The times dispatch. [volume], April 17, 1903, Image 5

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THEY MAY
W1N0UTYET
Compromlse Expected on the
Tonnage Tax.
SEtyATE AFTER MINERS
Mr. Watklns Offera Bfllto Regulate But*
Ineaa of Commlssarlos, and to Ro
qulre Paymont of Mlners Twlce
a Month In U. S. Currency.
Thore wore but few aubjoots of geperal
publlo lntoroat ln tho Leglslaturej yoa?
terday.
On, the Bonate alde aa well aa ln the
Hoiibo, howover, subjoots wore up re
latlng to tho mlnlng Intoreata of the Stato
and tholr conalderatlon was earneatly
watohed. Senator Walklna offered a blll
muoh after Cho ordor of that heretoforo
preaontod in tho House and defeated,
deslgnod to break up commissartea and
company atoroa at mlnoa, and to requlre
that laborora ln such ralnes bo pald at
rogular Intervals?twlce a month?oiid ln
iaw7ul""currant monoy of t!ho Unlted
States. |
Tho blll waa referred to the Commlttee
on Agrlculturfe and Mlnlng, and wlll causo
a blg flght when it la conslderod.
Anothor mattor of Intereat bi tho Sen
ale was tho oonslderatlon of Mr. Hal
?6/8 subatltute for Houae blll to amend
tho Mathowa dog law so as to apply lt
to tho cltles of tho Btato. The Lynch
burg senator deslred tho blll ao amend
ed as to protect valuablo dogs In cltles,
and It wont ovor wlthout actlon.
Boforo tho tonnago tax blll camo up
as a speclal ordor ln tho Houae Mr. Jen
nings aocurod tho paasage of hls blll to
authorlza tbo clty of Lyuchburg to eroct
a now ?ystem of~wator-worka to cost
$700,000. Mr. Folkoa conductod another
auccosaful flilbustor nght agalnst taking
a vote on tho tonnage tax blll, having
held tho floor ag'inst tlme for over an
hour. The Boulh*'t.O. peoplo flnally mado
a partlal surronder and appealed for an
adjournmant ln oraor to see if a satis
factory compromlao - measuro could bo
brought ln. Mr. Folkes haa earrled .on
hls battle to the excluslon of all. other
buslneas for two daya, and lt looka as ir
tho Stato wlll got at leaat some tonnage
tax aa a Unal reault.
The Senate.
There were twenty-ftvo Bonatorai nra
*&?? ofnTwer. Introduced and
aftor belng read wore referred to tho
proper commlttoes. Tho So.iato thero
upon proceedod to coaslderation of the
Th'ese'senato bllls on the calendar were
taken up and paasod: ?.??,..??
To amend charter town of tf?rtog;. ??.
? To eatabllah Joneavlllo Hl?b Bohool
Dl.ntrlct in Leo county,
To amend socUon 87W of Code In xe
Jatlon to violatlon of tho Sabbath.
To legallzo eleotion bold ln Charlotta
C?Tota'mend fourth sub-divlalon of soo
^Tho^Scnate^bili on the calendar author
Islnsr the clty of Nowport News to laaue
bonds waa indeflnltelv postponed and a
Houso blll accompllahlng the Burne ob
?,??> ^^5?dBrLL REPORTED.
Mr. Koezell, from tho Commlttee for
Flsh and Gorno. roportod wlthout ainend
ment tho Houae blll to arflendlaeptlon
2 of an act approved Aprll 2, 1902, en
tltled an act to deslgnata and aurvey
tho nnturat rooka, beda and shoals-ln
Ts'omlnl and Curriomaii Bays, n the
county of Westmoreland, and to includo
tho sarne ln tlio orlginal geodetlo aur?
vey of the natural oyster rpeka. beds
and ahoals of tho Comniouwealth.
Mr. Wlckham, chalrman of tlio Flnanco
Commlltoe. ofterod a Jolnt resolutlon au
thorlzlng tho prlnting for tho Informo
t on of the publlc the act formerly known
is Houso blll No. 60, . preacrlblng tbo
nowors of ? tho Corporatlon Commisalon.
