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HM IS STATE Exccutivc Committec of Anti Saloon League Naines Him to Succced Mr. Bcnnctt, The executtve cOmmlttte of the Anti 6aI., i. it ? Vlrginla Iteld II first hieel ^ > the oonvention li tbe new roomi of tho league on Ka^i Franklin Sfroei lasi Tui daj after noon. The neti Ij -oli .-t' tl pi ? sldcnr, o th" league, Rev. Ilenrj Plerci iVtkins fpreslded. Rev, R- ll ,;' rtnett, v- ho hns beet Stnte Buporintendonl for the last yenr, stated thal Owlng, to tlie heavy dutlw ot hl. pasloral charge ho wouid noi be itblo lo eontlnue Iho work. Tli* commlttee ex pressed Its appreclatlOfi of the work of Mr, Bennett durlng hla siiperlntendency. Ri v. James Cannon Jr., was unanimousl* elected to the positlon of superlntendent. Mr, <';hi non said thal pn accOuftl of his btliei v.ork lu cot Id . gdve tlie positlon s gre*,l deal of tlme, b'ltl thal he tt.li accept !"'" ?' tinfie wlthoui salary, R6v, J. D, McAUlstei " ii rc-clected flMd becr'otary, and Rev. i:. i>' Richardson v.ns again . hostfr superlntendonl 6( tlio Northern Virglnia Dlstrlct al o salary of 11.600 per year. The superlntendent was authorlzed to ehgagc Rev. .'ohn -\. Taylor, of Roanoke, ai superlntendent tor South west Vlrginla. Tlie vacanclei on tlie commlttee were filled by the electlon nr Rev. i:. T. Wellford Newport News: rtw. It. B. Garrett, Portsmouth, and Mr. Blltups, ol thls clty. , Tho neW headquftrters commlttee consjsts of the followlng: Rev. il. r. Atkinp. Rev. James Cannon, Jr., Rev. Charles J.'. Stuart. Rev. Ryland Knlght, i: v. W. A. Christian, Rev. E. 11. Raw Jings and Rev. B. T. Dadmun. ll was dcflnltcly declded tliat Iho loaguc wouid follow its ur-UHi cus toni, and at tho proper limc ask all candtdatea for State offices to declare tlielr vlsws on the leglslation ndiii cated by the league, and then glvo their repllcs and tlielr past records on tlie temperanco question to tlio voters of the stntc. The meetlng was lorgely attended. ASSAILANT ARRESTED Jobn Sliavers' Colored, l'npf? t'hnrgc <>f Attncklnjc Voung \\ oninu. Charged wlth IibvIiik attempted to make an assault bn Mlss i.ec Saiohion; of Church nm. three weeks ago, John Sbavers, colored, was arrested last night. and was soon after Identlflcd by Mlss Salomon as tho man who had threatened her life wltli a revolver. Shavors was arrested on the technl? cal chargo of carrylng a concealed weapon, to-wlt, a ranor. After the arrest. it was, discovered tliat hc was the man wanted ln the more seriuus case. Accordlng to the evidence, which was not brought out until fast night. Mlas Salomon was approached by a negro near an alley. At the pblnl of a revolver she was ordered to enter alley. She screamed and Mr. Nance, clty jallor, and several others heard her crles. Mr. Name rushed to her ri nd the negro was i right - , :. -i olt, Mr. Nance accompanied the TEN DOZEN EGGS Wcrc Molcu froin Store nml Arrest of XcBToea i-'oiious. Will and Clarence Smith and Charles Atkinson, colored, wero ar? rested yesterday on a charge of breaking into lhe store of C. L.. ChulK-' Icy and steallng therefrom ton donen eggs. They wero also charged wlth breaking into the storo of Rufus llultz and steallng thorefrom a lot of B> \\'!ilte, colored, was arrested irgc of cruclly treatitig two Claronce Johnson, colored", was'ar rest d on ? chargo nf j-ienling *3."0 wortb of shoes trom B. Shoemaker. Irvlng Gibbons, white, was arrest? ed ou a charge uf being di.sutderly and assaultlng C. EAickhart. ."?!> rtlo Lee, whlte, was arrested on s chargo of steallng a pocketbook containing elghty-nlno cents from Mrs. Gatewood. \v. S. Smith and Jaraea Webster were arrested on a chargo of rcckless drlvlng. WORK- AMONG BOYS Ai..v?cintcil Cbnritie? i'lnns Kxtcnslon of rtesnuc \\ ?>rk for Juvcnlles. Tlu regul u rm nthly meetlng of tlio ' . i cii ti : i haritli ? wlll be held thls ?"? ?. at 5:30 o'clock. Dr. liuc . ... i , wlll ronder his work durlng the I few months iias been h. n ..... foi j?i ? c .rrespond. Cleanliness and Disinfection Abaottite cleftntlneng c_.fti.o_ he ob* tniiiPd by Slfnply uslng mnp and water. To clean right. you must purlfy?soap .