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NO VOTEREACHED
ON YESTERDAY
Still Dcbating Appointment of Com"
missloners of Revenue.
KENDALL'S SUBSTITUTE
lic Would Have liicsc Oificcrs Appointcd
by feupcrvisors? Mr. Uordon's
Aannumefit Fails ? Ibe
D?.y'?> i'rocctoiuj;*.
Tlie eoavcoUon spent nearly two and a
tuli hottra yvsiertuo m Uwfuruicr con
alucravioc of me report ??; ute Cuiniiiit
teo on Oounty 0?ipxausatlonj i-ut reached
no cuiKluSitm tlKicon.
Tlure Wuiv sevtuty-one members in>
tluir scatfi aiKi a great many ladies Were
among the viJdtors present. A great
many pctltions were pixseniod, urg
ing ihe paaSage of ihe BSfbour iiciuor
resolution. and sbfifle other routine mal
tors were disposed of by Uie body In the
morning hour.
Mr. Gordon. of Richmond. called up his
resolution ai?enaing the rules so as not
to allow leaves of absence to more than
twenly member* :it the same limv. and
H was rejocted l\v a vote of 11 to 53, af
ter brief spOechtsS by Mr. Gordon for and'
Mr. Withera against tne resolution.
"J"he convention wenx into a Committee
b? the ft'hoh (Mr. TurnliuU in the chair)
lor the further consid- ration <.f the re?
port of the County Government Commit?
tee. and .Mr. Hanoock, of Chesterfleld,
was recogrnized to oppi se the minorlty
repoi-t offered by Mr. V.'ithers, prcvidir.g
for the appointmen. of Commissloners of
the Revenue by the Circuit Courts. He
conteiiiird ilmt tlie present frysbtm was
good euor.gh. and no change should he
madi lii i'.. Mr. Hancock was followed
by Mr. Withers, Rrbb made a sfrong ap?
peal for tho minorlty report and prO
duood statistlcs to nrove that =nme
change in Uie Bysteni of nsscssing ]ier
BOnal taxes was b.-.djy needed.
At the eontilush -i of Mr. AVithers' very
nblo speech Mr. htendflU gave noMce that
.*:! the proper time !??? v.-. :?}': offer a buT)
st.ltutA providing that Cei/imlBsionors of
th" Revenue i> ? oppMntsd by tlie Boar 2s
of Supcrvisors. 'ihe committee Dt 12:j!~>
o'ri.ii. rost and reported tg the con?
vention and that body adjourned until
10 o'clock to-morrow.
PAY IX DETAIL.
The ctrnvehtion met at 10 o'clock. Pray
c-r was offered by iir. Mcihvaine.
Seventy-oric membei's answrred to the
ioll-caii. Mcmorials for ahd ?gninst the
Barbour-Quarlos liquor license resolution
were pfescrili ii.
Mr. Braxtbn, cltairnian or the Corpora
tlon Committee, arose and t^aid he no
liced there was an Inquiry on V.'odiies
(!;?;.? as tu The rop?rt of Lhe Cc-rpora
tlon Committee on the tmployers' liabili
ty hill. He said tho committee had been
liard at work, nnd would report in due
time arter the rec:ss.
Mr. Withers said lie meant no reflec
tlon on the committee. He only desir
ed to know lhe status of the Eployers'
l.iability bill and the railroad corporation
bill. j He thouht they were of such suf
flcent importanee to he reported before too
late in the session of the convention to
give opportunity for ifall discus&on and
dflibrration.
Chairman Braxton assurcd lhe conven?
tion that the fullest opportnnity would
be given lhe friends and opponents of
both resolutions 10 discuss them.
Leaves of absence were granled sev?
eral members.
LEAVES OF ABSENCE.
The resolution offered by Mr. James
W. Gordon. providing that ?.o leaves of
absence should be granted except for
s.okiiess. aiter twenty members had been
excused, v,:is taken up. .Mr. Gordon said
f-xptrience had shown that linless some
such rule was adopted the convention
was seriously handioappod.
Mr. Withers said hard and fast rules
h-e this would not work. He said you
cannot lcg'slate temprrance mto people
by arbitrary rules and you cannot lorce
memhers to stay here and attend to the
public businoss if they nre inelined or
compelled to attc-r.d to their own in pref
erence. Somethirg more than rules are
necessary for that. TJie resolution was
rejected?yeas. 11; nayS, 63.
AS TO CJOMMIS3IONERS.
The convention then went into Commit?
tee of the Whole to consider the county
government report. Vhe ameridment
offered by Mr. Eggleston, giving
to the EesislrMure th- power
to provido for tho nppointment ?>f elec?
tion of a commissioner or commissioners
of the revenue for each county was first
called up.
JudRe ilancocl: oppnsed the smendment.
He cald it wir wbrse than the amenrt
lnent oTc-red !.\- Mr. Stebhins, providing
for the apc. Intnient r.f a Commisslone:
of Revenue. j !,? dcclared that the rea
son why the convention was called was
to rogulate. fi.\ and r.-Mitrol tho powers
of the !>gisla1.ure and the amor.dment
proposod by ^lr. ]Cp=:lcston would give
the General Assembly unlimited power
to appoint or clrot as many county om
cors as it desired and call them Com
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illman's Si
f WHY PAY MORE
X WHEN YOU CAN
i Save 25 Per Cenf.