Tho resolutlon orderlng 2,000 coples prlnt
ed was adoptcd, ^ ,
Mr. Koezell, of Bocklnghajn. offered
tho report of the conforees on the dis
nB-roelng votos of Uie Senate and Houso
Sn the blll preacrlblng tho terma of
town ofllcerfi ao aa to conform to the
provialons of tho Conatltutlon. Tho Sen
ato adopKd tho report of the Confor
enco Commltteo. .. _ ..,,
After somo dlacuaalon the House blll
entltlod a blll "to prevotjt the fraudu
lent aolo in bulk of morchandlso or any
oortlon thereof otherwlse than ln tho
ordlnary courso of trado. was recommlt
ted to ,tho Commltte for Courts of Jua
tlco. Mr. Mcllwalno oxp alned that the
.amondmonta proposed to bo mado to tho
blll mlght trench upon the bankruptcy
law, and ln any evont thero wore dell
cato questlona Involved._
TO PORTECT DOGS.
Tho only dlscuaalon of tho aesslon was
pn a bill offered by Mr. Halscy. of
Lvnchburg, aa a Bubstltuto for the blll on
the calendar ontltled a blll to amend
tho aot Imposing a llcenso tax on dogs.
Tho measuro ls deslgned to amend the
Mathowa dog, law, and ls framed to pro
tbet valuablo dogs In cltles from thloves
.and from mallclous persons who may
kill or InJuro thom. lt nrovldea for tho
? llsting ofdogs for taxatlon aa porsonal
PMr. Koozoll waa incllned to oppoaa the
blll, but lts patron defonded It, and ex
Slalned ita objoct and lts effoots. Tho
1)1 was finalllv ordored to Ita ongross
mont. but a rnotlon to reoonalder and
? another to pasa by wero mado, ao that
tho blll la yot opon to amendmont.
Mr. Lupton. in courso of tho rtlscua
?lou, mentlonod tho fact that one of tho
courts had docided that a dog waa not
property, but that the hldo of a dog had
* markot valuo and was property.
Mr. Claytor called attentlon to nn opln?
lon of tho Court of Appoala. holdlng that
a dog waa not property.
BILLS INTRODUCED.
Theae bllla were Introduced and r?
forrcdi
By Mr. Watklna: To rogulate tho prlce
of morchandlso and supplles ln the coun
tlea or cltlea whoreln coal or lron mlnea
or manufactorlcs of lron pr steel and all
other inanufaotorlos are locatod, and to
aoDuro to operatlves and labprcra en
gaged In or about auch coal and lron
mlnes, manufactorles, etts., the payment
of tholr wagoa at rogular IntorvaU ln
iawful and current monoy of tho Unltaa
Bv Mr. Tylor: To authorlza the Coun?
cll of the town of Hampton to borrow
128,000 and to Issuo bonds therefor. Tho
bonda aro to run from.twenty to forty
years, and i bear interest not exceeding
Flve per cent., and shall not bo apld for
lesa than par. The monoy raised ia to
be used for otreet improvomenta,
Bv Mr. Tyler: To amond aeotlon 82S7
Df chapta'r 169 of tho Code of 1887, as
Itnended, preacrlblng whon ludptnent en
Wed ln offlce la to becomo flnal, how en
larod, lts effeots as a-Hon, eta.
The House,
Tho Houae was called to order at noon
by Speakor Ryan, and tharo waa no
prayor,
Mr. Duko offored.a resolutlon dlreotlng
the Finahoe Commltte to prepare a blll
at onco, aasoasing all coal and othor ni'n
iral janda accordlug.to aectton 173 of tha
Conatltutlon... The rpember from Albo
tnarlo aakod tho. Immedluta conalderatlon
of tho resolutlon, and Mr. Grnvoly ap
poaled to tho Houae to refer the resolu?
tlon. Mr. Gravely was asked a great
imany questlona. and lt becama evident
early ln the actlon. that tho old and
|ong drawn out tonnage tax blll flght waa
Vip ngaln. Mr. Boaz advocatod tlie rea
olution, ond the Southwust mowbers
trlnd to get hlm to agree to dlamlss tha
tonnago tax blll, but ho would not, and
the roll cail was domanded on the quos
tlon of ivtcronco. The House vatod to
refor?ayes, S7; noea, 23, Thla was flrat
blood for the Southwest, and thoy on
Joyed lt.
A resolutlon was offered for 10 o'olock
eesslona of the Ilouao ln futuro, but It
was reiaotod?ayea, 23: noos/-S8.
Mr. Caton moved that Senate blll 101
and tho aubstltua t.ierefor, relatlng to
lt* fieatlon of u. bureau of luaurauce,.be
reeomhilttod, and It waa Atrreed to wlth
OUt d.VlBl0,}.LL8 pnmm*m. ?A ,
Tho followlng bllla woro offered and
roferrcd* . ? ,,
By Mr. Gont: To arnend the law Irt
relatlon to tho eleotlon and terms of
olflce of dlstrlot oincers. ?, id,-. ,
By Mr, C, C. Bnkort To prpylde for
worklng and keonlhg ln rnpalr the ronds
of Westmoroland and Northumbarland
oottntleB, 4jiii..^?)
