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SUCCESS DEPENDS ON RICHMOND FQLK President Mulry Talks of Chari . tics Coiivciition to J3e Here iii/May. ?? KINDRED ORDER COMING Local Cotnmittces to Arrangc Prcliniinaries and Provide 1 Homes for Dclcgates.'' At n niortlng of cltlzens Interostorl ln charlty aud promlnont ofTlcore of the Katlonai Coniorenco of CharltleH, hold jrenlerduy, plans wero formulatcd and cnrnrnlttees named to mnko local ar rangements for tho convcntlon of thnt . M,dy to bo held In RIchmond next May. Mr. John tfti.'wurt Bryan waa appolnted chalrman of thef nomlnatlng commlt? tee, wlth Instructlons to nuinc the chalrn-.nn of tho followlng coinmlttees: ?kccutlve, flnance, In'vltatlons, trans? portatlon, halls, Imdgen. hotols and boardjng-houses, pubilclty, cntertaln nx-nt, ladlcs' receptlon, receptlon gen? eral, coDforonce membershlp, In speaklng of tho conference, rresl dint Thomas M. Mulry and Natlonal b'.-cretury Alexander Johnson said tliat the cohventlori ln RIchmond" would probably be the largest ever held by tho organizatlon, a? lt was expected that niurc than 1,500 dolegates would bo in attendance, addlng, however, that lt depended largely upon tho peo? ple of RIchmond to mako it a huco-hk. Secretary .lohnson iidmlttod that Mr. George B. Davls had an uphlll flght to got the convcntlon here, as Cleveland and iJonver mado a strong flght for It. Mr. Johnson was glud that Ijlehmond had won out, as Jio bclleved fhat tho convcntlon would not only benellt tho State, but tho ontlre South. Tho object of the meetlng ls to stlmulatc Interest ln charltable organlzatlons and to iiwaken the peoplo of thl? section to the fact that organlzed aid to tho af fllcted ls badly noeded. Virginia is backward ln some branches of charlty work, said ' Mr. Johnson. Mr. John Stewart Bryan was appolnted ' Mr. Herman Rldder, of the New York Ktauts-Zeltung, and a promlnont mem? ber of tho Soclety of SL Vlncent de Paul, was also present and spoke on tho need of charlties free from denom Jnatlomillain. Soclety to Meet Here. Shortly beforo tho conventlon Is held ln May thero wlll bo a m^otlng of the Bociety of St. Vincent de Paul, an or ganlzatlon composed of laymen of the Roman Cathollc Church. whoso object is to look aftc-r and help poor famllles ln thelr horrven. Members of thls so clety are Identlfled wlth tho Natlonal Conforence of Charlties. and they will celebrate the seventy-flftta annlversary of thelr foundation while here. Among the promlnent ofllcors of both socletles nt iho meetlng; yesterday were Thomas M. Vulry. prosldont; Alexander John fon. natlonal secretary; H. WIrt Sterle, chalrman of the press commlttee; John M. Glenn, ex-prosldent of the Natlonal Conference of Charlties; Herman Rld? der, tdltnr of the Stsats-Zeltung. o^ N'-w Vork; Judge Wllllam II. DeLacy! of tho Jitvenllc Court of Washlngton, |p. <!..' Blfd Kdmond -T. Butler, corre *iponding">ecr?-tary of the Socletv of . Bt, Vlncent de Paul. PETITION FILED Credllnra Ask Tlint Owenn & Floyd Be Declnred HimkroptN. A petitlon ln Involuntary bankruptcy w.s filed In the United States Dlstrlct Court yesterday by certaln credltors of Owens & Floyd. who conduct a ladles' furnlshlng store at No. 417 Bast Broad Street, Neither the assots nor the llabllltlex are named In the peti? tlon. though the assets are cstlmatcd at Slo.OOO. Tho pctitloners aro tho Eaglo Paper Company, Or.) Hnrrls Hardwaro Com pany, Herman Boehr & Co? and J. T. h'f'gg, who are represented hy Jo Lano nnd Cary Kllls Stcrn. They ask tho itppointincnt of H. C, Cofer as re? celver. GENERAL VAUGHAN HERE Comes to the Clty lo Confer About Snl<?.IrunliiKN IIIII. Oeneral C. C. Vaughan, Jr., of Prank lln, ls ln tho clty, accompanied bv Major Thomas W. Shelton and Major C. L. Wrlght, of Norfolk, members of Pimples Stopped In Five Days Kvery I'osslble Skin BrupUon Jcure'd ln Marvclously Qulrk