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?*rnln? the fllleeed eone?mtr?tlon r>| Co
lomblen troop? ?t tho mouth of th?
? trato River, on the Quit of Darteli,
The AlrAto ftlvor boln* in Colombian
territory, the Atlanta, of cours?, ctiuld
ftot Interniore with any mo vomente Of
Colombian tfoopfc There. The Movement
of the Alleni? are entirely of n. proemi?
tlnnary nature, end Tor thnt purpose of he?
curl?* Information. The United Blates
euhboat Ba?ero? left to-day to patrol the
western end of tho San Bin? const In co?
operation With th? Atlnnln,
Colombia Will Persist.
BOGOTA, Deo. 7, via Colon. Doc. ?.
A prominent end well Informed politi?
cian, who is close to tho government.
?when 'questioned to-day by Ilio Asso
elated Prese correspondent, 'declined to
?1V6 any expression of opinion concerning
tho ratification of the canal treaty by
,tUb government or the Republic of Part
Amu. The following expression of the
Altitude of the Colombian government,
however, Is Authorized, tho strict censor,
ship preventing a. fuller report:
"Tho statement Issued by United otti tes
Satie taf y Hny, in explanation of the
violent happenings on the Isthmus of
Panama, has produced a most tinforliin
?to and disastrous Impression in politi?
cal and diplomatic circles hero, "by reu- '
son of Its contradictions and Its lack
uf ?Incerity and logical argumente.
. "The Bogota press has answered Sec?
retary Hay's ?internent In the most con?
vincing munner. The central government
I* acting nnd will continue to act with
-'?ilgnliy And honor, but It hai decided
to oombat the independence of the lath
Mite most determinedly and without ces
s-ntion. Americans hero continue to en?
joy completo security deeplto the in?
digno tlon of tho people."
Deputies Fired Upon.
(By Associated press.)
, TRINIDAD, COLOMBIA, . Doc. 0.
M'hilc a number of deputies and clerks
wore driving from Berwlnd to Tobasc?
?to-day, they wore fired upon by several
*tnen hid behind rooks nnd brush. The
deputies and clerks jumped from the
wagon and returned the fire. The shoot
Ing continued at intervals for thirty min?
utes, though no one was Injured. Sheriff
Clerk and fiosso wero preparing to lcavo
:.or the. siena on a special train when
word was received that reinforcement
ef guards had arrived from Tabasco, halt
? mile away, and tho ambush party fled.
Lig?n?de La Tour.
. ? (Special to The Times-Dispatch.)
i I..YNCHBT?RO. VA., Dec. fl.-Mlss Annie
? Elise de la Tour, Ihe daughter of Mr.
, Louis de ?a Tour, was married in St.
, Paul's Church at 3 o'clock this afternoon
to Mr. Wlliam Daniel Llgon, of Pitts
?burg, Pa..' by the rector. Rev, James M.
.Owens. A largo ?oucourse of relatives
,and friends was present. Music was
rendered by tho full vested choir and
by the music director of St, Paul's.
1 Professor Hartley Turner.
The first to enter tho church wero
?he ushers, Messrs. "Wlliam King, Jr.,
Guy F. Langliorno and C. D. Haninev. of
Lynchburg; James H. Stribllng, of Rich?
mond; William Kinkle Allen and Graver
' C. Llgon, of tho Virginia Polytechnic
? Tnstltute. They were immediately fol?
lowed by tho maid of honor, Miss Alicen
de La Tour, sister of the bride, who was
charmingly gowned In roya.1 blue chif?
fon, velvet and lace, with a largo pic?
ture hat to matc?i.
The bride entered with lier father,
Lieutenant Garland Llgon, of the Vir?
ginia Polytechnic Instituto, was best man.
Tho bride woro. an elegant and becom?
ing costume of mauve chiffon, velvet and
lace, with hat to match, and carried a
white prayer book, the gift of tho roc
1or, who read the marriage ritual from It.
Mr. and Mrs. Llgon boarded a north?
bound train for an estended Northern
tour. Ttey will be at home In Pittsburg
after January 1st.
