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"THE QUEEN OF TABLE WATERS." ? The Carbonate of Soda which is its natural and chief constituent is the sworn enemy of Gout, Rheumatism and Indigestion; IBEHSOI FIIED 21 FO RI5SMILT iwyer Placed Under $300 Bond as Result of Attack on G. M. Smithdeal. fames W. Anderson. churgod wlth mult on G. 31; Smithdeal, head of the , ilthdcal Buslness College, and n Kninent member of the Antl-Saloon ague, was fined $-0 ln Police Court sterday mornlng, and placed under 10 securlty for three months. Hls her, John W. Anderson, went on hls nd. Tho assault was commiUod because alleged mlsreprescntatlon of Mr. derson's wifo in the hearlng of P. P. irray's appllcatton for a llquor ll tsc at thc Parlc Hotel. Mr. Ander i demandcu an oxplanatlon, and uck Mr. Smithdeal whlle ho was ited at hla desk, after falling to t an apology. Cho case of Wavcrly Glovcr, colored, irged with stabbing Horaco Blbbs, ,s contlnued to January 12, and hi s balled ln the sum of $500. fohn Dobson, colored. was sentenced thirty days In jall for steallng meat ?m Harris Hlnes. *roodson Slater, colored, charged th steallng two chlckcns from Mrs T.? Forrest, was sentenced to ninetj ,'s In jall. jti J. Gray. white, was fined ?10 fo. rklcss driving. TWO FIRE ALARMS th Reported From Rcxddcnccs, But Damngc Wa? Mlght. Vhen Box 861 of tho Fire Depart nt signal system was turned in last ht some cxcltement was occasioned, . thc lire was not? in tho Richmond. sdericksburg and Po(oinac Railrond ?ps, where the box ls stationcd. The was in a resldence half a square _v. where a mantelplece had blnzed Tlie flamos were soon extlngvilsli and tho damage was ot little ount. . second alarm was turnej ln from .ity-fourth and Marshall Streets, : call was to a houso at Thirty r^h and Clay Street.-i, whoro a dc tlve flue biazed up and caused somo jht. The flames did not extend and re was no damage. The ley tiight dc tho going dlfflcult nnd dangcr for'thc riro cngine horses. and the a were most apprehonslvo of serious .Mculty through tho nlght. HELD JN NEWPORT NEWS eo White .Men Arrested ou Suopicion of Celnc Wanlcd Hcre. -pokon Prueln, Tlichard Thorpe aiVl Ila llayes. three white men, wero urrest jSyoaterday tn Newport Ncws, and aro br. held thero for the Rlchmond authoritlcs. y are allegod to be lodglng-houso thlovc., ?'.-r racthod being to tngag,; a room and i to go through thc house. Two war ,'ts:a-.vait them here. and lt Ib c::pectt<] t there will be others by the tlmo of r arrlval; Two headquartora' men w'll .own for them thls mornlng. he Anncjyance Of "Flatuleiice ny People %re Auaoycd "With Gas lu Tlie Stouiacb and lutcsliucn. Trial Pnchnge of Stuart'a Charconl Xoseuges Seut Frcc. 'Jatulenco is due to the presenco of t in tho stomach and intestincs, n ich often rolls about, producing bur- c ygml, or rumbllng noises ln the In- D tinal system. and causes the vletim t, thls trouble conslderable embarrass-'l te lt when sncii noises occur Whlle ln c.j ipany. | n analysis of gas from the stomuchn ws that it consists to u great c.Munt -u nltrogen und carbonlc acid. It Is U. refore probuble that some of the ln the stomach conststs simply of which 1ms been swallowed, although the most part, the sourco of ilatu ce ia the gas given off from the food the abnormal processea of clecom itlon. n cases of chronic gastric catarrh, l secretion of gastric juiee in the mach is deficlent. the food ls digest slowly, and fermeniation occura h the evolntlon of gas. wallowed air, however, play3 a moro tortant part in causlng flatulence. gas in the stomach and Intestines, n ls generally Kupposed. and whlle 3 may be swallowed without carry ' air into the stomach wlth lt, flulds, ecially those of a tenaceous chara \ such as pea-soup, appcar to car down a