The times. [volume], May 24, 1902, Image 6

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'HOW ATLANTA
FfGHTS FIRES
Chlef Jeyiier Tellt of the De?
partment and its Work.
A LIBERAL APPROPRIATION
(Pther Items from tha Clty Hall?Mr
Qoode's Nams Was Omitted Ba
causs of His Pallure to
Quality tn Time.
Am?*s~ the visltors &t the Fire De
parunent headquarters yesterday w as
Chlef Joyner, of the Atlanta Fire De?
partment. He is a typical looking flre
fighter, bronzed and grown gray in tao
eervici*. For a doeen yoars he has been
?t the head of the Atlanta Department.
JBe receives a salary of $4,<X?0 and a
tarnlahed house. His department ie given
.aa yumai appropriation ot $110,009 and is
leomposed ol a' force of I2t> men, all sta
,jtlon men. Chief Joyner does not be
Ileve tn call meat and will have none
?f them. His'captains get $100 a month
jand hia aaea. 566 a month. An interest
ttng feature of Chief Joyner"s work is
.tiis interest in the exerclse of his men.
|sjo fawors different forms of athletics,
; has ? hand-baJI tournament and several
^*ian?*-bftll courts and puts hia men
through regular net and laddor cacer
cises. He aleo has a band in the de?
partment of thirty pieces whlch he has
.jaksn o? several trips to Indlanapolis,
iSCaauvMe. Savannah and other points.
!tHi? department is conduoted by a Coun
?ell Commlttee and not & JRoard of Coai
fenlcsianers.
At the 'electton on Thursday plac&rds
trcre posted in Marshall Ward. calllng
attention to the fact that the name of
John W. Goode. candldate for Justice of
!tbe peace. had been omitted from the
fcloket "by the printer."
Mr. Clyde W. Saunders, the prlnter,
sald yesterday that he had nothing to do
wlth the omlssion of the name, but that
tt was the fault of Mr. Goods himself,
?who had failed to hand ln his name to
Clerk Chrlstlan, of the Hustings Court, as
provided for by law.
Mr. Chrlstlan has written Mr. Saunders
a letter, with the statement that Mr.
Goode's name was not returned lo him
aud ln consequenee could not have been
plaoed on the ticket.
lt was an oversight on the part of Mr.
PSosfle.
Captaln Morgan R. Mills, one of the
tnembers of the committee appointed to
jsolect a date for a fire and water test to
be given by the Fire Department, said
yesterday that the improvements which
aro now being- made in the water m.iins
aud the plugs which are being placed
about the city have obviated the neces
aity for the test, as the larger mains al?
ready glve a stronger flow of water
through the hose. He does not beiieve
that it is ?ow necessary to have the test,
aa the new fire engine house and other
Jmprovemonts added to Richmond" s Fire
Department will make It equal to any
department in the South.
Superlntendent Fox, of the publlc
schools; Sol. Ctuchins, of the School
Ltlcard, and Mrs. B. B. Valentine visited
St. Andrew's Kindergarten yesterday
morning and were very much entertained
hy the chlldren with songs, games and
jnodellng.
There are about fifty chlldren in the
school, all of /them showing much benefit
from the instruction- so well given by
;the corps of teachers.
The "Dump Wagon" of the Fire De?
partment went to its first fire about 1:30
ji'clock yesterday afternoon. The dump
Jit the foot of Williamsburg Avenue was
?n fire.
The wagon was in charge of Lleutenant
Raffo. of Company No. 2. The Thir
teenth Street dump was reported on fire
a* 1:45 o'clock, and was attended to by
the department.
Mr. J. .T. Rcdmond. defeated independ?
ent candidate for City Sergeant, was at
the city Jail yesterday morning congrat
vlating Sergeant Smith and his deputies.
His defeat was apparently taken philo
Bophically.
Mr. John H. Epps has resignefl as man
?ger of the local branch of the Kern In
candescent Light Company. and has been
succeeded by Mr. Ahe Cohn.
DID WIRING WRONG.
Manager Giffen Summoned to Police
Court on a New Charge,
A Bummons was served on Manager R.
3U Giffen. of the Giffen Stock Compan5\
by City Electrician W. H. Thompson yes?
terday to appcar in the Police Court this
morning to a?swor the charge of violat
ing a city ordlnance.
Mr. Giffen, Electrician Thompson claims,
failed to do some Fpeclal wlring in thf
Asademy of Music according to the city
regulations. and without permit from the
Fire Department to make the change.
Meanwhile the littie estrangement be?
tween Miss Suzette Jackson, who left
the company unceremoniously the other
day because of the small part assigned
to her Jn "At The "Whlte Horse Tavern."
which will be the production next week,
and Mr. Giffen continues. There has
been some talk of Miss Jackson bringing
suit against Mr. Giffen to recover her
Batary for this week, but it was stated yes?
terday that she had abandoned the idca.
Meanwhile Miss Jackson. who became one
of the most popular players with the Gif?
fen Company. is negotiating wlth Mana?
ger Jake AV'alls to get into the dramatic
stock which is now being formed for the
IWells circuit
CLUB CHARTER GRANTED.
Judge Wellford IVlakes Another Amend?
ment?Court News.
"The Southern Liternry. Social and
Athletic Club" was chartered by Judge
Wellford in the Circuit Court yesterday
afternoon. The purposes for which the
club are formed aro to promote social
and literary enjjojyments, to ? advance
athletic and other amusements and to
establish a reading room for its mem?
bers.
