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M_:: Orders Fllled at Advertlsed Prices. Bric-a-Brac and Fine China for Wedding Gifts. There's a little toAvn in Bohemia that gives its name to some of the most exquisite pieces of pottery that one can find anyAvhere?TEPLITZ WARE?Vases in all sorts of artistic shapes. with gold mat handles, $1 to $7.00. ROVAIi BON'N AVnrr. Iinnd-pnlntrd plecr-i.. $2 to "112. l*I.\n AUSTl-IAX cIIINA VASES. In n_.-or.ed shnpcs?the famntt-i ? -inn dc. i-ntloii . In -Iimlrd blue, nl-o marlne **cencs, 91 to 5.*",. FHENCH CHINA Cnkc rintc-., .**nlnd noi-.li., Celcry Db-hea, etc., In nll klnds of hpatitlful drcornflon-i, ninrlne vle*-*i, floTvers, **hltc nnd gold effects. etc?-mostlj- linnd-pnlntcd pieces, $1.30 to fi*. JAPANESE CHINA In hiindreds of varlous ?.liiipr*?Mllk Jnrn, Mnyonnnlse Dlnbe-i, Cnkc Plnte.., Clincolntc Pot... Vnses, pte.?many of flicm dcrornlrd In llie fnmou-i Sntsunin cffcctsi nnd rnlf.nl gold drslgii-. I'rlccs rnncc from ."Dc to !. 10. We can only give you a faint idea in these columns of the beautiful things in this department suitable for wedding and anniversary gifts. A personal inspection Avill afford you much pleasure for an hour or so. SHRIEKING WOMAN ACCUSED ESCORT Declaring Man Was Trytng to Drug Her. Fcreamcd to By standers for Help. DINERS FLED FROM PLACE Threat of Arrest Quietcd Couple Who Caused Uproar in Crowdcd Hotel. Traglc and theatrical scenes In the ladies' room of one of the most pop? ular hotels in Richmond yesterday startled not a few decorous diners. while the solemn gravlty of the negro head walter was uttcrly destroyed. With nearly every table faken, chiefly b.v ladies, the entrance of a man and woman. who took seats to one slde. occasloned no comment. uitil. after their order had been served. the wo iii.in suddenly set thc torripany in an uproar by shrlokltiK. rising from her chalr, and calling on those present to protect her from her cscort, who. she Bcreamed. n-a? trylng to dniK her. Era braclng the apnloKetie and noiplussed walter. she called loudly for some one to drlve hPi" companion away. her lan Kimpp soandallzlng the diners and causlng the more quletly disposed to fnrle quickly away. standing not on ine order of their polng. Hiisfled Them Out. The proprietor of the cafe. wlth hls asslstants, rushed to thc room to tlnd .-: helpless mai valnly endeayorlng to explaln thnt ho intended no harm. The man attempted bluster with the propri? etor, but both he and the woman f|iilet ed down when threatened wilh arrest. On belnp questloned the woman finally declared that th'e man wns her hus? band. but thls statement appeared tn be an nfter ihought. a'ld was douhted by those who heard it. Tho man was bustlod about his business. with an ad monitlon to return no more. A cab was called and the woman was sent to hor liome wlthout tasttng the ilinner already on the tablo. Howevor, she carrled one of the nno hotel napkins Wlth hor. ?_ " Somo of.,tho*o-i'_"'thp dlnlng-room un? derstood the woman to say that she was b Salvatlon Army worker. Tho siiparostion ls denied hy Captain Kowler. of tho Salvation Army. and hy the ofli cors of the. Amerlcan Army. a new or cani?ation, whlch has recently openod lirre. and in tho company of which thero are a number of young womon. DOUBTS MURDER THEORY A'ltopey by f'ori.nrr Shows .li>ii<*s Woinnn Iliod nf lloart Trouhle. <"or-:ior Taylor held an autopsy yesterday on tho. body nf Nnnny Jones, colored, whoa dpath on Wednesday umlor somewhat ?us-I picinuB clrcumatances rrsultod m the arrest i pl hei hu,st,an-, John Wesley .1.a, a mall carrler, who is now in tlio (.'Ity Jail. Dr. Taylor found no evidence tr. connect thel woman's ***ath wlth the benthts sald tol li_v? boon ph-on by hor husbsnri. The ex-j p'nlnHtion showed that she -ufT^i cl from h*art trouble. and that death "as diie tu Inai cause, although the doctor sald he waa jioi prepared to state how far ihis wealtness liad_been broOght a'b'oul by lll-t'reafinent. An inquest Wlll he hi-ld this ninnilnrt. aud in view oC (lio flntllnR ot Um nutopay lt la clalmed ii wlll clear Jones of suaplclon. In ihe Police Court yesterday the case JAIL BIRD TO TESTIFY V> ill (?n.