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THURSDAY. MAY 8, 1902.
MR. GOODE FOR PROCLAMATION.
Hon. John Goode, president of thc Vir?
ginia Constitutional Convention, has Is?
sued an addresB t? his constituents in
Bedford, In which hc gives an admirable
summary of the good work done by the
convention as embodied ln the new Con
Mitutlon. Mr. Goode says: . ^
It has accomplished tho paramount ob?
ject for which the convention was called,
?>y eliminating illiterate negro suffrage ]
and at the same time preserving the right
lo the white man as far as it could pos?
sibly be done without violating the Fif
* teenth Amendment of tho Federal con?
stitution.
It has reduced thc expenses of the State
government without Impairing its honest
and ei?icient administration. According
to a carefully-prepared statement made
?hy a prominent member of tne conven?
tion, it has saved to the tax-payers of I
Ubo Stute ??535.C.?1.15 per annum, and has
?pained in revenue by adding to thc taxa?
ble values the handsome sum of ,$275,000
t>or annum.
It hits provided a new Jury system which
.Will not only greatly facilitate the trial
4>f cases, but save considerable expense
. to the State, and also to the counties, cit?
ies and towns.
It has introduced salutary reforms into
the Executive, Legislative and Judiciary
Departments.
It has greatly Improved the system of
?common free school education.
It has made valuable ?changes in the
organization of counties and in the gov?
ernment, of cities and towns.
It has devised an eminently fair and
?equitable system of taxation, nnd has re?
duced tho rate of taxation 10 cents In thc
?100 worth of property, upon the theory
that no more money should be taken from
The pockets of the people than is abso?
lutely necessary to defray tho expenses of
{government economically administered
By changing the system of exemptions
<or property from taxation, which has
?heretofore obtained, it has added at least
'^ 090.000 to the taxable values ofy^he
totate.
It has adopted a plan for the govern?
ment ot public institutions and prisons
?winch will not only greatly improve their
-efficiency, but remove them entirely from
-?the domain of party politics
It has made it mandatory upon the
5ng al trusts, combinations and monopo?
lies inimical to the public welfare
Bi-,V1'v-3iih^|b"Phed a CorP?r?tion Commis?
ti1 Vllh the Power of supervising reeu
S1??JnlCO!Ur0llhl;? :i" t?nsporSfon
anu transmission companies in all mat
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From that he comes to a discussion of
Con iTTn aS t0 WheUler ?r n?t the
?onstitutmn shall be proclaimed, and he
xommits himself with his usual courage
tad directness to proclamation. He says
that some of his friends in the convention
seem to be embarrassed "on account of
the so-called pledge made by the Demo?
cratic Convention in Norfolk in the sum
^ <?^00." but ttat this does-notdS
iurb Mr. Goode, as the Norfolk Conven?
tion was called, says he, for the specific
purpose of appointing the delegates from
Virginia to the National Democratic Con?
vention at Kansas City, and selecting thc
?Presidential electors, and that so far as
he can remember the question of submit
Jing the proposed new Constitution was
canvassed very little, if at all, among tho
-people when their delegates to thc Nor?
folk Convention were chosen. Moreover,
Mr. Goode denies that any pledge was
?given or undei-stood to bo given.
"Without having the. Norfolk platform
before me," he proceeds, "I cannot under?
take to speak -with entire accuracy, but
my recollection is very distinct that the
resolution on that subject only declared
it to be the sense of the convention that
the new Constitution, when adopted, j
should be submitted to tlie people for
ratification or rejection."
We have the text of the resolution be?
fore us. and Mr. Goode has quoted thc
Words precisely. The language is: "That
it is the SENSE of this convention in
.framing a new Constitution no efforts
. should be made to disfranchise any citi
ccn of Virginia who had a right to vote
?prior to ISCl, nor the descendant of any
euch person, and that when such Consti?
tution shall have been framed it shall be
submitted to a vote of the people for
ratification or rejection; and the Demo?
cratic party PLEDGES that the expenses
Incident to a Constitutional Convention
Khali be kept down to tlie lowest possi?
ble figure."
It will bo observed that a marked dis?
tinction is made between the first part
and the latter part of this resolution. The
convention resolved that "it -svas the
sense of the convention" that tlie Con?
stitution be submitted. But in the lat?
ter clause'"pledged the party" that the
expenses be kept down to the lowest pos?
sible figure.
It may be argued by some that this is
a mere quibble, but it is perfectly plain to
us that the framcr of that resolution
meant to draw a distinction between a
mere expression of the sense of the con?
vention nnd a direct party pledge. As
Mr. Goode says further on iu his admira?
ble address, "This was only an ' expres?
sion of opinion by the respectable bodv
of Democrats then and there assembled,
"but by its terms it does not convey th?
idea of a pledge and does not undertake
to bind anybody." He strengthens that
assertion by adding that as the conven?
tion had no power to bind tho judgment
and conscience ot a Constitutional Con
fventioa called Into exlsteilce hy thQ ^
pt the sovereign people, it is not to be
axaatimmd that as atnelhie and patriotic
J
mea they would undertake to do what
they clearly had no power to do.
