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TAXMEASURE
Folkes Holds It Up In tho
House.
A BIO- D?BATE IS ON
May Noi Bo Disposed of for Several
Days?Mann Bill.and High License
Provision Afe tho Targets?A
Measure in Both Houses.
Tlio general revenue bill struck a enan\
,1? the House yesterday, which is likely to
keop It In the air for soveral /days, If.
Indoed, il does not Ilnnlly rest in Bendimi
U back to a conference committee.
Tho bono of contention Is, the liquor
section, and the chief lire Is aimed ot
tho Mann amendment, and tho proposi?
tion to rnlso tlio license tax on liquor
donlcrs from'?200 to W50 nnd from $100
to <1T5, according to population. Mr.
Folkes, of Richmond city, mndo a biting
nltack on tho report of the coiiforenco
committee, and he wus followed by- Mr.
, Cal?n, of Alexandria, who spoko warmly"
on tho snmo lino.
.There is no telling when a voto on tho
question of adopting tho report will bo
reached, ns Mr, Kelley and other" mem?
bers-havo Indicated tholr purpose to
spoak ln opposition,
Mr. Folkca was ono of the con forces on
tho part of the House, and having re?
fused to sign tho report, he stated Ills
reasons to the body In a spirited attack
upon the bill in its present form. Chair?
man . Boar, explained the report of the
Conference Committee to the llouso as
It was.road at length by the clerk, and
when he hnd concluded, ,Mr, Folkes ,led
ofT in opposition. Tho House adjourned
without taking a voto, and ? It may
be seiferal days before the matter Is die
' posed of,
INTERESTING BILL. ,
There "were two Interesting bills, offered
In the House:
One was by Mr. Reid, to require per?
sons keeping hotels and lodging houses
where gas Is used, to post notices.of the
danger In each room, and the other was
by Mr. Davis, of Petersburg,? to allow the
citizens ot Charlottesvillo. Frederlcksburg,
Staunton, Winchester, Bristol, Radford
nnd Buena Vista to vote upon tho ques?
tion of abolishing their county courts.
The House ? passed the S?nate blood?
hound bill, and that to allow counties to
issue borids to settle outstanding debts.
The Governor sent to tho Senate the
namo of Colonel L. W. Lane, Jr., of
SVIllinmsburg, to be Commissioner of
?State Hospitals, nnd the nomination was
confirmed In executive session. The two
houses elected Judge Gcorgo E. Cassesl
nnd Hon. John W. Price as Judges, re
~ ?pectWely, Of the Corporations Courts of
the.cities of Radford and Bristol.
"Senator Anderson offered nn amend?
ment to section 8013 of tho Code, In re?
lation to the designation of Judges to sit
for Uie other Judges, so as . ; to
embrace tho city courts, -and he
presented a resolution, whlch-was1 adopted,
calling upon tho AUprnoy-Ocneral for his
opinion ns to tho constitutionality of the
proposed appropriation for the,( flremen's
relief fund. ? ..;, .
The Senate. .
There wero twenty-soyen Senators pres?
ent whon Lieutenant-Governor* Willard
called that body to order yesterday. Pray
?er was offered by Rev. P. B. Price, ot
the Presbyterian Church.
s Mr. Opio, o? Augusta, was in his seat,
niter a month's detention at his homo
by reason of illness. He was given
very cordial greeting by his fellow-mem?
bers and friends.
Mr, Harvey, of Patrick, asked for five
days' leave of absence for Als colleague,
Mr. Garrett. of Henry. Granted.
? message from 'the Governor was re?
ceived, communicating to tho Senate for
Its confirmation tho nomination, o? L.
W..? Lane, Jr., of Wllllnmsburg,-to be
commissioner of Stato hospitals.
The ho<Wof 12:10 having arrived, the
Senate eff?mo? upon the execution of
. tlio specl'JSBjolnt order, tho election of
fi ^corporation Judges for tho cities of Bris- ;
''toi nnd Radford, Tho House was no
, titled of tho readiness of tho Senate to
proceed, and recolyod similar notice of
the readiness of the House to apt.
Mr. Byars, of Bristol, nominated John
W. ? Price for Judge of tho Corporation
Court of that city.
Mr. Lylo nominated George E. Cnssell
for Judgo of the Corporation Court of
Radford. In doing so ho briefly com?
mended the faithful public sorvlco of the
nominee.
Messrs. Salo and Mossle were made tell?
ers, and after canvassing the vote, an?
nounced that ninety-eight votes had been
cast for Judge of the Corporation Court
ot Bristol, of which John W. Price ro
colvctl 08; necessary to a choice 50.
