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'"> East Broad Street.
ta order to vole In the municipal election
?xt year, registered voters In Richmond
list pay their poll tax this year.
"This ts a matter of great Importance to
*!JvIdu?l voters and to the city as a
fj!Ole. Last year the poll tax was as
h?ed against 22.000 persons In the city
1 Richmond, bat only 8.SO0 of these paid
t? tax prior to December 1st
?rt\? year the poll tax has been as
used against 21.741 persons, of whom
'T-ttS are white and d.936 are. colored.
-gt is plain to see that unless the voters
f Richmond are more diligent this year
an they were last year in payine the
*n tax, very few persons will be per?
mitted to vote In the municipal election
xt June.
3ur Information Is that many more per?
ns have paid the poll tax this year, but
Say others are etlll delinquent and we
" jg* them to pay up befc > the time ex
.T??
'JJany are forgetful or : JIfferent. and
Jn fall to pay unless they are reminded
j do so. and so we suggest to the heads
3 commercial, financial and manufactur?
es Institutions of the city, arid to all
??^sons having white men In their em
;/jyi?ent the propriety of calling the st?
ation of such persons to the Importance
.?paying poll tax. A little judicious work
.-; this direction will doubtless have a
jod effect
It Is more than probable that some
flstered voters In Richmond have not
; en assessed, and the Impression seems
: prevail that it Is now too late to get
?sir names on the books of the Corn,mis
' <ner of the Revenue. But such Is not
e fact We are authorized by Mr. 0.
Hawkins to say that all persons who
va not been listed may be assessed up
? December 1st by applying at his office.
Son't fail to take advantage of this
?'er.
:>bn't fall to pay your poll tax. If you
'< fall you will disfranchise yourself..
j
? A Good Measure.
^s the House of Delegates yesterday
'. Allen offered amendments to House
;l No. 329, amending sections Ml and
! of the Code, reducing the penalty of
a bonds of county and city treasurers,
erlffs and clerks, so that the penalty of
'8 bond of any such treasurer shnl! not
eeefl the amount to be annually handled
'* him, nor be lestt-than seventy-five per
nt. thereof, and requiring all of satd
leers to give as surety on their oflflc'al
-rid.* some surety or guaranty company
jlng business in the State.
*M amendment to this amendment was
.lered by Mr. Leake, providing that no
";'wa?ty company doing business In the
lata shall charge a greater re.t* of pre
\ Iubj than on other similar bonds, and
?K> providing that in case of failure of
- e. officer to secure a guaranty bond at
1 equitable rate, he may give personal
snrlty, such as will meet with the nj?
.oval of the Circuit or Corporation
>uxt. As thus amended, the Allen
jendmer.t was adopted.
Jv"a have long advocated a measure of
is character, and we hone that It will
come a law. The day of personal ae
rity Is past First of all, |t Is unfair
r any Officer to ask a friend to go on
i toond, when e-ocurity can be nad in a
rnpany whose business is to perform
oh tervlces. As well ask a friend to in.
ra your house,. The bondsman takes all
? risk, without getting a cent of pay,
d the best ha can hope for is that he
U not lose, But that U not a question
r the Slate to consider. It is in the in
:*8t of the Statu and in the interest of
Od government that ofllcers he bonded
reliable guaranty companies, winch
a able to pay losses, bueli companies
e-p In touch w.tn uheh clients and are
ry apt to know It they aro negligent.
4? system ol bonding Is tho next beet
-ng to a regular Infection eytsiom on
> part ol mt: suij.
A Senator Indicted.
-.'he ifiuu.tii.ci.i utiu-iiioi fcenawr Charles
| Lieiricri, ot NourasKu, lor bribery Is
jS of me most interesting cases ot the
y, fcewitor Dietrich i? charged with
ylng accepted u urine of ji,*uu from
cob Fisher, of Hastings, Nth., for ee
ring tor Fisher Uio appointment as
StmasWr of mat town. 'rj)t, jjenator
iigiianily denies the charge ugamst
a. and Fisher also tays that there Is
j ground for It. The explanation la
Xt up to two years ago ihs poatofiice
Hastings was located in a building
<?t*d by tho local Podt of the Grand
jaay of the Republic that (Senator Die
*fc, ?arho ?M then Governor, had erect
u, r.few building near the Grand Army
tfie Republic building and offered to
ee it to the authorities in Washington.
