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It's the Right Way! Our mdtliod of doing busincss has won the approbation of thousand s of patrons. we won t fclvnTiy trrM; nothing that cannot havo the. rruarant.ee labcl of our flrm is oftefed for sale, Here you will always flnd tho exceptional in n'ownesfl and quality and always at a reaflon-.. able prico. THE SUICIDE ISLJNKNOWN AlIEffortsto Identity the Man Who- Shot Himself Have So Far Proven Entirely Fruitless. Mystory, such mystory as npparontly defles all efforls to solve, surrounds tho ldentity of tho unknown. who at 3 o'cl'oek yostorday mornlng shot hlrnsclf In the tollet rooma at Murphy's Hotol., Hundreds liflvo yleWcd tho remaiiis at BlIley'B, but thus fnr not one has been ablo to oall tlie'nanio of'tho nnfortunato. although m'any' se'om to' have seen hlm sOmewhore at. somo timo. Puring the day many rumors wero cur rent aboutAjm city ns to tho Idontlty ot '-the' man, but ;upon Invostlgatlon all proved groundles, nnd nt a 'late hour thn authorltlos had no more Idoa as to who the man mlght be- than they had ton minutes after tho tragody. But nlthough the ldentity of tho sulcian contlnues a myatery, tho roason which prompted tho rnsh nct seems cleared. It ls npparent that tho man wns Insnne, la borlng under n delusion thnt ho wishod to marry and could not procure. tho nee sesary llcense because ot hls Inablllty to secure n wltness who would swear to tho age of hls ftancee. *'' AFTER A LICENSE. Deputy Clerk Lawton Crulchllold, or tbe Hustlngs Court, nnd Mr. Georgo Bar gamln have posltlvely Identlfled the dend m'nn as tho otio who, Frlday afternoon. wns about tho City Hall, ondenvorlng to gota marrlage liconse.v The cxporlencaa oftho two gentlemen with tho strangor were of sufilclent consenuence to flrm ly Imbed 'rt thelr mlnfls the appeavaneo of the fellow. ,-'.'-, -Flrst ho appoarcd In Campbell s and le quosted Mr. Bargamln to accnmpnny hlm to tho City Hall nnd swenr the wo man ho wns golng to marry wns twont*/ one years ot nge. He was rotuscd, and then ho attempled to porsuadfe Mr. Criitchfleld tn laaue a "cenaa wlthout flrst InvestlgntlnB tho ngo of the young Mndv. whose nnme he failed to royeal. Coroner Tnylor yesterday mornlng de ;_iae_ that an Inquoat would bo ?mncces ?' sarw. nnd tho body will bo hold by Bliley ' Jndoflnltely ln tho hopo that It may be Identiilod. ' .?.??? STRIKING. APPEARANCB. Whllo tho appearanco of tho unfortun alf mnv ba snid to be striklng. such a countonance as would doubtless bo re mombcred onco it waa seen. no ono was ablo to state posltlvely whero or when they hnd Been the dend man. but yet thoy were posltlvo they hnd encountered hlm wllhin tho past month or so. Thls npplles to tho Petersburgers, nll of whom wero confldent they had clthor met or been thrown ln cpntact with tho sulclde recentlv, but they wero unablo- to re memboi- whelhbr lt was In Rlchmond or Petersburg. Puring tho afternoon fully twenty-lvre ladios called at tho undertnklng estnbllsh ment with a request that they be por mltted to vlow the remalns. Mr. Bliley readlly asscntcd. conducting tho women Into tho show room, whoro tho body lay, rccllnlng upon a stretbher. Not ono of thom was ablo to ldentity tho man, yet all aeclared posltlvely tho faco was fa mlllar. And so lt was throughout tho day and ' nlght. As eacb^vlsltor ontored tho room and gazed upon.the f.'ico of tho .unfortu nnte, thero n'rose wlthln Mr. BUJey a liope that at last tho ldentity of tho strnnger -had been revoaled, for, ns atnted, each _ pcrson evldently had seen the faco somo "place. NOT PBTERSBURG MAN. Owlng to tho dlscovory of the card of John T: Parhnm In tlio pocket of tho man, thls havlng beon found by a Tlmes Plsp.itoh reportor, mnny feared thnt ttie pnpulnr ex-Clty Serffrant of Petersburg mlght bo tho man. Thls bc-llef und not woll founded thoory was oxplodod o'nrly yesterday mornlng nt the undcrlnklng . establlshment. Two or throo Indic's, all of Petersburg, nnd nll of whom were ac qualnted