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BATUKDAT....FEBEDABY 17, 1900.
THE RELIEF OF KIMBEIILEV.
Following a series of minor successes,
: gained 'in. the last week, General French
i. ■. with a strong column has raised :. tlio
,: siege of Kimberley and entered that dis
tressed town, thus again proving himself
.. the star on the British side in the South
v African drama. At this; writing' we have
■\ no details of French's dash, -or of tho
obstacles, if any, in the way of fighting,
lie encountered in making his objective.
;.' But; whatever these details, his achieve
: ment can hardly fail to be regarded ;as
; the most important so far for the British
; eince the war began. Taken -in connec
y lion with the weakening of the British
•■forces in the vicinity of Colesburg, the
■ mystery that surrounds the whereabouts
V of Gatacre,; the recent apparent aimless
expedition of McDonald, and other seem
- Insly objectless manoeuvres, of which the
public have been given an- : inkling, and
I It cannot but be accepted as tho key to
the solution of the problem General Ro-
Tbertß hats set himself to work out.
We had been told that that experienced
old fighter was engaged in a most com
prehensive and elaborate scientific cam
■"•■• paign", for opening the road for a march
v ; on Bloemfoutein. and Pretoria, and the
• \-. ."division of the enemy's forces, and
.French's "stroke would seem to sustain
■\ - -that statement. The Philadelphia Eve
; nihg Telegraph of Thursday, basing its
.: comment on French's minor successes,
* :} /Above reforred toi said that Lord Roberts,
£Vfi»- the- commander-in-chief in the field,
"'•was illustrating two of the three great
U principles of war enunciated by "Stone-
* •• .yrall" Jackson— namely, celerity and con
.centration—and that the third principle,
, persistency, was not likely to be neglected
*by a soldier of Roberta's great ability.
;r There can be no question that since
- • Jloberts commenced his campaign in ear- 1
-,'..". nest celerity and concentration have
i'.lt characterized the operations of the troops
;•■. that are undor his immediate eye, 'so to
; epealc, and as there appears no . doubt
that he now has available for a forward
movement a force far superior In number
•"■ ' . to any the Boers can put against him. the
V: • ■world will be greatly surprised if he
', does not soon vindicate the three princi
> pies in combination. In other words, tho
, will be greatly surprised if the
'.'celerity that brought the relief of Kir
n: toerley does not prove! the- forerunner of
%'. jaii- almost immediate, rapid, persistent,
i?i/&nd; resistless advance upon the capitals
-; : pf the Free State and the Transvaal...
■"'■■•■'•■ The r succor of Kimbcrley not only af
*r-Cords the British a valuable, strategic
fe'jiaic'for a column of invasion; but its
'.-. jnoral effect :.mong the Dutch of North-
Cape Colony will be such as to rcn
lH ficr the British line of communication less
■: fcxacting 1n the matter of protection. On
.the whole, therefore, taking the situation
."on the face of the news of yesterclay and
'#.:^,lfo few days previous, the indications arc
./, .that .the British "^^^"^"^gl^ 0^ J n
: - ginning. '"their ? hopes to Fighting Bobs)
tuid that the end is at last. in sight.
THE AVAR TAMCHUS.
! The Boer war, whatever may be the
Jf teal merits of the great struggle oil v hich
eyes of the world are now fastened,
.sit least has the charm of involving o ues- v
\ Sions which attract publTc notice and
discussion. It has for- weeks been
*iiithe .talk of the hour, and the subject is
tURUi'd "and dfcbatcd by yoynjj and old
ftlike on every occasion.
" 'ix It is no. exaggeration to suy that the
" >veather has ceased to, be a; universal
■ iopiu'of conversation, and that its place
' lias been' taken by the situation; in the
Pljrransyaai.- Everybody knows something
<- "about this- remarkable war—in fact,
-;f everybody thir.ks.he knows a great deal
:^«bVut it-anfl so the dispute waxes hot.
