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Wednesday, March 15th Thursday, March 16th
You Are Cordially Invited to Inspect
Spring Fashion Display
A Typical Parisian Presentation of Correct Dress
For Every Function
In all the authoritative and accepted modes df the Hour Here and
abroad, showing the most exclusive imported models, by Galliot,
Bernard, Paquin, Drecoll, Poire! and oilier noted Paris iriodists,
together with creations and adaptions by the foremost. American
designers.
Suits, Coats, Dresses, Waists
Living models Will exhibit and demonstrate Xew York's latest
style creation and sensation,
The Pantaloon Suit,
The Bi-Plane Divided Dress,
The New Satin Tailor-Modes,
The English Eton Suits,
The Brunnehilde Silver Lace Gown,
The New Empire Gowns and Costumes.
Gold, lace, jet, beaded and embroidered robes, in the newest
shades and combinations, including coral, Helen pink, king's blue,
poiret green, black and white, etc.
201 E. Broad St.,
Richmond, Va.
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Remarkable exhibit of
; original models, authentic:
I copies and adaptions of the
most distinctive Parisian crea
i tions.
The New Helmets,
The New Empires,
The New Sailors,
The New
Gainsborough,
The New Flower Hats
The New Tailored
Hats.
French Hats
Fresh from their foreign
designers, bring the real
note of Paris Fashion.
Many charming modelsin
spired with the new French
ideas, as well as many de?
signed by our own artists.
They are all here in
a most gorgeous array
of ravishing new colors
combinations and
trimmings.
Music
Eocning Reception 8:00
ELECT JUDICIARY
BY POPULAR VOTE!
Congressman Jones Says He
Favors That Plan?Satis?
fied With Outlook.
[Special to The T:ir.rs-I >ispate.I I
Warsaw, Va.. March 11.?-Hon. *V, A.
Bniif spent to-day in Warsaw. This
Is his first visit to Iii-, homo since he
annoum-ed Iiis, candidacy for tin- I'nitcd
Ftatej Senate. His visit was in Cod -
he c lion with his private atfair.-. rind
had abSolutcJi "ho political significance.
Ashed vvli&ri im -would ?.p,u hi* i im
paicn upon tlie hustings. In- sal 1 tdiue
where about April 1. lie had not,
said, decided where he would mal. ? Iiis.
opening speech, hut lie ml'mated that (
I h mi-^lit he in Norifoik; lie heartily i
eorii mended the principles enunciated
I by the Virginia Democratic League.;
i lie n<">( only favored, he declared, elect- j
! 'n^ the monitors of the Corporation i
Commission by popular vote, bill h- i
oxprcssfid l ie conviction Hint even the]
; judiciary should be so eboiteb;
Iii reply to a question as to what bei
I thought of his chances f ?i election.!
? lie - nid it was too early to indulge in !
I prrd'ctlohs. out thai lie was more than j
I sJitlstled with the ouilnk. ilo ex
I pressed the opinion thai a large pro
j portion of the thoug nful people <?f the I
j State would not lake i pos'tion Iii a i
I senatorial contest until th? issues in
i vblved had been thoroughly presented I
I and they had been ?Wourded full op- j
pbttuhity to coris'der them. This, ho i
deciaredj was all he eon Id a:-:!; an 1 .?11 j
j lie had a right lo expo :t;
i
A eon summotion of the above views !
! of .Mr. Jones would require a . onstito- J
j tlonai- amendment; and. as 't would j
require |jVi years in which to have a I
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present method of selecting the judl
liaiv of Virginia w'il probably not
form tiny very acute issue in the pre:i
. ht senatorial primary campaign.
The suggestion made by the Warsaw
Congressman, however, is liable to cre?
ate much discussion all through Vir?
ginia.
MINISTER IS KILLED
Krv. Howard W. Key Thrown Proiii
HiiCK.v While Driving.
