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REJECTED <',iNT'i":l'T'OV.S Wll.T, XOT BE i:i*Tn;vi.:n l'NEESS ACCOM? PANIED BY STAMPS. "WEDXERDAY. MARCH 20, 1901. RICHMOND'S 0PP0RTUMTY. In referring some finic ago to th? developmciu of tbe waiter-jiower <>f ihe .lanies. we suggested thal sohie plan should bc devlscd for advertising tliis great. instrument of industry far and wide. Tli" artfele was read by a for iher V3r_"in5an now i-esiding in Wash iugiou, and he replies lhat il would be an admirable thing in bis judgincn' Tor ] bic r.KTcliants of Ric-hniond and other towns iu Virginia to stthtft in Washing lon a per-nancnt exhildt of their man ufariun-d jroo<ls. s<-> liiat liie tiiC4isands of vis-ilors 10 tlie Caiiiial 1'iom all pai't-s of :;]ie Tv-orJd *v*onld iiare .'i practical <b'iii<'i!stniiion Of whai <-:in Iie doi!2 ili nlio Vurginda towns, aud some ol' rlicni ini-rht l?c indueed Uiereliy to ensage in the ni:iuuf:i--iuriu^ business in this Sbafce. "'I'liis; cxhibiiiiiu," says our i-nrresponiienl. "could be made so :ii nrac'iivc thai F*4xan*"*e*"S could see ii as one of tin- "si^rliis of Washinj-ton.' nnd eacb exliibilor could ]*ay :i cei'taiu sum for flour space. Uie auicuiit thus reedfved ln-in-r used io coTer expenses. 1 believe tlie receipts would be more nliau euoug-li to i>uy tlie cost ^uj)]*ose such an cxhilui bad been liere <?n tbe occasion of tbe inaugnraiion. it would Biave been visiu-d by thousands of peo vh' wiio urcre here i<? see ihe si_lns.'" Our coEtespondeni ulso belieYes tbat audustrial excursions could be worked iiii ficin Waslilugton i?> E-iebmoud, which w.uild brlug io tbis <-iiy men who bave money to inrest nnd wbo are looking for -xvide-awnke cilies iu wihlcli to invesi ii. 11?: tbiuis tbat iliis _ort "f adrei*tising and work would be ?Avortb v.-ry much more to Bicbaicnd Than caruivals held iu llic cily. We do not know "whether <u- uei tbe ]>lan which be pmposJes is entirely ]ii':iciicaiilf. but we <1<: know tbat Kichiimud and btber cities iu Virginia ouglrl io eseri tliemselYes to adver lise their sjdendid ad*t*antages io tbe butslde world. The South is the grow iiiir seetaon?tlie section which is capa? ble << ilio greatest developmenit, tlie si?-rK>u which to-day offers gi*ea(test in ducements and more pfomisiiig results io urresfcors tlian any other section <>f ihe country. Of all rhe cities ih ihr South, nouc is in a position i<> offcr prcaUT inducements tiian the ciiy cf Richmond. li is enjoylng 1I10 greatest "pros-j><t;ly ii lins ever known, its finan cial insvi'iuvions are in n stron"ger po sivion than ever before, 5ts m-uiul'ac mring plants are more uumerous and working on full time. iis jobbing trade is unpreeedented, and. unless ibere tsliall ln- Goinc disastcr to ilic eouutry, KicliiiKind Avill inevitably make yiam Miides in prog?*ess *>rkhiu the next few years. 1; pi'omises much ;<i those who are already here and to others who may <*oiu<> iu and iuvest and if all ilicse facts can be brought i<> the attchtioii of otrtsiders and iinjiressed upon them maiiy men of means would come in in the nick of tiiiiic and sliare iu the in-o* pcriiy present and >to come. PRESIDENT DIAZ. Th** peojVle of Uie United States are idceply disiurlnMl :it ilic news from Mexico that l'l-esideni Diaz js iu :i bad ptale of health and that his career is nennng its end. li h:is been :i loug and useful and bondrablc aud beueli ccni career, and we could wish that b mislit be prolonged for many a year 10 come" J'resident Diaz has been a great puuT li<- l.h'iu-factor. aud iiis good works bavv not bceu coullu^d 10 bis own do luaiu. He has been the friend of 1I10 United States and has done everything iu bis jtowor-and it has been iiiucli ? IO proim.'tc curdiality aud fricudship between Mexico aud tliis republic. His death will be a ""OVere blow to Mexico. unless the <J?d of nations shall ralse np some ?ise istatesman to 'ttikc his place. _ THE FULTON ACCIDENT. !*i> do ucft kuo*A* wlio was to blame for the sireei-car accident on Monday uij-bt. It is uot our buuhiess to flx the blauie, but soinebcdy v.as at fuult, aud Uie acdaleut shoirid not. have occtirred. Ciearly "t was nol. an "nnnvoidnhle ae (idont." aud, if possible. ihe hlume should mc pluced wberc i(. beloiigs. It is Um lnt?? jo recdll >lu* accltlciit. Tiie mlscblef Has becii done, and at lest*t one 111:111 has been niaimed for life. Bul Uie aeeidejit will gerre as a waru ing horeafter. Human life is too pre cfoua to ln' tiitiod -with. aud those whose business it. is to trausport. tbe ]hmi]>1c should exercise prudence aud care and take every possible prct-au lion against accident If this lesson has been ahuudnntly impressed Uie I'liiiou aceideut will not have been iu vaiu. A ZVlnssacbusctaS woman thinks tiu millennlinn began Xovember -7. 1899, Just what earrmarks of tiie thousand years of peace slie linds about prcsont day happouings is not quite appareni. Is it Mark Hanna or Joe Ghataiberbdn? ls it Uie murder o? farmers in South Africa or ibe chasing of brown men us Luzon? Is it the billioh-dollar steel trust or t'ne looting in China V Is it the carnival of crime or the burning uf human beings at the stake? ls it the greed for gold or the lust of -war? Nay. uay, Pauline. 