By Mr, Branch: To allow an addltlcina
tbvy ln folo ot Wighl coUhty for nchool
tMny?Mr* Edwardsi To, amend thei Code
so ns to roqulro rotall coal deal?W ..o
glvc 2,210 pounds of anthraello coal for
"nT'Mr, Churchman (by requeaOt To
allow-tho lnformant a portlon of n. nno
imposed ln tho dlsortillpn ot the oourt.
Mr. Jenntngs seourpd tho pwwfj OM
at Ita order, ot a blll to PW?LV,V,t$k.
of Lynchburg to ercot a new water woTks
syatom to cobi $t00,000, and another waa
pasflod to Incorporale tlie towft Of Co
lonlal Boaoh. U'H'hL* ,nn?
The tonnage tax blll waa/callaa_{W^
apoclal order, and Mr. Folkes reaumed
hls speoch bogun on Wedneaday ln faVor
of tho meosure. Ho ylelded to Mr. Boaz
for a moment and tho Iatter, who/waa
absent on Wednesday, explalned brlefly
that he underatood that there had boen
an ngreemont to tho questlon of levylng
a tax of thlrty cents on tho 1100.
Here followed a great deal of crosa
flrlng, lndulgod In by Moesra. Mort,
Whltehend. Garrett atid others. but Mr.
Folkes hoid tho floor, and proceeded elap
orately to exploin agaln aa to theallegea
agroornent. , ' .
Ttfr. Huft Interjected* njotlon to ad
Journ at thla polnt, Mr. Folkes havlng
vlelded for thls polnt. the former stat
Ing that ho thought a compromlse mea
suro would be Itr by to-day.
Tho motlon to adjourn r waa earrted?
ayes, 88; noes; 1215. and the body atood
aajournod untll noon to-day.
GOINQ SOUTH }
Bishop Olbaon to Asalst Blshop WaUon
of North Carollna.
' Blshop Glbaon, of tha Bplaoopal Dloceeo
of Vlrglnla, wlll go to Wlltnlngton, N. C.,
tha flrst part of May to asslst Blahop
Watson, who haa been lndlsposod.
On Tueeday of thla week tha Blahop
went to New York to attand a meatlng
of the committee, of whlch he la a m?ra
ber, appolnted to arrange a programme
for tha Mlaslonary Councll ot the Churoh,
whlch wlll raeet ln Waahlngton In Ooto
ber. Loat week he vlsited Trlnlty and
St. George's Chur'ohea. in Fredericksburg.
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Colonel Wllllara IL Pryor, of Albe
marlo oounty, Ib tho guest of Mr. and
Mrs, Calvin Satterfleld.
Mlss Bertha Hardpng has (returned
home after a vlsit Co Washlngton.
Tho C. M. A. Club, which was to have
met at tho home of Mr. Overton Woodr
wnrd yestcrrdtRj-, has (been postponod
untll to-day at 4 P.JM.
Mr. and Mrs. Lancastor have returned
to Ashland after a vlsit to Mr, and
Mrs. A. W. Martlnsteln. l
Mr. C. H. Btaunton.. who haa been
qulte Blck, ls able to be out. "
Mlss Emlly Alfrlend. of Norfolk, ls
visltlng her aupt, Mrs. J. V. Alfrlend
Mr. M. F. Jones and family have
rnoved to Baltlmore.
Mr. Grovor" C. Edwarda has returned
to Tettllngton, Va,, after a vlalt to
friends here.
Mrs. Owen. of Rockbrldge, who haa
been visltlng her slstor, has left for
Newport Nowb. , ?
Mr. Webb, of Hallfax county, has re?
turned homo after a vlalt to friends ln
Brookland Park.
Mrs. C. W. Francls has returned to
Newport News aftor a vlsit to her sts
ter, Mrs. C. L. Ball.
The R. M. A. Club wlll meot at' the
homo of Mlss Mary Wllllams Saturday
at 4 P. M.
Mlss Llbby Bllss, ot Prlnco Edwara.
ts the guest of MIbs Hottle KltUnger.
Bernard Blnford, who has been vislt?
lng Mr. Othn KIttlnger, has returned
to Prlnco Edward county.
Mlss Ooodwiin, who has been qulte'
slck at the horno of Mrs. W. G. Cosby,
Is much bettor.
The Epworth League servicos will be
held nt-tho Methodlst Church Sunday at
7 P. M.
Mlss Amy Moredlth is qulte slck at
her home ln Brookland Paxk.