As upon former occasions Judge 'vFell
ford inserted a eection providing against
the sale or dispensation of intoxicating
firinks upon\the premises of the cluU*on
Sunday.
The officera are: Presldent, Alex.
D'Avignon; Vice-President, Lewis Ball;
Sceratary and Treasurer, Harry Kauf
man. Directors, the above and Bernard
Simmons and W. E. Greenstrect.
Mr. John A Lamb filed four suits
against railway companies in the Law
and Equlty Court yesterday.
Gertrude B. May-..ara against the Sea
bonrd Air Line for J2.500; Davls against
*he Passetiger and Power Company for
$1 000: J. F. Piunxett asainst the Traction
rompany fer Sa.OW; E. C. Plunkett against.
the Traction Company for $2,000.
Mr. Lamb also filed the suit of Hubbard
& Co. against W. Thornton Taylor for
f300. Declaratlons were not filed in e-itht-r
casa.
Puits were brought in the Circuit Court
rraUrdajr afternoon by Edward T. Singer
agalast Th_ma_ M. MUler for 1400; Geo.
D. Mayo and Frank C. Denoon asainst
J. H. J-nnlngs for $500.
Judrment waa rendered ln the Clty
Circuit Court yesterday ln the suit of
MllUe Hlldebrand agalnst the TracUon
Company. She sued for $3,000 for inju
ries sustalr.ed In being jolted about and
knocked down by a car. Tho judgment
gave her $200.
Georg- Seara (colored) was glven three
years in the penlfentlary in the Hust
lngs Court yesterday on the charge of
ahootlng- William B. Smlth.
The suit of the Gallego Mills Com?
pany agalnst __e city of Richmond ls
still being heard ln the Law and Equlty
Court. Much of the evidence Is in, but
the cas* wlll probably not close for sev?
eral days.
A marriage license has been Issued to
Joseph B. Baber and Lespie Revere.
COURT OF JUSTICE JOHN.
Alleged Deserter from the Navy Held
for Ten Days.
The atraosphcre ln the Police Court
yesterday was humld. but the docket,
fortunatoly, was not long.
James Johnson, a straggling seaman
from the srood ship Kearsarge, was taken
up by a policeman, who felt that he was
a man that the navy needed. He will
be held for ten days for information.
Mary Brander and Dolly Woodson paid
$8 each for lack of dlgnlty ln the street.
_?. A. Stevenson was taken up at New
Ford's Hotel for being drunk. He said
be wouldn't _o so again and would leave
town to boot, so he went.
John Rojand was charged with cutting
Eliza Wallace, but evidence was lacking,
ar.d" he departed.
-. lt couldn't be proved that Louis Chris?
tian was disorderly in the market, and
he was dismissed.
FLY HASFLOWN.
"Dick" Bennett, of the Giffen Companyi
Moans the Loss of a Pet.
Mr, Richard Bennett, the handsome
leading man of the Giffen Company, has
lost hls prize bull pup "Fly." He got
tired of acting several days ago, and
that. with a bad case of indlgestion, the
result of eatlng one of Mr. Bennett's
wigs. put the notion in "Fly's" head to
go lnto the spider'B parlor. He did and
got caught. Whether he is sausage or re
posing at the bottom of the dog pound
is what's bothering his master. "Fly" is
deaf, dumb and nearly blind, so it is a
bottom-dollar bet that ha dldn't go far
without persuasion. Mr. Bennett has
been so cruel as to say that he thinks some
matinee girl, who couldn't get him, took
"Fly" as a poor excuse for somethlng
better.
At any rate "Fly" has flown or run
away, and Mr. Bennett wants to know
where he Is. "Fly" ls a white dog, with
one or two black spots, that tell of a
past- He is a dignified dog and not prone
to fiirt- If you meet hlm. Mr. Bennett
would llke for you to tell him (the dog,
of course) that he is lost and send him
home. "Fly." in his hurry to be off,
forgot hls collar, and unless you can spot
him you are liable to get the wrong string
of ground dog.
FUNERAL DIRECTORS.
Annual Convention Came to an End
Yesterday.
The convention of funeral directors came
to an end yesterday. , A number of pa
pers of interest to the members were read
before adjournment. The delegates ex?
pressed jjltasure at the attentlon paid
them by the local members, and said
they looked forward to the next meeting
with fond anticipations.
An Affectionate Cat.
Accordlng to the Black-tone Courier Mrs.
S. H. Love, of Nottoway, has a remark-:
able cat".
The cat has always been a great pet
with its mistress and has shown a great.
amouni ef human affection and intel-:
ligence.
For some time past Mrs. Love has not
been in good health. The cat seemed to
realize her condition and decided that
somethlng must be done by it to show
its appreciation of past kindnesees and
attention. Instinct taught it that some?
thlng delicato for the appetite was of first
consideration. so it turned its attention
in this direction. The result is that
many young hares and partridges are
caught by it and in each instance
brought to the feet or bedsido of Mrs.
Love. If the lady is well but little at?
tention is paid to the foraging, but as
soon as she shows indisposition the cat
goes out at once and does not return
until successful in procuring some game.
Upon retuming and flnding the doors
shut the cat will mew and whine until
some one lets it in when it goes at once
to its mistress with game.