with Mr. Parhnm, 'rlslted the place and vlbwcd tho remaiiis. It re qulred only a glance to convlnco thom that tho man was not thol racqualntahce, and thls ovldenco wus moro strongly uubstanthited last nlght by tho following Aro you tlred of your old parlor car pot!1 Has Its general alr of shabblnusa doprossed you? Or perhaps your dlu ing-roum or your Ullchen is wnutlug ln soiuoonoor inoroof Just tho kind of tliing that you wlll Und ln this storo. FurniMiretlmt holdstogothw; looks right and I.S right?OUR kind of furnituro. We glvo youn cordlal Jnyitfttion to call arstl kco lt. ,ltint what you have been waltlng for ls here, and at prloes that cnnnot fail to provo utt motlvo. CorpeUancI rugs must not bo forgotten, cither. " No e.xouse for threadharo floor-eciviirlngs," wo l.ieord n man rumark to his wlfo tho othi'i'day, when he saw the "bargaiiiB" hero. Not tho so-oalled "bargain" that goejj thnadbaro in a fow ihoiuIik; hut tho good, dopemlable. kind, solld thr.u'igh and through. You hnd bcttor throw your money uwuy than buy any othor ?rude. Kveryiliiuj; m coofe wlth, in a varlety of offerlngs. All tho cook lng utenslis Ihat <nir grandrnothorg know?und niyrlods that they nnvor dreametl of. I'rioi-s mo not tho worst ihlng about thls end of t)w biii.iuciis, t-.itlH.r?tho fi-nus are. imvdo to Mih ovurybody. East Broad Street, telo'grnm from Potersburg, whlch explalns H^elf* i "The card found ln tho poeket of tho sulclde nt Murphy's Hotel wns that of John T. Parham, of Petersburg, Va. Mr. parham was ln Bichmond yesterday and met the strangor. who sald ho was a Mason, and reslded near Plttsburg. Pa. Ho told Mr.' Parham hls name, nnd Mr, Pnrham gave hlm a card in ?"cturn-the card found Upon hls person. Mr. Parham ls urinble to remembor the name glven by tho strangor. but says ho was a man of lntelllgenco, and had evldently traveled n good denl." * BUI3 TO INSANITT. Regardless ,of tho mystery surround Ing tho idcntlty of the sulclde, thero snems. llttlo dotibt but that the rnsh act was due to insnnlty. vj As stated ln the foregolng, Deputy Clerk Lnwton Crtuchfleld, of tho Hustlngs Court, nnd George -Bargamln. managor nf Oampbell's Hotel, hwi'O posltlvely Itlen tijjed tho dead mnn as ,tho fellow who on Frlday afternoon vlslted the City Hall in Rearch of a marrlage llcense. Thero seems llttlo doubt but that the sulcldo spent nearly ftvo houfs in the' rooms In the basetnent of Murphy's Hotel beforo flrlng the fatnl shot. The negro employes fit tho house are posltlvo that ho entcred the place at 10 o'clock, and the shot was not flred untll flve mlnutos to 3. From tho nature of tho wound lt ls ovldont that the man flred tho bullot wlth hls loft liand, tho muzzlo of the gun being plnced Just ln tho reoir of the loft ear. Tho ball ontered from tho sldo, passed through nnd flattoned ltsolf upon tho marble wnll. Thnt the sulclde was standlng when ha flred tho shot is borne out by the Im prlnt of tho bullot upon the wnll. The Indentatlon upon tho wall corresponds with tho helght ot the man. POSSTBiI,Y FBOM MADISON. A gentlomnn who vlewed tho body yesterday was strongly inclinod to bo ilevo thnt the young man was from Mad Ison county. He saw hlm on tho street I Frlday and notlced that hls ,actlons wero peoullar. Tho mnn he had ln mlnd hnd been insane, nnd wns for a tlmo In an nsylum. Ho was not rtbsolutely sure of tho Identlty of tho Indlvldunl, howevor. Tho Tlmes-DIspatch last nlght recelved folcgrims from Its eorrospondents nt Stnunton and Wllllamsburg, after Inves tlgatlon at tho Insane asylums, nnd noth Ing was loarned to support tho; theory thnt the man ln questlon was form Mnd Ison county. MISSOURISENATORS WEREINDICTED (By Atwiclated Press.) JBFERSON CITY, MO., Aprll I8.