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DONT WANT
UNION DEPOT
Aladlson. ln Rocklngham,
Complalns to Commlsslon,
GOOD ROADS CONORESS
Oovernor Aycock Appoints Twenty
nlne Oelegatos from North Carollna
to the Meetlng to Bo Held in St.
Louls on Aprll 27th.
(Bpeclal to Tha Tluic.?-I)l?p?tch.)
RALE1GH. N. C, Aprll 10.-A Very
unusual caso comes from Madlson, Rock?
lngham county. Tho cltizena fllod wlth
tho Corporatlon Commlasloh a petltlon
protostlng agalnst a unlon dopot botween
the Nortolk and Woatorn and tha- South
ern Rallrooda. The cornmlBSlon has taken
Iho mator up wlth the rallroad cOtn
panles. ! ? . -
Governor Aycock' to-day appolnted
!twcnty-nIno delegates to the lnterna
tlonal Road Congress to bo held at BU
Louls, Aprll Wth to 30th. Leadlng clll
tsons In all parts of tho Stato are ln
cluded.
Prealdont Wlnslon of tho A. and M,
Collcge, haa acceptcd an luvllation to ad
drcss tho Muryland Teachers'.Assoclalion
July 1st on "Agrlcultural Inslructlon In
tho,Publlc Schools." '
Ho was obligod to dccllne an Invltallon
to <|ellver tho commcncoment oratlon at
tho Rlchrnond Medlcal Collcge, bccauso
of a provlous cngagement for tlie uatne
date at Marlon, N. C.
Tho Board of Trustecs ot tho Bap
tlst Fernolo Unlverslty. adjourned thelr
annual meetlng wlthout Itlllng tho re
malnder ot tho faculty vacancleB, and
wlll select for tho chulr of cychology,
Greck and Krtgllsh at an ndjournod meet?
lng ln Juno. They elected Mlss Grace
Lord as vlolln Instructor In place of Mlss
Martln, reslgned.
Tho Bccretary of Stato chartered flve
now stock companfes to-day. The
Mounlaln Island Lumber Company, capl
tal, $10,000; tho Henry-Tcrry Real Estate
Company, of North Wllkosboro, capltal
JIOO.OOO; tho Umberger York Company, of
Concord, capltal $2,500, and the Purdlo
Hooke Company, of Dunn, capltal J12.O0O,
Shoriff Bond, of Watauga county,
brought Roblo Warren, colored, to the
State prlson to-day to scrvo a flve-year
Hentence for kllllng hls fnther. Ho sub
iinltted to tbe chnrgo wlthout a Jury trlal,
snd nccopted tho Judge's sentence^
Mr. C. H. Belvln, a merchant tallor of
thls clty, arrlved thls mornlng wfth hls
brlde, MIbs Nclllo Grubb, of Norton, Va.
They wero marrled at Norton yesterday.
Invltatlons wero Issued yesterday by
Mr. T. T. Hay. of thls clty, for the mar
, flago of hls daughter, Mlss Mary Seaton,
to Mr. Wllllam Branch Jones at Christ
Eplscopal Churoh, Aprll 22d. Thls wlll be
one of the most fashlonable wcddlngs of
Uie scason.
' Workmen began to-day tho ercctlon of
Mie carnlval arch on Fayettovllle Street.
In front of Capltol Square. There ls every
promlBe that tho street falr and carnlval
wlll bo a great success. ' i
Work has been resumed on the splondld
new church of tho Good Shepherd. It Is
to cost JI5.000. The congregatlon h'ns ten
tlercd1 to Hon. Rlchard H. Butler, a mar
Me memorlal plllnr, several of which nre
lo bo features of the Interlor f.nlBh.
Mr. Butler Is to havo any Inscriplion ho
wlshes put on It, nnd the memorlal |n
Kcrlptlon Is hot to bo put on It untll Mr,
Butler's death. Tho plllar is glven in ap
preciatlon for air. Butler's labor In behalf
pf tho church from lts Inciplency.
CAPT. KENAN'S FUNERAL
Conducted from the First Presbyterian
Church in Wilmington.
(Sptflal to Tho Tlmes-Dlspatch.)
WILMINGTON,. N. C, Aprll 1C?Tho
funeral of Captaln Wllllam R. Kenan,
conducted thls mornlng from tho Flrst
rrosbyterlan Church, was ono of the
largest nnd most Impresslvo ever hold
ln thla city. Tho church was crowded
to overflowlng and tho vast assomblngo
boro vlslble slgns of great grlef. Tho
services wero conducted by Rov. Dr.