Mrs. Winans and" Mrs. Crane, who
havo boen visltlng Mrs. E. H. Lea, wlll
leave to-morrow for thelr home ln Now
Jorsoy.
Mtb, Archer, who has been qulte sick,
Is able to be out agaln.
MIbs Ella Llndsay, who has boen qulte
slck at her home, ls Improving.
Mrs. J. M. Graves haa returned to
Charleston after a vlsit to friends ln
Brookland Park.
Mra. Burrus8. of Powhatan, Is vislt?
lng her daughtcr, Mrs. MoLelland.
Mr. Sharp, of Blacksburg. ls visltlng
In Brookland Park.
Mrs. Johnson, of Rocklngham, who has
beon visltlng friends here, has returned
homo.
Mrs. N. B. Croxton Is qulte slck at
her home.
Mlss Olndys Hlggason, of Chesterfleld,
Is visltlng Mra. J. Y. Green.
Mlss Norma Wnre, who has boen qulte
slck, Is able to be out.
Mrs. O. B. Hopklns and chlldren, who
have beon visltlng friends ln Alexandrla,
havf- returned homo.
^'a'ter Bowlo Ini 'efurned to hls home
ln Carollne county after a vlsit to Mr.
J;.(.? Jetor, of Ladla:(' Milo Road.
Mlss Holen Crouoh, who has been qntta
slck, ls Blowly Irhprovlng.
MIbs M. Hala,/who haa been, visltlng
ln Brookland Park, haa returned to
Greeno county,
Mlss Ella Thorpe, of Dumbarton, has
not been able to attend school slnce
Eastor on account of slcknosa.
?Mrs. W. C. Leadbettor wlll leaye for
Norfolk to-day.
Mr. W. N. J.onea, who is atopplng at
Mr. Kellogg's near the Serolnary, will
leave for hls home In Petersburg thls
week,
Mrs. Plerca, who haa been qulta aick,
ls able to be out agaln.
MIbs Janle Wnodson. who haa been
vlsltjlng ln Brookland Park, haa returned
to Clarksburg.
Mlss Allco Crane. who hae been vislt?
lng Mlsses Grace and ICdna Lea, will
leave for her homo In Caldwell, New
Jersey, to-morrow.
SEATSON SALE TO-DAY
Those Who Want to Sea tho "Wlggers"
Should Get in Llne,
Seats wlll bo on sale thls mornlng for
tho general pnbllo for the performance
'to be glven at the Academy next Twos
rtny, Aprll 21st, by the Mask and Wlg
Club, of the Unlverslty of Pennsylvanla,
for the beneflt of the Vlrglnla Hospltal
nnd the Vlrglnla table at tho Confaderate
Bazaar,
The elub onmes hara ln tha lataat bur
The Gorhfurt Co,
guarantee it
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RESULT i
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legible bills, and tlme and labor
oaved ln every kind of bHHng work.
The Ideal system of "Blll and
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lesque, 'tJlr Boblnaon Cruaoe," whlch
haa already tnet wlth tremendoua, euo
cess In Philadelphla, whore lt waa pro
duoed laat Monday nlght. There are a
hundred people im tho stage, and the
plece la pui on wlth gorgeousneas and
TOagnlflcence aa to coatu/nes ond aoenery.
The tlcket holdora had tho flnrt cholce
of seats yesterday and Wcdnesday. Thoae
to whom tlcketa woro aent and who henre
not uaed thom aro requested to roturn
them at onco to Mrs. Greanor Neal, tho
treasurer of tho fund, or to aend tholr
checkg In for the amount due,
Judge Tredway Here.
Among the visltora on the floor of'the
Senate yesterday waa Jndge J. L, Tred?
way, of the County Court of PIttBylvanla.
Judge Tredway was formerly a momber
of the Senate, and was glvon a cordlal
greotlng by hls frlendo in that body.
Judgo Tredway la and haa be?n for many
years been a tnember of tha Board of
Dtroctora of tho Woatorn State Hospltal
fnr many yeara. and la thoroughly fat
mlllar wlth tho management of thoae ln
stltutlnns. Ho Is In the clty to attend
the meetlng of dbrectors of lnaano hob
pltnlB. '
'.' Falled of a Quorum.
Tha House Commlttee 'on Prlvlleges
and Electlons were to' hn.ve consldered
the G'ardneT-Whltohead State prlmary
bllla yesterday afternoon, but no meetlng
was held. owlng to tha absence of -
quorum. , ' .