-TI10 Colo county grand jury thls ovenlng re? turned four Indlctmcnts, throe prosum ably against Stato Senators for accopt anCo of brlbos in connoctlon wlth tho alum blll constltutlon. Strlct secrocy Is maintalned, and doflnlto Informatlon to the indlctments cannot be obtalned. These mnke sevon Indlctments so far Is stied by tho grand jury. After tho in? dlctments wero roturned tho grand jury adjourned to Aprll l!7th. THE CUP DEFENDER Some Innovations Are Shown in the Rigging Aloft, (By Aasoclnted PresiO BRISTOL, lt. I.. Aprll 18.?Wlth tho Rellanco moro than half rigged and the Constltutlon on her way to Now i.on don to pomplete lliial prepnratlons for hor trlnl spln. there ls a prospect that these two ynehts may como togothor for a short salllng bout off Newport a week from to-dny. Tho rlyglng aloft shows somo innova? tions. as tho strut 011 tho forwnrd eldo of tho mnst Is In lino wlth the sproaders instettd of being nhovo or below thom, us Jn tho caso of other largo yachts. MANCHESTER MANHURT Robert D. BasS Blown Up by an,Explosion, OLD AUTOCRAPH ALBUM Carrled Away From Manchester Durlng Wnr?Elks to Inltlnie Large Olass To?Morrow Nlghl?Under Ar rest?-Church Servlces. Manohester fiureau Tlmes-Pispatch, t No. 1102 l-lull Streot. ' Tho condltlon of Mr. 'Robert P. Bass, the young Manohestor man who wns blown somo dlstance by the exploslon ot nn nrch plpe on a Southorn engine at> B011 Alr early Saturday mornlng, was reported as Urichatiged last nlght. Ho was at work on the engine at tho time, and was badly scalded about tho face, bosklos suatalnlng .nternal Injurlea. Pr. Merchant attended hlm, and, ho waa taken to the Retreat for tho Slck ln Rlchmond. - .)'?;',? ---'j Mr. Bass is a flreman, and has worKca for tho Southorn about two months. Ho ls thirty years old and has a wlfe and two chlldren. Hls home ls at No, 1102 WHOSTS AUTOGRAPH APBUM, Postmastor Beattlo has recoived a lot ter from" Bonnlngton, Vt., which is aelf explanatory: ... Bennlngton,. Vt. Postmastor, Manohestor, Va,: Pear Slr,-I havo In my possesslon an nutograph album which my uncto brotight North with hlm after the Clvll War and tho ownor's name was SalUO Royaii. i have btfon thinklng that perhaps somo folativo now living would be groatly ln terestod ln it. Would lt bo too much trouble for you to inquiro for such a nerson or porsons?, Bho soemod to have a man by tho name of Buck. who seemed bv the linos written to be very muoh ln love with her. She may have mnrrlea hlm. Tho datos aro mostly ot I5i>z. it It will not bo of too much trouble, would llko an nnswer' to thls, Respcctfully yours, (Mrs.) APICE P MARCH. ? *orth ii_af? __S8_$p;f" Manohester Podgo will meet In regular session to-mori'ow nlght, when Mteen candidates wlU be Inltiated. A number of prominent visitlng brothera are oxpected from other lodges, and the proposod trlp to the Grand Lodge meotlng in Baltlmore will bo dlscussed. UNDER ARREST. A young man, named Pa'pld Purdta, was arrestod yesterday evenlng at the Instance of hls father on the charge of bolng dlsorderly around tho house. BAZAAR THIS WEEK. All this week Leader Hall will bo tho scene of tho much talked about bazaar for tho benoflt of tho Baughters of Llb orty and tho Olympia Club. Bestdes tho usual foatures of a bazaar, there will bo speclal attractlons on tho stage each nlght by well known enter talners. CHURCH SERVICES. Rov. Mr. Chandlor will preach at Con? tral Methodlfjt Church at both servlces. Mornlng subject, "Angellc Admlnistra tlon"; nlght, "Baily Grace For Pally Need." Revival servlces w|ll contlnue all week at Oak Grovo Church. Ryv. E. T. Smlth wlli preach. Rov. Asa Prlscoll will conduct servlces at Flfth Street Church. Mornlng text: "A' Completo Pifo"; nlght, "Tho Powor of God in tho Gospel." Servlces will bo conducted at Stockton Street Church by Rov, Pr. Crlddlln. The Plttle Workers' Society of Stockton Street Church will meet at 3:80 o'clock this afternoon. Kruger's House Sold. (By Asunclntml Pross.) PRETORIA, TRANSVAAP, -April 18. The houso owned by Mr. Kruger, tho for mer President, was sold at auctlon to day for ?20,00O. ? ? a- ? LITTLE TOTS WILL SING PALMS Easter Celebration in Grace Church Sunday School To-Day. Tlie chlldren of Grace Church Sunday school, corner of Maln and Foushee