J. M. Wells, of thls clty, and Rov. Dr.
Feyton H. Hogo, of Loulsvllle, Ky. Tho
la'tter's eulogy on Captaln Kenan wns ono
of the flnest ever dellvored hero. The re
malns wero Interred In Oakdalo Come
tery.
In honor of hls memory all the publlc
schools suspended exerclses to-day, Tho
Suporlor Court took a rccess and the
Camp of Confederato Veterans and tho
Wilmington Llght Infantry attended thp
funeral in large bodles, the latter flritig
three volleys over tho grnve and a bugler
hlowlng taps. Among those who attend?
ed tho funeral woro Mr. and Mrs. II.
. M. Flagler, of Now York; Colonel Thos.
B. Kennn, Dr, V. E, Turner, and Chas.
M. Busbeo, ot Ralelgh.
SPRINGER ELECTED
Defeats Waddell in Primary in Wilming?
ton for Mayor,
(Bpoclnl to Tha Tlracs-Pisputch.)
WILMINGTON, N. C, Aprll 10.? In tho
second primary electlon to-day, Wm, 13.
Sprlnger defeated Colonol Alfred M.
Waddell for mayor of Wilmington. by a
plurallty of 401 votes.
Sprlnger recolved 1,215 and Waddell 811.
Colonel Waddell has beon Mayor for four
years, havlng beon flrst elected after the
memorablo race rlot In the fnll of 1S0S.
tu tho flrst prlmnry. hold Tuosday, thero
?were flve candidates for the mayornlty.
Waddell and Sprlnger had to run over
to decldo lt and lnterest In the electlon
has beon Intonso,
Mr. Sprlnger ls one of tho leadlng bus?
lness men of tho clty and ia falrly
woulthy. rio served on tho Board of
Aldormon two years ugo, Hls friends aro
havlng a rouslng celobratlon to-nlght
on account of tho Blgnal vlctory. Two
years ago Colonol Waddell defeated Mr.
Sprlngor ln the race for Mayor and to.
flay the tablos wore roversed.
UTLEY'S LETTER
Wrote lo Tell Sheriff Where to ftnd
Locks of the Jail.
(Speclal to Tho Tlmcs-Dlsputoh.)
FAYETTEV1L/LE, N. C, Aprll 10,-Ed
iwnrd L. Utley, whose appeal for now
trlal was latoly refused bytho Supremo
Court ot North Carollna, who ls un
der sontenco ot twenty yeara at hard
labor ln the penitentiary, and who lt Wlll
bo remembered escapod from Jall ln Fob
ruary and voluntarlly returned and sur-.
rondored hlmself, has wrltten the follow?
lng remarkable letter to the 6heriff ol
Cumberland county:
"FayettfivUlo, N. C, Aprll 15, 1&0U,
'?Sheriff W. H. Marsh, clty:
penr Slr,?lf you wlll look In the hole
jn tha wall of hospltnl rootn, you wlll
pnd the locks I took otf my cell door
Bpmetlme ago.. r took them oft wlth a
penknlfe. whloh was ln tho pocket of a
coat whlch came tq mq from the botol ln
Ootober.
*t tlilnk thls wlll satlsfy anyone who
a^> ??*? Ungerlng UjuU* about the way,
Ir
Thls
Cold
Snap
BUggeats a pair
of go-in-be*
tweou Shoea
Our 11.60
line.
Look llke
somo 12.00
o n ea and
wearqultoaa
well.
Hofheimer's
Economy Stores,
311 Broad. 1549 Maln. j
j
I got out. I put the Iockb ln the hole
myself. Maxwell dld not know of lt.
''Yours truly.
"EDWARD L. UTLBY."
The locks were found as descrlbed and
soap had been usod from day to day to
cover up all traces bf the Illlng, whlch
roqulred. abotlt a week's work.
At tho last meetlng of the Board of
Aldormen a franchlso ? waa granted to
lay an electrlc street rallway through
the prlnclpal stroots of Fayettevlllo, the
company conslstlng of Captaln D,H.
Ray. Messrs. H.' L. Cook, W. L. Holt
and other promlnent buslness men.
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THE BILTMORE BAZAAR
Mlss Roosevelt Present as Mrs. George
Vanderbilt's Guest
(Speclal to Thu Tlmes-Dlspatch.)
ASHEVILLE, N. C. Aprll 16.?The
Blltmoro Bazaar,' glven thla afternoon
and undor tho personal dlrectlon of Mrs.