Recently Mrs. Love had retired early
and the cat returning after night began
to raise a fuss to bo let ln. A son of
Mrs. Love went to the door and tried to
drive tho cat away. It would leave for
the moment, but return at onco and
kopt this up until flnaily admltted. Car
rying a plump partridge to its mistress
it then retired satisfied to remain quietiy
wlthout the house.
Colored Pythians.
The annual session ot tho Grand Lodge,
K. of P.. of Virginia (colored), which has
been in session here for several days,
has ccmpleted Its work. The following
offlcers were elected:
Grand Chancellor, John Mitchell. Jr.,
Richmond, Va.; Vice-Grand Chancellor,
Grand Prelate, J. H. Briee, Brownsville,
Va.; Grand K. of R. and S.. T. M. Crump,
Richmond, Va.; Grand Master of Ex
chequer, Wm. M. Reide. Portsmouth, Va.
Grand Meolcal DIrector, W. E. Atkins,
HamptOn, Va.; Grand Master of Arms,
S. S. Baker, Richmond, Va.; Grand In
ner Guard. Wm. Ellis, Jr., Richmond,
Va.; Grand Outer Guard, J. W. Grandy,
Norfoik, Va.; Supreme Representative,
Jcssie Scruggs, Richmond, Va.
Grand Representative.
Mr. 13. Eugene Davis was chosen at
Roanoke yesterday as one of the three
representatives to the Great Council of
Red Men of the United States, which
meets in Norfoik next September. The
other two are Mess_rs. S. S. Lee, of Roan?
oke, and Ira T. Holt, of Norfok.
THE BREAKFAST CUP
Can Bring Joy or Trouble,
Change in food and drink wlll some
times make over even eklerly people and
restore them to natural health.
A man of 70 writes that at the age of
C0 he began to break down and was a
partial Invalid uiitil 67, when he con
cluded that coffee waa one of the prime
causes of hls sickness, and began using
Postum Food Coffee in its place with
Grape-Nuts Breakfast Food and some
fruit at his meals.
He says: "Now at the age of 70 I am
as strong and healthy as I wris at 50. I
would not go back to my old mode of
living for a hundred thousand dollars."
This man waa a pioneer in Illinols in
1R37, later on was an early settler in N.
Dakota. He requests that his name shall
not appear in print. Name given by
Postum Co.. Battle Creek. Mlcbu,
Good Tobacco Sales.
Shelburne's Warehouse sold yesterday
forty-eight packages of sun-eured tobac?
co. The average of the entire sale was
$17.-3 per hundred, \ ???".-'__= ____??'.'
STRONG SPEECHES
FOR SUBM1SSI
Senator Daniel and judge Har?
rison Heard.
FORMER'S POSITION DEFINED
Admits That His People Are for Proc?
lamation, and Defends Right of the
Convention to Proclalm, but Wlll
Respect Party Pledges.
The Cbnstltutlonal Convention yester?
day heard two strong speeches in favor
of submitting the new organio law to the
present electorate, and then, at _2:_0
P. M., adjourned untll 10 o'clook to-day.
SelTator Daniel led on? in a flne effort of
about fhlrty mlnutes, and wae followed
in an hour's speeoh by Judge Harrison.
of Wlnchester, on the same line. The
former defended the legal right of ths
convention to proclalm, whlle this wn?
strongly combatted by the latter./ Both
spoke earnestly for submlssion to the
present electorate. Hon. R. Walton
Moore, of Falrfax, wlll speak on the same
-side to-day, and he will probably be fol?
lowed by Mr.Thom, of Norfoik, who also
favors submlrsion. If there is any proc?
lamation oratory, it will not be heard
before next week. Messrs. Meredith and
Turnbull will likely present tha case of
the proclaimers.
It is not likely that there will ba any
afternoon session to-day.
THE DAY IN DETAII*
The convention was called to order at
10 o'clock by President Goode, and prayer
was offered by Rev. P. B. Price, of the
Presbyterian Church. Messrs. Withors,
Keezell, Walker, Parks, Harrison, Brax
ton, Lovell, Quarles. W.escott and a num?
ber of other delegates not in their seats
on Thursday were present and were
warmly greeted by their aolleagues. Hon.
Tlpton D. Jecnings, of Lynchburg, and
other distinguished Democrats occupied
seats on the floor, and quite a number of
ladies were present. Seventy-two mem?
bers answered to thelr names, and th6
journal of the previpus day's proceedings
was read and approved.
DANIEL OPENS TJP.
At the explration of the morning hour,
Mr. Daniel took the floor to open the
debate in favor of submitting tho Canstl
tution to the present electorate. He stat
ed ln the outset that the Constitution
was an admlrable one, and whila it em
braced some features for which he had
not voted, yot as a whole he ?ndorsed it
most heartily, and believed that thla
was in short the view of the great ma_s
of the people of the State. Mr. Daniel
leoited the facts concerning the meeting
of the voters of Campbell county, head
recently, ln the subjeot, and said very
frankly to the convention that the pre
dominating sentiment thera was for
proclamation.
He said that while this left hlm ln the
position of votlng against the present sen?
timent of his people, yet they had done
him the honor to leave the matter entire?
ly with him and had expressed a renewal
of their confidence in him. He felt bound
for reasons which he would presently set
forth, to vote as he had indicated, and
then he proceeded to explain the action
of the Norfoik Convention and his con
nection therewith.
NORFOLK PLATFORM.