In the caso of the Judge of the Cor?
poration Court of Radford the tollers ro
ported 00 votes cast, of which George E.
Cassoll received 90. Necessary to a choice
46. Mosers. Prlco and Cassell wore there?
upon declared elected Judges of Bristol
and Radford respectively.
% PERTINENT INQUIRY.
Mr. Anderson, of Richmond city, offered
n resolution requesting the Attorney-Gen?
eral to give the Senate his opinion ln writ?
ing whether, under the Constitution, It
would be competent for tho Genoral As?
sembly to appropriate publlo funds to
the Virginia State Flromon's Association,
to be used as a fund for the relief of
' firemen, members of the Association, etc.,
and for the general purposes set forth In
House bill No, 62, known as the firemen's
rollof bill. Tho resolution was adopted,
During tho consideration of the calen?
dar bills on their third reading, an inter?
esting debate was precipitated by tho
amendment of Mr. Walker to the House
bill designed to,amend Section 6S7 of the
Codo as to liquor license revoked by local
option. Mr. Walker proposed to make
tho act effective from Its passage, instead
of from January 1st, 1902, as provided by
the bill.
Mr. Walker advocated his amendment,
and Messrs. Lyle and Wlckham earnestly
opposed It, contending? that. It would work
an Injustice on those liquor dealers whoso
license had beon curtailed In 1902. ln
the oourse of his argument Mr. Wlckham
stated that so far. as he know those deal?
ers whose license had been, curtailed had
bowed to tho public sentlmont of the com?
munity, Ho contended that it was Just
to them to refund the portion of the li?
cense covering the period of curtailment,
Tha Walker amendment was voted down
and the bill was passed.
MJ-ET RICHMOND CASE.
Mr. Anderson, of Richmond olty, offer?
ed a bill to amend Suction SO?.of tho
Code, ns amended by the act of March 6,
1003, in relation to designating Judges to
hold court In the Illness or disability of
a Judge. The existing statutes apply only
to circuit and county Judges. Tho design
of the Anderson bill is to make the'pro
Vision of the statute applicable also to
Judges of the olty courts. In tho event
of pansage |t would be applicable lu the
case of Judge Witt, who has. for some
months buen ill, The bill wont to the
Committee for Courts of Justice.
On motion of Mr, Tyler, the Seriale
thereupon wont luto executive session to
consider the nomination ot L. .Winder
I-ino, Jr., of Willlmnsburg, to be com?
missioner of State 'hospitals. The nom?
ination-was eonflmofl without ^objection,
Wheae House bills war? pu-K'd without
Delicate Children?
Whose development is retarded
or who are growing too rapidly
need
^HEUSER-BUSc/ffc
?^ " . TMOS MARK. 1
|A predigested food with une
kualed strengthening properties.
Not an intoxicant but a real malt
extract. For weakness, weari?
ness and overwork. Best for
I digestion.
AU druggist? ?11 It. Prepmd tf th?
'Anheuser-Busch Brewing Ass'n
St. Louis, ?. ?. A.
amendment, and now go to tho Governor
for his approval:
To allow Auditor of Publlo Accounts to
pay ottloors of Stillo at stated periods.
To amend Sootion 931 ot Code relating
tn Jails.
To Incorporato town? of Drake's Branch,
To autnorlzo . supervisors of Botetourt
county to Issue bonds, ?fei
To, amend Section 6S7 of Codo, as to li
censo revoked by local option.
Relating to cases before Court of Ap?
peals from Craig county;
Relating to bridges in Southampton and
Isle of Wight .counties. ; .
The Senate, at 1:46 P. M? adjourned un?
til noon to-day.?
' The House?
Tho Houso. was called to order at 10
o'clock by Speaker Ryan, and prayer was
offered by, Hov. P. B. Prlco, of the Pres?
byterian Church.
Mr. Read, of Mecklenburg, offered his
first bill, it belili; one...to require keepers
of hotels and houses of entertainment,
whoro gas? is used for purposes of heat?
ing or lighting, to post notices In each
room, calling attention. to tho danger
therefrom. Tho bill Is full of Interest iti
view of the number of asphyxlatlons In I
different cities of the Stato In? recent
years. , ,
Mr. Davis, of Petersburg, offered a bill
to authorize tho officers of election In
the cities of Charlottes ville, Fredorlcks
hurg, Staunton, Winchester, Bristol, Rad
ford and Buena "Vista, to take the sense
of the qualified voters of sold -cities, re?
spectively, upon the question whether the
Corporation or Hustings Court now es?
tablished by law. therein, shall be abol?
ished. Tho bill is of Interest to those
cities, and it was referred to the Com?
mittee for Courts of-Justice.
