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Miller ? Rhosuls. ! Miller ?5? Rho&ds.
Bon Ton Corset No. 800
For $2.00.
OTHER BON TONS AT GREATLY REDUCED PRICES
Nos. 811, 812 and 815. that formerly sold for $7.25 and $8.75.
now $5,00,
-, JNos. 818, S21 and S36 reduced from $5.00 and $5.50 to S3.50?
Nos. 824 and 833 reduced from $3.60 and $3.75 to S2.53,
Corsets, like everything olse, must tako part in tho clearing up
galo of mid-winter. Tho Bon Ton is an elegantly made Garment, per?
fect in every -way, and this is a Corset opportunity not often obtain
?ible.
See our advertisement on womans page of this evening's News Leader."
UFHILLAND
DOWN AGAIN
G?neral Assembly, Unable to
Get Quorum, Adjourns
Till Mond.iv.
MUCH IMPORTANT BUSINESS
Corporation and Eminent Do?
main Bills Yet to be Dis?
posed of?Other Work.
The General Assembly of Virginia again
'marched up tho hiX nnd then marched
rack again, falling for the fourth con?
secutive day to muster a quorum, in
'the House there were forty-seven mem?
bers present, while the Senate atten?
dance decreased, thero being only ten
or twelve present.
The notable feature of tho session was
the receipt of formal and ofllclal notice
fiom Mr. Gwynn T. Shepp?rd, secretary
of the Jamestown Exposition Company,
that tho company had compiled with the
rendition precedent to availing ltsolf of.
the State's appropriation of $2U0,C00 in a a
o? the exposition project. This informa?
tion was conveyed to the House of Dele?
gates In tho form of an atlldavlt, regu?
larly sworn. nnd subscribed to by Mr.
Shtpperd. in the Senate a ropy of a
telegram from Mr. Shepperd to General
?Leo was read.
There being no hope of a quorum of
eilhei house before Monday, both
brunches of the General Assembly deter?
mined to avoid the farce of attempting j
to sit to-day, and both adjourned until
r.con on Monday.
When the body convenes on Monday
there- will be but eight days remaining
Tviihin which to dispose of the large
velum e of business yet to be acttrd upon.
The Senate has the corporation bills and
the "eminent domain" bill to take up as
i-cor. as they are reported, and these
?wii: keep ri.at !.od>? busy for the rest
of its oficial exisier.ee.
The House, <'?:,, bas pie;
It. Tiere Is every . ? speci
The ?ctfc&ds ci Mr. Herbert Relocy j
ore adapted to Just such an impersona, i
tion as that c. "Sherto i: Holmes," In'
?which role he appealed at the Academy ?
yesterday at two performance*. Mr. I
Kelcey is smooth and finished In his j
?werk, and he can be as co:d as an Ice? j
bcrf acd as hard ns a piece of COat- It >
is just such quaVficatJon!; that make I
liim an Idea] Sherlock Holmes. His ex
tir lot Is as placid as a fro&e.i mill-pond. 1
His eyes are piercing, and seem to look
one through and through. Once or twice,
in his irnperoonarion, he relaxes tome?
?what, which, while It may af?ord a. re- ?
lief, rather mars his work for the time
being. ?. The great detective then be
i'cmes an ordinary mortal.
Miss Eillo Shannon is not afforded
ir.uch opportunity ns Alie.?, Faulkner,
?which is ? pity, for sho la a clever
p.erress. She Is al'? that could tie desired, :
however, in the pan.
The company was entirely capable,
every role being well sustained. Mr.
.David Davies, at a first glance, appears
rallier too benign tor such a desperate
and scheming criminal as Professor Mo
riaxity. The others of his gang, how?
ever, make up for any shortcomings
Tvnich their chief may havo on that
fccore.
The performance Is unique in ils light
effects, and in tho manner in which the
nctr are ended. Most of tho acts com?
mence with ? dark stage ?,??? end with a
dork stag.j. The effect of ? his will be
remembered in the :.m produci Ion here
of Sherlock Holmes.
B, C,
Love, the maternal love of 14 mother f r
her sons, Is the central theme in "TJlO
Greilest thing in tin, World," the play in
which Rose Coghlun will appear at.the
Academy this afternoon and to-night
under Jules Murry'? direction,
Miss Coghlan is \lils season scoring an
unquestioned and und nub tod persons)
triumph in tills pi iy, From her first a- .
j',earance ehe wins ber audience nini a-u''s
bucce*? to success until, at the climax
in tho third act. when she exnorl?tes her
wayward hoy with burning words of re?
proach and poignant grief and shniii?,
after Beml-hystorlpally seeking to sh eld
him, she wins and receives an ovation the
like of which Is rarely given.
Virginia Harned.
A. W. Pinero'? newest, nnd by many
regarded ab his greatest play, "Iris,'? ,(
which Charlee Frohmnn will pr?tent
Virginia Harned, at the Academy Tue?.
day and Wednesday nights, 1? regarde?,
ae a very earnest drama, elaborate?) with
consummate, artistic and literary ?kill,
pointing with frank brutality and toni?
?ile realism a moral In accord with thq
Inexorable lawB of ethics and human 11*?,
Miss Harnftd will oe seen here In this
?fa-mou* play with practically the earn*
ew. that produced: this much talked 01
drama In New York last season. "Iris"
has been the most talked nbout play that
has been brought out for a number of
years. It attracts largo audiences
wherever It Is seen, and Miss Harned has
tho reputation of having achieved a most
distinctive triumph in tho stellar 'di^?
actef.
Concluding Performances.
The concluding performance of the. week
of the splendid vaudeville bill at the BUmi
Theatre will go given to-day-matinee
nnd night. The programme has proven a
good one, winning much -applause from
tho audiences.
Great White Diamond.