George Vandorbllt, was a blg success, |
Mr. and Mrs. Vanderbtit and the guests
of thelr housa-party, Includlng Mlsa Allce
Roosevelt, were at tho bullding early
aftor 2 o'clock, the openlng hour, and by
S o'clock the houso was well fliled wlth
vlsitors. From thon on untll the (hour
of closjng the sceno was ono of tho
greatest activlty, and allver pour.ed rap
ldly Into the.con*ers ready to recelve the
offerlng for charlty's sake.
Mlss Roosevelt set tho fashlon for hav?
lng fortunes told. Sho was J the flrst
to approach the gypsy tent, and waa
onthuslastlo over the uttcrances of tho
fortunc-teller, Mrs. Gazzan. Hor merry
laughter and Interested questlons were
ochoed by tho rlng of onlookers around
her and other members of tho Blltmore
houflo-party. v
Mrs. Vanderbllt was drcssed ln a pleat
ed gown of tan chlfton trlmmed 4n
lace, and 'wore a large black hat and a
boa of whlte and black chlffon.
Mlss Roosevelt, whose cnjoyment of
cach booth and amusement was evi?
dent, wore an afternoon gown ot whlte
chlffon encrusted Wlth lace. Her hat
was of palo.blue trlmrqed ln' plumos.
Durlng the afternoon a thousand guests
passed in and out tho doors, and the
evenlng attendance was larger than that
In tho afternoon. The charitles for which
the bazaar was glven wlll receivo a large
amount from the very successful affalr.
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OFFICERS ELECTED
R. B. Crawford Elected Temporary Sec
retary of the Y. M. C. A. ,
(Speclal to Tho Tlmcs-Dlspatcb.)
WINSTON-SALBM. N. C, Aprll 16.
The annual meotlng ot tho directors of
the Frles Manufacturlng and Power Com?
pany was held thls mornlng and an elec?
tlon of offlcers gono Into, resultlng as
follows: Presldent. H." E. Frles; Flrst
Vlco-Presldent, Wllllam A. Blalr; Sec?
ond Vlce^Presldent, F. H. Frles; Secre
tary and Treastiror, B. J. Pfohl.
Mr. R- B. Crawford, presldent of the
Young Men's Clirl/jt'lan Assoclatlon, wlll
bo elected tcmpofary secretary to flll
tho vacanc/ untll a permanent Be<?etary
can be se^-.ired, A call was recently ex
lended to Mr. W. M. Colbert, of Baltl
more, but lt ls not known yet whether
he wlll accept.
Winston Lodge, No. 110, B. P. O. E?
Installed the followlng recently elected;
offlcers last nlght: Exaltod Ruler, J. E.
Aloxander; Esteemed Leadlng ICnlght,
A. M. Coleman; Esteemed Loyal Knlght.
A. B.' Bynum; Esteemed Lecturlng
Knlght. T. H. Tlae; Secretary, Thomas
Barbor, Jr.; Troasuror, Georgo D. Hod
gln; Tller, W. L. O'Brlen; Trustee, H.
W. Kronhoimer.
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THE COMPTON BURNED
Was Undergoing Repairs at a Wilming
ton Shipyard,
(Speclal to The Ttmes-Dlapateb.)
WILM1NGTON, N. C, Aprll 18,-The
frolght and passenger steamer Comptbn,
owned by the Wllmlngton and Llttle
Rtver Tran8portatlon Company. thls clty,
was burned to tho . watcr's edge, thls
mornlng at 1 o'clock at Sklnner's ship?
yard, whero sho had Just undergone oi
tenslve overhaullng. The steamer was
valucd at $10,000 and ?10.000 waa carrled
In Insurance. Tho loss Is almost total.
A holstlng scow and pllo tlrlver, ownod
by L, H. Sklnncr, was damaged to the
extont of $500. A tug boat, a small
launch, a small frelght steamor and two
coastlng schwoncra ? narrowly escapod
burnlng. All woro tled up ln tho Bhlp
yard, and by dnrlng efforts on the part
of othor steambpats ln the harbor the
cr.aft wero towed out Into the streanv
Tho orlgln ot tho flre ls unknown.
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H1D IN GARRET
Wrote Father That He Would Never
, See Hor Again. v
\ (Speclal to The Tlmes-Dlapatch.)
GOLDSBORO, N. C, Aprll 10.?Tho clty
was conslderably stlrred to-day over tolo
graphlo advlcos from Smlthfleld, N. C.,
conveylng lntolllgonce of tho dlsappeai
nnco ot Mlss Mlldred Saundors, daughter
bf Mr. W. M. Saundors, who loft homo
tlils mornlng aftor havlng addreased a
note to her father saylng he would
"novor bco her agaln," Tha young lady
was found thls evenlng by the ald pf
bloodhounds, who would not leave the
Saundors home, hld awuy ln the garrot
of the bullding.