Tlme hy the New Cnlclum Troni iiicul, Send Por Kree Samplc I'aekngc To-day. Bolls have been curod in throo days, and somo of tho worst cases of skin diseases have boon curod In a week. by the wonderful action of Stuart's Cal cium Wafers. Theso wafers contaln as thelr maln Inpredient tho most thor? ough. uulck and effective blood-cleanser known, calclum sulphldo. Most. treatrrients for tho blood and for skln eruptions are misorably slow In thelr results. and bosldes. many of them aro polsonous. Stuart's Calclum Wafers contaln no potson or drug of any klnd; they aro absolutely harmloss, and yet do work .whlch cannot fail to surprlso you. Thoy are tho most pow erful lilood purifior ancl skin clearet cvor dlscovered, und they never de range tho system. No mattor what you suffer from, pimples, blackhou.ls, acno, red rasli spots, hlotches, rush, tetter . or anv other skin eruptions, you can" get ri'd of thom long beforo other treatnioiitt can even begin to show results. Don't go around wlth a humlllating disgusting mass of pimples and black heads on your faco. A face covered over wlth theso disgusting thlng* mnkes peoplo turn away from you, and breeds faliure ln your llfo work. Stor it. Itead what an Xowa man said,\yhen ho woke up ono morning and found ht had a new face: "By Georgo. I never saw. ahytiilng llke it. There I'vq been for throo yoars trylng to get rld of plmplos antl blackheads, and guess I used every thing under thosiin, I used your Cal? clum Wafers for Just soven days. Thit morning every blessed pltnplo is gonr and I can't flnd a blackhead. I coultl writo you a volumo of tlianks, I air so grateful to you," You oun depond upon thls treiitmenl being a ntiver-falllng cure. ' ,. Just sond us your narnb and address in^. full, to-day, aiid we wlll sond yov a trlal pnakage ? of Stimrt's Caloiuir AVafors, free to lost. After you have trled tho sumplo 'nnd bcon oouvineec' that nll wo say Is true, you wlll go tc your noarost drugglst and got a 50c hox and bo curod of your ^faclal trou hlo. Thoy aro ln tablet form. antl nc troublo whatovor to tnko, . You gc about your workus usual, and there you aro?-oured and happy. Send us your nnino antl luldress to tlay and. we wlll ttt ouco aend you l>> mall a sample packiiKe froe. Addresi F.:A. Stuart Co,, 1T5 Stuart Bldg.. Mar _h*;i, Mich, :? r ' ? ,;, Cutting Figures is going on throughout the shop. No article is exempt. And we've not simply scratchcd the surface of faces, but sent the knife down deep. Suitsand O'Coats that sold from $20 to $22.50, $13.75. Suils and O'Coats that sold Irom $27.50 to $30, $18 .75. Children's $5 Suits or O'Coats, $3.29. Children's $7.50 Suits or O'Coats, $4.29. Jacobs & Levy hls staff, and they are stopplng at the Wcutmoreland Club. These officers are here to consult w th referenco to the Hale-JcnnlngB milltary blll, whlch was offered In tha two houses of the Leglslature on Frl They mot other prominent people nst nlght who are lnterested ln mak? lng better provlslon for the citizcn soldlery 0f the State, and strong ef? forts will be made to have the-measurn adopled ln tTie shape in which it has bcea offered M'BRIDE TRIES SUICIDE Evltlcnce Goe? Thnt He Had Many Wlve* on Hia Mlrlnjj. i.^aS.*^"*1 t0 Tbe Xlmc*-DI*paichl r.\r rf?JI'K",January 11-?Sergeant H. C. McBride. charged with bigamy. will be tricd elther in PortBmouth or CaTo Ilne county, where the alleged bigamous marriages are said to have been contractod. J*10 **vldenco accumulates agalnst thls ofBcer ns a man who had a multl pllclty of wlves. To-day a copy of the ccrtlfled marrlage in Carollne county was recelved, showing that wlthln slx months after hls first Virglnia mar rlage lie wedded Sofla Carter, under tho natno ot Dallas. In thls marrlago ho gives hls blrthplare ns Baltimore. There are those In Norfolk who de? clare h?i was born ln thls elty, and that all of the marrlago blrthplaces