>"' t :n:ven the f:;ii m:x, who generally loathe
fjilhinss involving politics of any kind, arc
ig'prvpared to hnve Komething to say about-
Vihc Boers and their, opponents. While
'■'itth'oy may not be «o well "posted" 011. the.
ll^constUutlohality of territorial expansion,
; "or^hf Ixmisiana purchaVe," -their minds:
» '"ere quick to tlie points involved in
M r^?aU;iJritain's position;- aiid' the attitude
And; how ; often have]
su,Tve. hoard them (sxpr^ss lbelr syiipatisies,
!■'■?■ j-ogardlt-F.s of the merits of ■. oUher " side
lewot theiqueftJon, whuti the -long: lists of
llf^a ea <1 <f andl wound ed I a ppea r«?«ii : : •: Th cir,r in
p^tcrost' is of tho motherly port,- and
llf^ot&c-rs arc not dtßcrirninntiug or an:ilyti-v
their gent'.e ofiices .urn needed. .
->**:"- Luniitfyl ; a- womai)- supposed
"to^Jotl'e very, JncjirnaiSon : of sciris; lines?,
']. has been ""tendinrr-li'er; tii'cnls Utnr ■■\lii;V^r
rnisln"g:monoy for'>v hofpitfil-ship
to that far;o(T land. ; Thqu
-pan.ls of dollars' have been. contributed
Uqf^relieve- ' iho : ;;?]jfrevinj<s>; of • ;;UioHe
"strusgHng.-bcnoVlh 'the laifnlng. African
fsun::-' lOpHns's- P'Temi r
i : ciY:.Hoggar,'' wlilch; was written with, the
Jdca'of, raising funds for the: widows and
orphans '.of British sold icrs. ; has -hn d ' an
cnorrnouß sale 'in.; Great I)ritain;;andwe
doui)t- 'not", that -lh<-. world at largo 13
equally willing to help tho liccrs.
' Aius meanwhile our di*b.itor.« . continue
to debate' nW. liar.nijjnc, .n'oi because t heir
convictions are so <leep-r<)oied,- but bcr
cause the' war is full of .lianvitic.iuleicst,
and <" the gravo?t import. Public at
tention has" bcon almost eomplutely Ui
voriorl from tlie fighting in ;'-'tiie Philip
pines, which . has ever been too long
drawn out and \inromantic to . create
genuine interest.
: Groat, indeed, would 'be the results of
these many OiscuPHions, X the curtain
could be rung down on the bloody drama.,
and the din of battle stilled by some of
the philosophy so ably applied to these
arcumentf. • ' ;..,_; ..,_ / >.
CONVICT FAHMS; " : .
Georgia, has a' great number of peniten
tiary convicts—about 2,200, .we believe
most" of , which -are hired to contractors
enraged in the lumber ..business. But she
has a State farm, on' which 223 men are
employed: .
The main; crop : cultivated there is cot
ton, and 27S bales were raised, last year.
The profit upon this, it is .expected, -will
be; about 11,000; If expectations are
realized the convicts will have support
ed themselves and; "also earned for the
State about 5 cents a day each. '
The amount seems small,, but those who
have "farmed" prison labor 'know i hat
convict? are "costly to guard; that' few of
them arc good laborers; that nearly all of
thorn dodge tIK-ir work whenever possible,
and that great numbers of them undoubt
edly are sickly cr utterly; broken down in
health.
All experience goes "to show that the
State -which' employs -its prisoners on
farms can expect, year in and year out,
very little net casli'proflt: Ai\d yet' if the
b:l! now pending in the United States
House of Representatives should become
a -law, making it a crime to transport
prison manufactured goods from one
State to another, most States would be
compelled id' put their convicts to ..farm
ing'or else keep them in idleness. To
Virginia that would mean a loss of net
revenue of from $30,000 to . : 540,000 per an
num.
PUBLIC ' li.VDEUSTAXDIXG.
In discussing the refereftce to the Senate
Finance Committee of the bill to char
ter the Richmond and Washington
Air-Line railway, the Portsmouth Star
says:
"From this reference, and from the un
mistakably popular sentiment in ' favor of
the new road, it is generally argued that
the Finance 'Committee will make some
changes in the bill which, while not de
stroying its, intent, "will hasten its ac
ceptance by the delegates. This is what
is expected by the people."