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Tarboro Convocatlon,
(Speclal to Tho Tlinei-DUputcb.)
WELDON, N- 0.i Aprll 1U.?Tha second
day's session of tho Convocatlon of Tar?
boro was called to order thls mornlng
at U o'clock, at whlch hour a buslness
meetlng was held and an escellent sejN
mon was proached by Bev. Charles Fltter,
of Rocky Mount.
Tho weathor here has boen oold and
rainy all the week, ar#. farmers uro set
hack consldeyably In thelr work,
Mlsses Edlth Hatcher and Martha
Snead, of Rlchrnqnd, Va.. wlll glve a
plano and volco recltal hers Frlday nlght
for tjio boneflt of tl^ Eaotist Church
organ fund. i
V. M. I. BOYS
IN THE LiST
Deslgnated for Examinatlon
for Marlne Corps.
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ONE RICHMONDER IN LOT
Frederlck O. McOonnell Is One of
Those Named by the Secretary of
the Navy?Dewey'a Ordorly
, Wlll Have a Chanco.
CBy Aaaoelated Preaa.)
WASHINGTON, D. 0? Aprll 16.?The
Becrctary of tho Navy,to-day made the
\ followlng deslgnatlona for, examtnatlons
for appolntmcnt to second lloutenants of
the Marlne Corps, under tho provlaions
of tho rocent naval approprlutlon blll:
NON-COMM1S3IONED OFFICERS.
Wllllam O. Mondenhall, corporal, Now
'port, R, I., barracka.
Ellaa Beodle, flrat aergeant, Unlted
Blatea ateamshlp Atlanta.
Eugene P. FortBon, corporal. formerly
at Unlted States Mllltary Acadcmy.
Clarence B. Owen, sergeant, prlvate sec?
retary to tho cbmmandant of the Marlne
Corps.
Robort,0. Undorwood, corporal.
Andrew Gunter, sergeant, marlne bar?
racka, Washlngton, D. C.
Georgo L. Hogap, sergeant
CharleB J. Guggenhelmer, on duty at
tho Naval Acaderny as gunnory sergcant.
John A. McDougal, sergeant, orderly
for Admlral Dewey on the Oiympla ln tho
battle of Manlla Bay,
FROM CIVIL LIFE. '
Porcy F. Archer, of Maryland.
Maurlce Vlol Campbell, son of the lato
prcaldent of Rutger's Collego; Berved. in
Bpanlsh-Amerlcan War.
Harry B. Cann, Plttsburg. Pa., member
of tho Phlladelphla Clty Cavalry durlng
tho Bpanlsh-Amerlcan War.
R. B. Creecy, durlng Bpanlsh-Amerlcan
War 8crved on the Panther.
Jesse F, Dyer. Mlnneapolls, Mlnn., dur?
lng Bpanlsh-Amerlcan War Berved seven
teer montha ln Thirteenth Mlnnesota
Volunteers.
Hugh McCormick-Howard, graduate of
the Vlrglnla Mllltary Instltute.
G. N. KInkade, of Gloucestor, Mass.,
flrat lleutenant ln Elghth Massachusetta
Voluntecr Mllltia,
Wllllam A. Howard, Grand Raplda,
Mlch.
Frederick O. McConnell,. graduato of tho
Vlrglnla M'Htary Instltute, resldence ln
Richmond, Va,
Sldney A. Merrlam, of Portland, Malne.
Alexander B. Mlkell, of Charleston, S.
C.
Arthur B. Owens. of Annapolls, Md.
Harrlson T. Swaln, of Nashua, N. H.,
perved as a teacher ln tho Phillpplne Is
lands.
Nelson T, Vulte, of New Rochelle, .N.
Y.
Cliarlea F. Wllllams, son of the late
Colonel C. F. Wllllams, of the Marlne
Corps.
Seth Wllllams, student of the Unlverslty
at Northfleld, Vermont.
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Broadnax to Hang May 22d.
(Speclal to The Tlmes-Dlspatch.)
REIDSVIL/LE, N. C, Aprll 16.?John
Broadnax, the murderer of Sldney Blalr,
wlll hang for hla crlmo on May 22d, be?
tween the hours of 12 and 2 o'clock. The
Jury reached a verdlct wlthln flfteen min
utes after thoy had retlred. Tho sen
tonco was passed by Judge Long to-day.
Counsel for the defense made a hard
flght. The apeech of Solicltor Graves was
exceptlonally flne.
