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Miller 6 Rhoads.
Miller Cf Rhoads.
WEA THER FORECA S T? Wednesday. generally fair,
Mexican Drawn Work
For Shirtwaists.
Havo you scen our Shirtwaists on exhibition in tho Art Depart?
ment, mado with Mesican Drawn Work in front nnd Rleeves?
It's tho lntest style In Llnen Walsts; looks very genteel. washes nlcely, and
ls all hand-made.
Tho work is done with Burcan Scarfs or squaros; tlio scarfs aro
in two sizes?staaller ones $3.50: lnrger ones $0.00?the lattor scarl
Uiaking two Shirtwaists.
We nlso have tho dravm work by thoyard nt $1.Bo. It's Blx Inches wlde-fl
rows of open work.
Pretty Mednlllons of the snme work, 12% nnd 15c each.
As wo said, this drawn work is all hand-made, and tho reason it's
so low-priccd is tho fact thnt peasant labor in Mexico is very cheap?
four cenfs a day being nbout tlio average price paid to the womon on
gaged in tliis work?and then they consider thenisolves rretty well
paid.
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1 Social and ?
| ZPersonal \
000000000ooooeooooo0on?o0^
The weddlng of Miss Maltd St. Clalr
Cnnrod, the dnughter of Mr,, Pnrkor T.
Conrad. to Colonel Wllllam J. Perry. of
Staunton. wlll bo celebrated nt 6:80 this
evcnlng. In Grace. Eplscopal Church, by
the Rev. Dr. Lnndon R. Mason.
The brlde wlll he attended by her mald
nf honor, Miss Theresa Bargamin, and
by Miss Annie Mason I.ee. Miss Dorothca
Lee, Miss Chantpo Wollaco. Miss Cnrrlo
l>ar. Miss Emlly Hutcheson. Miss Graco
Conrad. of Danville: Miss Sue Porry,
of Staunton, nnd MIsb Mary Bensley. of
Petersburg.
Mr. J. Martln Perry wlll offle.lnto ns
best man, and the groomsmen wll b*:
Mr. Pelham Blnckford. Mr. .Tohn L. de
Trevllle, Mr. Charles Burnett, Messrs.
George Hutchinson, R. M. August, Cap?
taln Rudolph Bumgardner, J. Baldwln
Ranson nnd Lee McBam.
Tho bridal party ln cnterlng the church
wlll be preceded by the two llttlo rlbbon
liolders, Miss Katherlno Cnry and Mns
ter Conrad Gentry. A receptton will he
ter.dercd tho party afterwe.rds by tho
aunt of the brlde. Mrs. John A. Hutcheson,
of No. 91ft Floyd Avenue. Among tho out
of-town guests to wltness the ceromony
wlll be: Mr. and Mrs. ames .ITaylor. of
Staunton; Mrs. Joseph Houck nnd Mr.
and Mrs. T. Owen Jones, of llnrrison
hnrg: Mr. and Mrs. Willlam Beasley, of
Petersburg, Va.
Mis Conrad is a most attrnctVvc young
lady. promlnently and wldely connooted
In Richmond nnd Vlrglnla; Colonel Perry
is a yeternri of the Spanlsh-Amerlcan
war and a Buccessful young buslncsa
man of Staunton where ho is very popu
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lar.
Bass?Kinsey.
Miss Annie Rachol Kinsey nnd Mr. D.
Edward Bass were mnrrled yesterday
at 6:30 P. M. In Epwortli Church. Miss
Stella Katherlno Bass acted ns mald of
honor, and the brlde's brother, Mr.
Isalah A. Kinsey, was best man. .
The ring-beaver was Miss Jnnet Tyreo
Wyatt. The muslc wns dlrectcd by Miss
Annie TVhltmore, of Durham. N. C, nnd
ushers were Mr. (Joorgo S. Rrirjgs, Mr,
O. Beverly Wllllams, Mr. P. Pauf Wood
lln and Mr. R. Truehar.lt. Bass
A brllllnnt weddlng of last evenlng wns
tliat of Miss Maud Dallman nnd Mr. Jacnb
Myer, celebrated at 9 o'clock ln the par
lors of tho Jefferson Club.
The brlde is the daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Joseph Dallman. Mr. and Mrs. Myer
?vill make thelr homer at No. 315 West
Clay Street whVii.. thej?-return from thelr
weddlng trlp!"
Parker?Talcott.
Tho weddlng of Miss Augusta Mc
Vickar Talcott to Dr. Truman Alfred
Parker will take plaoo ln All Salnts'
Church at S o'clock this evenlng, the
Rov, John K. Dowmnn olnclatlng, After
n weddlng trip of n month to Florldd, tho
young couple wlll return to llve in lifeh
Snond.
Mrs. Carollne Fo.,te *Marsb, the exe
cutive otllcer of the Old Domlnlon PI1
grlmago Commlttoo, wlth her party, Mr,
f.nd Mrs. Alexnnrler MoDpnald, Vice-presl
dent of the Standard Oll Company, nnd
the Mlsses Stallo, left thla morning for
n trlp down the rla-er and to Old Polnt.
Frorn present Indlcatlons Mrs. Mavh
rieclares that ihe Old Honiiiilnn Pll
grlmnge wlll Includo a number of dlstln
^.'Ulshel nnd Inftttentlal New Torkors, The
Pllgrlmnge will reaeh Old Polnt about
May 9th.