|,r Bucli t? Court lo (live Kvldence in Itock-Thruwlng Citse. While m hls rounde We-nemiey evenlns 1' :''' ?"' n u. i." ran mio a pnrt. ui iho riniiiif-.i t,, haya 'atteraon factory, but l? ih? orlglnal i-ocH come bich from Jail INTEREST IN MILITARY Compunlc. Hard ut iVorli and flnlln.. .Ui SprliiR Tcrnt of Courl. The Clty Clrcult Coun cpena itt tprlng term on Monday, May ith. wlth ?n unusually heavy docket ln pros pect. Dates for the trlal of auita wlll li* flxed by .I'tdgo bcott on the flrsi (Uiy of the.term. CHICAGO B Made Trip by Way of Florida and Starts Again for New York and Home. Kiico'interlng every kind of weather ind nll sorts of roads, V. N. Kellman, if Chloago, drovc a flfty-horse-power ?ar from the Wlndy Clty to Rlchmond. ?ia Ja.ksonvllle, Kla., and wlll leave :iere to-day for AVashlngton, from which point h_ wlll return home by way of Xew A'ork. Ire made the trip ivKhout the aid of a chauffeur, Mra. [_ellma.ii belng his only travellng com? panlon. There was no attempt to make speed records. Mr. Kellman's idea being to move along by casy stages. AVhen the weather was bad he stayed in; when the roads improved he plunged ahead, -ind he has made the trip thus far without cxclting or unusual Incldent; Tlu- machine seemed to enjoy the sport. bohaving Pmoly and causlng littlo trouble. .Alr-.. Ivelliunn Knloyeil lt. Froni Savannah Mr. Kellman pointed his searohlights toward Hlchmond. Heing a prac.ticnl man he got on fa mlllar terms wlth the maps, b-arned more about the roads than a highway eommlsslonor, and profited hy the study. Mrs. Kollnian. who was even more enthuslastlc than her husband. enjoyed tho outlng nnd stuck to tho car instead of leavlng it for the swift or nnd more comfortnblp Pullman. "Ont- rould hardly call thcse South? ern und Western roads perfect." said Mr. ICellman nt the Jefferson lnst niglit. "but my observatlon is that they nro passablo. Tlie journey like wlse demonstrated the value and stay inp; (lualitles of n strong tourlng car. The trlp has been a novelty in many reapects und ,-iltogothor pleasant." From Washlngton to Xew A'ork and from N'ew A'ork to Chicago Mr. Kell nion expeets to make much fnster tlme than was posslble in the South. He Is travellng in the same machine in whlch Iie started from home. NO RECOUNT me for 1)1-1 nrbing l'rlmi_r.v Kletiion Rp (.tilts Kvplren To-I)ny. Tbe results nf tbe recent municipal pri hry election as ascertained by the orlglnal nnt will stand, and the name-s of those ?mlnated as Mayor. Aldermen and Coun Imcn will ro on tbe offlrlal ballot to be ie<l. .ln the comlng Junt* olectlon. Th? Hm.- nllniled hy Ihe Cltv IicmnrraUi mmllle- In Its plan fnr ihe tilliig of no? es of contests nnd petltlon- fnr recountt plres at noon to-day, anrl nn word of dls tfsfactlnn Ims been heard recently from ..- "oiirce. Nn candldate has approached ?alrman Doherty wllh any reque.it fnr a ? ???uut. and no one hns expressed nnv de rlc fnr Mich actlon. Owlng io the close ite between ino nf the cnndldntes fnr the ? ??Mil froni Jofforson Wnnl there was somi ll( ol iiaklng tlie eommltiee tn verlfy it> suros. Inn eve.n thln talk hns dled out' aml ? ibliig is expected to come of It. Al rnye nim were nomlnated ln the rccen' hnary are now practlcally elected. VERDICT FOR PLA1NTIFF Jurj l.ive- iirfc. ||ar**er $1,000 ln Suh Agaliihl Street Cnr Company, In ilie Uw anil Equlty Courl vesterdai lli. Jury b- ?uisht In a verdlct fnr th- plaln' uiiin lb- sum nf -l.non In tbe suh nf Mrs h'arah Bnrker nnnliiKt tbe Vlrginia I'nusei, -.?*?? ???,.! Power Company. Counsel fo. in. Corporation made n mnilmi ? ? bave tbe vor .... I -.-I ,,,:,!,.. hut.lt ?as ovcrruled. Mr*. Barker wa? Injurad whllo allRlulit'i iinm one nf ih.- company's wns. anil clalth ed ili'ii ..'ie wns bnri as _ n-snilt of kio.i carrlr-ssnesii and ne_ll_once. She sii-d f. RICHARDSON IN DEMAND I I'lllli-ntionnl !n. tllnllont, A\ i**li io Hear May orally Nonilnee, i Slnce hls nomlnation ni Mayor. llon. T C. ftlchardson ln*? recelved invltallon- I sp.au iu ihe i-lnh|ii(* eicerclsei of a numv.,. I ..i educational Instltutlons. Ho hus t,-. busy wlll! bi_ p.lvata affalrii slnce ibe cam l-ialgti onded, and hin hnd bul Mttle tlmo i cti.-ldei such inatt.rs. but li Ih pmbabl l i li. t l,e wlll bc Bbl. i" accept .