T lion Coffee, 9jc Ib.
A Arluckle's, Coflee, 10 |-2c !b..?
y Best Grenuloted Sugor. 5 Mc fb.
"X White A hucar, 5c Ib.
Y Try lhe Best Tlour sold, Si'.ver Kina,
T 27c bag. or $4.20 bbi.
X Mountain Roli Butter, I5c ib.
4- Corn Starch. 2 for 5c.
T Celuloid Starch, 4c
.j. Cuticulla Soap, 25c ooz.
.1 JeIfer?.on i lour S4.50 bbl, 30c bag
?V Best Com Starch, i Ib pepers, 4c
T Bostnn Baned Beanc, 5c.
?C Good Wasliboard, Sc.
*V 5-pound pail Preservcs, 30c
? PureLard, 9c ib.
* large Irisli Rotatoes, 25c pk.
T Sc!? Pork, Sc Ib.
X floitTnq Toilet S^ap. 3 barsfor 5c.
J?r Best City Mecl, 19c peck.
V Sweet Potntoes, [5c peck.
' Was!:if?rj Powder. 3 packages for 5c
l-lb. pkq MctorvBrcadSoda, 2c.
... Large Bo\es Lye, 3c.
?J. Cxtra flnc Tea, 40c
V 3 ?bs WashinR Soda for 5c.
X Small Smithfield tiams, 14c lb.
* Larrio Oars Jetfers">n Soap, 2c
^ New N. C. RoeHerrings. $2.75 4-bb!
A. Pinl bottlc Tomato Catsup, 5c
?Mev?' Prunes, 5c Ib.
Good Mixcd Tea 30c
X Snowflakc Patent ramily Flour.
S3.95 b5?T or 25c bag.
ijuart Mason Jars, improved, 55c
do/en.
Wrile for one oJ our new price
lists. It's a reguier moncy-sovcr.
S. ULLMAN'S SON,
1S20 and IS22 Cast Main Streat
Up (ownstorc. 00S E?si MarshalL
Manchcsur Storet. 1212 and 1214 Hefl Si.
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Tiie Suaday's Times.
missioncrs of the Revenue. He
said expeVier.ce for many years
showcd that. ihc pcople ot vhglnia for
the past.forty years sh-owed that they
preferred to elect the Commissioner of
Uevehue tbcmselves. It was an oltlce
that tduched the pcople at their most
sensitive, point?tho prcservation of their
pi-operty. He recounted the numerous
oattles that the Anglo-Saxon race Jiaa
fought a.nd won in behall of the princlple
that "he who taxes property must have
Lhe endOrsation of the peopie."
STRONCr CR1T1CJSM.
The speaker then strongly criticis-id <he
ylcious princlple ot appointiug some class
vs ? : othecrs. He argued th.it custom and
tmdition both fayored the eiection of
commissioner o" .the revenue. He
referred to lhe g/entleuian from Fau
quier (Mr. Humonl, calliiig him the }:reat
objector. and saying h" wonid vote no cn
every proposltiori. Mr. ilancockVthcn f.aid
th.it he weuld have to vote no if Mr. Hun
ton had the writing of all the sciions of
the COnsritutJon. He paid his respects to
those who. ho said. had oomo here to
change eyerything. He created great
laughler a' ipplatyse by his allusions to
MessYs. V\ rs, Hunton, Carter and
Thom.
The spehker.gave. his experience as a
judge in appointing men to oflice, and said
it put political appointmentsln thehands
of a judicial efficer, and it had a tendency
in diag the judiciary into the mire of par
iican politics. He said the reason the
judgi s of Virginia had their names linked
with purity and honesty and integrity
came from the very fact of their being
removed from the political arena. He
then took a :-'hot at Mr. Thom's suffragc
plan, and said lie had explalned it for
three nights and it was no elearer when
he quit than it was when ho began. He
I commented on tho leaving to the judges
Illie appolritrnent of any political ofrjeer.
He clalmed that the Legislature might
, be Irusted, but it was very often quiled
i away hy emotion, and it was best that
j the old ship of State should be strongly
anchored by a ccnstitutional provisioril
He showcd why certa'n efficers
like judgos ought to be appointed in
stead of elected. hose ofiicers requirert
great technical knowledge and the peo?
pie were not presumed %o be the best
judges of that.
James W. Cordon?"You are t;:rning
that griridstone now."
Judge Hancock?"Yes, and you were
turning it the other day when you had
that cornma inserted. Toti will never -eacli
a period." fLaughter.)
He concludcd by saying Mr. Thom was
on his side. and he felt safe when he
was backed by such a tribune of the
;,..>; Ic. He r.ever could conscnt to this
prihciple of appointment of ofiicers, which
smackod o? u. monarchic.il form of gov?
ernment.
Judge Hancock was loudly apo'a'.-deJ
at the concluslon of his long and veiy
able speech.
MR. W1T1IERS SPEAKS.
Mr. Withera spoke in favor of the ap
noin'.ment of commissioners of revenue.