For the first three days 'of next week,
the .Bijou Theatre will have an unusually
strong and novel melodrama, "The Gieat
AVhlte Diamond." The play has been suc?
cessful In other cities and comes he: e
for the first time. It is sold to be a
thriller, with all sorts of exciting situa?
tions and climaxes.
Hearts Adrift.
Beginning Thursday and concluding the
week, the Bijou Theatro will offer to Its
patrons "Hearts Adrift," Thfc is the same
play which was seen hero last season, and
which proved so popular. In one ant there
are three robbers who esrape from the
scene of their depredations by means of
an airship.
LAND GRANTS ISSUED.
Register of Land Office Spends
Holiday Getting Reports Ready.
Colonel John W. Richardson, register
of the hind office, did not close his office
on ye?terdiy. It being necessary, on ac?
count of the meeting of the General As?
sembly; to have his force on hand to
give attention to the heating of the Capitol
end look after the comfort of tho mem?
bers. , , ,'
iTe spent the day In supervising work
about the' bunding and in completing his
annual report of abstracts of grants is?
sued from I he land office for the year
ending December 31st, 1903, and getting
them ready for mailing to the auditor of
public accounts and the clerks of the
several counties in which the land con
\eyed by the grants Is located.
These grants convey over 5,000 acres of
lann, situated In the following counties:
Accorr.ac. Buchanan, Botetourt. Carroll.
Floyd. Franklin. Fairfax. Cirayson. Giles.
Henrlco. Lee, Montgomery, Norfolk, PaL?
rick. Princess Anne, Smyth, VVythe ano
lork.
These abstracts will be reported by tho
e'erks of the courts to the commissioners
of revenue for the several counties in ,
which tVe land is located, and will be
then entered upan the land books of 1S">?
for taxation.
The r.ev.? ;esr opens with surveys on file
:r the land office covering 4.G7? acres of
lar.d. ar:d grants will be issued on these?
py the reg srer as rapid'? dur;ng the year
as possile.
"PAYING THE BILLS/
Mr. Frank W. Ober, of New
York, Will Speak To-morrow.
The first men's meeting of the new
year Is likely to ce an event lor.g to t>e
reraemoertd. Mr. Frank W. Ober* of Sew
?'ork city, editor of "Associar.on Men. '
vnJi be the speaker. His theme is in
ji-ns?ly interesaos if r:oi startling, "Fay
??g Xesteruay*? t?.l?s." Mr. Ober knows
jim liow to talk to men. and how to bay I
things .:.? a way mat u.ey will not forgei
ixern- The Itatca Conservatory Concr-ri I
> omrazr?' will render an Interesting prf
eiainme at this big meeting, whicn wU> I
c-f: ? promptly at ZiZ'j o'clock.
'liii: s. r:f-mg will be directed bv Mr.
Joseph V. White, leader ol the" Male !
Vhorui*
roliowlng the big men's meeting there :
Wl?i te a toc!.-,l ?fir.g for fifteen or twenty ;
minute*'. Tn-s l? one of the most enjoy
::?<:<: reate res ot the day; when the men
g'it together iir.d sins gospel bymiu
with ? * is?- Tr-K ConvcrKiUonai Ilk'
K:'.\ti v.? l? follow, in charge ol General
Secretary McKee, is win hI.v, the nym
n?fllum mens study, In charge of Phys?
ical Director Hardy.
The Boys' Eatraiion will meet at ?5,00
ociock in the boys' room*?.
Hev. K. L. Peil will conduct the study
? the International Sunday School L.?*?
son at 5 o'clock this aitern<->ori in the
association lecture room?.
COULDN'T STAND COLD.
Harrison Given Eight Months for
Stealing Overcoats.
The only cuse of speda'? note on New
Year's day In the Police Court vrai that
of Raymond Harrison, who was given
four months each In tlw casea of ihr?
theft of overcoat-. His scheme wan to
li.lt?: overcoats from racks In front of
stores, lie was arrested by Detective?
Gibson and Wren.
II. A. Arnold was given twelve months'
leeurity as a ausp'clous character, on the
belili that, he "stood In" with Harrison.
Josoph Pouson, John Curry nnd John
Killt, were oacli given ninety days for tak?
ln.'; coal troni the Chesapeake inni Oblo.
Per Johnson was lined if 10 for cutting
Cenge Palimi?.
I-Ulto Harris beat Ololla Htcwart $5
von h before he was arrested,
I_.ee Hill wuR discharged, Tho com?
plaint wats that ho took u buggy robe.
WI?Ib Willliims was put under I,onde
f?t ninety days as a sivspielou? character,
D. H. Van Bottger paid VVl for doing
things to Charlee Cari'lngton,
The drunks fared u? unum.
Captain Sullivan Better.
Captain Arthur o. Sullivan, of Mont?
gomory, who has for ilility-slx yoa"B eon
doorkeeper of the Houst of Diga.
with a brief Intermission,, ami who Ii -,
been III for some time, Is rapidly r.?.; lin?
ing bis health, lb- is oxpiict .? | he?,? :i,|.s
month to mu? chargo of bis poet of du??,'
Captain Sullivan Ins aiinou eel h'in
candidacy for re-elect! >n, and ?,.?? ilkoiy
havo i,o opposition,
Tiie largest amount of )|i'c; Insunince
evur written by the Provident KavlliH?
I.ne Insurance Company b> One day in
this filate, was wrltum in thih c,.y on
Die lust day of 1?W3 hy Major ftichold?
??4 of the Companys a?euls in H|c'h?
moud,
SERVICES OF
TO-MORROW
Two New Pastors Arrive and
Begin Their Work in
This City.
INTERESTING SUBJECTS
Dr. Weston Bruner, of Calvary?
Announces Timely Themes
for Discussion.