are false statements. Hls mother. who rexides here. goes by the name of Walker. the name under whlch he was first marrled. In all of tho certlficates tho name of hls father Is Ftated to be the same as hls name. elther Walker. Dallas or McBrldo. The flrst name of tho mother ls the same In all of the certlficates?Bessle McBrlde Is stlll conflned to his home with grlp. and is being carefully guard ed by members of the Pollce Depart? ment. It is expected that bond wlll be arranged as soon as ho Is able to leavo the room. The accused has made several at teinpts io eommu suictdo sinco tne publication of hls alleged blgamous marrlages. Hc has trled to get a pls tol, polson, nnd attempted to choke hlmself to death wlth hls pocket handkerchlof. He ls being closely watched. THE LURLINE LAUNCHED II lg I'nMHpngrr and Frelght Steamer Taken the Wnter nt Newport Sewi. [Special to The Tlrnea-DlspRtch.] NEWPORT NEWS, VA., January 11. ?In the prcsence of a few oftlclals of tho bullding and ownlng compan.les, a small party of Invlted guests and tho workmen necessary to execute the task, tho new passenger and frelght llner Lurline, for tho Matson Steam Navl gatlon Company, of Soji Franclsco, was launched at the plant of the Newport News Sliipbulltllng and Dry Dock Com? pany this afternoon at 3:30 o'clock. As the blg hull sllpped sllently down the ways the tradltlonal bottle of champagne was crashed agalnst her recedlng bow by Mlss Lurline Matson, tho sponsor, in whose honor the vessel ls named. When she was safoly afloat the Lur llno was towod to one of the shlpyard plers, where the work of completlng her began without delay. When sho Is tlnished slx months henco the steam er wlll leave for the Pkcltlc Coast to enter the frelght and passenger ser? vlce between San Franclsco and Hon olulu. Among those in the christenlng party were Captaln Wllllam Matson, president of the ownlng company: Mrs. Matson and thelr daughter, Miss Lur? line, the sponsor. The Lurline Is 450 feot long, fifly flve feot broad and twenty-one "feet deep. She wlll bo propellod by a Blngle-screw, trlple expansion englne of 3,500 horsepower. . Steam wlll. be supplled by four double-onded Scotcti bollers. The deslgned sea speed wlll he slxteen knots an hour. She will carry "'5.000 tons of enrgo and about 1,000 first, second and thlrd-class pas sengers. AN OLD-TIME SN0W-STORM Virglnia Monntaln DlntrlctN Covcrcd t< Depth of Slxteen Inche*. [S'peclal to The Tlnies-Dlepatoh.] MONTEREY, VA., January 11.?Or Tuesday the niountaln dlstrlcts of Vir? glnia wero vlslted by one of the old tinie snow storms, so rare ln recenl years. Tho snow. reached an averiigt dopth of slxteen inches, and on Alle gltany, on the west, nnd Shenandoah on the east, lmmense drlfts formed Mall servlco on the two routes easi and west from Monterey was Inter rupted for a day, and only sueceeded ir *ettlng through by tho iild of a shovo! brigado. / Clay Wnrd Cltlzens lo Meet. Tho Play Wtud Ant\ex I.engiui wlll hold ;ti flrst reijular meeting Tuesday nlght. Jan uary 14th. at 8:30 o'cloclc, In Ihe hall ovoi Anclerson's storo, No. 1831 West CariHStreet All annexecl cltlzens aro reiiueBted to at tend. Slr. lifte-r ? to Spenk. The annual memorlal services ot R, B I,e-i C'amp. Sons of Veterans, wlll he lielt at I<eo Camp Hall to-morrow nlght. Thi prluclpal ndilress wlll be mado' by Mr. I.ani Iifcy. a ? member of tho camp. Ladloa ani fflenils of the uainp are Invltedv Clerk Itriiily IliiHy. Mr. Josoph P. Brady, clerk of the I'nltoi BliUos Court, is i-ulte busy preparlnif tln trauserlpt or the recurrt In tho Vlrglnl; pnsiionBer rate cusos, . whloh wlll bo takei to tho Suprtmio Court of the Unlted Ktato; for llnal ailjuillcatlon, Hhelterlng Armi Kloidlon. The aniiuul meeting of the board of nian atiefs of tho Blielterlns Arms Free HoBplta will ba held at the hospltal to-morrow noon iOfficers wlll bo