'J'his age is about as far from the millennium as Nikola Tesla 5= from making a real inven 1ion. Mr. John Kendrick Baiiss has been in Ouba and returns to say Ihat the people of thai island are onthusiastic i;i their Hking for tbe United .States and are eager to beconic citizens' of this country. Those who noth-e a slight. d!screpau;-y I.rctvveeu tbe state nivirts ol" Mr. Bangs and the words of prominent Cubans will beat* in mind n>:it the -uithor of ''The House-Boaton tho Siyx"' is a genUemaii of very fer tile imagluatiou. CURRENT T0P1CS. "Senator GaUiiigcr. chairman of the Senate Committee on Pensions, estimates that Uie new penslon legislation strenu ously urged upon the last Congress by a committee of the Grand Army would have brought the total pension expc-nditurcs ot the Government ui> to the enormous sum of one billion dollars a year. This would l>o one and a third times the present an? nual expenses of the 1'nited States for all purposes," says uie Xew York Herald. "Fortunutely for the people, who pay what Congress appropriates. this proposed penslon legislation did not go through. There is. however. every reason to believe thnt it will be revived next autumn and earnest efforts will be made by pensidn attorneys and others to induce Congress to pass il. Constant vigllance will be necessary to prevent it by those who do not care to see the national treasury looted." * * Aecording to the Boston Herald. "the Prohibltion law has been tried in the State of Maine for'a long series of years and has proved not only a failure, but a moekery of legal rcstraint. The various * munlcipalities of Massachusotts vote each year upon . whether liuuor shall or shall nol be sold within their borders, and when the vote is ln the negative public opinion in these various plares is tolerably effective in securing an adherence. of the popular will. Bul because no such option is given 10 the people in the State of Maine, we venture littie in saylng that the amount of liquor sold in the smaller cities and towns ls far greater than is consumed in similar places in Massachu setts." * a The irouhle with our school system, says -.he Xew Orleans Picayune, is that there is too much disposition lo load it with steeples, domos and cornices, when the foundations are manifestly insufh eient This has long been the case. Xo body bears of appropriations for tiie bet ierment of the teachers and children of the primary schools. There is a woeful lack of room for children in those grades, and whenever there is any money to be disposed of it is applied to ihe upper end of the system. PERSONAL AND CRITICAL James J. Van Aleri, of Newport, son-in iaw of Mrs. William Astor, has not al? ways met with proper appreeiation at the - hands of his 1'ellow countrymen: but King Edward VII has made him -some amends by ap pointing him an Honorary Knight of i.'race of the Order of St. John of Jeru salem, As Sir Knight Van Alen, Mrs. Astor's son-in-law will be enabled to for get home disfavor. ' * * The Duke 01" Manchester appears to have exercised rare good taste in the sel eelion of a father-in-'aw?a. faiher-in-law who proposes to stand right by, furnish up the Irish castle, ward off breach of promise suits. placate insistent creditors and protect from the wiles of the "specu iator in antiques" against whom even Count Boni appears1 to have been entirely h_pless. Mr. Zimmernian shows a proper appreeiation of a ducal son-in-law. He* likewise evinces a knowledge of the nature of his new undertaking by selling out in Cincinnati. dropping business and devot ing all his ability and fortune to the ta.-ks in hand. ? * Mr. William YValdcrf Astor, it will bo remembcred, made a condition with the publishers of his book 01 short stories that it should not be republished or offered for sale in the United States?a country whose citizens are distastelul to Mr. As? tor. The beauty of the plan is that it has wurked perfectiy, says the Chicago Chron icle. l*i> to the presene writing we have noi heard of a single American who has sought to possess himself of M.r. Astor's book. it is interestlng to note that King Ed? ward?the Prince of WalesT-g^ve his bride at the time of their marr'age a ring with "Bertie" worked in it, each gem be? ginning with the recpulsiie. letler for form ing ihe wor^l?beryl, emerald, ruby, tur Quolse, jacinth and emerald. This pretty coneeit iu tlnser-rings lorc is of French orlgln. The Duke of Connaught always wears a circlet with Marguerite written aeross it in pearls and his Duchess has a similar one with Arthur on it. All the members of ihe British royal family adopt the fashion of wearing a wedding ring 011 ihe ihird iinger of the right hand during the engagement, and they transfer it to the left hand on the marriage day. There was one occasion when Sir Henry Irving received from one of the super numerarles of tho Lyceum an answer which .?-eemcd to satisfy him. lt was the man's duty to say slmply, "The enemy is trpon us." which he uttered at rehearsal in a 3>oor. whining way. "Can't you say it better?" shouted Irv? ing. "Hepeat it as 1 do.*' And he gave the words with dignity, with all his well known force. **lf 1 could say it like that." replied the ir.an, "I shculdn't be working for 23 shill insts 3 week." f "ls that all you get?** ??yes." "Woll, then, say it as you piease." CANDY CATHARTIC il! gjf. tee."? ?"''