great deai. ?latulent distonsion of the Intestlnes urs when a large amount of gas or either swallowed or evolved from decomposition of food, escapes frorn stomach into the intestines through pylorus. The enormous distenslon the Intestines and dilatation of the mach with gases, and the rapidity h which such aatulence occurs, haa g been a puzzle to medieal men, and led aome to thlnk that the only slble esplanation thereof. is a rap ivolutlon of gas from the blood. a the treatment of gas in tho stom and intestines, charcoal ls consld 1 by most phyBiclans as tlie leadlng I most e-ffective remedy. carmina !S. or medlcines, such as peppe'rmint, Sarnoni, aodium bicarb., etc, whlch el tho gas from the stomach In re volumes through the mouth, are jrted to by some peoplo, but their , is dlsagreeable, and the fretpient uleion of gas through the mouth, it annoylng, and after taking a ro ly of this klnd, one ls cornpelled to taln out of company ihe rest of the t on account of the contlnued belch of air. TTJART'S CHARCOAL LOZEN'GES away wlth the hecessiiy of under pg the dlsagreeable experionco o uislon of gas through the mouth pugh tho. mouth, by coinpletely ab. bing every partlclc of gas or swal edalrlnthe stomach, and alsolnihi jitinal-system. whlch prevents coi and over-dlstenslon wlth accuina ifl air. in.se- wonderful lozonges should ba d for all cases of flatulence and de ^posltlon of food in the stomach, as II at for bad breath reeultlng from arrh, dc-cayed teeth, or stomach ublp. ?urt'hase a box at once from your (ggiwt for 25 cents, and eend us your ne and addret>s for free tsamplo. Ad. ss y. A. Ktuart Company, ;'00 gtuartj < Uaiiifr, Marttoll, JUich* st TYLERTOSPEAK Annual Meeting of Virginia His torical Society to Be Held To-Night. At S:30 o'clock to-night in the hall of the House of Delegates the annual meeting of the Vlrglnla Historlcal So. ciety will take place. Tho feature of the occaslon will be the annual address on "Tho Two-Pen ny Act," by President Lyon Gardlner Tyler, of Wllllam and Mary College. It was the two-penny act whlch cre itcd so much political unrost in the colonles, and which Inflamed tho com mon bellef that tho colonles wero bu Ing grievously opprcssed. i ? President W. Gordon McCabe will present his annual adtlrcss, and this ls cspcctcd to he a most Intcresting and ovontful feature. The annual electlon of ofllcers will ^ take place immediately after thc ad- j dress of thc president. 1 Thc Governor yesterday diiectcd|i that tlie hall of tho House be used by the soclety, though the fact that the sesslon of thc Leglslaturo is so near at hand pronipted somo to thlnk thut the hall would not be avallablc at present. BIIBESI IHESIQ HERE Man Who Handled Federal Mil lions Charged With At tempted Fraud. J. X. Hustou, Treasurer of the Unlted States under President Harri? son. while on his way to answer an Indictmont in Washlngton, was met here yesterday by Carter Keene, ol thc post-oflicc lnspector's orhec. and was cscorted to Washlngton. Huston was taken in charge at the Southein Rail? way Mutloi, nnd tho meotlne wlth lils pursuer was enXLrely accldental; Mr. Keene, as soon as ho Iearncd that tho former government offlclal was mtircly wllllng to answer thc sum nons, did not aerye n warrant for ils arrest, whlch lio had in hls pos cssion. Mr. Keeno, with his prlsoncr. left at ,-ioon for Washlngton. It Is said that Huston malntains ofaees in New York. tnd that his arrest ln Virginia flol lowed an unsuccessful attempt to lo :ate him ln thc North. Mr. Huston sravc no intervlow concernlng tho 3harges beforo hc left. Por many years past he has been a large land-owner In Virginia, and is at. present owner 3f a valuable ostate near West Point. Hc was living there when he rcceived news of tli0 actlon against