The times dispatch. [volume], February 15, 1912, Image 12

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

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Housekeepers should take ad
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vantage of these big price reduc
tions in fine
Sonic numbers in Haviland ?Sc Co. Limoges China
which we have decided to discontinue. Other reduc?
tions a c to close out limited quantities of a f:Ort. ALL
ARE BARGAINS:
Ouc 102-plece Dinner Set. in dainty blur, and pink pig?
ments and green leaves; a handsome $50 sot. reduced to. .$33.00
Covered Dishes, were S2.S?, now. $1.75
Soup Tureens, were $4.00. now. 52.3?
Coup Soup Plates, were $3.50, now. $2.39
Dinner Plates, were 55.25. now. $2.8?
13-plece Chop Set, was $7.25, now. $4.75
Cake Plates, were $1.19. now. 69c
7-plcce Chocolate Set, was $6.00, now. $3.50
Sauce Boats, Sugar and Cream Sets, Tea Pots and a number
of other pieces at similar reductions.
HAVILAND CHINA
9-piece Fish Set, was $13.50, reduced to. $8.00
15-plece Fish Set. with pink rosebud and coin gold border,
was $16.00: reduced to .$10.00
7-plecc Ice Cream Set. reduced from S5.S9 to. $3.70
Bullion Cups and Saucers, were S7.50 per dozen; reduced
to.'.$4.25
Footed Sherbet Cups, with saucer, instead of $7.50, for. . $4.25
Basement.
Lieutenant of Truck No. 4, Hurt
at Binswanger Blaze, Re?
sponds to Last Call.
Lieutenant Charles IL Kelnti. of
Truck Company No. I, Richmond Fire
Department, who was hurt while .tid?
ing In tlehtlns tlac lire which de?
stroyed the plant of Binswanger & Co.,
inc., on the night of January 17, died
of bis Injuries la? night about 7
o'clock at the Memorial Hospital.
For several days his condition had
been critical, and surgeons had an?
nounced that his chances of recovery
were almost Ibopeloss,
With Laddorman lt. W. Woodward,
of Truck No. 1, ReihtZ was caught bc
noath a falling wall tili morning after
the fire while ho was still aiding in
directing a stream against the mas.?
of ruins from which smoke still la
sued. ' Both men saw their peril and
jumped as the: wall Shove them was
about to collapse. Their action was
too late, ho wovor, and bo?h were
.buried beneath a mass of bricks.
Relntz, who was fifty-six years old,
m&dr a fine record for himself in the
service of the city. lie was connected
with the Fire Depnrtttunt for twenty
nine years, and during that time es?
tablished a splendid record for fear?
lessness and efficiency. For > long
while ha was stationed with Truck
Company No. 1, and after h;iiig pro?
moted to lieutenancy was transferred
to Truck No. 4.
Several years ago. while be was
Heering Truck No. down Lester
Street, tile vetiicle turned over and
caught h!m beneath it. III.? leg was
fractured, and he later suffered a
stroke of par.?*!yols. believed to have
been duj to the accident;
Since receiving Lho injury which
caused his death, Mentenaht Relntz
had been paralyzed below the waist.
His tplne wSV'fractured near the has*
He was coflsribtts Almost until his last
moments. II. leaves <i widow.
Funeral arrangements lhad not been
made last night, but It Is likely ihn
?-he service will take place some time
to-morrow from hl? home. Ml Fast
Marshall Street. A delegation Of mem?
bers cf the. Fire Department and others
In thn city's service, as is customary,
will bfi present.
BUDGET NEARLY READY
Bubrommltter Holds Lengthy Consultation
With t It.i Auditor U nrren.
The budE'-t juliroininlttee the Council
ComtnltiK- on Finance, whlrh i- preparing
thi annual appropriation ordinance, held a
lengthy eonsulunion last night with City
Auditor Warrz-u in fxetutlve session hi re?
tard to the probable cstlmutes revenue of
In!? yr-ar as n basis on which tr, Hx a limit
of the amount to be appropriated. While
r.o statement was given out. It it under
flood thut th>; budget will aggregate ,-ii>.
prr*ltnate.ly }.':..f/.' Tli? paper will be
completed by the sule.otiiinltuc t!.i- wr<v.
snd submitted to a hifeiliig .,; th? Commit?
tee on Finance neKt Tuesday hlgh'i. If" :ip.