Precisely. The Star sets forth clearly
public understanding of, and public ex
pectation as to, the case. And as we
Indicated yesterday, the Senate can now
offer no satisfactory excuse to the pub
lic for permitting Jlie bill to be further
loaded with onerous conditions or for
countenancing an attempt to kill it by
delay tactics. To da either would be to
place itself in the position of having
sought to mislead tho people,' or of slam
ming the door in the face of, and ignoring,
the high behest of the power to whicih it
is responsible. :
THE PEOPLE DEMAND IT.
TJie Salem Times-Register says that the
people "want to see that new railroad
built between Richmond and Washing
ton." , : .. / .
No doubt about that, and they are in, no
temper to be disappointed. If the proi^o
sition to grant the charter and dissolve
Virginia's monopolistic partnership could
be put to the popular vote to-morrow it
would carry bj'" an overwhelming ma
jority. Right, justice, and the great prin
ciple involved in the issue of the people
against monopoly would signally triumph.
As it is, the "people expect the Legisla
ture to voice their sentiments in the mat
ter. Aye, as it is, they demand that the
Legislature discharge that duty to them.
The Scottsville Courier " says:
"We will never get a constitutional con
vention unless we make it a party ques
tion, unless the people take it up and
arouse interest in it. No one can ques
tion the need of the convention,' and it
should be the duty of the voters in
every . district to talk it over and let it
be known to our legisictors that the peo
ple are heartily in favor of it."
The Courier shouts in the . right key,
and strikes the only notes under which
>4he convention advocates may hope to
march to success. These notes are. "make
the holding of a convention a party issue"
and "agitate the question in. party
circles" whenever Democrats meet.
The Washington "correspondent O f tlie
New York Herald states that so many of
the Republican members of the House
of Representatives have objected to the
Hanna-Payne ship-subsidy bill, it' will
have to be materially, changed to receive a
favorable report from the committee to
which it .was referred •
That is the bill which Congressman"
;Hay recently said he could not vote for..
The Orange Observer has --just cele
brated its nineteenth birthday. In an
nouncing the fact the Observer says that
it :"is more progressive and prosperous
than ever before.", .That ; is, no idle
statement. That the career _ of the Ob
server is "one sweet song" 1 o£ increasing
P' ogress - and prosperity .is patent to all
who know anything; about it.
The Farmville Herald asks: "Shall we
have a. constitutional convention?" and
then says: . . •.. . •; .■ ' • ■■•.:. .. .'. .•• .
!"'. "The answer / to this question is found
in the fact, that the Underwood convon-.
tioii gave to Virginia its present Consti
tution, and. as like produces like. - of
course . thero can be nothing Virginian
aboutrit." ■-■■.■ ■:■-- :■■;;, ■,•■■. "■■■; ■•■-_ -.-'.,'■
"-'Siireiy. ; ; . .- ' ■.*■. . "• : ;- '■"
Lord Rosebery charges that before tho
Boer war overtures for an: alliance were
mnde by Greatßritain tobqth this coun
try and Germany, and that they were
"not i encouraged.- There doesn't soem ,to
be any ground for doubting, however,. that
there"; is much in the allegation of an
Anglo-American entente.. . : : .
. The stable; of the. late Robert Bonner,
wit h the ■-. exception of Maud S.; the for
mcrUroUlns champion; was sold In New
York 'Thursday- for $32,415.; "
• y.'efTfonder l£ even the; automobile will
be able to; displace tho Richmond 'riiuleV
car»";-;; ; :V;; -,' : .;\: :.:'■ :;-:\ : v'-'.-> ": -■ ■•'■ : ,--- .-.;.; '.' ;'- : ; .
A SAXEffxvrcSTM I3XT.
So far as the State of Virginia Is con
cerned, there can be no comparison be
tween the .value of investments- made by :
her in State bonds made ;in j
other securities,^howsoever good the lat
ter may be. - . . ", • :
SWhfin yir&inla takes; a or money:
'andVputs : it; into : her; own; obligations she
knows tlb-it nothing -whatever caiv^mpair.
itho^alue of- that- investment;; But^l when
she puts " her money Vinto other ■ securities .
it is ' These be good •: f or j
five or ten years, and may ithen ; depre
ciate in vanie:. Indeed, they may become
wholly worthless. ;'';.' ■■ ;r:;/..; r: ;/.. , ■ -
• IJnliappily.-the'history of our .country^
is? only too full at instances where "gilt
edged" securities have; turned' out to be
of little, if any. value. For that reason
it is better for Virginia to buy -up her
own bonds whenever she is able to do so,
and. particularly -when the market price
is below par. " - ■''■ , .. .. -
■Every' surplus dollar the State has:
should "be applied to the extinguishment
or "the principal of her. outstanding debt.