-?>,,i wfttei rfo noi do .hla. del a 0l?* InfectRiil Ihal inlxes with ttrater, and is noft-polaonotia, -ttietl n.-i'N Dliln foctant; ptll a llttle.of lt Into your i'ii,i,oi. gcrub nnd \ft\*.u wltli lt; tise !t froin i-ellnr lo jjurrrl. IheM J'OII Wlll have a pin e-Cleun lioine, hot u lop Refnembcr, elcknei. can ho guttrdeil againai by keeplng b lipnithy-rimn home nnd .the llve* of yoitr dem- oncs protected,_ For Health in the Home Use At All Stores WSJNFECI&--I1 Trial Bottle 10c WEST _>_3iNF__CT_N<__ CO.(lnc) in.: :.fn.q,,n tn Ihe hlstory cf the or i .-Ulli.-.iltllHl. it [a probabie that rcsdtutlona wlll ba presented al to-day'. inr.-tinR loolclng tO -ui ,-i,lai_.oi,-ionl of the work f?,r Juvenlle , ns i.i*j object ,,f thoae fn control ls t,, take cire >>f all boya ? I oee ehvlronmenta do not ^-Ko tlicm il,,- prlvlleirea of hom_ cdmfot*t?, Al? ready a -.ymiiasiuiii has been ntted up. nnd the system (,f baths prepared b.v t.'n- orgahlatitlon la aaid io equ&t thnt of anj in il"- clty. In connectlon viti, lils work as w, retarj ,,i" tlio ABsocIated Clinritles, Dr. Buchnnan lias charge of the local de? partment of the iiuvenlle Protectlve Assoclatlon, nnd in thi-. cspaclty he lins taken care of many youtha who otherwlae mi-rht have heen left as Waifa ln the streets, or als.?not for ttny crlmd?have gone to thr reforma*1 ?tory. Party to Ylrglnlno-. The Mis.es Brecns. ol Wallaeli Plnce. Washington. D. <'.. gave a party at thelr horn* ia?i Mond?y even Ins, Among tho.e present wero miptcs Mary Mulvey, Ports* month: Olllo Anthony, Mayme Teefoy, Ironc Rnldwln, Mayme Duffy, Matgnrot Poiinovnii, if Richmond; Annle O'Dea, Baltlmore, Md.i Marle Fauman, Marle Hoppy, Mayme, Iin ind Anna Breens, of Wnr-hlngton; Jack EClI.y, llirt-y Qulnn. Tom Tounjf, Krlwnrd Srady, ITrederlek Shonden, llooker Aohe.nn, (V'ashlngtoni John Dunley, Plttsburg, T'a.; IVilllo Terfoy, Jaclc Craven and Qcorge Me* Swceney, .ihhmotid. t)r. .Jolinston ln I.e.ture. rtr-v. Knbert Atmew Jolinston, D. D? wlll r-ll\or tlio ftrat Of a serles ,,f five loctuies : I'nioii TlifolosrU-al Semlnary at .", o'clock il? afternoon. IIIm nubjfot Wlll ho ".Mo v*- nn,I Methods for Per.onal Work." The >cond ,,f tho scrles wlll bfi dellvercd In Iho irai Presbyterian Church ni 8 o'clock i? icht. in each o( his lait tour leehife. Dr. -dinston will sneak on "Secrcta of f'owcr," To Meet New I're>ltlciit. Members of tlio southern Commercial iinsrrsB wiii me.-t ln washlngtan March .. when lhe recently clocied presldent, John Parker, -v*,11 !,?? Introduced. Tho affnir r the occasion wlll bt- n dlnner to bc Kiven , tlio Now Wlllard Hotel. A number of lohmond buslnesB men wlll bc present as lombcrs or tho or*;anlsal|on, Jcutlee Crutchflrld a .Vltnes*. f'ollce .lustice Crutchfl.ld will bo oalleil as Wltness this morning in tlu* c-ase of W. r.\. .uhiiglit. who Is charged with cruelly orklng an,l lll-ueaiing two mulea. Tlie irc.i v.as made at the Imtunce ot Agent . ?', Taylor, of ihe S. P. ,'. A.. who has nuncil Justlco I'rutilnleld as a wltness. im Monien's Social Session. Tho annusl iromen'i social lessu hold at thr- Blks* llonie ihls aftotr 4 to 7 o'cloch by P.ichmon,! I.odi,-, Th mu iiualty aitrncti ,111 be aerved, Visit Manchester. Rev. John llallow.ll Dickinson. grau'd .-li.nccllor ot Virsmia. wltli a Jubllee com? mlttee, wll] vlali Manchester i.odse. No. ;'o, Kntg-hta of Pytblas, to-nlgnt ai its lod_e looni- ln that clty, .\ large attondance Is -_icpectect, and the occasion promiscs to bc TliteitstiiiB. Mn.. Stuarl Not linproving. A letter recelved here yesterday from Honry ,'. Btuart, wrltten from l'n.-is, stated ,!-.,f Mrs. Stuarfs condition liad not Im? proved, aml that he dlil not know wlu-n ho woultl be nblo tp return lo Virginia. GIVE OUT EXPENDITURES w iim (.ii.ci'iiineiii i'niii in Conncctlou Wltli MeKlnlcyN l.nxt lllncsh. WASHINGTON, D. ('.. March 10. i After carefully ^tiai'ding for more than ] ..even years the faots as to the gov I ernmept expendltures Incident to the )ast lllneps anrl burial of President ; McKinley, the Treasury ofRi-lala to day mado a statement coverlng r11 of ihe Itema ot expendlture under tho approprlatlon ut $45,000 for thls pm \ pose made by Congress on July 1, lOu.. | Among tho IteniH as they appear ou the I Treasury ledgers are the foUowing: Dr. Mann. $10,000; Dr. II. Jlynter, j ??ti.'iilO: Dr. C. .M,-L-illi-|ioy. $.