Mr. Goode says for himself that he
mado no such pledge at any time, and so
he docs not consider himself bound. There
oro delegates, however, who did make a
distinct pledge to their constituents when
thoy wero making their canvass, and all
such must havo a reckoning with their
consUtuents. But if these constituents,
or any represcntaUve number of them,
como together in mass-meeting and re?
lease tho delegate from the pledge and
instruct him to vote for proclamation,
there can be "no two opinions with that
delegato as to what he shall do. Such
meetings have been held in various coun?
ties, and others will .be held, and we be?
lieve that when tire convention assem?
bles a large majority of the delegates
will not only bo released from any pledge
which they may have made, but will be
under instructions from those who elected
them to vote for proclamation.
A WRONG IMPRESSION.
We print, in another column a com?
munication from 'Mr. Henry P. Boggs,
principal of the Clarksville public school,
in which he says that the general impres?
sion made by the articles in The Times
on public education is that the public
schools of the State arc of little or no
service.
AVe do not see how anybody who has
given careful attention to these articles
and who has taken them as a whole can
have arrived at such an illogical and un?
justifiable conclusion. Prof. Boggs tells
of the splendid work that is being done
by his school, and we have printed every
communication of this character that we
have received. "We have endeavored fair?
ly and justiy to lay tho facts before the
people, and while the system has been
criticised, and while It has been pointed
out that the country schools in some sec?
tions of thc State are poor, it has also
been pointed out that many of the schools
are excellent. Our information from
Roanoke county, for example, is that the
schools of that county are first-class even
in the remote sections of tho county.
Superintendent Stearnes gives a splendid
account of these schools, and says that
even in the mountain districts he would
be perfectly willing to have his children
educated by the rural teachers.
We have by no means said, and our
correspondents have by no means said,
that all the schools in A'irginia are poor.
All that has been said is that some of
the schools ai"! poor, and it has been
contended that they should be improved.
? nere is no sufficient reason why all the
rural schools in tho State should not be
as good as the rural schools in Roanoke
county. There is no sufficient reason why
all the town schools in the State shou.d
not be as good as the schools at Clarks?
ville. It is the endeavor of those who feel
? deep interest in this subject to elevate
the standard, toi make all the poor schools
as good as the good schools are.
We say to Pror. Boggs that we arc
more than pleased at the report which
he gives of the Clarksville school, and wc
say to him and to others that if all the
schools were equal to his there would be
little ground for complaint.
THE EDUCATION ASSOCIATION.
The annual meeting of the Richmond
Education Association will ue held this
evening at S:30 o'clock in the old All
Saints' Church building, on Madison
Street, and a most interesting session of
the association is promised. It is to be
hoped that all the members, as far as
they may be able, and all friends of thc
educational movement in this ?city will
attend.
This association is doing a good work,
and it should have the hearty co-opera?
tion and support of the community. It
is not asking for money. The members
are simply trying to do something to edu?
cate public sentiment up to a proper ap?
preciation of tho importance of popular
education.
Wo would emphasize the fact that al?
though some of the most useful and en?
thusiastic members of the association are
college professors, the association is not
working especially in the interest of any
college or colleges, but in the interest of
the public school system.
The Charlottesviiie Progress says of
the meeting in that city on Monday that
out of an audience of fully five hundred
people?tho very best representatives of
the city and county?only two were found
to vote for submission. Our contempo?
rary adds that the matter has been set?
tled finally in ?Albemarle, and settled, it
believes, to the satisfaction of friends
and foes alike of the convention.
Thc destruction of Brown's University
School, near Charlottesviiie, and the loss
ol two precious young lives is one of the
most distressing casualties thc newspa?
pers of Virginia have had to record for
many a day. AVe extend our sincere
sympathy to the principal and his asso?
ciates and students, and especially to the
parents of the two boys whose charred
remains were found in the ashes.
There is a warning in this tragedy
which should not go unheeded. It is a
warning to all such institutions to take
every precaution to prevent fire, if pos?
sible, to fight the flames if the fire oc?
curs, and in the last extremity to pro?
vide convenient means of escape for the
Inmates.
This is indeed a fast age. It is men?
tioned in our financial columns that a
'iichmond broker yesterday sent a mes?
sage to London and received an answer
in thirty minutes. The Xew York papers
Inform us that the Xew York Central
Railroad is preparing to put on a train'
between that city and Chicago which
will make the run in eighteen hours.
