.Tlck's night this year. Spring raddishes and oniociB are plttr-itlful in the market now. j Trumps ar.;i numerous all ar-cund the city. Keep your doors locked. 'Several tramps applied for lodging last night at thy stutlon house. It is said thuit there will be four, caimdldates for Mayor this spring. >Two negio boya were arrested last avlght for fighting In*, the countiyv A(t> Is said -that Uno Bolt L.'j.i--. railway will be c?.<mple'ted by the middle of nWOi mor.it h. The party who Int'-ir.d go'mg '>;? the Klondike will lcraive here either to-day or to-morrow. iMlss Edna Bowen, of Suffolk, Is visit? ing her brother, Jus. 12. Bowen, at Port' Ntirfcilk. D'awiddle Stroit." Is -being filled up to Wie ?nd of the Culpeppar wharf, at Swimmdnz Potart. Mr. F. E. Oerke, bookkeeper for J. S. Crawford, Is confined to his home with kidney colic. The Y. M. C. A. singing elass held tholr regular weekly reh?ars4al last night for Sunday. ?A chicken thief wub run out of a lot In Cottage Place yesterday morn? ing a?) an -?arly hour. Business ought to !>?? good to-day Judging Trom the amount of money tho* was paid out 'Mi's week. M'.ss Hallle Brown ? i! Ch'.fi-.'TO, who *.s enroute tin Sout.'heii.ti Pinos, stopped over for a short while yf-.'ierday. There will be no raon; m.'etltigs this month except a special session of the Council next Tuesday night. The mooting at Owns Memoria" church is still growing in Interest Nightly the altar is filled wKslt peni? tents. ?A number of freight trains on the roads coming l-nt.r, Brrrtsmouth are be? ing Increase^ on accoui.-.'t of the heavy freight. There was no enl'iirfcalnment given last nlgQit at the Port Norfolk school house r.ir the benefit of U/.12 church orgrin fund. Those who nre In want of cabbage plar.'tis would do well to call on Mr. J. S. Rogers, at Port Norfolk, and bhtJy can he supplied. In this Issue a nice httiusi?, containing five rooms, winter, etc., 1? advertised for rer.t. See adyertisem6r.it. The rent is $12.r>0 per m^nth. The little boy wha was assaulted by a negro woman Thursduty pight was suffering very much yiisterday from , the cut he received. There will lie quite a number of plnci? tin fcii filled at the spring elec? tion. Besides these 'nine C.xineMmco will have to be elected. George Smith, colored.. ,vas bi' ught up from Newport News by Constable Ar.'tP rson ?t??i answer in ebtrge of breach of promlsti of marriage, If the pretty weather of the past few days continues t'he trees will all begin" to leaf. A number of them have begun to huive li?av;'s on them. A larg? flock of wild gt;-ese could be seen yesterday mtti'.tlng their way Ni.M'th. This Is a good Indication that there will he but little innre cold weather. The houses on; Water direct that used to, be at the obi ferry are occupied ?by a low class of negroes who are dis? orderly r.nd are ti disgrace to that, part of the city. The silence at the Mwyor's Court, which has lasted for about four days, was broken yesterday. There were four carps, till of which wore either fined or committed to jail. The Portsmouth Mundo.m and Guitar Club, iwlth Mr. Charles B rn.i.rd, as manager, entertalced a iSL'ge party of friends at lyh?i Pi?ild'?rice of Mr.?. Chas. Brriwnell, of Sccfttsvllle, last nlgh'l'. George LcBey and Gcvrge Dennis, toe two negroes wh.-i wove charged WAln assaulting County Ciinatable Hutchinson, wi<re examined and dis? charged, then? beit.ig no evidence iHcrainst them. MV. S. W. Lyon?, County Treasurer, yesterday runr/cd over ills tax lv>aks f.:ir 1SD7 to Mr. Chortcp, deputy Treas? urer, to begin 'lo levy on persons who have not paid their ttacc:-s, as he will soon have to maki? his returns. Ab:ni'.t twenty oars n week tire bring turned out at th?. Sciuboard Air Mne shops, which at tha'i' rate wMI '.'