H* read from the Norfoik platform and
declared that while he had no question
of honor to bring up between himself and
his colleagues, yet for hls own part he
felt in honor bound to vote to submit, and
then he proceeded to construe the pledge
to mean the whole people?the electorate
as constituted at present.
There wa3 no other fair and reasonable
construction to place upon the language,
whatever may have been meant by those
who penned the platform. The speaker
admitted that he believed there had been
a wide-spread change of sentiment among
the people, yet, however deiicate might
be his position in view of this belief,
he should follow the dictates of his con
sclence and vote to submit.
He declared that In his oplnlon there
was no question of the right of the con?
vention to proclalm; it was simply a ques?
tion of what individual members felt
it to be their respective duties to do. The
speaker here referred to the fact "that
the Constitution of the United States had
not been submitted, and he followed this
up by citing other decided cases, in aup?
port of his contention.
WELL ESTABLISHED.
The doctrine had been well defined both
in State and nation, and must be now
accepted as American constitutional law.
After citing cases outside of Virginia, he
brought the matter more closely home
to his colleagues and contended that the
present Constitution of tho State had in
effect been proclaimed.
Mr. Daniel here proceeded to discuss
eloquently and in detail the legal side of
the proposition, and in a clear and force
ful manner he undertook to establish his
contention, and was closely heard by his
colleagues.
He closed with an eloquent tribute to
the Constitution and to the men who had
framed it and was loudly cheered and
warmly congratulated as he rcsumed his
seat.
MR. HARRISON SPEAKS.
Mr. Harrison, of Frederick. followed
Mr. Daniel. He agreed with his col
league from Campbell as to the manner
of his vote, but he unaertook to combat
tho latter's contention as to the right of
the convention to proclaim. Mr. Har?
rison read from the Bill "of Rights to
bear out his view, and after paying some
further attention to the legal side of the
question he proceeded to discuss the al
leged party pledges of the Norfoik Con?
vention and other bodies and referred in
cidentally to the aet of the Legislature
which called the convention lnto being.
Mr. Harrlson's speech was quite a force
ful one from his point of view, and was
listened to closely by hls colleagues. His
contention In short was to the effect that
should the Constitution bo proclaimed lt
was likely to be declared null and vold
by the courts. He declared that as a
whole the Constitution was a pretty good
one, but should be adopted in the regula*
and proper manner.
Mr. Harrison cited Cooley, Jameson
and other authoritles in support of his
contention, and was asked a number of
questions by Mr. Meredith and other
members.
SHOULD BE SUBMITTED.
"You are preparing here to have your
Constitution contested in the courts of
the land," said the speaker, with up
lifted hands, and then he read a long
11st of oplnions, which he claimed clear
ly bore out his contentions..
From hls standpoint his speech was a
strong one. He closed' by saying he
cared not to what electorate the instru
ment was. submitted, but he wanted to
protest against a Constitution being
foisted upon and rammed down the
throafs of his people, .without allowing
them to pass upon any of the provislons.
He believed the Constifution would be
ratified if submitted, but above, all
things it should be" submitted for their
approval.
WERE NOT READY.
Flattering applause greeted Mr. Har?
rlson's last'sentence. and after a slight
lulL durina; which the Chair (Mr. Parks) ,
?.-.?..??? --".'.. : ; ????::
aaked what la the will of tha body, Mr.
Tnom moved to adjourn.
Mr. Eggleston wanted te go on wlth
other matters, but the conventlon did
not seem so inellned.
Mr. Thom withdrew hls motlon.i but it
was qulckly renewed by Mr. Barbour.
Mr. Keeaell wanted to vote on the
question now, if no one was ready to
speak.
Dr. Mcllwaine and others took the
same view, and Dr. Dunaway urged that
the body go en with ita work.
On roll-call the motion to adjourn was
lost?ayes. 27; noes, 35. Dr. Dunaway
wanted to preceed to the conslderation of
the Bill of Rights, but Chairman Green
objected, and said there should be a vote
on the question of proclamatlon or sub?
mission if no one else desired to speak.
Mr. Barbour agaln moved to adjourn
and the motion prevalled and the body
at 12:15 P. M. stood adjourned untll 10
o'clock this morning.
GENERAL WARFIELD HERE.
Dlstlngulshed President of Sons of the
the Amerlcan Revolution.
General Edwin Warfield spent yester?
day in the city with his wife and llttle
son, and were registered at the Jeffer
son Hotel.
General "Warfield ls tho president of
the Natlonal Sons of the American Revo?
lution. He left last night for "Wash?
ington to attend the Rochambeau Mon
ument unveiling.
"While here, General "Warfield called on
the Governor and Mrs. Montague, in
company with the Old Domlnion Pil
grimage. and vlsited the Maryland room
in the Confederate Museum. Thursday
he made his first trip up the historic
James and spent a delightful day vis
iting Shirley, Brandon and "Westover.
HENRiGO NEWS.
Charter Granted to Forest Lodge As?
sociation?Court to Adjourn.
Im toh Cirouit Court of Henrico county
3-esterday a charter was granted to the
Forest Lodge Association, a company
including several Richmond people, which
will conduct a hotel business at Glen
Allen. The capital stock will be $50,000,
dlvlded into shares to the par value
of flOO each. Real estate owned by
the Association will not exceed one
hundred and flfty acres The officers
for the first year are: ?resident,
John Cussons. of Glen Allen; Treas?
urer, E. J. Trovvett, of Glen Allen. These
and Messra. James P. Smlth, of Hen
rioo; David C. Richardson. and George
L. Chrlstlan, of Richmond, oonstitute the
directors.