->.0ll(i; Iir. | Rosw.ell Park, 56.000; I>r. C. G. Sfock ton;' $1,500: l>r. E, t;. .Taneway, $1,500; Dr, li. G. Matalnger, $T."i0-. Drs. \V. W. Jolinston, E. \V. Lee aml II It. Gly ; lord, %?'"<} each; Dr. \. W. Wii.on. $_,,o; Dr. i;. McK. llall, and Dr. B. C. Mann. ch. rtakera?-Drullard &? Koch, $2 McCrea & Arnoid, $2S... Iso case cf contagious blood poison is ever cured until the last particle of lhe virua has been lemoved Iro::i the circulalicai. The least taint left in lhe blood will sponer or later, canse a frcsh outbreak of the tronble, with all its hideous and destructive symptoms of ulcerated mouth and throat, copper colored splotehes, fallinghair, sores and ulcers, etc. No other medicine so surely cures contagious blood poison' as S. S. S.' It goes down into the blood and steadily and surely drives out every particle of the infection. It absolutely and pcrfectly puriftes the blood, and leaves this vital fluid as fresh, rich and healthy as itvas before the destructive virus of contagious blood poison entered the circulation. S. S. ?'. quickly takes eSect on the blood, aud gradually the syir.ptoms disappear, the health is improved, the skin cleared of all spots, sores and other blemk-hes, lhe hair stops coniing out, the mouth and throat heal and when S. S. S. has cleansed the system of the poison no trace of the disease is left. S. S. S. cures contagious blood poison because it is the greatc-st of all blood puriGers, tested and proven for more than fort}* years. Book on this disease with suggestioas for home treatmeut, aud any medical advicc .sent iree to'all who write. I THE SWIFT SPECIFIC C0? ATLANTA, GA. A Large Pot of the celebrated and palate-tickling is ready for your choosing. It is made of the finest, most carefully selecled fruits by the receipt tliat made rnar malade famous. HERinANN SLHMIDT, D-^tma,' w!ne?0M5 xiquor**, 504 to 508 East Broad Street. Mail Orders I .ll. -I. Piionei 369 and 3999 M.VSOMC CBItEMOMES AT NBW Tt*. U. 0. A. UI'ITuDING YB STEItDAY AKTI'HJfOON. QORNERSTONE LAID FOR NEW Y. M. C. A. BUILDING (Contlnued from Pncc One?Column 4.) could have bad no conceptlon of the niaKultudo af tho utidrrf-iking wlth which thoy were allylng theraaolvas, "ln 1851, when these ploneers nf the Young Men's Christian Assoclatlon Sptrlt inot, ihe Idea itsclf wns but tliree years old, but tbe men who hud that work lu hand were not lo ho dete'rrcd bv youth or Inexperlence. ??I wlll not ii"1'1 s'ou with flgures or harass you wlth statlstlct*, but it seeina t,. me worth your whilo aml mliw to conslder that In 1861 the idea of tha Voni.K Men's Christian Association w-is nn altnost untrled experlment, and tl*\t in 1906 this littb- gerfn had gathered t<> Itsclf over 2,000 assoclatlons, over half a mllllon members, and hud bulld? lngs to the value of nearly $31,000,000. So nm ih i'or A merlca! "In tho world l here are 7,794 naso (-13110:.?, ihree-quarters of a minion membcrs and $40,000,000 worth of prop? erty. Oroivlli of Work. ??\\v mlght also wlth profil rccall tliat we are here at the fountaln hend almost nf the sph'it Ihnt goes witl: the Young .Men's Christian Association. lt was. for example. Iri l^oS that *ho fir.-t _-.,iio^< Young Men's Christian As. aociation was formed. and in that year onl; two Instltutlons undertook that work?oni waa the Unlverslty of Vir? ginia and the other was the Unlverslty of MIchlpan. ?II ,i.,.,-- bc recalled that nt Nor? folk ln 1888 the flrsl organised color? ed Xoung Men's Christian Assoclatlon "When, therefore, we come togcther to-day to rejoice and take counsel on the action Of laylng this ,-orner-stone. we wouid do well to ii.sk ouraelvcs, as -losliu.