???????Il ? ?TtW"1' ??' DnecIsU. Genuinc stampcd C. C. C. Never sold In bulk. Beware of the dcaler who tries to sell ??somcthing just as good." MOSES MAY, MAGICIAN He Gave a Most Entertaining Exhibitian i Magic. The fcats of legerdermain and illusion accomplishcd by Mr. Moses May at the Academy last night were very clever indeed. His work iridicated that be had given much study and time in reaching the perfection that he has attained. Besides duplicating the work of Ching Ling Foo and Houdini, Mr. May intro? duced a number of original experiments, all of which were most heartily received by the audience. The hand-cuff trick, that of relcasing himself from hand? cuffs supplied by various persohs, mainly policemen and penitentiary guards, was most suecessfully performed. He re leased himseif from about a dozen differ cnt makes, and at one time he had two patrs of shackelB placed on his ankles and ono pair of hand-cuffs on his wrists, from all of whlcn hc released himself within less than three minutes. Another triek worth mentioning was the famous trunk trick, in which Mr. May released himself while ehveloped in a large bag and transferred his assistant, Mr. Lee Rcinheimer, into his place. The disap petri"" ,"v**o avsip t. verv prettv Illusion. ln addition to ihe work of Mr. May. th<- singing and dancing sketch by tne Iittle Schwartzschilo children was most entertaining: the. singing by Mr. B. L. Tupman was artistic, and Mr. Sam Orow der's performahce on the xvlopliop evnked a gre;it amount i>f applau^e. The entertalhment closed with an araus ing comedy skelch, in which "01110. ot. lUo most talented amateurs of the. city topia part. including Mrs. Yeamans. Mrs. ^r.i -haa; Misses Claudean, Xeal. Jeanne U>v enstein, AA'aithe. Strauss and < zhekav. ;'.nd .Messrs. Boshen, Krisehkorn and 1- ror. charles Picrson, under whose direction the play was produced. . i The enteriainment was given 101 -?"<" benctit of the Citizens' Rcljef AssoetaL-0.1. wAY uOvv'N lflASr. I'onsiderahle promise underlles the an nouncement that, on next Monday. \\ . A. Brady's production of "Way Down luast is to be sent to this city. The piece is to be enacted here by an entirely adequate organization* the secnery especially built for the engagement at the Academy ot Mu*ic in Xew York wili be on view, while stress is laid on the fact that the snow ?norm effect, which has created so much cdmment elsewherc, will be exhibited 111 all its reallsm. A bargain matinee IS an nounced for Wednesday. Property Transfers. The foliowing property transfers were recorded yesterday: . Richmond: Jos. II. Crenshaw. special commissioner and sub-trustee. to Clyde W. Saunders. 24G 4-12 feet on south side of Ivv Street. S2.093.S3. E. A. Catlin and wife to Chas. J. Bil lups -U feel 011 Twenty-seventh Street, nonneast corner of Leigh Street. S 1,000. AA'm. A. Dickson and w'fe to Mrs. M. S. Bright, 20 feet on north side of Main Street, 23 feet west of Plum Street, sub? ject to deed of trust, $2,250. Lelia Edith McCloy to Lueiau A. Pey ronnet, 29 feet on south side of Clay Street, 173 feet west of Munford Street, $1,550. C. E. Richards and wife. to Fannio Stern. 23 feet 011 east side of First Street. 200 teet south of Leigh Street, $2,850. Jas. T. Sioan to Thos. C. Tinsley. fi" feet | on east side of Second Street, 222 11-12 feet north of Louisiana Street, $1,350. B. B. AVest to AV. H. Adams. 16.4S feet 011 north side of Wallace Street, 144.10 feet west of Dobsori Street, ?500. The columbia B. & L. Association of Richmond, Va., and A. L. Haynes and wife lo R. II. Harwood, 175 feet 011 south side of Kensington Street. southwest cor? ner of Elm Street. $1,941.25. Same to R. 11. Harwood and G. D. Pear man, 170 7-12 feet on north side of Ivy Street, northwest corner of Elm Street, 52.55S.75. Henrico: Isaac Davenport. Jr.'s execu tors and trustees to Thos M., Kate A., Roberl C. and Elsie .L. Harper, "'0 feet on north side of Green or Washington Street, 30 feet east of James Street, $1S0. Dahiel orinnan to David A. Ainslie. lot 9 in block 24, in plan of Barton Heights, $300. . * .1. A. Potts, Allen Potts and wife and Rohert Ranlet and wife to Merchants' National Bank of F.ichmond, A'a., 113 G-12 feet 011 north side of Dover or Cary Street, $1,000. J. E. Turpin and wife to Daniel Grinhah, lot 17 in block 20. plan of Barton Heights, subject to deed of trust. 5200. Same to same, lot 9 in block 24, plan of Barton Heights, $300. Samuel P. AVaddill, clerk, to Clair E. Crawford, lot of land in Fairfield District. standing in name of Gates & Hubbard, trustees. for taxes, $2.20. Same to same, 14 feet on Xew Bridge Road, southeast corner of Twenty-eighth Street, standing in name of Major P. Perkins. for taxes, $9.7S. Same to same, 1 acre on north side of the Nine Mile Road, about 3 1-2 miles east of Richmond. standing in name of H. T. Gates, for taxes, $4.57. Same to same, lot 2S in a. plan of the di? vision of Casper Briel's land, standing ln name of Henry Coleman, for taxes, $11.52. ARPROACHES A BLIZZARD. Fierce Snow Storm in the .Missouri River Valiey. (By Associated Press.) CHICAGO," 1LL., ?March l'J.?A snow storm approaching a blizzard in severity swept over tiie Missouri River A:alley to? day, and to-night it was still raging. Xe braska; AVestem lowa. South Dakota, AVyoming and Kansas felt the efiects of the storm, which tied up street-car Iralllc in many cities and delayed railroad traffic. ln Xorthwest Michigan where the railroads bad bardly recdvered from last week's storm. a heavy snow fell aud continued all night. lt wiis feared it would do morc damage than the last storm. aud arrangements were made to side-track trains to pre? vent their being snowed in. AYiseonsin reports snow aud rain-storms with rivers and streams out of their beds. Xear Racine serious floods are feared. At Prairie Du Chien, the lov.