The times dispatch. [volume], February 07, 1911, Image 7

About The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914

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Colonel Stern Criticized Com?
mand Following His
1 nspection.
SERGEANT WAS DRUNK
State View of Command Is
Published for First
Time.
In view of tho. Inquiry now being
conducted into the affairs of the Vir?
ginia Coast Artillery, the last report of
annual inspection of this branch <>f
the service? made by Colonel Jo Lunc
Stern, the assistunt Inspector-general,
is of Interest. This has not In rctoforo
been published, although it will appear
in the. forthcoming annual report of i
l h.- Ad )utanl-< leneral.
It waw the report of the ollicers at j
Fort Monroe, made to the War Depart?
ment, which precipitated the mvestiga- 1
tlon now going on.
In this connection. It Is Warned that
Second Lieutenant 15. W. Pago, of tho
Second Company, who ha.-: resigned, did
not do bo because, of criticisms, but be?
cause of his departure from Norfolk
lie rlid not take part la the F ji t Mon?
roe encampment.
Colonel Stern's report is as follows;
First Company, Norfolk.
Room In armory used by First and
Second Companies, each >f which has
sixty lockers, entirely too small, but
the room will not hold larger ones.
Armory accommodations Insufficient.
Property in satisfactory condition, but
that In lockers cannot be arranged
properly on account of their small t-lze
A large number of enlistment papers
are cither not signed by the recruits,
the surgeon or the enlisting officer.
Discharges not entered In the record of
the men, nor are the papers removed
from the binder. Some duplicate mus?
ter rolls have been forwarded to the
Adjutant-General's office and no copies
kc pi;
Twenty men do not attend majority
of drills. Men have boon t?tiget setting
tit. e>:< rclscs, some Instruction in the
names of parts of rifle? guard mount?
ing, and N C officers' school ?ach
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week, but no advance or rear guard
instruction, no extended order drill
and no regular target firing. First
lieutenant In command, error In open?
ing ranks, did not align guides, and
without proper shoulder strap:;. Many
men without gloves. Handled guns
very badly for inspection, lack indi?
vidual instruction.
Second Company, Norfolk.
Occupies room in armory with First
Company. Lockers too small. I'rop- j
erty in them too much crowded and
presents bad appearance. Othor prop?
erty stored In small room Ii: satisfac?
tory order. Not sullh ient space for
taking care of the company equipment!
Feme, rifles not in order were cleaned
on day of Inspection. Books arid papers
In fair condition In few eases of
discharge, cause not stated. .Second
lieutenant and thirty-seven men did
not attend majority of drills between
March 21 and August >. No report of
attendance at drills sine that date.
Recruits are drilled in setting up ex?
ercises, gallery practice, extended ord?
er drill and some Instruction in names
of parts of ritlle. No guard mounting,
advance or rear guard instruction, N.
C. officers' school weekly, taught by
first lieutenant Many men at inspec?
tion without gloves, awkward handling
of rifles. One officer and thirty men
absent from Inspection
Third Company (Portsmouth).
Armory occupied by this and fourth
company, each company paying $23
per month rent. Small room for each
? ompany in front of building for office,
and company purposes another room
for each Company in rear for quarter?
master stores. Much of tho property,
Including many of the rifles. not
cleaned, and quartermaster-sergeant
drunk on day of inspection. Captain
had other men clean all property dur?
ing the day. Books and papers in bad
shape, Iy.-tters and orders could not
be produced. Authority for discharges:!
not found: men entered as discharged I
for "good of service" by authority of
captain commanding corps, though I
commander stated he had given no i
such orders, well knowing he had no
authority to do so. Attendance book in i
very bad condition: impossible to uri- ?
derstand from it what attendance had
been. Men discharged not so entered
on enlistment papers. Becrults have
been drilled in setting up exercises,
names of parts of rifle and advance
guard. N. C. officers' school weekly in
winter only, taught by oflicers. No
regular target firing, and olficers have
not practiced with revolvers.
