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LAW-MAKERS
"VERY SCARCE
Not Enough on Hand to Ac?
complish Much Business.
ENTICING AWAY SERVANTS
Bill Passed by Until ?. Tuesday? Mr,
Whltehead Excoriates the School at
Blacksburg?Mr, Fulton Makes
an Explanation.
Although the General Assemhly was In
nosHlon for nearly two hours yesterday,
nothing of Importance wu? dono In eith?
er house Thel'o was bnroly a ?luorum
of ulthor, Tho Senate put in the time
considering the committee bill ns to city
and town government, and almost com?
pleted It No action was taken on tho
Opio resolution, as to dato of adjourn?
ment and It went over until Tuesday, In
tho House, much of tho time of tho see
nlon was consumed In discussion of the
hill ?b to enticing servants from employ?
er*, but tho bill wont ovor until Tues?
day next, The crop post commission bill
furnished the text for a criticism of tho
Blacksburg School by Mr. Whltehead, of
Norfolk, who opposed the expenditure of
money In the attempt to eradicate tho
San Joso scale. Several unimportant lo?
cal bills were passed by tho Hume. Both
bodies adjournod until Monday.
The Senate.
.Contrary to expectation, there was a
quorum presonl when President pro tern
Wlckham called the Senato to order.
There was no prayer, ,. - -r ,
The Opie resolution ns to the date of
adjournment, cutting off tho Introduction
of bills and enforcing tho attendance of
members was not taken up. it will go.
ever for action until Monday or Tuesday,
?when there wlll.be a larger attendance.
No bills wero reported, from tho House,
and none from committees. ,? ,
Tho Houso bill providing for vestibule
fronts on trolley curs from November to
April was amended by Senator Andereon
bo as to pormlt the uso,of ears without
vestibules it? pleasant weather. Mr. Oono
hoo secured an amendment to the bill ?o
as to exempt trailer cara from tho re?
quirements as to vest?bulo fronts.
The Senate at 12:16 took up the special
order, tho further consideration of Sen?
ato bill 272. relating to cities and towns,
and the contested amendments wero
taken up. ? . ,?
Work on the amendments to this bill
was resumed arid continued until. 1:30 1'.
M.'.' when the Senate: adjourned urttll
Monday at noon. Consideration of the
bill was practically concluded, there be?
ing but one more amendment to bo con?
sidered. Tho bill will bo disposed of in
a few minutes Monday If tho presence of
a quorum can be held.
No other business ?was taken ux> yester?
day. Altogether the session was one of
the dullest on record.
The House.
When tho House was called to order
promptly, at noon by Speaker Ityan. the
m tendance was rather more stim than
usual. Prayer' was offered by the Ttev,
J. Calvin Stewart, D. D., pastor of the
Church of tho Covenant.
Immediately after .tho announcement of
two committees by tho chair Mr. Church?
man offorod a resolution providing that
on and after next Tuesday the Houso
meet every morning at 10 o'clock except
on Monday's, when tho session bo held
dm usual at noon. Such a resolution. Mr.
Churchman declared, was called for by
the congested condition of tho calendar.
Borne discussion devoloped over the time
far holding the sessions, and the patron
of tho resolution thereupon asked that It
lay on tho table until Monday.
As soon ns Mr. Churchman took his
?eat. Mr. Fulton, of Wise, arose to make
a further statement In connection with
the attuck he made Friday on tho
Commltteo for Courts of Justice for fail?
ure to report the resolution calling for
tho election of United States Senators by
the people. With reference to this mat?
ter. Mr. Fult?n now sold:
"I do not prosumo my viow as to tho;
proper Interpretation to bo nut upon tho.
vote which was had on yestorday on the"
motion to discharge tho Committee for
Courts of Justlco from the consideration
of the resolution making application to
Congress to call a convention for tho pur?
pose of proposing an' amendment to the
Federal Constitution, providing for the
election of United States Senators by
the jpeoplo. Is a matter of vory great
moment to the members of the House,
But. In view of tho fact that the even?
ir?- paper on yesterday quoted me as say
in?? that I regarded the vote a? a test
vote of tho Houso on the question of tho
election of United States Senators by the
people, I wish to say that I did not
mnko?certainly did not Intend to, If I,
did?any suoh statement. What I said to
the reporter was this: That I thought
the vote should be taken as Indicating'
the views of members In regard to that,
partloular resolution. Now, I do not
know whether this Is correct or not, but
It soenis to mo that a member who votee
Bgalnst even considering a measure Is
not very favorably Impressed with It. Bo
that as It may, the rocord of the vote Is
In the Journal, and may bo taken for
.what It Is worth."
THIS SERVANTS' BILL.