-i asked the ehlldren ot Israel atter thej had crossed the River .lor ,ian and ralsed an aliar: '"What tuca;i Mr. Bryar < ontrasted the vlewpoint nl early Chrlstiaiis, da .. Greelts worshtped the he Chrlsttans lnortlfled tbe dovil. Contlnuing, cymnaslums and lyce* istinctlve liiark of the Young Men's Christian Association Uos inot ln the facl th&t It both teaehes the body and Instructs Uie mlnd. but rathcr ! is the glory of this work to bc found atid the true prlnclple of the Young 1 Men's Christian Association to be aummod up ln the saying of St. Paul: ?Know ve not tliat your bodles are tne ! temple* of the Holy Ghost.' The Greeka [knew their liix'ies. and thev knew what temples were. but ot lhat Dlvlne nnd lndwelllng Splrlt of which St. Pml spoke they knew nothing;. ** "Ahd so the Young Men's Christian Association has put the capstone on the roach of human endeavor. lt haa taugtil iii"u to respect ;md educate 'their bodles, to educate" their nilnds. (and above all. it has empnasieed wlth I,, |] tiir. power nt its conimand the loternal slgnlfieance of tlie iuiniurtal sido of niankind. Sviuliol of liiinmlerlal Llfc. "In itsclf the layitig of tlie corner h t,,ne la a bare and siniple thlng?but from tlie earllest days the ceremony of laylng the stone has ln a deeper and Ui fullev sense cymbolized not only the bullding of the material house, but ihe development of all thut Irornaterial life 'of hope. aud jov and sorrow and ex !perleiue which 'these slrtietures sliel i "lle hai; n soul of dull andstuhborn Iclay wlio ;;.Hs no imprass from a sls-ht lllke thls of an outlooh far wlder aml ' an idenl far greater than can ever be 'cxpiesierl in brlcks nnd niortar aloiie.'' Ak to the interest and efforts of the i citlzen: ln this bullding, Mr. Bryan said: "What hegiin as n movement by an instltution ended by becoming the j heart's deslre of ti city. I Bay#'lieart's Ideslre, for where your treasurels,tliero wlll your heart be also. and 4,2f,4 eltl ?/.ens'of this city gave over $200,000, Thla means that over l.ooo more clti [zens subscrlbed to Uie Young Men's ?Christian Association ln Richmond in 190" than voted for Gqvernor Swansu-i and .Tiulge Lewls comblned In IQ05, As ja publlc proposltlon, therefore, the Young Men'a Christian Association in terested 25 per cent, more men iit S50 apiece than the gubernatorial campaign . at $1.50 for poll taxes. "May lhe eyes uf those charged wlth tho adminlstratlon of this building be opened always to thr posslbllltles of I service thut lie before them. Tt ls ser? vice of one's (ellow-riion tliat alone typlfies the splrll of this age. Men have loai'ned that li ts ln their own heavts that the truest hajJplness nn be found, rind undei'Btand now as never before what was meuui by Illin who said! 'I ani eome ihnt ye iiiay*liavo llfo and have it more abundaptly,' aud then addod: 'Ue that ls ohii>f among you let him he th<- eervant of all." " lliNiitr.v ?,f niovemonl, All option on tho new lot wns secured IVhrmii'v 10, 1905, and oii May '.'I ot ihat voiir lhe proposltlon v, ns outllned . Tlm ooriier lot was bought March ? ', I'.ie".. and tho rest "C t'<? property rp . in-e.i in August. In F'ebruary, inoc, ?i.,- board of dlrpctors declded to ralsi ' 5200,000 for the liaw bullding. ox'clu | Hlvo Of llxtnres. Tlie cuiiipaign foi I I'undu was coinlucted .laiuinry I.*.-'!! I mnv. mni 4.284 suiiseript ions. pggre I gatlng $237,623.03", wor, secured, Tlu' ; ground was broketl oii .latmary 1, 1008 land the archlteuts were chosen the foi 1 lowing Kehi'iuiry. in,!-' wore opoupd fipptepibei' 15, lOOs nnd il.mtraci awardod to i;iii?ut .1 ' 11 nm. ol Ihla oltj ? Tlio proaenl imild. InK ceiilulns j.l.niit Ua.tOO f'-el <>f lloot apace, whlle 16,340 foet will-be con I talned in the new Btnioturta. The es? timated lueniheiship cupacity wlll bf ' 2,iu.i0 incii iiiid. 7U0 boys. The ivuilt li to be ready for delivery January 1 1910. Contrnts of Box. Inelosed in the coinei-.stono are pa pei-3 of historhoi Interest wltli rorar* enco to the organization, photograph.* of tho varloua presidonta nnd others who have taken actlvo part in ihe work ;i copy of the Clty Directory, a map of Richmond, eoples of n^WNpaper glvlng accounta of the varlous stepa ln the ivork for tho new bulldlng, the offl i-iul telephone directory c>f Richmond a list of churches and name. Of pas* tors and otlicr Intercstlrig hlstorlcal dafa. FRAMINGTARIFF -r? Speaker iniinon ln Conferenco With ille'uibera of t'oiunilttec. WASHINGTON, D. C. March 10.