Mr. Llgon is ? member of a. well Ttnown ?
and prominent Virginia family. Ho Is n,
graduate of the Virginia Polytechnic In- ]
stltute, and now fills an Important posl
lion as electrical and mechanical engineer
with tho Westlnghouse Bleotrtc.nl Com?
pany, at Pittsburg.
Ambassador in Wreck..
(B.r Associated Prese.)
WASHINGTON, Dec. !).-Powq1! Clay?
ton, ambassador of the United States to
Mexico, arrived here to-day from Mexico
City. Yesterday morning the train on
?which ho was a passenger was wrecked
near La Grange, Ga., but ho escaped
with only a slight Injury to his hand.
Bank Bill Reported.
The House Committee on Finance ves.
tcrday afternoon favorably reported Son?
nte bill No. 581, to provide for the col?
lection of pastine taxes on shores of
capital stock jy! Hanks land banking asso?
ciations. The 1)111 hoe already passed the
Senate.
HORSES DASH INTO
STRETCH AND FALL
Jockey Severely Bruised at the
Races in New Or?
leans..
(By Associated Press.")
NEW ORLEANS, LA., Dec. B.?Lam
poon and Dan McKennu?, both well sup?
ported, were tho winning favorites, to?
day. Rounding the first turn In the laet
race, Baritolmoi'e fell anil Will Shelly
and Shotgun fell over him. Wolf, who
had the mount on Barlwlmore, waa se?
verely bruised, but the otlicrH escaped
unhurt. Summary;
First race? Five furlongs? Slyboots (20
?? 1) first, Sid Silver (15 to 1) second,
S-pec (ti to V) third. Time, i;W.
f.econd race?Milo and a riuarter?Little
TJlkin (3 to 1) first, Trocudoro (6 to E)
becond, Joe Doughty (3 to 1) third. Time,
:.H 1-5.
Third race?Mile?Lampoon (I to 2)
??'St, Tioga 15 to 1) second, Royal Pirate
<4ii to 1) third. Time, ?:??7 l-?.
Fourth race?Mile und seventy yards
Dan McKenna (U to C) flret. Potheen (7
to d) second, Hen Chance (7 to 1) third.
"j'una, l:tO 4-3.
Fifth race?Six furlongs-J. P. Maynor
ry (4 to 1) first, Josoltu (7 to 2) second,
Bangui (20 to I) third. Time, 1:17 1-5.
Sixth race-One rnile-Kiwasa (& to 1)
iirt?t, Calcutta (? to 1). second, Rftck
H*8 6 to V) third. Time, 1 ; 17.
AN AUGUSTA PRINTER,
Says Father John's Medicine Saved Hie
Ulfe and That of His Wife,
Eugene N. liaskell, u printer lu the
Ktnncbfcc Journal office, n. Augusta. Me,,
writes: "I positively b&'|eve that Father
John's Medicine, saved my life, as well
as my wife's- l got completely run down, j
had coughing spells, lost appetite, and
wae obliged to stay away from work part
o? the time? J UJ'isultec) different doctors, I
hut got no heip. The (ire ? dose of Father
John's Medici io helped me, and I began |
to improve and was soon entirely cured.
Shortly afterwaro we all thought rny wife
was going Ir.U consumption. After tali
trig two botti?.?? of Father John's Medi?
cine, ehe I? no** ?- well woman. That
made two cures In my family." Falher
John's Medlcl,',e la for sale by Owens and
Minor Drug Company, 1O07 East Main
Street; Oily Prujj Store, 1414 Bast Main
Btreet: People"* Drug Store, ?900 Wllllams
hurg Avenue; IMorlhclde Pharmacy, 001
North Fifth BUeet; Pine Street pharmacy,
m ?South (-toe Street; East Pb?xmacy,
??till Ve-Mal* SU-Mi.
? BERRY'S FOR CLOTHES,**
Open till 7 P. M;
About Over-cools.
There's no mon we can't fit
no style we can't supply, In a
moment.
Different styles nnd lengths
for different sized men?try on
as many as you like, until you
find your Ideal garment. It's
here,
S7.B0 to $46.00.
Everything else a man or
boy wears,
OHBERRy&COA
MEfJ & BOYS' OUTFITTERS.