-mne of th Irvlmtloiu ,--.i.led i,> i,ini Captaln |..on_ llert- Saturdny. Siaff Captabi Franlt l.yon.,-ilie younj pen i .. ?? secretary of ihe .vtlantlc t.'onsv pri vlr.ee ??; i|? Salvatlon Army. wlll vl? itii-hmond lo-morroiy and Bunday, He ?i speak :u meelhiR- Bi noi .. pn fiaturday _ Kli.venih antl Muln t*n _.??_, an.l ai 7:_ n'clooll 1 h ii t nl.lii nt Sev.nth nnd Broa Btreet*. A bis rally wlll bo held ln ii it.in. ball, No. 037 East Brood Btreet. ai o'clock. tm Sunday he wlll sp'-nU m nr ni the churches in ihe morn'.'ur, m Bvi I'nrk al 3:nu o'clock lu Iho aflernoon, i.n l-i ihe army hall _i S o'clock In ih- ovuiiln Trlp I" I..Mlcllbnr.; I'liilpomd. Hi-r.i-Moia Tottiplli, Drumalh* Ord. Kntehts of Klioru-s.in, ?iii nol ... to Lyncl buiK to-duy n* ispecimi. ii-, account utiforssean clr-umstane*. tbe trip to u Hill Clty hns been lwle*.n|i.l> iio.ipou. ihe ofneor* mi(j inenibers of ilm lamp "II. _o tn 3taut|t,on on Mav _Kth iu mu., ia inoetlus of tbe Grand Uoast ?>! PyihiUl Al thls llme degrees wlll bn onfe,:-. .1 , cai-dldates lioin ?.] uari- t.l ib? .tuttt. PHYSICIANS OP STATE IO COME Aiinoiincemcnt That ScvSsions o Surgeons Will bc Open At tracts Much Attention. AN EXCLUSIVE ORGANIZATIOM Mcmbcrship Limitcd to 125 Others Are on thc Wait ing List. ' Announcpnient was mado yesterdaj* by Dr. Georgo Ben Jolinston. chalrman of the loenl commltteo of arrnngcments for the comlng conventlon of the Amer? lcan Surglcal Assoclation. whlch slt*i lii the Jeffers-on nudltorliim on May ?Hh. to the effect that all thc meetlngs of the noted speclallsts will bo open tn the public and that medical and sclentlflc men wlll be especially in? vited to attend and bear tlie dlscus slons. As a result of this lnvltatlon, it Is pNpected that physlclans from all stetlons of the Stato wlll gather hore to attend the conventlon. "Many of the papers wlll be of un? usual Interest." sald Dr. Jolinston, "and I should thlnk thore would be. a num? ber of medical men ln Vlrglnla who would br glad to take ndvnntage of the opportunity. to hear them dlscussed. All wlM be welcome to attend the ses-, slons." Membershlp Llmlted. The tltlcs of all the papers were prlnted In last Monday's Times-DIs? patch. Plxty-tive members of the asso? ciation have already engaged thelr holol accommodation. and many others have Flgnlfled thelr intentlon of attend Ing. The local commlttee fcels sure, therefore, that thls wlll be the largest convention In polnt of attendance ever held by thc organlzatlon. The assoclation is llmitod in mem? bershlp to 125, and has an extended waitlng llst, many men prominent ln the profession having been waitlng for membership four or flve years. The essentlal provislon on whlch membershlp in the surglcal associa? tion is based is that the appllcant shall be a teacher of surgery or a practiclng surgeon who has made somo original resenrch and has added some? thlng to the sum of human knowl? edge. The majorlty of the members nre men of letters. many of them be? lng authors of standard text-books on surgerv. As a necessary requlslte for iiiomborshlp the appllcant has to file wlth the council a thesis or original treatlse on some form of surglcal re? search. Member* Here. Pecullar Interest attaches to thc meeting of the association in nich mond. which meeting also illustrates the pre-eminence of thls city as a medical and surglcal cer/re. as two of the former presidents of the assocla? tion. Dr. Jolinston and the late Dr. Hunter McGuire, have both been at the head of large medical institutions and hospitals here. One of the equlements whlch has kept some Southcn men out of the as? sociatlon is that tbe appllcant shall bo a specialist ln surgery. doing no general practlce. Wlth but two mem? bers ln Virginia at present. Dr. Jolin? ston and Dr. Lewis C. Bosher, the as? sociatlon has no member in elther of thc Carollnas or in Georgia, the lack of clty hospltal facilities tn the'towns of the Carollnas havlng retarded the development of surgery. while ln the hospitals of Atlanta there is said to he no surgeon who gives hls entlre time to his spectallty, all the physlc? lans there engaging "more or less ln genernl practlce. Soclnl Features. Sessions will last through three days?May -ltli, 5th and 6th. The