Rev, J, J. Haley, tho new pnstor of the
Seventh Street Christian Church, arrived
In tho city yesterday afternoon troni
Cytulliana, K.v., whore he formerly ro
plded, and will, take formal charge pi
his new piistornto to-morro'w morning.
Mr. Haley comes well rocomniended.
Ho wns pnstor of a largo church In
Cynthlanu. Tor ton years. He preached
prior to that time In both London and
Australia. Iltvhns nlso boon ? prominent
in editorial wll?, having been from timo
to time Identified with religious pnpers,
Mrs. Haley, who accompanies her hus?
band to Richmond, Is a woman of bril?
liant .attainments, and is a stilar of
Congressman Champ Clnrk, of Missouri.
The Rov. W. B. Robertson, the now
pnstor of the Randolph Street Baptist
Church, will preach his first sermon In
his new pttlplt to-morrow.
Rev. Dr. Weston Bruner, pastor ot tho
Calvary Baptist Church, has Issued a
beautiful Christmas 'card, containing a
Riccti'ng to his congregation and friends.
He announces also the followng subjects
for the Sundays to come:
Sunday mornings, 11 o'clock?Seven
Christ-messages to Richmond Churches:
January 3-Tho Ephcslan Church of
Richmond;
January 10-Tho Smyrna' Church of
Richmond.
January 17?The Pergamon Church of
Richmond.
January 24-Tho Thyatlra Church o?
Richmond.
January 31-The Sardls Church of
Richmond.
Februiry 7?The Phlladelphlan Church
of Richmond.
February 14?The Laodocean Church of
Richmond.
Sunday evenings. 6 o'clock: Tho Man
Without:
January 3-"The Man Without
friend."
January 10-"The Man Without
Home."
January 17?"Tho Man Without
Country."
January 24?"Tho Man Without
Grave,"
January 31?"The Man Without
Creed."
Ffbruary 7?"The -Man Without
Doubt."
February 14?'The Man Without
Hcpe."
KEW YEAR, OLD LTFE.
Rev. C. S. Gardner wili preach at both
services at Grace Street Baptist Church
tr.-morrow morning. Tho theme for tho
morning service will be "Our Desires
and the Fulfillment," and In tho evening
,hrs subject will be "The Now Year and
'-the Old Life"
? At Broadus Memorial Church tho pas?
tor, Rev." C. P. Shelley, will pVeach at
il A. M. on "No Condemnation," and at
t P. M. on 'The Hous-3 You Live In."
JA: the night service Mr. Spiegel will
"?render a zither sois.
G "The Second Coming of Christ" will be
IDr. Henry E. Johnson's subject at Laurel
{Street Methodist Church pq next Sun
fday morning, Af night \A will preach
Jhh fourth sermop |ii ? series of pronil
Jnc-nt characters of the Bible, taking for
[his theme "Jacob."
Jchn M. Watson, a minister from In
'dian Territory?, who was for a number of
years ml?slonr-ry among the Indians,
wru hold services at the Friends' meeting
hoes?, Clay Street, near First, at 11
A. M. and S P. M. to-morrow. Mills E.
Ksiford Is also, expected. The public are
cordially invited.
At Grace Street Presbytorlap Church
to-morrow morning Dr. Wi'therspoon, the
pastor, wll! preach a New Year's sermon
taking for his subject "The Wall Build?
ers." At night there will bo a union
ccmmunlon service, i'r. which all tho
Presbyterian churches In Richmond and
Manchester will unite. The sermon on
thin occasion wll be preached by the
Rev. F. T. McFadcn, D. D.. pastor of
the First Presbyterian Church.
PRETTY WEDDING.
Miss Blunt Becomes Bride of
Mr. Henry A. Holt.
A very pretty wedding was solumnized
last nicht at S: 30 o'clock, when Mtss Edna
C. Blunt became tne bride of Mr. Henry
A. Holt, of lh:s city. The biffle was ho
comirsly attired in wh:to organdy and
car led a bououet of Bride roses. Tin?
t.ridesmaldfc, iiiss Etta Holt and Miss
:?lamli> Blunt, were also attired In whlto
a.nd carried bouquets of carnations.
The ushers were Messrs. Edgar An?
drews and Willie Sharpc.
Alter the ceremony, which was pcr
' ?orrned by the Rev, A. B. Sharpe, refresh
ir.f-nts weio Served,
Amone those pr?sent were Mr. and Mrrs
AJex. B:unt, Alex. Blunt. Jr.. Robert
| uiunt. Mrs. T. V. Holt, Llnwoo'd Holt.
! Mr*. Henry Baugh Mr??. One IJortor, Mr
Peter Blunt, Mr. and Mrs. Everett Porter?
*?.i. 1'hUBUu Talbott. Mrs. Harriet Blan
ki-nship, Mibs Anulo Blankcnship, Mr. nnd
Mr??. Wilbur Bauteil. Mr. nnd Mrs. A. T.
AiCrlgnT. Mr.? and Mrs. Hrf?e, Mr. and
Mr.?.. Robert Pierce. Mis* Bertha Summt
ly, Mlf?e* Gertrude and Edna Starke, Mr.
Preaton Starke, Mr. ruid Mrs. J. O. Wake
held, Lr. Andrew Rife, Misses Maggie?
ano Kate Dobb.ua, Miss Irene Childres:-,
ill?? Ha D&vll. Mih* Minnie Seaton, Mis?
Allie Kr.arpe. Miss Llllie McCullough, Ms?
i'.ora jobi.non, Mips Violet Starke, Mrs
I'/irl?? (?raves, Mrs. Gilbert Brittle, Mr.
Mjwia P.erce, Mr, nnd Mrs. Loyd Tal
t Mr. ?ty. Mr. F. Pierce B ont, Mr
?taymond Jackson, Mr, Harry Marshall
Onu Mi'.; R?;Hhk? Taluni.
IN THE QUIET ROOM.
An Occasion of Special Interest
at the Mission.