It did not take long for tho House to
become In medias ros again over the
much-debated servants' bill, designed to
?prevent any person from enticing, por
feuadlng or proourlng tho servant of an?
other to leave his employer.
when tho Houso adjourned Friday
?Mr. Cardwell had Just bojrun to speak,
nnd tho gentleman from Hanover now
arose to discuss the matter. Briefly, It
? was stated by Mr, Cardwell that he
wished to olimlnnto from the bill the ob
Jeotlonoblo features. The chief objec?
tion was tho provision permitting the re?
covery of double damages from the
recalcitrant sorvunt. With a view to
removing this obstacle, he moved a re?
consideration of the Boaz substitute and
offered the following In its place;
1. Be It onncted by tho Oonoral Assem?
bly of Virginia. That It shall be unlawful
for any person to knowingly entice, per?
suade, or procuro any servant who shall
bave contracted In writing or orally to
Berve his employer, to unlawfully leave
the service of such employer during the
time for which euch servant shall have
contracted,
' 2.? Any person violating tho provisions
of this not shall bo fined not exceeding
flOO qr Imprisoned In Jail not exceeding
hroo months, or both.
3. This not shall bo In forco from Its
Bossage,
Discussion of the Cardwell substituto
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PRETTY CHEEKS.
A Food That Makes Girl? Sweet to
Look Upon.
Tho right food for young ladles la of
Die greatest Importance to their looks, to
?ay nothing of the health. Thin, sallow
girls don't got tho right food you ?nay
be, absolutely certain. A Brooklyn girl
?ays: "For a long time in splto of all 1
could do I was thin, skinny und nervous
My chooks wore bo sunken my friends'
usod to remark on how bad l looked. I
couldn't seem to get strength from my
food?moat, potatoes, bread, &o. So r
tried various medicines without help.
"I often road about Grape-Nuts, but
never tried the food urtili ono day some?
thing Impressod mo that perhaps |(. I
would oat Grape-Nuts for ruy nnnres and
brain, I could,digest and get tho good of
my food. So I started In, The food with
?jream was fqaoln'atlng to my,tasto, and ?
(went in for it regularly twice n day.
"Y\\ell, I began to Improve and now
While on my third package, ?, rmve
ehftiigod so my frionas congratulato me
? warnily, aslt me what in the world I have
taken, &o., &o, My ohoeks aro plump
and rosy, find 1 feel so strong and well,
I sleep sound an? It semis as though I
couldn't got enough to eat. Thank you
?Inaerei/ for maklnff Grape-Nuts." Name
flve/n.by Postum Co., Battle Crook, Mloh.
tMro'a ? j-wsoft fof Graj>e?Nut?,
followed with a sharp colloquy how and
then between Its patron finti Mr, White
head, of Norfolk, who I? lending the fight
ngfilnst it. At oho point Mr. Whltehead
doctored Hint the whole bill would brow
trotiblot thnt It wn.H born In sin nnd In-,
unity, nnd that the devil wns the chief
lobbyist ? round the Capitol In Its favor,
The gentlomah from Norfolk was .quite
sure thnt Ills Satanic Majesty was In fa?
vor of the bill.
PASSED BY, , .;.
An offort was now made to get the
y.-'ioie mailer out of the wtiy, bo that tho
Holme might take up the tincontestnd
blllH on tho calendar, Tho House had ft
bare rjiiorum present and tho same would
probably bo tho caso on Monday. It
was dun to Ihn members thnt they all
bo tri ven'a chance to volo on this Impor.
tarit mutter, Hut meanwhile the small
attendance could unburden tho calendar
of a lot of uncoh tested business. Mr.
Hunley, of Muthows, thoroupon moved
tliat the motion to reconi Icier the Bon?
subelituto bo passed by until next Tuos?
day, . '?
Another hot fight developed here. On
a division tho motion to pass by was sus?
tained by BO to 25, but an aye nnd no voto
was demanded by Mr, Whlloh?ad and
others, Tho Speaker warned tho gen?
tlemen that quell a vote might discover
the House without a quorum?a disas?
trous prospect?but the contestants In
sIsteH and tho roll was called. Tho
chair sont out to bring In as niany mom.
ber? as possible.
Every voto was needed, as the sequel
showed, Twenty-nlno ayes were record?
ed anil twenty-four noes, Tho motion
to reconsider wns thoroupon passed by
until Tuesday.
BILLS PASSED.
Uncontosted blllH on the calendar were
now taken up and adopted ns follows;
House bill No. mi, with Senato amend?
meni?. Tho bill prescribe? tho .mannor
In which a county or city tronsuror may,
after tho expiration of his term, socuro
a final discharge from his liability as
such trcasuror.