.ake Stbou-t 'three months f , fill the order for th? 450 new box cars. Ther-! nre about four hundred men at work on th.em. 'Now Is the lime to put tit.' city :n a goal sanitary oryidltlot* before spri.tig comes on us. If tlie Board of Health would make an inspection of the city they would open their eye?. There are a number of places that nav? at? tention. Thera Is likrly to be some trouble between tho CounclS mad the Park View Improvement Hoard. A num? ber .tif the members of the Council are Inclined to think Inert the board has no power outside of t\ rec?mmsndatl?ai to thy Council. The case .:if John Bellinghani, chuirgcd with an assault on Ofilcer Hutohlrif-cci, of tho county, came up for examination before Justice Bnstie yesterduo'. and afo.r examining a num? ber of witnesses Rt3ll'nghum was hon? orably acquitted. A number of small boys are In the habit e>f jumping in front of electric cars. They slcisd and wall uivMI they get close to them and then run across the track. It if <mly a question of time before fionv of them will be caught, and bo either killed or crippled. Miss McMurra..-.' says -that she hM not dceld'id y.-.t to go?!o Tennessee, and may tra>f*gu rat cull. Our Jnformavi.' said it had bten talked for some Mm.- and he ?was under the Impression -that the mat In* hurt Ivocr.i settl- d. However, wo will ins.ke th* correction, as asked for. The Epworth Lengtie ecir.meoUd with (Monumnvtal >M. B, church held an kv feiresUhg devotional meet leg labt night In iLthe loctuna room cr.t? th-a P.-Uowlng persons pat'Mclpa'ted: M'iss .Florence Ctirnp'bell, of SufO:ilk, leader; vocalist, Mrs. Dlsmerikes, a'.vd Ol r. Al. Porter. The authorities on this side of the river will havj to be very careful to keep smu?lpox away from us. Just! how It got hi Norfolk no cine knows. There Is- a law that requires ?11 school children 'to be vaccinated before they can remaiai at school. It should bo en? forced. The .presentation, about which so much has been said, took plaoa at the H'.'gh School yesterday and was very utffectmg. The touchers and scholars were botli affected. Cluster Guy Bunt? ing, sci.t of Rev. Dr. A. E. Owen, made the' presentation speech, which wos re? plied to by Mr. Marshall. SDepu'ty Sheriff Codd was notrrted j>;<s terday v:t come to Newport.1 News after George Wllliains. alias Spitfire, whom '.?hey had in custody, and Who is want? ed In the county for Jail breaking. He Loft cci?ihm ?morning boa*."', end when he arrived there he found -that he was nc?i the man that was wanted, notwiths'taiid i'.-.'g he bore the sanie naiba and alias which was a lulher singular cot-ncl dence. N'AA'Y YiAIR'D NOTES. An nildltion.il force of seventy-five men were called in t'he Construction Depar.iritmt yesterday, making the to? tal number a<t work in the yard about 1,550. 'One thousand of t'he number are In the Construction Department, and lira whole force are working until 10 o'clock ?Eiver&l nlg'ht. Construct/or Stuhl h.is returned from Washington, but It is hot known as to what Instructions he received. The forpeUn boat Foot-.- left the yard at !)::10 o'clock yesterday morning, amil vrlia go direct to Key Wast. 'No time has yet been pet to take t'he Purftah ovd of the dry duck, and ?