Ho called attentlon to Judge Hancock's
consistency by saying he plead for old
Virginia's traditions as to commissioncrs
of revenue and was even stronger the
other day when it was proposed to re
turn to the o:d Virginia custom of aliow
Ing the sherirf to collect taxes. lle
fought it to the death. Mr. Withers said
be was not wedded to any tuethod of
appointment, but ho thought tho Board of
County Supervisors, or the City C.,unciis
were the best tribunals to sciect the reve?
nue ofiicers. He only wishod the ap
pointive system esta lished for this class
of ofiicers. Be did_jiot feel like it was
any refioclion or attack upon any of the
present offkials of Virginia to advocate
a change o'f lhe systerc. It was not the
oUicers who wcrc bad or vicious, but
it was the syslem.
The speakcr paid a tribute to lhe Integ?
rity of county oflicials whom he know, and
said it was cawardly for a member here
to attack an oflicer who had no voice here.
The'only attack on these officials came
from objectors to any change in the Con
stitution on the floor o'f the convention,
by impropcrly criticising tho motives of
members. Ho declared that those here
who most cloquenily plead for the right
of the dear peopie were men holding of
?Jice by appointment.
Judge Hancock: *T wish it understood
that I have beon elected by the peopie for
light years as a Commonwcalth's at
torney, and 1 have served eight years by
appointment.''
Mr. Withers: "I was making no at?
tack on the genlleman from Chester
field. The very fact that he is an ex?
ceilent oflicer goes to provc that in some
cases the appointing of an offlcer is a
good thing as well as the eiecting of them
by the peopie." (Applause.)
OUGHT TO BE CHANGED.
Mr. Withers doscribod the nature
of the oflice of commissioner of the reve?
nue. and contended that the proper per
Jormance of those dutics would render
an oillccr ncccssarily nnpoi)ular with
some classes of thoughtless or seli'ish citi
zens. He cited the attacks that had been
made by the l.e-glsiature upon the system
in the appointment of assessors of real
estate and examiners of records and Judge
Hancock had justified those r.ttacks when,
he embraccd these officcs in his majority
i"cj)ort as a member of lhe committee.
He cited severiU othtT forms of at?
tack that tho Legislature had thought
fiecessary to make on the system, and
these changes were an admisslon tliat
tho clecllve system of revenue ollicers
was unsatisfactory and Inelllclcnt.
The concensns of opinion ?n Virginia,
continued the s^oakcr, was that
the present rystem of ptisonal
property taxatioa cught to- be
Improved upon. Revenue othcers should
not be made the object of political contest
and strire. Their dutirs were adminls
tratlvc and judicial and were not like
those of sheriffs or treasurers. lt was a'
most unpopular offlce if its duties were
properly performed and no favors grant
cd to any one, rich, poor or polltlcsui' ,
powerful. Tt was liuman nature to
weaken where the Hno drew tlghtest.
He dld not bclleve the people deslred to
elect this ofllcer. bccausc they knew it
was best to remove from the offlcial
the incentive to be too lenient antt from
themselves the temntatSon lo [rrnpc?;o
upon the r.ccessities of the ofllcer. The
objectlon to tho appolntment of revenue
officers would seem to come from those
rich and powerful holders of stocks and
bonds, who could not control their with
drawal from the ?lnspection of otllcers
Who held their positions, subject to be
taken away by the animosity of such pow?
erful influences.
DUTIES OF COMMrS3I.ONEaS.
The personal property of avery large
majority of the people was visible, antt a
one-eyed ohicer cuuid soe it. This large
majority of the people would greatly pf>
fer an oincer who would be tibsolutely
indepcndent of lhe fear or lavor of any
citizen or any corporation.
The speaker went into a detailed con
sideration of the dutics and emoluments
of Comrnissioners of the Revenue, and
clalmed that it was impossible, under the
present systcm, to estimatc the cost of
assossir.g and listlng property for taxa
tion. He suggested tliat the live coal of.
economy which the substituto offered hy
him contained was the real cause for
such vigoroti3 kicks from certain quar
ters. He demonstrated how hard it was
to improvc the economy or efflciency of
the present system unless the oflice was
made appointive insteod of elective, and
making the ofllcial inclligible for a sec?
ond term. He showvd 'lie r-rst of -is irg
and assessing nearly Ji t.N0.<;;0 y.oith of
property in Rockinghain cou'itv X C.
was only a little more tlv.n $300. and
that was under in aop -iiitlve system. He
had to pay taxes ;>s ;t fiduciary officer !n
this county. and his .ittention was then
directcd to the diff?rcnce in txf.chse n'one.
The property valiietion of Piti-aylvania
was about the same, and. as n?nr as the
cost could he ascertaincd of listing, it
was over ?300.
Mr. Withers concluded his ro-mnrka r.t
12:30 o'clock. and tho committee arose.
reported progress to the eonvention. and
it adjourned to meet Friday at 10 o'clock.
DIPOFTUSCARORA,
revenue CuHer (o Pe \ ntHched fmm Trirg
Ysrds on Next Tuesdcy.
? lhe revenue cutter Tuscarbra will be
laun-hed on next Tuesday at 1:30 o'clock
at the Trigg Ship-yards. The cutter will
be christened by Miss Albert'a Trigg. the
13-year-old daughter of President Wil
llain R. Trigg. A large delegatioh of the
WasliingtOn officials will be present.