Btrcets, will have thelr usual Easter cele? bration thls afternoon at 5 o'clock, Thoy will bo asslsted by the cholr of forly volcos that attractod so much attentlun last Sunday and who will rendor on thls occaslon sovcral of thelr best selections, Tho llttlo tnts In tho Infant class have for threo months- beon rehearslng tho Palma for thls occaslon. Tho following ls t*fd programmo in full: Procesalonal, Onward, Chrlstlan Soldlera; openlng chorus, Hall tlio Royal Victor; oponing sontences and colloct for the day; Infant chorus, Tho Palms; prayer; chorus, Alone; erootlon of a floral Jacob's laddor ond doposltlng mlto-hoxos; anthom by the cholr, Whon It Was "Vot Park, H Wood man; rosponsfvo readlng; ohoruB, Seoklng For Hor Master; soprano solo with chorus by tho cholr, Come Sao tho Plaoo Where Jesua Pay; oftertory. nnthnm by the cholr, As It Began to Pawn, Mlles B. Foator; rocesslona), At tho Lamb'a Hlgh Feast Wo Slng. USED DYNAMITE TO ROUT TURK1SH TROOPS (lly Absoulati-ii l'r.?:;?>,) SA/LONICA, EUROPBAN TURKBY, April 1S.?A aangulnary ilght haa oo ourred at tho vlllago of Opela between revolutlonlsts from Paletunka and PUla naka and Turkish troops. After the on counter had lasted some timo and tho rovolutlonlKta wero gottlng tho worst of It, u dozen of thom belng klllod or wounded, thoy resorted to tho use of dynamlto nnd hurled bombs among tho. Turka, sovonty of whom were kllled or wounded by tho exploslonB, Tn tho panlo which followed tbo rovolutlonlstB broko through tho Turkish corclon and escaped. BOSTOCK TO RENA1N , Monday Set Aslde for OoloredPeople'6 Day?The Week's Programme. Plrcctor Postock has announced hla ln tentlon of ronialnlng nonio timo longor In Rlchmond city. Tho iiotUlcatlon has givun great ploasuru apd dellght to tho publlc of thla city, Monday will bo aet aside for tho col? ored peoplo of thls city, when valuable prlzea will be awarded. Although it ls a colored day, white people will be allowcd , Mosby&Xo. An Important i Sale of Silks. The Wanted Kinds Entictngly Priced. 66a. ,Titpane?e Corded Wasli Silks, in all the new and wanted patterns nnd eolorlngs, now. 39c. 11,00 Atl-BIlk Checked nnd Striped taff.etas', now, ,,.,. 780. 27-lnch . hluminatcd Flocked Tnf. feJaa. the correct fabrlo for. shlrt walst drosses. Tho 60a. kind now. .$1.18 Prlnted Fotilards. All-ellk, heavy welght and ln thla seasoh'i newest and rhost offeotlve patterntf-nnfl dolorlngs. The 11.00 and >1.18 onea- now.78o. Other ecrunlly good vnlues at 60c. ond $1.00 ,' ? -> Checked Taffetas, -wlth embrolderod polka-dots, new and styllsh.$1,00 Blumlnated - Pln-Check Taffetas, now and ityllsh ..$1.00 Ppngees. All-Silk Pongees, fieavy welght, 50, GO, SOc. $1,00 Embroldered Pongees, new, styllsh and oxcluslve designs, $1.00, $1.25, $1.60 and $1.69 24-tnoh All-SIlk Heavy-Woight Whlto China Silk. Tho 60e. kind; speclal ..,..'..39c. Guaranteed Black Taffeta Silk, heavy welght, all puro silk, 75, 98c, $1.00, $1.25 27-lnchj Plneaye, all pure silk, taf? feta silk, heavy welght, rlch, lus? trous blacks. Tho $1.25 kind... .$1.00 27-inch All-SIlk Heavy-Welght Black Chlna' Silks, extraordlnary vahies..60, 75c, $1.00, $1.25 The Uncertain Weather . Condltioris HavePlayed Hayoc4Vith Prices. The uncertain weather tiondillone and the extreme; tardl ncss of the Bpring eoaedn have very naturally 'made .the over stooked manufaoturers, jobbera ond Importers doubly anxloue to dispose of thelr etooks. Our buyers have just been on the lookout for such an opportunlty, and wo, of courBe, have been hoavv buvers, nnd betler ?illl'.in nearly every lnstance have tfotten just what wo wanted and at our own prices, too. Thls, of oouree, calle for a readjuatment of prloea, and thls readiuat.. mentmeana a big saving for you. For thla week s aelling everv department oontributes ita qtiota of new and fcesh mer* ohandlse,juetsuch as preaent preaalng wanta wlll demand, and marked at prices that will make ydu aready and aatisfied buyflr. . :" " The New White Stuffs In the dreatest Posslble Varlety and at Lowest Prloes. French Batlste. Striped Madras, new and styllsh patterns, <^trft?r." dlnary'vnlues, 12Vfe. 16 2-3, 19, 25c. Mercerl?.cd Bas ket Weaves, new and Btyllsh. 