Sennto bill No. IDA: To amend and re
nnnct section 313!? of tho Code of Virginia,
us amended nnd re-enacted by act ap?
proved July 28. lf<02. In relation to who
nro Hablo to serve ns Jurors,
Senate Bill No. 252: To fix the terms of
tho judges of tho Corporation Courts for
tho cltlos of Bristol, rtadford and Buena
VlHtn.
IIouso Bill No. 227: To authorize th?
city of Petersburg to acquire land neces?
sary to construct a channel for diverts
ing tho fresh water from the Appomatto*
river at Petersburg, Va., co aa to Im?
prove tho harbor and channel of said
river.
OTHER BILLS,
Several bills were passed by without
reading, and several othors were ad?
vanced to tho third reading and ordered
to bo engrossed.
House bill No. ICO.? to amend and ro
enact section SS of the Codo of Virginia
as.amended and re-enacted by, an act
approved July 28, 1002, making registrara
consorvntor? of the peace, was passed
by at tho Instance of-Mr. Hcerrnane, who
Indicated that he would oppose It. Opon
?notion of Its patron, Mr. Fulton, Houso
bill No. 221 was dismissed.
When Senate bill No. 803, to amend and
ro-enact an act entitled an act to create
and maintain a State Board of Crop peat
Commissioners and to define Its duties
and powere, approved March d, 1900. came
up on Its second reading. Mr. Whltehead
moved that it be dismissed. In a rather
spicy speech he declared that each yoar
more and more money was being required
for tho protection of crops In the
Slato. The treasury was being drained,
he said, and he wanted It stopped. The
gentleman from Norfolk went, gloves
off, for tho Virginia Polytechnic Insti?
tute, which, It Is said, -i? behind the bill.
While ho admitted that It was a well
conducted Institute, he declared that he
saw Rlacksburg hanging over the State
like ari" octupus sucking the treasury at
every point where it can put Its tentacles
to work. At every session of the Legis?
lature It has representatives lobbying? for
contributions. This year tho school want?
ed $140,000, saying that It could not take
cure of the Virginia boys without It. In
the Investigation-It was shown that the
reason it could not take care of tho Vir?
ginia boys was that thov were crowded
out by eighty boys from other States.
MOTION WITHDRAWN.
Applause greeted the first remark made
by Mr. Boaz. who arose to dofend tho
bill. Ho declared that It came strangely
from Mr. Whltehead to speak of drain?
ing the treasury Jn view of tho Norfolk
gentleman's recent activity In behalf of
the Jamestown appropriation. Proceed?
ing, Mr. Boaz went on to show the ad?
vantages and the need of the bill. He
mane an able defense and woe about
to bo followed In the same line by Mr.
Slpe, when Mr. Whltehead withdrew his
motion to discuss.
Shortly after this tho House became
Involvod In a rambling discussion over
Mr. Allen's bill to amend and re-en?
act section 13 of an" act approved March
4, ISM, entitled "an act to amend and
re-enact an act entitled an act to pro?
vide for a method of voting by ballot,"
and to repeal section 20 of said act. The
bill was on the second reading and was
amended. Before tho vote could be taken
on Its engrossment, the house, upon mo?
tion of the member from Bedford, ad?
journed until Monday at noon.
BILLS INTRODUCED.
By Mr. Whltehead: A bill to make Il?
legal and punish tho conducting of saw?
mills, slaughter-hou.ics, or wood yards
operating saws, run otherwise than by
hand, within half a mile of any city or
town without first obtaining the permis?
sion of the Board of Supervisors of the
county where situated. The bill provides
for oacb violation a penalty of not less
than HO and not more than Jl?o. each
day's contlnuanco of said business with?
out such permission to be deemed a sepa?
rate offenso.
By Mr. Green: A bill to Improve the
roads of Fauquler county.
By Mr. Gardner: A bill to provide for
Inspecting and insuring olevators In tho
Capitol and Library building. The pa?
tron of the bill Btates that the elevators
havo not been Inspected for some time
and that one of them recently broke.
Bv Mr. J. J.'Owen: To amend and re
enact an act authorizing the qualified
voters of Prince Edmard county to voto
upon tho question of issuing the bonds of
said county to secure money for the pur
poso of purchasing road machinery and
Improving the- public roads of said conn
ty. and authorizing the Board of Super?
visors to Issue tho bonds of tho county
for said purpose if the vote shall be in
favor thereof, approved March 15. 1902.
By Mr. Caton: Petition asking tho Leg?
islature for additional allowance of State
funds for criminal prosecutions in Alex?
andria county, Va.
THE BAPTIST
GATHERING
Continued From First Page.)
Lord's work and the world's needs,
? THE BOARDS.