Miss Fairfax Hngflged.
An interestlng nnnouncement cotnes
from Baltimore telllng of the engngement
-if Miss J'rnnces Mnrlou Fairfax to Mr.
I.owrjdcs Bhett, formerly of Cbarleston,
K. C, l?i more recently of New York.
Miss Fairfax, who ls tho daughtr-r i.f
Ihe late John Conto Fairfax, l{nd her
lianre both como frorn the most .l|n
tJngulshefl famllles In tho South. The
weddlng wlll probably take place rtuilng
the fall.
Jones?Lucas.
Miss Irene Lu.-as, of this clty, and
Mr. tV. J. Joneg of G.iyton. wero mar
tlfl at 9 30 A. M. Monday In the hnrn*
of tha Rev George P. Wilson, of No. [,)C
M Btreot. N. W? Wnshlngton. D. C.
Mr. Jones is lha mairig.j- of the Gaytop
coal mlnes, und Miss Lueas ls the daugh?
ter of Mr. A. G. Lueas. They returned
frorn Washlngton Monday nnd left ' at
once for Jlr. JonfW handsome home
about fifteen mlles from Richinond. They
were a r-comji.ir.tc.il to WashVitrton by Mr.
John Tyler. of thfc Southern Trust Com
(K-iny, this clty.
Leach?Rudd.
A very pretty weddlng waa sokimnlzed
at Dr. Cell'a parlom, No. $08 jqtTsf Grace,
yesterday evenlng at 8:15 o'clock. when
Mlsa Ir.die Gertrude Rudd beeamo tho
brlde of Mr. Wllllam Patrlek Jyeach, The
brldo wa? becomlr.ely attired in gray mic!
carried brfde's rqses. She w.-i* nttcudrd
by her slster. Mi&J Datty B. Rudd. Mr.
Victor Yowell acted as be?t man. The
cerernony was wttnossed by u few frlend*,
among' them Mrs. M. W. Rudd, the moth
t:T of the b?'ide; Mlsses Ha.ttlr: perrj' and
Inei Talley; Messrs. Elza- Ferrall. Berke
b-y, Frank Rolfo and II. C. Bbeppard.
Progressive f:uchre.
Mrs. Beverly T. Oruwp was the hostrs.j
pX *, vwry. b*nd?oaie ?rp?rw??H* eucaio
party gfven yesterday afternoon ln hor
home on West Orace Streot.
The entlro color scheme wns In green
and whlto. tho wholo lower floor bcing
canvasod ln whlle, and the decoratlons
overj'whcro belng In dogwood blos3oms,
palms and mnldcn-halr fcrns.
Slxteen tables wero cngaged, tho score
cards belng mlnlaturo dogwood flowora.
and the gamo belng countcd wlth leaves
to corrcspond, so that when these were
attoched a perfect spray waa formed,
The rooms wore beautlful. and tho
wholo sceno waa made prottler by the
lovely gowns of tho ladles present
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Personal Mention.
Pr. Alexnnder. of Tulano Unlveralty.
Now Orleans, wlll reach Rlchmond thls
morning nnd bo the guost of Mr. nnd
Mrs. John Moseley Walker, of No. 314
Harrison Street.
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Mr. J. Carter Walkor. the headmaster
of Woodbcrry Forest School. wlll dur?
lng tho meetlng of the Conference on
Education bo entortalned by Mr. and
Mrs. Robert G. Rennolds, of No. 202 East
Franklin Street.
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Mrs. Robert G. Cnbell is spendlng some
tlmo at Hot Sprlngs, Ark., as a guest at
tho Arlington Hotel.
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Mra. John P. Eubank left Monday for
ihe Wnrm Sprlngs, whero proparationa
aro going actlvely forward for tho open
Ing of tho sprlng scason.
The Rov. Wllllnm M, Dame. of Balti?
more, has bccn visitlng hls daughter, Mrs.
Walter II. Mlles, ln Rlchmond.
Tlio many frlonds ot Dr. Marlon Bltting
Konnedy, of New York. will bo glad to
know that sho wlll bo In thls clty durlng
the meetlng of thc Conference on Educa?
tion, nnd will be tho guest of Mrs. G.
Harvey Clarke, of East Grace Street.
Dr. GUbert, of Washlngton, tho general
sccrctnry of thc Amerlcnn Soclcty of Ite
glous Educntlon, will be tho guest thla
week of Mr. nnd Mrs. J. R. V. Dnnlcl.
Mr. Bronddus, who has bccn spendlng
hls Enster holiday wlth hls family ln
Sussex county, roturned to Rlchmond
yesterday.
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Miss Esther Clnrko spent Sunday wlth
frlcnds at Hampton, Va.
Miss Condo Bridgcs" namo ls leading
In the contcst for the handsome palnt
Ing now belng voted at tho Arkansaa
table.
Miss Oonnio Evana is ahead ln corn
petihg for tho rific, whlch 13 belng flis
posed of at tho samo tnblo.
Itflss Margaret Myers and Miss Mary
Carter Myers, of Norfolk, Va., nre In
Rlchmond to attend tlio Lambert-Rnnkln
weddltig.takliig plnce at 6 P. M. to-dnv.