? The C. & O. steamer will be launched on
November 12th at 1 o'clock. This is the
largest boat ever built at the yards.
Superlntendent Nelson is in Baltimore
on business for the company.
Vice-President Lilburn T. Mycrs is north
on a business trip.
Captain E. O. Patterson, of the TJ. S.
A. Engineering Department, paid a visit
to the yards to-day, and inspectbd the
work upon the Government dredge now
heincr built.
Justice Jolin's Court.
Lueius Tyler (a color?d boy) was dis
missed of the charge of attempting to
poison a colored girl named Sallie Rul
fin. It was shown that the two children
were playing and that the girl drank
some toothache drons.
John Tyler was arrested on the charge
of driving a mule with gaulded shoiilders,
but tlie case went over to to-morrow
for further testimony.
George Wingiield (colored) was alleged
to have unlawfully assatilted and abused
Lucy Shelton, but the burden of proof
was not suflicient to sustain the charge
and George was permitted to depart.
Dempsey Jarvis was dismissed of the
charge of breaking into a Chesapeake
and Ohio car.
Room-.Male Dissppeared,
Dctcclive Hall is Iookirig for the room
mate of Mr. W. T. Satinders, ? Who com
piained of beirig rbbbed of ?20 while asleep
in a I'ooni at Xn. 212 East Broad Street
Wednesday night. He stated that he had
as a rocm-rnate a man whom he had
known as having served n, term in jail
for robbery. When he awoke yesterday
mbrnjng he found that both his money
and his room-mate had disappeared.
Pa!d Deaih Cra!m.
Lee Council. No. G20, of the
Nationnl Union. through its of?
ficers, M. M. Williams, treasurer, and
O. J. Adams, secretary, on October 2>\,
.turnrd over to Mrs. Margaret Walther.
heneficiary of the lnte Ernest F. Walther.
a draft 'for two thousand dollars, tho
amount named in the benefit certlficate.
Mr. Walther died Septemhc 23d: and
proofs were forwarded on Octobor 5th.
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SPLENDID VIADUCT
NEARLY COMPLETE
Longest Doubie Tracked Steel Bridge.
in World and Wonderful
Piece of Engineering.
The work on the splendid steel doubie
track of the Chesapeake and Ohio in this
city is nearly completed and already
a part of the force has gono away. '*-'be
work on the train sheds will be completed
wlthin the next two weeks, and Super
intendent J. P. Haupt, who is ln charge
of the work here for the Penroyd Com?
pany, says that trains can run into tne
new station within ten days. -No ot^f
have been issued as yct for the runn n
of trains into the station, and it is^ state"
at the oiiice of Superintendent W^kot
that it is not known when tho hrst train
will run into the new depot.
There are yet fourteen spans of the
viaduct at the Fulton ond to be bullt
and this work will require two months or
six weeks. When this shall have been
done the longest doubie track viaduct
in the world and one of the most re
markable picces of bridge engineering
ever executcd will have been iinlshed.
The viaduct is nearly four miles loug
and passes under the IJ.rldge.of tne.?At
lantic Coast Line, over the i-rce Bridge,
the Southern Railway depot, the viaduct
of the Seaboard Air Line and for more
than a mile it passes over the bc-d ot
James River. There are curves, grades
and connections that made it more cliih
cult and the whole has been executed
perfectly, there being not a ilaw in the
whole structure.
The roof on the train sheds is now
nearlng completibh. These sheds are the
largest in the South, there being eight
tracks, six inside and one on each side.
The shed is five hundred feet iong and
about sixty feet wide.
Superintendent Haupt has the highest
praise for the Chesapeake and Ohio eh
g neers who made the surveys for the
viaduct. It was, said he, the finest piece
of engineering I ever worked on. ln
fact, it was perfect or as near so as
anything human can be. This is a high
compliment to Mr. F. W. Scarborough,
engineer of bridges and signals of the
Chesapeake and Ohio, who personally did
mtich of the work.
The Penroyd Company, "which has done
this line piece of work here for the
Chesapeake and Ohio, now has a contract
with a British company to build twenty
seven bridges on a railrOad in British
East Africa, It.is there that the worfc
men lcaving here are going. On Wed
nesday night Mr. Eddy Meise and Mr.
John Frayser, with a gang of men, left
here for New York. Where on Saturday
they will set sail for Mombasa, British
East Africa. Superintendent Haupt and
mariy of the men escorted them to the
train and wisbed them God speed upon
their long journey.
This work in Africa will not be com?
pleted for a year and a half or two
years. The road for which they are to
buiid lhe bridges will extend from Mom?
basa, on the coast toward Lake Victoria
Nyanza, where, ih all probabiiity, it will
conneet with the Capc to Cairo roadi,
whenever that great line shall have be
conie more tlvn an ambitious dream of
the DiamomVKing, Cecil Rhpdes.
The awarding of the contract vo this
American firm is looked upon as another
recognition of the supremacy of Ameri?
can workmen and American industry over
any and all comers.
mayImTtkaiNsferred.
rtev. J. T. Routtea Likcly to Qo to Anofutr
Fieid?Reiigious liems.