I leaaa wa? ugr'.' 'i upon nubject to most
wdflc t*rme, but the ne^otiaUoxia were
net ooncludel until after Governor Die?
trich had been elected tTnlted States
Senator.
In the meantime, property owners In
other parts of the lown made counter
offers nt reduced rentals, nnd in order
lo keep the postofflce In the vicinity of
his property Senator Dietrich finally
agreed to rent for $1,800. At this junc?
ture. Jacob Fisher, editor Of the Hast?
ings Tribune, received the appointment
ns postmaster on condition that he pur?
chase the postoffloo fixtures belonging
to tho G. A. R. Post at the price which
It had paid for them, and it Is said that
he also agreed to reimburse Senator Die?
trich for the difference by which tho
Senator had been compelled to reduce the
rental from his original figure of Jl.KW In
order to meet the competition. This dif?
ference of $200, It 1* **Jd, was to have
been made up lu eouo.1 portions by the
postmaster and his deputy. A portion
of the money, It is alleged, was paid,
but when tho Senator discovered Its
c.iiestlonablo character, the money was
refunded to the postmaster and his de?
puty.
Senator Dlotrich claims that tho chargo
of bribery tins been brought against him
by his enemies, because ho has been very
sharp after brlbe-glvers ond brlbe-takors.
He waives the protection afforded a Sen?
ator by tho Constitution while Congress
Is In session, and says that lie will go
lo Nebraska ond Insist on an immediate
trial with perfect confidence that his In?
nocence will bo established. He Wilts
like a man who Is sure that he has done
no wrong, and who is seeking vindication.
Wood and McClellan.
The Hon. George B. McClellan Is soon
to leave the United States House of
Representatives lo take his seat as Mayor
of New York, but before dolnp so ho
thought It his duty to fire a. shot at
General Leonard Wood.
The General wont into the Spanish
American war as colonel of the Rough
Riders, nnd waa promoted with aston*
ishing rapidity by President McKlnloy.
Treslde'nt Roosevelt also wants to pro
note him over the heads of older, and,
many people believe, worthier ?facers.
His nomination as major-goneral Is now
pending before a Senate committee. Mc?
Clellan practically charged him with
"standing in" with the gambling ?le?
ment of Havana, and warmly criticised
r.iany of his official acts.
Wood's battle record was not particu?
larly distinguished, but much has been
claimed for him on account of his service
as military governor of Cuba; now Mr.
McClellan undertakes to show that that
was not creditable, nor economical.
General Wood has been fortunate in
having been a "favorite at court" for a
long time. He le not popular with the
army officers, and most of them would
like to see his nomination "turned down!"
but they dare not speak out
Mr. McClellan spoke of Wood while the
Cuban reciprocity treaty was under con?
sideration In the House, but it is in th*
Fenate where Wood's fate will be de.
elded. It Is said that all the Influence
of the administration will be employed to
secure Wood's confirmation, and we take
it for granted that tho report is true.
A Great Jubilee Number.
The Boston Globe has just completed
Its Jubilee Week, and we congratulate
that grreat paper on its thirty years of in?
creasing prosperity. It Is a credit to
Journalism to 6ee the comprehensive way
in which the Globe has brought out the (
growth of New England In wealth and
population during the lasr,thlrd of a cen?
tury, and the full force with which this
growth is made apparent shows that the
Globe has more than had Its proportion
of circulation and power of the same
period. May it continuo to Increase in
over enlarging ratio.
Jersey City now Includes the territory
once known as Paulus Hook, where, on
August IS, 176$, the Continental troops,
under Major Harry Leo, of Virginia, at?
tacked and captured a British garrison. It
was a singularly bold enterprise, and was
Just In the. niok of time to revive the
drooping spirits of the Americans. Con?
gress was so pleaaed with the victory
that it passed a resolution of thanks to
Lee and his men. and presented him with
a gold medal.
To-morrow a monument commemoraUve
of this Important victory will be unveiled
In Jersey City. The monument has been
erected by the Daughters of the Amori
can Kevoltitlon.
At the time of the fight Major Lee
was only twenty,threo years of age. He
was afterwards widely known ae "Light
Horse Harry Lee," and was the father of
Robert K. Lee and Sydnoy Lee; the latter
of whom was the father of Fita Loe.