This means a steady lick of fifty-five miles
an hour, or neaj-ly a mile a minute, in?
cluding stops. The Xew Yorker will be
able to leave home at 3 P. M. and arrive
In Chicago at 9 o'clock the following
mc rnihg.
CURRENT TOPICS. ?
Estimates of Admiral Sanipson.
. During tho long and mischievous con?
troversy which th.? unreasoning? parti
MUNYON'S
Relieves tho head, nose. throat and lungs
almost Immediately. Cures new colds, old
colds and obstlnato'colds. It breaks up any
felnd o? o oo?d In a few hours, and prevents)
Pnenmonla. Bronchitis, Grippe or other
disease of throat or lungs. . ..A
Munvon's WitcU Rnzcl Soap makes tne
altln soft as velvet. 15c. Sold every where, j
"Munyon's Inhaler Cures Catarrh.
essi far Oaldo to Health Sook free. Now T?rk.
sans of Admiral Schley provoked, and
which ended in the just condemnation
of their hero. Admiral Sampson's con?
duct and demeanor were irreproachable.
He said and did nothing to inflame the
passions of either friends or foes, but
continued to perform his appointed du?
ties hi silence so long as his failing
strength permitted. That was an exam?
ple of reticence and self-respect under
peculiarly trying circumstances in which
tho navy should recognize one of tho
finest lessons of Admiral Sampson's
career. He has departed, not, it may be
feared, in tho conscious assurance of
unfading renown; but we entertain no
doubt that his services will be more and
more gratefully appreciated by his coun?
trymen as tho years'pass and that his
placo in history near the front rank of
great commanders is secure.?Xew York
Tribune. ,?
* * ?
We do not believe that Sampson was
made a martyr of, unless it was by him?
self. If his untimely death was due, as
is probable, to the events following the
war with Spain, wo hold now, as we have
always contended, that Sampson was
alone responsible. If any one is to die
of being hounded, it is Schley, who has
been bitterly and consciencelcssly perse?
cuted ever since the war, while upon
Sampson was showered both gold and
glory. If the American people refused
to be blinded to the truth and refused
to stultify themselves they cannot be
blamed.?Xewport Xews Press.
* * *
It Is an occasion for regret that Samp?
son's last days should have been shad?
owed by an unfortunate controversy.
Wo have always felt that tho fount and
origin of that trouble was tho ill fortune
of the commander in being absent from
the blockading station on tho morning
chosen by the Spaniard for his sortie,
and that it would never have attained
tho proportions of a national scandal
had not tho flames of resentment been
industriously fanned by reckless parti?
sans of Admiral Sampson, whoso activi?
ties must have far outrun his wish and
purpose. He was a man of reserve and
self-control, qualities which were lack?
ing in some of those who thought they
were serving him well when, as the event
proved, they were, serving him most ill.
The errors of his friends are not to be
charged against him, an able, brave and
resourceful commander whose triumphs
adorn the annals of our navy.?New York
Times.
* . *
Of Admiral Sampson's professional
ability there has never been any ques?
tion. In many respects he was one of
the best equipped ollicers of the navy
thoroughly iversed in 'the technicalities
of the profession. During the war with
Spain ho commanded one of the largest
fleets of modern times and handled it
in the main with exceptional skill. Thc
controversy which culminated in the
Schley court of inquiry and its unsat?
isfactory verdict created a painful im?
pression throughout the country. * More
tact on Admiral Sampson's part after
the battle of Santiago would have made
him ono of the most popular c fiicers in
the service. It is to be regretted that in
this crisis in his career he did not have
the advice of wiser and more prudent
counselors.?Baltimore Sun.
*? - *
? It was Admiral Sampson's misfortune,
not his fault, that he was on his way to
Siboney in his flagship, and not off the
gateway to Santiago harbor, when the
Spanish fleet tried to escepe. The great
work which he liad donc in preparing
the fleet ior tho supreme test out oi
which it emerged with such great glory
in 1S93 need not be forgotten, because
he failed, under trying conditions?, in
thoso personal qualities of generous en?
thusiasm that would have found "glory
enough for all." This sad failure dc
prlved him of that share of popular rec?
ognition that was justly his and sad?
dened the close**of a brilliant and useful
life.?Philadephia Times.
? *
That the man was earnest and sincere
has never been disputed; his fault was in
his ever having attempted to perform
the' irksome duties of a sea' commander
in time of war. The indecision in locat?
ing Cervera's squadron: the impedi
m?nta the fleet suffered through lack of
coal and coaling facilities was largely
of his making, since it is not apparent
that he ever endeavored to correct the
diflieuties which confronted his squadron.