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THE DEPARTMENT,
OF AGRICULTURE
Criticised1 by Mayor Oaines
and Defended by Board
. Members.
The Jolnt Commltteo on Agriculture of
the Sonato and House met yesterday af?
ternoon and had wlth them by invltatlon
the Stato Board of Agriculture to secure
tho beneflt of the vlows of those gen
tlemen on tho subject of tho leglslatlon
relatlng to the agriculture department,
mado necossary by the new Constitutlon.
Tho members of tho Board present were
Messrs. J-eeoh, Heator, Bevcrly, Ruffln,
Eggborn, Barker .Cowan, Dr. J. M. Mc
Bryde J. H. Cowan and Commlsslonor
of Agriculture Kolner, and Professor S.
B. Helges, managar of tho Stato Te3t
Farm.
Tho blll relatlng tt> tho dopartment was
road and submltted to tho board, and
was unanlmously endorsed by tho mem?
bers.
Tho most Important changes mado by
tho Conatltutlon aro In maklng tho com?
mlsslonor electlvo by the people and ln
maklng hlm tho exocntlvo ofllcer of tho
board, but wlth no vote thereln. Dr. Mc
Brydo, of tho Vlrglnla Polytechnlo In?
stltute, Is ex ofllclo a member of tho
bonrd.
After tho mootlng Chalrman Feathor
ston Invlted any of thoae prosent to ad
dresa the board, and Major R, V. Galnos,
of Charlotto, responded, speaklng at aome
Icngth and glvlng a history of the Agri
cultural Departmont slnce lts Inceptlon.
In the olosa of It he orltlclsod tho de
partmont somewhat as to tho tost farm
and lts management. Mr. Barkor, of
Honry, and Profoasor Hplge3 responded
brlefly, defendlng the board agalnst tho
crltlclsms of Major Galnos,
THE IRimACCEPT
l THE LAND BILL
(Contlnued From Flrst Page.)
commlttee stagg, wlth the nmoudmenta.
EVQKED ENTHUS1ASM.
Whllo bogglng tho delegntoa to let their
porllamentary represontatlves Bottle the
muttor, Mr, O'Brlen attaeked the land?
lords, Irlah Judgca and Brltlsh rulo wlth
the sama vlrulenco aa haa alwaya markod
hla spcoches, to tha Intonso dellght of tho
ndulenco, whlch, swayod by hls eloquepne,
hlEBod and cheered allornately. Uo oon
cluded wlth aay lng that (r prop'jrly
nmended Mr. Wyndham's blll would
"make the poasants as safo as tho King
on hls throne ln tho pogsesslon of their
land." Thoy wpuld ncver agnln havo to
Bland trombllng ln tho rent office.
Pleadlng for a frlondly splrlt ln the dls
cusslOn, Mr. O'Brlen remarked: "If all
goes well lt wlll bo as great a resurreutlon,
cf hope, joy arid' happlnoss as has over
vislted. {hla country ln a thousand yeara.
it ia the blgsost thlng English stutesuiuu
shlp has over dono towards restorlng the
sbll-of Iretand lo Irlshmen,"
Mr, OJJrlen conoluded with saylng that
whllo Mr, Rodmond hlmself dld not want
to entnnglo the land questlon wfth home
rule, thoy mlght ae woll "try to turn
honest irlsh blood Into red Ink as to allay
hla own and traland's doslre for eventual
homo ruto," ;
A motlon by Patrick Whlte, M. P? to
rojcot Boofotnry Wyhdhtun'n Irlah land
blll, as hot moritlng tha eupport of tho
Irlali party, waa defeated by an ovor
whotmlng majority, Tho announcement
of the voto created trcmendous enthual-'
nfltn, Only a fow handa woro held up In
favor of Mr.. Wblto's motlon, whllo hun
dreds wero w'aved when "to tho contrary"
waa called, andhats Wero thrown up and
tho convention enthunlastlcally commttted
itself to tho land blll, subject to euch
amendments aa tho Irlsh parllamontary
party can Bceuro.
TREMBNDOU8 OVATION.
Mlohaol Davltt- then recelve'd a great
ovatlon. Ho domanded tho reloaso of Col?
onel Arthur Lynoh, who Is undorgolng a
Hontenee of llfe Imprlsonment, after hav?
lng beon convlcted of hlgh treason, and
one other agltator, who ln stlll ln Jall and
whose contlnuod Imprlsonment, Bald Mr.