Fourth Company {Portsmouth I.
Occupies armory with Third Com?
pany; has similar rooms for company
ami storage purposes. Bifle racks rot
new when issued, one of them in bad
order when received. No arrangement
for liling papers, and orders are kept
in envelopes as received. Books neatly
kept. Discharge papers not removed
from hinder.
Men drilled in setting-up exercises
and guard mounting. No Instruction in
names of parts of rifle, advance and
rear guard duty, target firing, prac?
tice with revolvers nor extended order
drill. Company has not yet received
dress uniforms; appeared lb olive
drab, Eighteen men do not attend ma?
jority of drills. No N. C. officers' school
since joint manoeuvres In August. Gen?
eral appearance very good?promising
company.
.Norfolk Signs Two Cnt ehern.
[Special to The Times-Dispatch. |
Norfolk, Va.. February 6.?Skipper
Bf.bb, of the Tars, sends word to Nor?
folk that he has purchased two prom
Is.ni; young backstops in Catcher Kir
eher, of W inchester. Ky? and Catcher
Block; of Paducali, Ky.
Bodies Blown to Pieces and Only
Few Fragments Are
Found.
Marquette, Mich., February 6.?In a
disastrous explosion ten men met in?
stant death at the plant of the Pluto
Powder Company, in the outskirts of
Ishpemirg, late to-day. One man was
Injured. The bodies of the dead wer.'
blown to pieces,
The explosion took place In the gela?
tine powder house. Every man in this:
building was blown to pieces. Throe
men were ab?ent from the building and
escaped.
What caused the explosion is not
known. Gelatine powder is largely
composed of nltro-glycerine, and It is
supposed that the mixture was being
/tlvred in the big crucible within the
house, when the stuff let go.
About 1,000 pounds exploded. Only
.twenty minutes before tho disaster
ft,0(d* pounds of the explosive were re?
moved. The main plant was little dam?
aged, and the shock fell in Ishpeniing
was hardly perceptible. Windows in
Wlnirop, a mile a way, however, wero
broken.
Immediately after the explosion tho
men ?employed in the other buildings
ran out to learn what part of I he plant
had been blown up. They hastened to
the place where the gelatine building
had stood, and found a stretch of bare
ground, and splintered timbers scat?
tered over n wide area around the spot.
Only a few fragments of the bodies
-vuro .recovered. ?
IMMENSE THRONG
King George Warmly Greeted
as lie Rides in
State.
READS SPEECH FROM THRONE
Opening of Parliament Accom?
panied l>y Usual Pomp and
Ceremony.
London; February 6.?King George
and Queen Mary, for the first time in
their reign, proceeded in statu this af
lernoon from Buckingham Palace tc
Westminster, where Mis Majesty read
the speech formally opening Parlia?
ment from tho throne in the House ot
Lord?. During the ceremony the Queen
was seated at the side of ihn King.
Though the day was dark and chilly,
en- immense throng was gathered In
.St. .lames Park and in Whitehall, where
the gorgeous procession passed. Other i
thousands surrounded tho parliamen?
tary buildings.
Their Majestic? rode in the gilded
state conch drawn by eight, cream
colored horses caparisoned in gold and
purple. The King wore a Held marshal's
uniform.
Hoya! Party Heartily Cheered.
As the royal party passed the cheer?
ing was unusually hearty, as It was the
first opportunity that the populace had
to express Its gratification over the
vindication of King George in the re?
cent libel suit against Edward Myllus.
An escort of Life Guards preceded
the Etate coach and Yeomen of the
Guard followed. Flvo state carriages,
eaeh drawn by six horses, were oc?
cupied by officials of the court and
gentlemen and ladies In waiting. Regi?
ments of the guards lined tho route,
and as the procession moved on tho
artillery regiments fired the royal
salute. The crown and sword of state
were borne from St. James 1'alace to j
Parliament in the royal carriage under
the escort of the guards. j
Officers of state and officials of j
Parliament received Their Majesties i
at the royal entrance beneath the Vic?
toria Tower The House of Lords was j
packed when the Imperial procession j
entered from the robing room at 2:30.
o'clock. A number of peeresses had
seats on the lloor with th-j peers.