- - Speaker Cannon and Representative Vreeland to-day conferred witii the it_ publlcan member. of the Way., and Means'Commltteo regardlng the provl slonB of the new tarlff bill. The strlc. aecrecy that has prevalled in regard (?? everythlng that has taken place in the commlttee room was malntained, bul lt la understood that tlu- new features of the blll. the provlalon removing th^ war revenue tax and the Inherltance tajf sectloh, were thoroilghly explatned t,, the Spoautcer. Mr. Cannon dcxlrcg t>, l-ecoine thoroilghly famillar with the tarlff measure, In order to speed Its pasaage through the House in sie cordance with the uuderstamiing reach ed at the White House conferenci. Monday. In order to compeniate ln a measure for the general reductlon ?-f dutli con for you. That's why we want you to take CASCARETS foi Hver and bowels. It's not advertising talk? but merit?the great, ^vonderftil. lasting merit of CASCARETS that we want you to know by trial. Then you'll have faith?and joiu themil lions who keep well by CASCA? RETS alone. 9<_ CASCARETS ioc a box for a werki treatment, all dniggpsts. Blggest seller in the world. Miliioa boxes a month. To buy Furniture and Carpets i? right now because things are kinder quiet and you get the best attention end very likely a little better price. Chas. G.Jurgens'Son Right in the Centre of the Furniture Distriet Adams & Broad Plant Wood's Seeds For The a?i<"" Thirty years in business, with a steadi'ly increasiag trade every year?until we have to-day ono of the largest businessea in seeds in tliis country?is tbe best of eviilenee as to lhe Superior Quality of Wood's Seeds. Wo are hoadquarters for Grass and Clover Seeds, Seed Potatoes, Seed Oats, Cow Peas, Soja Beans and ail F-im Seeds. Wood's Dsscriptive Catalog the most useful and valuable of Garden and Farm need Catalogs muiled freo on requefet. T.W.WQOB&SONS, Seodsmen, ? Richmond, Va. ?*??-?iwp_-W??? - i-*%liiii i?|i**\ei--i--ia--w. ii taitied ln the blll, the ?iil.commlttce lum Incqrporated several provlslons. which aro expected to Increaae tne revenucs. To prevent th- practlce by whlch gooda imported nro imt nssessed at thelr full | value, thr coii.iiiltteo has lneorporatod la provlalon whMi wlll make It possi* | Iil? for the appralsers to base tho valun on artlcles uccordlng to tlie wholesale markot pricea hero |n connectlon With I the Wholesale prico at the polnt of I productlon abroad. Tlio provlalon states tlint, ln the ;ib I sePce of evldenco regardlng the tvhole j aale price In the foreipru country tn ?whieii tho artlcle la manufacturod, tho [appraiaera m?iy aaaess the u?i vulorern (luly on u price whfph shall not be j loss than the wholeaale price ln thia I country, tesa the coat of transportattou. Some ot llio Sctiedale*, It waa authorltattveiy learned in ? nischt tha! tho now tnt-iff hlll. whlch wlll be subrnittc ,lt,, the Houae/at tlio 'special sosslon by the W'nys anilMonns I Committee, wlll contaln tlie frViiowing j recommendatjona: Lead and copper, no change; augar, no change; Iron nro. placed on the I free list; ralls nnd bUlet_, milistunllally i reduced: i>i_riron. 26 por <vuit. reauc Ltlohi textiies, graduated tarnC; on Mph 1 grade cotton and silk goodv an _n ,-i-onsed tax: on rnodtum grade, no i change; on low grade. a. reduced tariff. VALUE OF EDUCATiON nr. BHo. Takea Thi* n? iii*> Subje.I. Addreealng Alabama Btudeuta. TUSCALOOSA, ALA., March 10.?Dr, Charles W. Ellot, rctlrlng presldent >>f Harvard, addresaed a large gatherlng : at the Unlveralty of Alabama thia af? ternoon on tii?, ralui ol ? ' icatlon, treatihg his aubject under trws ; t hroe heads. rudlmentary educatlon ondary or hlgh achool educatlon, and c'.,'io(_r ,., -.mi'.iMMiv educatlon, I Tho need of the tlrst, he atated, was appareot to all. Even tha trianual _a , iioier needa a rudlmentary educatlon. I Agriculture. ho sald. requires the hish ! est efflclency in uianuai labor alnce [Intelllgence ir. noedod in its dlrectlon [and in tho une ,,f toola employed in i'i. [modern .system of farming! The aec j ondary educatlon ls to prepare tho [skllled artisan whlch om- latter day tn. ! iiustry demanda, aml to open up the [vlew of lifo and show in eome mea i ure n purpose. Collece and unlveralty educatlon is. lhe said. t,> tuinlsh searchera after jtruth. to make apeelaltsta :,r,,i leadt i I of thought in commeree, in Industry, j in govemment. 