Among thn other out-of-town gucsts will
be Mr. Charles Abe] Murphy, of Phllndel
phln; Miss Pllllo Hebb, of Washlngton,
D, C, and Miss Besalo Pambert, of Ashe
vllle, N. C.
Dr. nnd Mrs. Charles Kent nre expocted
at No. 215 E.int Franklin Streot, to bo the
guosts of Mrs. R. T. Hunter for thla'
week.
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The Mlsses MoICcnna, of New Cnnton,
Jiave been *tnelent helpors at tho South
Cnrolliin table. They are staylng wlth
Miss Jennlo Hughns, In the West End.
The "Dolly Vorden" glrla at thn Mlssls
slppl table look axcaedlngly well ln tlmlr
plnk hats and gayly flowered polonnlses,
They are ne.tk'O saleswomen, and hnndle
| thelr wares ln a vory bualnea-llke and
i enterprlaing way, thelr table having an
j agreeable nlr of nctlvlty and llvollnoss,
whlch comrnonda ltself to the bazaar vla
Itor.
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Japaneae matdena, as all the wnrld
knowa, havo come Into hlgh favor. A
. Rinioun, plnk nnd ulilte rosea In tlc>
I hair nnd an o>i| wltn a butterfly bow are nc
I cessorlcs whlch render nitildens Jupaneso
land otherwlsa wholly bewltchlng and
thornughiy hard to wltlistand.
Mra. Harvey P. flarrett, of Alleghnny,
and Mrs. J. D. Elam, of Prunswlck, nro
j In the clty nnd oceupled sonta ln the
Houbo bealde thelr husbands on yesterday,
PURCHASR RAT1FIED
Meeling of the Stockholders of the At
lan ic Coasl Line Yesterday.
The ttockholdera of tho Atlantlo Coaat
Plne at a meetlng yestorday morning at
the Byrd-Street Statlon ratifled thn re
ce.it action of the Board of Dlrectora ln
pttrchaslng tho Florlda Southern, nnd
tlie Sanford and Ht. l?t ??rsburg roads.
The piirclia-so ln<rense? tho mlleage of
the Atlantlc Coast IJ.ie by about llvo
'jiundyed miioa.
After the inootlng of the Btochholders
the rilreotora eonvene.1, but only routlne
bualnc-aa was transacted, Tho.se presfent
were R- w. Erwln. prcsldrnt. of New
York; Mlchacl Jenklns, of Baltimore;
Willdo Newcomer, of Baltimore; F. W.
Scott, of Rlchmond; K. H. Borden, of
Goldsboro, N. C.i W. G, BJllott, of Bal?
timore; Donald Macitae, of WilmliiKton,
N. C: H. B. simw. of North Carolina,
and-J. J- Pucaa, of South PUl, B, f.
Riclimonders in New York,
(Special to The Thc >-1 I i^i'ih.)
NEW YORK, April 21.- W. T. Reed,
I'lfih Avenue; J. p. Bowell, St. PenUj
j l> 1'i-f.i.. F. HlMerding. S T. Meyan,
lioJJuaau; U- P, PoUau, Gruud L'nlwa.
ROASTED
LIBEL_BILL
Charles Emory Smith Speaks
Agafnst the Measure.
NEWSPAPERS REPRESEN'D
Nearly Every Dally ln Stata of Pennsyl
vania Had Some One to Appear
at the Hoaring on the Blll
Before Pennypacker.
(By Anaoelated Presii.)
HARRISBURG. PA., April 21.-Every
important newspaper In Pennsylvanla
was reprosented at tho hoaring on the
Grndy-Salus Ubel blll by Governor Fen
nypacker to-day ln tho hall of the House
of Representotlves. Attorncy-Gcneral
Carson sat wlth tho Governor throughout
tho hearlng, but nelther lndlcated what
would be tho Governor's actlon on tho
tnensurc.
Th? openlng spoech was mado by
Charles Emory Smith, of tho Phltndel
phia J'ress. At the outsot of Mr. Snilth'a nd
dress Governor Pennypacker took oxcop
tlon to hls use of the word "Insolently"
and suggested that It would be well for
the speakors to omlt the ntrong iid
Jectlves. Mr. Smith accepted the mig
gcstlon, say Ing at tho samo tlmo that he
spnko strongly because ho felt strongly.
Mr Smith said ln part:
"This blll would Incorporate a new prln
clplo In the Co.lo. It would ninko any
publlcation nctlonablo In whlch thero 1ms
been negllgenco, ovon whero there ls no?
thlng of a defomntory or Injurlous cliar
anter. It does not recjulro that the mnttor
BhouJd bo libolous. And so this blll prac
tlcally makes every Incorrect publlcation
actlonable, no matter. what lts chnraeter.
What unllmlted flelds of lilgaVion. what
boundloss sourcos of annoynnco nro open
ed In this oxtraordlnary provlsion.
"In the presentatlon of th enews of tho
day, errors wlll Inoi-ltnbly crenp In. The
errors nced not under this blll be llbel
ous. They necd only result from what
may be called negllgence, and every
error, every tnlsprint, every mlstako In
any slnglo oiement of a statoment may bo
made the lmsls of n. sult for dnmages.
CLASS LISGISLATION.
'The blll Is speclal legislntlon in that
Brights' Disease
Bloatlng, Gravel, Dull Back Ache,
Kldney Dlaeasea, Urlnary Affectlorn
cured by taklng Stuart's Gln nnd Buchu.