Columbus. Ga . 'March 14.?While
driving late yesterday Rev. How?
ard W. Key. son of EtiShop J. S. Key,
of the Methodist Episcopal Church,
South, was Instantly killed. His wife,
who accompanied him. also was- thrown
from the buggy and sustained serious
injuries. Mrs. Key bad two ribs brok?
en and was badly bruised, hut is ex?
pected to recover. Because of her con?
dition, however, she was hot Informed
of her husband's death to-night.
Mr. Key was iifty-one years of ace.
and had been one of the most promi?
nent ministers in Methodism In this
section of the .State for many years.
He 1.-: survived by the widow and six
child ren.
QUARANTINE RAISED
Counties of fliiyonun mid Chesterfield
Arc Released.
Washington, D; C., March 14?The
Federal quarantine for Texas fever, or
tick fever, of cattli hv order of the
Secretary of Agriculture, taking effect
March 1releases the counties of Fi?r
yaiiha and Chesterfield, in Virginia;
Slanly; Montgomery, Randolph, Chat
bam. Wake arid Franklin counties,
North Carolina; the county of Overtoil,
and portion of Ihe counties: of Fon
trcKS. Polk, Lincoln, I Lawrence, Ben ton,
:i11? I Madison of Tennessee.
Company Dlshnndrd.
[Special to The Times - Dispatch. I
Wadesboro. N c. March 14.?-Com
patty M. Second Regiment, of Wades
1/r-ro, has been ordered disbanded by
the Adjutant-General, the report of the
Inspecting officers being that it ban
fallen below the standard of efficiency
required by the military law and regu?
lations. It now goes, out of the service
of the. State.
Discharges from the service were
furnished to all officers and onllsled
men. Colonel !?". R Robertson, chief ?f
ordnance, will conic here to make, set?
tlement of all property accounts.
P.lson'fl History Dropped.
!Special to The Times-Dispatch 1
Roanoke, Va., March lt. ?Dr. F. V.
N. Painter, of Roanoke College, re?
ceived a loiter to-day from his son
in-law. Professor A Ii Thr?ckm?rt?rii
dean and professor of history and
economies In the Central University oil
Kentucky, saying that he had aban?
doned the use <,f Klson's History of
the United States, taught some time
in the college by him, and that hin
action was an outgrowth of the, <)??
clslori of Roanoke College to eliminate
the book from the college course.
Three-Cornered Mayoralty Flprht.
(Special to The Times-Dispatch; 1
Suffolk. Vs., March 14.?A triangular
light for the Democratic mayoralty
nomination .wajj precipitated to-day;
the last oh which applications could be
bled for the April primary, when Jus?
tice Daniel Newton Farnell tendered
the t..i assessment fee and entered the
lists against Walter R. Ferguson and
Joseph E. B. Ho)Inday. Mayor John R.
Norf leel does not seek re-election.
Ilonrd of Trade lOleeln.
Special to The Tlrnes-Dlsnateh 1
Suffolk, Va.. March 14 -The annual
election of the Board of Trade was
completed at 10:30 o'clock to-night.
There were :: S S votes east. C A
Mho op was elected president; W. It
Ferguson and W. - Reamon, vlcvproi
Idents, arid John p l><\ treasurer
i hr. i of ihe old board of directors
vs era defeated.
It I
Told to Be More Careful
in Its Future Expen?
ditures.
ALDERMEN TAKE ACTION
Compromise Made VV.itli Railway
Company by Heirs of
Isaiah Harrison.
Times-Dispatch Bureaus
109 North Sycamore street.
Peter burg1. Va., March 14.
The Board of Aldermen at It's reg?
ular meeting last night adopted a
motion conveying a warning to the
School Beard to he more economical
in the expenditure: of money In ' fu?
ture; When the question of concur?
ring: in the action of tile- lower branch
in appropriating $18,235 for the better?
ment of t lie .Fire Department came up
ih?ch opposition whs developed, ;uid
considerable discussion ensued. The
appropriation wan made by the lower
branch on favdnibic recommendation
hy tiie Fihadce Committee, and is de?
signed to pay the salaries of an as?