The matter will como up at the next
regular meetlng, whlch wlll probably bo
held wlthln tho next few days.
TWO MINISTERS
DEGLINE CALLS
Rev. Mr. Beckwith Wlll Not
Go to Ashland. Nor Mr.
Morrls to Fauguler.
The Rav. 8. Cary Beckwith, asslstant
to the Rev. Thomas Semmea, rector of
St. Andrew's Episcopal Church of thls
clty, has decllned the call to the Church
of St James tho Losa, at Ashland.
Mr. Beckwith haa made many warm
frlenda in Rlchmond, who wlll rejolce in
hls declslon.
The Rev. James M. Morrls, at presant
ln chargo of St. Paul'a ln thla city, haa
decllned the call to Trlnity Churoh,
Fauquier, and tha Churoh of Our Re
deemer and Emmanuel, Loudoun coun?
ty. The veatrles have called the Rev.
Andrew J. Grlnnan, of Weston, W. Va.
THE FIREMENS RELIEF
Bill Offered by Mr. Charles T, Bland
, Pronounced Constltutional.
A week or more ago Hon. George
Wayno Anderson offered ln the Senate a
reaolutlon calllng upon the Attornoy-Gen
eral for an oplnlon as to the conatltutlon^
allty of an approprtatlon of the publlc
funda for the rellef of dltsablod flremen
and the famllies of doceasod flremen, as
propoaed In what ls known as the Bland
blll. Tho resolutlon waa forwarded to
Attorney-General Ajidorson, at Chose
Clty, ond ho haa wrltten from that olty
on oplnlon on the subject. Tha oplnlon
of tho Attorney-Goheral ls ln brief that
the approprtatlon ls not unconstltulonal.
Tho blll was offared ln the House by
Hon. Charles T. Bland, of Portsmouth,
and was paasod by that body. The blll
was pendlng ln the Senate Flnanco Com?
mlttee, but It may be noted ln thla con
nectlon that that commlttee yesterday
detormlnod to make an advoroo report on
tho blll. The pasaage of the meaaure wlll
nevertholess be urged upon the Benate,
and lt may 'pasa that body, despita the
uufavorable report,
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BISH0P PETERKIN HERB
On a Vlslt to the Clty?Tenth Annlver
aary Oelebrated.
Blahop Peterkln, of West Vlrglnla, ao
well known hero, la on a vialt to the
olty, He la on M? way homo to Parkers
buTg from Florlda, where he haa been
apendlng toma tlme ln a well-earnad
reat. On Eaator day he preached at
Emmanuel Church, In Henrioo. Next
Bunday he wlll conduot sorvlcoa at Bt.
James In thla olty,
Laat Bunday -waa the tenth annlvor
eary of the Rev, J. J. Gravutt as reotor
of Holy Trlnity Episcopal Ohuroh of
thla olty. The oongregatiou oolebratod
the event by a large offerlng townrd
tha payment of the dobt on tha church,
Property Transfera,
Rlohmond?W. B, Clark and wlfe to B.
W. Lohmann, 6 B-12 feet op aouth slde
of Holly Btreat, botwaon Balvldere jind
Plne, 182.60.
F. P, Flotohor and wlfo to George W,
Gay, jr? 26, feet op east aldo of Twen
ty-aeventh Btreet, 74 feet aouth of Lelgh,
n,o5o,
Sallle A, Heiskall to Letoher J. Morrls.
152 foot on west slde of Bt, Paul Straot,
817 feet aouth of Baker, >800,
John 8. and lt. O. Montgomery to G.
R. Nolde, 18 foot on north slde of Clay
Street, 83 feet west of Twenty-elghth,
*2,100.
Henrlco?Laura M, Guertln to Llllle R.
Elohelberger, 80 foot on north sido of
Grove Avenue, between Gllmour Avepue
dnd Roaeneath Road, ?6,
Old Domlnlon Bulldlng and Loan As
sociatlop to John B. Gaylo, 20 foot on.
east aldo of Twenty-aixth Streot, between
R and 8, ?U0.
H. B. C Sonurloht to Goorge W. Schu
rlcht, Intereat ln one and a miarter aores
known ?a Marburg on road leadlng fr?mi
New Resorvolr to the Pump Houso, H.
Georgo W. Sohurloht to Charlea S. and
Vlrglnla P. Wrlght, ono and a ouartor
aores on road leadlng from the Now ltus
.?KVOis. M tha New. Puni? Houae. 18,001). ,?
WAS, FINED FOR
SELLING TO MlNORS
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Barkeeppr Took an Appeal.
Case of Daughtry Went to
Grand Jury.