No ciac? Ih migliteli al the Methodist
AlihNion. On fhrhtiriaa morning a break
laut v.a:< given t>, homeu-mi men. About
...ty sat down to ti good '-'lii.HiNiux meal,
?l-iliy of tli'-m were ? In.?-..? that Justice
????? BftVe freedom the day beimi?
J'lilortnna'ely h'g appel tes came out
WlHi il.om. and, a* rtie bank? were doted
nn Hat dy. Il waul,i habe bgun a blue
l-'hrlftmaa but fr.r the ?pruad at tin?. Mia
tuoi., :-iy.i paiqt the fend tur everybody,
and Hier? were live hundred OV?rybodTo?
v. ii'? tame.
11,m ,ri;,y nli/ht the Hunday and nigh?,
(ChOOli pad ? J'-int celebration, when one
liunureil und nity ?-Jiu. Iweldca bags <if
candy, wne (riven to the children. Dr.
Uuolwln, t,r Ht. .Iiihii'a Bplecopal Church
iilUMm?..) .I,,? children. There we ? ?tiler
UOilglltfUl .>.-,,?::...,, Wl||| a H'llita C ttUB
inat ' urir ll,i.?.K(l mo window, Inetead
?))iin?ei ' Ph,wn*?*y? "" ?hW was ,,o
i-ii-i lijfht Mr?, Jobfon. and her noblo
??'!'.',1 ,.'?,,1?,',"?",? n""l) hu<u ** ,;"?fi ?ab?
v.l ? b.in.n.".<, i/i.uik'iv and apples, und
"?r'''r'1iVV',M,,v ????,?*.*? u,,: TOw w
ti.p'.'.l..ll> lill.iiBlr,,j In l(, KV,!nii tilf, 0vtii
u:g |l) ?nil. l!,i?v.n ai tbe <,? "t hour
rooin i- enioy the fruit and the ?,???
ike pomrpru ?I mi? ?tlr-MUv* roohj
ibis loom I? uni-tua tn a^ tu iilehlim?
aid purple. pverV tard and p,? to and
al Its turnltur?? |? iniendwi ?? ???
ol h?rne ant; ,j hetti-.r r.^t. Thare li
wriuie material ?nn?X
\V jrtoied ln?cilpUon wer tt? dV,?, wfafcu
?il'ges tho watuterof to write a l?tte.' to
mother, ylfu nf oliildrmi. Good book? arc
at natiti, and. altogether H is a Most
cosy room. t, ,?
Th? public .generally will not lisp this
room, but only those who are manifestly
in earnest abolit repairing a wasted lue.
t,uporint?mdoni Oeo?gt?. R Wiley gayo
the mon a vigorous talk, rind tiled to
inspiro them with hope nnd ?ouisgo.
'inoro were present men from England.
HcotlaiK,, treltihd, Utah and a clonen dli
lcrent Stales of tho United States. Mr.
wiioy stated that this meeting ended the
troe csorolftes for tho liollduyu. l'o-moi"
row It will be'tho buck saw or other
work If'tho Instituto hns to servo them,
t??? Is th.otigh ho III will, but good will,
slnco Idleness Is a i curse.
THE LAW VIOLATED.
Free Samples of Medicine Still
Being Thrown Into Yards.
The law recently enacted by Uio pen?
erai Assembly-of- Virginia foiuidjrbng,
under penalty, tile throwing of advertise?
ments nhd samples of patent mediemos
into yards or poro tics of residences,, t?
.???luir dully violated, without the en?
forcement of th? rfevcre penalties im?
posed This is probably duo to tho tuet
that the police and other officials of the
city uro unaware'of tho piovnsions or the
inw. Only.-yesterday a Mundio of elrcti
ilire containing '"free samples" of a cer?
tain alleged iriedie.no lor the ouro tir
colds, la grippe, etc., wore Scattered all
over tho city.
Ont? of the ? reasons fur tin? passage *r
tin? law, which wu? ?mac-ted by Almost
Unanimous voto of both houses, ?vu* ?nal
a child of .Delegato Angeli, of Hnaiioko.
was poisoned by a fi'eo medicine sample
m that c.ty. ' Besides tho danger to Ignor
?int nnd Innocent children Incident tu
thrusting1 tbvso aiugts" idle their reach
ninny of tho circulars thrown Into yard*
are improper for young children to sc
iuro and read. ...
?Lives ???,a inorale muy h* saved by m
h?ricr en ? orce ment- ?>f this law. Ever
tnoiiHh tho medicines themselves aro Just
what Is claimed for-them, nn Ignorant
child getting hold of them might oat? ??
swallow seveial of these pellets of con?
lections with serious results.
GOVERNOR INVITED.
Strongly Urged to Attend Ban?
quet to McClellan.
Governor Montague worked until.a lato
hour last night on bills, and he.thinks
ho will practically disposo? of all before
r.lm to-day. His Excellency has before
him a number of.. Invitations, most of
which he will bo ' forced to declino on
account of pressing public busfnese.
One of these, which'the Governor ap?
preciates, but.'whlcli he will probitbly not
bo able to accept. Is that to make an
address at a dinner to bo ????? Ih Now
Ytrk next Monday night to Hon. George
B. McClellan, the new Mayor of that
city. Former President Grover Clovo
lsnd, ex-Senator Hill. Hon. Bourke Cock
ran. Hon. O. H_ p. Belmont. and a largo
number of the most prominent D?mo?
cratie leaders In tho city and State, wiM
be present and make short speeches.
Governor Montague was formally Invited
st mo timo ago. but on yesterday he was
urg.sd In several telegrams to be present.
The Governor has. many othor Invita?
tions from dffferent sections of tho coun?
try to speak on notable occasions, and
regrets that ho will have to declino most
of them.