sistant chief and twelve men to be
added to the department; the purchase
of additional horses, a new fuel wagon,
the putting into commission of a third
engine, etc., the institution of n now
eloctr'cal flre-ailarm system, at
a cost of 57."fin. it. was urged in the
Board last night that the city Ig not in
condition to add .so large ah appropria?
tion to its next year's budget, and that
the department Is not. really In need
of the I nip rove nie tits proposed. Colonel
W. U. Willcox, chairman of the Fire
1 Commissioner.-!. wa.s accorded the prlv.
I ilegc of tlie floor; and urged the a.p
J pr?priation a: tiTdod to Increase the
fllcloncy of tiie department Without
con
for
thirty day*
The Board ;<lso laid ov?r for thirty
days the matter of sale of twenty-nine,
acres of and near t'i< city reservoir, to
? he Walnut Till] Corporation, there he
itiK opposition to this measure as pass?
ed by the Council.
All departmental accounts were set?
tled, general ;i"d special appropria?
tion made hy |hc lower branch were
concurred in, na was also the action of
the Council in favor of the. purchase
1 liiiinuni;)' qi wir oepartineni \> line
I voting on concurrence, th? Board cc
; sen ted to laying the matter over I
A Package Of
has shown many a roffee
drihker ihr road to well
villc.
"There's a Reason"
bV ihc ? -it> of ihc property and rights
of the Petersburg Aqueduct Company.
Bight of tlie twelve members, of ilie
Board were in their seats, und the ses?
sion continued until after !i o'clobk.
Compromise AKri-cmrnt.
Tlic mat tri- of the claim for ilam
ages against the Virginia Railway and
Power Company tor tlie death of Isaiah
Harrison, subject to the approval of
tiie court, was submitted io J?rific
Mullen, of the Hustings Court to-day,
in vacation. Cpon a compromise agree?
ment tiir amount agreed upon in set?
tlement of all claims for damages
against the company is $3,500. This
amount is to be divided into four equal
parts of ?S7S, to be paid to the lo irs ?
the brother and sisters of the deceased.
Julian Harrison. Ceorgle F.mory, \VU.
(h?r Cornette and Aaron Harrison. The
judge entered a judgment continuing
iho compromise agreement; deeming it
to be best for the interest of all cod?
ec rned.
Mr. Harrison was killed last Thurs?
day night by the overturning of a
street car at the eorner of Main and
Wythc Streets, in Bland ford, under
Kvhlch he was caught and crushed.
Julian Harrison qualified as his ad?
ministrator.
Death of n Veteran.
James Mc.Malion, scventy-thrco years
old, a Confederate veteran and inem
lier of A. P. Hill Camp, died this morn?
ing in the Petersburg Hospital of
paralysis, with which he was stricken 1
some days ago. The camp will give
him military burial to-morrow. Mr.
McM?iion was a soldier in Stonewall
Jackson's Brigade, and made an honor?
able record. He is survived by one
son, James McMahon, Jr., of this city.
Slight Railroad Accident.
The rasthound passenger train on
the Norfolk and Western Railway met
with an accident this morning just af?
ter leaving the station. It ran into an
open switch and upon a side trnek,
humping against a box car wliich bad
b'ceh left liiere. The ear teas some?
what damaged and the engine had its
pilot broken, and another engine wns
substituted to take the train to Nor
fold. No one was hurt and the gen?
eral damage was small.
Sale of Fine Furniture.
The sale, of the fine mahogany fur?
niture, most of it antique, in the Cen?
tra Hill Mansion, the residence of Mr. I
and Mrs. Charles Mall Davis, to-day]
was very largely attended, l&any
dealers and purchasers from other
cities being present. The bidding was
lively and fine prices were paid.
Pernnnnl nnd Otherwise.
Represcntati ves of several electri?
cal police patrol systems are in tiie
city, (preparing to give exhibitions
of the, merits of their respective sys?
tems. They will compete for the con?
tract to Install a police patrol plant
in Petersburg.
The building committee of the South
side Agricultural Association, consist?
ing of H. L.. Smith, J. J. Jones. W. A.