1 Ur. Ellot .showed tho advantages to .tlie .State in the results of educatlon and declared the wlsiloni of compul I aory educatlon and Stato approprlatlon for schools nnd collcges. The final and litglieel aaplration cf all, lie said. was the attalnnicnt of freedom?-a freedom of ihe indlvldu u I compatihle with the froedom of the communlty. Thls, he sald, was woll put iii the motto of the grand llttte republlc, Swltzorlarid: "Each foraii an 1 ; all for each." Dr. Kliot left here thia afternoon for Atlanta. NO POLITICAL PULL j Appoliitiiirii.* l,< Ucpurtnienl ?f lualiio lo ric Mndc on Merit. WASHINGTON, I). C, Marcli 10.?Tho members of the Interstate Commeree [.Commlssion were in conferenco to-day fwltli Presldent Taft. They would not I tuacusa thu mattera under conaidera l tion. Prealdent Taft to-day Inatrticted _t ! torney-Qenora-l Wicket-sham to ehoose i his assistanis without consldaratlon of [polltlcal Influonce or polltlcal aervlces , rendered. One cauae of frlctlon at the . Department of .lustioe which Mr. Wick i ershain wlll altenipt to smooth over ls I the appointment of special attomeys l.oy the Interstate Commeree Commls j sion. It: is dealred to have tlie commlssion's [apeclal attorneys, upon the completlon j of their investigations. turn tlio re j suits over to the Department of Justice instead of luivlng tho attomeys try to carry thelr own cases to the courts. CADDY TO COLLEGE rrehldent Taft to Defray All __..-icu-_.-. of Vlrglnla Ymilli, WASHINGTON. D. C, March 10.? President Taft lias sent hls caddy to college. Rlmer Lorlng-. who carrled j tlie distlngulslied golfer's stieks ! around tlie llnks at Hot Springs, Va., i Inst suinnier, exerc.ised such wise dis jc-retlon tlir.t the President brought I hlm to .V'a:.hington a.s hle special mes jsenger. He left to-day for Cliarlottes vlllo to mati-iciilato in tlie Unlverslty of Vlrglnla, Ho will lako u course oaluiilutod to j tit hlm for some work Mr. Taft has i in vlew for hlm. and tlie Presldent will | defray. all his expenses, allowing hlm, j II Is said, $2 a day. ! HYSTERICAL ABUSE, W'ciillior Priif-iiuNilcnlor Tiloorc lluet Not l.lk** \e.VH|iii|icr t'rlilclsiu. WASHINGTON, Marcli 10.--"Hysteri ciii ablise" ls lhe storuiy Kngllsh whk-li I'fWcstor YVIIIIs Moore, of tlio Unijed Hates Weather Vlureau, hurled ut tlio ripwBpaper oiitlcs who have found faull wltli tho Weather Bureau for predlctlng falr wnatlier I'or In? auguration. when tho day turned out tu lie one of the worst iinagiiiablc, due to what tlie furecaster termed latoi- a. "flare hack." Mr. Moore declarea that "tlm same forecaat woiud he, mude to-day if sinitiar condttlona exlated." Hlm- tiinl Urny \'<*<t*rnUN. i'T'i'/.iii'H-Ai.n, OA., Maroli 10.?-Tlie c-iKiitii aunugl enpaiupm^nt of tlie Na? tional Ass-'iciatinii ol' _.'S 1 iio and Gray Volnrans mid thelr sons beguu a four daya' Bewiton hero tu-duy, Major u. F, lJixoh, if" Kaleig'h, pi'c..idlllg. This Dam Will Last as Long a?, the River Run* because it is made of granite-likc, ever enduring and practically indestructiblc EDISON, Portland Cement Co?t? no more lo buy, bul maltet the most economicsl concrete, because lhe same amount of "Edison" makes more concrete but fqually slrong, cs ihe same amount of other brands, or as much concrete, but itronger. The reason? Uniformly 10^ Finett Ground in the World. Write iu oi aik your dcaler for booklet" How lo Miz aad Uie Editon Portland Cement" Edison Portland Cement Co., Nat'l Bank Bldg., Savannah, Gn. BALDW1N & BROWN, Inc, Bldg. Materials, Torra Cotta Brick, Pipe, &c, Richmond, Vs. ?+ News of the Southside . \ ./ Mancheater Bureati, finies-Dlspatch, Nn. U08 iluii Stroet if tho Mayor of Richmond apprdvos tin- oonaolldatlon ordlnance aa paased by the 'lliuird of AUleiiiien Tuesday nlght; in all probabillty a commlttee from that dty wlll appeur'at the rnoot injr of tlie Clty Assembly to-morrow nisrht, and that branch of the Council win have two consolidatlon matters to deni wlth. lt ls nu aanufod rm-t thut the commlttee from the Manchesier and Chesterfield Buslness Men'.