38, 60, 75c, $1.00. Moreerized Fan cles, new and very eftectlvo patterns, 3l 40, 60, 69c. Mcrcorlzed DO moBtics, in entlrc lynew designs and to be seen horo only . ln Hmltod quantltles, 60, 69, 76. 86c. ? , Moreerized Ox? fords, Cropo do Chlnes, Volles, &c, 25, 35, 39c. Checked Dimities. Flne, Bhcer and' llght Woight. Tho usttal 16 2-S)c. kind! speclal, 12!Ac yard. <7 Inches wlde. flno, shcer and llght woight; spe? clal, 25c. White Dotted Swiss. One Speclal Value. Of extra, quallty. flne and shoor, flne ombroldercd pln dots. The usual 36o. kind; speclal, 25o. ; Para^ols. The entlro new Btock is now hdro afid rendy for your InspocUon. Aflk to see one. SpecialB, $2,60, ,$3,00 and $3.60. A c t u a I I y worth ' one - half moro. The New Wash Stuffs , At Mid-Summer Prices. Linen Etamlnes, new and Btyllsh, ali linon, colors navy, ". cadet, re teda itnd gray, Tho SOc kind 35c Real Irlsfi Dimi? ties, ln now pat? terns and eolor? lngs, 2Bo. Bllk Striped Oro nadlnes, new and styllsh- pattorna ahd eolorlngs, 60, 69, 69c Silk andi Cotton MbiiHSollnes, flno, /shoor arid cllngy, colors whlte, black, navy, yellow, llght blue, corn, plnk, lllao and nlle. Tho usual 88o, klndl ?poolal, 19a. Zephyr Linens, for ihirt - walst suits, " now pat ternB, The 87%o. kind now ,29c', New Dotted 'SwlsBOS, In entire ly new Ideaa, 60, 60, 75, 85C kldaioves $1 Per Pair. ? A Very Speclal Value. Made ofi an e< tfa quallty kid, fltted properly and guaranteed at our Qlove oounter, all colors and black. THIs Is regarded by allaa tho best $1.00 Olove ln Bichmond. Gentlemen's Negligee *"'" Shirts. Evory . ono new, porfect flttlfig, out flno and wide, caref ully seloetod materlals, extra gdod valuea, $1.00, $1.80 and $2.0d. Hosiery. Some Very Unusual Valuea. Ladies' Fast-Blaek AlloVef t*oe > j Llste Hoae, aewpatterna, and eon-_ sldered a bargaln at 2Be.| apeeial, 17c, or I palre <or...$0.00 Ladies* All-Over and Best Uum ( Ltele Hofe, new and etyllsh pa$* terns.60, T8e> Ladies' Dropstltoh, Lff ht-Welfbt Llslo Hose, extra flno gauge and ab solutely faat-blaok. The usual 15c kind.....Mo. Ladloa' JBmbroidered 'Dropstltoh i '" . ' ? Llalo Hose, absolutely fast-blaok, riew and styllsh patterns..............80c, A Boon to Mothera: The No-Hend Stocklngs. Fast-black; llght welght, shapod knee, double heels, sdles and toea, all being of stout llnen, whloh lnsures extra~ wearlna qualitles. We are Bichmond egents?palr ..........2?o. Neckwear. New BtockS'Of Wash Materlals, en tlrely new de8lgnsi.....25, .60, 69, 98c New Chlffon'Vefllnf, entlroly new 'ideaa...BO, 60, 76, 8Bc, $1.00. New Pompadour Ruches, entlrely riew shape..........$3.98 to $10.80 Feather Bpas. ln whlte, pearl, black and sllver..$10.00i $12.60, $18.00 Some Very Worthy Specials From Our Suit Department. 25 last season's Tallored Suits, of chevlots, cloths, &c, colors black, navy and tans. Theso are all well mado garments; ln fact, such a3 you always expect to flnd only liere. Thelr only fault Is their stylo ls not of the best They are all, good and servlceable. Thelr former prices were from $16.50 to $35.00; your plck of any now....$5.98 35 last season's Nlcely Made Sklrts, of black ohevlot, plaln and trimmed with silk bands. Prices were from J7.00 to $12.00; your plck of any now.,...$3.98 12 last season's Silk Eton Jackets, nlcely made, taf fota Peau do soie and molre s,lk llned. Prices wero from $7.00 to JH.OO^now. $3.98, Special Value in NewTailored Suits. Tho New Blouse Suit, beautlfully made of all tho now wanted materlals. ,Theso are strlctly hlgh class, Whloh have only to be seen to bo appreolatod. Theso garment^ were made to Bell from $27.50 to $35.00; speclal,.