Joseph Largaronl, who keeps a bar on
lower Franklln Street, was flned by Jus
tlct Crutchfleld ln tho Pollce Court ln
the Bimi of 1100 on the charga of selltng
llquor to Fred. Elder, a minor.
The boy was found ln the street by Offl
cer Johnson ln an lntoxlcated condltlon,
and aftorwards he told that he got somo
beer at Largaronl'a. Tlio barkoeper sald
tho boy waa drunk when ho onterod hla
place, In company wlth anothor young
man, and that be refusad to soU hlmi any
thlng.
' Mr. Olenn, representlng Largaronl,
took an appeal.
Wash Doughtry, colored, was aent on
to tho grand Jury on tho charge of shoot
lng and kllllng Thomas Couslns on May
12, 1902, at tho eornor of St. Jamea and.
Duval Streota.
Tho ovldonce tended to show that Cous?
lns and Doughtry had boon ln soveral
qunrrels durlng the day, and that later
in the day Couslns waa soen advanclng
on Doughtry wlth a knlfe ln hls hand.
The latter warned hlm to keop back, but
he pushed on, and thon Doughtry drow
hls plstol and flred once. The wound
proved fatal and Couslns dlf-1 wlthln a
The evldence was not very strong
agalnst Doughtry, but Justlco John folt
that lt was sufflclent to send the caso on
to a jury,
Mattle Valentinp and Nannie Scott pald
$3.20 eaph for flghtlng.
W, H. Harrls, for trespasslng and ours
Ing. pald $10.
James W. Thomas was flned $20 for
cuttlng at Luther Borry and $20 for strik?
lng Allen Thompson wlth a glass..
Julius Colo waB flned $10 for creatlng a
dlsturbance In a bar-room.
Joe Vaughan, for striklng .Rebocca
Riohordson, pald $10 and costs.
Jimmle Jones, a rogular, went down for
*slxty days. He wanted to go to Phoebus
and work on a truck farm, but agreed
flnally on a compromlse t'o tako slxty
days Instead of slx months.
> Walter Maren waa flned $50 and sent to
jail for twelve months for beatlng Alico
Gordner.
Alfred W. Thompson. a small whlte boy,
who ran away from hls homo in the coun?
ty, waa turned over to hls father.
AT LAUREL-STREET
The Revival Services Have Closed?Dr
Johnson Leaves for Eastern Shore.
The revival sorvlcos which have been
ln progress at Laurel-Street Mothodlst
Churoh for nearly three -.veeks have
closed. Large congregatlons attended
the services. Twenty porsons will be odd
ed to the ohurch os the result of tho
meetlng, and the church is greatly re
vlved
Dr. Johnson, the postor, loaves to-day
for tho Eastern Shore/ whero on Sunday
he will preach a dedtcatory sermon to
the Wachapreaguo Church, of whlch Rev,
J, A. Wlnn Is pastor. Rev. Frank L,
Wells wlll occupy Dr. Johnson's pupllt
on Sunday durlng hls absence.
MR. CAVE COMINP
Dlstingulshed Mlnlster to Hold Services
Here Next Week.
Beglnnlng next Sunday, Rev. R, Lln.
Cavo, of Atlanta, Go., wlll conduct a spo
clat sorles of meettngB ln the Thlrd Chrls
tlan Church, eornor of Twenty-Blxth and
Marshall Stroots. Mr. Cave ls an unclo
of tho paator, Rov. Preston A. Cavo, and
a brother of the Rov. Dr. R. C. Cavo,
who was some years ago pastor of the
Seventh-Btreet Churoh. He haa hold
some of the lorgest pastorates ln the
Clirlstlan Church. and was at one tlme
presldont of Kentucky Unlverslty, ono of
the leadlng oducatlonal InBtltutlons of th6
church, Mr, Cavo ls a strong and elo
quent proacher, and the Thlrd Church
oongrogation count themselves fortunate
Indeed to eeoure hlm for these mootlngs.
DEL1NQUENT TAXES
The List of Namos Almoat Ready for
Publlcatlon.
Mr, T. G, Walford, Collector of Delln
quent Taxes, has about completed hls
llat for publloatlon. Tha Ust will be
prlnted on the 22d and all who pay tholr
taxea for 1?02 wlll be atricken from tho
Ust,
Tha sale wlll take place from the Clty
Hall on Monday, May 4th.
MR. WYSOR NAMED
Russell Oounty Man Gets the Second
Place.