*> orders C-.u-wi been received as to repairs on the SPachlas. Corporal Sears, .i:n old ma rice mail orderltyt stationed here for years, has returned aft;r an ahser.ee of over three yeirs at sei, and is now attending the ?Commodore. YepWrd.tiy morning Mn. Henry Wll llams, f-mployed Ir.i the Steam Kngi neiirliig Deparll.Tcnt of the navy yard, met with an accMent that will cause him to tose one iffii. He was chipping a me.'.il pinior.i, when It fle"wi off. strik? ing him in the eye. Mr. Willl.ums wa? 3itb;<nded by the yaird surgeon and sent to his home In P:entis Place. There are all kit.'.i* of rumors as to i.s i? destination of the monitor Puritan nllter she lias been completed. On=! of them say that she will be ordered to protect t'he New Yonk. harbor, while otb-t rumors f.iy she wll'.' be kept in H'.ti-iiriton R.ad>-=. 'Her crew is now be \c?3 shipped amd it is likely tint she Mi'II be readiyi for sailing by Monday. Yesterday morning a large force was called in the Construction and Steam Engineering Department and in the af? ternoon thirty worWrrien for tfOe Con? struction Denotement reporte'Ji for work. It Is slid thatt the Newark will bt! made ready In about forty or fifty days. A cumber <>f repairs that- wet'? intended trl3Q not ba done Just now. CARELESS NURSES. Th?-i pretOy weatlvrr yesterday brought the ilttl? ones ? nit with their nurses ami carriages! If some of the peoph- who trust "their children out wRih s-me of thes-:i nurses only knew haw k'ivzy are trcwited, th:-y wem hl r or is ".'.1 er som: time before they lot them g'.i out of their sight. The Virginian ptpreson'llaithis saw one of them >Mto~< a small babe out of a ear? ning* ? 'Ii the corner of High and Wash? ington streets yesterday afteramni and smack the little onn ion the heijcl s \e ral times, i?.uul but for his thnftaiterilhg to have her nrr sted there is n'i telling what sh" would have doivEt The only thitiT that the littlm or.'e did Vo bring down the wrn't'h of the nurs? was that It was crying and would not sA'op when tlhe wottian wanted it to. An effort WT.M made t?.i find out wir re the child belonged, buUi the w?mnw had sense ?enough 'to ke.-'P her mouth shut. Should that little one become sick from the blows the parent.1.-* would rixvor be aware of the cans a , NAVAIL NEWS. ?Naval Cadets D. W. Wurtzbnugh, I. C. W. f . ngel. C. I. T:?;r. T. A. ICenr ir.oy, A. MaArthur, Jr., and C. P. Hurt lia.ye been detached from lhe Balti? more ai.1 liondulu omd ordered to tht Naval Academy. iPasprd Assistant 'Pnjima^lisr (J. s. Phillips, from the Puritan to the Frank? lin. Passed Assistant Paymaster H. E. Je we It, to the Puritan. Dtiymat't'.r G. 11. Read, from the '?x ibmln'i-.ig board at N'chv York and placed on waiting orders. Lleu-tcc/ar.tt O. E. L-nsker, rMlred by operati' in of l3.w. Ao.lng Boatswain J. J. Rochfoti.' and Acting Carpenter A. R. Mack-ie to the nav:-il Sta'tilcont Key W st. J. Li. Cunningham has beerti appolctol paymaster's cVitrk on the Mlnneap:ills. A GENERAL ROW. Thursday night Robxi?;' Taylor, cnlor >.vl, went to the house ? f .luli.i Qriftin, on Water street, near Lyondcc?. While Ihert! he 'ben': her quite badly and went ??'?ff. Oificer Hbofcagfe hearing :<? noise down thei .% went IJO luve'''.gate th=> cause, but did not come up with Tay? lor at thv.it t!m?. L,ab>r he wo ii hack .irtid found both Taylor an I th? woman, Julia Griffin, and carried i.liem '.vi Jsll. Yestu'iday Justice 'Nash fin d Taylor $5 for a>.v assault and sent both Ttavldr and Julia Griffin ;?. jail for sixty days for living together. ?.Inn! na' Itei'oiiiFiieiKleil. Beaver Dam. A'a.. Pol). 