There she can iind an investment which
sho knows is safe beyond peradventure.
It is secure from the. chances of ill-for
tune, and is one that would be imaffected,.
whether/ business should be -good or bad
five,, ten, or twenty year's hence.
And. another thing Worth, remembering
is- that Virginia bonds probably : never,
will be" lower- in price than they are;. at
thia time! ." ' . : ; '
' B. C. Stedman, "the banker ."poet,", has
sold his seat in the New York Stock Ex
change for about ?Uo.OttO,. and will .here
after devote himself ■wholly to the muses.
On Thursday the Wall-street bulls and
bears herded together and presented him
with a silver loving cup, and "Deacon
White made the speech, of the occasion,
concluding it with a ten-stanza poem. Ot
Mr.. White's effort we must say it will
hardly 'entitle him to become tho suc
cessor to the title which Mr. Stedinan
has dropped. . \ ' . -'
It is,- understood: that Senator Platt. has
consented tliat- Governor Roosevelt may
be "nominn ted" for" another term. Mr. Quigg
represented. the Senator at the meeting,
whero the resolution was passed.
. A lecturer at. Yale declares that 90 per
cent, .of the marriages made are unhappy.
Who Would have supposed' that the
"grand, sweet song" was only a ten-per
center? . ; -
The New York Chamber of Commerce
has by subscription secured $1,000,000,
wherewith to purchase a site and erect
a new building thereon for its purposes.
French seems to be the British Stone
n-alh,Jackson. He has. a way of "getting
there" which has so far not been shown
by any other British commander.
It is to be hoped, for the sake of the
British, that Lord ■ Roberts' s turning
movement will prove more permanent •in
its effects than did •JBuller's.
The mourners at the periodical. burying
of the silver, question are always gold
standard Republicans, it may be ob
served.
The members of the Supreme Court of
Montana seem, to have been regarded as
high men in more senses than one. •
The only "battles" in the -Philippines
nowadays seem to be the lights in which
the Filipinos are the aggressors.
Another New York bank consolidation
is intimated— the absorption of the Home
by the Corn=Exchange.
The Boers seem disposed to let Lady
smith have plenty of water, at least— a
whole river-full.
It would be brotherly in Cecil Rhodes
to send his balloon now to Dr. Jameson,
at Ladysmith.
The British, having left their small
beer at home, are beginning at last to
take laager. • ,
Can it be possible that the Boers have
themselves fallen into a trap?
The cold snap may now be heard if one
gets up ear-ly enough..
Shall the Present Penitentiary Be
Iteiijtired and Enlarged f
To the Editor of the Dispatch:
I see it is proposed to appropriate $175,
000 'for this purpose. It seems to me this
would be a' great mistake. This amount,
added to. what the State could get for the
property now occupied, would buy a
farm of a thousand acres, and pay in
large measure for the necessary build
ings. The institution ought not to be in
the capital city of the State.. It would
be a great blessing to Richmond _to get
rid of it. The value of real; « state* would
bo greatly increased .in that . section of
the city, and so revenues '.would grow
from higher taxation. Suppose, for in
stance,, that the State should buy a large
body of land for farming operations' a
few miles below Richmond,. on the river,
where drainage would be easy, and con
struct the, necessary buildings, according
to the' best modem plans, it seems tome
it would be far preferable to undertaking
to maintain it in Richmond. I may be
entirely alone in my 'view; but 1 have felt
strongly about the matter .for a, long
time, and so venture to: express my opin
ion. \ UJTIZJfIN:"
Richmond, February 10, 1900.
Our correspondent does not note the fact
that the State already owns a farm. of
1,000 acres and leases about 000 additional
acres chiefly, James 'river low-gounds.