pa? pers considered will afterward appear in book form. The social features of the gathering wlll not be omitted, as many of those who have already slgnt fied thelr intontlon of attendlng will he necompanied b.v thelr wlves anvl friends. Dr. Lewis C. Bosher wlll glve a receptlon to the members of the as? sociation and those aeeompanying them at the Wostinoreland Club on the even? lng of May 4th, and on the followlng evenlng Dr. George Ben Jolinston will entertaln at hls residence on Grace Streot. Varlous afternoon features for the enjoyment of tlie ladies are belng planned. SALOON PEOPLE SLOW Tcw Pay State License, Though Time l.imlt Hus Almokt Kvplred. ' Although 147 dealers to whom saloon II rrnsi-K hnvo been granteil nre- required by l&'v to jjlve hond In the Hustings Court he firu Aprll 30th; only thlrty-flve thus far hr-.ve compiled. The majority. npparently. nre In nn hurry to neltle. The tnx on sa l< nns after Mny lst wlll be S9T."?K,00 for oll;.- Ilcense, *M_0 for Stnte license and f25 foi revenuo Ilcense, The question of law ytrs* feois does not enter Into this account. Clerk Walter Chrlstian is prepared to ar rai go the necetsary prellminarlos, und the rtrlay monns thnt he wlll be greatly rusheil Jt.st beforo the time llmlt has explred. GIVES REASON FOR GRANTING HON Governor Makes Public His Indorsement in O'Boylc's Case. GOES TO FREDERICKSBURG Will Speak at Masonic Bazaar ancl Return Here To-Day. Capitol Notes. Governor Swanson left for Fred? ericksburg yesterday at uooti to make a speech at a Mnsonlc bazaar, and wlll return here to-dny. Before leavlng for hls trnln tho Gov? ornor wns pressed again by a Tlmes Dispatch man for an intervlew con? cernlng the crlticlsms of hls actlon in grantlng n. condltionnl pardon to Wil? llam O'Boyle, of Newport News,' who whs servlng a llfo sentence for mur? der. As ho hnd done nt the manslon Wednesday nlght, tho Governor de? clined to be Intervlewed bn the sub? ject. buthe Instructed hls secretary to rclease the offlclal lndorsomont mado upon the Jacket of the pardon at tho tlmo tho man was permltted to go free. "I do not care to discuss the mciter," relterated the Governor, "nnd I wlll not do so under any clrcumstances. Here ore thc reasons for my actlon, recorded on the papers at the time I noted. and you may prlnt them lf you llke. They speak for themselves. This ls all I havo to say." And he handed- the paper over to the reporter. Rcnsons Appear Mrnnc. The Indorsement taken fronj tho papers, whlch was made when tho pardon was issued last week, reads in full ns follows: Thln prlsoner vrim convlcted of mur? der in the flrst dcgToe. The reeorrt dlsclotsen thnt .liulii,- Il.-irluim, wlio tried tlie cnxc, nnd Govornor Montngue. wbo I'Draraulcd tlie sentence to llfe Imprls noment, nnd wbo wns nlso Attorncy Genernl nt Ihe time of the murder, nfter n thnrtuigli exnmlnntlon of tbc i'I'nc, ht'cnnie sutlsfied thnt It was mur? der In the second degree. The maxl? mum Hcntence for murder in the sreonj desrree In elghteen yenrs. Judgc Ilnr linni, wlio wrote me on Aprll 17, lllOS, stntcil thnt hc would reconunrnd thnt tbe prlsoner bc pnrdoued nflcr he hus served ten yenrs, whlch should Includc tbe time he wns ln Jnll.. The prlsoner luiN heen ln the Jnll nud pi-nllont Invy nboiil nlne j-ciirh, whlch fs hnlf of the niuxLuium sentence of elghteen yenrs. The pollcy of Ihe Stnte Is. where n prlsoner conducts hlmself well) to ex ?end n pnrolc or condltionnl pnrdou upon tlic completlon of hnlf of the term. If the prlsoner Is entltled to n pardon, nnd tlie ttine In whleh he lms served In Jail should be eounted In estlnintlug hnlf of tlie term of the innxliniim for murder In the Wecond ilegree. I enn xee nii excuse for wnltlng one yeur longer, ns sugges'eU. Tlie eonduct of tlie prlfc ouer hus been exeeptlounlly good, nnd from nl| Informatiou thnt I br.ve heen nble to get be Is thoroughly pefnrmed. nnd, if pardoned. would lead n better nnd more worthy llfe. He wns n soml end exeeptionnlly flne young mnn untll n ?hort tlmo before tbls murder. Under these ?'Irruinstiiiieen. nnd wltli thcWe fncts boforc me, I have dc'ornilned to e.vtend to thls prlsoner u eondltlonnl p.'irdou. If at nny time he should vlo Inte nny of tbe Inws of thc