25, ISDS.?The lit? tle griindilauchter of Airs. Mnrv A Orange, of this place, lias been a victim of eczema from her birth. Recently her people in nan to ?ive her Hood's Snrahua rill i. which has accomplished a cure, and she is now well. The neckties In our window will be reduced 1 cent each day until sold OH.VRHES R. WEI/TON & CO. To make room f ir alteration of store, great bargains In dry goods, notions and underwear a I A. J. PHITvL/IPS. 302 High street. Time, Time ltnn|iora mill Tlma In? Npcrtbr.M. We are Time Inspectors for the s<m board Air Line. Norfolk and Carolina' and Southern railroads, and headquar? ters for Time Keepers arid fine Watch repairing. C. S. SHERWOOD, ?0li High street, Portsmouth, Va. Royal make* the food pur?, , wholesome and dollclous. sue got HER CHHjD at LAST. A itaw dr.tvs tiigo Tho Virgin lam pub? lished an account of two negro women cla'lming a l*ay about 12 years old. ail their child. One woman, named Pierce, said 'ihaiJ about thmie yi?>ars ago that her boy was >"Bt, carad 'that the boy who was In juill was her child. The cither woman1 who is named Knight, said that he iwas her child. The boy claimed the Knight woman as his mother, but Jus ties; Hawks gave him U6 'the Pliirco woman. Tbui 'boy was on lvis wiaiv 'tu Norfolk, when 3. gentleman maimed West, fu m Scottsvillo. with whom the boy had ?boor.' llvln'g, made the woman let him go. YestETdny the Pierca wonmr.i had ?th'-i Kir.dgh't' ?vornan before Jusi.'ice Hawks and Ainsworth to Betitle the mat? ter. Several witnesses testified thait i.'he boy was 'the PAnrce woman's child. A number of others fi.aiid -he wns not. Mr. Willst S3iid ho knew the "bray, and '..hat he had been living with him for six yeans. B'"th sides wer;, persistiert. Finally the Pierce wo main said that her boy had a mork on his body where he had bean burned, and If tha.-' mark was there ho was her child, if not Bbfi would give him up. So the justice a"tawed the two molihcrs to examine the boy for the mark, and as thorn-was none Paund sho gave him up to th':- Kn'.ghi.' womai-.. who lives In Bcdiitsvllie. The Justice made each pay $2..15 apiece for costs. The bay wanted to know who he was, but went honvn wi'th the one h'='claimed all tho time for his nD '.'her. (Communicated.) Portsmouth, Va., Mlarch 11, 1898, Mr. Ed I tort Would yvsu kindly Icvform tho public as well ns myself, through your columns ?why ;.'ihe May' <v should sUop 'I'he "joys from hallooing papairs on the stivets on Sunday nights and still allnw rJSgr'O men to go through the streets as ea.rly as 5 o'clock in -the morning Kind cry "fish, fresh fish," which Is more i:it a nuisance, because they keep 'Vhof>;i who lice comp-fll-vi PA) be coiV. iate nights fpctm getting the inquired rest? They an;> both a nuisance, but of the two the la't'ter in the greater, and Miere shouhl bin a 5?.**?j> put to it. While there an .but 3. few of them n'.t.v, they will be mbn?< numerous as 'Mra seitiiori advances if a stop Is not put 'to it at once. Holling this wMl roach the proper DJU t'horities aril snm0 aci.'idu bo tat: fa in the matter by so d'aing, you will greatly oblige. A PA PK ft ROY. The order was Issued about th? crying of ps.pers through 'this streets Sunday i-i'.ghts because it d!se.urb?fl religious warship. A number of the boys will cet in fron-ti of the church and cry as loud as they ran, a:vd it Is gtva lug In the ?. ars of rellgi'eis peopl \ The fresh fish nuisnnt-" I? equally as bad and would rod doubt bo frtopp?d It the same strips avers ttaiken as wr.is done ha tho east' of th:. paper boys. CITY EDITOR. DEATHS AND FUNERALS. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Ovt-rton lost by dea.th yesterday oJt their home, No. sio Middle street, ihntlr daughter, Mary E.. aged 2 years. iNotice of funeral kalter. ?Mr. aovd Mrs. Joseph 'N. Carney, who live ml.' Gllmerton, Norfolk eoinaty, teat by death Thursday Tilg'at 'their Infant son. It was buried from 'Mie rosidunce yesterday. Dr. A. E. Owen oflloiating. Mr. and Mrs. Tyn'es. who live nirta.r Detp Creek, lost by death yesterday their hvftanl daughter, aged 29 days. The funeral of Htftle Elsie Matthews, whostti dcm'.h was mentioned yesterday manning, was conducted fu am th?. r.-s idencc of hW parents, at Port Norfolk, yesterday a.fternoon. The remains were Interred .kv (Magnolia cemmtery, (n Dcrk Uv. TOSS.ED BY A COW. There aro a number of smtaill nrgro boys who watch cows whtta they grase, for a living. Yesterday one of these hoys, who is called Ragged John, was attending to some of them. Ahm':, noon Kino he started i.'a drive them home, when all a'.'i cc.on reo of thorn tossed him in the a.lr. and when he fell it wiu some dlstiamce off. He came down quit; hard and wns badly frightened for awhile. A colorad man wh.-. was p.ass Jriy came to his aid and kopt the <?? iw from making m aejcocvd aUtaek. After a while Jolm steirted for the e?hy with them. H'3 says that cow will stay home, for he will never carry her out again. He do?s not relish a t:as in 'the air. Bocra tho }he Kind Ycu HM AIauvS Bought SHE ROTBBKD HIM OF ?5. Thursday night Gertrude Walker, or." of 'he iv .gro denizens of King si.'r:et. In? due ?A an Innocent Japanese <; i go to l.or home. Af&er ",-tting there sb was giv?'.i $.') to buy s line beer with, but Ger trudo thoughI ?.hat B?n .ipportunKy ? .ffer ed itself to beat tinv poor Jap, and bli ?..ink advantuiie of It ?v?d never returned wi'.h l ither be?r er ino.oay. The J.^ip getMnn tlr.d of watfct.g, found an ofO cer, acd afl'r s^voral a curs managed 10 CXtch ClertrudtJ and carry her to the elation house. Yesterday Jus; Nash gi.eve her r.h' 'ty days in Jail. Npeer'? I'lifarmenf??I Urnpe Juice in r.iuop e. Has a wide reputation from Its efllcacy In the sick room. The Juice Is rich, taster like eating the ripe grape fresh from the vine; Uisod by churched. DEATH CLAIMED BOTH Capt. Bloodgood and Cook Drowned In the A. & C, Canal. CAPTAIN,TRIED TO RESCUE THE COOK Htclis Pinioned tlio Inptnln's Arm* and Thun Prevented Hm ncuctto ? Until Nnuk Togethor mill iVcra Found Looked In 1'ncli Other* llui brnco ns Thoy Wont Down. lAbout as Scad an accident as has cvi?r occurred In the vlcltnOty occurred yes? terday abouti 12:42 o'clock In the Albe DiarLs and Chesapeake Canal near Noi tth Dandlng, just, in front of tcle gnatph pole No. ISO, by which Captadh Win. BlundgwHl, of the tug Edith, und his cook were bot-h drowned, In slglili of the crew, before they could render any assistance. A hegroi man named Johnson, who is one of the crew, said tboit Captain Bloodgood started out t'he pilot house to get a drink of waiter and Just as he opened tho door* his cook, a colored man named Whi. Hicks, happened to puss, und mus;i have be.vn struck by the door, as lti was very narrow at ?that point, and lie wjanA ovtu-board. Captain Bloodgood, seeing the man overboard, nan t'o the st'ern of the boat and Jumped over after him. Hicks had gone down twlc.i and was in the act of golr.ig down t'he third time when Mu; Cvtiptnin cauglui hold of him, but luiforo he knew anything Hicks had grabbed him around the arms, and both men sank together. The tug was stopped, a boat was Immeiltoely lowered, but before they could reach the Captain both ha and Hicks had sunk to rtee no more. A grappling hook was secured .und the bodies were dragged for, and after about an hour and a half they were found grappled together In about flvi? feet of water. They were taken on bcaird, a messenger was sent to this city acid a tug y;as senti after them, nrrlv.ing here about 6:30 with both bodies. The news sor,n spread and in a short while quite a crowd had gathered on the wharf. Tin? body of Captain Blood good was carried .to luis home. No. 4111 Second street. The colored mini's was left on board, hip people, who lived on South streets luziv.lng moved to North Caroli.