Davltt, waa unbecomlng to tho splrlt of
pcace between Ireland n'd England, Mr,
Davltt expreased many dlfforenceB of
oplnlon wlth Mr. O'Brlon, Mr. Redmond
nnd the majority of tho deloRates, but ho
promtsed to ablde by tho declslon of the
convention, volcod hls undylng hatred of
Irlah landlords, and sald he doubtod lf
Mr. O'Brlen was rlght In bollovlng that
they would settlo down and holp In the
developmont of the country aftor tho pas
sago of the blll.
Mr. Davltt moved in frlondly terms an
amendment to Mr. O'Brlen's rnotlon, pro
vldlng that the. Natlonallat members of
Parllament refer tho blll back to the con?
vention for flnal approval, after passing
the committee stago In tho Houao of
Commons, so that the people themselves
may Bay lf thoy accopt it as amended,
and that the convention bo adjourned in
Btead of merely dlssolved.
Mr. Redmond, in reply, pald a trlbuto to
Mr. Davltt's fatrness and tho beneflt de
rivod from hls presence and support, but
he sald ho bellevcd hls amendments would
bo construod as a voto of wantof con
fldenco in the Irlsh parliamentary. party.
Mr. O'Brlen followed wlth an lmpas
sioned appeal on tho same llnes. He de?
clared Mr. Davltt's amendment monaced
tho Irlsh party.
Mr. Davltt then, amld trcmendous
cheerlng, -wlthdrew. hls amendment, on
whose merlts tho convention seemed fair
ly equally dlvlded, and the threatoned
spllt was averted.
The dbnventlon then unanlmously adopt
cd Mr. O'Brlen's motlon to entrust tho
parliamentary party wlth the power and
responslblllty of eventually deallng in
committee stage wlth the amendments,
and adjourned untll Frlday.
BILL
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tCdntinued From Flrst Page.)
habltants that iii the oplnlon of many
It wlll result ln practical prohlbltlon ln
the country distrlcta. The appllcatlon ln
such cases is referred to the court, whlch
then hears testlmony for and agalnst
tho appUcatlon and determlnes the ques?
tlon of grantlng Ucense. It must be
shown to the swiieiZactlon of the court
that the applicant is a flt person; that
he wlll keep an orderly house, and that
the place is a sultable, convenlent and
approprlate one for the sale of llquor.
A bond of from $250 to $600 ls requlred
of the applicant. The court may then
grant Ucense, and tho. commissioner shall
issue the sa.me. In case the applicant ls
refused the money deposited is to be re
funded.
POST WRITTEN NOTICES.
Appllcants for Ucense outslde of towns
of over ,600, havlng adequate pollce pro
tectlon," are roqulred to advertlse thelr
intentlon to apply by posting a writton
notlco at tbe courthouse and at tho place
where ho proposes to sell for thlrty days
before the appllcatlon is presented. Any
ono may contest the applicaUIon who feels
that he would be aggrleved by lts grant?
lng. Tho further proceduro for tho secur
Ing of a Ucense to sell in rural sections
is thus outiined by the blll:
"lf tho court be fully satisfled upon the
hearlng of the testjmony for and agajnst
the appUcatlon that the applicant Is a
flt person to conduct such buslness, and
that ho wlll personally superlntend the
same, nnd will keep an orderly house,
and that tho' place at whicb lt ls to bo
conducted ls a sultable, convenlent and
approprlate place for conductlng such
a buslness, and one at whlch pollce pro
tectlon is afforded, and it shall further
plalnly appear to the satlsfaction of tho
court that a majority of the quallfled
voters of tho dlstrlct or town In which
tho prlvllege ls sought to bo oxorclsed nre
in favor of the appllcatlon, that tho sale
of nrdent splrlts at that place wlll not
be contrary to a sound publld pollcy or
Injurlous to tho morals or the matorlal
lnterests of tho communlty, tho court
may, upon oxccutlon by the applicant of
bond ln tho pena{ty of not less than
$350 nor moro than $600, wlth socurlty,
condltlonod for the fnlthful compllajico
witb all tho requlremonts of thls sectlon,
grant such llconso."
FEES FOR LJCENSES,
Tho fee for wholosalo llcenso Is $350;
for malt llquor llconso only, $150; for
selllng by retall ln the country or ln
towns of 1,000 of loss, $175; retall llconso
ln towns, cltles or vlllagos of over 1,000
people, $350, and elght per cent. of the
rental value of tho proporty utllizod for
selllng up to $1,000; flve per cont, on
rental ot from $1,000, to $2,00O, nnd three
per cont. on rental value over that sum;
tho Ucense tax for a hotel or ordlnary
In towns of 1,000 or less. $175; In towns
or cltles over that numbor, $350, and a
tax of $5 for oach room for lodgers.