SAFE-BLOWERS.
Police Get Hold of Two Danger?
ous Customers.
(By Associated Press.)
./MOBILK, ALA.. December 9.?Tho ar?
rest of Albort \V. Drlawold, alias Dun?
can, and J. E. Bussoli, ali'as Clark, whom
the police believe to be two dangerous
safe-blowers, wns made to-day by local
olllctii'fl, nlded by two detectives from
Jacksonville, .Fla,,' where Driswold and
Clark aro wanted for blowing the safe of
Cohen Brothers, on tho night of Decom
hor ?ilh. They arc- also said to bo wanted
in Savannah, Ca., on a similar charge.
Moro than $1,000 In money, a stick of
dynamite, burglar's tools and a lady's
Jacket containing money wero found on
the men. Th.-y say they are residents of
Brooklyn and are oleotrloians, Driswold
luis tattoo marks on tho left leg, and
Russell is crippled in tho left hand.
OBITUARY.
John V, Goode.
(Special tc The Tlmes-Dlspatch.)
LYNCHBURG, VA., Deo. ?.-News has
been received hero of tho death at Fort
Worth, Texas, of John V. Goode,
iormer Virginian. Mr, Goodo was born
in Goochland, in December, 1863, nnd was
a ton of Dr. Goode, at one timo a pro?
fessor nt Yale. At an early age, Mr.
t-foodo was connected with the Western
Union Telegraph Company, and was
known ns tho "Kid Operator."
At tho nge of fifteen ho located In
aprlngflold, 111., with tho Wabash, and
at eighteen was chief dispatcher of that
road. Ills next position was that of
trainmaster for the Missouri Pacific. In
ISSO he wont with the Fort Worth and
Denver City Railroad, of whloh ho ba?
camo subsequently general superintend?
ent.
His wlfo was Miss Josie Terrell, daugh?
ter of Captain Joseph C. Terrell.
Mrs. V. M. Dickinson. ,
WILLI AMSBURG. VA., Dec. ?.-The
remains of tho lato Mrs. V. H. Dick?
inson, of this city, who died In Rich?
mond on tho 7th, wero brought here this
morning, and laid to rest in Cedar Grovo
Cemetery, Tho funeral took placo from
the Baptist Church, of which She had
long bcon a member.
Miss Dickinson had been in failing
health for several years, but It was not
thought that her end was so near. Sho
lb survived by her husband and two
children, Mr, Elmo Dickinson, who Is a'
student at Cornell University, and a.
daughter, Miss Louise Dickinson, and
baverai brothers and sisters.
Rev. T. W. Newman.
(Special to Tho Tlmes-Dlspatch.)
M0RR1SVILLB, VA., Dec. O.-Itev. T.
W. Newman, of Mt. Carmel, three miles
north Of this place, died of pneumonia in
a hospital' In Washington city after a
brief illness, on .Monday, and was burled
yesterday in the Baptist Cemetery at Mt.
Carmel.
He was one of the oklcat Baptist proaoh
ers In tho State, nnd no man had a
stronger hold upon tho affections of. as
many people in thla section than Rev,
T. W, Nowman. His was a long, active
nnd useful life, and his body was laid to
rest by tho side of the church ho found?
ed, tinder slmplo, but Impressive services
In the "presence of a largo and sad-faced
concourse of friends. Rev. C. W, Brooks
conducted the funeral services.
Frank N. Maxey.
(Special to Tho TImos-Dispatch.)
BCOTTSVlLLE, VA;, Doc. O.-Mr. Frank
N. Maxey, uged eighty-three years, died
at Well Water. Buckingham county, Mon?
day. For forty years he vas a member
of tho Baptist Church, nnd for thirty
years a member of the Musonlu order, He
was buried with Mn.sonlc honors to-day,
Mrs. Sarah E, Wood.
(Special to The Times-Dispatch.) "
NEWPORT NEWS, VA.. Dec. 9.?
Mrs. Sarah E. Wood, sixty-seven years
old died in Hampton early this morning,
fiho is survived by f|v*> children: XV, Z.