Nor does he refer to the further fact that
the prison here now yields the State
about. ?10,000 of net cash profit, while
those States which employ their convicts
chiefly in agriculture can barely make
their State. prisons. self-supporting." ;
Circuit: Court of Appeal. I*.1 *. ' .
The United States Circuit Court of, A
ppeals reconvened yesterday morning- at
10 -o'clock, .with Judges Goff, Simontoiv
and Waddill on the bench. .
No. 339. .The Pacific Mutual ': Life-in
surance Company of California, plaintiff
in error, vs. George H. Tompkins, defend
ant in. error; in error to the Circuit : Court
Constipationij
H ead ache. B ii iousness.
Heartburn,
Indigestion, Dizziness,
; : - Indicate that your liver
- -is out ol order. ThcV", ""
best medicine to rouse - <; : :
■:■■■:-■■ the liver A and cure; all. -
'these ills, is found in
J25 cents; Sold by.'all medicine dealers.
.oHAVast Virgin!:*, at Charleston. Argued'
.by.! ; Job ri ; TP:i Bro wm and^BX S;] Hii tcninspn'
for plaintllf in orror, nnd B. F. Enslow
■.'for'jthefdefendantlfn'ier'forV/anfi I . B^!?^.^.' o^
:yc No./; 034;^ ;' Johni D^' Wall { and as)-W."
Huske,. petitioners, vs. Walter Cox,, trus
; tec of . W.-';- H. ; Oil her t, respond
eht;-- on ?petitlon;of:jeyiew ; t6> superintend
andlrevlse^in^matter; ofvlaw^theiproceed-;
; lngs; of; the /Court; of. North: Carojv
lina^at; Greensboro'; Argued '.by.'iCleiiient
Manly^and-C. B/WatKOn ;for ;the petitlont
ers.'fand.- by. ; 'Lindsay. Patterson and; L." M.
; Swink ;f or; the; 'respondents, VandV submits
ted;.
j , L. r .M.;.Swink; and Lfndsay^Patterson,. or
Winston. ,N . C; ; and : B. . L. Hu tchinson,'; ; oC
Huritih'stoni'^'w; ••;Vn7/ were /.as
attorneys: of the court.- ■ '.'.:■ -.;;';-; '■-;•/*• *.■;■- : ■• ■
Court- will only;be in conference session
to-day. ; ;;; :-; : :-.. - ■'-'.:'■' ;'.■■■ .;-' : .;
ESTIMATES -FOR CLEAIi WATER.
Prepared hy Sapt. BolliiiPT an* Based
on Ileports .; of tlie ExiiertH.
Below, arc published trie .-.estimates; for
clear water, prepared ;by ■ Superintendent
Charles E. Boiling, and submitted in con
nection wi th the reports .of;.. of ;. Drs. . Mallet
and Le.vy, who made" chemical and bac
toriological examinations of the. James.;
The estimates are' based ;the.^con
clusions . and recommendations of "the ex-
It will be noted , that the item of $200,000
for a sedimentation basin Renters ,into
eacli of- the ' a lternative methods; suggest- ;
cd.' This basin, if has been heretofore
shown, is regarded as a prerequisite; to
any plan that may be adopted ;■ fqr.rgreaJter
clarification of -the water, and. tne imme
diate' construction of such has been re-
C< rT^- cos^ofya^and-mtration^lant
should be coupled -with the ;. statement
that experiments ledi.to the conclusion
that it" would not be expedient for tne
city to adopt that system. . . . __
' Superintendent BolUng's estimates are
as 'i follows: - . • ■"••.,•. ;'.'■• •„ ■; *
■ Sedimentation basin-capacity, .
200,000,000 gallons,. ....-.• ...... v ?200,0p0.r0
Annual Expense— „•_„"-. ■
■S-::::::r:::; u SS '
Supervision ....... ......__9oo_oo
Sand Filtration— • ...
Sedimentation basin-caDacity, •"„
2>T0,0C0,000 g-allons $200,000 00
Cost of sand beds, 20 acres.at ."■=. _ -
'.....•. oSO.OOO uu
Annual Expense— . „„"»««•
interest 131,200 00 ,;
Labor- 2,920 00 ...