him., through newspaper report?. Samuel Graham, of Montreal. Canada. ind Iiarvey M. Bewis and Everett Du 'our, of Wushlngton, aro jointly in lictcd witli Huston. Tlie charges are lonsplracy and uslng tho mails for raudulent purposes. The arrest is an outcomo of a rald nade on tho offlccs of the Natlonal ^nist Company. of Washlngton, last leDtember. Tlie company's seheme for gunranty >f stock in otlier companies. on a basis "f commlssion of 1 per cont. of the tock guaranteed, was worked Ip con ?c-ction with the Natlonal Trust? Com any, of Delaware, whlch, accordlng o inspectors, was organlzed wlth 51, 00.000 capital, and the Wnshincton oncern's- ori"lnal capltalization had een increased to $500,000. The inspec >rs clalm they failed to flnd any ma ^rial funds to justify thc guaranty anns. g| Huston was given a TJrelimlnary oaring ln the Criminal Court ln 'ashington late yesterday afternoon. e was released after $3,000 had been irnlshed for his appearancc at a ter date to answer the indlctmcut. NEW^RTERSTSSUED ock Company Orjranlzod to Open Vfw . Market In NorfnlU. The following charters wcre granted yes rday by the Hiato Corporatlon Commis on: Central Market Corporatior,, Norfolk. Wold lbert. president; M. P.ubin. vice-presldent . Klclnstelii. secretary?all of Norfolk' npltal: Maxlmum, 513.000; mlnlmum. $o.00o' bjects: Operato a market for handllnn al! Inds of producc, frults, etc. Colonlai Tradlng Company (Inc), Peters urg. Iiarvey Seward, president- Jl c acUson. vice-presldent; LeRoy Roper. treasl rer and reerctary-all of petersburit. Cani tl: Maxlmum, $10,000; lnininium, $i.CO0. Ob icts: Mercantlle buslness. A license to do business in the State ot rginia was issued to thc New Ilampsbire in insurance Company. a corporation or anlzed and oxhulng under tho luws of tho tate of New Ilampshlre; Josepb Button J}l'ihm0t'?a', "ialul*'"-v asord- Maxlmum .ipital uuthoiized by charter. $2,000,000. Ob acta and pureosoa: Flre Insuranco buslness. A llctneo to do businesB in tho Stato of lrglnla was Issued to the Illlnols Surety oinpany. a corporation organlned and ex sttng under tlie laws of the State of I1I| ols; Joseph llutton, of Itlchmonil atatu jry agent. Maxlmum capital authorlzod by harter, JL'JO.GW. Objects and purposes urety and bondlng businesB. INST^r^FFTcERS lls-te Acrie Will Hold Aununl Cere? mony To-Nlght. Newly c-lected ofllcers wlll hc ln talled by Dixle Aerle of Kagles, No. 88, to-night by Deputy Grand Presi ent E. R. Puller. represeiitlng the trantj Aerlo, as follows; Wortliy President. Maurlce A. Pow rs; Worthy Vlce-Frosiclent, John B. Slliey; Worthy Chaplaln, Fallx Bas hon; Wortliy Inside Guard. Joseph G. luker; Worthy Outslde Guard, James iarris. Wortliy Secretary, S. o. Hlrsch 'f-rg-; Worthy Treasurer, T. A. Iteddln; "rustees?-A. J. Meyer, P. W. Chanibcr aln and D. J. O'NoP; Physlclans. Dr. . P. Roy and B. W. Staton. Captaln Prank W. Cunnlngham. tvho ias been prculdent for the past year, xfoines past worthy presidont of the lerie, li.rlnii.-hil. Club. Tlie Porlnlghtly Club will ineot rhursday oveiling. January 6, at tli* lornc of Thomas P. Bryan, 1600 'West 3racc .Streot, to liear hls paper on 'Xtie i'uturtj o? tha Monroa Dpctrlnc," Aforc Street Paving and Extcn sion of Water and Sevvcr System?. S. A. L STATION DESTROYED Common Council Holds First -Meeting of New Ycar. Times-Dispatch Bureau, 10!) North Sycamoro Street. Petersburg, Va., January 6. ln contlnuutlon of ita extensive sys? tem of public improvements, whlch has b'e'en' ln progress for somo years, tho city wlll thls ycar sper.d $100,000 or more ln paving its strcots und side walks nnd in extending its water and sewer systctns. Tho money for these purposes has already been provlded, and wlll be approprialed by the Coun clls as soon as the Finance