TAX BILL REPORTED,
Mr. Boaz, chairman of the Finance
Committee and member of the Joint Com?
mittee-of Conforonco on tho disagreeing
.votes on tho gcnoral tax bill, reported
that measure to tho House, and took the
floor to explain the changes. He called
attention to the amendments and changes
In a clear and forceful manner, and -was
followed closely by the House.
Many of the amendments were merely
consequential and. designed to perfect the
hill. " '
The Senate receded from Its poeltlon as
to chartering public service corporations,
and tho House did likewise as to Its pro?
vision on the. subject of chartering Indus?
trial corporations. While the plans are
a little different In tho compromise, the
net amount of rovenuo to be derived Is
practically unchanged. The system Is a
graduated one, and- Is much after the
fashion of that in force In New Jersey.
The Senate annual franohise tax system
was taken and the graduated amounts
doubled by the Conference Committee.
The tax begins at $10 on $25,000 of the
capital stock of corporations, and is
graduated on this basis up to $1,000,000.
NO PUBLICATION;
After passing that amount, there is an
additional per centage added. It -was
stated by Mr. Boaz that tho franchise
tax would' likely yield over $80,00t0 per
year.
The report recommended that the Sen?
ate recede from Its amendment requiring
the publication of merchants' licenses,
and In the section relating to.the peddling
of farm products, tho word "milk" was In?
serted, so as to allow the undisturbed
peddling of that article.
The House receded from Its position as
to tho tax on building and loan associa?
tions. The tax on these had been doubled
In the House bill, and the conferees re?
duced the tax so as to make the In*
crease only 75 per cent. The Senate re?
ceded from Its position In striking out
the tax on barbers and It was restored
by the conferees. The tax bill was laid
aside temporarily and the body proceeded
to the execution of the Joint order, which
had for Its object the election of Judges
of the Corporation Courts of Radford and
Bristol.
For the former position Mr. Hoermans
(Republican), of Montgomery, named
Judgo George E. Cassell as his own suc?
cessor, and Mr. HufT, of Washington,
nominated Mr. John W. Prlco for Judge
of the court of the city ot Bristol, Thoy
were chosen unanimously upon roll-call,
and consideration of the tax bill was re?
sumed.
LIQUOR TAX REACHED.
The license tax section was further
amended so aa to exempt boarding-house
keepers from the payment of any license
tax. Another amendment wae to strike
out the provision requiring attorneys to
pay $100 license beforo appearing before
legislative commltees, nnd the tax on
venders of patent medicines was raised
from flO to $26.
The reading ot the amended liquor eeo
tlon was listened to with marked atten?
tion, The convmlttee recommended that
the? high license feature be so modified as
to make the license $360 and $175 Instead
MAKING AN ATHLEfE.
Proper Food the Most Important Re?
quisite.
Most health or 111 health comes from
the stomach, depending upon how It' Is
fed. Tho athlete Is very dependent upon
the proper food. An athlete of Munole,
Ind., writes; "From a frail, sickly col?
lege student of scarcely six score pounds,
the pure food, Grape-Nuts, ho* brought
me, through persistent, conscientious use-,
trj a vigorous young athlete, tipping the
beam at 152 pounds, For two years the
food has beon to my stomaoh what pure
?(r is to the lungs?a source of vigor,
hralth and vitality,
"Having always boon a great reader, I
frequently while at sohool missed my
meals that I might devote the time to a
favorito book, or elso I hurried through
the meal. Tills Irregularity, omission and
(hurrying, together with the close applica?
tion to study, finally told on my health,
until I was'forced to leave school, I must
have been In a truly pitiable condition
from what m? friends havo since told mo,
although at tho time I am sure I did not
half realize tho seriousness ot my case.
JMy parents decided to send me on a trip
'to Southern California.
; "On the train I made tho acquaintance
of a Mr. Welsifenger, a wholesule grocer
ot Chicago, who was Interested In my
case. He heard my story and advised roo
to try Grape-Nuts, a food groatly rollshpd
by Oils own family, From what he told
ino of the food I longed to try \{, but I
did not expeot to find It beyond the Rocky
Mountains. To my surprise, on arriving
at Los Angol?s I noticed a box of Grapei
Nuts on my aunt's sideboard. That
marked tho beginning of niy health und
comfort. Since then I havo como to look
'upon tho food, Grape-Nut?) as a synonym
for good health und happiness." Nurao
furnished hy Postum Co-, Battle Creek,
Mich,
of $100 and |200 as adopted by the Benate.