-er part of the town is flooded, and eighteen inches of water is over the railroad tracks. FOR CHILDREN Nothing, that comes m i bottle, is more important foi children than Scott's emulsion of cod-liver oil. And "important" means that it keeps them in even health. Whenever they show the least disturbance of even balance of health, it promptly restores them. It is to be used as a food. whenever their usual food doe* not quite answer the purpose offood. \?Yi! send you a Iittle to try, if you I_e. SCQTT ? BOWNE, 409 Pcarl street, New York. MODIFIES CONVENTION. Ching Appreciales Aid of Powers, Says British Correspondent. (By Associated ProSS.) LONDON, March 19.?Dr. Morrison, wir ing to the Times from Pekin, says: "Prince Ching received and conlirmed the information as to Russia'si modifica tions of the Manehurian Convention. The Chineso Minister at St. Petersburg offi clally reports that Russia has agreed to ellminate the clausc granting her exclu? sive privileges in Mongolia and Turkes tan. and also to modify various other claiiscs objected to by China. "Prince Ching warmly apprcciates tbe aid rendered China by the interference of England, the United States and Japan, but he is not optimistic regardlng the re? turn of the Court to Pekin. "The Russian amendments do not seem to modify sensibly the convention con? eerning a permanent protecto.rate. The clause giving Russia tlie right lo con struct a railway joining the Manchurian line to the Great Wall deelares that the concession of" the railway between Shan llai Kwan and XIu Chwang to a foreign company was a breach of a previous agreement betwfon Ch'nn and Russia. "No agreement has hitherto been nub lished with which that concession could conflict, and it is evident that there bave been a series of such see'ret agreermiiUs. beginning witli tho seeret treaty which Li Hung Chang negotiated during his mission to Russia in ISiiti. T qtieslioned Prince Ching coneerning this trealr, and he assented to my suggestion of its ex istence without the slighest demur. I have reason to believe it originaliy prom ised China protection only against .japan. but was modified at China's request to indiHle protection against airerressioa bv all foreign Powers... China invoked its provisions after Germany secured Klo Chou, but Russia turned a dcaf sar. TERMS REJECTED. B3tha Not Willing to iMake Pcacc With British, (By Associated I'ri'ss.) EOX1XJX. Marcli J!>.?Joseph Chamber lain. the. Colonial Secretary. to-day in formed lhe ilousc of Commons that Gen? eral Botha had rejectcd the peace terms offered him. General Botha, Mr. Chambc-riain said, had conveyed the. information to General Kilchencr, in which he announoed that he was not disposed to recommend the terms of peace ('eneral Kitchener was in structed to offer hiro. io the earnest con? sideration of his government. Generai Botha added that his government and its chief oflicers entirely agreed with his view. Mr. Chaniberlain added: "I propose^to lay the papers connebted with the nego? tiations on the tabie to-night.'' HAMILTON REACHES WEPENER. His Forces Destroycd 30,000 Bags oi Grain Found There. (By Associated Fress.) MAIFEKI.VG. BASUTOi . Monday. March PI?General Bruce Hamilton's force, which is swoophig over the south east portion of the Orange River Colony, has reached Wepener, where the troops found heavy stacks of grain and cattle. They carried away as much as possible, but had to destroy 30,000 bags of grain. The houses of Wepener were found to be intaet. British Comment. (By Associated l'ri>ss.> LOXDOX, March 19.?General Botha's refusa* to accept the peace terms offered him is commented upon with an evident sense of relief. The idea that Lord Kitch? ener initiated the negotiations instead of General Botha, as has been supposed, is uripalatable to the Britisli press. The Daily Mail, under the editorial eap tion, "Our Rejectcd Suit," asks why the government instructed Lord Kitchener to sue for peace after tlie murder of the peace envoys, and concludes as follows: "Let""the "war bc pressed to the utrnost, and let further re-ini'orcements be pre? pared, for they may be needed; but, above ail, let us have no more 'negotiations.' " The Plague Situation. (By Associated l'rcss.) CAPE TOWN, March 10.?Five fresh cases of bubonic plague, three European and three colored. were olficially report? ed in Cape Town to-day. A steamer from Cape Town has ar rived at -Durban, Xatal, with a case of the plague on board. CHARLEST0N NAVAL STATION. A Woman's Abstinancy Delays Its Esiablish* ment. (Bv Associated Pi-oss.) WASHIXGTOX, March I9.-Congress having conferrcd the necessary authority before its adjournment, the only present hitch in the completion of tlie transfer ol the Port Roval Naval Station to Charies? ton is the unwillingness of Mrs. Lawton. lhe owner of the private land required in lhe siie selected at Charieston, to sell at the Government terms. The Port Roval Board originaliy recom mended $2M0 an acre for tlie private land, but upon representations from Mrs. Law? ton to the effeet that the price was not deemed iust bv her, tlie Navy Department sent another board to Charieston to look "urther into the matter, and iix, if need be a new price. But this broad, too, ad hered to the original rigure. and declared it to be a fair and just compensation for Mrs. Lawton. \dmiral Endicott, chief-of the Btireau of Yards and Docks, is now in eorrespon dence with Mrs. Lawton. and it is proba ble that she will shortly close the deal at the ligure named. At least this would appear tbe wisest course to pursue, for lhe Government has the option of begin? ning condemnation proceedings if she still refuses to part with her property. The State land has been cedtd, and the cit'v land, too, practically, for while the actual deed sighing it over to tiie Govern? ment has not been given, still the pur? pose has been so plainly expressed that -his part ol" the transaclion in considered closed. GREAT BRITAIN REBUFFED. Russia Has Not Modiiied Demands as to Msnchuria. (By Associated Press.