MESSRS. READ AND BARHAM
WERE IN THEIR SEATS
By a typographical error, tho names
of Messrs. Read," Of Mecklenburg, and
Br.rham, of Surry,- were omitted from the
roll of members who wero present ot the
House session on Thursday.
Captain -Road^ and | Dr. Barham wore
both , In-' their,, seats-and 'answered to
their names upoH toll call.
This correction is-made that the con?
stituents o?." these '? two members may
know that they aro faithful to their
trust.?' ? |:
Anderson?Brooking.
(Special to T'.d''Tim?',5-Dlep>??ch.>
lKVi.s?, VA-, Jai)'. "1.?One of the most
TicauiU'ul and well attended weddings
that have taken pl'ico in this county r?
cenily occurred y?V'.prday afternoon ?'
Byrd Church, near (Dog Town, when Mis?
celine X. Brooking, daughei* of Mr. en?'
ans. \V. B. W. Brooking, was marner1
tn Dr. J. J. Anderson, one of the p?-??'
?' "-"llllPTt phvSIr-???? of th?? or-unty, Rpv
???a. B. Ca??ipbell-- performed tho cero
mony.
Th' Virirt? was dress??!* in a blue travel
tna? CO^C'ITl?
Mr. Herman H. Anderson, brother, ?>/
-he irrbom. was rhe he=t man. and. Miss
Annule Brooking ably filled Ih? ' t-fllco of
n?"l,i ?' ???-??
The bridesmaids?. were Miss. S'io ?
i-o-onkini?. Mi?s Immise Wheeler and Misa
Ciar.ee Masucy. Mosi?n>. G. <~i Anderson,
E. L. Brooking and Dr. W. K. McCoy
were tho waiters. Colonel B. O. Jamef
a"i Mr. John L. Wilkinson ofticiated as
llfhoy?'
??" church w?? tilled t> tin utmost r.w
oaeity w,th frienr?s of the eouol?. who
witnessed the ceremony. After the wed
a.nrr the couple left for Washington,
where they will spend tholr honeymoon
Delightful Birthday Party.
Miss Mabel R. Yarbrough celebrated
her sixteenth? birthday party at', bor liom',
No. 2i>i South Pino Street, on la'?,?. Mon?
day night. Flinch and other amusements
woi-o Indulged In until a late, hour, after
which refreshments were served in tho
din.ng-room.
Among those present were Misses ?t.l
Ile Woodson. Kato Bintord, Miry Rich?
ards; Edith Withers, Jepele Ham, Mary
Hemdon, Edith Yarbrough-, Floyd Yar?
brough. Minta Yarbrough, Mabel Y r
broiigh. Mrs. T, Wilson, Mr. and Mr-.
H. D. Hart?n: Messrs, Fred Jones, Rich?
ard Wood<vi'' " John Appleby, Cha-i bu s
VAoodfwn, ? '? y ??.'????????, Hier ort
Lylo, Joe Cu. . .''ioyd Seay, Edwin Miller
und Master Herbert-Richards,
Weak Lunps.
Thoso who havo weak, lungs cannot be
too oureful about taking co.J, as, unless
promptly treated, pneumonia Is likely to
follow. Fot- tho euro of colds and as a
preventive of pneumonia, no ono could
wish for a belter medicino tha,, ...tmhor
Iain's Cough Reined)'. Thu success that
ha? attended its uso everywhere shows
that it can always bo rolled upon. It Is
pleasant and safa to ?ako and costs but
a quarter, Large s|zo fifty cents. Foq
sale by nil druggists'.
1003?1904,
Representing tin? Hartford Fire Insur?
ance Company and tho Aetna Life's Ac?
cident Department,;, I return my sincere
thanks to my friends for their liberal
pitrriin?). Parties desiring ,un-lo.dato
accident and Urn. insurance policies, se?
cured by millions, and at moderalu cost,
will find it to (hair Interest to confor
with
GEORGE C. JEFFERSON'S
. insurance Agency,
?Phono 2W. Timos Building.
FLORIDA AND THE SOUTHLAND
ATLANTIC COA8T LINE,
The c|iilckesl routa by ono hour and five
minutes, traverse?, by trains superb In
every appointment, composed of the high'
est standard Puilman Bloeping, Drawing
Room, Observation, Library and.Dining
Cars; cuisine the best Uie markets af?
ford, served tabln do hoto. Tickets are
now on sale by this lino to all principal
Winter Tourist Resorts In Georgia,
Kloildn, Cuba, New Providence and the
Southwest., ?u very low rates. For de?
scriptivo matter and Mil Information, ap?
ply to any agoni of the company; or,
O. S. CAMPBELL.
Division Passenger Agent,
S3S E. Main St., Richmond, Va,
CUT FLOWERS, f>0?ES, VIOLETS
The largest mock of Roses, Violets,
Lilies of the Valley, Chrysanthemums
and Cut Flowers, Bridal Bouquets and
Designs, shipped to all points. W. A.
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We Want to Emphasize
the fact that tie |20, $22.50 and 5525.00 Suits
That We Are Now Selling at
represent tho highest skill in tailoring and are mado of tho most select and high
cluss cloths. Thoy aro better in every way than any other suits that were ever
shown in lUchmond. ; ?
DO YOUR SELECTING TO DAY.
vOMd~
HtW CHURCH
DEDICATED
Impressive Exercises Held Yes?
terday Setting Apart Hand?
some St. Andrew's.
REV. DR. STRANGE PREACHES
Large Congregation Witnesses
the Ceremonies, Which Were
, Very Striking.
In the presence of a largo congrega
tlon that practically filled the house, tho
beautiful new St. Andrew's Episcopal
Church, of. this city, was consecrated yes?
terday morning with Impressive exer?
cises, led by the bishop of Virginia.