Rumor has it that tho Rev. J. T. Rout
ten, pastor of the Ixmny-Street Methodist
Church, of Fultqh, will be assigned to
another field at the approa.ddng meeting
of the Virginia Conference. Mr. Routten
has been at work in Fulton about three
years. His pastbrate !ias been very
successful and his peopie would sin
cerely regrot to see him leave.
As the time for the conference flraws
near the gossipers are beginning to get
iii their work. It is rumored that the Rev.
Erhest Slfevens, of Barton Heights, who
has been at work there about a year, will
go to another field, and that the Rev. G.
E. B. Smith, who has been serving at Ep
worth -..urcli for about two years. will
also be among those trahsferred. As in
the case of Mr. Routten. lhe spoctilators
have not decided where these two minis
tors will go to from here or who will suc
ceed thom in iheir present pulpits.
That the Episcopal General Cohver.tfon,
the governlng body of the Proteslant
Episcopal Church in tiie Ijnited States,
wdl hold its session in Richmon 1 in .'.'07,
is, it may be said. an unds.'stcud thing.
The delegates from Virginia, lav and
clerical, are beginning to returt and they
are bringing back encouraging news with
them so far as can be learnod.
This convention is prcb.tbly the largest
church body in tho country, and frequent
ly it is in session for two or three weeks.
The delegates are almost always promi
nent inen, whose presence In a town will
put considerabie money in circulation;
Hence there is no lack of invitations from
citic-s wishlng to captiirc the body for
one of its meetings.
It is a noticeable fact that none of lhe
rrligious papers published in this city
mako roferenee in any way this week to
the break made by President Roosevelt a
short while ago in cntertaining Booker
Washington at dinner. Such a matter is
somewhat out of their realrh, and while
lhe editors of these denominational week
Iies may have private opinions as to tho
wisilom of the President's action, they do
not make public utterance of them as
ministers of the g-ospel. One of them
A wood yard will be established in tho
rear of the Methodist institution for
Christian Work on East Main Street. Ap
plicants for meals at the Institute herc
after will have to saw enough wood to
pay for the ni'eal. The Rev. Mr. Wiley,
superintondent of tho work, believes that
this wood pile will serve to keep the pro
fcssional bums clear of the place.
An interesting reviv.nl is in progress at
Epworth Methodist Chr.rch. Rev, .1. S.
Wallaco, of Fifth-Street Chur:h, breuebed
last night.
The monthly ontort.iiritnent of tho
ltterary department of the Co-.vorth
I.eigue of Broad-Street Methodist Church
will be held in the Iccture-room of that
church this cvening.
Had aa Enjoynble Time.
Tho St. Mary's Social and Bcneficial
Union held its anhtial reuriion Wcdhcsday
at Mr. Ben. Schutte's farm, in Ches
terlicld county. Over a hundred persons
were along, and a most enjoyable time
was had. The party started from' Rich?
mond about t) o'clock in the morning, go?
ing by way of street cars 10 Forest Hill,
where they were met by wagons. Re
freshments were served on the jrrounds.
One of the special features of tho day
was a great shooting match. The first
prize. a handsome bronzo clock, went to
Mr. Henry Haake, while Mr. Leonard
Forstmann came off second best, receiv
ing a tobacco stand as his trophy.
Third-Yenr Men.
At a meeting of the third-year ekiss of
the University Collego of Medif.in-;, held
Wednesday night, the following cflicitrs
were elected: H. P. Thompson, of Reids
ville, N. C, ])resident; N. B. Mariner, of
Oak Ridge, N. C, vice-president; Stuart
MIchaux, city, secretary and treasurer.
Man and Societv.
Rnbbl E. N. Calisch will preach at Bcth
Ahaba Synagogue to-night on the th^rne
"Man and Society; or lndlvidualism ver
sus Altruism." The scrvices begin at S
o'clock. The subject for Saturday morn
Inu'a corvlnn is "The CallS Of Isranl."
WJiiler & fthoads. \ 97filier & fthoads. Ttfiller <? Slhoads.
is Friday's ILntJiusiastic
From every quarter of the store comes the order to make a grand clearance of all
Odds and Ends, Short Lengths and Remnants, broken sizes of new, fresh stock that must
be disposed of in this Friday's sale. Not a half can be enumerated in this announce
ment?look around?you'll see them everywhere.
Jfuck TJowels. ! White Sooda tftemnants
Wash Soods Sterns.
Calicoes. navy blue, with white _
figures and stripes, at the bargairi AiAq
price of. /-?
Outing rlannels. light and dark
colors, a good wearer, a regular 8jc
number, at.
Apron Gingham, all size checks, all .
colors. never sold for less than 6ic, Fri- CJ^.
day's price.^^
Fine Percales, 36 inches wide, dark
fall stvles. colors grays, blues. and
reds. a good clptli at 10c, our Friday
special price .' . ..
6.34c
M
USSICZ
Crash.
A heavy Crash. pure white, 16
inches wide, it Iook's Iike a 10c num?
ber, special at.