The Mann bill amendment was changed
only immaterially, tho most Interesting
Innovation on the Senate bill .being to
allow a liquor dealer caught _nde,r the
provisions of the measure thirty days In
Which to dispose of his stock on hand at
wholesale. There Was some objection
mlldJy urged to tho provisions of the
liquor sections, but Mr. Boa_ reminded
the HouNO-that the bill had passed the
amondmont stage <yid that it was only
competent for the House to: adopt or re?
ject tho report of the Conference Commit?
tee as ? whole. _B___T
HAD QUIETING EFFECT.
This had a quieting effect upon those
who had first appeared to be a little bo?
ugeront, and the clerk proceeded with the
reading? of the measure.
?The tax on social clubs was fixed at
12 per member for liquor license purposes,
but tho Committee of Conference pro?
vided that this amoun't shall not exceed
?.73. upon any one club, which Is tho
highest license tax imposed, upon any
liquor dealer. There Is another safe?
guard In tho liquor section; providing
that whoro liquor Is purchased at a Unit?
ed States distillery the entire quantity
shnll.be taken away at one time,
Tho Insuranco section was so modified
as to make the tax one and a quarter
per cent, on the gross receipt's of fire
and othor companies save life companies,
and ,??? per cent, on life companies. This
completed the reading Of the amendments
and the report was signed by only five
members, Messrs. Wlckham, Keozell and
Shacklcford, of the Senate, signed, as did
Messrs. Boas and'jonnlnga, ot the House)
Mr. Folkes, of the latter, having de?
clined to sign.
STATES HIS REASONS.
Mr. Folkes took tho floor to state his
reasons for npt Joining Ids colleagues,
and spoke at eome length in defense of
his position. He first contended that be?
cause certain Interests had boen relieved
of ad valorum tax the bill was unconsti?
tutional, and then he passed to the reduc?
tion of the tax on Insurance companies,
and declared that the House should not
sit by and see $31,000 of the peoples'
money taken from them without objec?
tion.
Ho took his colleagues to task for yield?
ing to the Senate in so many matto?, and
coming to the Mann bill, ho declared that
It had no place In a tax measure, and
he expressed the belief that it would not
Stand the test of the courts. Mr,'Folkes
rasped the Mann bill ln vigorous language
and declared that tho new system put
in the tax measure meant only the pro?
tection of the United States dletlller as
against the merchants and bar-keepers of
the State. * He spoke of the-effect of the
Mann bill on the ?Jobber, and said the
wholesale merchants were carrying many
country merchants whose failure would
mean much to the cities and the city
merchants.
might drive them out.
The speaker declared that, this policy
tended to -drive people out of business,
and was against tho spirit. If not the
letter, of the Constitution. Religion and
temperance, .eclared the speakor, were
being appealed to, to pull through a meas?
ure that would depress business, and
hurt the party that fixed It upon the
people.
Mr. Folkes declared that he could not
got his consent to vote for the bill, and
he Insisted that it be. sent to another
conference committee.
Mr. Cat?n followed against the report,
and pursued much the same line employ?
ed by Mr. FolkeB, appealing to the House
to send tho measure back to the Con?
ference. The member from-, Alexandria
devoted much time to discussing statistics
In connection with various plans for tax?
ing franchises, and in endeavoring to
Show that tho one suggested by the
Conference Committee should pot be
adopted by tlio Legislature. -?
At the conclusion of the speech of Mr.
Caton, the House adjourned, to meet al
10 o'clock to-day.
SENATE BILLS PASSED.
To prohibit the manufacture or sal?, of
intoxicating liquors within two 'miles of
tho village of Carson, Dlnwlddle county,
Virginia,
To authorize the Board of Supervisors
of tho several counties of the State to
retire outstanding bonds, and to issue
new bo nd .? at the same, or a lower rate
of Interest.
To provide for the raising and training
of bloodhounds for police purposes, .
HOUBE BILLS PASSED. '"
Amending Section ?19, Code 1887, relative
to election of Commonwealth's attorney.
To empower the several road boards of
Clarke county to purchase rook crushers
for their respective dlstrlots and to make
provision for th_ payment therefor.