All this might, however, have been
overlooked, and Admiral Sampson might
haif.e risen to the grade of vice-admiral
had it not been that before the thunders
of the greatest naval engagement of
modern times has died away ho lent
himself to a proceeding so petty ns to
arouse public resentment. His telegram
announcing himself as the victor of .an
engagement in which be had not par
tic.ipatcd; his letter accusing Admiral
Schley of "reprehensible conduct," and
his .subsequent encouragement of the
persecution of the latter officer were
acts that tho people of the country
could never condone.?Baltimore Ameri?
can.
* , ?
Sampson had gained in his profession
the distinction that comes to men of
few generations. He hail been the su?
preme commander in a war that .closed
in victory, in which he personally? had
been the central figure, and in the con?
flict that was stirred up around him
afterward by the unhappy and unac?
countable passions that war not infro
nuently arouses, he had the s'ipnort that
the soldier prizes most. TTo enjoyed the
recognition and tho praise of his e'om
inander-in-chief. the President, the love
"When your complexi?n is
sallow. ai?d you are troubled,
with Constipation, Malaria,
Sick Headache and othel* Liv-^
er Complaints, take }
Phosphate
It stimulates healthy liver
activity, increases the Aoav of
bile, improves appetite, pro?
motes digestion, enriches the
blood, and improAres the Avhole
systein.
lit?for?'. nua? aa. tnrj GEMJIN? j*&s&
and the admiration of his subordinates,
the captains and the sailors of hla fleet
and the consciousness that there was no
stain upon his honor. In comparison
with thoso, thc dishonesty and the mean?
ness of rivals and even tbe thanklessness
of political prejudice, which to Impartial
onlookers, mado his later years a trag?
edy, were trifling.?New York Sun.
"" i
A Good School.
Editor of The Times: '^
Sir,-The general impression made Dy
thc articles in The Times on.public .?du?
cation is that the public schools of the
State are of little or no service. If tne
majority of tie schools are inefficient-my
limited knowkdge of thc work m the
State at large prevents any broad state?
ment on my part to affirm or deny
there are certainly some exceptions, and
it is due the public that they should be
known. A few weeks ago The Times con?
tained a letter from a colored teacher of
this district, which I read with pleasure
and regret only that this did not appear
before his.
The people of Clarksville and the trus?
tees of the school determined that there
should be a good school at Clarksville.
A subscription was circulated to supple?
ment the school fund, and the money thus
obtained was utilized to increase the pay
of the teachers In the endeavor to obtain
better service, and to lengthen the school
term that pupils might obtain a full
term's work in one school without inter?
ruption.
In the f.Tst place, the trustees thor?
oughly renovated the school-house, paint?
ing it inside and out, and it is now a
comfortable and creditable building. The
teachers engaged appreciate the effort
made by the community, are anxious to
develop the school, and work for its in?
terests according to their judgment. Aj
nine-months' term is provided, and. now.
when many of the schools are closed for [
the year, we are doing our best work, j
In the early fall many children are en?
gaged ill light farm work, in the bad
weather of mid-winter those at a distance
cannot attend regularly. For tho past
two months our percentage of attend?
ance has materially increased, and the
average attendance is very little lower
than for the highest month, though quite
a number have dropped out.
It may be said that this is not done al?
together by tho public school system?
though the management oi the school is
given entirely to the school trustees, as
a public school?but it shows what can
be done by this method. The subscription
from no individual amounts to the cost
of sending a child off to school, and gene?
rally would not pay for private instruc?
tion at home. By building on the school
funds a satisfactory school can be estab?
lished at less cost than a private school,
for the benefit of all pupils and to tiie
advantage of tho community at large.
There is no reason why good schools
should not be thus established all over
the country with high schools in every
county and in towns. Increased interest
in schools will lead to larger appropria?
tions, thus widening the field and lessen?
ing the cost.
It is true that this session we have
been hampered by the many grades nec?
essary to reduce to system, preventing
the full instruction teachers would like to
givo to classes and almost prohibiting in?
dividual attention from a very low basis,
and all things considered the term has
been satisfactory. AVe look forward to
having a public school here, with a high
school department, that shall make it un?
necessary to send boys and girls from
home, except for a higher collegiate edu?
cation, and what we are doing others
may do, too.
Following Geo. Wharton'3 quotation
from Dr. Southall, "Lot us not abuse and
tear down what has been done, but build
it up to higher things. Good institutions
are not created, but grow, and it is much
better to build on what we have, improv?
ing as we find need and opportunity, than
to attempt to start again from the be?
ginning. '
.HENRY P. BOGGS,
Prin. Clarksville Public School.
Clarksville, A7a., May 5th.
The Davis Monument.
The Advisory Board of the Jefferson
Davis Monument Association decided at
a meeting held yesterday to place the
models for the mounment on exhibition
in the Capitol on June 4th.