The County Court will meet to-day and
wlll adjourn for tha term.
GREAT FIEHT FOfi
fl RATES
A Movement on Foot to Induce
Other Companies to
Compete.
The Tobacco Association of the United
States, with headquarters in this clty,
is preparing to fight the raise of twenty
five per cent. In insurance rates, an?
nounced by the Southeastern Tariff As?
sociation by . inducing independent com?
panies of the Northern States to enter
the South and compete with cheaper rates
against the Southern Insurance men.
The independent companies glve cheap?
er rates and it is thought that hy giv
frig''"them a strong foothold among the
farmers they wil compol the Southeastern
Tariff Association to reduce its rates.
Tobacco men here and in twenty-five
or thirty different towns in the South
which have been heard from regard the
rates of the Tariff Association as exorbl
tant, and the present step is one toward
securing reuef. The president of the To?
bacco Association will probabl,y go to
New York shortly in the intorest of the
move and hopes to be able to present the
matter in such shapo that the insurance
agents there will undertake to come into
the Southern territory.
With a view to getting better insurance
rates, the association has already appoint?
ed an Insurance Committee, composed of
one representative tobacco man from each
of about thirty towns in "Virginia, North
and South Carolina and other sections.
These gentlemen have been gotten to for
ward information concerning how much
Insurance is carried in their towns, the
rate and the loss by fire during the past
five or ten years. This information is
practically ln hand now and will be plac
ed before the Northern companies, which
latter will be invitod to confer further
with the members of the Insurance Com?
mittee.
\-"
Eiection of Officers.
St. Patrick's Social Club meet Thurs
dav night and eected the followlng of?
ficers: Spiritual Adviser. ev. Hush
J. McKeefrey; Presldent, Bernard
Gallagher; Vice-President, Charles P.
Epps; Recording Secretary, Thomas J.
Leahy; Financial Secretary. Joseph Mc
Sweeney; Treasurer, Thomas F. Bagley;
Sergeant-at-Arms. Thomas O'Gorman;
Executive Committee, John J. Burke,
George McDermott. and J. Clinton Al
lard; Library Committee, Matthew
Dunn, S. A. Loterzo and George Mc
Sweeney; Press Committee; Vincent J.
Griffin, Henry F. Keegan, and P. J.
O'Connor.
The club will give a moonlight to Lake
side Park the latter part of June.
EASILY CONVINCED.
If some one should tell you fifty times
that Chamberlain's Pain Balm relieves
rheumatic pains and that many have
been permanently cured by it, you might
still be only half convinced. Give that
liniment a trial, however, and experlence
the quick relief from pain which it af
fords, and you would be fully satisfled
of its great value. 25 and EO-cent bottles
for sale by all druggists.
If any passenger on the Seven-Plnes
Electric Raiiroad, evening of March 2d,
1002, saw the accident by which Francis
Racks was killed, I will thank him or her
to coinmunicate with me.
WILLIAM L. ROYALL.
011 B. Main Street,
Attorney for administrator of Francis
Racks.
BRILLIANT OPENING.
Crowds at Sydnor & Hundiey's Big
Furniture Store.
The opening of Sydnor and Hundiey's
big Broad-Street furniture store on
Thursday evening was one of the most
enjoyable affairs ever held on a similar
cecasion. The store was handsomely dec?
orated and the furniture arranged so as
to for ma most artistio display. Thilow'E
Orchestra furnished the music. The re
ception was from 7:30 to 10:30 o'cl6ck
and during that time ? the store was
thronged with merry crowds, who eager
ly.gazed at the elegant pieces of furni?
ture that formed a most interesting por?
tion of the exhibit.
Each lady was presented with a pret?
ty souvenir, memorandurn book, bouhd
in.silver, _ ^_^_, . . ' _
??" ?" ?:-.' .v'"" ' . ?? ''? '?'-:
HE ISA MEMBER
0FB1PTIST CHURCH
interesting Note About Booker
T. Washington.
FLOWERS FOR THE HOSPITALS
Great Mass Meeting of Sunday School
Children?Rev. Mr. Betty Gets Back
from Conference?Rose
bud Meeting.
Booker T. Washington, tha wlflely
known negro educator, who la doing
much toward the upliftlng of hia race. ls
beyond doubt a Baptist.
Some time ago the Central Baptist. a
paper publlshed ln St. Louis, eama out
with the statement that "Washington
was a Congregationalist. The atatement
was challenged and the Rev. B. W. N.
Sim_, a Virginia boy, then a pastor ln
Mlssouri, but more recently a resldent of
Texas, wrote to the dlstlngulshed negro
and asked hlm for the facts. The reply
came from Washlngton that he had
years ago unlted with the Baptist Church
at Malde1^~Was_Tr"and~had never taken
his name from the church roIL Ha Is,
therefore. still a member of thls denoml
natlon.
The fact was prlnted ln one of the re
ligious papers at the time, but galned no
very widespread ciroulatlon. It has ex
jslted considerable Interest in thla city.
The several hospltals In the olty will be
made beautiful and fragrant next weett
with flowers given by several thousar.d
Presbyterian Sunday-school children of
the clty.