-.a. Dr. Holladay. City Conquer, was notMlcd and viewed the body, after which it was decided not' to hold ai:t> inquesti until to-day. Captain Bloodgood was about 24 years of age and was married in December teist. The negro is about 22 years of age. Both men have berw following t'he water for a number of years and no one dreamed that such a fata awaited them. The Captniin hns quite a number of friends who will n;grct .to learn of his sad fate. NOT A PORTSMOUTH M.AiN. Postmaster R. D. Herbert yesterday mornlLTg received t'he following letter: James T. Chnndl:r. Undertaker, Telephone G74. Ill W. Ntinth St., WJlmington, Del., March 10, 1S9S. TV-) Whom This Detter May Come: There was a man found along the railroad this monr.'ing, having been killed by a train, with a paper in Iiis pockoii marked "George R. Ward, No. 805 Middle Street, Portsmouth. Vd?." He was of medium size, brown hair und light mustache, with si ship picked on his breast, a cross on one arm and an anchor cir.i the other, apparently about) 30 years old. If you kir.ow of such person address J. T. Chandler, deputy coroner, Wilmington, Del. On npplying at 805 Middle stre-.vt It wins found that-the genllemami wias not> known there only through the lady's brother having helped him In distress by giving him some old clothes and money. So deep was his gratitude thai he insisted on knowing Ills name and address, promising when he went, to sea again that he would remember him and bring him a memento. Mr. Ward thought so little of It thtait he hafl al? most forgotten the circumECinco. GAVE HlItM OOiNSitPfiJIVAiBLlB} AN NOYIAINICE. On Thursday .morning an advertise? ment appear in The Virginian offering ?i house on Dlnwiddie street for rsnt. By cr.iistake the cl.vuier cIS the property gave us the wrong number, and tir.oso who reside at that number w:re greut ly annoyed by parties com log, wanting to rent their houer.?. The gentleman was at a loss to know what it meant ?tvr.il he read The Virginian. He said th:-i Bjr.4KO'bmce was kept up all day. Yesterday the number i.vns changed tiuI the owner of the a'Jivetitlsed proc1 ertiyi cilled at the office and requested us t-o please tailoa Mie "ad" out, as he had rented his hour* before 8 o'clock. This shows Wthat an ad will do?while annoying to on-o it wan profitable to the o'.her. ST R IE ET RAIDHOAl) EXTENSION. It has ho?n definitely settled to ex lend the Portsmouth street ruilway to Churchland and Pig Point via West Norfolk, and work will be commenced within, ten days, rights of way having been secured, and a portico of tho material is already here and th;-' "bal? ance on ;?he iveiy. The extension will i insist of about twcnity-flve miles of road and will be run in connection with the Portsmouth street railroad via Scotts vllle and Eishtfli avenue. They contemplate having It completed in time to rut* truck, eta. They will Rlsd connect with Newport" News by ferry. This wad will be a great convenience lo the trtick'i'rs and the people along the route, and will bring considerable Ionic to Pontsmouth, (Comniu nlcwted.) Mr. Editor: *LaM.' spring and summer T compared abouo the manner in whi.'h a whistle is blown ( very m'.en'.rig at 5:45 o'clock for ? r least ten mV.'U-tes, airil th' ntils.ir.i* was 2.bat:d Some, but now it Is worse ' ban ever. Yesterday morning (,'J bte'W for about ten minuses. A stranger would have thought thers was a rlol In'tho town and a ritillltry call was be ir.ii made, Judging from tho noise. Ther i should I.'