Tho worst forms ol Kldney and Blndrter
Trnublo, after every Intfllllgent remedy
lins fallcd, are alwaya curablo bv taklng
Stuart's Gln and Buchu. lt is a.h nnd, fln
Ilghtftlliy ploasant lastlng merflelno, that
ncts dlrecllng on the kldneys nnd bladder,
qulckly drnlnirig out every Impnrlty, heal
Ing nnd strcngthenlng tho kldneys glvliiK
them llfo and vigor. Stuart's Gln nnd
Buchu' Invarlally cures Rrlgl.t'n Dlsonso
and Dlabetea even when thn patient had
glven up hope, or w.here they had been
t.ipped to draln off the accumulatcd
ttOISEASED KIDNEY SYMPTOMS,
T.gonlelhg palns ln the back, swollan legu
or alidomen. discharges from thc urethra,
neuralgla nf thc blftdder, burnlng sonaa
tlon or dlttlcnlty In passlbg wnter, also
a rreqtlent dcslre or even Involuntary dla
charge of tho urlne, cnrnrrh of the blad
der, stono in tho bladdnr, dlsagreeablo
odor of tho tirine, seanty .md hlgh-col
orcd; rheumatlsm. wlth nohcs and palns
in bonea and back. Death may freqilent
lr foilow these symptoms.
' For any of these symptom*
tako Stuart's Gln and Buchu, and you
wlll be rcstored to health. and your kld
nevs and bladder perfectlv curcd. Btuart a
Oin nnd Buchu swootens the urlne,
clcanscs tho bladder. rcmoves all obfttruc
tlons from tho kldneys nnd urethra, makes
thc blood puro. The hlgheat grade kld?
ney remedy made. Thoroiig ily tcsted for
past 20 yenra in hospllnls nnd prlvato prric
tlce. Dritpglsta or by express. Jl. MM'
I'PE BOTTPE. also clrculnr. glvlng some
of thc many cures mnde FREE, by wrlt.
Ing Stunrt Drug Co., Atlnntn. Ga. Speclal
medlCfll advlce glven If you descrlbc your
trouble, Sold Vn Rlchmond, va.. by
TRAOPE DRUO CO., R17 East Broad
fitrent. Call or wrlte. Stuart s Gln and
lliichu Fent 'by ex-press.
of thren-tenths nt Vlcksburg. two-tenths
nt Rod Rlver Landlng and two-tcnths n
Dortaldsonvillo were Indlcatod by tn
dav's readlngs. Tliero Is thereforo not
llkely to be any Interruptlon of the do
cllno here.
LUMBER MANUFACTURERS
COMPLETE SESSIONS
(By Aueoclnted Tress.)
WASHINGTON, April 21 .-Tho Nntlon
al Puraber Manufncture.rs' Assoclatlon
completed Its Ecssinn hero to-day. Thc
nr-soclatlon urged nll lumber men to carc
ful conslderation of tho efforts whlch nre
bcing made to proservo tho futuro tlmucr
supply, and pledged co-operatlori In cvcry
practical plan for tho better handllng of
forest propertles.
Tho work sought to be done by tho
government In tho Applachlan districts
was- endoraod, and Presldent Roosnvelt
was commonded for tho Intcrest shown
by hlm In all queatlona rclatlng to the
lumber Induatry. The conventlon nlso
adi'pted a report provlding for tho re
Can you flnd the man who Intends to klll the rooster?
Solutlon of puzzlo In yesterdny's Tlmes-Dlspatch: Tho dog's head can be secn
In the wlndow of tho auto.
lt oxeludos weekly nowspapors. It treada
all nround tho weekly, and carofully
avolds stepplng on It.
"Tho weekiles in Pennsylvanla numlier
951, and tho dnllles 209. To declaro that
a statement ls a llbel when p'rlntod In
D09 dallies, and not a llbel wfcon prlnted ln
951 weekiles, is simply grotosnuc.
"This blll Is utterly powerless to Btop
the partlcular klnd of publlcation whlch
lt alms at, but lt encompnssos legitlmate
puhlicatlons wlth nn unllinlted network of
emharrassment nnd voxatlon; it would
crlpple nnd ciirlall the prosontntlon of tho
roKular and prnpnr news of tho dny; it
would start up n whole swarm of spccu]n
tlvo sbystors and ourbstone blackniallersi
lt Infrlngoa tho .1ust nnd coustltutlonal
llberty of the press. and would Impnlr
thnt 'i-aluablo protectlon for publlo morola
nnd publlc rlghts whlch ls found ln tho
aearohllght of ptiblleity; It Ib speclal lngls
lnllon In undertaklng to miiko a law for
nowspapors whlle exceptlng tho weekly
newspapers from Its operntlons; It perpe
trates n grosa wrong ln seoking tn faaten
the prlnclpal responslblllty upon the
agent whero the ngent not only does
not commlt tho offense, but whore ho has
not even power to provent It."
Alexander Slrnpson, Jr.. nnd Rleharfl
C. Dnlo, both nf Phllarlelphia, spoke In
fmi-or of tho blll, and Thnmas V. Coopej',
a member of tho Leglslature, nnd.CyrtiB
G. Derr. an attorney, nfuilnst lt.
rnovisioNs of the rill.