Three missionary boards work undor the
guidance of tho convention. They are
tho Foreign Mission Board, with head
quartors In Richmond; tho Home Mission
Board, with headquarters In Atlanta, and
tho Sunday-school Board, with headquar?
ters In Nashville. These boards manage
the missionary work and the publishing
business, and are supported by tho volun?
tary contributions of tho local? churches
all over tho country. Tho boards report
annually to the convention and rocelvo
advice from tho convention, and always
follow its advice and Instructions. Tho
convention also elects the officers of the
buards. The work of these boards mokes
the business the convention has to trans?
ect, It also hns altlnd of advisory watch
cure over the Southern Baptist Theologi?
cal Seminary, located nt Louisville, but
no absolute authority over It.
AUXILIARY BODIES,
The Baptist Young Peoplo's Union has
becomo an auxiliary of tho convention,
as has olso tho Woman's Missionary
Union. Those bodies hold their meetings
the same wook with tho convention, and
tho ?attor reports directly to It, having
pluped Itself under tho watch-care of the
convention. The' Young People's Union
will hold their meeting next Thursday,'
?mV tht meetings of tho Woman's Union
?\1\ bo hold In the Independent Presby?
terian Church during tho sessions of tjie
convention. This union lias ' thoroughly
systematized the work for missions among
tho Baptist women of the South.
The "last year's session of the. conven?
tion was held In Aahevllle, N. C., at which
time there were present 1,033 delegates,
i'ii |ess than the number entitled to seats,
Churches and. missionary .societies are ac
corded delegate? on Iho battis vii ilio, juontsy,
Thalh/mer's.
Th?lh?mer's,
Thalhimer's*
The
Selling of
Tailor=Made Suits
At Ohese Prices is Unprecedented at Jhis S'irne of the if ear.
%L?,Best Mis.
Can we interest you ? Many of
your friends have profited by our
groat reduction salo of i Tailor
Made Suits. They must movo,
and prioes do the work. Call and
be convinced it will be to your ad?
vantage to buy now, which will bo
a saving of 10 to ' 25 per cent.
Many advanced stylos regardless
of cost.
Black Suits, cheviot cloth and etamlno,
all the newest Ideas, *10-<?$f?,00
Colored Suits, Etamine CHoth Can
vaa and fancy mixtures, ^^X/f.Q.00
to ?..?.?.
Misses' Suits. Etamine and .ti?nn
Cloth, $10.00 and ..?ViWV
At\ extraordinary Purchase of Jtandsome
Silk Coats.
box
$?2.50
Children's Peter
viot and clotb $3.98 to
Shantung Coats, unlined
effects, shoulder
capes, $10 to.
Peau de Soie and
Taffeta Box Coats # ?/* ? ?
and Baglans, $10 to... $JU* UU
Ping Pong or Coffee Coats,
taffeta and peau do ? soie, stitched
and lace trimmed,. #//) s\r\
$5 to....*'U' UU
' Children's and Misses' Silk
Coats, all lengths,
sizes 3 to 14 years,
$5 to....
Jackets.
All the hew. Ideas in Corset
Form Coats, covert
cloth and cheviot ? ? t\/\ /\r\
jackets, $5 to.*?U. UU
Thompson reefers, che- ?*>? ? a
Jhe Remarkable Sale of Sample
Press and Sltiri*
i?alking y*"??
Another largo
shipment of Skirts,
both walking and
dress lengths,
reached us to-day.
? hose comprise
the most advanced
ideas in voile, eta?
mine, cloth and
fan o y mixtures,
Such a variety of
styles we can only
mention a few
items :
sw.oo
Imported Yoilo
Skirts, nine gored
flaro, trimmed with
Peau do Soie folds
and silk braid, ap
pliqued in cloth
leaves and silk
grade designs over
heavy taffeta dress
skirt, full sweep,
cheap at $45.00,
Our Price,
$30.00
One of the latest novelties? the triple eWrt?made of llgbt-welght
brood-cloth, taffeta foundation, trimmed with-silk braid In- toe ? ?
sertlon; habit back, en traine; very effective, at.. vHO.Vv
Fashions latest edict - calls for sun-plaited skirts. These are
shown In Voile and Etamine. Imported Voile, sun-plaited skirts,
fitted yokes; trimmed with fagottlng and silk braid, Jf ?? ??
Etamine Skirts, panel front, sevon goro style?, eaoh gore strapped
with material,. clusters of Peau do Solo folds between ??? ??
straps; habit back. ?lO.UU
Other styles Voile and Etamine at $10.00 and . $12,50
Pedestrian skirts, Shephord's plaide, groy, tan and green; yoke
trimming of self material ?'flare, finished at bottom with
stitching and straps....V.........
Pedestrian Skirts, the now snow:flake canvas cloth, tucked, kilt?
ed bottom, triple yoke, finished with pearl buttons,
perfect fitting.