At Left ?>f Throne
The bishops and ambassadors, with
their wives, occupied seats at the left
of the throne. In the absence of
American Ambassador Reid, who is
having a holiday at home, tho United
.States government was represented by
William Phillips, secretary of tne em?
bassy. Mrs. Phillips was with her hus?
band. The colonies for the first time
were represented by the colonial
agents general Lord Strathcmaa, high
i bmmlssloher for Canada, was present
in this capacity, and with him were the
representatives from Africa, Australia
and New Zealand. Other diplomats,
Including others of the American em
bassy, occupied places in the royal gal?
lery.
The women wore mauve in half
mourning.
Speaker Low t her and, as many mem?
bers of the House of Commons as could
crowded the floor and the aisles.
All of the officers of state in regalia,
including Karl Carrington. Lord Great
Chamberlain, with equerries and pur?
suivants bearing the emblems of office, !
escorted Their Majesties into the cham?
ber and were grouped i round the
throne during the ceremony. The Earl
of Beauchamp, first commissioner of
works and public buildings, bore the
sword of stat?? before the King.
Klntr'.s Speech Colorlcsr.
The Kings speech from the throne
was brief and colorless. It evened
with a filial reference to the death of
King Edward. The only references to
foreign affairs were a mention of the
fact that negotiations had been opened
with Japan for a new commercial
treaty, and an allusion to the friction
in Persia over the disturbance of
British trade routes. A casual expres?
sion of interest in the approaching- im?
perial conference was made.
Only two proposed legislative meas?
ures were mentioned specifically. "Pro?
posals." said the King, "will be sub?
mitted without delay for settling tho
relations between the two houses of
Parliament, with the object of secur?
ing an effective working constitution."
Legislation would also be had, His
Majesty said, to provide insurance
against sickness and unemployment.
Cses Amended Oath.
In making the declaration of faith
King George used for the first time
the amended form adopted at the last
session of Parliament and which omits
the traditional reference to the Cath?
olic Church, which was offensive to
the adherents of that faith.
From the paucity of the legislative
proposals It Is evident that the gov?
ernment has determined to allow noth?
ing beyond necessary financial meas?
ures to Interfere with action on the
veto bill. The suffragettes are already
threatening a renewal of their activi?
ties because they were not mentioned
in the speech, and the Laborltes arc
much put out for the reason that It
contained no promise of a bill deal?
ing with tho hated Oshorne judgment.
That the Nationalists are satisfied with
their position was indicated when at
a meeting held late In the day they
decided not to introduce any private
bills during the present session.
Both Lord Lansdowne, in the House
of Lords, and A. J. Raifour. In the
House of Commons, the respective
lenders of the opposition, took occa?
sion to denounce the reciprocity agree?
ment, between the United States and
Canada, but the evening session _of
Parliament was mainly devoted Co get?
ting tho legislative ship under way.
Premier Xsquith gave forma! notice
of tlte veto bill and his intention to
claim the whole time of tho house
until the F.aster recess in order to gel
the veto bill disposed of before the
coronation.
Lord Lansdowne intimated that the
House of Lords was still ready to ne?
gotiate with the government, on tho
necessary changes In the constitution
of the upper chamber and the relations
between the two houses. James Ram?
sey McDonald, who to-day was elected
chairman of tho Labor parly *.o replace
George Kicoll Barnes, who retired on
account of Illness, characterized Mr
Bnlfour's description of the reciprocity
agreement as an imperial disaster as
the most awkward and colossal blund?
er he had ever heard In Parliament.
The Prime Minister, in answer to the
opposition speeches, said that for the
present it would be wiso to withhold
criticism of the reciprocity agrcomont.
It. was as certain as the rising of the
sun that sooner or later the United
next week.