Proved a special meeting Of the City Coun?
cil will called late: to >:-. ,-.,.k (o re
:>p: ela
Way f nee Continued;
SAMIS GROTTO
T? HOLD FROLIC
Banquet, Vaudeville and the Tor?
ture of Thirty Innocents
on Monday Evening.
When sound.-; the mystic hour or
tight, on Monday evening', b'ebruary
18, when wtfey's threatening eyo ia
watching the supper dishes '.alte a
hath and the stiver spoons bclm.r put
to bed, several hundred mem bora ut
spoils Grotto, No. lit; Mystic Order of
the Veiled Prophets of the Enchanted
Realm, will ateal off In their siock ng
feet and rubes of night to join lha^jiu
hallowed councils In the Urotto, Area
Temple, ready tor fun, food frolic and
a vaudeville performance.
Trembling and tiuaklne, -without In?
signia or rank, will come thirty can?
didates for admission Into the secrecies
of the Grotto, Urged on by moi.il
pesaure and a few pitchforks ana
other pleasantries, these lads will join
heartily In singing the following
pathotlo ditty:
"I want to be a Prophet and join the
happy baud,
1 want to have old Charon take me
gently by the hand;
I want to have his sailors lake In hand
and put me througn.
I want to Join tlie Grotto, yes t do,
do, do."
Those of the goats who survive the
initiation will be well rewarded. .So
Car as has been discovered by the best
feeders, there Is nothing In town that
can bent the traditional buii'po-i :if
the Grotto, and the gouts will be given
their llrst look In Monday night Somc
thlng entirely new In the way of en?
tertainment ut the banquet l> oromlaed
In a private vaudeville pertorman-:e,
by artists drawn from the various
shown playing in Richmond next week.
And this Is no merry Jest; the, per?
formers have actually b.:<-n signed up
and some show Is <*x peeled. Hung
ybur giirh shoes. Meters will be pro?
vided for thou- anxious to gage their
consumption of water and other IhtugY.
Jewel ?? Sutton,
The .Mystic Older Voll.'d Prophets of
e Realm, established In Hamilton,
N. V.; sonic twenty years ago. is the
playground tor the. Blue Lodges of
Masonry its membership is composed
of Master Masons who have trod the
w:-ary way of hiany degrees, anil it Is
the'"one order that is permitted the
privilege Of a private room in .Masonic
Temples. Sami- Grotto, No. ;l(l, was es?
tablished less than two years ago
through the efforts >l the late Captain
Frank Cunningham, vim obtained a
special dispensation from nhe Wash?
ington Orotio, With the most auspi?
cious beglnnlhgi i.iie ilrMtn nn a na?
tional order has alt,lined tin llgur?
pf 1S.O0? members, while the local
chapter is growing dally, IV. Crnlge
I'elouze is the monarch bf the Orbtto,
Carl J: Rostrup chief jutrlce. and A. o.
ftoschen mast.?!' of ceremonies, in n'd
dltloh to the Uli: Imps and tli- Bad
Imps, there arc Cerehus. Chaos, O'.iaroh,
Kiindame.iithus ami Molimina, each ri!
i whom is represented liy a perfectly
law-nbldlng citizen of lltchmond.
A? a special mark of respect and
good fellowship, Past Monarch Kranit
T. Sutton. Jr., will b presented with
l jeu , l Monday night by the Grotto
during that Interval of sou! content
nr-'paratimiM ave Sein:- made for tV
blow-om Monday hight that would
have, caused P T. Marmnn io have n
pain ,ii his t-lde. If yoi'i can't dodge
wlfcy t? bt on hand, bring h?r as far
as the door and then shake her.
WORK OF S. P. C. A.
Many l ined Ul I'ollce ( n.irt !.>r ( rnelty In
Aiilmiils.
rciyeiitleh
nary. n<
monthly
tinny
ii load*
to, ?W.
::dcrcd
MADAME TETRAZZINI
MUSICAL HE1RTQ PATTI
Tells How tha Greatest .Inger of the Past Gen?
eration Embraced Her and Leclared ihat
She Was Glad Th .t There Was at Last
bome One to lake Her Place.
BY CIIAIUjBS DE GKEH.