The Daughters, therefore, have thought
It fit that the orator of the day should
be Fits Lee, and ho is now en route to
Jersey City to discharge that duty. Light
Horse Harry Lee died seventeen years
before bis grandson, Fit* Lee, waa born.
The "lady rioters" of New York do pot
confine their operations to fashionable
weddings, Borne of them have been giving
trouble at the Horse Show. In the throng
on Tuesday night several women became
so curious to find out what tho gowns of
certain ladUs of wealth were mitde of
"thoy freely fingered, the garments as
their wearers brushed by in the crowd "
Some beautiful ami costly gowns were
damaged In the process. Protests have
been made to the Horse show man
agement and hereafter offenders of this
description will lie arrested, charged with
uEsault In the third degree.
The police report that some of the high
priced dressmakers are of more annoy.,
ance to tho patrons of ..ie Bi.ow than any
orie else. Night before last thirty women
wtre counted following behind Mra. Paul
Thubtiud, who wore a gown covered wlih
gold wangles. They nought to get "a real
good look" at the dresses and thus deter*
mine their texture. As the "greases run
to high colors" this year, the results -vvere
"disastrous to tiie costly apparel."
The New York police are famous for
handling men mobs, and wo guess they)
will learn soon how to dost with lady
rlouere, too. They will have to.
We have tieen somewhat at a lots to
know what term would be ussd "for
about" Vi dtslga/U*. a- Panama owut. We
now observe that the Nation and many
other pnpem tise "Panamanian" in that
connection, That is not a very Short er i
graceful or handy word, but we suppose
It will have to do. but. It Is hardly any
Improvement over "Panem* man."
The w-eathe7*Po7ar"has been highly de
llghtful and advantageous for out-door
work, but now we aro threatened with a
spell that may check some building oper?
ations. However, it is aulte likely to
throw some dollars Into the hands of the
plumbers. It Is ftn 111 wind that doesn t
put money Into somebody's purse.
It Is being dot-eloped in New Tork
that being In tho smart set does not blunt
the edge of a woman's tongue. Some of
tho socloty leaders have had a falling
out. and some real plain talking is tho
result.
Ml-. John Hull Is finding a number of
good reasons for not complying with Co?
lombia's request pot to come to the res?
cue, but he Is not mentioning the real
one.
Your trnclo~Joe~Cannon has gotten his
range from tho Speaker's platform woll
In hand, and Is now ready to. shell the
woods as soon as an emergency shall
nrlso.
Colombia*can alt on the mountain side
and look doggers at Panama us the now
republic enjoys that ten million dollar
feast that Colombia tried to doublo up on.
The steel trust wants more cash for bus?
iness purposes. Tho folks who have bean
monkeying with that stock lately are not
Just now In a position to furnish 11.
The-Mayor!o{ "pThlla4olph!a hns startled
the world by announcing that ho really bo
llevos some grafting has been going on in
that good olty.
Mr. Rockefeller's heavy Investments In
stocks shows that he takes no stock In
the theory that water and oil won't mix
Roxburgh? that's tho way to spell the
name of Miss Goelefs duko. but nobody
knows what the final "o" Is for.
Jack Frost has arrived with both feet,
and proposes to do business in this latl^
tude for a few days at least
Senator Hoar seems to be perfectly sat?
isfied with Senator Reed Smoot's creden?
tials. _
The coal man has long been waiting for
this very opportunity. _
Personal and General.
The late Jose Castro, the wealthiest
man in Yucatan, whose will haa Just
been fiied, left an estate of $14,000,000.
William H. Helm, who lives at Rush
I'liie, md., has one of the rarest collec?
tions ot" first editions and valuable trans?
lations of any man in the United States.
Cyrus W. Field's country place, Arda
ley, overlooking the Hudson, has just
been sold for $<5,0;o. At this h6use some
ot the most distinguished men of the
nation have been entertained at various
times.
Colonel John Dunlap Adair, a mem
ter of General Grant's staff In the Civil
v\ar. has just died In Chicago. Colonel
Adair was born in Carlisle. Pa,, and was
educated at Dickinson College.
By a strange coincidence, the Arch?
bishop of Canterbury and the Archbishop
Cf York both celebrated their silver wed?
ding last Wednesday.
"Approved?John Morgan."
An old Washington gentleman tells, a
story -which he overheard President Lin?
coln repeat, and which he bel.e-es has
not been published.