-. Asso clatlon, appolnted to appear beforo tho Assembly and nBk tliat body to up poliit a commlttee to look Into the ud visabiltty of annexirig Bwansboro and some adjacent terrltory, wlll bo on hnnd wlth Ita request, and, as wall na can bo aacertalned at present. the Afsembly wlll vote to do so. Sentl inent ahiong iiieinheis of the Assembly seeuia lu he Btt'otiRly In favor ot lhe move. Matters will huve to he rushed con slderably to get the Richmond com? mlttee to appoar at thls meetlng, as ??"o far the Mayor lias not slKned the ordlnance, nnd lt la hardly likely that ho wlll liavo nn opportunity of doing ?o before tho mceting. Mancnester Ih placed in h rather pecullar positlon ai present?trylnj* t<> annes one terrltory and trylng td be taken lnt>> another. Aa some otic aptlv semacked yesterday, *fu a case of "Whleli ivriulrl you rutlici iie. Jonan or the whaie?" Those Interested ln iho Swanaboro annexation inutter are dctermineil not to let coiiHOlldation Wlth UiciitnoivU ln terfcie with thclr work. and wlll con tlnue tlielr efforts toward taklng I" the suburb. Etagleaj Accepl ln* llntlon. Stonewall Jackson Acrlo nf isaglei of this , ity i,,ih accepted nn Invltatlon from th- Petersburg Aerlo t.i be its Kucst oii the iut,'ht of Thursday, March 2.*,. nnd wlll leavC thla Clty thal niRlit iu im. special cara over the Petersburs electric line. uceoinpanied by a band. Th ? jocal aerle royaJly entertalned the Petersburg Aerle ln thls clty aonte months ago, al whlch iime the visltlng bird were tonderod n banquot at the ;' ? ? i ?. 11.. e, and a social \m etli g teld ui iTraternal iiaii. Many ?neivull i-- long ittallty, foi cutting people ono tuen iui.nin? away, aml about two, inuiitiiH ako. runntog out ot frlends, proceeded to do a llttle eurving upon hln wlfe; 8lnce tliai tlme he lia* been grazing ha tho* ivoois of (Jlicatcrflcld by day and returning to tha clty by niglit, whero I.icludod lilmn-lf nniong tlie detil zana ol Rallroad Bottam untll the retuin lid ilir.-. Imi more unfortunato tiuu bad, has esuiped the ?hota bt oiYlcern. but laat nlght, aeelns iliai tlie game was up, lie acknowlcdgcd that 'I name True." Soiit to i.r.uni Jury, .P.lin Lawfence and Frank Mlller. two white iin-ii, charged wlth breaking Into a loailed car un the Atlantlc Coast Llne tracka, won- before tlie Mayor yesterday mornlng aml wero sent ?n to the grand jury, The evidence irai etiongly agaln.it them. Charles H'aite. iinothe,- whlte man. cap? tured earller In tlio afternoon, wws Charged After eatlng, persons ct? a bliloua hablt wlllderlve great beneflt by taklng one of these pills. If you have been DRINKING TOO MUCH, they wlll promptly relieve the nausca, SICK HEADACHE??* andnervousnesswhlchfollows, restore the appetite and remove glootny feel? ings. Elcgantly sugar coatcd. ? Take No Substitute. The Purchase of a Piano Ts a slep forward] ln musical educatlon. / Ita .sweetness of touo and its unquestloned dura blllty appeals to evai'y one of musical educa? tlon. Sohl dircct from mo maker. CHAS. M. > STIEFF, 205 ?. Broad Street L. B. SLAUGHTER, Manager. i] or , ; traeil lli .,. t. ". WontBtt'a ftatlj U'ell Attcodcd. j .Vomanfl i-hII.v nlglil ?, IVea Bud Melh j ,,<ll>i Church In il nlg I atl -,,? l< ,i ? ,'.,_. c.ngregatlon, ti,,- '.,.., ,..- urvcram \.., rendered: Soii. ervld. I 5. R. , 'leader; prayer, m>-. .\. If, Thomas; -?:? c tlon. Anbury choli . . Idn . Mra: It. i; Mlchaele, ,,r Rlehmond, subject, "Ou Home Mlu.on Work"; icle llon, in.i,o qufti in; addreaa i.y Mra. IV. 3, Maybee, of ttlcli mond; solo, Mra, II. B. Mlcbaels, .Marrh Term of t'ourl. The grahd Jury for the regular Marcl term of tho corporatlon <'-,,iit. wiilcn nll convene Mnmia-. hai been aummoned There are several crlmlnal ra?r? to b, heard, l?it nOne nf uny ureat Imporlancc The dorket at ihls term wlll he \ery Ilghl I'rriMHial. and flrlffn. The body of B, r. Rheffteld, who ws*. iho at Kmpnrla Tueaday, wlll arrlvo m thn ,-u tlils afternoon at 1:1',. and will bc tako illiotl-. lo tho icraie, |n Mamy Cemetei whern tlie funeral wlll lake place, M Sheffletd la rurvlved by two sone. who IIti ln ihls clty. The eharter of the i:???? in platttl i ? pany, whlch *_s recently _,- inted leeturi -room pl thi i tiui - :. ? r.,|?Ii. . March 19. at S: .0 o', I Thomas .1. V., scott, .