The flowers will be used flrat at the
May mass-meeting of all the Presby?
terian Sunday-school chlldren of the city,
which will be held to-morrow afternoon
at the Seeond Church. The exercises
will begin at 5 o'clock instead of at 4, as
origlnally planned. There are .twelve
schools in all, with good rolls. and reports
from each wlll be received. The speak
ers will be Mr. George Bryan and Mr.
S. K. MoKee, of the Young Mens Chris?
tian Assoclation.
Each child is asked to brirg flowers,
growing plants, lf possible. During next
week these floweja will\bo ta*ou to the
hospltals in tha clty and dlatributed.
Growing plants are preferred because
thsy last lohger. A special committee
has been appointed to look after the dis
tributlon. On a previous occasion over
two wagon loads of flowers wera contrlb
uted by the children.
The Rosebud mass-meetlng-, to be held
at Asbury M. E. Church, Richmond,
eorner of Hanover and Lombardy Streets,
Sunday night, promises to be a very en
thusiastic meeting. Rev. James E. Oyler,
of Denny-Street M. B. Church, Fulton,
wlll make the address, his subject being
"Candle Sormons." Tho llttle folks will
take active part in tha programme. Rose
buds are urged to ba present, as this
meeting is intended to brlng the
Rosebuds ln closer touch with one an?
other, both as socleties and as fndivid
uals, as well as to create interest and
enthusiasm, through information about
their mutual field of work. Exercises
begin promptly at 3:30 o'clock. Every
body is cordially invited.
As stated yesterday, the Rev. Tsaac
Stewart McElroy, pastor of the Max
well-Street Presbyterian Church, Lex?
ington, Ky., has been elected secretary
of th'e Presbyterian Committee on Min
isterial Relief and wlll havo his head
quarters in this city.
Dr. McBlroy ls a natlve of Kentucky,
but graduated at the Unlon Theologlcal
Semmary, Virginia, in 1878. In his State
he is prominently connected with educa
tional and evangelistio work ln his synod.
A cordial welcome will be accorded hlm
on his arrlval here.
Ihe annual meeting of the Presbyte?
rian Sunday-school Union will be held
next Monday evening at 8:15 o'clock at
th>. Grace-Street Church. The special
subject for discusslon will be "What Is
Needed to Improve Our Schools, and How
C_u the Needs be Supplied?"
Officers will be elected and plans wlll
>-e made for the ensuing year.
Rev. L. B. Betty, pastor of Clay-Street
Methodist Church, ls expected to reach
the city to-night, and will occupy his
pulpit on Sunday, both morning and
night. Mr. Betty has been in attendance
upon the General Conference at Dallas,
Texas.
At the Thlrd Presbyterian Church, eor?
ner of Twenty-sixth and Broad Streets,
Dr. R. B. Eggleston, the pastor, will
preach Sunday at 11 A. M. and 8:15 P. M.
In the morning his subject wlll be selected
from I. Peter, 2:9; in the evening he will
(by special request) preach to young peo?
ple on "Temptations."
Ihe Rev. R. L. Walton will preach tn
tho morning at the Seeond Presbyterian
Church.
Dr. John Hannon will exchange pulpits
to-morrow morning with the Rev. W. B.
B?auchamp, of the Broad-Street Church.
The Rev. W. S, Campbell wlll preach
Sunday morning ln the Seeond Presbyte?
rian Church, and atnlght In the First
Presbyterian Church. The Rev. Dr. R. P.
Kavrr, the pastor of the First Church, will
be absent at Davldson College, N. C,
where he will preach the baccalaureate
sermon. His pulpit will be oceupied in
the morning by Rev. B. J. Woods, of
Elacksburg.
Dr. E. B. Bomar, secretary of the For
cign Mission Board of the Southern Bap?
tist Convention, will preach in the morn?
ing at Leigh-Street Baptist Church, and
at night the pulpit will be oceupied by
Dr. J. B. Hawthorne. The pastor, the
Rev. M. Ashby Jones, is eonlucting a se
rips of services for Dr. Hawthorne at
Grove-Avenue Baptist Church.
The Rev. M. Ashby Jones will preach
morning- and night at Grove-Avenue Bap?
tist Church.
Rev. J. O. Bahcock will conduct both
services at the Fairmount-Avenue Meth?
odist Church to-morrow. In the mornlng
his subject will be "The Character and
Life of Moses." The subject at night will
be "Grlevlng the Holy Spirit." There will
be a special servlce at . _*. M. for the
baptlzing of children.
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Great Preparations Are Now
Making at the Woman's
Club.
All Is buslle and hurry at tha "Woman's
College, preparatory to windins up the
present session. one of the most success
ful in tho history of the institute. Tho
time flxed for the flnals is near and the
students are busy getting their gowns
made, mounting their art work and get
tlng ready for a good tlme when the
power of the faculty relaxes.
Tho exhibit of the art class opens thls
afternoon. Miss Laura- I. Bacon, the in
structor, is proud of the fact that it will
be the best over seen.
Four young ladies will take the degree
of Master of Arts thia year?Miss Clara
Virginia Becker, Miss Ruth Burton and
Miss Lottie Derieux, of this clty, and
Miss Lesley Jeffries, of Norfolk. The
graduates in music are Miss Lucye Rlch
ardson, Miss Mamie Holland, of Boscobel;
and Miss Mary Slmmoits, of Irvlngton.