elected. Salvator Blrmetti, Charged With Cutting Negro, Dismissed in Police Court. Manchester Bureatt, Tlmes-DlBpatch, No. 11021lull Street. Salvator Blnnnttl, an Itallan, em? ployed at the Blalr Gtass Works, who on December 6th out James Johnson, colored, was before the Polleo Court yesterday mornlng. He was dlsmlaaefl. It developed that Blnnettl dld the cut? ting In self-defense. Thero wero a number nt wltnesses, mostly Itallanii, and It waa almost necessary to have an Interpreter. Servlees ln the ChurcheR. At Cowardln Avenue Christlan Church, tho Rev. Mr. Hodge, of Char? lottesvllle, who ln supplJUug the puiplt there, wlll preach at both services. At Stockton Street Baptlst Church, the Rev. R. W. Cridlln wlll preach mornlng and evonlng. ThlB mornlng his themo wlll be "Gratltutle for Past and Courage for Future." In the eve nlng he wlll preach a special sermon to the young people. In Contral M. E. Church the ser? vices wlll he rondueted by the pastor, the Rev. J. K: Jollirr. Hls mornlng theme wlll be "The Rewards of Ser? vlce." In the evenlng, "A Modern Splrltual Ignls Fntuus." The Rev. w. E. Edwardg wlll conduct tho Bcrvlccs at Flfth Street M. E. Church. The board of dlreetors of the Meth odlnt Sunday School Unlon wlll hold Its regular monthly meeting thls after? noon at Contral Church at 3 o'clock. IVrxonnln nnd Rrlef*. A. C. Hardlng, who fell from a street car at the ccrner of Thlrteenth and Hull Streeta on Thursday, ls stlll con llned to hls room. He was badly brulsed. St. Anthony's Ald Soclety wlll glve a supper on Wednesday nlght at Lead er Hall. A muslcal program wlu be rendered. The enterlalnment promlses to bo moBt onjoyable. On Thursday nlght. the Sunday-sehool of the Presbyterlan Church wlll glve a '"cantata" ln the lecture-room. A small admlssion wlll be charged. Mrs. Ruhy Hall, who has been spend ing Chrlstmas wlth her aunt, Mrs. "W. J. Propst. of Hlghland Park, has returned home. Mrs. B. M. Robertson has 'returned from Lunenburg. where she has been the guest of her daughter. Mr. T. J. Nlchols ls qulte slck at hls home on Porter Street. Mlss Mary Hlll has return from Ashland, and Is the guest of Dr. and Mrs. E. O. H!n. Mlss Sadle Lee Propst, after a pleas ant vlslt to her uncle, Mr. W. S. Hall, has returned home. Mrs. Samuel C. Taylor and Mrs. Dorothy Gilbert have returned from New York. Mlss Elizabeth Bentley, of Rlch? mond, has returned home after a pleas aiit vlsit to Mrs. R. T. MInor, at Forest Kill. Mlss Evetyn Hlll, of King Wllllam, is vlsltlng Dr. and Mrs. E. G. Hlll. Mlss Ann Friend, who has been very slck wlth grlp, ls lmprovlng. Mlss Mollie B. Hatcher continues ouite sfck at the home of her sister, Mrs. S. D. Graves, No. H05 Porter Street. Mr. Wllllam Patteson Jones, who has been tho guest of Mrs. William Cox, at Forest Hlll. has returned to his home, ln Norfolk. Master Roy Graves. who has been extremely slck, ls much lmproved. ARGUED AND'SUBMITTED Judgc Ingrnm Now lln? Wiltnlilre Case I'nder AdvUcnient. Argument In tho proceedlngs before Judge Ingram of the Law and Equlty Court to prevent the payment of claims for work done by Contractors C. II. Wlltshlre, a Councilman, and Thos. N. Kendler, at the City Home, was com? pleted yesterday. The matter was ta? ken under advlsement. The claims are contested on the ground that the law was vlolated when Mr. Wlltshlre accepted the palntlng contract from Mr. Kendler, the gen? eral contractor. The actlon was brought by Dr. En nion G. Williams, Davld Meade "Whlte. Graham B. Hobson and C. P. Davis. Councilmen Davld Meade White and Jas. E. Cannon appeared for the com plalnants and Mr. S. L. Kelley repre sented the contractors. MEMBERS INVITED Colonel Skelton Kxtends Prlvlleges ot Buslue.is Men'n Club. Colonel W. O. Skelton, secretary of the Business Men's Club, has extended a courtesy to the members of the two houses whlch ls hlghly appreclated. lt was an