The mombera of the Corporatlon Com
mlssion authorUo tlio announcemont ot
the appolntinent of Mr. B. J, Wysor, ot
Russoll county, as assUtant olerk to the
Comtnlsslon,
Chlef Clerk Upshur wlll retaln In hls
offlce J. \V. Nowby as stenographer to
tho Commlsslon.
Duane dolna Qiffen.
Mr. E. L. Puane, for three seasons tho
successful fltage manager of tho Glrfon
Company In thls eltyi arrlved hero yes?
terday afternoon and Jolned tho Acadainy
Muslcal Comedy Company forcos, to tuko
tho place of Mr. W, F. Rochester. Mr.
Duana ls so woll known hero, not only
peraonally, but tht^ugh hla past achlovo
tnents, that tho announcemeut wlll he
heartlly wolcomed. _
WOODWARD 4 SON
LUMBER
ROUGH ANO DBe8?aWi
GOVERNOR
INJOlAND
Had Yesterday to Decline ln
vltatlon to Speak ln Boston.
AtR. B, J. WYSOR NAMED
He la the Second Asslstant of Oorpora
tlon Commlsalon?A Stenographer
Appolnted?Delegates to Qood
Roads Convention.
Governor Montaguo yesterday reoolvod
an ln vltatlon from the Democratic State
Committee and tho' Democratlo Club of
Masaachusetts, lnvltlng hlm to attond
a banquot of the club to be held In Bos?
ton, May 14th, Hla Excollency was also
asked to be ono of the speokors of the
ovenlng, Ho was forced to roply that
ho would bo unable to bo present on that
occaslon.
Tlio Loglslature wlll adjourn May,lfith,
and hls Bxcellonoy will bo buay about
Uio tlme of tho banquot readlng bills.
The Governor yesterday afternoon'made
tho appointments of delegates to tho In
tornatlonal Good Roads Convention to bo
held ln St. Louls, Aprll 27th to 29th, ln
clUBivo. Quite a number wlll go, though
not Ukely all, and yet those who do go
will swell the Vlrglnla attendance on^tne
dedlcation exerclses ot the exposrtloa
grounda and bulldlngs Aprll 30th.
A LONG LJST.
They are: '
Flrat Dlstrict-R. L.' Aflworth, East
ville Va; A. B. Ohandler. Bowllng
Oroe'n; Herbert I. Smlther, Baluda; John
N. Tabb. Roane; Wllllara F. Bagby, Klng
and Quoen Courthouse; F. A. Shackle
ford Warsaw; H. H. Hornor, Hornersj
P. H. Eubank, Etna Mllls.
Second Dlstrict-Wllllnm Shands, Court
?land: 'Thomas H. Wtllcox, Charlea Clty
Courthouse: W. W. MoClelland, Cometj
Dr H. Wood Campboll. Suffolki George
W. Jones. Borkeloy; A. J. Acklss, Prln
coss Anne CourUiousa; G. A. Bavage. Al
llance; Dr. S. G. Cook, Ynrktown, -
Thlrd Dlstrlct?John C. Robertson, Man
chester; Dr. B. L. Wlnston, Hanover;
john C. Easley, Rlver Viow: P. H. Sweet,
Whlte Houso; Henry W. Andorson,
Rlchrnond; H. B. Sralth, Jr.. Rlclunond;
G-eorgo 'B. Cooko, Rlchrnond,
Fourth Dlstrlct?Charlas , T. Lasalter,
petorsburg; Dr. R. S. Powell, Woodvlew;
Charlea F. Smlth. Marmora! John Chap
lln Emporla; W. A. Land, Blackstono;
W.' W. Davtes. Chaae City; W. P. Ven
abio, Farravlllo,
Fltth Dlstrlot?Jullan Moade, Danmie;
James G. Ponn, Danvllle; J. G. Lestor,
Floyd; W. H. Hale, Rocky Mount; R. Q.
Bourne Rugby; Whlte Blair, Martlns
villo: J. Hunt Hargraare, Chatham.
Sixth Dlstrlct-George E. Murrell,
FontellaL W. Fauntleroy, Lyneh's; Car
rlngton Grlgsby. Charlotte C. H.; W. I.
Jordan, South Boston: A. P. Craddook.
Lynohburg; Captaln J. C. Langhorne,
Salem; B. P. Huft, Roanoke.
Soventh Dlstrlot-Robert B. Wayland.
Crozet; Lleutenant Charlea A. Show,
Charlottesvllle: Davld Meado. Whlte
Post; S. L. Lupton, Wlnahester; G. D.
Thomas, Hood; E. S. Strayor, Harrlson
burg- W. B. Rlohards, Front Royal.