During one of his busy reception hours,
when the President was talking fl.st to
one. then to another of tho many who
filled the room In the White House, a
gentleman asked If any news had been
received from John Morgan, whose Con.
federate cavalry were raiding Kentucky
and Ohio. ???
"We'll catch John some of these days,
replied Lincoln: "I admire him, ,f r he s
a bold operator. He always gbes after
the mall trains in order to get inform -
tlon from Washington- On his last raid
he opened some mall bags and took pos?
session of the off olal correspondence.
"One letter was from the War Depart
ment to a lleutonant in Grant's urmy; ,t
contained a captain's commissun for . im.
Right under the signature of A Linco.ri
the aud.ac.ou8 Morgan wrote, 'Approved,
John Morgan,' and sent th? commission
on Its way. So there Is one onlice n our
Hrmy whoso comra ssion bears my sgntu
tu'ro, with the approval of that dare?
devil rebel raider,"?New York Tribune.
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Church Music Here.
Editor of The Times-Dispatch:
Sir,?if you think it win Interest your
readers, you might offer them In to?
morrow's Issue the observations here sub?
mitted of an 6id formor organist and
i#sident of Richmond thirty years ago on
the pesent musical status of the city,
is gathered from the past month's so?
journ here, and a regular and deeply
irlerasted attendant on the services In
the four Episcopal churches on Snockoe
Mill,
I find a marked Improvement and ad?
vancement in some of the essentials lo
the proper conduct of the very beautiful
choral portion of the Protestant Episco
pal services. And while the choral por.
tion of the services In all of the four
cturches mentioned above havo reached
a most gratifying degree of excellence,
mat In the dear old Memorial Monument
a- Churoh Is especially striking.
And the reasons are obvious to me. a*
a lifelong student, organist and di?
rector in this country and Europe, and
they are that the organist there happens
t? be as clever ft drill-master and director
us he Is executant and accompanist.
which combination always produces by
fai the best results, a" witness the superb
choirs in the many Minsters of the grand
old mother church of England,
And tho natural result is, that In the
dear old Monumental Church, the choir
lulftlls Its legitimate, holy function of
Kiippllmentine and happily promoting th;
labors of the rector In his higher and
honor function of converting sinners
tiaek to Christ,
As my saintly father, who preached
tho gospel in the Episcopal Church si?ty.
five years and who was a devoted Bard
oner, as we'l as preacher, opce said to
me after services, "My son, when you
and your church finish the musical part
of the services and I enter tho pulpit uj
ireach, I oan feel In my heart that I am
towing the good seed in ground well
prepared for its reception, and that at
Itnst some of It will spring up and bear
Now hoping most sincerely that tho
foregoing dissertation on Richmond's mu?
sice| status may also fall on good ground
and hear abundant fruit for the benefit
of this und coining generations, whloh
was the motive whloh prompted this artlr
cie, and with hopes that you w|ll publish
It to-morrow as requested, I am
Yours ?|g?cerely. ______ ,_.
LEO WHEAT.
CHAMOeiluAIN'S COUGH REMEDV
CURES COUD8 ON NATURE'S PLAN,
The most successful medicines are those
that aid nature, Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy acts on thin plan. It aide ext
peotoratlons, relievos the lungs, opene the
secretions and aids nature In restoring
the system to a healthy condition. It not
only relieves, It cures the cold effectually
and permanently, und is unquestionably
tho most successful medicine in use for
this purpose. It is pleasant to take and
contalus no opium or other harmful drug.
For siUe by all druggists,
At the Present
Social Season
Pleaso yourself and your
Quests with
Greed
Western
Champagne
?the Standard of American
Wines, Thanksgiving,
Christmas. New Years, and
Banquets and Dinners at
nil times oro more enjoya?
ble for its presence.
Awarded rjold Medal at
Paris 1900.
PLEASANT VALLEY WINE CO.,
Sole /"Inkers, Rhe,ms, N. Y.
Sold by respectable -wine dealers
everywhere. .
ANNIVERSARY OF
PHI BETA KAPPAS
Preparations to be Made for Its
Celebration Within the
Next Month.
At a meeting to be hold to-night In
the rooms of tho Virginia Historical So?
ciety the local members of tho order
will begin arrangements for the celebra?
tion hero within the next month of <hs
one hundred and twenty-seventh onnl
versay of the Phi Bota Kappa Society of
the United States.