Commlttee Is ready to make its recommendatlons. Railway Station Rurned. The pascenger .ntation of tho Sea board Air 'uino Railway. on Dunlop Street, in this city, was totallv de stroyod by fire thls mornlng a'o'out 0 o'clock, and it was with some. dlfflculty that tho department was able to save adjacent property from destructlon or serlous damage. ThH ls thc second tlmo withln two years'that tho com pany's station at this point has been burned. and on both occasions nttrlb uted to tho same cause?sparks from a passlng englne. The -.tation was a onc-story building. well lixed and with tbtindant room for Its purposes. The baggage. oxpresa goods und most of tho railway property except furnlture ?vas sav-ed. *t The large frumo factorv of the 'otersburg Triink und Bag compaiiy, itajaccnt to the station, cattght on flro overal times on the roof. und the fire nen had hard work to save it. The actory offlee was burned. The rall wiy company's loss ls about S.'l.OUO. rhlch is covered by Insurancc. 'Tho 'etersburg Trunk and Bag Company's oss ls about $300. lustallutfou aud Dfiiiriiicr. Petersburg Acrie of Fagles installed ts newly clected ofneers last nlght us ollows: Past Presldent, James A. Wes ;on; Presldent, James W. Wells; Vice President, W. H. Raftery;- Chaplain. ?V. K. Moore; Conductor. G. F. Newsom; jecretary, c. G. Pleasants; Treasurer, rofel T. Brown; Insidc Guard, W. D. Staples; Outaide Guard. Wr. H. Wheel louse; Trustees. C. L. Seyler and J. T. rench. Aftor the buslness meeting a )anquet was partaken of. Pcrsounl and Othcrvrisc. Mrs. Foster. wlfe of Rev. j. s. Fost.er. ). D.. received a telegram yesterday tfternoon announcing the death of her nother, In Georgla. H. P. Dalton, a prominent jewelcr of hls city and a highly esteemed citizen, vlll be urdained to the Baptist inin stry In tho First Baptist Church to uorrow nlght. In a short tlme he wlll eave for Loui.sville to prosecuto hla tudies in the Theologleal Semlnarv of hat city. Two negroes?Waverly Chartty and jazarus GaEton?havo been committed o thc jall of Prlnce Georgo county to tn'swer, the chargo of arson. They are iharged with settlng firo to and b'tirn ng the barn of XV. H. Adams. ln Eran- ' lon District, causlng a loss of over :^,000. Mr. Adams lost several horses md mulca and peanuts and grain by hc fire. Sleet is thick on the street? to-day .ml truvel for both man and bcast lti Jftieult and dangei'ouF. The Young Men's Hebrew Associa- I lon has clected tho folowing oflicera: 'resldcnt, ' A. L. Lavonstcin: Vlcft 'resident, Douts Lovitt: Rocordlng ccretary, Nathan Waxman; Financlat ecretary. J. Sonnenbcrg; Treasurer, | . Cooper. Goorgo Coleinan, a colored barbcr ot als city, dled lasi nlght in New York. I Early Dlorulng Marriage. At G:30 o'clock thls vriorning, in St. I oscph's Catholic Church, the nuptials t John J. Hanrahan and Mlss Mary A. | lolllns wcrc solemnly porforrned by j lov. Thomas J. O'Farrell, usslstod by tev. Thomas J. Wilson, of Fprtrcss | lonroc. The brldo, \?ho is the altrac- ' Ivc daughtor of Mr. and Mrs. E. .1. I lolllns, wore a handsomc tailor-made uit of dark blue broadcloth, wlth , at and gloves to match, and carried ; , silver Prayer Book. Her only orna- | tient was a dlamond sunburst, the gil't ? f the brldegrooni. Miss Marguerllw lolllns, youngest slster of the bride. i /earlng a gown of pale gr'een chlffon : loth, over messaline, large black molro at, and carrying a shower bouquet ot unk rosebuds, preceded tho bride to he altar a:i mald of honor. Tho brlde rroom, who met the bride at thc altar, vas attended by his eldest son, Thomas '. Hanrahan, as best man. The grooms nen wero Josoph O'Connor, 13. J. Col Ins, Jr., Willlam F, OollinM and Thomas ' t. Collins. j The bride is a young woman ot at- ? ractivo personallty and very popular. 