VICTIMS OF BLACK HAND
linker and Liquor Denier Attacked, und
.May Die.
Punxsuta wncy, Pa.. February 6.??
Motnbers of the so-called "Black
Hand" society made separate attacks
to-day on Charles V.olsted. a wealthy
baker, and baiini?! Manning, a liquor
dealer. Both men may die from their
injuries.
Volsted recently received a letter de?
manding 5500. He paid no attention
to the matter. Early to-day several
men broke Into his bed room. After
beating him, they tired the house Vol
sted managed to escape, but not be?
fore ho was probably fatally burned.
Manning had also received a Black
Hand letter. Shortly after the Vol
sted outrage Manning was attacked
near his home, and his face and bodv
mutilated with a knife.
A detail of Pennsylvania State con?
stabulary is working on tho case.
BATTLE IS PROMISED
Will lie Fnusbt If American Pence
Proposal 1st A'ot Accepted.
Puerto Cortez, Honduras. February .">
(by wireless to New Orleans, February
?">;.? In the event of the failure of Gen?
eral Manuel Bonllla. lender of the rev?
olutionists, and President Davlla to
agree to peace negotiations as pro?
posed by the I'nlled VUates. a decisive
tattle probably will bo fought this
week at Pimlente. twenty miles south
of San Pedro Sula. Hostilities in thn
Northern part of Honduras have ceas?
ed, pending tho definite reply of Gen?
eral Bonllia to the American propo?
sal.
The American gunboat Wheeling left
here this morning for Ceiba. where
General Bonilla Is ill, to get the revo?
lutionary's reply to tho peace proposal
which was submitted to him Friday by
Commander Davis, of the Tacomai
General Carlas, Governor of San Pe?
dro, is gathering government forces
at Pimiento, and is understood to havo
1,500 men and five field pieces.
General Dee Christmas in still here
with a small body of revolutionists,
awaiting the outcome of tho peace ne?
gotiations. Several hundred of h's
nten are at Tela and another small
body Is camped on -the Ulua River, ten
miles east of Puerto Cortez.
Puerto Cortez and San Pedro Sula
are tranquil. Tho American and Brit?
ish forces are In chargo of the two
tow ns.
The revolutionary gunboat Hornet,
in command of Ensign Bruce, arrived
h< re this morning from TruxUlo and
anchored 'in the harbor.
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New York. February G.?Sammy Kel
lar. England's champion bantamweight,
easily outpointed Tommy I louck. of
Philadelphia, In a ten-round bout at
the Olympic Athletic Club to-night
ICcllar scored the only knockdown In
the third round. He was clearly
Houck's superior all the way.
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Chesterfield and Fluvanna Will
Be Free of Stigma After
April i.
.After months of work. State Yot
rlharian .). (;. Ferneyhough was able
to announce last night that on April
1 the counties of Chesterfield and Flu?
vanna will be taken out of the quaran?
tine district, and will be put on a
parity with those counties which have
been enjoying Immunity from restric?
tion. The proper papers were signed
yesterday by the Board of Supervisors
of Chesterfield county, wore indorsed
lust night by Dr. Ferneyhough. and
were forwarded to the Bureau of Ani?
mal Industry in Washington. The con?
sent of this bureau had, of course,
been previously obtained.
As a matter of fact, inasmuch as
in the eyes of Uncle Sam cities are
port of the counties in which they
are situated. It has been unlawful not
only to ship cattle from Chesterfield
county, but from South Richmond. Al?
though for nearly ten months the cltv
on the south of the river has been
a part of Richmond. It has been
against the law to send cattle from
the south to the north side of the
dames.
Petv Fnrms Reserved.
Of course, some farms In Chester?
field are still infected, and will be
maintained in quarantine until they
are cleaned up. but the county as a
whole will bo out on April 1. Grad?
ually the infection will be removed
from the indiv idual farms.