." f.' ime way ijp slo;> ft. Sijk ilnd nervous people are badly affected by lit. fciUEKERER. DEATH OF MISS RICHARDSON. Miss Mary E. -Richardson died at the res.'Vnee of her uncle, Jas. D. Hind, near Tl'JcpM's Crossing, Norfolk coun? ty. Vai, at 6:45 a ,m? March 11, 181iS, in. her 47th year. I.nn.'fl pncknRO of tlio world's bert rlonnper for :i nickel. BUM Krcnlcr economy in 4-pouud p?ckaco. All grocers. Mmlo only by TK3 N. K. PA1RUAKK COMPANY, .7 Pt. bonln. Now York, Hoaloii, Philadelphia. PORTSMOUTH ADVS. PORTSMOUTH ADV^S^ QOOD MEDICINE* If the man who is weeping and walling because of disappointment In love, jyiute dyspepsia or business troubles, will gut himself a Waverly or an Eagle siegele of us and take n good ride every day be will Hud bis recovery wonderfully prompt. The expense heed deter ho ?ftpi Thfcy are high grade wheels and the prices are vcrr low. ..PRICE $50.. Easy payments if you want th'ctn: ' , OOPSOCOOOOOO GftOO HOSIERY HOSIERY HOSIERY MEN'S. Cl I II.U HI".".! WHITE COOPS. WHITE OOODS. INDIA LINENS. DIMIT1TIES. WIN'OSO It TIES Just ripened a complete line of spring Styles. EHyiMETT DEANS. ? Dainty Bite Will lie found In our Eresll fanned Lob? ster. Salmon, Keppercd Herring, dinned Mackerel, with tomato sauce. Shrimps, Sardines. Clam Chowder and other deli? cacies for the Lenion season. Our Royal Scarlet Brand of Canned Goods are lino iih can bo packed. There lire thirty-eight varlotlcs, and every can Is guaranteed to be of the very lines I i|iinl lty. We have control of these goods, and will bo very g.atl to have you try them. Don't forget "our Sun Benin Plo?r?the finest of patents, und will give most excel? lent satisfaction. Use our Vermont Creamery Puttier? nothing liner made. C. W. HUDQ1NS & CO. I 802 Crawford Street DOTH "PHONICS 1310. LADIES'. WHITE flOODS. CHECKED N A INS? >0 KS. WINDSOR Tl ICS Hl?h Street. IMS CASH. Bed Bogs. Bed Bugs. Bed Bugs. NOW 18 THE TIME TO BEGIN YOlllt WORKS OP EXTERMINATION AND PREVENTION. THE STUKK TO USE IS ','CARR'S CONCENTRATED CORROS 1VH SUP LI MATE KNOCK OUT DROPS. PULL PINT BOTTLES WITH BRUSH ONLY 2fi CENTS. PATENT MEDICINES CUT BATES. Jerome P. Carr, Wholesale and Retall Druggist, Ph?he S81 ?Corner Court and County streets and Green, near Hart -Phono 13C3. floods delivered to nil sections of city and suburbs free of charge. IN BERKLEY Tlv.-i Ryhsmd ImistltuM-i In her progres? sion records Kca li?>r p.!,'.;<'H ainoihcr event Hint marks its onward advance in mu? sical nind literary atbiiin-ni nts. Last night at X:30 o'c> ok tin- chapel hail was Mied wi'.'h am intelligent*uml apjirccla. tiv-> Budlenon t- ? witness wl'l'h satisf ttlon tin.- well prepared a.nd re.n 1 -red selections given by the pupils of ih<> in? stitution. It is hardly necessary to say tV.iat llv? pupils did tlramss'lves credit, sa i*i would )>?; extiressing H in too mild a tcrni. Bach rendered h.r par; in ai minner ?that told to the audienc ? tli ui*>i th irough prcpara.U m bad been made, and much Bilf possession a'f command; It Is due'to aziy that the recitals given ?by the pupils are always rmtleivd in a most pleasing manner, .ml tha* thorough and competent Instructions have b;i.in Imoart d, The f.'llowjttg was the programme ren? dered; Chorus, "Anchored".W?'tison Chorus Class. Reading. "The CourthV " .Lowell Mi?.:ry Virginia Jordan. Duet, "She Sle/ps.".Der.iza Lota l\t ibertsr?.