The Uhei blll provldes thnt clvll actlon
mny he brought agalnst nny owner or
mannglng edltor nf any newspaper pnb
llshed ln Ponnsylvalii to recover damages
resiiltlng from necllprnce on tho part of
such owners or mannglng edltora ln puh?
licatlons nffeotlni? the ehar.ioter, repu
tatlnn or buslness of oltlzens, nnd thnt
conipensatory dartiogea may also bo re
rorr-red for "the physleal nnd nioutnl
Hiiffr-ring endured by tho Injured par
tlos," nnd whenever such publlcation Is
gtven speclal promlnenco bv tho uso of
cnrtoons, etc, a Jury shall have the
rlght to nward punltlve il.iningos agalnst
the defendanta, Jt also provldes that
every newspaper publlshed In Ponrisyl
vnnla shall puhllsh on the edltorlnl page,
the name of tho ownur or owners. to
fjcther wlth tha name. of tho monaglng
e.lltor.
WHARVES WILL SOON
BE FREE OF WATER
<rty AamoltitiM Prcss.1
NEW OUl.lCANS, LA., April -Jl.-Wlth
sunshlny w..:itlier nnd a I'alllng river
Loulslana lOVOO coiulltio.is oontlliuu to
grow brlghtor, Tho gauge hero to-day
marked 11)3. a fall of a tenth. Tho river
Is now a foot under the mnximum for
th.- m:imju. nnd, if th.e decllne contintios
u.. water \t\\\ Ipjya dlvappoared ftoni tho
wbarveii ut tu? und ul' lliu wck. Jr'dlU
cognltlon by the National Assoclatlon ot
tho rules of classification and gniTHng
now ln usn by tho dlfferent manufactur
crs' assoclatlons,
Tho present officers of tho onsoclatlon
woro ro-clccted for the ensuing year, aa
follows:
F. C. Fnsburgh, Norfolk, Va., presldent;
Edwnrd Hines, Chlcago, 111., vico-presl
dent; J. A. Frnemnn, St. Pouls, Mo., treas
urer; Georgo K. Smlth. Bt. EouLs, Mo.,
secretary,
The Boord of Governors as now con
stltutcd was re-elected.
MR. STRODE SAYS
HE IS SATISFIEO
He and Hls Assoclates Have
Donc Their Duty in the
Campbell Case.
Mr. Aubroy E. Strode, of Pynchbuie.
who wns ono of the prosecuting attorneys
|p tho Campbell case beforo tho Courta
of Justlco Conimittee of tho House, waa
In tho clty yostorday, on his way to
Florlda, whero he goea to look after aomo
legal business.
.Mr. Strodo has fully recovered hls
health and ls ln good aplrlts. Ho dld not
i-are to discuas tho Campbell case for puli
llbatlon, further than to any thnt he and
thoso whom lio and hls colleaguos had
loproaenied beforo the Commlttea of
Courta of Justlco. folt fully vindicated In
ilu-lr contentlons by the actlon of tlie
foiunilttio of the House of Pelegales,
and thul thero wns manlfestly notliing
Blse loft for them to do. Mr. Strodo aald
that ho thorefore felt ?o moro mterent
ln tha flnal result ot the controveray. than
any othor cltUen of tliat aectlon who
boleved thnt Judgo Campbell should. be
removed from offlce- Mr. Strodo wlll
likely rotuiii from Florlda wlthl.i tha
next week or ten days.
Pbilippine Certiftcates.
C?y Aasoclatod Press.)
WASHINOTON, April tU.-Secrotnry
Root to-day approved tho actlon uf tlio
insulur liureau ln awardlng the corilll
cates of I'hlllpplne Indebtudness tq Flak
|..i,(l Roblnson, New York. upon. thelr bld
ppened yesterday, Tlm pfflclala nf tlio
Wur Depnrtmenl uro inue-h pleascd at tlie
pjtb. preinluiu o? thelr *oriillcate?.
RICHMOND FIRM'S
, GREAT CONTRACT
Butler & Bosher Will Again
Supply the Needs of the
Navy.
Tba contract ror furnlshintr the Unlted
States navy with tobaceo for tho ensuing
year has ngaln fallon Into the hands of
Butler & Bosher, the mnnufaoturers of
this clty, who have upon severnl provlous
occaslons succeedod In capturlng the rlch
plum.
The news traveled fnst orer Shotkoe
Sllp yesterday. Mr. Butler was on the
sales as usual, and at every turp ?ome
body askod hlm nbout the contract. In
the majorlty of cases ho threw off tha
Inqulrles wlth some Joke, declnrlng thnt
he could not dlsouss tho mattor. Flnnlly,
bowever, he Indlented ovon more rcndlly
thnn by hls rofusal to deny lt that the re?
port was true. "Tou may sny for publl?
cation" he declared, "that I have Just
trotten Into my new factory and that I
wlll probably start off wlth tho navy oon
trnet."
Tho contract Is * matter of very consld
erable Importanco, and thoro Is always
shnrp competltion for It.
This year thero was a oall for 225.00(1
pounds of manufnetured tobarco, about
25,000 more thnn last yenr. Blds were
oponod In March, nnd tho award waa
mnde a day or two lator.