Wood, chief of the Humpton Flro Depart?
ment; Captain William Wood, of the
virginia Pilots' Association: Monile
Wood Reginald Wood. Mrs. Ed, Prince,
Mrs. 'Ora Topping, Misses Lilllo and Eva
Wood.
Mr. C. O'Brien.
(Special to The Times-Dispatch.)
ROANOKIC, VA., Dec. iX-Mrs, Cath?
erine O'Brien died this morning from !
pneumonia, aged sixty years. She came
to Rour.ok.? from Washington about fif?
teen years ngo. Bho Is survived by her
husband, Mr- John O'Brien, and four
children.
Professor H. H. White.
(By Associated Press.)
LEXINGTON, KY? Dec. 9.?-Prof. II. II.
White, aged eighty.two your?, former
president of Kentucky University, und
later professor of mathematics hi the
same college, died to-day. l?o was one
of the most noted educators In the Houth.
DEATHS.
AUSTIN_Died, December Olli, at S:t3 o'clock.
si the home of Mru. K. I,. It w\ Sl'i Went
Muntimi!. Mr?. HAI.UH ?. AUSTIN, the
v.:fi- of Mr Jo!,n g. Austin.
Th? l.urlol ?Hi take plu? FRIDAY MOUN
INO ut 10 o'clock ut M?ntasuma. Relatives
und fil? li-la u/e Invited.
BRKN8TEIN.? Died, ut lii-r rcisirlpnoo. II!) N.
Third, at S ?*. M. yi-ati-ruu;?. ??. ????1?
IH'.'HNt?TElN.
funeral will tuku place from the resilience
TO-PAV at 2 P. M. No flower?.
New York und Brooklyn paper? plcuBe n>py,
BltBPPARP.trPled, ?t Memorial Hospital on
Tut-Hilay nlfcht Ht 8 o'clock. F. I.B13 SHEP
PAltD. tn the tlilrty-seventli yrur of his u/e.
Funeral from Oruve Avenue Duptltt Church
TO-DAY (Ttiun>aey>. December l?th, at 1:30
o'clock, friend? ani seguali!tunees iuvJttd
to attend without further nolle?,
WANT BILL
HELD UP
The Cotmcilmen Object to the
Proposed Charter
Changes.
THE JUDGES SALARIES RAISED
Bond Issue Matter is Brought
Up in Every Form, But Noth?
ing Done Save Refer Matter.
Tho Common Council, at a apocini meet?
ing lnst night, disposed of a vast amount
of business, having remained in session
for nearly four hours.
Tho ordinance, pending for many
months, requiring, .telephone -and tele?
graph companies to place their wires in
conduit? in the -underground district, was
adopted, and tho report of the Finance
Committee? Increasing tho salnries of tho
four city Judges from $3,200 to $4,000 per
year, was also nd?ptod. The salaries of
various city employes were Increased,
ana an ordinance was of toned' by Mr.
Cronshaw, fixing the ?Alary of tho police
justice at $2,100, instead of 52,000, as at
pr?sent.
; Sir. Hicks offered a resolution, which
was ndopled, calling upon tho Legislature
to delay final action on tho bill amending
tho city charter, in relation to the police
department, until tho Council shall have
an opportunity to look into the matter.
The Police Board were criticised by
Messrs. Hicks nnd Peters for pressing the
bill without, reference to tho Council.
The bond Issue matter came up again,
and It was referred to a special com?
mittee composed of Messrs. Pollock, An?
derson and Crenehaw, for, report.
Two resolutions expressing tho views
of the majority and minority, respec?
tively, of tho body on tho question os to
the borrowing of money for meeting tho
bonds falling duo on January 1st, but
they were both referred.
CALLED TO ORDER.
Tho body woo called to order at S:15
o'clock P. M., and twenty members an?
swered to ?hilr names.
Reports from the Finance Committee
were read as to various matters, and
many r?solu-ions growing out of them
relating to delinquent taxes woro adopt?
ed. Tho ordinance relating to raisfng the
salaries of the city judges and all others
requiring a two-thirds' vote were passed
by for the picaent, and tho report of tho
Committee on Light was taken up and
adopted'
AH tho recommendations related to rou
tlno departmental matters, and the re?
port of the Ordinance Committee was
taken up and eunslderod.