It is not an easy mutter to inter-1
view such a celebrity us Madame Te
trazzlnt, and fully realizing the Im?
portance of my mission. 1 did not con
I ccal that I felt, when entering the
j great singer's apartment at tho Jef?
ferson Hotel, very much like a small
lantern flashing a lot of s'gnal ques?
tions to a star.
Mrs. Mary race Oroncr, who
brought tills star down to us (and
who cannot he praised enough for
i having given Richmond this oppor?
tunity of hearing Madame Tctrazzlnl),
i Introduced me. ami the moment I mat
I the great diva I felt the atmosphere
of the world of music, temperament
I and art for which slu; stands a suc?
cessful and gracious representative.
"Of course.'' she bad had a pleas?
ant, though rather fatiguing, trip
I down. As it was quite dark on arriv?
ing, she had not seen much 01 Itlch
jmond; hut intimated that the material
I welcome of the Jefferson and tho sym
; pathetic greeting of the press and a
I few of Mrs. Cronor's friends, encour?
aged her to hope for an apprec'atlon
I of her concert to-night. She was
.amusedly gracious in accepting my as.
BUrunce that the allusion In the pa?
pers to her "baritone" and "contralto''
voice was an error In type, as she
Insisted that she could not live up (or
down) to such registcre.
As to the program, Madame Tetraz
zlni as lured mt: that she could only
say she was prepared to give to the
Richmond audience in concert what
she gave to the metropolitan audi?
ence In opera.
Then, dropping the official inter?
view, she descended from the lielght6
Of art to the depths of the frog pond
iiit Jefferson's feet, in the palm gar-|
|den. congratulating herself that she
I had not brought Aurora Borealls Te
I trazzinl with her, who would have
made, she explained, only one mouth?
ful for tho allgator.
Incidentally, Aurora B. Tetrazzlnl is
not mndnmc's small daughter, but her
small dog, about the size of one of
fnadame'a small yellow slippers.
Returning again to the subject of
her presener In Richmond, tho great
singer remarked that she believed she
was the first colorature soprano who
had been to Richmond since Patti. and
charmingly related how Pdttl, on the
I continent.' about two years ago, after
hearing her sing, had taken her In
her arms and exclaimed that she wns
glad she had not retired until meeting
some one who could tnko her place.
Uncouragcd by her Informal chat
about dogs and alligators, l 'htro
iluced another dornest !?? topic?hr-r
fame ns a cook, the New York papers
having devoted much space to;
her art of cooking, publishing,
together with her photographs
In operatic roletf. her performances "en
casserole." She dismissed tilts topic |
by explaining that she had to sacrifice I
bUiSA 'n;rnA/./.JM.
Mndmnc Tctrssxlnl reached Rich?
mond yesterday evening ubont 7
o'clock, leaving the train ot Hlhn Sta?
tion. Hhrrc ?bc tvaa met by Mr.
(Jroncr. A crowd of lion hunter* ?nw
for n brief moment the grent <llvn en?
veloped In h long sealskin coat and
wearing very fetching yellow nutln
Klipper? on she ntepped Into a llinuiiNbic
und WO? driven quickly tu the Jef
fcrnnn Hotel. 1.merino the palm Kor?
den from the franklin Street aide,
Mndnntc Tetrozrlnl exclaimed delight?
edly that the scene wna charming, und,
UlrniiiK to her husband, pointed out
the beaut lea of the court, which at?
tracted her. ?lie said, more than any
place she had seen In Amerlen.
the lesser fame to the greater, be?
cause the flashlights of her In the
kitchen was affecting her throat to
tlie detriment of her footlKhl gift.
In spite of my quasl-ofnctal and
quasi-social Interview, I was impress?
ed by the sincerity and seriousness of
Madame Tetrasilril as a person whom
the great Pattl has Called her worthy
successor.
As Madame Teiraszlril does not
I sneak English, but only Italian.
French, German and .Spanish, M.
Charles dc Gcer, interviewed the fa?
mous singer, so that the read er? bf
The Times-Dispatch might Me able to
learn something from the diva herself,
rather than the views of her New
i York ma nagor.
PATTERSON READY
I? BEGIN DUTIES
Election as Vice-President of
Tobacco Company Not to Inter?
fere Wtih His Other Affairs.
Mulvern C. Patterson, president of.
t!io U. A Patterson Tobacco Company,
who was yesterday elected one of the
vlce-pr;sldcnts and a director of the
American Tobacco Corupany at a meet?
ing of the directors held In New York,
said last night that lie would enter
upon his new duties at once. "My
election as vice-president of th: Amor-1
lean Tobacco Company." Mr. Patterson!
siild, "will not Interfere with my duties I
as president of the Patterson Company.