Great Interest attaches to tho event, Jn
view of the prominence of tho men In
the society, and In the fact that It will
draw to tho city several now before the
country's eye. Senator George F. Hoar,
ot national fame, has been Invited to de?
liver the address for the occasion, and
will probably find time to run down from
Washington and participate in tho exer?
cises. Dr. Albert Shaw, editor Of tho Re?
view of Reviews, has Just been elected a
member, and will be Initiated here If
everything goes well. Another interest?
ing Initiation will be that of Dr. W. W.
Moore, of the Union Theological Semi?
nary.
The celebration will be hold at th*
Jefferson Hotel, and .will consist of a
banquet and a business and social ses?
sion with considerable speaking.
Organized in Virginia.
The Phi Beta Kappa Society was organ?
ized at William and Mary College In Vir?
ginia In 1776. The order has gradually
spread through the country, and Is now
a national affair. It is a small and ex?
clusive order. There Is but one society
in the State?Alpha at William and Mary
?and this Is tho only one in the South
Thete are about forty members In the
State and about twenty of them are In
Richmond. Among the local membership
are 6uch men as Mr. John L. Williams,
Dr. Southall, Dr. J. A C Chandler, of
Richmond Colleger Mr. Joseph Bryajj.
Mr. W. G. Stanard and others.
The .'meeting to-night will be a vary
Important one. and U Is desired that all
the local ? members be present. It will
bo held In the room's of the Virginia His?
torical Society, on' Franklin Street, be?
tween Seventh and Eighth.
AT THE ACADEMY.
That all the? fine /promises o' Messrs.
Leath and Rex a?'?rit'th'? Efothern engage?
ment, which begins to-night, will be kept
Is pretty sure.
Here is what the Vlrginan-Pllot said of
the'performance in Norfolk night befors
last; -
"Words fail to describe the magni?
ficence of E. H. Sotharn's production of
"The Proud Prince" at the Academy last
evening. The lavish grandeur of the en?
tire play, the pure wit in the readings of
every line and the spectacular staging
held an Immense audence spellbound. un?
til the midnight hour, despite ths raging
elements without, Mr. Sothern by h"s
performance last night dethroned Rich?
ard Mansfield in the eyes of a cultured
audience, and won for himself and com?
pany, the highest place in the hearts of
the lovers of real drama here,
" 'The Porud Prince,' beggars descrip?
tion. It must be seen to be appreciated.
An entire N'ow York production, with the
original oast, with Miss Cecilia Loftus
as Mr. Sothern's leading woman, and
scores of other competent actors and ac?
tresses on the stage, Is the theatrical
event of the season."
There will be a matinee to-morrow and
a final performance to-morrow night
There are sbmd good seats left for each
perfonnance.
The curtain will rise at 8:15 sharp at
night and 2:15 at matinee.
The Burgomaster.
The Jolly musical numbers of "The
Burgomaster" and the quaint wit of Pe*?r
Stuyvesant. the Governor of the Dutch
wll] be heard at the Academy Tuesday,
matinee and night. Oscar L, Flgman Is
playing the title role this year in th*
great musical comedy, and has made a
decided hit There are sixty people in the
organization, and the production and ths
costumes are all new, Many of the fa?
mous original cast have been engaged tor
this big rewa) -f the merry opera. The
cast includes Ruth White, Oscar L. Fig
man, William Riley Hatch, Thomas
Riclcetts. Charles Sharp, R. J. Moye.
George McKlssoek. Helen Hexter. Harriet
Sheldon, Louise Braokett and Josephine
Dltt.
"Her Marriage Vow.'
"Her Marriage Vow." th melodrama
which Is running this week at the Bijou,
had anothor largo and enthusiastic audi?
ence lost night. The climaxes of the sev?
eral acts nover foil to elicit storms of
applause. Ned Benton, Kate Walters and
"Puffy Dap" came In for ths greater
shaTO of the honors,
The play will be seen every night this
week, with a matinee to-day ond another
Saturday.
The Night of the Fourth.
The Norfolk Landmark, speaking of tho
company wh'ch appears here next week at
the Bliou.~-Tho80 who havo attended the
Granby Theatre and witnessed the por
formanoe of George Ado's com?
edy, "The Ntght of the Fourth,"
by the WelU-Dunne-Uarlaii Musical
Comedy Company, will be good,
natured for some time to come. Spe?
cial pain* have heon taken to give Mil*
mirth-provoking play u- tirst-oluBH pr*?
sentutlon. and the well known ability
of the company Is a uuarantee that It*
production Is lirst'duss in every respect,
consideFthe folkes
repeal bill to-day
The Committee on J'rlvtlegos and Elec?
tions will meet ut i o'clock this afternoon
for the purpose of considering tho hill of*
fered by lion. K. C. Folkes, of this city,
to real the Barksdale pure elections bill.