6Y4C
At 3^c yard Z^m^
)m 2 to 6 inches wide, all nne
A good housekeepers' towel,
hemmed. red horder, e.xtra heavy, 1 /1\/ /
a special towel bargain at . . . . * ^/2
uable *Damask,
Bleached, 53 inches wide, good de
signs, a good restaurant number, cost /J'2r'
33c to buy, our Friday price.*dt
Uable *Damask?
Irish Iinen, 64 inches" wide. pure
bleached, the newest designsy hard to cAr
get at 59c, but we say.OUL
ID/nner Tfapkihs,
Irish and Scotch Linen. fast selvedge,
all pure linen, bleached, cheap at3L25, Q7r
special at.> / C
India Lineiis. Dotted Swiss. Colored Lawns,
j and 40-ln;h Lawns?special prices.
j Wash Soods Remnants
Dress and Apron Gingham. Percaies. Out
! ing Cloths and Flannelettes?the lowest prices
j yet known.
2)omest/c yzomnants*
Bleached and Unbleached Cottons, Bleached
! and Unbleached Sheetings. Jeans. Canton
' Flannels. VVool Flannels, Cambrics and Eider
| downs ;tt bargain prices.
jCinen ffiemnants.
Embroidered Linen, Irish Linen. Tabi;
1 mask, bleached and colored: odd Naj
j odd Towels. odd Doylies, at about h:
regular prices.
Da
At 15^ e3?JCh andP
Bodice Belts, with a large variety of |
buckles. \
At **r~ ~~Z? Ladies' Fancv Lisle
At 25C pair Rnisii Hose. full
fashi ihed, in biacks. reds and blues, regu?
lar 50c kind.
7(qw Vhings'in Suits at a tfrioe. j Vwo SBsy fterns in Tjew Silk Watsts
ALL-WOOL
aoiible-breasted
ciai vaiue at. .
Bf ACK CHEVIOT SUITS, made with
Eton Jackets, flounced skirts, a spe- <gC Qg
NEWBL'OUSE ETON SUITS, taffeta lined jackets, ?1 K C\C\
full llounced skirts, a pertectly tailored garment. for . . . 4** *^?VV
A VERY NEW SUIT is made of the best quality of
black cbeviot. slightly flounced iacket, with stitched taf?
feta belt, skirt trimmed vith taffeta to match jacket, price
A WEARABLE SILK WAIST is made with tucks and
rows of embroiderv in front and buttons up the back, all ol jCO QQ
ths style Of a.five-dollar waist, for."P^'^
Come and see the very best quality and best made SILK
WAIST vou ever saw at a moderate price. They are raada
of Giveriand'sbest grade of tarfeta. the front tucked and
hemstitchea to the bust line. s'eeves tucked and hemstitch
ed. entire back finisheci with smal! tucks. buttons up the
back, a veritable bargain this waist would be for s-j.-iS, our <? ? f\f\
At I0c box g?**r
lumed. tiiree cakes to a box.
Buttermilk
icely per
j?ace Curtain Sffa/yains
Odd pairs of Fine Irish Point Lace Curtains,
onlv one pair of a kind. 3* vards long. extra
width, sold up to SlO a pair, to $ E Q9
ciose at.'P0'yo
Odd pairs of Striped A\uslin Cur- KQ^
lains, wide ruffles, 3 yards long, pair . ^^^
15 pairs Heavy Grav VVool Blankets, QRr
10-4 size, slightly shopworn.yi1^
Odd Window Shades, made of good quality
linen, motinted 011 good rollers, sold ^Ar
up to 50c each.&\j>**>
??'emnants of Dotted Swiss Denims
and Cretons, 2 to 3-yard lengths, n\/ c
15c quality, per yard.J 72r'
ffiemnanis of Siiks,
Elack ond Colored Taffetas,
| Japanese Wash Silks, Foulards,
j Wash Taffetas, Peau de Soie,
j &c, in from 1 to 5-yard lengths,
j all displayed on our Silk Counter
? for Friday's selling.
At-iOce&ehlSSES
Over Collars, all 25c vahie.
atterns in
.ITurn
At Q8c S?d
l Gloria Um
steel rod. Paragon
pearl and inetal handles.
ffiemn'is'DrQSS Soods
Black and colored, in some of
this F.eason's most desirabie
weaves, some in waist lengths,
so -) in skirt lengths, others
suitable for children's dresses,
j all marked for quick seiling on
j Friday Remnant Day.
rs.p.ain j 2J?C
97fusith ^(nderwoar.
Ccrset Covers. made of Cambric and Nain
Scok. a few odd sizes, lace and embroi- "} ^~
desy trimmed. ~n" **
Children's Cotton Drawers
f.'cked.
Ladies' Aluslin Drawers. ful! size. umbrella
rjffles. with insertings of Valencienr.es "IQr
and Torcb.on iaccs, value 75c.cJ^V
Jfnit fynderivear.
Ladies' Fleece-Lined Vests. high i Qp
neck, long sleeves, 25c value. i^w
Boys' reaw Heeced Union Suits, rA^
all sizes, gray only. ulJ^
Children's Ribbed Fleeced Un '.::- Jf)r
wcar. vests and pants. jwU^
Ladies' Ribbed High Necfc, L 1 : ")Qc
Short Sleeve Corset Covers, vi; " u
TiiE GOYERNOR AWAY.