invltatlon to them to avall themselves of the privlleges of ihe or ganizatlon durlng the sesslon. The Invltatlon came through letters to the presldlng officers of tho two branches, or.d was by them transmltted to the members. WILL HOLD BANQUET Elghtecnth Annlvcrsary of Rlchmond Tent, K. O..T. M, Rlchinona Tent, No. 4, Knlghts of the Maccabees, wlll hold Its elghteenth an nivorsary celebratlon and banquet at Lee Camp Hall to-morrow evenlng from 8 to 10 o'clock. The commlttee havlng charge of the entertalnment ls composed of Messrs. G. G. Woodward, F. S. Whltlock and C. W. Moriiss. A number of frlends of the tent have been Invited. WHAT TEACHERS WANT ( oiniiilttee From Stnte Amoelntlon Petltionh Leglslature. The lcgislatlvo commlttee of the State Teachers' Assoclatlon, composed of Messrs. J. G. Suunders, of Norfolk; F. B. Fltzpatrlck, of Pulaskl, and J. H. Binford and A. B. Chandler, Jr., of Tat People I WILL SEND TOU A TRIAL TREAT. MENT FREE. I can rednce your welght und turn 111 lieulth into robiut health, nicntal Bluggltlineai nlo aetivlty, ona relleT< tliat feehnK or fitllness nnd op prenlon by produvlns lieultlij dlgestion nnd nssVnillutloii, No distastoful dletiriK oi etarvatlon, no ex erclslnu, no nau seatliiB dniL's oi ?lukenlne plllstlml riiinthestoitiuili 1 am a regulni practlclnn . p h y s 1 o l n i a speclallst lu tlio smvesiiiii redudloii of eupertliioua lat. Mj ne\r and seieiitttleally perfectcrt niciliort Mreniillieiii the lieurt nml enablei you to brcnthe nislly, and qult'kl] removea doiiblo-cliln, lariie atoiiiaoli nmi fut lnpt Prominent phyalolans ndylse thelr patlents to take m*i treutmrnt aud luadlng tloctora theuiaolvei nre niy patlents. I nbsolutely cuurtiutt't Biitisfnctlon in every case. Wrlte to-day for rrei trinl ireatmeiit. I vrfll ulso aend you free my ncv book *>n Obeslty. II will'-Klve you dVtalled oiuhne.o my ueatnicnt; lt wlll lie sent you 1'KEK, Addreet HKNItV C. BRADFORD, M. ?., 219Ur?ilor* Butldlu*. 80 Ea-it ?lid Bt., New i'ork A BMGAIN Matl Orders Fllled at Advertued Pricea Julius Sycle's Sons OUR ANNUAL January Clearing Sale Begins Monday Morning at 9 o'Clock Every department in this store is contributing a generous share to this wonderful gathering of bargains, so, no matter what may be your circumstance or needs, you can visit this sale with both pleasure and profit. Hosiery and Underwear If you have needs In these llnes, now Is the tlme to supply them, for nover wore prices mado moro temptlng for caroful buyerB; and don't delay comlng, as quantttles are llmlted. $1.00 to $1.50 Ladles' All-Wool Pants, gray, red and whlte, SOc. Boys' and Glrls' Whlte and Gray 'Wool MIxed Shirts, sold 39c; clear? ing prlce, 10c. Special Ladles' Gray and Whlte Ribbed Shirts at 80e and 75c. Men's 11.00 Wrlght'a Fleece Shlrt* and Pants, ?Oc garment. Chlldren's "Whlte. Gray, Red and Black Wool Hose, 25c klnd, 10c, Special value In Boys' ana Glrls' School Ribbed Hose at 12V6c. Cadet. Hosiery for men, wemen, boys and glrls; greatest hoso ever on the market; every palr guaran teed, 25c. Embroideries Thousands of yards of the Pret tlest Embroideries you have ever lald your eyes on are Involved ln thls aale; embroiderieB from the narrowest klnd for trlmmlng In fants' wear to deep flounclng em? broideries; prices range from Bc to 92.00 yard. See special tables, Be, 10c, in_-.?c and 25c yard. Lace Waists What woman ever had too many "Waists? And what woman could reslst such exceptlonally blg valuos in Waists as offered durlng thls event. You'll be on hand to get one, won't you? $8.00 and $10.00 Whlte, Ecrtt and Black Lace Waists. all of thls sea son's styles; clearing prlce, f5.ll). $5.00 Black Tafteta Waists, mado In best of style, $3.50. $8.00 and $10.00 Whlte Taffeta Sllk Waists, few slzes, $5.00. Sheets When you can buy staples at less than regular prices, can you afford to refraln from buylng? The de mand