Virginia's cattle quarantine laws
have proved inost valuable to the stock
raisers and shippers. In 1S96. when
the United States government was on
the point of putting the whole Htato
under quaranttine because of the prev?
alence of Texas cattlo tick, the laws
were changed so as to provide for in?
spection, and by this means many
counties wero exempt from tho first.
When Dr. Ferneyhough went into of?
fice, in 1902, there wero thirty-two
counties below the quarantine line,
while after April 1 there will be but
seven counties in the State whence
cattle shipments will be tabooed, and
In two of these thero are exempted
magisterial districts. Dr. Ferneyhough
has kept after the situation all tho
time, and has induced a gradual clean?
ing up of infected localities.
For fifteen years it has been Illegal
to ship any cattle at all out of Ches?
terfield county, save during the open
season, from December 15 to March l.">.
and then only upon Inspection and
approval of each sale.
CHARTERS ISSUED
Charters were Issued yesterday by the
.State Corporation Commission to tho fol
I lowing concerns:
j Waller Mining Corporation, Falls Church,
i Vii. Horace F. Brown, president, Falls
Church, Va.; It. Scott Myer, vice-president,
Fast Falls Church, Va.; C. D. Uarrett, sec?
retary; C. C. Cay wood, treasurer, both of
Washington. D. C. Capital: Maximum, $;".<"<?,
000; minimum, {600,000. Objects: Mining
i business.
Tho Washington and Bareroft Traction and
Power Company, Batcroi't, Va. F. C. Handv.
president: W. W. Wright, vice-president.
; both of Barcroft, Va.; C. B. Munson, secre?
tary. Arlington, Va. Capital: Maximum.
I i25,OW; minimum, {5,500. Objects: To build
a traction lino seven miles long through
I tho counties of Alexandria and Fairfax. !
I The Colored Toung Women's Christian As?
sociation of the city of Norfolk. I.aura 1=3.
Titus, president; Annie E. Tucket, secretary;
Lilltam M MeP.ac?all of Norfolk. Objects:
Conduct a Woman's Christian Association.
The Dramatic Club or Washington and Leo
University (Inc.). Lexington. Vn. George B.
Peters, president. Memphis, Tenn.; <.;. M.
Temple, vice-president, Grconaburg, Pa.; A.
\V. Hodgson, secretary and treasurer. Fear
son, Md. Capital: Maximum, $0,000; mini?
mum, $-00. Objects: To present dramatic
I plays and other plays of amusement.
I Purity Ice-Cream Corporation. Richmond.
A. A. Chapln. president: S. C. Hodman, vice
president; Charles Itoss, secretary and treas?
urer?ail of Richmond. Capital: Maximum,
{100,000; minimum, S?O.c?O. Objects: Whole?
sale and retail ice-cream business.
The Coles' Co-Operative Company fine),
Staunton. Va. Noah Coles, president; Emma
Roy, vice-president; Carrie Conies. soor**tar\
and treasurer?nil of I'lttshurg. Pa. Capital
Maximum. SfO.OOO; minimum, {1.000. Objects'
Mercantile, business.
I Floyd-Montgomery Telephon* Company
I Alum Ridge. Va. W. W. Thompson, presi?
dent. Sowers, Va.; M. E. Gordon, vlco-presl
, dent. Copper Valley, Va.; n. T. Alters, soo
I rotary and treasurer. .Mum Ridge. Va. Cap?
ital: Maximum, {10,000; minimum, $1.000
I Objects: Operate a telephone line.
Basle Woolen Company (Inc.), Bash' City,
Va. Hiram Dawson. president: W. If. Gard
I tier, treasurer; M. E. Bean, secretary?all o(
I Basic City, Va. Capital: Maximum, {75,000;
minimum, {M.O^O. Objects: Operate woolen
mills. !
Amherst Realty Corporation, Alexandria,
Va. M. L. Emerick, president, Hickory Cor?
ner, Pa.: II. C. Delbler, vicc-presMent, Rer
ryburg, Vn.j I. C. Matter, secretary. West
i Fairview. fa. Capital: Maximum. {?0.0CO:
i minimum, {T.OO. Objects: Real estate bust
i ness.