.uore Money for Pubi.c Sciieols?Other News
of tiie vapitoi.
There will be a cessation of executive
acts at tho Governor's oflice for a few
uays, as ft.s Exceliency is away, and will
jjiobabij' be abseht lrum the Capitol un?
til after tho eiection. He ts now in Be
Lci-sourg atteiiuuig the meeting of the
errana uamp of coiifederate veterans,
where no will remaiu until to-night, when
no will go out to Lynch-urg to be present
at the fair there on Monday. -iuesday he
expects to go to lus home in Radrdrd.
j-ie will atteua the fair given by the
Southwest Virginia. Live Stock Associa
tion in Rudroru auring the week, and in
the retirement of his suburban home givo
himself .o the preparat.on of uis message
to the next Leg.slature. Mrs. i'yier w-.?
remain at the .uansion, as will the other
members of the family.
Commissioner of Labor Doherty is now
closing up the last pages ot uis report,
which will be one of the most'eompreuen
sive yct issaed from his department. --
will be, In the hands of the publishers
within tiie next week.
Auditor Marye gave out a statcment yes?
terday to the effect that the appropriation
for the public schools for the coming year
will exceed last year by more than $21,000.
Last year's appropriation went over the
former by more than $10,0'j0, which shows
an increase in tho last two years of more
than $30,000. going into the public-school
system of the State. This will make the
arnburit appropriated this year SS10.S97.
The slatement was heard with much
gratilication in the Department of Public
Instruction. It shows a wise and cor
servative administration of the State'3
affairs.
Superintendent R. A. Dobie, of the Nor?
folk Public Schools, was at the Depart?
ment of Public Instruction yesterday.
Ho reported two now school buildings in
the city, opened at the beginning of tho
present session. Tho buildings were
erected at a cost of .flS.OOO each, and are
modern and un-to-date in all appoint
ments. The following principals of the
schools have just been elected:
Mr. Charles Minor Abbot, M. A., of the
University of Virginia: Mr. George L.
Fentress. grraduato of the V. P. I.: Mr.
John E. Lowery, M. A.. of Randolph-Ma
con; and Mr. A. 11. Foreman, M. A., of
William and Mary. The Norfolk Schools
are considered among ,the best in tho
State.
One 1-pounder rap'd-fire gun has been
loaned bv the Government to tho State
to be used by the Oyster Police Boat in
protecting the oystc-r . grounds of the
Stato.
Governor Tyler made the request from
c:or>rn+ary T.o?jr a few days ago and was
notifled ' yesterday that it had been
granted.
Adjutant-Gcneral Nalle. Icft on the 11
o'clock train for Petarsburg yes'terday
morning to attend the meeting of the
Some peopie suffer from this ailment
nearly all their lives. They are nervous
and despondent through loss of sleep.
The fact is their k'dneys are weak and
ar3 unablc to perform their nroper func
tlons. The best medicine to strengthon
tho kidnys, stimulate tho liver and cure
indigestion, dyspep sa, sleeplessness Of
malana, fever antl agus, is .
HOSTETTER'S
STOMACH BITTERS.
Grand Camp of Confederate Veterans.
Mr. ICoiner. Commissioner of Agricul
ture, returned Wednesday from the State
Te'st Farm, in Charlotte county, where he
has been for several daya superihtendlng
the sowing of wihter wheat. Thirty-six
varieties are being planted. that it may
be decided which grain. is the best for
that section. Different brands of ferti
lize-r are also being tised.
W. B. Foster, Clerk of Wythe county.
was a visitor at the AuditOr's ofBce yes?
terday.
One Recovered: tbe Other Not.
A horse and buggy belunging to Mr.
J. W. Carson, a cattle broker at the Cnijn
Stock-Yards, disapbeared about 7 o'clock
Wednesday night from Foushee and Broad
Streets, where it had been left by Mr.
Carson while he entered a store .toar by.
About 2 A. M. yeaterdai' two boys dlscov
ered the team at Henry and Broad Streets,
and, finding no claimant near, took it to
Bennetr's Iivery stable, about two squares
above and left it there. The bu.rgT' was
considerably damaged. though the horse
had not beon injured. Mr. .7ars:-n r'e
ceived his property back yesterday, "ut
is still unable to account for its disap
pearance.
W. J. Havenstrawr, of Chelsea Flill. re?
ported yesterd-ay that some one stole his
horse and phaeton. Tho horse is a small,
dark bay raare; the phaeton is rubher
tired, newly painteu, with red scriped
wheels and body. ihe theft was corn
mittta Wednesday night.
COMMITTEES NAMED.
Sir Moses .Montefiore G>ngregation Elects its
Com.nittees on New fcdifice.
The congregation of Sir Moses Monte?
fiore Synagogue held a meeting Wedh*.s
day night at New Ford's Hotel and or
ganized for the work of ereeting a new
house of worship.
President Samuel Stern prcslded, and
the following standing committ>.es were
elected'
Building Committee?Chairman, S. Stcm:
Secretary, H. Bernstein; Treasurer, J.
Sharof; Assistant Secretary, H. Rosen
berg.