for these goods exceeds the supply, but every department must contrlbute to thls event, and so these prices: , $1.25 Utica Steamed Cotton, Tom Hommed Sheets, 72x30; special. OSc. $1.58 Utica Steamed Cotton Sheets, 90x90, the largest size; special, ?1.25. Embroidery Flannels , Por I'nder-klrts. Could you do wlth somo more -warm Flanirel? They'll be just as doslrable next wlnter as you'll flnd them now. At these prices you ?will save enough money on yard to pay you to invest, Special prlcos, 50c, 02V4c, 75c and SOc yard. Special Towel Bargains LInen Huck Towols, extra large slzc, red and whlte borders; llmlted four to a customer. l_*6c each. Arcel Wash and DIsli Towels, 15C. Arcel Wash Bags, Bc. Bath Towols, special value, at 10c, l-'Vfec and 25c. Black Thin Material for Waists and Dresses Black Mercerlzed Batlste, , 50e yard. Black Batlste, 12%, ia 2-3c, _0c and 25c. The Paramount Bargain-Giving Sale Mak.ri Entire Stock of Coats at Lowest Prices Erer Named. Owing to the mild wcather cxperienccd thls season we are loaded with sufplus stock. Our buyer secured last week over one thousand Women's and Children's Coats at a ridiculously low figure, and they are offered at half price and less. Big sale Women's and Misses' Suits at prices to surprise all buyers. Every Suit marked down. LOT 1. Women's Coats, worth ?fl 171* up to $20.00; color, black. $"./?) They are seml-flttlng, 50 incheB long, doublo-breasted, velvet col lar, trlmmed wlth fancy sllk brald; made of flno black kersey. LOT 2. Women's Coats, worth *f Af\ up to $15.00 .?pD.UU A statement tliat seoms really too good to be trtie. 100 Long Tan Coats, 44 Inches long. looso back and front, trlmmed wlth strapa e.t same. LOT 3. Women's Coats, worth up to $12.00; thls Is an assorted lot; any Coat you would buy ls a bargaln; fancy mixtures. plaids and solld colors; your cholce LOT 4. Chlldren'B Coats, would be a bar? galn at $5.00, but a greater one $3.50 Monday, 91.39 j from 8 to 14 years, Thls Coat was placed on sale Satur? day. They sotd sb rapldly that we tootc them off sale to glve Mon? day shoppers the beneflt of the prlce . LOT B Conslsts of B0 Tan Herrlngbone Ef? fect Coa^ts; pricea were $6.00, now. LOT ?. 60 Gray Bearskln Coats; prlce was $7.00, now, 100 Gray Astrakh-n ?? ?JA Coats, prlce was $5.00, now <p&.0U LOT 7. Coats, conslstlng of chevlots, wool kerseys and novelty materials; were $8.00 and $9.00; your An f*f* cholce .?p__?DD None of these Coats wlll be sent on approval or exchanged after sell? lng. Brlng U10 lady and chlld wlth you, so we can flt. $1.39 gbone Ef $1.69 $3.50 White Wash Goods We can't begin to tell you all about the beautlful Wash Ma? terials we offer to you at very small prices. We must content ourselves with just a few hints in regard to offerings in this line of goods. 12 ^c White Satln Check Strlpe Plaids, 10c. 17c Whlte Check DImltles, new deslgn ln checks, 15c. 16 2-3c Whlte Strlpe DImltles, spe? cial all day at 12%c yard. 15c Whlte Dotted Swlss for waists and beautlful dcslgns for wlndow curtains. 1-Vm? yard. 25c Mercerlzed Batlste. embroid? ery dot, just the thing for waists, 10 2-3c. 37^4c White Plald Flgure'Batlste, Imported fabrlc, very neat for waists, 25c yard. Whito Figured Modras, special grade, at I'iVjV. 25c Whlte Figured Mercerlzed Ma dras; all day long, 20c yard. Whlte Indla LInen, ' 40 inches wlde; special Monday, 15c grado for llc. Plald and Broken Plald DImltles. somethlng entlrely new for waists and baby dresses; special prlco, 10 2-3c yard. Perstan Lawn, special grade at 12V6c yard; flno and sheer . At l?2-3c, Perslan Lawn, 26 Inches wlde: would bo consldered a good grade at 25c. Perslan Lawn at 25ej the best you ever saw; To inches wlde. Lady'n Cloth, 10 yards lo p.'eee; special at $1.50 piece. Wash Chlffon, special values, at 30c, 50c and 75c. Whlte Mercerlzed Batlste, special grade, at 25c, SOc, GOc and 50c