A variety of styles In mohair and llght-welghf Melton ?o j ?
Walking Skirts, ?5.00 and. 0B.*O
$8.4-8
$7.48
Silks and ??ash Press ?oods.
Here interest never flags?all argumenes fon quality and price^ in v^ue^giving: conver^
Hero the correct weave, the desirable fabric; thefashionable color at the PltLOE'you Want t? pay.
Striped and Checked Silks in a beautiful range of colorinss. /LOr.
Our quality price.. tu?
Fancy Silks in the most stylish? effects at a medium price, ye
Our quality price. ""
Foulard Silks?we continue to sell $1.00 and. 75c. qualities. bqc
Our quality price.<. wvu
Black Taffeta and Black Japanese Silks?36 Inches wide. Our ? ?
quality price. '"V
Black Japanese Silks?among thero the beautiful finished
$1.00
75c
Whito Habutal Silks?just received a special selection 27 in?
ches wide. Our quality prices, 50, .65, and........................
White Peau de Cygne?a lovely quality Just received. Our ?g
quality price.? .??.:. v""
Black Peau do Sole?a very choice selection. Our quail- ?? qq
ty prices 5Sc. to. vovv
Pongoo Cloth?a very fine finished goods, 36 Inches wldo. rqc
Our quality prlco. ""
Black Peau de Sole and Black Taffeta, 36 inches wide?a choice
selection. See theml
There are hundreds of kinds hero from which to make your se?
lections. Each and every, one so pretty,, so desirable and so good a
value that It is hard to quote prices In this limited space. One visit
to our store will tell you? more than all we can put Into type on this
page.
33-inch Madras Cjtnghams, W/zc aAfard.
In stripes; all tho popular shades and very serviceable. ???/.
Worth 16 2-3 and 20c. a yard. Our price per yard.. i&'/ZG
?top-Jacking, 8'?3C a [fard.
Silk Finish Hopsacklng In all shades. Begular 12%c. value.
Special per yard.,.
32-inch Oxfords, J2i/zc a yard.
For waist or shirt-waist suits, both stripes and Sheppard
plaids. Good valuo at 16 2-3c a yard. Our price per yard..
32-inch Chambrays. 12'lzc a t/ard.
Solid colors chambrays In all the popular shades; cheap
at 16 2-3 a yard. Our prlco por yard.
Visit our storo and ask to see our line of Mercerized suitings,
which has just been received?something entirely new for i9i/??
shirt-waist suits. Only, per yard.,....;. IA'/ZG
8I/3C
121/zc
W/zc
Ghathimor9 s
f?fMinori/ Department
Jhe/Zewest in ?Trimmed ?tats.
Cnrything that is popular and stylish in
J rimmed Millinery for women, misses, and
children, *
Jhe extremely smart models are shown
here in the greatest variety ever gathered by
any Millinery house. Jhe special daintiness
of materials and trimmings are more con?
spicuous than in any other display, and our
prices are always less than half what like
hats would cost you elsewhere.
?
tai ?
Richmond's ?Jest Place for Millinery.
Somo very special values In Trimmed and untrlmmed
Ready-to-Wear Hats. HMffiHNMH
Something almost unheard of. a traveling man's earnples
In Untrlmmed Hats, some 200 all told, oome In Black,-White,
colors of all kinds and not one In tho lot worth less than
76c. To create rapid selling, as wo need the room for i/ir>
our regular lines, will be......,..,... ?ft?
The New Shape Rough Sailor, with leather sweat ?g
band; the regular. BOo. kind, to-morrow at..,?..?;..,;.,,V9Q
An unusual attractive display of Children's^ Holllng
Brim Sailors; made'in the most durable braids,, with >?a/)?
assorted bands?79, 69 and. 9VU
Just received the Palm Beach Sailor, the hat which ,1s
going to bo all tho craze at the watering and sum- mi ? ?
mer resorts! a splendid grade hero at.. f/???
Wo are selling agents for the most popular make of
Shirt?Waist Hats. The Butterfly, taking the lead, cornea in?.
Solid Black, White and White with Black. Looks *? B?
every,Inch a $S.OO hat, at. f?.??
?asement Closing Prices.
Two-Quart Heavy Tin Sprinklers, woto 17c, now.. J^g
Four-Q?art Heavy Tin Sprinklers, were.21c, now.. ??Q,
Eight-quart Heavy Tin Sprinklers, were 29c, bow.. 21?
Special prices Jhis ?)eek on Juliet Jets.
92 Dozen Decorated French China. Breakfast and >? 4/l
Fruit Platos, worth $2.60 and J3.00.doz., for doz..,. v/.SV
100-pleco Dinner Sets, Handsomely decorated in Blue
Green,
Special, per
100-pleco Dinner ?sets, idtanosomeiy decorated m Blue
and Green, that sold at $9.00 and $10.00 ?>s?a
Special, per set. ?Jo. Jo
!