Inch Is a separate and individual or?
ganisation, of which I win remain'
as head."
Asked whither Iiis duties as vice
president of tlie American Company
would necessitate the rimoval of his
I residence from Rlehmond to New YorK,
Mr, Patterson replied that it was a
question which would be ssttlod later.
I However, lie suid. it will be necessary
I tor him to spend much of his lime In
New York.
"I believe." Mr. Patterson declared,
"that yesterday's 'Mention will mean
that Richmond will reap more benefiftt
from its tobacco industries than here?
tofore."
Walker Meide a Director,
Among the directors chosen yesterday
was T. ,T. Walker, of Richmond, who for
.? long whll ? lias been head of the leal
department of lite company 'n Rich-1
morid.
Milch Interest was shown in '.oral to
'I'ncrjo Circles yesterday when It was
announced thai Perclval S. Hill was
lectod president of the American Coin
?lariyi to stucco ;d .lames It. Duke, who
cflgned several days ago. A list oi
?lie new .nicer.- elected follows:
P. S. Mill, president: r. s. Edwards,
bend of the sales department. New York:
?t .1. Ilanlon. Louisville, Ky.i G >orge
" Hill, head of the cigarette sales
lopartmeht; New York; M. C Pat'or
son, of Richmond, arid T. V. Yullle, head
? f the leaf biixing department, New
York, vlee-presld >nts: .1. II. VVIIcbx, sec?
retary, and .lunlus Parker, counsel.
Uire.etors--M. W. Reed, T. .1. Walker.
' M. W Micks. .1. Fletcher; Jr., It. .1,
Hanlon, .1. p. Wilt-o.v, M. <'. Patterson,
. S. Kdwards. (loot-go W. Ulli and U.
II, O'Brien.
i rltlrallj III.
j W. i: y Vnughnn, No, Wen Franklin
BILLETT SAYS
Governor of California Says the)
Republicans of His State
Against Third Term.
??The sentiment of Western Repub?
lican States, like California, is tor Taft
ami against the third term," was the |
belief expressed by ex-Governor H N.
Gillett. of California, yesterday after?
noon. "There seems to ibe little choice
between tVO?deow Wilson and Harmon !
among the Oeniocrats, and Speaker]
Clark has sum- friends. There is a
rather powerful Roosevelt part: In the|
Pawfflc Stfites. but It cannot muster
enough strength t" frighten the Taft|
forces."
Such, according to Governor Ollletc,
is the political situation in the far
Wpst. California, while normally a
heavy Republican State. Is not par?
ticularly In sympathy with the pro?
gressive movement, and is hi most cer?
tain to send nn instructed delegation
for Taft to the national convention.
Governor Olllett, who last night ad?
dressed the Legislature on the subject
of the Panama Exposition to he held
in San Francisco in 1615, Is stopping
at the Jefferson. He is accompanied by
Frederick N. Lynch, a prominent San
Francisco lawyer, and Wills J. Ab?
bott, who made all the arrangements
for Governor Glllett's visit to Rich?
mond.
Just at the present time Mr. Oilier
ds president of ti. California Develop?
ment Board, n powerful organization,
which unites all the trade boards of
the State into oite effective body
working for the development of the
resource:! of California. Through the
medium of this board, the Pan Fran?
cisco Chamber of Commerce and the
Panama Exposition Company, more
than $1,000,000 whs spent last year in
advertising tin advantages of the State
of Callfornin ;t exhibitions, exposi?
tion.': ami through the pages of the
magazine)?.
Application fur Lirense.
Application f": license to do business In
Virginia h,?? !?.?"> run -..' by the Connecticut
I'ire Insurar.mipnny. et Hartford, to
the Siao- Itureaii ??? Inaurance. The local
nr<nt? ,if ill* rompany will lie the Arm of
Won ham Pullliim. The company I* Cap?
italized ni !1 ",f.,..-.i. ,-md miiht pay a fee of
{!.??>' before tie: application is granted.
The Till- Guarantee and Surety Company,
<?? Sernnton, ru., hsi ,il*n entered applica?
tion for license do btiflness In this State,
ttotli application!! ner now belnir considered
by Commissioner of lni,ur.tn<e Joseph Uut
i Ion.