Mr. Butler sllbmltted blds runnlng from
JK cents to 43 1-2 cents per pound. Tho
tobacco nt SS cents wns that chosen. Tho
flrst drllvery wns to be mnde nn Mny 1st.
but owlng to tho lato hour nt whlch the
nwnrd wns made there wlll probably bo
an extenslon of time.
As usual, there were rjulte a number of
other flrms competing for tho contract.
whlch represerits In money somo tSB.OOO
or IPO.OfO. Tho Richmond coneerns ln tho
rnce wero tho Contlnentnl Tobacco Com?
pany. C. D, Lnrus AV Company, W. T.
Hnncock & Company. Paco Tobacco Com
pnny, R. A. Paterson & Company, Unlted
States Tobacco Company, nnd Butler
& Bosher.
Tho contract flrm bas Just moved Into
a handsomn now fnctory, equlppod wlth
all modern Improvemonts. The maln
bulldlng ls f.vo storlos hlgh, monsurlng
1-10x40 feet, nnd has an anncx also five
storlcs, 80x40.
In spenking of hls new factory yestor
dny, Mr. Butler referred to a recently
publlHhed rumor that he had sold out to
the Contlnentnl Tobncco Company. Ho
mado a flat denlal of tho Btatement.
An oxeceptlonnlly intcrestlpg report Is
nbroad ln connectlon wlth the new fac?
tory of Butler & boshor. It has been sug
gested to Mr. Butler, lt ls understood,
that he open somethlng after the fashlon
of h tralnlng school nt hls plnnt.
Whllo there can bo obtnlned no deflnite
information upon this polnt, It Is unrler
Klnod thnt Mr. Butler n-|<>ws the scheme
with favor, and thnt ho will probably
Ro ln for It
MADAME MORRELLI TO
AGAIN BRAVE DEATH
The courageous llttle Frenchwoman.
Madnme Loulse Morelll, has announced
'her lntentlon to renppear ln the nrena
to-nlght wlth her vlclous and feroclous
T.cts of the forcst glades of Brazll and
Ir.dla?Jaguars, leopards nnd panthers.
In a chat wlth t'no llttlo lady yester?
day Bho exprcssed her porfoct wllllngness
to ngaln nttempt her perllous featH, say
ing that sho loved her pets and they loved
her.
Mndnme Morelll ls n drnwlng enrd nt
Bostock's, nnd htmdreds wlll go out to
hco hor to-nlght.
-AND
LEADERS IN
OF QUALITY.
SLIP COVEKS, "cool, breezy
Sllp Covers." Yes, we make them,
and will be pleased to estimate
on covering your parlor Suit, odd
pieces, couchea, &c. An estimata
costs you nothlng. A choice se
lection of Plain and Fancy Linens
to choosc from,
NOW is the best time to have
your parlor suits recovered, your
mattresses made over,, and tbere
is no better place than here.
Largest line of BABY CAR
RIAGES, GO-CARTS and RE
FRIGERATORS in the city, and
the makes we carry sell the goods.
Prices cut no figure, as they are
always right.
SYDNOR
?AND?
7og-11-13 East Broad.
?*>-?-?
Men's Full Dress Weat.
Whatevor "fashion" has stamped as corroct will bo found
here. ? ? ' . , .
Clawhamrner and Tttxedo Suils, Whiio Vests, Fofinshififts,
Silk Hats, Opera Hats, Patent Iieathor Shoes, <tc.
The Full-Dress Suifc is supposed to represent tlio ingliost
ideal in tailoring.
Oura are aa perfcct na lt l? posslblo to crealo them.
Made of flnest mntcrlnls?cut wlth broad ahouldera, aniig-flttlng at walst
and pcrfect-hanging pklrts.
Our Tuxodo Coata nro mndo Juat a*f cnrofully aa the full drees.
Frock Coats and Vests.
Tlme waa when a perfect Frock Coat could not he bought rmdy-to
wear. But now there Is no need to go to a tnllor?for tho smartcst Prlnco
Albert Cont that can bo cut wlll bo found here.
Our stock ls Buperb, lncludlng rvciy'slze for tnll, atotit or medlum-slzed
mcn.
Flne Btrlped Worsted Trouaera to be worn wlth thom.
Aa atated above, everythlng for formal and ac-ml-formal drcss Is here,
lf It'a correct and nt rlght p'lccs.
omJ
t
-?-.?-?-?-?-?-?-?-?-?-?-?-?-?-?-?-?-?-?-?-?-?-?
HE REFERRED TO
THE METHODISTS
Dr. Bruner Compllmented
Them in His Sermon at
Calvary Church.
In a sermon dellvorcd yesterday after?
noon at tho Cnlvnry Baptlst Church, of
whlch ho has recently become the pastor,
tbo Rov. Weston Bruner took occaslon to
refer ln hlghl yeompllmcntnry torms. to
tho work and tho lnfluence of tho Metho?
dlst denomlnatloii.
Dr. Bruner was dlscusslng tho subject
"Powor of Prayer." By way of lllustra
tlng hls theme. he roferred to the great
achlovemont of tho Mothodista last year,
when they rslscd M0.000.000 for educatlon
and other purposes, and In general to the
great nnd growlng lnfluence of tho do
nomlnaton for good. He declared that
muolJ of tho \tallty in this great church
depended upon Its praycrs. And here ho
refcrred to Ruzanna Wesley, mother of
John and Charles, the founders of Metb
ortlsm, whose prayers, accordlng to John
himsolf. were what mado of her sons tho
men they proved to be. Over tho home
of this holy womnn, Dr. Bruner said,
there ehould bo erectcd a great monuinent
to tako tho placo of tho presont modest
slab.