* ST. PETERSBURG, March 19.?Answer ing a question, a competent official to dav said: "It is not true that Russia has yicided to the representations of any of the Powers and modified her demands re specting Manchuria, because no represen? tations have been made. Every tentatiye attempt to address the Russian Govern? ment on the subject has been declined. Russia is a great Power and has the right to hold negotiations with any other gov? ernment, and no other Power has the right to interfere. Tentatives made in a friendly spirit, however, receive a friend ly answer."' It was admitted that the Power rebuffed was Great Britain. He added: "If diplomacy is unable to settle the controversy over tho railway siding Russia is willing to submit it to arbitration, perhaps to The Hague tri bunal or to some othc-r arbitrator. v. "After England captures Dewet per? haps she will have the courage for a mili? tary conflict in another quarter of the world. While she is promenading around the British forces it is hardly probable that England will seek trouble elsewhere." PERSONAL GOSSIP. Brief Mention About People and Things oi Interest. Mr. W. G. Kichardsoi", was reported much weaker yesterday than at any time during his recent illness. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Day Pease, of New York, aro visiting the city, stoppios at the Jeffcrsoii._ Mr. Peasc ls of the piano house of that nane. The American Tobabcco Company has decided to discontinue their -offer to re dcem through the retailers the cigarette box fronts. The box fronts on hand will be taken up as soon as practicable. NO POPERY OATH. Question of Modifylng the Lanjuage Will bc Considered. (By Associated Press.) LOXDOX, March 19.?In the House of Lords to-day Lord Salisbury, referring to the Question raised by the "no popery oath" taken by the King. proposed that a committee be appointed to consider , whether its language could be modified ? advantageously without diminishing its i efflciency as security for the maintenance ! of the Protestant succession. m Missionary.Inquiry Soeiety. Dr. Cecil. pastor of the Second Frcs /byterian Church, of this city. addressed the Soeiety of Missionary Inquiry at Union Theological Seminary Monday moniing at 10 o'clock. The address was much enjoyed by all present, and the students appreciate his visit. At the same time the soeiety elected two of the students to visit the colleges and academies of A'irginia aud North Carolina to present the call of the min istry to the young men within their walls. Messrs. J. B. Green, of Tennessee, and J. G. McAllister, of Virginia, were elected to go. Guests at the Jcfferson. Among the Virginians at the Jefferson are Mr. and Mrs. Charles Anderson. Syca more; Mr. and Mrs. E. D. Cole. Frede? ricksburg: Miss Alice Cole, Fredericks? burg; Mrs. AV. L. Brannan, Fredericks? burg: Mrs. Frank L. Phillips. Low Moor; Mrs. AV. J. Harris. Danville; K. M. Harris, Danville; W. J. Jordan. South Boston: G. D. Smith, Danville; C. II. Wood. XorfoNt: Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Montague Uampton; E. D. Gray, Culpeper; M. E. Crowell, Xorfolk. The .Match Arranged. (.Special Dispntcb t<> Th-: Times.) LOSTOX, MASS., March 19.?Boralma and The Abbott have been nmtched to a race for a purse of ?"0.0O0, the race to take place at Reidville next September. The owners of both horses will each post $10,000 to-morrow at 11 o'clock at a meet? ing to be held in Xew Yor':. The papers binding the match will be drawn up at that meeting. Atlantic Seacoast Forts, (Br Associated Press.) AVASHIXGTOX. D. C, March 19.?Gen? eral YVilson, chief of engineers, has re? turned from an inspection tour of forts along the Atlantic and Gulf ports. He found the forts at Pensacola and Mobile in very excellent condition. Ac Galves? ton, where Ihe cycline did so much dam age, he tound a "better condition than he expected. He thinks that nine-tenths of the forti ficatiori work can be repaired. Wants to Prevent Friction. (Spocial Dispatch to The Times.) BERLIN, March 10.?Tn the course of the debate in the Reichstag to-dav on the budget Count von Buelow said Germanv had the greatest interest iu preventing friction between the Powers now nego tiating in China. Moreover, in Eastern As i uerm'ai -. had many interests to safe guartl. In Shang Tung Provincc she nad milliohs invested. Above all, Germany had lo insist on adequate eompensat'oh for the murder of Baron von Ketteler. At Southern Resorls. Mr. P. M. Fry, manager of the Jeffer? son, is now visiting the Carolina re.'oi ts. Southern Pines and Pine Hurst. He will return the latter part. of the week. Fourth-Class Ofiices. (Special Dispatch to The Tiracs.) WASHINGTON, D. C, March 19.? Fourth-class Virginia postrnasters ap? pointed to-day. Greatbridge, Xorfolk