Another Cut on Aamps and (?lobes
Jhis ??eek.
Eleven Handsome Decorated French China Meat (i ?a
Platters, worth $2.00, $2.60 and $3.00 oach. Special.. W*9
Decorated China Fruit Saucers, worth 72c, dozen. ?_
Special, eaoh..,........;.. ??
Decorated China Gravy Boats, were 26o eaoh, now ?{
choleo. /ec
Three-quart Oranlte Coffee and Tea Pots, worth *?_
46c, for, oach..... A9U
SVi-pound Japanned Sugar Boxes, worth 16c, for tn
oach .?.
they contribute to the cause ot missions, |
overy ?260 being good for a delegate. In
addition, district assoclatolns are entitled |
to delegates, regardless of contributions.
The delegates aro from churches In the
States of Alabama, Arkansas, Florida,
Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland,
Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina,
South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Vir?
ginia, the Dlstrlot ot Columbia, Indian
Territory and Oklahoma.
LAROER MEMBERSHIP.
Tho contributions to the mission enter?
prises of the convention having been
larger In tho past year, It beng a pros?
perous year generally, the number ot del?
egates entitled to seats at this convention
will be larger than last year. The figures
arc not; Just now obtainable, but the Indi?
cations are that the membership oan now
be put down at 1,700, of which fully 1,200
may bo expected to show up. Add to
those the small army of visitors that
may be certainly expected, and It looks
as If not less than two thousand Baptist
visitors will be looking upon the wonders
and beauties of Savannah next week.
? VIRGINIA'S REPRESENTATION.
Last year Virginia woe ^entitled to 100
delegates, all of whom attended the con?
vention, tho same being held near by.
The contributions to the mission boai'rts
having been muoh larger this past year,
rvirglnta's delegation Will ?probably be
run up to 200 for this session of the conr
ventlon. So far the local committees
have received notice of the contemplated
attendance of the following Virginians:
T. H, Athey, Wythe D, Anderson, L.
E, Barton, E. E, Bomar, I. S. Boyles,
Richard C. Barlow, C, L, Corbltt, George
Cooper, Alfred Clay, Georgo W, Cox, A,
E. Dickinson, W. T, Derleux, F, W. Duke,
James R, Doan, T.. S, Dunaway, W. B.
Daughtry, J. S, Dill, G. C. Duncan, T. H,
E?ett, H. T. Ellyson, H. D. Eller, J. T.
Kllyson, W. F, Fisher, R. E. Gaines. R.
B. Garrett, D. W. Goode, R. D. Garland,
C. S. Gardner, R. A, Gary, W. P. Hlnes,
G. W. Hurt, J. B, Hawthorne, J. M. Ham?
rio, J. B. Hut son, W. E. Hatcher, E. A.
Hancock, J. J. Hall. I, B. Lake, H, T>
Louthnn, J. I'? Lawless, J. M. Luck, J.
II. Mauck, J. W. Mitchell, I. M. Mercer,
J. E, Nottingham, Jr., A. E. Owen? W,
L. Plckard, R. H, Pitt, J. M. Plloher, H.
R. Pollard, Sr., J, T. Rlddlck, C. H. Ry
land, W. S. Royall, W. X Ready, G. M,
Richter, Sr., D. A. Ramoy, C. T. Smith,
W, W. Sisk, D. A. Solly, W..R. L. Smith,
C. p, Steuley, J. M. Thomas, W. H. H.
Trice, S. H. Thompson. J. J. Taylur, H,
W, Trlbble, Georgo B. Taylor, R. J. W||
Ungham, Poter Wright, A. B. Woodfin,
C. N. Williams, W. 11, Whltsltt, H. A.
WlUiH, J. B. Williams, and Frank T.
Woodson.
THE SEMINARY.
The annual meeting of the Board of
Trustees of tho Southern Baptist Theo?
logical Seminary is always held the same
week with the convention, at which lime
the rop'irt of Its yoar's work Is mado up
and submitted |o tho convention. Tho
meeting will be held Thursday morning
and will probably last all day. It Is no
secret that the-reports will show a larger ?
1 lUteuiiuuce pi ?UilviUa .Out? (a ??X or%- J
vious year and a greater success along
all lines ot work Thursday night the
Seminary alumni banquet will be hold at
the Bo Soto Hotel, and the Information
now at hand goes to show that It will be
enjoyed by a larger number of graduates
than ever attended a previous banquet.,
HARMONY WILL PREVAIL.