The hew house of worship Is one of .the
handsomest In the State. Its completion
nnd consecration was an event of no
little moment to Episcopal Virginia, and
the tiilendanco was the larger, and more
intertsted on account of this fact. Tho
?beautiful bullding, tho gift of ono gen?
erous member of tho congregation, ls,
besides, the center of one of the most
Interesting religious enterprises here or
anywhere. St. Andrew's parish ls known
far and near for tho great wok It ls
doing. The ceremonies of yesterday were
therefore of unusual note,
THE EXERCISES.
Tho consecration service began about
11 o'clock. Ir tha front pew to the right
of the vntor aisle were Miss Grace
Arenra, who contributed l?*a entlro
amount for the erection of the church;
and Mr. Charles Bower, Mrs. D. N.
Walker, Mrs. O'Brien, and Mr. Woodson,
who founded St. Andrew's Mission In
1>75.
Bishop Gibson entered the church wad
??? tho consecration service, He was
followed by the fourteen Episcopal clergy,
mon of the city and the. nine vestryman
o? the church. Tho consecration paper
was road by the Rev, R. ?. Goodwin,
of St. Jolin'a. This was folViwcd with
prayer by the Rov. Mr. Dickinson, of the
Church of tho Holy Comforter. Tho Rev,
J Y Downman, of All Saints*, read the
Scripture lesson. The Rev. Thomas
Semmes, rector of tho church, and his
assistant, tho Rev. S. Gary Beckwith,
afifiisUid. tho bishop in the consecration
ceremony.
Exceptionally fino music was rendered
by the vested choir, under tho direction
of Miss Katherine Stewart.
THE SERMON.
Tho consecration sermon was preached
by the Rev. Robert Strango, D. TX, rector
of St. Paul's. His text was from Acts
vi:2-4. Ho said In part:
"A happy Now Year, this In very truth
today Is to the rector, foundors and con.
giegatlon of St. Andrew's Church. ! This
day seos the rounding off and finishing
of years of toll and effort. Thi's church,
as It Is to-day, complete In ovory way, Is
? thing of henuty and a joy forever,
"This day should mark an epoch In tho
hlrtory of good work, as hero wo are
shown both an oxamplo and stimulus to
these who havo been so bountifully
b'ossed with riches In the past year to
givo to God.
"We see hero a woman who Is a most
noble example of not only giving her
wealth, but herself and lwr work to
tho cause of God.
"Tho vestry'and congregation Join me
G? congratulating you in your new house
ot worship. It was from St. Paul's that
a small band of workers wont fof-th to
Christianize the mon, women und children
of Oregon Hill."
SU Andrew's Church, complete, Is one
of tho handsomest structures of Its kind
In the city. Work on It was begun In tho
summer of 10Q2, und tho ohurch was first
occupied by the congregation on Now
Ynu-'H day, 1003. The building seats
about 800.
POLITICS IN i8a8.
A Letter of St. Leger Carter's on
. Virginia Affairs.
liciUor of The Tlmns-Elspatuh: I
Sir,?I enclose you for nubi cation,-If It
is desirable; a very Interesting eplstlo
irom Ht, Sogor Lundon Carter to my !
fattier'? groat-uncle, Walter Raleigh Ran. |
ici1.. Tho letter .s written In an oa.'.lly leg bio ?
nrinr] on three pages of a folded sheet,
auijut twelve by six Inches when folded
once,
It wn-s then folded to the size of an |
oramai? ? envelope, sen leo wllli a. wafer
and addressed on tho blank pugo.
? lie wrier was ti member of the well'
Known old Virginia fnm.ly of his nnm-,
a man of somo political prominence in
nis day, and at ??? timo tho letter was
writt??d, 1X28, nnpenrs to liave been a mem?
nor 'of tho Virgola Legislature.
Walter Rilelgh Daniel, to whom tho
letter ls addresaed, ut Frudorieksburg,
lv ? ?. ??a?? relative of Peter V. Daniel,
of ? h o Uii'tfd States Supremo Court, und
of many others of tho nuniu. disiiijgu.slicd
ill .,i?i..ii i.i.uo y, Funihy nudlons do
claies that he wuh descended from S.r
waiter itiilelgh, from whom he derived
ill? nume.
The letter gives ua an exceedingly in
trnnstlii'i poop Into Virgin.a politic? of
st-vonty-'livo years ago, as well ?is into
the highly Individuili character of the
writer. The convention, which lie resam?
eli as such a menacing ."monster,?' Is.
of cou-so, tho convention of 'G?-'30, of
vinteli Madison, Monroe, Marshall, Taze
well, Giles, Randolph and Harbour wero
tho lending lights.
I feel snrB that this letter will provo I
entertaining to many of your .renders,
und -so 1 gladly funi .'eh. It for pub/icaiinii.
JOHN MONCURE.
Richuionfl, Va., Dec, 'M,'1WS. .
My dear Danlel.-Your lust; of the ?jst
v-?fl rtceived li) resvLu* timo, an4 shoul?
have been sooner replied to. If I pos?
sessed,'aa you eotim to tako fur granted,
any matter of omusoinent to communicate
to you, but really this has bcon to me
a dull session. Whether the moro thnn
ordinary dullness lids? been tho oftect or
the gloomy weather or my continued
nnd Increasing Indisposition, I can not
tell, but so It Is, and G have ?elected a
long sheet of paper and seated mysplf
to write to you, without knowing what
matter is to till It. v\ o haw had, too, a
nuniber or now tnlngs hurt, as well as
the Adams convention, thut seem to havo
excited In others somo pleasurable feel?
ings. Thus, for example, we have had
preaching women and dancing dog? und
the great ox! And the dogs. 1 assuit
you, are scientific ones, skilled In ?atr? >?
bmy, geography. <vc, totully unlike tho
"Twa Dogs'? of Robert Burns.
Wha scour'd away In lang excursion,
An' worry'd Ither in d.version
vvi' ??????? noso whylos snuff'd and snow
kit."