$22.50 Semi=Made Robes. A Manufacturer's Entlre Sample Llne to Be Sold at Prices Lesa Than Ck>st to Make. Every one ls of thl? season's most advanced styles, the materlals Volles, Etamlnes, Crepe de Chlnes, Nets and Linens, ln whlte and colored. i x t About Beventy.flve (7B) Robes, of plaln llnen LOt 1"" and wash matcriols, oaoh one dhTerently made, and trimmed In oluny and orlentnl laces. FormeT prices, $17,50 to $21.00; now..?iz.60 I a. n! About twenty (20) styles of Voile, silk trlm LOX ^e"a med, colors blue, black, gray and cream. Former prlce, $39.50; now .$29.50 ? 4. -%- About flfteen (15) stylos of Cream Voile LOI 0<=B Robes, no two aliko. Former prices, $37.50 to $62.50; now.....,$33.60, $37.50, $39.60 14. a Black Crepe de Chlne Kobes, madb of extra LOt 4"13 quallty all-sllk'crepe, elaborately made and trimmed?$76.00, now $?7.60j $65.00 and $67.50 robes now 0S'Z9$ Muslin Underwear. Specially Good and Speclally Low Priced. 100 dozen Nlcely Mado nnd Trimmed Gowns, Sklrts, Chomiso, Drawors and Corset Covors at exactly ono-holf their formor prlce. Prices were from 7Ec. to $1.75, to bo sold In flve lots.,..49, 69, 89, 79, 89 and 98c. (Socond Floor.) (Second Floor.) The New Woollen Dress Stuffs, Black and Colored. All-Wool Batlste, llght welght and cool, perfect black. The 60c. klnds 39c. v All-Wool Nun's Volllng, rloh, lus? trous blacks. Tho 76e. kind now 69c. Vollo, 60, 75, 85o. to $2.00. Ixindon Cords, $1.00 to $2.00, Etamlnes, 75c to $1.75. Mohalrs, 25c. to $1.26. Eollana, $1.00 to $2.60. Wool Crepe de Chlnes, soft and cllngy, 76c. to $1.25. ' Japan Crepe, $2.50. S c d a n Twills, $2.75. Mohalra, 50, 75c. Dotted and Stripod Mohalrs, 60, 76e. Eolians, $1.00 to $2.60. London Cords, $1.00 to $1.50. Volles, $1.00 to $1.60. ' Summer Furnishings For the Home. speoial. Sanltary Flbor Carpets, the ldeal summer floor. cov ering, carpet de? signs, now pat? terns, ,45, 65, 65c Flber , Rugs, all sizos, 78c to $12.50. Japaneso Mattlng Rugs, one yard squarei 14o. m Bxtra Heary Chlna Mattlng. 18, 20, 26, 30c. Japanese Mat? tlngs, floral and carpet designs, 25, 30, 35c to attond. A cake-walk, the exhlbltlon of Consul and other features will make this an lnterestlng day. and the exhlbl? tlon will be open from 10 A. M. Tuesday will bo.souvenlr day, when the school glrlH in the afternoon will be pre sented with a copy of the Animal Wed? dlng. At nlght ladles will recclve a vory handsome photographic souvenlr album, chnracterlstlc of Dlrector Bostock, hls magnlflcont anlmals and the various traln ors nnd nerformers. On Wednesday, Mndamo Morelll, who was recently attacked.. by her Jaguars, will enter the arona agaln. nnd place her dangerous nnd treacherous panthors, leo parda and Jaguars through thelr exhlbl? tlon. / .'. Consnl. the wondorful man ohlmpanzee, eontlnues to hold hls remnrkablo rocep-. Uons. Profesaor Brooks, with hls Ingo nious box trlck and hls clover and mystl fylng exhlbltlon ot slelght ot hand with b'llllard balls nnd a paok of cards, eon? tlnues to bo a great-favorlte with tho audlonco. __ POOL SELLING tyAS STOPPED BY OFFICERS (U>- ABsoulated Pfe"8>) CH1CAGO. April 18.?Thore TO no troublo botweon offlcers of tho law and raco track manngora at thei Pakeslilo raco track thls afternoon, for. the renson that when ho waa ordered to take out hls bettlng booths John Condon, who nanages tho track, sald he would do bo wlthout causlng troublo. The raclng meetlng. liowover, was not dlscountod. Govornor Purbln had threatonod to sond the Stato Boldlery to Hammancl lf tho local nuthorltioa woro unwllllng or unable to put a stop to pool selllng at tho track._. ' V"' MR. M'NUTTIS TO SPEATTOMEN A Great Meetlng at the Acad? emy of Muslc Thls Afternoon. Thero will bo n blg mootlng for '|en at tlio Academy thls aftornoon at 3:30 o'clock. Rev. Georgo U MoNutt, "tho dinner pall man," will bo tho epeaker.and tho sub? ject "Who'a Crazy7" Tho Vlrglnla Gloo Club will slug, and lt wlll-bp an I^tonBoly lnterestlng hbivIc-o, At 5 o'clock ln tho assoclatlon butlding thoro will be a eonforenoe of workora, nnd perhaps tlie llvoilest disous'slon of tho paBt year. It Is oxpected, that fuUy slxty nion will take