There Is evory Indication that tho sos
slons of the convention will be harmoni?
ous, as thero aro no exciting questions to
come up. There has been some talk for
several years past ot changing the basis
of representation In the body, and It may
be that some one will offer a resolution
looking to this end, but if tho. question
does come up It will causo little or no
discussion, ns It will probably bo referred
to a commltteo to consider for a year and
report at the next annual meeting.
The convention will last four days, in?
cluding Sunday, and after Its adjournment
quito a number of the dolegates will go on
short trips to Florida and other points ot
Interest.
There will bo no regular session of the
convention on Sunday, and all the city
pulpits will bo (Hied by visiting ministers,
and In tho afternoon memorial services In
honor of. tho lato Dr, J. L. M. Curry will
be held. At this service the Rev. Dr, W.
H. Whltsltt, of Richmond, will deliver the
principal address. F. 8. W.
SUNDAY SEASIDE OUTINOS
VIA C. &. O. RY.
NEWPORT NEWS, OLD POINT,
OCEAN VIEW AND NORFOLK,
S 1.00. CAPE HENRY AND
VIRGINIA BEACH, $1.26
ROUND TRIP.
Commencing next Sunday, May 8d,
these popular outings will bo Inaugu?
rated, running ovory Sunday until fall.
Two special fast traine leave Rloh
mond 8:80 A. M. and f:0O A. M? parlor
oars attached. 8:80 A. M. train for BUok
roo Old Point, Ocean View, and Norfolk,
via Ocean View. 0:00 A. M. train for
Newport News, Old Point and Norfolk.
Returning, leavo Norfolk (Oco\n Vlow
Railway) 7:00 P. M.'i Ocean Vlow 7:80
P, M. and Old Point 8:15 P. M., arrivine
Richmond 10:16 P. M. Ticket also good
returning on Chesapeake and Ohio train
leaving Norfolk 4:00 P. M., Old Point 4:25
P, M., and Newport News 4:fiS P. M.
Passengers for Capo Henry ond Vir?
ginia Bench handled on ChesApoako
Transit cars, now electrlo lino, running
every half hour, Norfolk to Capo Honry
and Virginia Bench. A delightful rido
along tho ooast.ln full vlow of tho ocean.
Most attractive, and delightful Sunday
outings bo far. arranged via tho Chosa
peake and Ohio to Die seaside reports,
Bear? tb? ^?*lh9 Klati Yo.u H we Always Bought
Signatare
.if
STEAMER LEGCETT
CAUGHT BY A GALE
All Building in the City is Tied
up on Arxount of Strike
of the Carpenters.
NEWPORT NEWS, VA., May 2.?The
lumber steamor Frances H. Leggett, Capt.
Jahnsen, left the shlppyard to-day and
again started on her long voyage to San
Francisco, The Vessel, which was recent?
ly completed at the shipyard for the
Hammond Lumber Company of San Fran?
cisco, loft the yard' last Saturday On her
maiden voyage. She was heavily loadedJ
with a cargo of steel rails and carried
two large railroad looomotlves on ' her
deoks. Off Cape Hatterns tho ship was
caught by a galo and her steering gear
become disabled, and for a while the sea
broke over her In suoli a way that It
was feared 'that ehe would go down. Fin?
ally the gear was temporarily repaired,
and the captain put book to this port. At
the shipyard Hie ship was repaired and
put Into condition again, and about one
hundred tons of her cargo was discharged.
It Nvas found that the Leggott was too
heavily loaded for safety, and It was
thought that she would have-to discharge
?about 70O tons,
Work on all of tho buildings under con?
struction in the city is tied up on account
of the strike of the oarpenters and paint?
ers. Every union carpenter In the olty.
those employed at the shipyard excopted,
Is out, and although some of tho con?
tractors aie working themselves, practi?
cally nothing Is bolng accomplished.
About one-third of tho union painters,
those employed by the contractor who
refused to grant the eight-hour, day de?
manded, aro also out, Formal reports of
tho strikes wore made at the regular
meeting of tho Contrai Labor Union last
night, and tho situation was fully dis?
cussed. Very little was-given out for
publication, but It Js said that tho union
men expect to sottlo tho strikes some
time next week, although they deolaro
thai they will not go buck to work un?
less the contractors und bosso? will make
an agreeable settlement. ,
Judgo Barbaro, in the Corporation Court
has grantod forty-four liquor licenses
for k.ie your beginning. May 1 up to this
timo. On tho first day tho Judge sat
to grant licenses last year ho granted
sevonty-three licenses, so It can be soon
that the increased State and city licenses
are having considerable effect. .
?fue collections St the cuatom house toii '
the month of April amounted to ?103.7(11.42.
Of this amount ?102,437.27 represented the
collections on dutios,
SALOON TO CLOSE
P, P. Dillard Sells Out at Walkerton Be?
cause of Mann Law.