Mr. Folkes will bo present to pvees his
measure, and it is likely that Senator
Barksdale will appear In opposition. It
will be recalled that the committee ad.
versely reported the bill when It wii?
passed at the former session. Mr, Folkes
is rather Inclined to the belief that they
are of the same opinion, uiid will likely
.glTe a favorable report on Its repeal.
FINED FOR RUNNING
A GAMBLING HOUSE
Felix McKinney Assessed $50
for This Offense in Pan
ville Police Court.
(Special to ihe Tlmes-Dlspatch.)
DANVILLE, VA? Nov. 1R.-Fsllx MO
Kinney was fJped $50 In the Police Court
this morning on the charge of operating
a gambling house in the city. Kls place
has been watched closely for some time
by tho police, and last night the arrest
was' inn de.
The Masonic bazaar, which, Is being
held for the benefit of tho Home for the
Sick, was opened this evening with a
large crowd present, This was Mason*'
night. The affair will continue throughout
this and next week.
Invitations have been Issuedto tho wed?
ding of Captain George T. Ware and Miss
Oia Fulton, which Is to take place at
Vance, Va., on next Wednesday. Captain
Ware Is a conductor on ths T>. and W,
roan,
Robert Durham and Mrs. Lula Cheek,
of Rockingham county, N. C? were roor.
rled In tho city to-dtiy by Rev. J. A.
Spencor, of the Christian Cnureh.
FATHER KILLED WHILE
SON GOES TO PRISON
_____ '
(Special to Tho Tunns-Dlspatch.)
CHARLESTON. KANAWHA COttNTY,
W. VA? Nov. IS.?In the federal Court
to-day before Juflgo Keller, Charles Cur?
ry, eighteen years of nge plead guilty to
robbing the mollis of registered letter
While noting ns assistant postmaster nt
Brownstone, this county. He was sen?
tenced to six months' Imprisonment in
Jail. Curry was arrested by speo.ui gov?
emment officer, and while waiting for
tho train to bring h'tm to Charleston his
aged father was killed by an engine oh
tho West Virginia Southern Railroad
track In sight of his son and the officer*
having him In charge.
FIRST REAL TOUCH
OF WINTRY WEATHER
The cold blasts of winter swept the
streets of Richmond last night and ehllled
many a hustling pedestrian /to the mar*
row.
The drop in the temperature was as
marked as It was sudden. Strangely
balmy weather for November had pre?
vailed hitherto, but a suadon turn sent tha
mercury down with a slam. Discarded
overcoats and heavy wraps were fished
out again and put to Immediate use. By
nightfall the thermometer had fallen
about thirty degrees since Tuesday, and
the' weather man predicted a continued
downward trend until it passed the
freezing point and finally halted some?
where between twenty and twenty-five de?
grees above sero. In Oils low region it
will stay through to-day and to-night
It is the first real touch of winter that
the city has yet felt The weathir man
says it won't be the last, but he Is hops
ful that there are a few more warm spots
left In the cupboard before the snow and
the ice appear.
TO HAVE AN EXHIBIT
WHICH CAN'T BE DUPLICATED
Hon. A. M. Bowman Is gratified at the
prospect of securing for this Ctate
an exhibit at the St. Louis world's fair
which cannot be duplicated by any other
State in this country. It is a fine ex?
hibit by the United States Arsenic Mlr.?s
Company of the produots of their rich
mine near Pilot M6untaln, .Floyd county,
Vs., the only pftnt of the kind in the
United States, and the most modern and
elegant in the whole world. Colonel
Bowman yesterday received a letter from
Mr. Caleb R. Brlnton. stating that his
company would make an elaborate ex?
hibit at the exposition, and asking space
for It Th.? exhibit will occupy about
twelve by twenty feet, ond will embrace
the finished product and an illustration
of the Intricate method of calcining and
refining the arsenous oxide, together
with pictures of the splendid plant
A line of railway is projected from
the main line of the Norfolk and Western
to tha site of the mine and furriacAs,
nnd when this shall havo been bulU
that rich but Inaccessible county win
be opened up to a certain and rapid
development, and In this development
th,a exhibit at. St. Louis promises to he
a prominent fietor. The county Is. rich
in natural resources of various kinds',
and In fertil'rv of the soil Is excelled by
few count' ?a In the state.