Totty and Secretary J. II. Patterson,
went over to Richmond yesterday to
inr.pect the buildings of the State Fair
Grounds, and to get some needed in?
formation. The committee, will soo.i
be ready to report as. to Hie. needed
buildings to be erected here.
Nathan Goldman, a young ntranger
who is serving a sentence of six
months In jail for obtaining money
tinder false pretenses, shows decided
artistic talent. ITo has drawn n num?
ber of handsome pictures In water
colors, and is now making a pen and'
ink sketch of Dr. .1. M Burke, the
Jail physician.
William Follies, negro, entered the.
store of B. Sliappiro. on Halifax street
to-day and assaulted (he proprietor.
Policeman A very, who saw the attack,
attempted to arrest the ncfiro, but was.
violently resisted and fought. As the
ncc.ro ran the Officer fired one or more
shots to frighten him, and succeeded
In catching and lodging him in jail.
Secretary W. M. Martin, of trie
Chamber of Commerce, w ill en to Rich
mond to-morrow to make report
to Govornor Mo tin of the work of the
Virginia delegation at the Southern
Commercial t longress.
An unoccupied storehouse in Kttrlck,
formerly used as a shoe store, fell to
Pieces last night. IVjss small
In thf? Brady family; in Prince
George county, father, mother and sev?
eral children are down with pneu?
monia.
t orn Club Ortpmirrd.
fSpcclal to The Times-Dispatch. 1
Gloucester, Va., March It, ? In spite
of the very disagreeable day in <
Gloucester a hirer and appreciate
audience greeted 'i'. O. Sandy, State
officer of tlu- Boys' Corn Club of Vir?
ginia, Mr Sandy v\as introduced h\
the district superintendent, B. A.
Polk es. His speech aroused much en?
thusiasm. Fifteen hoys wer?- enrolled
as members, with a prospect of later
additions. Mr. Sandy appointed John W.
C. Catlett, of Timber Neck, graduate
of the Virginia Polytechnic Institute,
as demonstrator. Mr. Catlett will at?
tend the meeting of the demonstrators
In Richmond next week.
Sheriff Will IlrlriR Prisoner llnelt.
Salem. Va., March lb?Sheriff Chas.
].. Hatcher left this morning for
Hagerstown, Md . and will ret urn to?
morrow with Claude Whitlock, who
was arrested in thai city on a warrant
charging him with heinp an accomplice
In the assault and robbery of Ace Con?
ner on February 10, near Roanoke,
while on his way to his home at Cave
Spring.
Children Cry
FOR FLETCHER'S
? A 3 X O R S A
ROANOKE COLLEGE
Tenders Resignation as Trustee
as Result of Controversy
Over History.
Salem, v.t.. March N.?Judge YV. w.
Morten has tendered his resignation
as a memher of the board of trusteed
of Roanoke College, and has with?
drawn his daughter; who was a stu?
dent of the institution;
This action of Judge Mcffctt was
due to the result of Ihe controversy
over Elsbn's History, which was being
lived as a t. \i Look hy Professor 11. J.
Thorstenburg in the freshman class
of the colics*1- ?
IllMory Condemned.
Roanoke. V.t., March 11.?The South?
ern Gross Chapter, ("nited Daughters
of the Confederacy; at Salem, in ses?
sion to-day, adopted resolutions con?
demning iClson's "History of the Unite.)
States," as formerly used in Roanoke
College, and the action of the facility
towards a student. Miss Sarah A. Mof
fett, daughter or Judge XV. w Mbffctf,
of ti e Circuit Court.
VcKrn Is Convicted,
I Special to The Times-Dispatch I
tvyhohburg, Va.. March 14.?.1. T.
Whltlock, a Dynchburg barber, was
convicted of selling liquor in Dyrich
burg in the Federal District Court here
to-day, and Judge McDowell sentenced
him to thirty days in jail and h $100
line. The nepro was shown to have
solrl liquor upon numerous occasions. A
number of other l.ynchburg men are
under similar indictments, and may lie
tried during the term which began
to-day.
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