yard. French Lawn at 2Bc and BOc yard. Llneri Lawn, for waists and hand kerchlefs, special values. at 10 2-3o, 32c, SOc, 40c, 5f>c, 00c, 70c, 85c, .SDc and $1.25. Clearance Sale of Men's and Boys' Clothing Everything to Go at Reduced Prices And in many instances the sale prices are cost and less than cost prices, making the greatest money-saving event of the season. Men's $12.50 Suits Reduced to - $ 8.89 Men's $15.00 Suits Reduced to ? $10.00 Men's $22.00 Suits Reduced to - $15.00 Boys' $5.00 Suits Now - - - - $3.50 Boys' $4.00 Suits Now - - - - $2.98 Boys' $5.00 Corduroy Suits, - $3.50 Corsets Reduced All C. B. New Modelg for slender, mediuni aud stout wometi to go at bargain prices. C. B., sold at 7fic, now 00c. C. B., sold at $1.00, now SOc. 25c Belt Hoso Supporters, 10c. Furs The greatest Fur Sale on record. You can buy Fur pleces of ovory deslrablo klnd at less than the wholesalo cost of skin. Mlnk, Squtrrel andSable Scarfs, sold for $10, only $3.50 Millinery The smartness and all-round desirability of present stock of Millinery didn't save the price cutter from paying this department a visit. These values ought to hurry you to the sale: $4, $5 to $8 Women'B Trlmmed Hats, ln velvet and felt; 60 Hats to select from, $1.98. Chlldren's French Felt Hat3, ready to wear; sold from $1.25 to $2, novr 80c. Misses' Beady-to-Wear Hats, sold from $1,25 to $2.00, now BOc. Blankets and Comfortables If you need Blankets or Oom fortablcs, you couldn't hope to buy them at any time for less money than we are asking for these goods at this sale. Just figure out these savings: Baby Blankets for the crlb, all wool, $2 value, for 91.09. $2.50 extra flne grade, 92.00. $5.00 Whlte Wool Blankets, large slze for double bed; savlng prlco, 93.30. 11-4 Whito Woot-Fleece Blanket. sold for $3; clearing prlce, 91.08. $2.00 Bed Comforts, woll qullted, knotted wlth zephyr; clearing prlce, 91.39. $2.50 Bed Comforts, floral deslgns; clearing price, 91.08. $2.19 Bed Comfort. special value at old prlce, now 91.00. News from Notion Counter Agate Buttons, 6 dozen for Bc Selman's Bubber Heels. 23c. Whlst Brooms, l_Msc. Baby Ellto Shoe Pollsh, flc. Sklrt Markor, 50c. Carpet Binding, 20c roll. Iron Wax, 3 In box, for 3c. 25c Shoars, 10c, , French Shoe Blacklng. 3c. Snap Hooks and Eyes, 2 dozen for le, 100 Halr Plns, In box, 3c. Horn Hair Combs, 3c. Bachelor Pants Buttons, Bc. Sharp & Crowdcr's Necdles, 5e per dozen. Engllsh Tape, 12 yard piece, for 12e| all wldths, In package. - Engllsh Twlll Tape, 10 yard piece for 10c. LInen Tape, 3c to 7c piece. No Trouble Shoe Polish Self Shining Just Imposstbte to soll your hands or to get on floor. So harmless you could shlno your shoes In the par? lor. Special prlco, 10c per bottlo. White Bed Spreads Aole tbe Prices. Special slzo Whlte Cotton Bed spreads. Marsellles pattern, at 91.00. Dinifty Bedspreads, recoiumended by leadlng physlclans as sanltary, for 9L08 and 9-.10. Colored Bedspreads, frlnged; spe? cial value, at 91.50. Extra Flne Whlte Bedspreads, all at special prices, 92.98, 9:1.25, 91.0s and 95.08. $1 Women's Kid Gloves, black, white and tan, 59c Children's white hemmed Drawers, button holes, 7c 10c Torchqn Lace, wide widths, White Lonsdale Cambric, perfect, 5c 112J/2cyd Men's $2 Soft and Stiff Hats, black and gray 89c $1.00 Dfessing Sacques, to close, 69c 50c Wotsted Dress Goods to go Monday for 35c Shelf Oilcloth, beautiful pattems, for only 5c yd Rlchmond, met at Murphy's ]ast nlght and adopted resolutlons asklng the Leglslature to pass the -followlng niea.sures*. "First?For t-lemontary educatlon, an approprlatlon of $200,000 addltlonal; a mlnimum salary law as drawn by Jo? seph H. Saunders, president of the State Teachers' Assoclatlon, and pub llrtied ln the January Issue of the Vir? glnia Journal of Kducatlon; acoinpul sory educatlon law, in accbrdanco wlth the provlslon;i of the State Constitu