Common? wealth of Vlrglnla nnd show hlmself unworthy, he enn be arrested nnd re incarcernted In prison. I believe lt rlght to glve thln prlsoner another chance In llfe." Delegnten .Nnnied. The Governor has named thc fol? lowlng delegates to thc Natlonal Dralnago Congress, whlch meets at the New Wlliard Hotel, ln AVashington, D. C, on May 12th: Dolegates at large?Professor I.. Randolph, Unlverslty of Virginia; V. C. "Warwlck, Jr? Norfolk; P. St. Julian. Wllson, Hlchniond. Flrst District?R. K. Curtis, liamp? ton. Second District?Bascom Sykes, Portsmouth. Third District?Charles E. Bolling, Riehmond. Fourth District?Carter Bishop, Pe? tersburg. Flfth District?Frank Talbott. Dan? ville. Slxth District?XV. B. Bates, Roanoke. Seventh District?C. D. Carter, Char? lottesvllle. Elghth District?B. C. Dunn, Alex? andrla. Ninth District?Martin 'Williams, Pearlshurg. Tonth District?J. b. Moore, Staun? ton. Btiek From noydton. Mr. Bertram Chesterman, one .of tha clerks in the a'qcou'ntlrig department of the State Corporation Commlsslon. lias returned from Boydton, wliero he has heen engaged for several days ln ns sisting lu the examination of tho ac? count* of the Bank of Mecklenburg, whlcl, recently elosed Its doors. If Mr. Chesterman knew anything E OF BATS Wall, Street Man. Anxious to Purchase Tnfcstcd House from Richmond OAvncrs. GOING IN THE BAT BUSINESS? Does Not Intlicatc Whether Commercial Possibilitics Attract. ITiin. Actuaterl by elther patrlotle or com? mercial motives, a Wall Street broker has wrltten here to ascertaln If It wlll be posslble to purchase the Mo'nt valo house, supposed to havo been nt one tlme the homo of Patrlck Hen? ry, bul occupied at present by about 2*000,000 bats. Tho broker does not specify whether ho wants tho strttc* ture because of its historical memories or ls preparlng to engage ln the hat business, wliolesale. Hls letter has been dellvered to tho owner" of the property.. who live In Hlchmond. New York peoplo buy anythlng. X cltlzen of tbat lown paid 500 hard Iron men on Tuesday for a sectlon of the Brooklyn Brldge, not knowlng that he had been trlmmed tintil he prepared to take possesslon. Then he woke up. Curlously enough, tho speculator nr ter tho Klng AVllliam county manslon is associated wlth a gentleman by the name qf Bate. To all lntents nnd pur? poses the last letter ls sllent and supor fluous, rnd It mny be that he Is anxious to take care of wanderlng members of the trlbe. -Vcvcr Llved There. The strange part of thls Morilvale story ls that it is true. or that part of it, at least, v.-hlch relates to tho flying pest. The liouse, howover, was never occupied hy the statesman who dellv? ered hls famous address ln old St. .lohn's Church. ln fact, he dled twen ty-flve years before It was bullt. As the struoture was only flfty feet from hls real home, the chances are. how? ever, that he would have called tliere to pay hls social respects had he not dled a quarter of a century prevlously, If the AA'nll Street broker Is proparfd to submit a bona flde proposition he Wlll not be doceived as to tbe Patrlck Henry part. Up to date nobody here has attempted to dlspose of an interest in the brldge bullt by Colonel AA'ashlng ton Roebllng, especlally at a tltne when the colonel ls ready to start on hls honeymoon. lf tbe Virginia owners declde to sell they will not charge anythlng for tho bats. Indeed. lt has been suggest-'il that they mlght unload the property at so much per bat, ln whlch case the dwelling wlll he thrown in, coupon llke. The voluntecr bat-exterminator's offer to rld tlie prernlses of the pres? ent tenants has not bfeen accepted. By hundred.. of newspapers the story has been accepte(_ as a Kansas fake, but tlie statoments were true as prlnt? ed. except that the house was not own? ed and occupied by Patrlck Henry, Be? cause of thls latter fact there Is not now such a great demand to preserve it. concernlng the probablo results ot tho Investigation he would not make It publlc. declarlng that ho had no right to discuss a matter now pendlng be? fore a department of whlch he ls un employe. He did say. however. that he thought the oxnmlnation would be completed by Saturday, an-d thnt an early report would be made to tho commisslon. Anythlng