'he brldegroom ls a well-known and irosperous merchant. Tho bridal tour vlll embrace New York, Nlugara Falls .nd Canada. Dled ln Sinitii Fc. i A telegram was received last eve? ilng by Dr. and Mrs. R. M. Bldgood, f thls city, announcing the death or helr only son. Willlam H. Bldgood, In | sa\ ianta Fe, Now Mexico. Mr. Bldgood ! ch >-as travellng ngent for Johnson & ohnson, surglcal supplies, of New lunswick, N. J., and had his hoadquar ers in Donver, through whom the B. B. B. Cures THROUGH THE BLOOD LARGE SAMPLE FREE TO ALL! ' Bad Breath, K'Hawkluii, Rlnging ln tho ;ar_, Deafness, Hacklng Cough nnd Splttlnfl Itilckly Cured. You must not neglect dlscher&es of-NAlN iEATING YEH.OW MATTER from the Ear, ?'oss and Throat. CATARRH IS NOT ONLY DANGEROUS in his way, but it cause. ulcerationa, death and ecay of bonea, killa ambltlon, often caueea loss ( appetite, and reachea to general deblllty, idlocy nd ineanlty. It needs attention at once. Curc by ta-iiia Botanic Blood Batm (B. B. B.). t in a qulck, radlcal, permanent cure, because it Ids the eystem of thc polson germa tliat cause atarrh. At the aame time, Blood Balin (B. Ii. I.) purifiea thc blood. doea away with every aymp om of catarrh. B. B. B. aeads a ttngllng tlood f warni, dch, puie blood direct to the paraylzed lervea arid parts allecttd by catarrhal poison, ;lvint wairmth and atrengtb Just where needed, nd in thls way making a pertect, laatlng cute ol atarrh in all ita fornia. When we uay that B. B. B. cures, we. mean a eal cure, and thla we guorantee. B. B. B. has ured thouaanda of catarrh caaea^?even the inoat Itep-aeated kind?after every other treatinent had ailed. Botanic Blood Balm (B. B. B.) ia pleabaat and Botanic ingtedlents. writlns Blood Balm i' tiouhte und free pedlcul advice glven. SQLD BY DRUCJGISTS >r aant by pxpreea, at $1 PER l.ARGE BOTTLE, >uli .onipU-ie Uire.tioiuiiux liouic uwtan;m, afe to take; compoaed of pure Botanic iiuredlents. 5AMP.UES SKNT FRKE by writlns Blood Balm Zo., Atlanta, Ga. Deacrlne tiouhle und free int Mr bot ani me ir.c inc io t 001 ed am \va Ca Jr. for HOI to via by ilui am 1 B&\ ei's aw gri poi we ost wo tra ma hu roj chi thc in De WL> me off tln nrl ho fot dei th. int nn olt pri au ;i w PU oln rei What is left of our fall and winter stock of Hand-Tailored Clothing and Overcoats, Furnishings and Hats will go on sale January 3 d at less than manufacturers cost. No goods will be carried over from one season to the other. Our aim is to open every season with a new and snappy line of Clothing, Haberdashery and Hats. Suits and Overcoats that sold for $40.00 now $30.00 Suits and Overcoats that sold for $35,00 now $27.50 Suits and Overcoats that sold for $30.00 now $25.00 Suits and Overcoats that sold for $27.50) Suits and Overcoats that sold for $25.00)now $20.00 Suits and Overcoats that sold for $22.50J Suits and Overcoats that sold for $15.00 now $10.00 One lot of about fifty Youths' Suits, ages from 1 5 to 19 years to clean up will be sold at half price. One lot of Fancy Vests to be sold at half price. One lot of Soft Hats that sold up to $4.00, in this sale $2. Pleated and Stiff Bosom Shirts that sold from $1.50 to $2.50, in this sale $1.15. Pleated Bosom Shirts that sold for $3.50, in this sale $1.85. $1.00 and 50c Neckwear in this sale at 35c?3 for $1.00. Wool Underwear that sold for $2.00 per garment in this saleat $1.00. One lot of Underwear at 35c per garment. R. M. DILLARD. ? B. Z. HARTY Main Street at Tenth. elllgence of his death wns received. . Bldgood wrote to his parenta just :"ore Chrlatrnas, telling them of his ticipatlons for a pleasant scason, and ,'ing that he expected to eat his rlstmas dlnner in Santa Fe. No par ulars as to hls death are glven. The ly will bt: brought to I'urmvlllo. the ?rricr homo