tlon. Second?For socondary educatlon, an approprlatlon of $100,000 addltlonal for hlgh schools; an approprlatlon to pro vide a normal department to such- flrst grade hlgh school as may be selected by tho State Board ot Educatlon; an approprlatlon for Ifidustrlai and agrl cultural educatlon; an addltlonal State normal school. Theso matt?rs wero all recommended by the State Board ot Educatlon, P0IS0N ENDS tiER'LlFE Funeral of MUs Stcwart, SVho Took Ul-Clilorlilo of Mereury. [Special tn 'I'l"* ;i'ltn**B-r)lBpatoli.l NEWPORT NMvb, \A., January 11. ?Funeral services over tho body of Miss Kllzabeth Francea Stewart. th'e young nurso at tho NeAlonal Soiaters' Home, who acchlentally kllled herself by taktng 412 gralns of bi-ohlorlde of raeVcuryA were couduetei^.. thla av**er noon at 2 o'clock at the home of Cap? taln W. G. Melvln, on tho Boulevard, by the Bev. E.' T. Wellford, pastor of tho Flrst Presbyterlan Church. The body was taken North to-nlght, and will be intefred at Charlottetown, Can ada, the old home of tho dead glrl. PRANK OF a'yOUNGSTER ?nia?k Hand" I.etter to Mr. -Scliitiela Sent liy Newport Neivs Boy. 1 Special to Tho Timea-Dlspatch.] NKWPORT NEWS, VA., January 11. ?Tho "Black Hand" letter recelved by Banker George A. Sahmels* several weeks ago was wrltton by a boy em? ployed ln tho offlce of a well-known business tlrin o? thls city. Chlef of Pollce Reynolcls, worklng upon dues furnlshed by typewrltlng characterls tles, bluo penell and red Ink murks, and' tho kind of paper used, traced tho mlsslvo to the ofllce, and readil.v put hls hand upon tho boy. As tho offense CASTORIA Por Infauts and Children. The Kind You Have Always Bought Bears tha Signature of<?i2^#7 ls a misdenieanor only, the banker and chlef declded to lectura tho youngster and let the matter drop. No names have been glvon out. A NEW DAILY PAPER. The Suffolk Evenlng lirrald Made Ha Appearnnce Yesterday. [Special to ThoTiraea-Diapatch.] SUFFOLK, VA., January 11_The Suffolk Evenlng Herald made Its flrst appearance thls afternoon. It has slx soven-column pages. It ls publislied by tho Suffolk Herald Corporatlon. wlth W. J. Kendrlck. president and edltor; C. Guy Bell, business manager. and John C. Holladay, 6ecretary and treasurer. STATUEOF WASHINGTON DUKE AVork ot Valentlne Soon ia Be Put Vp at Trinlty College. ISpecial to The Tlmea-plapa-tch.] TRINITY COLLEGE, DURHAM, N. C? January 11.?The bronae statua of Mr. Washlngton Duke has been com? pleted und wlll be shlpped to Eurham wlthln tho next several days, It ls tho work of tho South's foremost sculp tor, Valentlne, or- Rlchmond. Massrs. Prosby and Cogkendall, of Now York, wlll complote tho base about the 15th ot January, and shortly afterwards H ls expected that the monument wlll be set lri place- Mr. Valentlne wlll come to Durham to superlntend the settlng of tho atatue. The change la the-grennda haa al ready been made, the foundatlon com? pleted, and everything ls ln readlness for the placlng ot the monument.. The statue wlll remaln Inclosed untll cdm mencement, when the same wlll 'be un velled. Postnl Affalra. [From Our R?s*ular Correapondent.] ? WASHINGTON, D. C, January lj.? Postmasters appotnted: , Virglnia?Mlfhaux. Powhatan coun? ty, E. C. Lawton, vlce S. F. Swann, North Carolina?Moss, Hallfax coun? ty, Susan A. Moss, vlce E. B. Moss, re slgned. Rural routes have been ordered es tabllshed as follows: March 2.?.Franklln, Southampton county, route 3. Populatlon, S00; faral lies, 216. Aprll 1?Capron. Southampton coun? ty, routes 1 and 2. Populatlon. 1,000; fumllles, 2S3? Glen Allen, Henrlco county, route 3. Populatlon, 400 i faml lloa. OS. Saxe. Charlotte county, route, 3. Populatlon, 500; famille.i, 118. Suf? folk. Nansemond county. route 1. Popu? latlon. 600; famlllea. 151. Yale, Stiaaer county, route 1. Populatlon, 600; taml* llos, 187, Baawthe : ^?1ha Kind You Haw Mways Bocgrit Blgartw