Quinlan and Wall.
The oM-ttme minstrel auflVmce was not
Ip evidence ?t the Acsdemy last nl<*ht
when the Quinlan and Wall organization
presented their entertainment. TM perv
formance was only fair, and the au-;
dlence witne?e1 It in a half-hearted
manner. A minstrel aud'.we* never feels
at home ercent In a crowd, and the lit
ter was lacking.
Mr. Henry Drew to.plght resumes his
duties st the orchestra entrance of
the AcarVwiy. at the door of which h?
was familiar tfl all of the patrons of the
house, fie takes his old position on
an evening that will no doubt be a mem?
orable one In Ihe history of tho Acad,
emy. B' C.
. i ..
Senator Holt in Town,
Senator-elect S. W. Holt, of Newport
News, Is In the city, and was registered
at Murphy's lost night.
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iSTEIHWAYUPRIQHTi
$290.
HARDMAN UPRIQHT
ONE Q00D
UPRIGHT PIANO.
las good as now, of oxoellejul
"mitko,
$00,
original price (800.
These Pianos wore taken as
giirtjwvvment on the ArtUtio
tleW. Bold on easy paymenta.
STIEFF
431 E. Broad St,
_, J, E. 0UMAR, Mgr, _.
poems Yqu_gyoHTjo know
wW? your occupation may be, nnd however crowded your hour,
with affairs, do not fail to secme at least a few minutes every day'tot
refreshment Of your inner life with a Wt of poetry.?Prof. Charles Eliot
Norton.
No. 34.
REQUIEM.
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callfcd
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on. Hymn in w*? ?* ?>?ui??, ju.
urn wtfien BSftwTlffil.^^ ?r write.
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Under the wide and starry sky
Dig tho grave and let me lie.
Glad did I live and gladly die.
And I laid me down with a will
this be the verse you grave for me:
Hera ha lies where he longed to be;
Home Is (ha sailor, home from the Sea,
And the hunter home from th* hill.
This series y*t*u la the Ttmes-Wspstcb isneay Oct it UOJ. One Is published sees ear,
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NEW WITNESSES
FOR GRAND JURY
About Eighteen of Them Htave
Been Summoned in
Henrico.
About eighteen new witnesses have baeft
summoned for appearance before the
gTand Jury at Hanrico county In the mat?
ter of the Investigation Into -the alleged
?leoUon frauds and irregularities. The
Jury met Monday and proceeded, with Its
work. It looks now as If it can complete
it at this session. Considerable Interest Is
taken in the fact of the new batch of wit?
nesses, hut nobobdy knows definitely who
they are. Judge Wlckhara has instructed
the sheriff that the list must not be
made public
Mr. James Henry Throckmorton and
Mrs. Etta Goodman wars married Monday
rllght at the horn* of Mr. Charles Bus?
man on the Central road. In Henrico coun?
ty. The ceremony was performed by l"?
Bey. George H. Sheriff, 6f the BaptUt
Church. The c6uple will resl?o In the
county.
A marriage license was Issued yesterday
by the clerk of the County Court to
Emma C. Freriklln and Luther U Thorpe,
both Of Henrico.
ST. MARY S BAZAAR.
A Merry Assemblage Takes Part
in the Entertainment.
As was expected, a large crowd was in
attendance at SL Mary's baiaar last
evening at 8t Mary's Hall, which Is
idtuated oh Marshall tftrefct, between
Third and Fourth Streets. All Indica?
tions point to s most successful affair,
and it is safe to say that a large sum
will be realised.
In glancing over the many pretty deco
re ted and well filled booths, special men?
tion should be mads of a handsome Mor?
ris Ohalr. which Is attracting a great doaJ
of attention. ? -
Tho handsome rubbsr tired runabout,
built and donated by Mr, Julius A- Grae
berfcer, Is creating a great deal of rivalry
Wstween the two sides, with Messrs. Geo.
flruner and Joseph H. Mlddendorf as
captains,
The beautiful pair of pearl opera
alasees, given by tha Jewelry house of
Messrs. A. F. Jahnke & Son. was voted
Mrs. Joseph Kraniteky.