To pr?vido for the settlement of. any
controversy or uncertainty as to the ex?
istence, or as to the limits and boundaries
of any publlo road In Alexandria county,
and for recording a plat of said road and
marking Its boundaries, and for limit?
ing the time ln which the existence or
boundaries of any auch road may be
drawn in question.
PLANS OF FOUST
Weil-Known Foot-Ballist May Coach the
William and Mary Team.
Some surprise and not a little dis?
appointment Is expressed at the Unir
verslty of North Carolina ot the report?
ed Intention of Right Tackle Fount, of
tha Chapel Hill football team, to coach
for the eleven of William and Mary Col?
lege next soasen. It has been expected
at the University that Foust would re?
turn and be a member pf next season's
eleven, but If the roport Just chronicled
be true, William and Mary Is to be con?
gratulated, and the North Carolina team
will lose one of Its star men. Fouet was
selected by the gridiron critics last season
I as the star tackle and bo classified on
tho alNSouthern eleven. He told a re?
porter of The Tlmes-Dlspatch last fall
that he might attend the University of
Virginia next season.
A Change In Business,
Mr. James A. .Black, so well known In
Fulton, who has beon connected for near?
ly fifteen, years with the grocery estab?
lishment of Mr. Fred, Qarber, has pur?
chased a half interest iti (lie 'furniture bus?
iness of Mr. R, H. Bulley, Ho will take
activo charge May 1st.
The linn name will bo Rnlloy and Black?
The place of business Is at Nob. ??912 an?!
89H Wllllnm-hurg Avenue.
Mr, J. H. Qrounor ha? removed with
his family to Newport News, where ho
I expects to go Into business,
ACCOUNTS
ARESQUARE
Virginia and the United States
Government Call it Quits.
SMALL ?AMOUNT PASSED
Virgin!? Gets a Five and Some Half Mil?
' lion Bond??Secretary Cortelyou
Cannot Attend Banquet In Rich?
mond; Hopes to Come Later.
Tlmes-Dlspntch Bureau, .
No. 141T G Streot Northwest,
. Washington, D. C, April 7th.
Comptroller Traoewell I lias written a
lettor to Senator Daniel that ho has
settled tho Indebtedness botween Virginia
and the United States and that the United
vStates should pay Virginia $6.
? This sottiement Is under the amend?
ment of Senator Martin to tho omni?
bus appropriation bill of last Congress
providing that the debts between the
United States and Virginia should be set?
tled at the point of time when they
most nearly cancelled each other. Tho
Idea that they should be bo settled was
originated by Senator Daniel who no?
ticing, that at this time Virginia would
owe >the United States a largo balance
wh?reae? "heretofore tho United States
and Vlrglna. concluded that as there was
a time' whon they came togother, that
time, should be chosen for settlement,
and each applied as equitable offset to
the other."
This Idea, he brought before the Appro?
priation Committee In the Congress be?
fore the last aneli offered an amendment
to ?n appropriation bill authorizing tho
Governor ot Virginia and the Secretary
of the Treasury to compromise the mu?
tual Indebtedness, looking to this idea
as tho correct basis. This amendment
passed tho Senate,~but was lost In the
House.' Whon Senator Daniel was sick
during the first session of the Fifty
seventh Congross, Senator Martin Incor?
porated this view in an amendment to
the' omnibus claims bill, and It passed
both houses.
Senator Daniel saw Secretary Cortel?
you to-day In behalf of the Young Men's
Christian 'Association of Richmond, Va.,
who wish him to attend their forthcoming
banquet.
The secretary replied that he -woujd
like to accept, and would bo glad to go
to Richmond1, but the business of his
department would not permit. He hoped,
some other time, when not so busy, to
visit Richmond and would be happy to
do It.
Senator Daniel has appointed the fol?
lowing to Annapolis:
William T. Truxton, Warrenton, prin?
cipal; alternates, Rlley F. McConnell,
.Gate City; Duncan Corry, Staunton;
Christopher C. Kerr, Warrenton. Tho
Navy Department allows now. but threo
alternates, changing tho rule requiring
five. W. E. H.
MURDERER COLLAPSED
AND HAD TO BE AIDED
(By Aaaoclated Presa.)
LONDON, April T.?Kloshowskl, nllns
Chapman, the Southwark saloon-keeper,
who murdered by person the women who
lived with him as his wives in different
parts of London, was hanged to-day in
AVandsworth Jnil. He was in a state of
complete collapse and hnd to ho sup?
ported by warders. He protested hi3 In?
nocence to the end, declared his real
name was Chapman, and said he was
an American by birth.
?-r>
NO INTENTION OF
EXTENDING THE POOL
(nr Associated Preae.)