Renewal sand, etc.... COOO 00
Mechanical Filtration— '
Sedimentation basin— capacity,
2C0,000,000 • gallons ..;..;.:._..... .5-200,000. (X)
Filtration plant— b uil.dine,
foundations — capacity per
' day, 15,000.000 gallons ......... 159,000 00
Filtration -basin, ,6,000,000 gal- •
lons 80,0000»
Total ........ $439,000 00
Annual Expense-
Interest ........517,960 00 •
Depreciation on 5120,000,
1- per cent... 1,200 00
Maintenance, including
cost of coagulants,
■washing, &c. 17,716 50
\ • : 536.576 50
Note.— At rate of our present consump-.
tion, annual expense, 531,971.
Chemical Treatment — *
Spdimentatlon basin— capacity,
200,000,000 gallons ...............5200,000 00
Coagulating basin, 20,000,000 gal
lons capaoity 14G.235 3S
5346,235 «S
Annual Expense— Capacity, 10,000,000 Per
Day— ■ •
Interest^- 1 513.549 43
Labor ; 2,920 00
Coagulation, basic iron
chloride 27,959 00
. — Wi.TdH 42
Annual Expense— Capacltv, 10,000,000 Per
Day— •
Interest ................ ..513.849 42
Labor 2,92) 00 . ;
. Coagulation, basic -iroti "' .
chloride • 16,023 50
— — : -' 532,792 9-'
Annual Expense— lo.ooo,ooo Capacity— ,
Interest ?13,5!9 42
Labor .2,920 00
Coagulation, sulphate... 11,899 00
528,668 42
Evening: With tlie Elfcs.
The Elks will have a jolly time to-night,
promtly at 9 o'clock a-;. programme of
mirth, song, and fun will commence,' after
which supper will be served. , All -who in
tend attending- the dedication services of
Baltimore Lodge, February 22d, are ex
pected to be on hand. A large number
have already signified their intention of
going. The Reunion Committee will; be
on hand and give encouraging news to
wards bringing the Grand Lodge here in
1001. ■•--. ;. . ■; . •
S.S. Superintendents' Union.
The Sunday-school superintendents o£
this city have ibeen called to meet at the
Young Men's Christian Association rooms
this afternoon a.t 5:30 o'clock for the pur
pose of organizing . a superintendents'
union. A committee consisting of Messrs.
E. C. Massie, . Edwin Pleasants, and Hill
Montague have issued a circular letter,
giving full information of the objects of
the union, and a large attendance is ex
pected.
To Preaeli to law Class*
Rev. Dr. "W.. W. -Moore," of the. Union
Theological Seminary, will preach, ~oy spe
cial reauest, .to the law class .of Ricii
mond College, on-Sunday, February ISth,
at 4: P. M., : at the •; Second Presbyterian
church. Members of the "faculty, students
of the college, and members of the legal
profession, generally are cordially invited.
Por Infants and Children.
The Kind You Have Always Bough!
Bears the /^M //S/ti-fi^-iP-"
Signature of C^z^^^C^^/24'
(Ja 4-Th& Sa2y)
HOTELS. ; ; : : ■ ■■,:■•"
i An estaDlisiiea Hotel tnorongniy » U '«J,S2.
• times. ■? Visitors to New .York will find tho can
in the very lieart o£ tho shopping district, com cnient
. to places of amusement and readily accessible lrom
all parts of the. city." ~ .:'■< ,:. ; '■■■ __ . ;.
i EUROPEAN PLAN.