A"oting for the selection of a design to
be adopted will begin on Juno 5th. The
Advisory Board will meet at the Con?
federato Museum to make a final decis?
ion? on June Hth. As summer -rates go
into effect June 1st, a considerable atten?
dance is expected. A letter has been
drafted and sent to all the competing
architects informing them of the arrange?
ments. .
An Oil-Stove Fire.
An oil stove was responsible for a
small fire at Xo. 105 AVest Clay Street
about 12:"0 o'clock yesterday afternoon.
The woodwork and furniture of a third
story room were somewhat injured. The
house belongs to ?Frank T. Green and ?3
occupied by Mrs; H. D. Xuckols. R. Ti.
Nuckois and Mrs. J. D. Coyle. The fire
was promptly put out with the chemical
hose from a hose wagon. The dam?
ages will amount to $25 and are covered
by insurance.
j. DAY IN POLICE COURT,
E. L. Hand Stole Hat and Overcoat
from Justice Crutchfield's Office.
Mr. Edgar AAHiite, clerk of the Police
Court, feels that he has been victimized
by fate. Some time ago. wjicn the snow
was on tho ground, his silk-lined over?
coat'was stolen from tho office of Jus?
tice Crutchfield, along with the hat of
Sergeant Thomas. He went ovcrcoatless
in all sorts of weather. Yesterday, when
it was hot enough to stew, the overcoat
was returned to Mr. White. It had been
stolen by E. L. Hand, a young white
man, who, a short while since, get sixty
days in jail for stealing a watch, and yes?
terday he got ninety more. Sergeant
Themas' hat is still missing.
Little Edna Leake, a strikingly beauti?
ful child of some twelve or thirteen
years, with sky blue eyes in which laugh ?
ter lurks, with fair hair in a tangle of
curls, was in the Police Court yesterday
as a prisoner. The charge against ner
was that of throwing a stone, which
struck Mrs. A. G. Giannotti. It seems,
however, that the girl didn't throw tre
rock; it was presumably thrown by her
brother, who is now in Xorth Carolina,
and so the child was allowed to go. It
seems that the children of Mrs Leake
and Mis. Giannotti have had trouble be?
fore.
Ii win Davis had an axle, and not hav?
ing any wheels connected with his per?
son in which to wear the axle, he was
held for examination as to where he got
it. He said he found it in the river.
George Wiley; drunk and disorderly and
try'r.g to fight a policeman, $20. Willie
."Mahone, drunk, discharged. Addie Meg
gerson and Pearl AA'hite were fined $2.50
each for lighting.
Mary Burrell and Frances Johnson told
the truth. They admitted stealing and
??awning some furniture bought on the
instalment plan by Sam Page, and which
resulted in the arrest of Page. Page
was acquitted, and the two women got
sixty days each. Arthur AVarwick and
John Owens, who held up and robbed
Spencer Gi*een, were fined $5 each for
shooting craps, placed under heavy bonds
for one year each, and the case against
Warwick sent to the grand jury.
The Correct Name.
The winner of the first prize in The
Sunday Times Wants proverb contest
of April 27th was George Lutto, No. 232
North Seventeenth Street, and not George
Lutts, as published. ?
Not only in feelings but in looks. The
ekin is clear, the eyes are bright, the
?cheeks are plumo. No more pain and
misery, no more sick headache, no more
jaundice. What -worked the change?
Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery,
?which cured the disease of the stomach
that prevented proper nutrition, and also
cleansed the clogged and sluggish liver.
Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery
cures diseases of the stomach and other
organs of digestion and nutrition. It
cures diseases of lungs, heart, liver, and
other organs which ?eem remote from
the stomach because many of these dis?
eases have their ?canse in a diseased con?
dition of the stomach involving the
allied organs of digestion and nutrition.
?1 sent-von a letter about a .year ago, ** writes
Mrs. J. Pilis *Hani?lton. of Farmington, Marion
Cdl, West Va. ?I stated my case as plainly as I
could, and iccerred a letter from you in a few
?days, telling meto use Tir. Pierce's Golden Med?
ical Discovery?and 'Favorite Prescription'?a
"bottle of each. I used thr? of each, and feel
*HVb a. -new -woman. Drat suffer any pain or
smscrv any more. Before using your medicines
S saMtsred all ?tlie time?had j?undke. caus?r*d
Sraai food sot digesting property. I would have
?sicfc ??eadadhe three and four times in a week.
CotU? -not do the svork tnyself. I commenced
aistngyour medicines as recommended for liver
?^louulairrt. and think I am cured now. I asked
iQiir-dootor if h? ?couldn't ?cure-roe, and he said he
?coala gire mc medicine to help me but the
?trottale might srturn any time. I doctored
35bT??p ?cars without any relief Haven't had
isidc hs-adache since I took tbe first bottle of
yoar ?median's.?'
Dr. Pierce's Pellets cure constipation, J
Session of 1901-1902 of Union
Theological Seminary Passed
Into History Yesterday.