county. J. j. Rid dick, vice G. M. Hall, removed; Olden Place, Dinwiddie county, E. E. McKennev SPKIIN'G DAW.N'S WITH KAUF? MANN'S orENING. Great SIipw-Day at tho Millinery llou*,*"1 To-Day. With truth it may be said that ti sun shines on the truly fortunate. i'or we had our reporter at Kaufmann's bright and early this morning for detaiis as to their Twentieth Century Opening of millinery. Though early in attendance there was a goodly gathering present in tent upon the styles for the coming great season and but iittle attention eoufd be paid our reporter in the clamor ot' the customers to see "the latest thing from Paris," or "What have you got of A*irot's ereations?" These queries and answers were bandied between salespeople ai customers, and we had to malie the best of it and report as near correct as possi? ble. At a millinery opening, hats, both trimmed and untrimmed. abound, but there is much more in Kaufmann's than just milinery. The front part of the ground floor is devoted to many ineidental departments, all containing clean stocks of goods of high class quality. The floor is covered with handsome show cases, which contain many articles of wearing apparel, most artistically displayed and of a tpjality rare to find in the city. In the rear are counters after counters of untrimmed and ready-to-wear stra'w hats in all colors, shapes and prices, the latter being very fashionable for early morning shopping or for days that look threaten ing. On this floor also is an abundance of trimmed hats of the ordinary wearing type and at prices which will attract eareful buyers, that is to say, you can on this floor select a very stylish hat for everyday wear anywhere from $3 to $3. At the head of the stairway is the coat, suit and skirt department, which has made such a "noise in town" on account of its being the one department where stylish tailor-made garments of gocd quality can be bought at very moderate figures, and so it is this season, for there are on the floor many. many hundred garments of the nc-bbiest cut and best make that can be obtained at less than you could go to your dressmaker and get a stylish street dress for. The children's and misses' de? partment is here, too, and it appears that Kaufmann's make a specialty of this branch. for they have a very large assort? ment of young people's reefers. box coats and ready-to-wear dresses in all the sea son's shades. Then the millinery parlor, where abound the ereations of the master minds of the millinery trade. The room is handsomely titted and the lights so softly toned that the effect is indeed soothing and pleasing.' Here it is also where IJich mond's best dressed people seemed to have spent the whole^ of yesterday. for while our representative .was present the crowd of sightseers continued to surge and clamor for closer inspection of the gems of the spring of 1901. Let us say in one word, the models dis? played to-day are accepted by the eiite as "the thing" for this spring. which fact practically settles the Question of style for good. AVhen we say that there are up? wards of two hundred 'models' In this rocm and each is different from the other. 't wiil be accepted that we could not ue scribe their particular attractive effects. nor do we want to, for we had much rather leave the treat to you; allowing you the oprvortunity of joining your approval with that of your neighbor and stamping the spring opening of Kauf? mann's as the greatest .feature of the Twentieth Century so far. The models will be on- show all day to-day and to morrow (Thursday), You" are not preased to buy?merely hosnitably invited to view the greatest exhibition of millinery this great house haa ever hadL Established 1823. WILSON WHISKEY. That's All, THB WILSON DISTJLLIXG CO? Baltimore, Md. vice G. XV. McKenney. dead: Tug. Grayson county, J. A. Earmcr, vice XV. W. Rash, dead. ? MORGAN DOES NOT GIVE UP. Believcs the Nicaragua Canal Will Yet be Built. (Special Dispatch to The Timos.) WASHIXGTOX, March 19.?Senator | Morgan, of Alabama, has not yet given up J the idea that the canal connecting the , Atlantic and Pacilic Oceans will be built i before the expiration of his present term i in the United States Senate. Senator Morgan, it will be reealled. was defeated, from every viewpomt, in the j Senate during the 'Fifty-sixth session of Congress, when advocating the enactment j of a law providing for the digging of this j interoceanic watcrway. ln a. speecb of | great length, just before the expiration of tho special session of the Senate this spring. Senator Morgan anuounccd that he feared he would not live to see the next Congress make the necessary ap propriation for the construction of the canal. in which ho is so much interested. j His plea to his associates was) pathctie. However, his eioquence did ;iot count for j anything at the last session of Congress. i At the present time it may be assumed that the Aiabama Senator has not given up tbe idea that this canal can be con sidered before he. retires, or, it may be j added, before death intervenes to make him Incapable of pushing the pians he is so much interested iu in this connection. It was only yesterday. if might be stated in passing." that the Alabama Senator iu dicated,that hc had not yet given up hope that something withira the near future might be done to induce Congress and this Government to provide the amount or money necessary for this great undertak insr. With Secretary