NEW YORK, April 7.?A representative
of the Arm of Talbott J. Taylor & Com?
pany, made tho statement- to-day that
there was no intention of extending
Southern Pacific pool, which is to expire
on Friday. The weaknoss of Southern
Pacific shares was a feature of to-day's
stock market.
Richmonders In New York.
' (Spettai to The Tlmca-Dlspateh!)
NEW YORK, April 7.?Waldorf, W. J.
Payne; Fifth Avenue. 3.'Galestri, ?. T.
Crump, H. Li. Caboll and wife; Grand
Union, W. E. Folstead; Plaza, W. B.
Freemani St.' Dennis, F. W. Boatwrlght,
J. D. Crump; Bnrtholdi, C? H. Hammond
and wife; Albenmrle, T. C. Williams. Jr.;
Broadway Central. C. N. Hudson; Hoff?
man, O. H. Drowry, R. L. Henry.
? ?
Title to Isle of Pines.
(33r Associated Prese,)
WASHINGTON. D. C, April 7,?Al?
though the negotiations are still In pro?
gress between the United States and
Cuba respecting the Isle of Pines, there
Is reason to believe that the treaty to
be drawn and which is now practical?
ly complete, will confirm tho title of Cu?
ba to the Island.
-.??
Made Managing Editor.
(By Associated Pre??.)
PRINCETON, N. J., .'. April 7.?R. S.
Williame, 10W, of Baltimore, was an?
nounced'to-day ns the managing editor
of tho Literary Magasine for the ensu?
ing year. M. S. Wight man, Charleston,
S. C, is one of the editors.
.. ? . ?
Has Been Made Bishop.
Uly Associated Pre??,)
PHILADELPHIA, PA? April 7.-Rev.
Dennis J, Doughterty, professor of
dogmatic theology at the Seminary nf
St. Charles, Baromeo, this city, hoe been
uppolnted one of the blshqpe In the Phil?
ippinen.
CORPORATIONS BILLS
Committee to Take Them Up Again
This Afternoon.
The Senate Committees on Bonds and
Courts of Justice will meet nt 4 o'clock
this afternoon to furthqr consider the two
companion bills relating to the granting
of charters and to tho organization npd
government of tho Corporation Commis?
sion.
The bills have passed the House, and
It Is said that they are being materially
umonded by the Senate Committee They
are considered of the utmost Importance,
as the Corporation Commission cannot
proceed far with Its worlt until thoy are
passed. _
WANT HIM AO ?? ?
Friend? of Col. S. M. Nowhouso Are
Satisfied.
Colonel S. M. Nowhouse, of Culpeper, is
one of the many House monitors who
Is undecided as to whethor ho will again
stand for re-election, his private matters
lining such us to iniiko tletuanils upon
<lils time, Ilo Is in receipt of a "*'
Store for Success ati? Succ?s? for the People.
J.H. BUSBY.
00 Brood Street. ? ? I I ?Z^ W\ 1 Opposte Fonihee
The Great Cash, and Credit Store.
TRY OUR PAY-EASY PLAN.
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distinctive?yet it's hardly more than you'd expect at Busby's. That name is
almost synonymous w}th advancement. This latest triumph demonstrates clearly
what master strokes of merchandising are necessary to keep "RICHMOND'S
FASTEST-GROWING STORE" ever growing. We have an organization of
forceful, energetic, tireless workers. Every move counts in your favor as well as
ours. JMothing will daunt us. We're bound to advance, and will continue to ad?
vance just as long as matchless valu??andstraightforward dealings point this way^
Millinery Dep't.
A viait to tho Millinery Par?
lors, on tho second floor, will
amply repay anyone in search
of ideas. Here you will find
Spring-time Trimmed Millinery
in rich profusion. The new
and novel conceptions are most
interesting.
Ladies' Department.
Women's Spring Suits?Clover and oharmlng eoncep-,
tlons.by tho hundreds are shown In the Suit Department,
on the second door. Among them aro:
A Handsome Black Broadcloth Suit, with tho blouse
effeot and postillion bfcok. It further has tho new cir?
cular collar, whloh," with the oufTs, Is relieved with .Nile
green cloth. The circular skirt has a.ploated front and
two circular ruffles. The blouse Is lined with pearl gray
satin. . ' ?
The visitor will also notlcd a stunning Collarless
Blouse Suit of Black or Navy Venetian, cloth-flniehed
circular capo, stock front. ,
Black Broadcloth Dices Skirts.