I Sherwood Corporation. Alexandria, Va. '
Alexander McNeil, president; C. II. St. John.!
vice-president; Paul Dulaney, secretary and j
treasurer?all of Washington, D. C. Capital:
Maximum. {100.000; minimum, $25,0)0. Objects: i
Real estate business.
The W. E. Hodges Company (Inc.); Marlon.
W. E. Hodges, president; J. R. Sandoe, vice
president; IL P. GUIs, secretary and treas?
urer?all of Marlon. Capital: Maximum.
$'.0.000; minimum. {T..CO0. Objects: Mercan?
tile business.
On Electoral Board.
Dr. J. IL Hlnchman was yesterday ap?
pointed by Judge Witt a member of the city
Electoral 'Board to succeed himself. Tho
term Is for three years, beginning March 1.
Dr. Hlnchman subscribed to tho required
oath.
To Conduct Revival.
The Pine Street Bnptist Church has ar?
ranged to begin a series of revival meetings
on the first Sunday In March. Evangelist
John Jordan Wicker, now pastor of Leigh
Street Baptist Church, will have charge of
the meetings.
Colored Elks' Cnse> To-Dny.
Judge Edmund Waddill. Jr.. In the United
States Clrctilt Court, this morning will re?
sume his hearing in the ease; of the Improv?
ed. Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks
of the World, the colored secret organization
in which internal frlrtion has brought the
matter Into the courts.
Hosiery Mill* Combine.
1 Snecial to Tlte Times- Dispatch. I I
Burlington, N. C. February fi.?Con- |
solidatlon or the Midway Improvement
Cothpahy and the Mtirbola Hosiery
Mills was effected Saturday, the Mid?
way Improvement Company, a new- ho
sietv plant, which began operation lasl
week, inking over the machinery and
business of the Mtirbola Hosiery Mills
PICTURE DEALER SUED
Government Claim? It Uns Been l*c
"frnuded Out of Dilti?**.'
New York, February 6.?Tho govern?
ment brought suit to-day In the United
States District Court against Julius
ot hnio. a retired Fifth Avenue plcturo
dealer, for the forfeiture of eighty
nine imported paintings, valued at
$7?,0Of?. The complainant charges that
the pictures were brought in at a re- i
duced valuation and the government I
cheated out 'of ctrstoms dues by fraud
ulent invoices and affidavits.
The collection was seized on Jan- |
uhry 2C while on exhibit for sale, but
I he* sale was allowed to continue and
the money was turned over to Col?
lector l.oeb pending tho outcome of
the forfeiture suit.
In Pollrc Court
Tie- case against E. L. Kidd. A. F. Don?
ald and r. L. Blown, charged with running
n gambling resort at 71? East Franklin
Street. \ias continued to February It. They
wore bailed e ich In the sunt of $500, with'A.
J. Brad lev us bondsman;
Dr. F. Iv. T. Warwick was dried JW on a
statutory charge.
.Tames Lhwsnn, colored, charged with steal?
ing clothes from Eugene MoCray, was dls
mjssed.
L. C. and A Rncchlcc.ioMi charged with
laboring on the Sabbath, were fined {?*? each.
F.lsepletb Chnpakl wns lined |20 on a stat
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News of South Richmond.
South Richmond Bureau, ,
Tha Tlmes-Dlspatch,
lCCO Hull Street.
'Phono Mudlson 175.
Contrary to general expectation the end of
the JS.ceo slander stilt of Miss Profltt against
Mrs. Oppleman was not reached yesterday
Those- who have followed the suit expect
I thai oi verdict will ho rendered to-day.
I Although all the testimony In the case hat
I been given, much disagreement over the In?
structions that are to bo given the jury
caused the irlnl to he drawn out through !