The session of 1001-1902 of the Union
Theological Seminary passed into his?
tory yesterday.
Tho closing exercises of a singularly
prosperous year wero held in the Watts
Chapel, beginning at 11 o'clock. They
consisted of the charge to the graduates,
by Rev. "P. R. Law, and the delivery of
tho honors of the institution by the
newly elected president of'the Board of
Trustees, Rev. Robert P. Kerr, D. D., of
this city. The audience room, in which
tho commencement was held, was filled
to overflowing by the people of the city
who are friends of the institution. The
occasion was a happy and inspiring one.
The address of Mr. Law was particularly
earnest and was given tho closest atten?
tion.
'?Quench Not the Spirit" was the text
selected by Mr. Law for his address.
It was a very helpful, inspiring discus?
sion of the life of a minister, full of ex?
cellent advice to those about to engage
in it, as to the pitfalls to bo avoided and
the virtues to be fostered.
In the courso of thc address Mr. Law
said that so-called Christian men owned
a thousand millions of dollars of the
world's wealth, and ho argued that the
money of tho wealthy is mortgaged to
the wants of the poor. Thc need for the
guidance and comfort of the Holy Spirit
in tho ministerial life was dwelt upon at
some length, and thc widespread and
growing agnosticism in the higher claus?
es, which passes for "culture," was
something that had to be met. The bat
tie of the ministers would lie pitched
against the criminal classes, the social
ovil and strong drink. The lower classes
had also to be reckoned with.
Dr. Kerr, instead of Dr. Turnbull, as
announced, delivered the diplomas. The
.list of the recipients of the degreo of
bachelor of divinity was printed in The
Times yesterday morning. It was a tine
looking class of young men.
Tho trustees met for a short while yes?
terday morning. Nothing of special im?
portance, save the approval of the ap?
plicants for degrees, was done.
NEWS OF THE RAILROADS.
Southern Carried Members to Baptist
Convention in Asneville.
Southern trains leaving this city yes?
terday and last night carried numbers
of people to Asheville, N. C. to attend
the Southern Baptist Convention, which
opens its sessions thero to-day. Both the
morning and evening trains were well
filled with delegates to the convention.
The Richmond, Fredericksburg and Po?
tomac Railroad has received a lot of new
passenger coaches, differing from any
that have hitherto beon used. The words
on the cars are "Richmond and .Wash?
ington Lino."
A meeting of the directors of the Bal?
timore Steam Packet Company was hold
AVednesday at the offices of the company.
No. 500 and 50S Light Street, Baltimore,
and the following oiiicers elected for the
ensuing year: J. S. Williams, of Rich?
mond, president; J. R. Sherwood, of Bal?
timore, vice-president and general mana?
ger; directors, R. Curzon Hoffman. Solo?
mon Frank, Charles F. Mayer, William
A. "Marburg and J. W. Middendorf, alL
of Baltimore, and J. S. Williams, of
Richmond; Chas. Chauncey, of Philadel?
phia, and Walter II. Doyle, of Norfolk.
Positively cored by these
Tattle Pills.
They also relieve Distress Irom Dyspcmsia,
Indigestion and Too Hearty Eating. A per?
fect remedy for Dizziness, Kausea, Drowsi?
ness, Bad Taste in the Mouth, Coated Tongue
Pain in thc Side, TORPID UVER. They
Regulate thc Bowels. Purely Vegetable.
Smali Pili. small Dosa.
Small Price.
SOCIAL and
PERSONAL.
Mrs. Henry Willams entertained the
Post-Lenten Euchre Club in a delightful
manner yesterday afternoon. The dainty
score cards wero formed of strawberry
baskets, the progression being marked
by strawberries. Mrs. William Talia?
ferro won the first prize, a cup and
saucer, and Mrs. Richard Wilson a fan.
The guests of tho hostess, besides the
members, were Mrs. Garrett Wall, Miss
Clay and Mrs. Sheldon Butler, of New
York?
* . ?
The annual meeting of tho Junior
Hollywood Memorial Association was
postponed till Tuesday at 11 o'clock,
owing to tha small attendance yesterday
This committee was appointed to attend
the Oakwood memorial exercises Satur?
day: Miss Elizabeth Townes, Miss ?Bessie
Kill, Mrs. William Wada and Miss Lucy
Clalro Atkinson. Tho?o present yester?
day afternoon wero Mrs. N. V, Ran?
dolph, Mrs, George Lyons, Miss Annie
Gray, Miss Elizabeth Townes, Miss Iso
lene Moseley, Miss Nora Randloph and
Miss Lucy Clalro Atkinson.
* . *
"Dominanti Figures in Foreign. Litera?
ture" will be the subject of Monday
afternoon's lecture at the Woman's
Club, with Miss Alyce Blanche Morgan
as chairman?,
* * ?"