Kach afternoon and evenlng durlng tbe
present week Dr. Bruner Is conductlng
apeclol Bervlccs at Calvary.
% Snap Shots TJakon
I Sn Jfcotel jCobb/os
Among tho promlnent visltors In the
clty last nlght were Dr. D. L. Wln
5>ton, former member of tho Ilousc from
Hanover; Profepfor J. H, Baden of
Staunton, and Clty Attorney R. L. Jor
dan. of Radford.
Colonel James Mann, of Norfolk, was
among hls frlonda at Murphy'a last nlght
Hon Pembroke Pettlt, former membor
of tho Houae from Fluvanna and Gooch
land, la here on private bnalness, and
waa at Murphy'a laat nlght.
Hon and Mrs. Thomas N. Jonos, of Isle
of Wight, aro In the clty. and are
atopping at Murphy'.a. Tliey are here at
tendlng tho Confederate Bazaar nnd
mingllng wlth thelr leglslatlvo frlenda,
Mr. Jonos having been a popular mcm
ber of the House for several terms.
Among thn promlncnt Republlcan
le?d*>rs who nro~nere to attond t!>? Con
federato Bnzanr, and. who wern reglstered
at Murphy's la*t nlght. are Genoral Stltli
Bolling, of Pctersburg, RTid Colonel R.
T. Hubard, of Bucklngham.
Congreasmnn Hal D. Flood, of Appomal
tox, fn In tho clty and Is atopping nt
the Jofferson. Mr. Flood was on the
floor of tha Senate for a whlle on ye?
terday.
Among the prominent Vlrglnlnns in the
clty ls Dr. W. H. Pyne, of Orango coun- ,
ty, formerly of tho Ambulanco Oorps of
thls city. Dr. Pyne waa In tho lobby of
Murphy'a last nlght, and was warmly
grcote!i by many of hls old frlenda here.
Judge G. Taylor Oarnett. of Mathews,
la In tho clty and ls atopping at Mur?
phy's.
Vlrglnlans here lnst nlght were:
Murphy'a: W. K. Carr, Ronnoko; John
H. Bader. Staunton; Frnd. Palntor. Mari
on; J. Baldwln Tlanson, Mra. II. R. Per
ry, Staunton; Miss Pnura H. Early, Hllls
ville.
Now Ford's: John E. Nottlngham.
Ts'orthnmpton; X). Bale, Essex; T. E.
Parksdalo, Ifallfax; James Ilumc, Port.i
mouth.
l^xlngton: W. R. Stansol, Portsmouth;
A. T. Arthur nnd wlfo. Aahland.
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X
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The roll of honor for Mendow Statlon
School Is as follows:
Cloveland Bottoms, Tonimy Bottonia,
pudley Chaddick, Valnntliio llurt, John
Kock, Ellen Appcrson, uvlyn Eherhard.
Miugio Brlghtwell.
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,f
Mr. McKlnncy is contlncd to hU homo
cn account of lllness. j
Mra, Mooro, of l.aurel Street, Rlchmond,
linn romoved to Fulton Park to reslde.
Kuth McKlnncy ls spendlng a few dnys
at Falrmount.
The followlng guesta vlsltod Mra. Mc
Klnney tho past week, Mra. J. \f, Paw
snn, Mra, E. F. l'oinclexter and Mr. Slm?,
of Manchoster.
WAS HISNAHE FULKS?
Report Concerning tho Man Who Shot
Himselfat Murphy's Hotel.
The idenllty of tho man who commltied
.sulcldo in Murphy's Holc-l lust Saturdny
morning by shoottne hlmaolf through the
hcnd contlnues ahrouded lu deopest mys
tery, although ll lookud for u tlme ye?
tciiiHy ns If the nnmo nnd home of tlie
unfortuimte had been unearthed. Mr.
E. W. Thon.as, an eniploye nt the Clty
Hall, waa posltivo tlie tuan wus uamed
Fulkf., hnlled from Petersburg, and wo*
survlvcd by a motlicr and three childreli,
hls wlfo belng den.l.
After vlewlng tho remalna at Bllley's,
Mr. Thornns Infortned a representatlvo
of Tho Tl.nes-Dlspntch that ho recog
nlzed the countenanco of the dcad man
aj) n mnehlnlst nnmed Fulks, who forin
erly worked at tho Trlgg shlpyard, an.1
who hoarded'nt a house wlth hlm oa
Bast Maln Street.
To snbstontlato this, Mr. Thomaa etated
that Frlday afternoon Just at the hour
Deputy Clerk lawton Crutohlield nn<$
Mr. George Bargarnln saw tho docoasr.1
about tho Oity Hall, the mnn erilered tha
bulldlng nnd asked thnt he (Thouvas) nc
company hlm to tho Hustlngs Court nnd
swear the girl he wlahcd to marry" waa
of nge.
No verlflcatlon of this report could bo
obtalned by tho Petersburg correspond
cnt of Tho Tlmes-Dlsprtch.
The remalns wlll be held for a few
days longcr In tho hope thnt somo ono
may ldentlfy them.