I another day. The court was In session yes-'
I tarda? from 10 o'clock until 12:30, when
Judge Wells ordered a recess until lt> o'clock
this morning in order that he miffht have an
opportunity to prepare the Instructions. The
i jury, which had been Instructed to roturn
at noon yesterday, was never admitted to the
court-room.
It Is estimated that the argiiments of the j
t opposing attorneys will last three hours thlB
morning, and then the case will no to tha '
jury. A decision will probably be reached j
? before adjournment. Although this Is the ,
I fifth day of the trial the interest of the
Sonthsldo people In the proceedings bus j
; never lagged, and the decision of the jury
Is awulted with tho keenest expectancy.
Wild Drive by George.
Pedestrians on Seventh Street yesterday :
afternoon were Btartled by tho ulght of one
! of GUI Brothers' wood wagon* charging
; down the middle of the street at r break
' nock speed, with George Anderson In the
j role of impromptu Ben Hur, urging tho
> steed to better efforts. The team took the
j whole roarl until Officer Westcolt heard the
I row and managed to halt George. In the
; midst ot his rampage. Ooorgo was found to
be under the Influence of liquor, and it re
[ Quired Mr. Westcott's host efforts to get
him to the Third Police Station.
Once behind the bars Anderson made the
station-house ring to tho noise of his alco
'hollc shouts.
Big Itevlvnl Meeting.
The third meeting of the Bainbrldge Street
Baptist Church revival services will be held
I in that church to-night at 7:30 o'clock. The
ltev. .1. .1. Wicker, of the Leigh Street Bap?
tist Church, is nssistlng the Rev. .1. W. Dur?
ham in the services. A cordial invitation Is
extended to all who wish to nttend.
The meeting last night was attended by a
prent throng, ns was the service of Sunday
afternoon, and the large audience seemed
deeply affected by what was said. Many of
those who were present at the Sunday ser?
vice were seen again In the audience las?
night, so great was the Impression mode
upon them by the Impassioned sermons ol
the first meeting.
Special features arc being nrranged to
make the services attractive and Interesting,
and much time has been expended in the*
music that Is being rendered every night.
The hymn book used at these meetings is
one that was published by Mr. Wicker. Mr.
Wicker's wife, who has a beautiful voice, is
one of the recent nddltlons to tho choir.
Post-Office Lobby Closed.
Frequent and unparalleled depredntions by
the youths of South Richmond have forced
I Postmaster Thomas Smith, of the Manches?
ter post-office to Issue the order closing tho
now building after 10 o'clock at night. Here?
tofore tho lobby at least has been kept open
the entire night In order that the telephone
booth may bo of use In case of emergency.
Also, Instead of Keeping the lobby open to
j the public all day Sunday the. entire build
! Ing will he closed on that day except from
!TJ to 1 P. M.
j The vandalisms committed by these young
I young fellows have assumed such propor?
tions the postmaster has he<-n forced to tak* j
I these measures to protect the building from
nil manner of abuses. The conduct of these ,
! boys. Mr. Smith says, is obnoxious, and j
J there seems to bp no limit to ihd destruction
they will do In their misconception of fun. j
Eren Gamble There.
Everything breakable Is destroyed, says i
Mr. Smith; everything movable Is carried
off, and the walls anil woodwork of the In- |
lerior?and exterior, too?covered with writ?
ing. With lorn-up blotters scattered to the
ronr winde, ink nnd mucilage poured out
nnd mixed together, the office some morn?
ings presents the picture of a wrecked build?
ing.
Mr. Smith further says that he has reason
to helieve that the beautiful smooth liners j
of the lobby have been used ns a crap table
by dice-rolling parties after the office proper
has .,ocn closed. Since this feature has been
brought to the notice of tho police It Is '
said that the patrolmen on duty will make i
n special effort to raid tbeso Hille games.
Postmaster Smith believes that the nuis?
ance has come to such a. point to demand ,
that a stop shall be made, and he has not i
only reported the whole affair to the police. |
but haa written to Mayor Richardson asking
that a apeclnl policeman bo stationed at J
the office on Sundays. This bus mcen grant?
ed, and In the endeavor to make an exam
Pia of tho first offender thit can be c&ugh^
plain clothes men will bo put on the build*
inn.