The applicants for degrees are as fol?
lows:
Bachelor of Laws: Misses Elizabeth
Knight. Annie Harwood, Daisy Vaughan,
Nellio Roberson, Lena Fayne. Mabel Oliv
er, Mamie Collier, Delma Spencer. Fannle
Lipscbmb, Sallie Lipscomb, Clara Swart,
Annie Garnett Florence Thalhlmer, Juliot
"Walker, Mamie Belote, Llzzia Gordon,
Rosa Baker and Josephine Keppler.
Bachelor of Sclence: Misses Mary Slm
mons and Mary Starritt.
Bachelor of Arts: Misses Ethel Fitz
patrick and Eva Murdock.
An unusual featuro of the commence
ment thls year is that the final exercises
will be held in the afternoon instead of at
night. The young ladies, therefore, will
appear ln cap and gown instead of In
full dress as before. Admlssion to all of
the events exeept these final exercises
will be by ticket. On claas-day some
features, hltherto unknown here. will ba
introduced. The alumnaa banquet will
take place at the Jefferson Hotel and
will probably be attended largely. Tho
Board of Trustees and the Faculty have
been invlted this year.
It Is understood that several additions
to the faculty will be mada next ses?
sion. An effort will be made to secure
the services of Dr. Becker, of
Baltimore, who is so well known here.
The class in biology, which has met with
great success, will be extended. Dr. J.
Garnett Nelson, of the University Col?
lege of Medicine, has been engaged to
fill the ohair of mathematics.
Property Transfers.
Richmond: William T. O'Dwyer, Miss
Mary A. O'Dwyer, Mrs. Margaret T. and
Joseph P. Solari to Dennis F. O'Dwyer.
5-6 Interest in 125 feet on north side of
Orleans Street, northeast corner Second
Street, $5. '
-Martha and William Harrls and Rosa
and Andrew Morton to Phllip Shea. 17 9-12
feet on north side of an alley running
east and west from Twenty-flrst to
Twen'ty-second Streets. and between
Main and Franklln Streets, $1, etc.
John A. Lamb, special commissioner,
to James T. Sloan, 23 feet on east side
of Lester Street. No. 3110, $250.
James T. SrbaTn to Mrs. E. E. McMa
hon, 22 feet on east side of Lester, No.
3110. $350.
Security Bank of Richmond to Vir?
ginia E. Chapin. 20 feet on south side of
Spring Street, 43" feet east of Cherry
Street, $600.
The Columbia Bulldlng and Loan As?
sociation of Richmond to John F. Heb
ring. 56 feet on norfh side of Beverly
Street, 120 feet east of Randolph Street,
$567.
Same to Henry .A. Hegamyer, 60 feet
on north side of Beverly Street, 25S feet
east of Randolph Street. $600.
Henrico: G. "W. Davidson and wlfe to
R. F. Throckmorton, 6.65 acres about S
or 9 miles below Richmond and oppo?
site Four Mile Creek Church,' $65.
Patterson, Hooper and Newman. spe?
cial masters. to Onner Z. Dowden. 2 1-10
acres near the Nine Mile Road about 3
miles east pf Richmond. $900.
Franklln Stearns' executor to J. C.
Warriner, 40 1-2 acres a-out 3 1-2 miles
east of Richmond, $750.
John Trice and wife to Emily Bennett,
llfe estate ln 1-3 interest in 20 feet on
west side of Thirty-second Street, Lo
feet south of S Street, $1.
Children's Day Exercise3.
An Interesting and Instructive Chil?
dren's Day procTammp has been arrangfd
by the Broad-Street Methodist Episcopal
Sunday-schoo! for nf>xt Sunday morning.
from 9:30 to 11 o'clock. to which the pub?
lie and friends and parents of th> school
are cordially invited. The programma will
be as follows:
(1) Greeting by Master A?3X. Taylor.
(2) Chorus and recitation, "God Made
Everything." by Frank Beavers, Nellie
Sydnor and Annie Simpson.
(3) "Making the Summer," by six llt?
tle girls.
(4) Song by members of the infant
class.
(T>) Recitation 'by Ethel Yeaman.
(6) "Roscs So Red," song, by infant
class.
(7) Recitatirm by? Miss Annte Plunkett.
(5) The cross exercise by girls and boys
from the Infant class.
The cross exercise is a particular in
teresting and instructive exercise and
something entirely new by members of the
school. The programme will be inter
spersed with music by the school. The
Sunday-school room has been beautifully
decorated for the occasion.
MAYOR BARTON DEFEATEP.
A Surprislng Result in the Winchester
Election.
(Speclal Dlspatch to The TlmeO
WINCHESTER, VA., May 23.?A hot
municipa! fight ended here last night wlth
a surprislng result. The Republlcans
elected "W. C. Gralchen Mayor over R. T.
Barton. present incumbent. They also
elected H. R. Kern Commonwealth's Attor
ne-y over Holmes Boyd. the present in?
cumbent, and one Councilman. The re-.
ir.ainder of the ticket Is Democratic.'A:
fraud ls alleged. and friends of the three:
defeated candldates may contest the elec
ti:n. '
Mayor Barton acquired national fame
hecause of hls campaign against mos
rrutoes. Mr. Gralchen is the wealthiest
glove manufacturer in Northern Virginia.
THE TRADE MAY
TAKE SOME ACTION
Will Endorse the Movement for
Bright Tobacco?Mr.Thomas
Ogden is Here.