COMINO MUSIC FESTIVAL
The Last Day for Subscribers to Securo
Seats?Much Enthusiasm.
The announcement of tho programme.i
that are to bo sung at tho muslc festl
val to bo glven next week under tha
ausplces of tho Wedncsday Club hat
added a very declded fillp of interest tu
the onthuslasm already engondered by
tho prevloils announcement of the gen?
eral scopo of tho celcbratioji of tho club'*
tenth blrthday.
Tho programmes are sure to make a
strong appeal to tho popular tasto an4
that fact mado ltself felt at tho offlca
of tho club, No. 621 Kast Maln Street;
yestordny In the number of enqulrlea for
seats made by non-subscrlbors.
To-day wlll be the last chance of thesj.
subscribers, by tho way, to secure their
seats, for to-morrow morning tho sale
will bo thrown open to tho general publlc,
tho tlckets belng dlspensed from tho
offlcd of the club whero tlio force of as
slstants haa chargo of the salo.
Tho elaborate scopo of this festlval has
mado tho expenses nearly double what
they have over been before, and the Wed?
ncsday Club looks to tho Importanco of
tho celebratlon of its tenth annlversary
as an event that wlll contrlbutc, In somo
measure, to the popular enthuBlasni,
whfle the arrangementB for tho festlvnl
aro such as to exclto tho wldest posslbl"
Interest and patronage.
RICHMOND ELKS
Trip to Baltimore to Be Discussed at
Meeting To-Night.
An lmportant meeting of Richmond
Lodge of Blks wlll be held at the Homs
to-nlght. Plans for tho Baltlmoro trlp
wlll bo discuBsed and a number of appll
catlons wlll be p.iBsed upon.
Property Transfers.
Richmond; C. K. Coulling to Blandina
Snyder, 3,0-12 feet on nortn side of pub?
llo nlley. 20 feet wlde, extendlng from
Mendow to Park Street, $100.
W. H. Catlett to E. J. Dlctrlch, 40 feet
on wst sldo Plckett Street, 300 11-12 feet
south of Pleaaants, $625.
A Jannetta and E. F. Hlgglns to Emma
V, Hardesty. lot In renr of said Har
desty'a lot on Clay Street, betweon Twen
ty-flrst and Twenty-necond Streets, $100.
Mrs. Mary E. Lenhey to Mrs. Marla K.
Lllly Mahoney, 32 feet on south ?ldc Clay
Street, 100 feet west of Twonty-clghth,
$1,600.
C. F. Sauer and wlfe to Fred W. Wen
zel, 20 feet on north sldo pleaaants Street,
310 feet west of Mosby. $2,950.
Thomas E. Stagg and wlfe, Wllllam B,
Nowell and wlfo and E. A. Catllh and,
wlfe, to Joseph H. Loltch, 1IM-7-8-I2 feet
on north sldo Marsball Street, 07 7-12 feet
east of Twenty-thlrd, $3,100.
Henrlco: The Old Folks' Horno of rh
Gran.l Fountaln I.'nlte.l Order of Truo
Reforniera to W, A. II. Albnny, lot No,
10, on plan of Brownosvllle, $5050.
Hnme to same, lot 9 ort plan of Urownos
vllle, $51.25,
The Slander Suits,
Mr. John Carlaiul Pollard, representlnq
C, B. Woo.l, statcd yesterday that tho
Blande'r sults flleq by hlm for hls cllent
against Loren Dicker.son nnd E, If. GII
bert for $2,800 nn.l Jio.otto, rospectlvely,
are tho outcome of eertaln fulso report*
alleged to havo been mndo by them ln
reference of tho flnancinl stan.ling and
businoss Intogrlty of Mr. Wood.
Both Wood nnrt Dlckerson nro stock
brokerf!. onductlng establlshinents in
S.mtb Twelfth Street. They nro nex6
door nelghbors.
Visiting Here.
Miss Eatl.er Campbell and Miss P.i'o
Campbell, of 1 Itirrlsrinburg. Vn.. aro a'lslt
Ing thelr rolatlve, Mrs. George R. Can
non, No. 3C0 West Qraoe Street, this oily,
Goes lo Brlstol.
Tho Rov. W. L. Campbell, of this clty,
wiii go to Brlstol. Va., to reprosent tlio
Blble Socloty of Vlrglnla at the pieetlng
of Ablngdon P.v.sl.ylery.
A LOSTTREASURE
For Whlch All Natlons Have Bcert
Searchlng.
For centurles every olvlllzod natlon lm?
been searchlng for a lont Jewel, wlthout
Bi.ecess. Somctlmes h clue would bo dls
oovered, only to bo lost agaln, until tln
hopo of its over belng found lms nlrnost
been despalred of. Tliis prjeolcss jewej
is health. But to-.b.y I)r. Btirklmrl'S
Vegetable Coinpoiuul. the greatcst hoaltll
re.storer the worl.l lu.s over known, is be?
ing sent into evvry Hvll'ssed country oii
c-aith. In 1 !>om s.75?;,(iOn nersonH WOl'Q
trontfd. Kighty per cerjt. nt whom wer?
cured. If you sufl'er from IUii'.umiUlsm,
Constlpntlon. Nervousness or any dlsens(
of tho Blood. Llver or Kldneys/yb.u can i><
cured by thU great reniedy, 2a ctiila.
All driutfilsu.