In Police Court.
Lizzie Ross, the negro woman who recently
came under the ban for contempt of court,
was released from custody yesterday morn*
Ing in tho Police Court, Part 2, on n bond,
of $150 to appear to testify against Georg?
Robinson, colored. In the Police Court this
morning. Robinson, who was arrested on a.
esrlous charge, was offered ball of $3,000, bul
went back to jail In default of payment.
Thomas Palmer, charged with "pistol tot
In'." was fined $C3 and went to jail rathe*
than cough up.
Jamc3 Mays was fined $2.50 and costs fo*
a violation of the cow ordinance.
Infant Badly Scalded.
Tho two-weoks-old sou of Charles E.
Hohler, of 7 East Twentieth Slroet, was
painfully, though not fatally, scalded yester?
day afternoon about G o'clock. Tho cits
ambulanco responded at once, and the child'ft
wounds were treated by the ambulance phy?
sician.
The exact details of the accident arc not
known, but U Is thought that the Infant in
some way received the contents of a vessel
of scalding water, and its shrill cries soon
brought help.
I'ersonnl and General,
i The funeral of Thomas Blunt, who dlecl
[Sunday afternoon at the home of his son on
Spring Hill, was conducted yesterday after
I noon from the Balnbrldgc Street Baptist
[Church. The services were conducted by the
I Rev. J. W. Durham and the Rev. J. J. Fix.
The interment was made in Maury Ceme?
tery.
Jerry Brock, the young Richmond man
who swallowed six ounces of turpentine Sun
day night in the presence of his sweetheart,
at 231 East Fifth Street, Southsido. Is re?
ported to be past the danger lino and on
ihn road to recovery. The stomach pump
was brought Into use before the young man's
life could be saved.
An Important meeting of the Woman's
Missionary Society of the Balnbridge Streel
Baptist Church will bo held this afternoon
at 3:30.o'clock In the church.
,T. D. Mathews, of Powhatan, Is vlsklng
relatives In the South?lde.
J. Hi Raines and wlte, who have been vis?
iting C. A. Raines, at :07 Terry Stroot. have
left for their home in Ontario, Can.
Charles A. Raines. Jr.. has gone to Wash?
ington to visit relatives.
HAS CHANCE TO RECOVER
Condition of Arcbblnhop Rjflu Is No
tlcenhly Improved.
Philadelphia, Pa., February 6.?Arch?
bishop Ryan, whoso death has been
momentarily expected during the past
week, was noticeably Improved lo-day<
and for the first time since his illness
was reported Ills physicians are in?
clined to believe that he has a chancy
to recover. They state, however, that
this chance Is extremely slim, owing
to the. state of his heart, which they
declare is "practically worn out."
He awoke to-day refreshed by a
good night's sleep, and seemed to con?
tinue to gain In strength during tho
dav. He received visitors all day. ate
two light meals, ami his voice had
much of Its old-time vigor. When he
learned for the fir's I time of the serious
illness of Bishop Whitaker, the Pro?
festant Episcopal bishop of this dio?
cese, with whom he has been friendly
for many years, he said: "I must call
to see him." He sent his nephew with
his card to the residence of Bishop
Whitaker.
."MEDIOCRE BGXIXG MATCH,
Mcl'nrlninl nntl Key.?? in Sl.v-ltouud Con?
test in PlttMliurg;
Pittsburg, Pa.. February 6.?Packy
McFarland, of Chicago. and Bert
ICeycs, of New York, fought six rounds
in a mediocre display of boxing to-'
night. McFarland appeared to be toy?
ing wi?h Keyes throughout, the bout,
although the latter, despite his wlld
ness, got In several long range jabs,
with no steam behind them. It was
the opinion of the sporting writers
that. McFarland held himself In re?
straint, and at no time lot himself
out.
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