A petition from Steiner, Weinstein and
others, asking that tho law be enforced
regarding the pulling of pedestrians into
stores to purchase goods, was referred
to the Board of Police Commissioners for
their consideration.
Mr. Hicks moved to take from the table
tho ordinance requiring all telephone and
telegraph companies to put their wires
underground in a certain district, known
as the "undericround district," ' within six
months after the adoption of the ordi
jiance, and the motion prevailed, and the
ordinance wie read by th? clerk. The
ordinance was ??dopted without division.
A lettor from the Chamber of Commerce
favoring tho Anderson annexation bill in
the Leglslatu -e was read and referred.
SALARIES RAISED.
Tho report ui* the Finance Committee,
laid aside temporarily, was now taken
up, and tho resolution transferring funds
from ono account to another In the gas
department waa adopted, as was also one
appropriating $2,000 for coal for the
relief of the poor.
Tho ordinance fixing the salaries of the
city judges at 14,000 was adopted?ayes,
K?; noiia, none--the present solarles being
53,200 per yew. The ordinance raising tho
salary of tho keeper of Riverview Cem?
etery from JbO to $Ki per month was
adopted.
An omnibus resolution was adopted
raising tho salaries of the City Hall jan?
itors ?5 per month, and tho park-keepers
and city nurseryman $10 per month, Mr.
Peters moved to amend by raising tho
Balary of tho keeper of Monroe Park from
$65 to $100, ani it caused some discussion,
In wliloh Msscrs. Ellett and Petors paid
tr?butee to tho industry of the keeper,
Mr. Eugene Walton. Mr. Hielt s spoko
warmly for tin amendment, and it was
opposed by Mr. Cronshaw, and Mr. Pe?
ters modified Ills motion so as to make
the salary $S5. Mr. Cronshaw and Mr.
Hargrove and others agreed to this, and
tho resolution was adopted. These
changes take cftect on January 1, 11)04.
Tho salary of Cleri? Whlto. of the Police
Court was aiso raised by resolution from
5900 to $1,200 per year. Mr. Ci'enshaw of?
fered a resolution, which was referred,
raising the salary of tho police Justice
from $2,000 to $2.100.
A resolution was offered by Mr, Har?
grove authorizing tho borrowing of money
for retiring tho bonds falling due on Jan?
uary 1, 1801, after applying the $D(!,0C0
available for that purpose now in tho
sinking fund. This brought up tho old
bond issue question and tho body refused
to suspend the rulos by a voto of 1? to 13,
and tho resolution was referred. Mr. Hieles
offered a resolution appointing a special
committee of throo to report on tho bond
Issue question after seeking Information
on tho subject. Tho resolution was adopt
od and tho Chairman, Messrs, Cronshaw,
and tho Clintr numeri Messrs, Ander?
son und Pollock on tho special commit?
tee,
BOARD CRITICISED.
Mr. Hicks offered tho following reso?
lution and asked its immediate consider?
ation,
Whereas tho Board of Police Commis?
sioners, without provlou3ly Informing the
City Colinoli of thoir purpose and wllhout
nctlon or endorsement by that body has
seen fit to apply to tho General Assembly
of Virginia for certain amendments (o tho
city charter concerning tho Police De
partment, and
Whereas, the City Council has not been
Informed of the amendments to tho char?
ter which tho Board of Police Commis?
sioners have proponed; therefore,
Be it resolved by the Common Colinoli
of the city of Richmond, that the repre?
sentative? of tho olty of Richmond In
the General Assembly ho, unqV they aro
hereby, requested, to doluy tho passage of
any of tho proposed amendments to tho
city charter until there has boon ample
opportunity for tho City Council to ex
presa Ita wishes In tho mailer.
VINALL.V AD? -ED.
Mr. Pot?is spoke warmly for tho sus?
pension of tho rules In order to havo tho
resolution. Immediately considered, ?md he
took occasion to say that tho Police Com?
missioners had gone over the heads of
the Council, whaao hands they had sought
to tie with charter amendments.