Finance Committee?M. Spigel, chair?
man; A. H. Schwartz, M. Soueuberg, J.
Cohen, B. Wolf.
Committee on Printing?Alfred Cohen,
chairman; J. Lewit, S. Spilberg.
Committee on Subscriptlons?N. Cohen,
chairman: L. Ruth, J. Lewit, M. Arnster,
L. Bernstein. I. Caplin. S. J- London. M.
Sonenberg, J. Cohen. J. Sharof.
Committee on Site and Building?AU'red
Cohen, chairman: Joseph V.'einstein. ."VI.
Spigel. B. Wolf, I. Caplin, S. J. London,
S. Spilberg.
Committee on Entertainment?J. Wein
stein, chairman; S. J. London. J. Sharof,
A. Cohen, L. Ruth. S. Spilberg, M. Sor>
enberg, I. Caplin, J. Lewit.
The work of raising money for the r.ew
synagogue will be pushed vigorously.
WAGON SMASHED BY CAR.
CoHision at Jail Alley and Sone Excitement
Follows.
One of the Cohen Company's wagons.
while standing on the car track on Broad
Street yesterday morning ncar Jail Al?
ley, was struck by an eastbo -id Trac
tion car and badly broken up.
The horse fell down and broke the 1 ar
ness. and the dnver stopped the Wi'gcn
on the track to repair it.
The car was coming down the hill at
a lively galt, and the motorman coutd not
stop the car in time. The wagon was
knocked to the other side of the S'jeet
and the horse was sllghtly injured.
The drlver became angry and began to
abuso the motorman. A Jail-AUey negrb
rusbed to his asslstance. Dr. Lorrimer
James, o;
ger on th
; he mot >r
pled the J:
gave him
SHOOTING CASE CONTl.NUED.
Commonwealih Not Ready to Oo Into Exarnt
tioa?County News.
The pfelimtnary examlnatlon In the casa
of Thomas Edward.s, chargetl with shoot
Ing and killing John T. O'Brifit at tne
Richmond Loeomotive YVorks last Satur
day week. was not held yesterday. 'i na
case was called before 'Squire Lewts,
but the Conzmor.wealth was not prepared
ti> enter into the cxamination. antt upon.
th- advice of Commonwealth's Attornejr
Sands it was nostponed until next Tues?
day afternoon at 4 o'clock. The prisoner
was again bailed with Mr. H. M. Allporr
as his bondsman. He was represented
by Mr. II. M. Smith. Mr. Sands did not
state why the Cornmonwealth was not
ready, but it is thought more time was
deslred for iuvestigution and to secura
witnesses.
! The case of V. L. a 10yd. Jr.. chargect
i with selling liquor on Sunday, waa trled
i in the County Court yesterday afternoon.
j The jury brought in a verdlct of not
! gui'ty. The case was up at the last term.
of the court and resulted in a huns jury.
!?"!? yd was represented by Mr. "William
. K. Beveridge.
Mr. Willlam B. West was fined 55 and
j costs yesterday afternoon by "Squlra
Thomas for cursing and abusfng -Mr. f.
: P. Turner, a tnotorman of the Passenger
,? and Power Company.
David Williams. a negro boy. will servo
three months in jail for abusTng arat at
tempting to kill hin sis'pr and mother.
He was tried by 'Squire Thomas.
It cost Geor.se Grimes (colored) about
$33 for bcins <irunk, carrylng a coriceatedj
weapon. ;inr! firing it <>n the streets yes?
terday. He went to J;iil in default ana
as he pass. ?.! out of th?- door 'Squlra
I Lewts remarfced: "i will break you
hegroes from carrylng cor.cealed weapona
6r flll the jail."
SEASONABLE H!NTS.
Gnartl Your Henlth in Fall nml Early
Wlnt-r,
A change from warm to cold Is always ||
attended with more danger than from ai l
cold to a warm temperature; hence th<*j
i grcater me-jrtallty from lung and throaijj
diseases at this season of the year, as\'
compared with spring.
The best protection against colds Is nof
so much in extra clothing as in g
digcstion.
If the digcstion and circulaiton ar$
good. colds will be unknown. |
Poor dlgestion causes poor cireulatlo*
of the blood, and when in thl* conditlonj
severe colds are contracted on the slight*
e^t provocatlon.
People who make a regular practicc oi
taking Stuarfs Dyspepsia Tablets aftel
meals <ure 'free from colds, slmpiy be?
cause their digestlon is perfect. the hear\
strong and regular and tho whole* systera
fortined aga'nst disease.
It requires little argument to convlnet
any one that the btst safeguard -.iar.iip.si
co'ds. nneumonla, and changes of temper>
ature Is a good stornach.
Stuarfs Dyspepsia Tablets taken aftet
meals are dissolved and mingting w!H
tho food cause It to be promptly d gested
and assimllated; they do this because
they contain nothing but harrnless dlgesi
tlve elements. which digest meat. eggs
and other food even when the stomacbi
ltself is weak and naccld.
Stuarfs Dyspepsh*. Tablets make peo-'i
ple well and keep them well, and the besV/
habit you can acqulra Is to keep dailjj
use of them at meals to maka the ?*t-jre*-y
Uv? orsaaa stroas and visoroua. j/