Elghth DlstrlcWWIlllam D. Fltzhugh,
Inlot- E. S. Turner, Warronton: G. W.
Grlgsby, Igo; Charles P. Jannoy, Leos
burg; Robert A. Hutohlnson, Manassasi
Wllllam C. Duval. Bellfalr; Cqrnellus
Shoron, Waterford.
Nlnth District?B. L Nowberry, Bland;
James W. Wllllams, Pearlsburg; W. H,
Eads, Jonesville; James Duane. Pulaskl
Clty J. C. Gont, Lebanon; George W.
Rlch'ardson Marlon; W. H. Bond. Wlse.
Tonth Dlstrlot?W. A. Rhinehardt, Cov
Ington- A. F. Wlthrow, MUlboro: K. B.
Stoner, Flnoastle; A. J. Terroll. New
Canton; J. B. Wood. (The Alleghany),
Goshen: B. R. Cowherd,.,Colunrhla: W. N.
Flshburne, Waynosboro. i
FROM LD3RART BUELDDNG.
The State ? Board of Agrloulture con
cluded lts meetings yesterday morning
after a brief session, at whlch.. only
routlne buslness was tranaoted. The new
board went to work ln dead earnest
and a great deal for the good of the de?
partment was.aooompllshed. .
The blll puttlng the Constitution re?
latlng to the Corporatlon Commlsslon Into
eftoot havlng been algnod by the Gov?
ernor and thus beoomlng'a law, the com?
mlsslon yosterday appolnted Mr. B. J.
?Wysor, of the Southwest, a noaTTtlnsman
of Hon. J. C. Wysor, of Pulaskl, to an
asslstant. Mr. J. W. Newby. of Norfolk
is the tempornry stenographer of the
commlsslon, The perraanent appolntment
wlll be made lator.
Colon'ol L. W. Lane, Jr., yesterday
qiiallflod before Mr. D. A. Ritchlo aa com
mlssloner of hospltals, to whlah ppsltlon
he was recently appolnted by tha Gover?
nor. ,,
READY FOR THE FESTIVAL
Wednesday Club's Offlce Kept Busy.
Plans for Next Autumn.
One of the busleat ofllces ln the clty at
thls tlme la the headquarters of the Wed?
nesday Club, whero the preparatlons aro
belng mado for the antiual fostival of tho
organlzatlon, whlch ocours Aprtl 27UH
and 28th, at the Academy. The Ust of
subscrlbers is belng mado up, and all
rooords wlll be broken, lt ls hoped, at
thls the tenth colebratlon of the blrth
of tho organlzatlon. The festlval thls
yoar ls to bo mado a sort ot testlmonlal
benoflt affalr. ' .
Arraiigoments nro now belng made oy
tho managers of tho club to give a grand
conoert In the autumn *> Jntroduce the
Metropolltnn Opera House Orohestra,
wlth De Resssko, Nordjoa, Sohuman-Helnk
and others of the opera oompany, to ba
glven undor tho ausploes of the Wednes?
day Club ln Novomber next.
A proposltlon haa also beon made to
haive a oourso of stx leotures, wlth musl?
cal and. steroptlcon lljustratlons on
"Wngner, The Musla Drama," to be de
llvered by Mr, Thomas Whltney Surette,
durlng next Octoher.
Both these mattors wlll be brought be?
fore the club at lts annual meotlng to
ho hold ln May,_
Aa Easter Soclnl,
There wfll be nn Bastor soolal glven ln
tho leoture room of Park Plaoe Churoh
t ls ovenlng at 8:80 by the Epworth
LeaKue. A muslcal programme wlll be
rendVred whlch wlll bo followed by a
nnvel Eastor hunt. There wlll be no
admlsslon fee, and all are Invltad to at
tend, ._
Dr, Dunaway Back,
Ttev T. 8. Dunaway, D. D.. has re?
turned to Rlclunond from Loulsvllle,
whore he went as chalrman of the "Ex
iiiniiiatinK Committee," of tho boutheru
lVuntlst Theologloal Sumtnary. and s tho
guest of Dr! tleorgu B. Steel. No ,00
Baat Maln Street. Ho wlll renialn hera
untU tho ooovontlon of the Southorn Bap
tlst Convention, whlch wlll be held ln
Savanoah, G'a., May 6th next.
Miss Stamper Roturns.
Mtss Nanuie I* Stamper has returned
to tha clty aftor uttendtng tho weddlng
of her comrtn, Mlns Mary. N. Wariflg,
.j*juti*. atwam **mu*. **
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Numbers of RichmoncTs Best Dressers
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