Hay. of the State De- J partment, Mr. Morgan had a long con? ference yesterday. and all this indieates that he "still believcs that before he re- | tires something definitc can be aceom plished at the Fifty-seventh session c. Congress. His talk with Secretary Hay yesterday was regarding the advisabilHy of re opening negotiations with Great Briatin for a fair treaty on this subject. AVhi'a ; the public is not informed regarding the views held bv the Secretary of State. there Is a possibility that something, cousider ed wise, so far as treaty rights are con cerned, can be devised by this Govern? ment between this time and the assem bling of the Fifty-seventh session of Con? gress next December. It is announeed that the talk between Senator Morgan and Secretary Hay isnne of a dozen which has recently been held upon the same subject, and further, tbi" tho Alabama Senator is not tne only member of Congress who has consulted the Secretarv of State regardius- what is considered one of the most important projects this country may have to deal with within the next few years. Telegraphic Brevities. (By Associated Press.) \T1 -VXTA GA.. March 19.?Four ne- I groes." representing, it is said, one j thousand of their .race, living in Elbert county in the northern portion ot this j State" to-dav appeared before Governor j Candler and asked that he ftirnish trans pc-tation to them that they may return to Li'oeria. It is said the negroes may ask ala oj. the Xational Government. WASitlXGTOX. March 19.-The- Na? val General Board began one of its periodlcal sessions in ths city to-day. Admiral Dewey presided, Lieutenant Commander L'nderwood relieved Lieu? tenant Ward from duty as recorder of the board. It is understood that some atten? tion has been given the Chinese situation so far as it offers opportr.nity for im proving our naval conditions. AXXAPOI.1S, MD., March 19.?Very little progress was made with the Martin bill in either branch of the General As? sembly to-day, although botlf had it under consideration. ELBERTOX, GA., March 19.?George ?Roberts shot and killed Doe Parham in tho western portion of the county, in a right in which both men used guns. They are prosperous white farmers. COLUMBUS. GA., March 19.?A freight train of the Central Ilailway was wrecked on a trestle to-day. near Chipley, Ga. Engineer AV". A. Wright and Fireman Joseph Key, both of this place, were kill? ed. Three brakemen were injured. CHICAGO, ILLS., March 19.?The direc? tors of the American Straw Board Com? pany to-day passed the regular quarterly dividend of 1 per cent. NEW YORK, March 19.?The directors of the Federal Steel Compauy have de clared the regular _u_rterly dividend of 1 1-2 per cent. on its preferred stock, pay? able April 20th. WASHIXGTOX, March 19.?Adelbert S. Hay, United States consul at Pretoriu, who reached New York Sunday, returned to the city to-day. He declined to be interviewed regarding affairs :n South Africa. WASHINGTON. D. C, March "9.-The President has appointed Frederick E. Coync. now collector at Chicago, post master of that city, in place of Charles U. Gordon. YORKVILLE. S. C, March 19.?John R. Ashe, i>resident of the York Cotton Mills, cbmmittcd suicide by throwing himself into a well. ATLANTA, GA., March 10.?Major ,T. E. Macklin, commanding the battalion of the Eieventh Infantry, stationed at Fort McPherson. was to-day ordered to send Companies K and L of his comm.ind to San Franeisco for transportation to Manila. XASHVILLE. TBXX.. March 10.--The House of Representatives to-day unanl mously rejected the bill limiting race meetings ln Tenuessee to ten davs. MADISOXVILLE, LA.. March !!>.?Fire to-night destroyed two tobacco factorics owned by Holloman & Son, and a num? ber of residences. Total loss, ?jICkMIK', with small insurance. Foreiga Notes. (By Associated Press.) LOXDOX", March 19.?A special dis? patch from Rome says eight soldiers and customs officers have been killed by an avalanche near Lake Come. BOMBAY, Wednesday, March 2i\? Seven gunners were killed by an ex ptosion of a howitaer shell at Secunder abad, India, to-day. BERLIX, March 19.?The House reject? ed the proposal for a bill whereby chil? dren born of house slaves in German colonial territory should be free. COBURG, March 19.?Herren Liebtran. and Bock, Socialists, were to-day elected president and vice-president,. respectively, of the United Diet of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. BERLIN. March 19.?The Bitmcn Bourse reports that the cotton imports at Bremen last year aggregate 1,563,045 bales. as _gainst 1.382,179 for the previous year. Analversary Celebrated. Hlckory Camp. No. 6, Woodrnen ol the L.EGAL NOTICK. VIRGINIA ?EC THE LAW AND EQUITX COURT OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND. TIIE UTII DAY OF FEB RITARY. 1001: Laura J. Williams..,.-^_..?....Plaintiff. Vs. C. B. Williams .Prfcndant. IN CHANCERY". The object of this is to ob'atu a divorce ;< vincnlo matrimonii. by the plaintiff from the defenrlant. and an aitidavit Imv ing oecn made and tiled that. the defen dant Is not a. resident of the State of A'ir? ginia. he is reQuired to appear here with? in lifteen days after the due puM.ication of this order and do" what is necessary to proteet his interest herein. A copy?Teste: V. V. AVINSTON, Clerk. XV. II. Beveridgc. p. q. To C. B. WH.LTA.AIS: Tuke notice that I shall. on the "Orh DAY OF MARCH. 