The coupon admission ticket, which en?
titles the purchaser to * vote on an artl
els offered esch night, Is growing In
favor. A handsome silk pillow was voted
The Knlf-hts of Columbus attended the
baaaar in a body last night, and it in
safe to s&y they thoroughly enjoyed
themselves.
The Ice cream and confectionery booths,
presided over with such oharmlng grace
by Misses Rosa Heeka and Agnes Weber,
eusiated by a corpe of pretty waiters,
have been well patronized, much to the
gratification of the young ladles in
ch^rgo, _ ? ?
HE SAYS SOTHERN IS
SUPERIOR TO MANSFIELD
Theodore M- Leary. manager of "Ths
Burgomaster," and; former dramatic crUlo
of the Baltimore Herald, telegraphed The
Tlmes.Dlspateh from Norfolk, where J3,
H. Sothern appeared In "Tin Proud
prince" last nhjlit. as follows; "It Je the
greatest pleoe of acting seen on pur stags
In ten years, and out-Mansfields Mans?
field. Th?. production Is simply a milestone
In dramatic progress."
Residence to be Sold.
An attmotlve sale will be made at -JiM
r'clock this afternoon by Messrs. J, B.
Kiam and Co., .the) property being the
house, No, MM fcast Orace Street, whloh
Mil bo dispose of under court orU.(??,
As this Is a very desirable residence,
there will ?o doubt he much interest in
the sale. ?______
Mr. Piicher Here,
KOr. T. P. Ftloher, of Fauquier, former
member ol tho Houtse of Delegates from
that county, is In the city and was mixing
with h?? friends around tha lobbies >&*t
night.
TO AMEND PURE
ELECTIONS LAW
Colon ej James R. Catpn, of Alex?
andria, Offers Bill in
the House.
Colonel James R- Caton, of Alexandria*
Offered In the House yesterday a volumi?
nous Mil designed to amend and perfect
the Barksdale pure elections law, and It
was referred to the Commltts* oa.Prtvt-:
leges and Elections.
Senator Barksdale read the bill ever
casually, and expressed the opinion that
whHe It went mora Into detail, It did not
materially affect the provisions of bis
measure, and that he had no objection . to
Its passage.
Mr. Caton's amendment seeks to apply
the law not only to all the contests named
in the E-i-rksdale bill, but also prevents
the use of money or other valuable thing
in arty "mass-meeting, district or ward
meeting, or any canvass preceding such
election and either directly, indirectly.
Imemedlately or remotely." It prohibits
the promise of any office, employment,
emolument or patronage whatsoever," as
well as the use of money, and specifies '?
detail what are legitimate expenses"of
candidates.
It Inflicts as punishment both fine and
imprisonment, instead of providing that
either mode may be adopted.
Postage, printing, hall hire and travel?
ing expenses are among the Items In?
cluded In the list of legitimate expenses.
A candidate tor office, whether elected
or not, who falsifies tue statement as to
expenses is liable to a fins not exceeding
18,000. For.a failure by a successful can?
didate to file his expense account state?
ment, he shall vacate his office. The bill
will be considered by the Elections Com?
mittee at an early date and will likely
pass.
NEGRO WAS NOT
THE RIGHT ONE
The authorities of Henrico are .still
chasing the negro assailant of Mrs. Rca
Parsons, of Barton Heights, There Is said
to be one or two Clues, but ae yet suc?
cess has not attended the search,
A young negro named John Williamson,
closely answering to the description, waa
arrested yesterday and locked up for a
while In the Second Police. Station on
suspicion. It was later discovered. bow?
ever, that he was not tho right one. The
boy was thereupon released.
1JUUUUVAUU1
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RICHMOND, . . VIRGINIA,
Wholesalers and Retailers.
We Aro READY, Aro YOU?
To Install your
Furnace or Overhaul
and Repair Same.
Put In a Windsor Latrobi
and Mantfl, , . .
Show you onr fine line of
HEATING, COOKING
STOVES and RANGES.
Incidentally lwve you inipeot our
CHINA, QUSSWARE,
LAMP GOODS, CUTLERY
T-Biid-'
GENERAL N0USEFURNISNIN8.
Put on or rspalr your Tin Noel.
Repair your Plumbing or plait
same In your house with tho
latest Sanitary Flxluroa.
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