- fio nio!< fur lomr tlme past. ls g auil u-*is able to ?it up ior I Wesl Vli glnla, a ; ol her brother, ! Maeter Ifemn slck at the iiwn n'oman'i " Street Church wl will bc- h- 1,1 at ih- h?:u. "i M. -. !:, r Lyons, Jr. POUCE COURT CASES. Joe Jobjuon Ik Held Whlle Pollce Bearch lli*. Record. The caae ol Joa Johnaon, who not* ?a; his real name la Charles Hopkins, aui| , <! nf !,;??. .:._? , ??:-,r:i ".' ? ,1 _;,.?:,?; '-. - ? ? -, postpom d In the l ollce Courl yoil , lalins to have gottcn the valuable* fnuini in Ii!?. posspsslfin wben he w-as arrested from ,i negrro. I.orenzo Brown, whom he nurseil ln hla last lllnes*. Hll story souuds well. bul the pollce are not coofldent n_ to its ' leraclty, and the negro's record will be Willlam I.ee fwhliei, charged wllh Irea j pas.ing on thr prcmYses of tlie Home Br< - | Ing Company und steallng beer, was plai under 1100 surety for twenty daj i. SEWER BONDS I'lnn to .Spend One Milllon llollur.- In till verls and Water Mulns. The subconnniilee of the Council Comrnll le? on Streets. to which has been refcrr. . tbe questlon ,.f Usuinir bonda fur sewers. Iihh been talleil to meet Friday nlght ut S o'clock. The commlttee .will eonfer with the City Bngtncer aml make a report on the probahl, f-xtent and cost of the needed Improvemenla, The proposltlon ls that the clty Issue bontls lo .the amount of,?l.000,000 for extcnslon of scwers and water main.. Many of the niem bers aeeni to be favorably impressed with lhe movement. t'hurge Theft of Sholguu. ?fames Perry and Cleorgc Southall, arreite. in Swansboro, nnd Anderson Hini:. taken near Barton Heights, all colored men, are in the county Jall awaitlng trial for the theft of a shotgun from Wilhert .Smlth. Tho arresta were made by eonstable Bui-c-h. und | tlie cascs wlll be tried belore Magistiate [Smlth, of Tuckahoe -Jtstriot, this morning, Charter Amended. An amenilnient was Issue.l yesterday by tho State Corporatlon Commlssion to the charter of the Camdcn Lumber Com pany, of Norfolk. permlttlng it to lncrease its capi? tal stock froin a maximum of J__,000 i" 575,000. and a mlniiiium of $..,000 to $-3> 000. J-Uterlnln Ruilraud Men. The I.ailie-' Auxillary of tlio Order of Railway Conductors wlll entertain tbe nu-in bers of tlie, orgaiilzation at supper lu tlu Richmond Hotel to-nlglit. This occasion eelehratcs the thirtTtmnlvcrsary of the order, and all niembet'i wllh thelr famillcs are re uueated to ,,p present. It.;ilil-ti.-__ I'l-i'mils. Uuihliug an.i repalr peiinlts were Issued yesterday ns l'ollows: Oharlea T. Davls, to repalr brick stores, tiL'O and ti-_ Kast Maln Street, to cost $100. Albert Uean, to -.-opiiir frama dv.elllng, 010 Eaat Baker Street, to cost $SS,',. T. C, Tlnsley, u, erect two brick ilwi-llings, .",__ and ..'.'li .lall Alley, lo cost iJl.OQU. Argument Heard, Tho case of iiurk *i Company. merchant tallors, agaltist lhe Adams Kxpross Com? pany wasurKiied lu tho Clrcult C'ourt yester? day and will probably in> to lhe Jury to-,lny. The morehauts are suinc for tlie los3 of u packngc sent by express. Chaiiibei' of t'ouinii'ri'o. Th,- board ,,f dlrectors ?c ih>- C-bnibor of Commeree wlll meet thm afternoon at ,-, o'clock Insfeud ?f - ,,'cloek tg-nlght, as was at iirst deulded upon. Tlie quevtlon of Iho parcels posi will be tho. most iiupoilant nuiltci- |r> come up. Uml; i-'roni Miishlugloii. Mlssea Miulelliie and Karlo Taylor liavu .inst returned from* a trip t,, washliu-iou, i\-lierp they liad a dalltlitfiil Iim,-. Thev nro tho (laiiKliiei-s of Mr. and Mra, tl, Bj, Taylor, of 510 North sixth street, Neivporl Niwh Dflleliilt, Here. K|r? Chief W, K, Stow, C'bunollmuii .1. i, Clioadle, Pollce Justlce J, D, <i. Brown an,l foviuer Mayor A. A. Moas. of Newport News, were in lUchmoiu! yeaterduy un bualneaa.