Whyles. mice and moridloworts the how
kit,
tes, these dogs are real scholars, and
wnen they hunt they hunt for dollars.
No vulgar curs or blooddhounds they, nut
uogs.of bouton from Pans; of all their
raco tho age's wonder, and by the grout
uaorod a Londre, bUL, as St. Paul says in
the midst the llshtn.ng. "None of theso
tilings ovo mo."
i'ne V caching woman may for aught
T~"know bo a Yankee In disguise, and I
ihmk of all such brazen hussies pretty
much as Den.n SwftI d,d, that they ar?
vultar tellows disguised In pett.coats ana
clesorvo to be kicked down stairs?loh, no!
?n'o?tjold, 1 beg pardon; I love the wo?
men too well to rim the risk of treating
them harshly)?descrvo to bo treated with
empty cnurcnes. Does not St. Paul say
himself that It Is a ?hamo for a woman
.0 r.c neard ,n a church? If ho does not.
,.o says something to tho same amount, I
think
A?, then, none of these things afford mo
tho moans of amusing you, let us turn
Vr a moment to the legislature*?ami
?Wat have I hero to tell? What nut ol
UDortions; of little buntllrigs, which have
&trugg.ed into a fcoUo exlstciico ann
been str.ing.ee! In tie Senate?
Thorc Is one brut, however, and a most
mwohlovous, lll-f,avourod rascal ha Is, ? ho
is, I fear, too sturdy and vlgoroifs to bo
stuffed in that body?1 mean tho Conven?
tion, which will most assuredly becomo
a aw by to- moi row or no*', day. We
nave put off tho evil hour a? long a?
po?slbl3, until over;,? force could be rallied
against tho monsit-r, but. alan! 1 am sat
railed that we can muster no more than
?en gallant spirits to stand by:"tho ol?
Constitution. From the spirit that dashes
out Upon many occasions, 1 make no
doubt wn shall rue thn day?an ob.ervaht
eye that watches' the rage for extrava?
gant undertakings; sees In prospect our
.lard earnings wrung from us to commer?
cialize a. country wuere nature lias iincr
Dosod every possible obstacle, and no
lunger thnn yesterday our rudo bandii
wcro laid upon the public revenue to ac?
complish a toad through four or five
count.es, contrary to the principles which
ito uh to establish a fund for internal
improvement, it is true the money is
? ut taken out of tho treasury, but it is
liveried on Its passage thither. If the
,jcoplo know how much o" tr.eir income
? i;ui been d:rect?'?i hv various channula
into this vast reservoir, and that not
.-atlsfled with this, other stream.?, wer?
r.ow? dl ecttd Into t. c same gulf, with
wnat outcries would they d os ton ,
ears! They havo been wretchedly gulled
ami thoroughly betrayed, by thoso In
whom I hey put tho r trust, nnd they must,
ultimately ho confounded.
. Now comes the Judiciary bill! and this
?s orled up as a remedy for great griev?
ances and is said to be mighty popular.
What do tho people know uf a subject so
compi cateti and. Involved In so many
uimcuities. I have glvun it every consid?
eration In rny power, and 1 confess It Is
a subject too weighty for mo. 1 voted
against it last year nnd am ? eparod tu
?lo so agnui. unless the discussion of the
subject should produce conviction upon
my mind th-it It will be constitutional;
thai it, will be cheaper and moie con?
venient to the people, and that the very
causes which produce delays nt present
and eat up estates will be removed by
tho .change But how- can, al] thla hi,
?iemonstmtedV Turning away from all
these matters and seeking amusement
and relaxation in my room, what havo 1
noro to ammise you? Nothing. I scribble
?<imntn:ng daily, which noboay reads aim
w-nlcli, indeod. nehoily can rend after It
uas gone though tho crucible of the
press?everything corhes out distorted and
altered In shape nnd 1 am so vexed-I am
resolved to scribble no more. Yesterday,
tjoocie puolislied a lone piece, in which
among other thing I had said. "Th?s?.
uaran'd domestic ? "ufacturos." Goodu
urdertook to alter 11 inserted in lieu of
dumn'd" tho word "tariff," so as tn
cause It to read, "These tariff domestic
manufactures." Quam de hoc?are the
ivorda tari It and damn'd' convertible
rerms'; Ho had damn'd my verse by rob.
olng it or its curse, rind I pray yon. my
triend, what is tariff ! domestic? From
such polldhy, Good I-ord deliver me.
i havo offered to tho press oven slnco
the Adorns meeting a rlght-i:ttle-tlglit
nttio, (as I think, of course,) bit of tun
? pop m .r iivugiiKr 'ipfVtnihly, but such ih
tho timidity of Ritchie ho does not llko
to publish; 1 wish I had room to copy
it foryour perusal, but I havo not. Goodo
has piom-Hcd to publish It. but I am
niraid of hm mutilo lions, if it Is not
torthcornlng I will send t to you in man?
ure rlpt. 1 nave a crack at Parson Korr,
i'hantk Brooke, Ned Colston, Bob Tay.
??|?, ?Jin Blackburn, Ciiap Johnson and
this w'll servo you as a key when you sou
thn asterisks,
Weil. Daniel, I ?hink I lmv?> rnntrlvocl
to wr.'te you a long letter, after all?tliig
a-llngl til??,-a-llng! tounds tho dinner boll,
so farewell and may you live a thousand
years.' ST. L1CG?R L. CARTLR.
Jantiarv '-?7. 1*28.
P. ?.?Wrlto to mo your opinion on the
ciiancory bill and loll in? what your
people wish,
SMALL FIRE.