which may bc glven out of ticlally concernlng the status of tho bunk wlll have to come from the com? misslon after the report has boen made and examined by that body. lt is not linlikely that the commisslon may make a statement to the publlc on the subject wlthln a short tlme after the report of the speclal no countants ls recelved. AA'ant to Itnlsi* Itntr, An appllcation has been flled by tlie Seaboard Air I.lne Hailwny on behalf of itself and other common carrlers for the privllege of Increasing Its niln imum carload weight for buildlng llme from 24,000 to 30,000 pounds. Xo date has yet been fixed for the hearing, though It wlll take placo iti the near future. Tho object ot the move ls, of course, to increase- the froight on carload lots of llme, and it is practlcally certaln that men en? gaged ln tho business of selllng or uslng thls class of buildlng material wlll bo heard ln opposltlon. NOVELTY PARTY TO-NIGHT Enle.rtalnmeiit nt Alonumental Oraws Large Crowd?Mnnagers Itcpent It. Under the ausplces of the AA'illlng Work? ers' Society of Mnnumentnl Kpiscopal Cliurcli, a novelty party wlth many attrac? tlve features waa ftlven in the lecture-room last nlRht. The program wlll be repeated to-nlght. ln addltlon to Ihe recltations and musical numbers there was nn elaborate display of booths, handsomely decorated, and managed by ladies nnd children In fancj costumes. COULTER AND WALKER RESIGN AS STATE SECRETARIES OF Y. M. C. A. !/. Ai 1 IM'I.TKM. i'l.c ibii-.i quamriy meetltig of th.j ite exci utlva i oiiunlllee of iho vir ilu Voting Men's Clirlatln.il Ai ioi i.i !<i la -1 night ii, |i?. ?|||, ,. Ill'-c, elKlitli fi,,,,,. ,,f u?. Ilulnit Hank IMIIdiiiK. !. ni the I'omt I':'' A.i.oil.,,,, 7" *,'I AJoiphers were llio f f Ih illl. " l>l")!Ollt ...liowiim: Dr. Charlea w IJvcni, L'nlverallv of Vlrglnla; aieaari! John C Paxlon. AAroodstock; Frank Talbott, Danvlllo; Robert M. Smlth, lt. IO. Alaglll, S, XV, Travers and C, B. lllchardjioii, of Rlchmond: Stute Seore? tary 1,. A, Coulter, and Offlco Secretary AV. Roglnald Walker, und C. __, Gatos, or Atlanta, O0? flold socretnry of the International comnilttee. / Tlm election of offlcers. of tho com? mlt i?-.* for tlie ycar resulted as fol? lows: Chairninn?Dr. Chnrlen AV. ICenl, Unlversliy of Vlrglnln. Vlei--? liiilrmnn?Alr, s. XV. Trnvera, Hlelitnuiiil, 'IreitMirer?..Mr. C. II. IU. hiiriUon, Hlclinioiiil, A call recontly extended to Mr. I,. A. Coulter |,y tho Slate commltteo of Texas in become State xecrettiry of roxan l,,is heen uceopteil uftcr serious conjtideratlon, nnd Mi*. Coulter'- resi... natlon a. r.ite secretary of A'irglnla ?vas 'iiluiiiiieil lusl iilRbl, io become orrectivo on Seplomber lst. The seiec tlon of a secretary to fiUceoed Mr. Conl leivwti*. lefi to a speclal commltteo. ?AIi. AV. Roglnald AVnlkor, who haa Kuryci as offlce secretary of tho Vlr? ginia Sun,, commlttee for more tlii'i tlilrtoeti years, nlsu tenderod hls reslg "'"l'"'- "H'l hls rerinesl that 11 be nf .'.' \\v" "" *???'>' lst was granted. Mr. *. aH.qi' Innvtis Ihe State uoiiimlltoo lo ??-'i<*r liiiHlnoMH In tliis clty, Mr. (.. C, ?M--..eiii ,VHH ro-elected as Stnlo sttnlout Mocrelary, Tho eotiimlttee heartl witli Interest ho [iiiiiis fnr ennvassos for new bulld ln__? ai Norfolk aml CharloHosvlllo. At f'orfolk, Mr. C. R. AVnrd, of llie Intorn.i Hoiial commlttee, ana Stato Secretary \V. REGIXAI.I) WA|iKBn< I- A. Coulter wlll cn-opei-ato wlth tho board of dlrectors, and al Chnrlottesville Mr. Coultor wlll load lu tho campalgn,' Mr, Krunk Tnltuitt. of Danvlllo, re? ported that tho itssoclntlon wurk ln tho now buildlng nt thal polnt waa oiP.lnen.tly succossful undor the dlroc lion of Genorai Secretary C. C. Kent, Jr. $20.00, $22.50 and $25.00 Spring Suits Reduced to $10 We are pcrfcctly'frank with you---they are last Season's Suits?but that only affects their style in some small details?the quality is there?and every suit bears the Gans-Rady label. Boys' Knee Pants Suits at $4.95 that sold up to $10. RICHMOND BOY WINS PLA CE AS MUSICIAN r ??-?