11)01. at tho office of W. If. REYERIDGE. Nos. 5. . aud f> N. Eleventh Street. in the city of Rl'-hmond. A'a.. b'c'avveen the hours of !> A. M. and ?' P 31. on that dav. proeeed to tnke the depositions of ROBERT Ll'EH nnd others. to be read in evidence in my he half iu ?<? certain suit dependiug in the Law and Equity Court for the city of Richmond, wherein you are defendant and l am plaintiff: aud ii'. from anv cause. the taking of the said depositions be not commeneed on that day, or._ if commonced he not conetmled on that dav. tho taking of the same will he ad? journed and continued trom day to ilay_ or from time to time. at the same pla.-o aud between the same hours, until th? same shall he compteted. Resnectfully yours, LAURA J. WIT.T.TAMS. Bv Counsel. C. XV. BRANCH & CO.. State Bank Building. Bankers & Brokers. Private wires to New A'ork. Chicago and all principal trade centers. C'ommission on Atlantic Coast Line aud A'irginia-Car? olina Chemical stocks reduced to t'.. per cent. T N THE cr.EKK"? OFFICE OF THE I * COUNTY COURT OF THE COUNTY OF POWITATAX. ON THE -t'l'It DAY OF MARCH. WOt: Tho Virginia-Carolina Chemical < ompativ (James G. Tiasley Branch)-Plaiatiu", against S. D. Browa* .Defend-n-. The objeet of this suit is to subject seven cows. the property of the djfen dant, now under levy and attachmenc in said court. to the payment or a certnfn debt due bv tho defendant to tho nbiinti'f company ifor fertilizers. An.l ail-dayit having been made and ftled that the e fendant S D. Brown, Is not resident ol the State of A'irginia. It Is ordered tr.:r be do appear here within fiiteen days after due publlcation hereof and do wh.ir mav be necessary to proteet his Interest in "this suit. And it is further orleretl that a eopv hereof bo ptblished oncca week for four suecessive weeks .n 1 he Times. a newspaper published in the city of Richmond. A a.. and that copv be posted at the front door of court-houso of this county on tlto 1 day- of the next term of the County *. our A copy-^Teste^g ^ tilmax> cwk Jos. P- Sadler. p. q. th Old Dominion Steamship Co, Daily Line for New York, tiie North and East FROM RICHMOND. PASSENGERS can leave DAILY ex? cept Sunday, at ?:W A. M. and;*.:40 t. M. via C. at O. Ry- or \):W A. M. and 3:1a F M via N. & AV. Ky., coiuieeting at Norfolk with direct steamers sailing sam* "sVecrage passengers can leave by Aux? iliary steamer Monday. Wednesday and Friday, sailing from Rocketts at ;? l.. at. and Jhanging to maiu-line ship at .Aor ?FREIGHT for all northern. eastern and foreign ports received and ror-.varded dai? ly. except Sunday, at compuny s whari, Rocketts. FROM NEW YORK e?* PAS3ENGEBS can leave DAILY. eept Sunday, from eorapanys pler No. *.b North river. at 3:C0 f. M-. for Old Point Comfort and Norfolk. connecting with C. aniTo and X. and ?Y. trains for Kich FREIGHT received and forwarded dal Ivt except Sunday. 'Tickets on sale at e. mpany s office. 12L. Fast Main Street. Piehmond Transfer Company. 903 East Main Street: Jeffer son Ilotel. C. and O. and R. j.w\ F. de? pot* Richmond. Baggage ehaeked through to all points. For further information apply to JOHN F. MAYER. Agent. 121? East Main Street. Richmond. Va. G*eneral offices: St Beach Street. corner West Street. Xew ^ WbROWX. H B. WALKER. Gen. Pass. Agt. Traffic Manager._ CLYDE STEAMSHIP CO.'S PHILADELPHIA. ?RTCHAIOXD AND. NORFOLK STKAM RICil* SHIP LINE. Appointed sailing days: Every TUES? DAY, FRIDAY aud SUNDAY at day light. Freight received daily till 5 P. M. For 'urther information apply to i-or .utu- _ w M'CARRICK. Gen r*cuthern Agt.: effice. Rocketts. uen. ~uu o __ CLYDE & co World. celebrated their eighth a.in.?i.r sarv at Corcoran Hall last night. A most . enjoyable programme was renuera-i. uaMi the occasion proved a most dellgbtlu. one, Justice John's Court. Ir the Police Court yesterday morning Philip Davis, charged with stealing $U from James Barron, was dismlased. Bar i-.-n's Iittle boy *\as dismissed on tho charge of attaekirig Davis' Iittle girl. George Woodson (colored). charged with snatching Mrs. Bertha F. Ford's pocfeet book from her hand. went on to the grand jury. So did Robert Lawrence, charged with assaulting John Riddell. Lizzie Burnett (colored), waa given sl_ months for stealing clothing. Jacfe Miils (colored), drunk, in dcfaolt of |j.T0 was given ten days. S. G. Blackwood, charged with being a suspicfous character was disrnlssed. C. A. Booker (colored), drunk and dia orderly. was fined 53.T'). Arthur Johnson (coiored), same offense, ! paid the city S3.-0. Henry Booker teolored) was dismissed ou the charge of slapping a negro girl, but was fined $L? and costs and given ten days for nol reporiing at court yes? terday -.vheu the case was called. AVilUam Doran. drunk, $1 and costs. Henrv Major (colored). stealing from va cant house. six months and **300 security j*or twelve monihs. James Allen (colored). drunlc. S2.^ Joe Smith <eolored). suspietoua charac? ter aud stealing. six months ,.??. AVillie Gray (colored). dlsptderly conduct In the Second Market. $o.W Jean de Reszke'made his will recently, directins the use of a patent device to prevent his being buned alne. M. d? Beazlce evidentty realize-s the uncertatn ties of life as a public idol. AVhen onc? DUWIO fancy tires, however. tt takes more "than a patent burial signat to attract at tention-as a few heroes in the late un pleasantness with Spam can tcsti.y. Marie Bates wiU be a leadtns memb#i 0f th* company supporting David Warfield iu "The Only Levl*' n?*tt seasoa.