Air. 1 licks urged tho adoption of )iib
ivsolution, and declared that the Council
?vas about to be "hoodwlnUed" by. the
Police Commissioners, as they hud been
t>y tho Pire Commissioners som'o years
ngo. Ho said that tho 'Council had a
fleht to know something about the 'pro?
posed charier changes. *e
Mr. Anderson said -the alleged action,
if true, was tho grossest discourtesy to
tiio Council, und ho urged the adoption
of tho resolution.
The Council suspended the rule? and
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FOURQUREAN,
& GO
a
tho reaoluUon wo a adopted, Mr. Cren
chaw alono voting "no."
Mr. Pollard offered a resolution proi
vldlng for the borrowing of bo much
money as muy he necessary to retiro
the bonds coming due on January 1, 190-t,
without rofcrenco. to tho $30,000 In the
Sinking Fund,
Meesra. Anderson ana Pollock advo
j'cated the resolution and It was opposod
by Messrs. Crensliaw and Hicks,
Mr. Bloomberg spoko against tho reso?
lution and it looked as If tho body In?
tended to sit all night. Tho motion to
Fu&pcnd tho rules was lost by the follow?
ing vote: ?
? y es?Messrs. Anderson, Batklns,. Bos
pieux, CronBhaw, Ellett, Pergusson,
Cllcnn, Hargrove, Hicks, Hobson, Huber,
Morton, Peters, Pollock, Sponce, Splcer,
J'oefoy, West, Willlame and Bloomberg?
??.
Noes?Messrs. Grimes, Mills, O'Neill,
Bhr.a and Wiltshire?5.
Tho body tiren adjourno?l,
Sutherland?Hite.
(Spoetai to Tho Tlmes-*Olspaleh.)
PBTJiJI?SBUrtO, VA., Deo. O.-A very
pretty wedding waa ?solemnized In the
presence of a few friends and relatives
at tho residenci of the bride's mother,
Mrs. W, A. Ulte, Harding Street,, this
afternoon at S:30 o'clock, when Dr, W. G.
Starr united In matrimony Miss Cecile
aienwood Ulte arid Mr. Glyndon M. Suth.
orland, of Marmora, Va. The brido,
attired in a gown of white mousseline
over taffeta and wearing her mother's
weddlnu veil ana orango blossoms, entered
upon the arm of her uncle, Mr. W, U,
Sutherland. Her attendants wore Miss
Kate T-yon, of Richmond, Va., maid of
honor, and Miss .Willie M, Hito, sister of
the bride.
Mr. Pendali C\ Sutherland, brother of
tho groom, acted aa best man. An aislo
for the bridal party wae formed with
ribbons held by mtle Misses Holen 'North
liigion and Leon Chester Vaughan, and
tho ?shore, Messrs Wallace Cox and
Thomas Hoy.
The parlor was tastefully decorated
with palms und growing plants.
Soon after the ceremony the happy
ftouple Lift on the north-hound train for
an extended trip.
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Postmasters Nominated.
(By Aesoolatcd Press.)
WASHINGTON, pec. 0,?Tho President!
to-day sent to tho penate the following j
nominations:
fostruastci's: Georgia?Rlchurd W. Tln
Unll. Jesuii; Tennoseoe?H. C. Couch, Bull
Buckle.
?Wwey? ,?.eraem*#r fcb? Itoli .Npmt
[^axative Bromo Quinin?
Cum aColiiaOiMltay, Or?"6 9 Dty
oo*v?y
to* 93?
&&A
RUSSIA IS
AGGRESSIVE
Threatens to March on the Capi?
tal of Corea if the Port
is Opened.
CAUSE TROUBLE WITH JAPAN
This May Nullify the Negotia?
tions Now in Progress Be?
tween These Countries.
(By Associated press.)
?????, Deo. 0.~A strong Russian
squadron, consisting of eight warships,
including two battleships, hus arrived at
ChomulpO, Corea, the port of Seoul, the
capital, to support Russia's opposition
to tho proposed opening of Yougampho
to tho commerco of the world. Tho Rus
fil.'i ns thronten to land three thousand
men. and march ori S?oul should Coiwa
disregard their warning.
Nullify Negotiations.