I; ; • . Afe:l3-Tu,'rn,Sata y), - -„
• ■ , I^ICKNSE TAX. : : ; : ■:■'.-.;•■ ■/■
I "-': ■•■■'■■ -. .:■ ; - /'•.: City Auditor's (Office,
-•' Richmond; -Va.r-February. 12; "l'JOO.' -"-.•
. .• LICENSES. .;:/■ : :: ,- 'k-\
. : Owners' of : Wagons,- 7 Hacks, .Buggies,
Omnibuses, and *i other -vehicles,-; for; which
an -A> T NUAU. LICENSE 'TAX; is : required,
are notified, that licenses -fonthe same will
be issued from? the ; Treasurer's ton
and : after I the Ist DAY* OF r-FEBRUARY;
1900;i to , expire^ the asU DAY i OF FEBRU
ARY. £ : 1901: I'; EDWARD : J. ; WARREN,, ' ■: .
y^ite- 13-dtmhl -j ■ ■ / • ; ;v ,;; : :: ••••'.."■■Auditor.-;.-";
. • - Vcity>Auditor^s Office,
v/>:.v />:. /^Richmond, VVa;;: February: 12*1900.- •
a OF>. DOGS, AND
GOATS, residing .Within the^city,? are jheref
by^notifleditotcalirat^the. Treasurer's: office
and - ; OBTAIN? LICENSES f? FOR v SAME; L .
:;"•--■ '. ::".::•;>=.: -^EDWARD ; ; J.feWARREN,^ . :
;fe)l3-dtmhl \ -~ Auditor.^
|sßo6^and^j6b^w6rk7 neatly .at
the Dispatch Office.
$780,000 00
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RELIGIOUS SEUVIOKS SCXDAY.
METHODIST.
CENTENARY METHODIST CHURCH.
11. A. M., Rev. A. Coko Smith.' of Norfolk,
will preach; 8 P. M., the pastor. Rev. S.
A. Steele. '..- - ,-"""■' .- ;' :
PARK-PLACE METHODIST EPISCO
PAL CHURCH (corner of Pine and west
Franklin streets)— Rev. -John T. Bosman,
Pastor.— Services at 11 A. M. and S P. M.
by the .pastor. \ ts
Services ;.; at union - station
CHURCH.— Sunday school at 9:15. Preach
ing by pastor. Rev. C. D. .Crawley, af 11
A. 11. and 8.P..M. - Epworth League at
3:30 P." M. ; . ■:';"■■ - '; ts
TRINITY METHODIST- EPISCOPAL
CHURCH (corner Twentieth and Broad
streets) — Rev. George -H. Spooner, . Pas
tor.— Sabbath school a:15a :15 A. M. Preaching
by -the pastor, at 11 A. M. arid S P. M.
Midweek service /Wednesday, at S P." M.
Seats free ana a cordial welcome to all.
.ts - "" ' • . •■ ' ' . -■■ ". ■■ -.: ■■-." • '■ •
CLAY-STREET METHODIST EPISCO
PAL, CHURCH (*,rner Clay -and Adama
streets)— Rev. .Lewis B. Betty, Pastor.—
Preaching at 11 A.. M. by, the pastor and
at S P. -M. by Rev. .Dr. ."' W.. J.-'Yoxmg.
Official -meeting : Monday at: S P. M.
Class-meeting Tuesdas' SP. M. Midweek
prayer service "Wednesday at 8 P. ]\L Ep
v/orth League devotional meeting Friday
at SP. M.- . , . . :■■ . "-
.-;. BAPTIST.
FIRST BAPTIST . CHURCH.—WOR
ship at ll^A. M^... and-: B, P. M. .Dr. Cooper,
pastor,...-will preach. at. both services." Bible
school at 9:30 A/.. M. 'Union :at 3:30 P." M:
A. cordial v/elcome given, to all. .
SECOND 1 BAPTIST CHURCH.—EVAN
geIistic services at 11 A.- .M; : andat-SP. J»I.
L'reachlng Rev. . Dr. :MacGregor. A
Young People's service at 3:30 o'clock: in
the afternoon. Sunday, school at 9:15. A. M.'
GRACE-STREET BAPTIST CHURCII
(corner Grace and- Foushee streets)— Rev;
William E/. Hatcher, D. D..-.Pastor.—Sun
day school at : 9:ls. A.: M. .Preaching; at II
A; M. 'by Rev/. C.' J- Thompson,. and there
will be preaching , at S 'P. M.: - .- Prayer
meeting Wednesday, at BP. M. ■• >.; . .