The Advisory Beard o* tho Jefferson
Davis Monument Associati >a mtt yester?
day morning and the follo-ving letter was
drawn up:
"In view of the fact that summer rates
go into effect Juno 1st, the Advisory
Board have recommended that tho Board
of Directors of the Jefferson Davi3
Monument Association meet on Wednes?
day, June 4th, at U o'clock, at the Con?
federate Museum.
"Tho models will be In position in the
Senate chamber on Juno 3rd. The vote
for selection, will take placo on Thurs?
day. June 5th. ' .
?'The Board of Directors will be the
guests of the Central Committee, of this
city, and are requested to arrive not
later than the 3rd. Please notify Mrs.
N. "V. Randolph. No. 512 East Grace
Street, the date of your arrival, so that
you can be met by your? hostess."
* *
A progressive peanut party was given
yesterday afternoon with little Misses
Fanny and A'irginia Tyler as hostesses.
The scores were kept on large brass rings
tied with different colored ribbins, a pea?
nut Chinaman being awarded the suc?
cessful contestant. Little guests invited
for tho social function were: Misses
Gay Montague. Belle Willard, Virginia
AVhlteley. Helen Tanner. Mary Den
mand liuffin, Grace Perkins. Katherine
Gunn. Dorothy Christian, Mary Saunders.
Emily Montague, Imogen Warwick, Emily
Royall, Nannie Patton, Evelyn Byrd
AVarwiek, Caroline and Elizabeth Pres?
ton, Mabel O'Ferrali. Rosalie Valentine,
Anno Finch, Janio Moore, Ellie AVing
field. G. Lathrop, Martha Martin and
Rachel Urquhart?
* * ?
The Milton C. "Work Club had a spirited
gamo of whist Tuesday afternoon seven
tables playing, when the highest score
north and south resulted in a tie between
Miss Maggie Fergusson with Miss Flor?
ence Tyler, and Mrs. James Keith with
Mrs. I. White. The honors fell east
and west to Mrs. Benjmin Palmer, play?
ing with Miss Eliza Harvey.
* . *
The Baltimore Horse Show next week
will bo of interest to this city, owing to
the fact that three Arirgrnians will enter
their horses?Mr. H. C. Beattie. M. F. H.
of the Deep Run Hunt Club; Mr. Court
land H. Smith, of the Hampton Stock
Farm, and Mr. L. D. Pressino, Jr., of
Warrenton.
* , ?
The Westmoreland Club was the scene
of an elegant dinner and musical last
night, given by Mr. Itoger Pryor. Jr.
Covers were laid for sixteen and pianola
selections were rendered during the eve?
ning by the host.
* * ?
Mr. and Mrs. Henry M. Flagler, who
have recently visited in this city, were
the guests of Mrs. Seth Barton French
at an elegant dinner at her cottage. "Bar?
ton Lodge." Hot Springs. The decorations
were In pink roses, and covers were laid
for eight. .. ...
* . *
Cards havo been issued to the marriage
of Miss Bessie Louise Williams and Mr.
Hartwell Heath Harrison, the ceremony
to take place in the home of the bride.
Xorfolk. Wednesday, May 14th, at 5
o'clock P. M.
? *
Mr. and Mrs. William IT. Swift, of
Wilmington. Del., aro the guests of Mr.
and Mrs. Charles Boiling Holladay, at
Mrs. Duval's, Xo. 301 East Franklin
Street.
? ?
Miss Virginia Hagan left yesterday to
visit her brother, in Charlottesviiie.
* ? *
Mr. James Watson is among those who
will cross the Atlantic this summer.
? *
Mrs. Dillion and Mr. John Dilllon, of
"Indian Rock," A"a.. are the guests of
Mrs. Price, on East Marshall Street.
* ? *
Miss Adele Williams will take a party
at tourists abroad this summer.
* , *
Mr. and Mrs. Beverley B. Munford will
spend the summer at Colorado Springs.
? *
Mrs. William Friend is spending a few
days in Petersburg as the guest of her
3ister, Mrs. Alice Eppes.
* M
?ft
The Misses Mary and Salile Friend,
of Petersburg, are visiting friends in thi3
city for a few days.
* . ?
Brandon will be included in the an?
nual Jamestown excursion to be given
by tho A. P. V. --?.. this year. This place
will be visited on the hcimeward trip.
* *
*
The Misses Jennie and Salile Taylor are
the guests of ?Mrs. AV. M. Brooks.
? . *
Mrs. E. O- X'otting, accompanied by her
daughters, will spend "the summer at
their country home, "Montucla," Albe?
marle county.
* , *
Mr. and Mrs. Hugh L. Cardoza. of
Atlanta, are in the city and will remain
for two weeks.