-.' Harden and Edle Wilcox W.lllla.ms. Reading. "MahN Martin.".Whittior Pearl Marmaduke iStherldge. Solo, "Dear Little Maid,"_DoKovun Edith .Vm.ircia Freeman. Ileaddlng, "The New Church Or giltn,".Carl'.'t ori Lmura C>:o-iVia Freema.ri, Pantomime, "The Famlr.i>*'..L ngfeilc-w .Mary Virginia Jordcw. Mdldredd Ma? rio Wilson. Pearl Marmaduke Klherids''!, Kdith A mere'.u Free? man. Effie Wilcox Williams. flol" i, "flood Pye" .Toi'H Etta Bliznibeth Brinkl'?y. Ret ding. "Timothy Horn".F!nk iM.ildred Marie Wilsen. Pimples, blotches, blackheads, red. rough, oily, inotliy skin, [telling, sealy scalp, dry, thill,anil falling, hair, and baby blemishes prevented by Outicuka Soap, the most effect ivo skin purifying and beautifying; soap in the world, os well as purest and SWootest for toilet, hath, and nursery. e !o*r I? b.>M throughout lht> worM. Potteb Dnco and IHIH. Coir., Sol ? I'Kipi.. Ilnimn, I'. S. A. 07* 7 U?w 10 I'ruvail Yr-t U.imftr*," m .i!r,! free. W CftklT.4 lilUIDIU. KOK KENT.?A good 5 room liousc, cor? ner of Duke iiml l.mii'.'l s treats, Prunus Plnco. will) water ami a number of at? tractions; $I2.S0 per month. Apply on promise*. W.M. WEAVEIt. mhl2-3t VOn SALE '-',0iM Cabbage pinWIS, $1.50 per hundred. Apply to J. S. ROGERS, Port Norfolk. inhibit FOR RE-NT?No. 40Ti Washington street, eight rooms, sewerage, uns, range, heal? er, hath, city wa?M', etc. Po-session giv n April Ist, I89S. Apply to WM. B. D.UlSIITREY. timi High stjieet. mrll-lw ParR View Lots fir sale! $70o will Imy on long term one and it half lots In Park View; beautifully located; good neighborhood: City water; electric cars pass door. Address P u. Drawer RC3, Richmond, Vu. _mrlO-lt FOR RENT.?No. 211 Crawford street. 7 rooms anil kitchen; bath, (hot and cold), fireplace hen tor1, lange, gas, city sower nce; everything modern; JUOO per year. No. 'Jit' Crawford street, 0 rooms and kitchen, bath, sewerage, gas, excellent condition. Either house within two minutes' walk of the ferry, yet In best residential section of tho city. Apply JNO. f.. WATSON, ?.09 High street. Portsmouth, Va. eimaiess Absolutely and permanently cured in 9 days by a new scientific and invigorating treat? ment. No publicity ? no injections ? no restraint. Can be given secretly. No "free treatment? scheme, l&gffift^Fr *" R. A. OUNN, M.?., , 41 East 2tut Street, New York City, Si ?: \ "Serenade".'. .'Nkdli'nger Etile Wilcox Williams. . Beadirat;. "In Trouble.".Pollard accvylve Fonbes Ch.ory. Solo. "The Bird That Sinks In May,""" .V .'B'.sctfoff Antr.ito Nr.'aai 1 Eley. . ^K.ast. tn Tvniple Brill".StebWns Physical Culture Class. Mr. .1. Saunders rti.'urrijid yesterday from a successful business trip throirgh North Cl:in i'ina. The H.'k-? Wrecking company will sor.d pile dr|vr,rs rand dredges to Mun dd i >'s Point 'this morning for thW'pur pos- of ??eJlondir.s the Vlrgitila Beaoh railroad.' i-i Mr. P. A. Smith; of Richmond,'; Is v.'.sitXti.? In t' uvn. ....... .... Mr. J. II. Parker, of Richmond, is vls Itirag relatives In '.o.vn. Masfciar Snmu-il Cunningham of Old Point, is visiting. h\s aunt, Mrs. R. A. Craves, on Berkley avMiuo. Mr. \V. IT. Jorr.'.s, of Franklin,. Ja lh'3 gu st of his brother, Mr. M. Jones, on. Wnishingtcc) street. ; FOR BEST COAL. WOOD. HAY. GRAIN Mill Peed, Pricks, I.lmo- Sand, Cement. Baths, etc., call; on .1. H. JACOCKS, corner Main street and- Malionc-avenue. Both 'I'honea. . ..? JHrtt