Black Granite Cloth Dress Skirts.
Walking Skirts of Black or Cray Melton Cloth.
{ Walking Skirts of Black Cheviot.
' . Specials?Wofnon<s Hosiery, Muslin Underwear, &o.
Shlrt-WalBts?All tho pretty llttlo conceits that mark
this season's newest models find expression In them.
M
en's
am Boys' Outfitters
If you find the importod models .beyond your purs*,
perhaps you win be content with a copy or an adapta?
tion from them, especially If tho coat Is far below their
actual value. lloro Is your opportunity:
Fancy ,Worsteds, Black Thlbots, Bnglish Covert?,'
Fanoy Casslmero?; Mixed Chorvlots, Blue and Hlaok Che?
viots, Blue and Black Serges, In nobby effeot? and tail?
ored up-to-date See our Newport Sack Suits, th? latest.'
Our Boys' Department.
is nil it Implies, Bring the little fellows to ua. They,
will look their best when we get through with them,
Norfolk, Sailors and Blouse, In Two and Three-Flee?
Suits; sizes from 3 to 17 years.
Knee Pant? In all the latest patterns.
ttaln Coats In Cravanetto; something nobby, j
Men's and Boys' Hats, Shoes, Underwear, Neokwea* .
and Furnishings, '
Store Open Every Saturday Until ii o'clock.
Try Our Pay-Easy Piat?
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1403 Eskst Main Street.
ber ot letters urging hlrrl? to stand and
is giving thorn his oarnest consideration,
but as yet has reached no conclusion.
Colonel Newhouse is popular at homo
and In the House, and Is chairman of
tho Asylums and Prisons Commllteo of
tlio lower branch, which was one of the
first of the standing committees to get
In Ite reports. Ho Is also a- member of
the Penitentiary Building Committee, and
has taken active active part In the Work
looking to the remodeling of,the build?
ings at that Institution. Colonel Now
house's friends ln the Legislature are
anxious that he shall return here next
fall.
Steamer a Week Overdue.
(33y Associated Press.)
PHILADELPHIA, PA., April 7.?Tho
steamship S. V. Luckenbach, which sailed
March 21st from. Sabine Pass, Tex., ?nr
this city, has not yet arrived. Sho is now
about a week overdue. Tho Luckenbach
is loaded with crudo oll', and is command?
ed by Captain Thompson.
MAY CARRY MAILS
STREET CARS
An Effort on Foot That Will
Accelerate Delivery of
Letters.
. The mail service for this city, Man-'
ehester and suburbs will be greatly fa?
cilitated and accelerated If the City
Council will givo to tho Virginia Pas?
senger and Power Company permission
to contract with tho government for car?
rylng the malls from the general ofllco
to tha sub-stations and from ? the sub?
stations and suburban offices to the cen?
tral station. Such permission will have
to be ln *the form of an amendment to
tho franchise of the trolley company, but
there Is no reason to anticipate any
strenuous opposition to Uie project on
tho port of the Council.
If tho ? arrangement can be consum?
mated for the transfer and hauling of
the malls on trolloy cars Postmaster
Knight predicts that the number of col?
lections and deliveries dally may be In?
creased to flvo or six. Considerable time
can bo saved In the delivery and transfer
of mails by tho use of tho trolloy lines,
not only In this city, ^ut to and from
Manchester and .tho suburban olllces con
tlglous to the city and reached by the
car line.
Postmaster Knight has written a let?
ter to General Manager S. W. Huff, of
tho Passenger and Power Company, ask?
ing .him If tho company would consider
a proposition ' for tho transfer of' tha
malls, ..Mr. Huff in his roply states.that
tho company will be very glnd to handlo
the mail matter, provldod the requisite
permission from the Council can ho had.
This exohangeof lettors Is but tho first
step In tho matter, but It is promising
of further development, . Thoro is no
question that a great saving of time in
handling the malls could bo effected by
the uso of the oars. Only a fiyv cars
would be required for the s?i-vlco, and in
the event of a strlko mid tlu-up of oar
traillo It |e said that these mall cars
would be glvon right of way without in.
terferonco. The next stop will be to
toke the matter, up with the Council, '
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Perfect Health.
Keep the syateui in perfect ordei
by the occasionili use of ?utt'?
Liver Fills. They regulate th?
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For sick headache, miliaria, h?.
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MAJOR CUTCHINS
LEAVES BLUES 14TH
H? Will Become Member of
Governor's Staff at That
, ' Time.