: ' : GROVE-AVENUE BAPTIST CHURCH ■•
(near Beech V street)— Re.-. J. B. Haw- ;
ithorne, D. D.,: Pastor.— Sunday, school vii ■
9:15 A: M. '; -Preaching, by :the -pastor at .ll
A.-M;, and S P.' Mr Morning subject, V'The/-:
Ladder,: from "Earth >to Heaven.;, evening.,
subject. ■: "Is - Christianity. : Destined-'" to
Perish ?'.'.- Prayer.- meeting "; Wednesday •
nightiatiS'b'clpck^vl^ ■ ".--: •>" ■' ■"-•" -• • : --.\
-.; LEIGH-STREET ?'B ARTIST £ CHURCH ;
(Twenty-flfthfandiLeigh'streets^Rev.-M.::
'Ashbyx- Jones,,vPastor.-^Preaching'Xby, : -thei
paetor at 11 A. M. and BP. M. ; t»
CHRISTIAN.
- -V SEVENTH-STREET -/C H R IS T I A';N\
CHURCHy (corner i off Seventh i and^Grace •
streets.)— PreachinslSunflay at : 11- A.-M.;
and^S'PXM.^by^theipastor.ißev.fCarey.jE:,
Morgan:" Morning, subject, iVlnfthejStreet
of.? atßiiriea^City!^§ 'evening^ subject,;
; ;Hindei'^:S<iat3 free. and". all;
'cordially % welcomed. ',
s£ Christian ..?• Soclety^meets ** in
the lecture-room at 7:13 P. M.
Discovered and Fi rs.t Prescribed
UELIGIOrs SERVICES SUNDAY.
EPISCOPAIi. "
ST. PAUL'S EPISCOPAL. CHUPvCIT--
Divine service, at' 11. "A. M. and ST. M.,
conducted hy- Rev. 'Angus Crawford. . D.
D., of the Theological Seminary, Fairfax
county, Va, -
: TPJ E MONUMENTAL, CHURCH, PRO
TFSTANT EPISCOPALi (Broad street,
below Twelfth)— Rev. William Alexander
Barr, Rector.— Services Sunday morning: j
at li o'clock and afternoon at -I o'clock, j
Holy Communion the lirst Sunday in the [
month at' 11 *A. .M. and' third Sunday at i
7:30 A. M. • ts
_^r>»- j
PRESBYTERIAN.
SECOND PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.
Rev. W. W. Moore. D. D., at 11 o'clock
A: M. and 4. P. M. ts
■GRACE -STREET PRESDYTERIAN
CHURCH— Rev. Jere Witherspoon. D. ix.
Pastor: (residence. No. 115 east Franklin).
Sei vices at 11- o'clock A. M. and S o'clock
P. M. : Preaching by the pastor. Sunday
school service at 9:30. A.M. and Wednes
day-night service at S o'clock. ts-
AT TJIE SOLDIERS' lIO.ME.
SOLDIERS'- HOME CHAPEf SER-.
vices Sunday, February. ISth, as follows:
At 11 A. M.. preaching by a minister
from Union Theological Seminary; af ''-I
P.. M:, preaching by Dr. .J. P. Smith; at
8 o'clock in. the evening 'the Union Thed- '
logical • Seminary . will again suppiy the
minister.. -There . will be apprapriatu
musicat each; of the, services. . .
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q ..large quantities, and are prepared ■: &
-£■ -:tc > nui.te Jozu prices, quality consid-^
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| .- First Quality Guaranteed J
| Men's sizes, 6to ». .... 52.50 J
i Women's sizes, 2£ to 8. . SKSO
£ Misses' sizes, II to 2. . . .$!.25 J
| Children's Sizes, 6toKH.S!.OO J
| HIGH BOOTS J
I For Short Skirts- J
| .Rainy-Weather Boots, J
-' -$1.24. 1
$ Special winter clearance J
J sale now going on. /
Horfheimer's
f 3!i East Broad j
ALL THE KING'S HORSES
AND
ALLT^iE KING'S MEN .
can never put a decay edtocth
'fogethter/ttgain; -but- y>Jf '*
WASH will prevent itsdecay.
;; Price v Cents.
T,;-A. .-IvillLL-ER,
5J9 East Broed Street,
Branch under Jefferson Hotel-
n-F vri<: prkpaekd to ; i
doailrs. v f y our j dealer .. rr ° r ,£
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