The Richmond Tobacco Trade wlll prob?
ably be called to meet before very long to
take some action In connectlon with the
proposed movement to develop Richmond
into a big bright market. A tobacco man,
much Interested in the scheme. sald yes?
terday that those worklng to seeure tha
much-desired end would feel much en
couraged were the trade to take the mat?
ter up and give them thelr endorsation.
The matter is one of very great Import
ance, and is worthy of the attention of
the entire communlty. Bright tobacco
brought here would brlng to Richmond
farmers who would buy from Richmond
stores. Moreover, the Increased trade
would given employment to a number of
persons. from laborers to clerks.
The warehousemen are taking a keen
Interest ln the matter and will push it
through if possible.
Mr. Thomas Ogden, of Ogden's Llmlted.
of Brlstol, England, the British concern
owned by the American Tobacco Com?
pany, was ln the city Thursday. He left
Thursday nlght for other parts. Llke the
others of the Ogden party, Mr. Ogden ia
in this country to study tha situation. H?
vislted the branches of the American To?
bacco Company here and was much
pleased.
The vlsitlng members of the Tmperial
Tobacco Company. Messrs. Gunn. 1'layer
and Clarke, who have been on a trlp to
North Carolina, have returned to the clty.
They were on Shockoe Sllp for a while
yesterday afternoon. Messrs. Reed and
McDonald. the local representa tives of
the company, wlll leave New York to-day
for England to confer with headquarters.
Mr. W. R. Israel, of trie American Cigar
Company, and Mr. W. C. Bradsher. o;
the American Tobacco Company. were in
the city yesterday. Both gent'lemen ar;?
from Durham. N. C.
Mr. John E. Hughes, of Danvllle, and
Mr. Meadows, of Durham. were also vlsl
tors in Richmond yesterday.
Mr. Stealey's Subjects. g_?_ 1
"Good Out of Evil" will be th* sub?
ject for Rev. C. P. Stealey's mornina: ser
mon at Broadus M<>morial Baptist
Church at 8:1". o'clock P. M. The theme
will be "A Forgoten Account."
IMPORTANT CHANGE IN SCHE
DULE ATLANTIC COAST LINE
RAILROAD.
Effective Sunday, May -firh. ~r_-nT -P.
M.: Train leaving Richmond 11:55 A.
M.. wlll leave 11:10 A. __.; train teaving
Richmond 7:23 P. M.. will leave 7:_.~
P. M.; train leaving Richmond 5>:10 P.
M? will leave 9:45 P. M. A new train
leaving Richmond, daily, except Sunday,
1:10 P- MI, connecting with Norfork and
Western Railway, for all stations be?
tween Petersburg and Roanoke, Va ;
train arriving Richmond 3:57 A. M.. will
arrive 4:12 A. M.; a new traln arriving
Richmond. daily, except Sunday. 1:50 r.
M-, connecting with Norfoik a.nd West?
ern Railway. from Roanoke and inter
mediate siations.
For full information and schedules,
apply to any agent of the company, or
c. s. campbelu
DIvision Passenger Agent.
>t - TJ ". No. S3S East Main Street.
INTERCHANEAGBLE MILEAGE
TICKETS
Issued by the Atlantic Coast Line Rail?
road.
Effective April 25, 1002, 1.000-mlIe tickets.
form 1 M I, Issued by the Atlantic Coast
Libe. will be accepted for passage ovcr
the following lines:
Atlanta, Knoxvillo and Northern Rail?
way.
Atlanta and West Point Railroad.
Atlantic Coast Line Railroad.
Charleston and Western Carolina Rail
rcad.
Chesapeake Stesmship Company.
Columbia, Newberry and Laurens Rail?
road.
Georgia Railroad.
Louisville and Nashvilla Railroad.
Louisville, Henderson and St. Louij
Railway.
Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louli
Railway.
Ncrthwestern Railway of South Caro?
lina.
Plant System.
Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potoin-**
Railroad.
Seaboard Air Line Railway.
"Washington Southern Railway.
Western Railway of Alabama.
Western and Atlantic Railroad.
This ticket wili pntitle the purehaser tc
travel over seveiteen roads and will ai
low 150 pounds of personal baggage fr?e.
For full information, apply to any agenl
of the company or
C. S. CAMPBELL,
Divlslon Passenger Agent,
IMPORTANT CHANGE IN SCHE
DULE,
Effective May 25th, 1902, Richmond
Fredericksburg & Potomac Railroad.
Northward, leave Richmond 4:22 A. M
daily, from Byrd-Street Station. foi
Washington and beyond, instead of 4:01
A. M.
Southward. arrive Richmond 12:01 P.
M., except Sunday. at Byrd-Street Sta?
tion. from Washington and beyond. in?
stead of 12:50 P. M.
7:15 P- M.. daily. at Byrd-Street Sta?
tion, from Washington and beyond, in?
stead of 7:13 P. M.
W. P. TAYLOR.
Traffic Manager.
SEABOARD INTERCHANGEABLE
MILEAGE TICKET.
Seaboard Air Line Railway has placed
on sale 1.000-Milo Tickets at $25, whicj
tickets are good over ita entire system
and also over the lines of lts Important
connection3, representing ln all. approxi
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Is a greater power of disgestingr and
as-lmilating food. For them Dr. Klng'j
New Llfe Pilia work wonders. They tons
and regulat? the digestive organs. gentlj
expel all polsons from the system. enricb
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