part. ;> ,,-??.. TliTa mornlng at U o'clock Mr. MoNutt will preach at-Pelgh-Sti'oet Bapl at Church, A( nlght at 8 o'clock In.Cento? nary Methodist Church |ha thlrd unlon meotlng of sturtcnta wlU ho hold under the ausplce.s ot tho asspclatloH. Mr. i)"c Nutt will be the sjwakar, ?nd a tronion dous coiigrogatlon will greet hlm. PROSPECTS GOOD FOR T. P. A. EDITION Chairman Horace Smlth ls Gathering Contracts on Every Side. At tho hoadquarters, Stato Seerotary Harry Harwood, of-the Vlrglnla Blvtsion, T. P.A., says that from what. ho'can gathor all indlcatlona are that the Stato Cbhventlon at Panvlllo on Frlday and Saturday of thls comlng week (April 24-25) will be ono of 'the blggest in the hlstory of the Btate. Speclal rates havo been ae ourcd. - Chairman Horace Smlth, of tho T. P. A, spoolal edltilon Tlmes-Plspatch, ar rivod at T. P. A. headquartera yesterday from a few days' trlp to Pynchburg and Panvlllo, and reported tho poats In thoso oltlos wlde awako and alao very enthuBias ,tlc over the 1dea as lt ls bolng carrled out by tho Richmond membors of'havlng bo cured for May Gth The Tlmes-Plspatch, in which all flie posts throughout tlio State will be flnaficially bonollted and the Stato at largo will be advertlsod. Thelr lnter ostcd actlon -resulted. ln turnlng ovor to Mr. H. F. Smlth a largo bunch of oon tracts, wTifcn will bo rocognlzoa at the timo of tRo publtcat'on. Thore waa a good moetlng of the Board of'Directora of Post A Thursday.'tha 18th, and muoh buslnoss was mapped out for tho comlng year. At thls gathering all oxprossod much sorrow on account of tho slokness of Mr. Walton Baunders. Mr. Satmderfr came homo from St, Pouis, Mo., and ls now serlqusly lndispOBed. He was thore attondlng a meetlng of tho Na flonal Board of Plreotors of tho T. P. A., of whloh ho ls a mombor, Whllo thefe ho refiiomberod the spocial -T. P. A. edl tlon Times-PiBpatoh, and added to the ]i8t of oontracta somowhere over one hun dred dollars, ? Strlke Is 8ettled. <T\v A8?nplntfll Prpsf.) N_W YORJC. April 18.?The striko pf the Iron workers agalnst tlie Amerlean Brlnge Company waa settlod,to-day, Jt la under Btoofl that tho agroeroont provldeB that the mon ahall return to work upon the condltlons that provailed beforo tha striko waa doclared and oontlnuo to work und?r thosa condltionB untll May lst, -?-? "~WllX PRESENT CANTATA "Queen Eather" to Be Glven by Rlch? mond Talent. . Frlday nlght, Apr'l 2-ltb, at tho Venable Btr'eet Baptlat Church, tho beautiful sa crcd cantata "Queen Esther" will be pre aented by welUknown muslcal taient of thls city. Tho sololsts and ohoru? havo been rehearslng for Bovoral waoks under the dlractlon of Mr, B. B. Perklns, and Indlcatlona polnt to a hi-fhly crodltablo entertainmont on next Frlday nlght. The costumes of the leadlnr partlclpanta aro very approprlate, and tho several oharactors are admlrably fillcd as follo'ws: Queen, Mlsa Martha 8nead, soprano; Klng, Mr. James E. Dunbar, barttone; propheteBs, Mrs. Charles E. Smlth, so? prano; Zeresh, Miss Adele Ogllvlo, con tralto; Mordeeal, Mr. W. U Balles, tenor; Haman, Mr. J. L. Mltchell, tenor; Hagal, Mr W, J. Morrisette, tenor. ? .--i. The muslcal part of tho oantata. wlll be rendered In good style, wlth Mrs. S. S. Pt'rklns accompanlst, and several musi clans from the Richmond Llght Infantry Blues' Band. HENRY L.' MERRICK. PARAGRAPHER, IS DEAD (Dy Asaoclated PreHU.) WASHINGTON, , Aprll 18,-Henry L. Merrlck, edltorial writer and paragraphor on tho staff of the Washington Post, dled hero to-nlght. ? Doath was duo to an abscoss of the head. Mr. Merrlck was born In Xenla, Ohlo, forty years ago. Ho was edltor of a, Zanosville, Ohlo. .papor untii I8S9, whon he camo to Washington as a mem? ber of tho Post staff. Hls wltty. pungont paragraphs in the edltorial columns of that paper won hlm a wldo reputatlon. OBITUARY. * Mrs, James I. Smith. Mrs. Mary Marwbod Smlth dlod yes? terday at hor rosldonco, No. 217 South Cherry Streot. She was tho wlfo of Mr, James I. Smlth. Mrs. Smlth