(Special to Tho Ttmei-Dlspntch.)
WALKERTON, VA., May 2.-P. P. Dll
lard had .an auotlon Thursday. He has
closed out his liquor business In Walker
ton and will not apply for license under
the Mann law,
Mr. Donaldson Is In Walkerton and has
about eooured enough subscriptions to
render the pickle factory an assured
fact.
Mr. John Fleet has recently sold his
house and lot In Walkorton to Mr. Gray,
who bought his mill last yoar.
Notwithstanding the freeze the first of
April, there will be a good crop of ap?
ples and a few peaches, poar? and oher
'rles of all kinds.
The farmer? ar? backward tn their
work, owing to continued bad weather.
REBECCA'S TRIUMPH
It Proved a Great Success Financlslly
and Socially,
The Bieters of SU Mary's Benedlotln?
Instituto were delighted with the suc?
cosa of the entertainment given by tho
young ladles of tho academy at St. Mury's
Hall on Wednesday evening, April 89,
1003, which Boored a greiKkfeucoeaa finan?
cially as well as artlstloally. Tho hall
was crowded to the doors,
Mrs. Jennie Yeamans mado a decided
hit In the rolo of Meg, u half-witted va
gTont. All crowned themselves with gloryk ?
eaoh one doing so well.
The sisters of the Institute., wish. to
tender their sincere thanks, to. all who^
contributed to make tho por??rmance^ucti.?.
a success. To Professor Frank Cosby,' to.'..!
tho press, to Mrs. Jennie Yoaaiojis, and :
to each Individual member of the cost, '
composed of Miss Eleonora Steinbrecher,
Miss Rose B?hen, Miss Adele Loving,
Miss Alma Domlnlol, Miss gella Tolker,
Miss nose Blowers, Miss Marie Stumpf,
Miss Estollo Hulohor, Miss Marie Ander?
son, Miss Grace Miller. Miss Bertha Levy,
Miss Madeline Dominici, Miss Carrie
Bragg, Miss Nora FitBP?.l?lo? Und Misa .
Mary Bossleux.
SUGAR OANE GROWERS' CON
VENTION.
Macon, Ga,, May 6th to Bth.
For this occasion the Atlantlo Coast
Line will sell tickets from points on Ita
Une to Macon, Ga,, and return, at rat?
ot on? faro, plus twenty-five cents; tick?
ets on sale May 4th and Bth, with final
return limit May 10th, This Is the quick?
est and most comfortable route to Ma?
con. Through Pullman Sleeping Car?,
with dlnlng-car service. For full Infor?
matloti apply to agenta, or
C. 8. CAMPBELL,
Division Passenger Agent,
No. 838 Ea?t Main St., Richmond, Vn.
? .?. 19 ?? 40 3rt.X -?. .
Bean th? ^??,1? Kin"d You Have Always BcujM
PRIZE WINNERS
IN THE TIMES-DISPATCH WANT COLUMN
CARTOON CONTEST
Tho five plises for the bost drawings
submitted In The Times-Dispatch Want
Column Cartoon Contest were awarded as
follows;
First prise, $3.00 order, A. T., care of
carrier 47, city.
Seoond prise, $1.00 order, Miss M, Wood
loss, general delivery, city.
Third prl?o.H.OO oidor, Mba Leota Dav?
enport, 19 South Pino Street, city.
Fourth prino, $1.00 order, Samuel B.
Richardson, HO Randolph Street, city.
Fifth, prize. $1,00 order, P, H. Bowler,'
1201 Dauco Street, city.
The contestants deserving special credit
aie:
Richmond, Va.-G. B., R. I* Smith,
Buwuel ?, Rlcbartftoo, ft. ?, G,4 Mr?? ??
A. Stlth, L. B., Samuel ?. Richardson, J.
H. D. '
Henry, Va.?Laura C. Sanes.
Roanoke, Va,?Mrs, W, C. Pitxer.
Frederlcksburg, Va??Inviala I* Rieti?
ni i!.i.
rutersburg, Va.?Ruby H. Crowder.
Salem, Va.-W. J, Biggs, Jr.,
Howling Green. Va.?Aubrey Valentine.
Floyd, Va.?George S. Hoqack,
Fannvllle, Va.?B. W. Berber.
Blackstone, Vit?M?as L. V. Spencer.
Allance, Va.?H. T, Savage,
Harris, Va.?Annle il. Johnston. ?.?'.?
Surry, Va.?Robbie C. Astrop.
Bklnquurtor, Va.?Annle Muy Jobnf|.?jy^
Misa M. S. Abram?. ?'.'_?'?'- '? <??
Mariliisvlllo, Va-James A. Mullios, C*.
cil D. Wllior.