(By Associated Prose,;
LONDON, Dec. u.?Tho Tokio dispatch
announcing tho arrival of ' a Bussimi
fluet of Chemulpo was communicated to
tho Foreign Olllco hero by tho Associated
Press, und was received with apprehen?
sion, though It was not confirmed by any
Foreign Ottico dispatch from tho Far
East, it was ?aid that If tho informa
tlon from Tokio |s correct It would al?
most certainly nullify any negotiations,
however paclflo, now proceeding botweon
Russian and japan. The Japanese lega?
tion had no confirmation of tho Tokio
report, and Baron Huyashi, tho Japan?
ese minister, said to tho Associated Press
that he was inclined to discredit it.
Japan is Firm.
(By Associated Press.)
YOKOHAMA, Poo. O.-Advices received
hero from Tokio to-day say Russia's
reply to the Japanese proposals has not
yet h eon received, and It le ?ot believed
there that it will be finally decisive, but
will prpbably necessitato further nego?
tiations on the subject of minor details,
It Is believed that unless Japan's mini?
mum demands uro virtually conceded the
cabinet at Tokio may decline any amend?
ments, In any case a, section of the
Japanese dUst In expected to Impeach the
cabinet for Re apparent lack of aggres?
siveness, but the result Is doubtful, as the
govornmont can dissolve the house If op.
position threatens tb embarrass Its for?
eign policy. Japan, generally, Is calmly
awaiting Russia's reply, ready to end tho
?Buspenso one way or the other, but re?
solved not to yield anything of hor pres?
ent moderate stand.
VISITORS HERE.
Many Well-Known Men at Rich?
mond Hotels.
Hon. William A. Jones, of Warsaw,
congressman from tho First Vlrglnlnf
District, arrived in the city yesterday
evening from Washington and Is at Mur?
phy'?; Mr, Jones is accompanied by Hon.
R. C. "Wellford, of Richmond county, a
former member of the Legislature.
Among lust night's well known arrivals
(it Murphy'B was Hon. T. C. Pllcher, of
Fauquler, ono of tho most widoly known
former membors of the donerai Assem?
bly.
Mr. W. S. Hollarid, of Isle of Wight,
iii.d Mr, W. J. Sebrell, of Southampton,
are at Murphy's, Mr. Holland Is one of
the best known criminal lawyers of tho
eastern section of tho State, and a fow.
years was prominent in politics, being
?t candidate' for Congress from the Seo
??a District.
Among the arrivals at Powhatan last
night was Mr. W. O. Baldwin, of Roa
noke, hoad of tho Baldwin Detoctlvo
Agency, and ono of tho "nerviest" mon
In the business.
Hon. Lyon O. Tyler, president of Wil?
liam and Mary Collose, and well known
In tho educational world, arrived In the
city yesterday and is at tho Powhatan,
Among other well known Virginians
at Murphy's are: W. W. Hill, of Lynch
Uui'g; Lester W. Hill end J, T. Light
foot, of Locust Dalo; A, P. Mann and A.
P, Mann, Jr.,v of Mineral; N. C, Foison,
o? Dlspiitanta; John J. King, of Ports?
mouth; Thomas M. Taylor, of Fluvanna;
Or, W. H. Parry and wife, Wuynosboro,
ana others,
At tho Powhatan are tho following Vip
mila arrivala: W. U. "Wilkins, Brlghtpn;
Thomas E. Watklns, Virginia; H. L..
Bridges, Gloucester; E. G. Williams nnd
wifo, Norfolk; Robert Boyd, of Charlotte;
N. H. ?arthrlght, Virginia* and Hon. F.
M- Parrlsh, of Ooochland,
PROMINENT SENIOR.
Walter Russell Bowie Takes
Class Honors at Harvard.
(Special to Tho Tlmes-Dlspatch,)
CAMBRIPOE, MASS., Deo. O-.Walter
Russell Bowie, of Richmond, Va,, was
to-day electee; ivy .orator for the senior
class day exercises preceding oommencoi
went next June. Bowjo le one of the
most prominent psnloru at Harvard, and
during his college career n?a be<n proml,
neat not only in social atfa,irs, but ath
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