was a daughter of Mr. John "Wllllams and Sarah Qulcko, who came to thls. country from-England flfty years ago. She was a nleoe of Mr. J. M, Qulcko, of Potersburg. The funeral will ta.ko place at 8)30 o'olook thla afternoon from St John's Eplscopal Churoh, Miss Violet Bohannon. The funeral of Mlss Vlolot Bohannon took place/ at U o'clock yesterday nforn Ing from the Denny-gtreet Methodlst. Chureh. Tha lnterment was made ln Oak wood, v Miss Bohannon was-the daughter of Mr, and Mrs. W. T. Bohannon. Sho was twenty years of age. Mrs, V, P. Wynh, Mrs,' Vlrginla Frances- Wynn dled at hor homo ln Petersburg, Va-, on Tuesday. Mrs, W;mn was twloa marrled. Hw nr*t husband was WilUam Crafford Goodwyn, father of Mrs. T. C, Batn, of Richmond. Tho remalns were la'ld to rest ln Bland ford Cemotery, Mrs. James Duffy. Mrs. James.Duffy dled thlB mornlns; at S o'clock at tho resldonco of her husband, No. 1233 North Soventeonth Street. Ine funoral urrangemonts wlll bo onnounceq jaler, Rev. J. J. Havener. (Spoclal to Tho Tlmes-Dlspatch.) CHARLOTTB, N- O-i April *s-Rov'J; J. Havener, pastor of the Methodlst Chureh at Matthews, dled this morning ut 7 o'clock at hls homo ln that town. App'.'nillcltls was the oause of -doath. Mr, Havener caino to Charlotte last Tuesday on buslness. Ho returned homoi In Ihe afternoon and oomplalned of not being well. . Wednesday morning a physlclan was Bent for, and ho informed Mr. Havo ner that ho had appendlclns. Thurs.*y tho p.aln waa not Bevere aa on-'Wednes? day and on account of thls tfie, oriera tlon that was contemplatcd was doiayad. I_8t nlght ho wofl taken vory much worse and at tho hoUr named he dled. Captain W. Q. Muatard. (Speclal to The Timea-Dtspatch;) TAZEWELL, VA., April 18.?Captaln W. G. Muatard dlod Thursday nlght at Jile home, nbout Blx mlles eagt of this place. Captaln Muatard was a hlghly-es-. teemed gontlgman and qulte wealthy. Wedding Cards. (Spoolal to Tlio Tlmes-Plspatch.) GATE CITY, VA? April, 18.?Mrs. H. S. K. Morrison, of Gate City, has lasued in'vitatlons to the marrlago of hor daugh? ter, Mlss Loulsa Ellzabeth Morrison, to Mr. J. Bpoara Webstor, on April 23th. Klng?Walker. (Hnoclal to Tbo rirnes-Dliniitch.) ' EXMORE, VA., April 18.?Tho wodding of Mr. R. Pockwood Klng, of Exmoro, to MIbs Helen Blanche Walkor, daughter of Georgo Ci Walker, of Belle Haven, Va.,' was lolomnlzed at the resldenco of the brlde's parents on Tuesday, April 14th, Mrs. Mary B. Chlchester. (Special to The Times-Pispatch,) h PwESBURG, VA., April 18,?Mrs, Mary Bovorly Chlchester, wlfo 'of Captaln Arthur M. Chlchester, dlod yesterday. She was the daughter of tho late Jamefl Bradsnaw Bovorly, of thla oounty, and the last Burvivlng member of her fam? lly, Hor huaband, three sona and threo daughters eurvlvo her. I R. L. Smlth. I (Spaelal to Tlw TUnoj-DUpateh.) NORFOLK, VA.. April 18,-Tho body of R P. Smlth was sont to. Petersburg thls afternoon. He dlod at his home In Avenue C here thls evenlng, | He waa thlrty-elght yeara of age and leavea a wldow. , a ' DEATHS. MESSPER.-Blod, Saturday, April 18. 1903, at ber rosidenco, 10S South Oherry Street ELLIB IIALLIGAN MESSLER. wifo of John A, Meaaler. Funeral Will take plaoe from Saored Heai-t Churoh TQ-OAY (Sunday) at 4 P. M. SMITH.-PJed, at her ifcsidenco, 217 8, Chorry Street, Saturday mornlng, April 18? at 3:30 o'clock, Mrs. MARr MAR WOOP QUICKE SMITH, tho bolovcd wlfe of Jamea I. Smlth. Tho funeral aorvloes will take place from St, James EplBoopal Church TO PAY (Sunday), April IBth, at 8:30 o'clock p, M. Ball-bearers?Honorarv: Pr. Geo. Ben Johnston, Ro. N, Northen, Pr. J. N, Upshur, E. A. Addorson. Actlyo; W. A. Cheatwood, '/.'. H. Nelaon, Louls Aubel, O, T, Sydnor. Ricard Booth, C. G. Taylor, Harvey Wllson, T, H. R. O'Keefe, . NATIONAl. CONFERENCE CHARI' TIES AND CORREOTIONS, Atlanta, Ga., May 6-12, 1903, One furo plua twenty-flvo cents for tha round trlp, vla Southern Railway, from all polnts. Tickets on sale Muy RU aatl Eth, roturn llmlt May 16th. Rates open to the publlo,