For vlolatlon nf the provislons of tho
law a flne of from $.'>0 to $100 for oach of
fenco ls provlded, and In tho dlscretlon
of the Jury Imprlsonment not oxceedlng
slxty days. For Kolllng to mlnors a flne
of from flfty to ono hundred dullars, wlth
revooatlon of llconso, ls tho ponalty pro
vldod.
Soclaj clubs aro taxed two dollars
per memlier, provldod the tax does not
excoed $350, and shall not sell dlrectly
nor lndlrectly to non-resldonta of tho
county or clty In whlch such club ls
located, unless such person be a bomi
fldo membeir. No club-house shall be
mnlntalned ln tho'samo bullding with a
bar. A memborshlp Inltlatlon fee of not
less than $10 is roqulred, and dues of
not less than $1 per month.
MISS JOHNSTON HERE
Well-Known Authoress Among Visltors
to the Bazaar Last Night.
Major Johnston nnd hls daughtor, tho
father and slster ot the authoress, Mlss
Mary Johns'ton, wero among the visl?
tors at tho Bazaar last nlght.
Mlss Johnston haa roturnod wlth them
from Nassau and ls now at hor home on
Gruce Streot.
C. & O. EXCURSION TQ NEWPORT
IsjgWS TO-MORROW, \
Leayos Rlchrnond 9H5 A- M, $1 round
trlp. Traln retunilng, leaves Old Po'.ai,
6:30 P, <U.t S^ewport News f> P. it, I
Our spring atock is now at ita bost. All that is new and doBirablo in liousc-furnishmga
is horo. Every article worth more than you aro asked to pay. Economy m pnce and
roliable service guarantoed._ ? ,
Pretty Ohlna
Oasc8,wlth bont
gluHB ands,
pluln and swoll
frouts,
*13
.50
Onnnot bo
mntchod for
Iosb than $10.00.
Others at $18
to$35.
New
Royal
Sowlng Ma
ohlnofl havo
proven favor
ltes?n rollnblo
iniichliio at (i
very Bmnll cost.
A $20 raachlno
ls tho equal'of.
any $86 nrfclolo..
$35 for the best
drop-hoadauto
tnntlo,:
Monarch
Rcfrlgeratora..
You* 11 enjoy
good health lf
you uso ono of
theso loo and
food preservora,
Economlcal,
snnltnry, and
durahlo.
Ohnirtbor, Pnrlor, Dlnlng
Booni and Kltchon
Furniture, Matting,
Oarpote, Rugs, Ingraln and
BrussclB1 Druggots.
Houscb furnlshcd at small
cost. Small wooklyormonfch
ly pnyinents wlll-make you
conifortablo. ,
Qo-Carts,
Baby Cnrrlagcs.
?Tho good
fcaturcs of our
llnos are caally
Beon.
Bulltforcom
forb and wear.
Prlced to Btilti
all purses.
ROTHERT & COMPANY, fouRth and broap.
Crocker-Wheeler Comp&ny,
Manufactiirers of
DYNAMOS
and MOTORS.
Electrical Engineers
for an economical driv;e of Pumps, Blowers
Hoists, Printing Presses, Machine Tools, etc.
Washington Officel 1417 ^ew York Avenue. Offices and Works, AMPERE, N. J.
DAILY
NECESSITIES
AT EXTREMELY LOW
PR1GES.
Sugar Corn, 4 cans for.:.250,
New Cut Herrlngs, per dozen........12o.
Large cans Pie Peachea.. .7^
Best Granulated Sugar, pound..... .4%?'
Quart bottle Tomato Catsup....10c
Small Smithfield Hams, pound.15c
T. M. Shoo Blacking, 2 boxes........5c
Best City Meal, per peck.18c.
or, buahel .-65C
Large Canned Virginia Tomatoes.8c
Early Roso Potatoes, bushel.76c.
or, peck.20c.
Arbuckles' Coffee, pound..10c.
Cordova or Lion Coffee, pound....gyac.
2-pound can Grated Pineapple.7c.
Imported Macaroni, pound.6c.
Blackberry or Catawba Wine, quart. ,ioc.
Enameline ,Stove Polish, box.4c.
Cuticula Toilet Soap, a for-..-5c.
Snowllake Patent Family Flour, bar
rel, ?3-9?; **&.2SC
Good Green or Mixed Tea, pound. ...25c.
String Beans, can.-........6c.
Carolina Rlce, per pound.5c.
Best Tea Dust, pound.aoc.