* ?
Mrs. Hunt Chipley is spending a few
days in Xorfolk. where, with her married
sister from Xew York, she is visiting
relatives.
* . ?
Mr. Louis Martin will be one of the
groomsmen at the Constable-Stokes wed?
ding, next AVednesday in New York.
* *
Mrs. Austin Brockenbrough will en?
tertain tho Afternoon Euchre Club this
afternoon.
* ? *
Mr. John Trump is staying at the
Monticello Hotel, Xorfolk.
* . *
Mrs. Carlton Jackson was among the
guests at Mrs. Andrew Brown's euchre
party, Monday, in Norfolk.
*
Miss Mary Overton Haw. of "Dundee,"
is visiting Mrs. M. H. Garnett for a few
days.
* ?
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Hopkins and Miss
E\-a Taylor left yesterday for AVashing?
ton, where they will remain a few days.
? ?
Miss Clay Is the guest of Mrs. Garrett
Wall, on West Franklin Street.
- >
What you look fotv
In a carriagb or a wagon Is stylo and
strength. Many wagons and carrlagea
which are sold look very stylish, but aro
not built solidly enough to stand rough
usage; others, which are strong, are not
handsome.
XX'F. COMBINE THESE TWO QUALI?
TIES IN OUR CARRIAGES AND WAG?
ONS, and sell you goods which aro well
worth every cent of their prices.
OUR HARNESS and SADDLES will
repay inspection, and we would bo giad to
have you calL
The Implement Company
1302 and 1304 E. Main St
Richmond. Va.
Dazzling
Diamonds!
. Buy only high grade, perfect stones
from a firm upon whose guarantee you
can depend. Our experience in pur?
chasing jewels enables us to make
choice selections of the highest grade
atbottom figures. You get the benefit
of our experience !
No trouble to show you goods?come
in to-day, or to-morrow.
C. Lumsden & Son,
?Manufacturing Jewelers
and Opticians,
731 East Main Street.
AMUSEMENTS.
^CADE.UY.
The GIFFEN Company
"THE CHRISTIAN,"
NO performance'to-night.
MATINEE SATURDAY.
SUMMER I?ESOHT3.
him il??jj
(The old Breckinridge Homestead)
will be opened again
For Summer Guests
on the
First of June.
For terms, &c, address
Miss Emma W, Breckinridge
Fincas?ie, Va.
NEW STEAMER SCHEDULES.
Steamer Elm City Loses a Trip on Ac?
count of Having No License.
(Special Bisputch to The Times.)
WEST POINT. VA., "May 7.?Th?
steamer Elm City elici not make her r? ? ??
lar trip from Walker ton, King and
Queen county, today on account el bet
license having? expired. The inspectora
were due at Walkerton tn time t?.? renew
the license, but they dut not show? up.
Beginning? .May 13th, thi3 ?boat will leave
Walkerton. Tuesdays ami Thursdays, for
West Point, returning- tho sanio day:;,
and will ply up the Mattaponi River aa
far aa Aylett King AVilliam county, on
Wednesdays. This boat handles larg<j
quantities of freight.
Under the new schedule the steamer?
of the York River Steamboat Line wil?
call at Almonds. Gloucester county,
Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays, and
at Gloucester Point and Clay Bank on
Mondays. Wednesdays and Fridays.
FOUL PLAY FEARED. _
Well Known Man Mysteriously Disap?
pears?Had Much Money With Him.
(Special Dispatch to The Times.)
LYXCHBLTRG. VA., May 7.-Mr. Chas.
W. McCarthy, a well known resident and
business man of Roanoke. has myste?
riously disappeared from his home hero
and diligent inquiry ialis to disclose any
clue as to his whereabouts. When last
seen he was getting off the east-bound
train of the Chesapeake and Ohio Rail?
road at Six-Mile Bridge, and as he had
with him a considerable sum of money. It
is feared that he has met with foul play.
He has a wife and dauKhter living here.
IN MEMORY OF O? EY.
Citizens' Mass Meeting at Christians
burg Pass Resolutions of Respect.
i.-Swtal Dl?patch to Th? TlmoO
CHRISTIAXSBL'RG. VA.. May 7.??
meeting of citizens of Christiansuurg and
Montgomery county, held here to-day.
parsed resolutions of regret at the death
of Congressman Peter J. Otey and sym?
pathy with hi3 family. Mayor M. ii.
Tompkins called the meeting to order.
Allen I. Harliss wa3 elected chairman
a:?cl M. W. Pierce secretary.
The following committee was appointed
to attend the funeral: John PL Johnson.
Crlonel Sidney Sheltman, Judge W. it
Pterce, John L". Sumpter. R. I. Roop A?
Manon!, Ridgeway Holt and such othex
citizens aaTiccy desire to attend.