of the famlly, for burlal, Proccedings of the C'ouuell. rho Common Councll held Its flrst otlng of tho New Year last cven r, and trunsacted much routlne bus iss. Thc treasurer's report showod al cash recelpts of $96,902 ln De nber, and tho audltor's report ahow dlsbursements for tlio month ounting to $52,31-1. An "ordinance s adopted acceptlng from Georgo meron, Sr., and Georfjo Camerpn. , a strip of land sixty feet wlde. ? a public street, comiuenclng at tho ith end of Sycamore Street, to bo contlauatlon of that street; to run ithwardly to the property of tho y In Prlnco George county, subject the conditlon of the building of a duct acrosB tho ravlnc, to be bullt prJvato capital. Work on thls vla ;t to be commenced ln six months l completod ln two years. 'ho cqhimittee appolmod to investi .e tho complaints of reputablo dcal ln referenco to the methodjs ? of arding contracts for t'umlshing hay, iln, etc, to tho city, made Ita re <t. The complaints of iho dqalors rc that whereas they wero tho low bldders for thoso vuippUes. they re lgnorod, and were not giveri con cts. The committee reports havlng .do a careful inve.stiKatlon and as ving hcard much lestlmony. Tlio )ort atatos ln effect that tho Pur islng Commlttee of the Councll left ) purchase of hay and graln cntlrely the hands of T. Tonch, of tho Fire partnient; thut the prlces pubmltted io not coifsldered if, jn tho judp ?nt pt Mr. Tonch, tho hav and graln ered by a dealor was best tsuitcd for i horses, although be.tng tho hiffhest ced hay and graln?an dealers. wovcr, submlttlng blds for flrst-olasa id. This system the committee sms unfair to t]i? dealora maklnsr. ' ,ar' 1S,tonV0n t0 rclk,;l in any way Mr Tench ln hls Kradlng of ,the ys hay and graln liiippijcs and ex ihnvHvth?_ jmJRment that "toS muoh tion from the Petersburg Investment Corporation, offering t6 pur^liaso the Almshouso tract. I ?iiiilljtBti/ffb "A Hght purse Is a heavy curse" Sickness makes a llght purse. The LIVER is the seat of nine tenths of all disease. . go to the root of the whole mat? ter, thoroughly, quickly safely and restore the actlon of the LIVER to normal condition. Give tone to the system and solid flesh to the body. Take No Substitute. Announccs After Theatm Suppers : 10 P.M. to 12:30 A. M. Music?Palm Room. TheJefferson ?niApc COAL DECEMBER SPECIALS "White Oak" Smokeless Lump Coal, $4.50 per ton, delivered. "White Oak" Smokeless Egg Coal, $4.50 per ton, delivered. "White Oak" Smokeless Run-of-Mine, special prices. West Virginia Eureka Block Splint, $4.50 per ton, delivered. Pennsylvania Anthracite, all sJ7.es, $6.00 per ton, delivered. Pine and Oak Wood, sawed, lowest market price NOW is tho time to save money. White Oak Coal Company, Phone 2682. Yvo ,...,'/.., a quarler ot a mllllon WASIUNaTON RED CBDAR SHINC-LES now in translt from the Paolflo ooaat. and a large stock ot those and other kinds of Shlnglos on hand ln our Rich? mond and Manchester yards, Woodward & Son, lAMHUU, LA'lllS, smNOI.lflS, SASH, DOOltS, 1IMMJN, ? - Miath aud Arca iilM,,/iUcUuiouU- V*. "The Nelson Shoe" Direct to You Which means that you buy Nelson Shoes Direct from the manufac turer, and thereby get a dol? lar more value than you can expect to get in other makes. They cost only $2.50, $3,00 and $3.50, and every pair is welt sewed, the same as Shoes that cost four and five dollars. Try a pair.. The Nelson Shoe Co., 417 1$. Broad St. Can Cancer Be Cured? IT CAN. We want every man and woman in the United States to know what we are doing. We are curing Cancera, Tmnora and Chronic Sores without the use of the knife or by X-fay, and are irtdoreed by tha Senate and Legislaturc of Virginia. PHY? SICIANS TREATED FREE. We Guarautee Our Cures. Kellam Hospital, 1617 WestMain Street, KICHMOND, -y. ;*,.?..: - VIRGINIA