Major Sol. Cutchlns ceases to be major
of tho Richmond Light: Infantry Blues
Battalion April 14th, after holding that
office threo separate times, because that
day ho bocomes a member of Governor
Montague's staff, succeeding Colonel
Hunt Chiploy.
It Is not likely that Major Cutohins will
resign tho commission with the Blues,
but the ofllce bocomes vacant by virtue
of his acceptance of the position on tho
staff of tho Governor.
Tho course will llkoly bo that after the
14th and within thirty days tho Adjutant
General will order an election of his
successor.
Major Cutohins became major of the
Blues tho first timo on May 10, 1S04. Ho
remained ns such until the beginning of
the Spanish-American war, In April,
1S98. After the.war lie. whs elected major
in October, 1899.',' He roslgned, lii Janu?
ary, 1001,'and. from that'.tirriV.until June
of 1001 Major.D?ughtrey was at.the head
of the battalion. Upon Ills death Major
Cutohins was again choson and remained
in the offlco to the present
It is an interesting question who will
succoed Major Cutchlns. But two per?
sons, so far as Is known, have boon sug?
gested. One Is Captain Chontwood, of
Company A; the ranking olllcor of the
battalion next to major, and the othor
Is Captain Spencer, formerly captain oi
Company B. . ,
The condition of the Blues is excel?
lent at this time., . ',.
FIXING TERMS
Committee for Courts of Justice Are '
"Up Against It."
The Committee for Courts ot Justice
of tho House ? hold another long session
yesterday afternoon, and further con?
sidered a plan for iUing the terms of tho
various olrouit courts under the new Con?
stitution. A number of lawyers and
Judgos-oloot appeared and united for a
systom which gives four terms ? year
to each county. Tho commltteo seemed
Inclined to give each county six terms,
but arose' without talcing any untimi.
Tho question Is a vexed ono, and hns beon
giving the body a great doni of trouble.
MASONIC HOME BOARD
TO MEET TO-MORROW
Rev, Ooorgo.. H. Ray, D. D., of Frank
town, Northampton oounty,. Is In the
city for a few days, stopping at the New
Ford's, Dr. Ray Js grand chaplain ot
tho Grand Lodge of Masons of Vir?
ginia, and a mombor of tho Board of
Governors of the Musonlo Home of Ylr
Binlii. It Is to attend the mooting ot
this board In the City Hall on Thursday
that Dr, Ray Is in the city.
Actors to Hold a Reception,
Howard Hall will give a roooptlon on
the stage of the Bijou Theatre this n$
ternoou attor tho matinee for the pur?
pose of Intifvluclng Via and Princess to
the ludios ot Rlahmond. It will be In
the nature of a "pink tea," hut, contra?
ry to tho usual custom, the guests will
nof bo Invited to partake of the'refresh?
ments, though the debutants will be lav?
ishly entertained on choice steuks and
rib roast?,
Vie and Princess are the two lionesses
with "The Man Who Dared," and they
are magnlilcent speolmens. Their usual
feeding timo Is 6 o'clock, so thoy will be
fod Just after the matinee performance,
and the iii?Tlonue will be Invited to ooiue
upon the Htngo and witness the repast.
"The Man Who Dared" Is the best
molodrama ?qeu In Richmond this souson,
and Is splendidly acted by Howard Hall,
Nina Morris and their strong company.
With tile' two performances to-day will
close their engagement hero.
Prominent Visitors.
Among the prominent visitors at Mur?
phy's lust night, were Hon. Connolly p\
Trlgg, of Ahlngdoui Judge.-eleot W, J.
Unitoli, of Giles, and Mr, J, Norinont
Powell, of Wythovlllo,
^ He Uked Richmond,
Mr- and Mrs. W. A. Nioim?ck and their
two daughters, of 1'lUsburg, Va., left
taut night fur Old t'oint, where they, will
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NOUR, formerly with Curdo and
Owens & Minor Drug Co., of this
olty. Will bo pleased to see his
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MONEY TO LOAN
110 and upwards loaned on Pianos
?nd household furnlturi, on the
building and loan association plan,
which makes the cost much less
than you pay elsewhere, and allow
you to pay It off In monthly pay-,
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Suite 83-3??, Third Floor,
MerohanU' National Honk Building,
110? East Main Strot,
Take Elevator,
?pend ?omo weeks before Ihejr ]_av? tor
Hot Springs. Mr. Nlmiulck dooUrwl b#
foro he loft that of all the Southern oh I*.?
ho liked Rlohmond th? best- It I. p?Wh
hie, unless-h|s health loipruve?), thai b?
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