-____-_________ Leslie Loth, Nitieteen Years Old, Delights Audience and Compels Highest Praise From Critics, Who Predict Brilliant Future. BY lift.VEST H. COSBY. LKSLIE LOTH, a nichmoid boy, ninetcen year's old, appeared ln recltal last nlght at tho Jefferson Hotel auditorium, and again dcmon strated his very exccpttopal abllltv as a plnnlst, conflrmlng the most excellent imprcsslon whlch he mado ln private a few mornlngs ago. Hls work through? out the eveniig was highly nrtlstlc and thoroughly enjoyed by the largo audlenco wblch greoted hlm. Where so much ls good lt ls dlfllcult to say what |s best. Hls readlng of Bach wns scholarly; Solmmann's ?'Faschlngsschw.ink** was glven wlth clearness and preclslon and wlth a koen perceptlon of the composer's meanlng in the varlous canlv.-il scenes. After thls number the young planlst warmed up to hls work. encouraged by the on tlmslastlc applause of the audlence, and the rcmalnlng numbers of the pro? gram wero glven wlth greater free? dom. The Schubert "'Impromptu*' C. i 0. DIRECTORS SELL NM BONDS Issue of $2,ooo,oo_ Disposed of at Premium to Take Up Maturing Paper. Following a.meeting of Chesapeake and Ohlo Rallway Company dlrectors in New York yesterday. offlclal an? nouncement was mado that tho com? pany had sold $2,000,000 of 5 per cent. flrst mortgage bonds. due In 1339. re i served to take up a llke amount of 6 per cent. bonds whlch will fall due on July lst next. The entlre issue was sold at a premium. wliich fact was not only regarded ns good tlnaneinK. but as an evidence of the value of the Chesapeake and Ohlo property. The company has also sold $1,500,000 of 6 per cent. notes, due July l, 1910, to tako up $1,200,000 of notes due Juno 28, lf'OS. The balance of thc proceedr., $.100,000, is to bo held for corporate purposes ot tho company, the exact nature of which has not been made public. II was announced earlier in the week that tlie road wa.s preparlng to take care of the maturing Issue. and' the ready manner In whlch tho negotla llons were perfected is the subject of much favorablo comment. Appcul ln Poore Case. Tho citv of 'mohmond B?vo bond In tlic Circult (,'oui-t yesterday ln an appeal tn tlio Supreme Court trom tlio verdlct of $3,0(10 damages secured by Harry _,. Poore. silTiPiT [5 Rosa Bell Crouch Wants $5,000 from Richmond for Being Ar? rested on Charge of Trespass. Claimlng that she was hunilliated and othorwlse degraded by belng ar? rosted and sent to the Polico Court, wliero she was acquitted or. a charge of trespass, Rosa Bell Crouch, through her father, Willlam H. Crouch, filed suit in the Law and Kqulty Court yes? terday against Mrs. A. 1). Atkinson. S. T. Atkinson and J. Marshall Atkin? son, of thc Rlclimond Hotel, for $5,000 damnges. She ls represented by Messrs. Smith, Moncuro & Gordon. Tlio young woman had beon pre vlouslv* employed at tho hotol. She returned nnd the management, sho alleges, telephoned for nn ouleer, who arrested her. A warrant was subso quently sworn out. charglng trespass. She was acquitted ln Justlco Cruteh fleld's court, the case being tried near? ly a year ago. ., ? HENRICO NOTES Neerocs Stolc Zen-j" ?H? Fr?'? i:'?*vcr * Gnrdons. In default of 510 ttrie and securlty for slx months Bho'dy Taylor. colored. was sent lo Ilenrico county Jail yesterday mornlng by ?Gqulre ,1. J. Wrlcht for steallns Iron pipe from Whltty's flower gardens. Hls asBO . alo '?Colonel*-' Taylor, wns flned $5, bu was relrnserl on account of hls youth and aliowcd to go to ihe home. of hls paronts, T n ne bad beon mlsslug for some tlmo, lit U wo" onlv locontly that Pollceman R.Vko-s Cftll-1 t tho thlovos on tholr way to 0 fui k shop to get rid ot thelr booty. Cut by Darbed AVlro t'ence, Willlam Norlhorton, iv whlte boy. about twelve years ot age, wbllc utlcmptlne to Hnd n Hhoi-l cut into ihe baseball pailc yes? terday Hfternoon out lils leg nn a barhod wire, neooHsItHtlns several siltcbes tron) Ainbulanco Sill'gOQH Wooilson. Tbo boy Is snld to wovlt nl llio I'liesapeal'.e und Oblu offlces, He ls not serlously liurt lilect Delegates To-XIght Tbe Central Trades nud l.alioi ("oui" wlil hold Its Konii-niimuil nieoilng lu l.uhor Temple to-nl-lit. I-'lvo dolognlcs wlll he elected to lhn conventlon uf tlie Ktato Fod errtlnn of Labnr, whlch mcets ln llonnnko un .lune Jd. Ilnoh unlon uffllluled wlth thel federatlon Is cnlltled lo reprvsentatlon. showed the youthful artlst's nblllty to make hls lnstrument "slng," while ln hls own etttde hls work was clever In the extreme. The Chopln groug was very e'ljoynble, the ??Nocturne," In O major, deservlng cspeclal mentton. Tho highest pralse must be glven to Mr. Loth for hls beautiful tone-color throughout tho Intrlcatc passa~*_s ln thls coniposition. Lavallcc's "Butterfly" wag superbly played, the audience dcmandlng a rep etltlon of thls number. MacDowell's "Scotch Poem" and "Shadow Dance" worn glven wlth llno feeling, while in tho Llszt "Hhapsodle" Uio plailst aroused the greatest enthusiasm, the audience refnslng to leave untll Mr. Loth, nfter three recalls, flnally seated himself nt the piano and tossed off ons of hls own compositlons as an encore number. Hls tone colorlng and beautiful plsn Issltno work cannot he too highly praised, aid great thlngs are expected of hlm In the near futuro. Tl ESTABLISH NEW FIRE LINE Building Code Commission Will Extend Area ? No More Wooden Church Spires. As a result of requests from the Councll commlttee for a little more ex pedltion in the preparutlon of tlie build? lng regulations, the commisslon havlng; cliarge of that work i.s arranglng to turn over a completed code within tlie next ten days or two weeks. Tlie most Important matter wlth which the <oin mlssion has to deal ls the rcconslrucied llre llnes, which wlll cover a larger t**r rltory, as a natural result of ann'eXa tlon. There will not be many chnnges ln the code, as orlglnally drawn by Inspector Beck. Much attentlon has been glven to the question of tireproof structures, and tlie-code has been made to con form generally to the standard adopt? ed by most cltles. Church wlll not be permittod hereaftor to erect woodt-n splros, the reason for thls regulation belng the demand for better protection agalnst flre. The commission is composed of In? spector Beck, Chlef Shaw, of the' Flre Department; Flre Commlssloner Robert Lei-ky, -Ir., Architects Henry E. Bas korvijl and Albert F. Huntt and Con tractors Gllbcrt J. Hunt and XV. A. Chesterman. FINE 10. JAIL Broad Street Gamblers Con vincted in Police Court Take Appeal. Many and confllctlng wero the stories told in the Pollco Court yes? terday morning as to the alleged gamb? llng oporatlons ln tho house at No. 52S West Broad Street, which O. V. Far? mer and Sam Kaufmann were accused of running, and though several wit? nesses swore that Kaufman had noth? ing to do wlth the, place, others testl? fled that ho not only bad placed chlps upon the table, but also. had taken the monoy ln payment for them. Farmer made practically no' defense. he'ncknowledged that ho was at one time proprletor. president and secre tny of the so-called Senat Clug, and throwlng himself on the mercy of tho court made an effort to shield Kauf? mann. The house in question was raided on Saturday night by Offlcers AVlley, Thurman, Lear and Stdfckman. Tlie gnmes were found to be going nt full blnst. and the players were summoned to appoar at the Police Court. Tho house was run under the gulse of a club, but three witnesses stated that thoy were not members, had riever been thero beforo. and wero asked no questlons. Farmer decltwed thnt these .threo went in with a member named Mur? phy. Tho old poker players who appear? ed os wiluesses had great difllculty in romeiTiberlng who tooK their monev elther being in the "other rosm," as they exprnssed lt, or not "notlclng" wlio they luiiided it lo. Other witnesses stated omphatl-ally that Kaufmann took tho money nnd issued tlie i-hlp.-*. Aftor llstenlng to short nrguments on^ both sides, .lustlce Crutchlield sen? tenced Farmer and Kaufmann eneh to pay a fino of $:t00, and to spend ton days lu jail, Tho prlsoners, tlirough thelr counsel, Mr. H. I.L Smlth, notc-1 an appeal, und wore bailed in' the sum of $f>0() each for their appear? ance in the ilustltigs Court 011 May 1)1*. Willinitluim ln I'reni'h. Rov. J. It. Wlllliighnm, secretary of tho Southern Baptist Board of Forelun Mls siiiiH, wlll preacli at t'alviiry Bupllst ChunSh on Sundny morning nt ll o'olouK, Having leeently returned from a trlp lurouml th_ l.orld, ln the course nf whieli ho vlslted muny of tho mlsslon fields, l')r. WlllliiBhnm wlll havo an hitnrestliiK story to tell of th. juftBjr??"i o? mbslon work. **