Fresh Country Eggs, per dozen.15c.
S. ULLMAN'S SON
Downtown Stores, 1820-1823 East Maln
Street. Uptown Store, 506 East Mar
shall Street,
'Phones at our two Stores.
MAY RE-ENACT
WHARTON LAW
Senator R. P. Bruce Wlll Call
UpHis Blll Next
Week.
"No, I have not abandonod my blll
deslgnud "lo ro-cmtct tho provislons of
tho antl-compaot Insurance law," Bald
Senator R, P. Qruco, of Wlse, to a ro
preaontatlve of Tho Tlmea-Olspatch. "1
havo only boon waltlnu for It to gathor
strength, and Jlt luuj gathorod lt ln
great voluino. Sufllulout, iudeetl, l thlnk,
to cirry lt throngh, nnd 1 shall try
to fctet It up before tho Senate, Ooneral
Uiws Commltteo ono day noxt week."
Tlio agltatlon of tho blll ut thls tlmo
la liuvlng ?'? Important boarlng upon
tlio uctlon of tlio Sonthoustorn Tarlff
Associatlon, whlch was driven from Vlr?
glnla aomo yeara aeo by tho passugo
of tho Wharton act.
Thls act was repealed about a your
ago, but tbo Leglsluturo slill lioing |n
Bosiilon, tho associatlon d1d not rosumo
lts opemtlons,
Membora of tho oxecutlvo commltteo
woro horo from Atluuta tho other day
wlth tbo vlew to ro-ostubltahlns a atamp
otllco In thla olty, but docided to awall
tho ndjournmont of tho Lealslaturo, on
tho groimd that tlio body mlght poss
tho Uruca blll and cutcli tho associatlon
nupplng.
Sonator Bruea doclaros that tho pas
sugo of tho bill 1* earnestly doslred by
bUi consUtu.en$jfc
JIIEBI
,710 Main Street.
Blue=Flame Oil Stoves,
Gas Ranges,
. Gasoline Stoves,
Ovens for Stoves,
Steatn Cookers,
Cream Freezers,
Water Coolers,
' Hose, Hose, Hose,
. Sprinklers,
Filters, Filters,
Cooking Utensils,
Garbage Cans,
Oil, Oil, Oil,
Gasoline.
All Kinds of Stoves
Repaired.
Orders from the Country
Qlven Prompt Attention,
I II I
710 Main Street.
Present tiokob No. 1054 aud gafc
tlio Ton Dollars' wortli of Wall
Paper absolutoly free.
P. A. ARTHUR & C0.
302 E. Main Street.
J, O. U. A. M.
Annual session Btate Councll of Vlr?
glnla, Lynchburg, Va., Aprll 21st to 25th
lnclus^'o, $3 round-trlp vla Norfolk and
Westorn Itailwuy. Only lltio wlth three
(3) dally tnitns ln oach dlrectlon.' Tlcketa
on salo Aprll l'Jth, goth nnd 21st, good
untll Aprll 27th. Eor tlckets and, further
Jufortnatlon, npply.nt cnmpauy's oltlce,
838 East Maln Street; John E. Wagnor,
Pqssenger Agont; C. H. Uosluy, Dlstrice
i'asiQ.ng.o.r. Agojilu
CURED
And its return prevented by
)r. David's
Liver Ptlls,
Wi
Boat on carth for Constipation,
Biliousness, Dyapupaia nnd Liver.'
Tr'oublea.
If a liver would live
As a livor should live,
And keop from all livor ill3j
IIo must take for hia liver
That corfcain hoalth giver,
Dr. David's Bost Liver Pills. :
Price, 250, a box every where..
UFEISW0RTHLIVIN6
Prico, 250. everywhere.
OWENS & MIMOR DRUQ CO.,
Piichraond, Va.
MONEYTOLOAN
$10 and upwards loaned on Planoa
uid household furniture, on tha
bullding and loan assoolatlon plan,
whlch makes tho cost much less
than you pay elsewhere. and allow
you to pay It off ln monthly pay.
ments, runnlng from ono to twejve
months, Get others' rates, thon
eeo ua.
Tldowator Loan and Trust Co.
Sulte 83-34, Yhlrd Floor,
Merchants' National Uank Uulldlng.
11CS ISast Maln Street.
Take Klevator,
wmawmmammmmm
H, V. rOSTBR USIIE ?, fOSTBI
FOSTER & FOSTER
Undertokers.
307 North 7th St<
Telephone 2823
Uesidenco 3289
IMPORTANT NOTIOgf
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Newport News to-morrow- $t round trlp.
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