Christmas Tree Ignites in Mr,
""Hargrove s Home, ,
Thero was a slight blaac In tho parlor
of Mr. ?. NY; Horgrovii, No. li?? Wos\
Marshall St., last night about 7;3(i o'clock
u Ch?s'.maa lite having taken Uro from
Hie caudle? thereon. The alarm win;
turned |n from box 34i>, Third Police Sta?
tion, and tho Brook Avenu?! company
rtfrponded promptly. ? The blase was
quicKly extinguished, the damugo to ll|i\
interior of the parlor amounting to only
about ?SO.
Choose Their Officers.
t?y Associated Pro*?.)
ATLANTA, ???.. Jan. I.?The Southcrr
iJciucatlonol AssooiOTion to-day eleo'ea
the following ofllcora for the coming year,
t-rcs'diiot. chancellor W. B, Hill, Dnlver,
sity of Georgia; Vice-President, Francis
f Vi'nabie, University of North Carolina:
Secretary, B. ,1. Tigne, Ashev|lle, N. 0,;
Treasurer, J!J. P. Burns, Atlanta.
important Huiij?cts relative to educa
tional work were discussed at the morn?
ing cession of the,, convention,
"PARSIFAL"
AND FASHION
The Central Presbyterian Prints
Scathing Editorial This
Week.
CONDEMNS THE PRODUCTION
Attacks Society Vigorously for
Its Bondage to the Fashions
of the Day.
A i-cathlng editorial In the Central
Presbyterian this woek deploros tho
bondage ot society to tho fashion of th*
day and Incidentally makes a tremendoue
onslaught on "Parsifal," tho Wagnerian
opera, which has Just been produced In
New York., * ,>'
The Central Presbyterian declare? that
It Is both shameful and pitiful to nee th?
power' which tho fashion of the day can
have over thoso who havo made It their
guide in life. Nothing can aland In tha
way of fashion?neither duty nor rever?
ence, modosty. the counsel of friends, es?
tablished principles of conduct, even tho
law ?? God.
"New York society gavo an cxampln
last week that was conspicuous," said
this paper. Society was half wild over
a "play in which there was not only Im?
morality, but a gross profanity of tho
most sacred things of our religion. The
bacramtnt of the Lord's Supper wus pre.
sentid on the stage, and tho blood of
f.lirlst counted an unholy thing, Can
these New York society people know
with what Indignation and contempt the
sober classes ot people all over tbe land
regard them and turn from them'?"'
Continuing,? tho Central Presbyterian
snyj.that all Independence of character
:s surrendered, all settled principio of
moriils and manners are Ignored in this
rnco after fashion. Character Is weak?
ened and corrupted and there comes de?
cline in all things, puro nnd lovely and
of good repute, and a lost reputation, a
y.BHled life, and an unbappy end.
"If the world says a young woman
must risk her life In ber exposure to the
cold on a winter night, no caution Is of
any avail. If the world says she may
drink what she ought not to touch nor
handle, or play cards with prizes, th?
obedience Is without question.'
LEE CAMP'S MEETING,
Interesting Session Last Night
The Rixey Bill.
Loo Camp held Its regular meeting last
r.ight. Commander James Power Smith In
the chair. Officers elocted at Oho last
meeting wero installed.
Thr- camp's annual memorial -services
??.? the dead for tr-3 year 11103 will be held
next Friday night. All friends of th?
camp nro Invited to attend.
' Leo Camp wfl'? meet In tho camp hall
next Thursday, January "th, at 12 o'clock.
In uniform, to attend tho unveiling of tho
monument to Dr. Hunter MoGulre.
The camp decided to attend services at
the Laurel Street M. E. Church on Sun?
day. January 17th. and to request the
now Dr. Honry E. Johnson to preach
the annual Rermon.
Replies were received from Hon. Jolut
F. Rlxey, lion. H. D. Flood apd Hon.
John Lamb in the camp-letter on the
Rixoy bill.
Tho following resolution was adopted,
to be sont to Mr. Rlxey:
Resolved, That tho Hon. John F. Rixey
h.? tendered the thanks of R. E. i*eo
Camp, No. I, C. V., for his courteous re?
sponso to. Mrs resolutlqr. respecting admis?
sion to Ho'illors' homes or assistance by
tho ' government to Confederato vet?
erans, und expresses Its willingness a??
pl< asuro to hear from him at any tl'm?
beforo tho camp.
MR. BOLLING QUALIFIES.
Will Succeed Major George M.
Helms in Office To-day.
lion.? ?. M.' Honing, of Itodford, tho
?new superintendent ot tin? State peni?
tentiary, arrived In tho city yesterday,
and went out?to the Institution and Held
a cOnieroncn with Major Geoigo M.
nouns, the Incumbent, with tho view to
tailing charge to-day,
Air, Uolling lutei? in tho 6Viy qualified
nnd will assume control this morning.
The now superintendent, It I?.understood,
w.ll mnJto no chingos In hin ollielni staff,
except such as muy bo deemed from tuno
*.o timo in the interest of tuo publlo
???a, e.na most of llv'so now In olllc'e
will hold their planes.
Ii Is tbe general bepof that Mr. Boiling
will rrnko an (deal superintendent, n? he
in a man of line biiRlnoas iiunlitlcntious.
New Year's Gift.
Mr- C, I. Clarke, foreman of the Ameri?
can Can Company, was on Tlririday
presented with a beautiful watch fob, th'?
gift of the malo employes of ?ho com??
pany,
, ? Visiting Here.
Mr. mid Mrs. Itunning, of Washington,
nro thu guests of Mr. and Mrs ? Conn ?).
Mr. Running Is an old Rhinnondai?, and
i? busy Bhakliifr hands with his former?
friends.
Mainly About People,
Mr. F. Kny Christian, of providence,
11 !.. formerly of th'e '-?city, spent tho
Christmas holidays with his parents,.
BURMJTT'S FXTR^CT OF VANIIXA
Impart* a superior delicacy of'flavor, try it w
lt-?iv.