Ii
Sidy
That our ad. of yesterday, n which we called atten?
tion to the value of cane Hod checks, was verified
this morning by a prominent business man, who
showed us a ettcr of apo ogy from a firm that re?
cent! V rendered hini a bill which had been paid in
April', 1909.
lie, like hundreds of others, saves his cancelled
checks on the
OF RICHMOND, VIRGINIA.
DO YOU?
CHAMBER FAVORS
BYRD'S TAX PLAN
White Segregation Bill Charac?
terized as Radical and
Revolutionary.
WOULD BANKRUPT CITIES
-ack of Equal Assessment
Throughout State Is Roundly
Condemned.
Approving as eminently Just and de?
sirable for the liest Interests of the
entire jjtnte, the Byrd plan for equal?
ization of tuxes, and us earnestly op?
posing the White plan lor segregation
i of taxes as most rdulcal and fraught
with Incalcuablc danger, the Doard of
131 rectors of the Chamber of Commerce
yesterday approved the report of the
Cnamber Committee on Legislation,
and petitioned tho General Assembly to
adopt the Byrd measure and to reject
the segregation bill.
By request of the Chamber, Richard
Evelyn Byrd, patron of tho equaliza?
tion bill, addressed the ooard, explain?
ing In convincing manner the provis?
ions of tho plan ho proposes. Peyton
Giles, chairman of the Committee on
Legislation, presented the unanimous
report of that committee, indorsing tlie
Byrd bill In Us umended form, and
proposing that the Chamber notify
e.ich mercantile organization in Vir?
ginia of tho action taken with the
reasons therefor. Gross injustice und
Inequality tu the present system of
taxation, where each county, city or
town is left to make its own assess?
ment, was reported, the practice of
makins nominal assessments In some
counties having been continued until
thirty-four counties now draw from
the State Treasury J130.000 moro than
they contribute, many of Wiese tax
dodging counties being among the
richest In the State.
Mukc Cities Insolvent.
Continuation of tills policy will rorce
the cities and counties now 'aavlng a
fair assessment to reduce their twists
to meet this unfair practice, and to
meet the currnt expenses, oilics would
then be forced to double or triple their
local rates of taxes, making the up
pokiranc.o to the outside comnairctaj
world of an inordinately high levy, al?
though based on absurdly small valua?
tions, lending to prevent capital trorn
seeking investment where such rates
of taxation were chorged.
Mr. Giles reported that from the
study which had been given Id the
White plan of segregation of taxes
sonic of the provisions wo?jld cost
Hlclimond In loss of annual revenue
$7"9.'ito, and the policy of the measure
would tend to throw the principal
cities of the Suite. Into Insolvency.
Resolutions were adopted by the
hoard of directors of tho chamber re?
viewing the situation presented by the
report of the R ibcommlttee, setting
forth the lack oi uniformity and super?
vision of assessments, as a result of
which some counties escape their Juot
proportion of taxation. After review?
ing the. propose.! Byrd equalization
bill in some dcinli the resolutions con?
clude:
Text of llenolatlnnn.
"Bt it therefore resolved, That the
Richmond Chamber of Commerce
earnestly petition the General Assem?
bly of Virginia to approve the bill in
question as emlncntiy just and desir?
able, and as of paramount Importance
to the welfare, progress and prosperity
of the State at large, and In the end
to all of its communities whether their
interests bo of an agricultural, com?
mercial or industrt.il character: and
"Be It further resolved, Thai it op?
poses most earnestly the bill now pend?
ing before the General Assembly
known as the 'segregation bill,' as a
radical, Indeed a revolutionary meas?
ure, frntignt with grave und Incal?
culable danger and disaster, not only
to the eitles r.f the State, which cities
it ruthlessly deprives of an Indispen?
sable part of their piesent sources of
revenue, threatening them with insol?
vency, but in tho end It menaces dis?
aster to the State r.l large, which is
so dependent upon the prosperity of the
cities for the necessary revenue to
meet the general expenses of the gov?
ernment; and therefore thin chamber,
with greater earnestness, petitions the
General Assembly to reject the said
segregation bill."
HECHTER-SAYS
$1,500 IS HIS
Will Resist Effort of School I
Board to Make Him
Refund.
County Treasurer U. C. Ucchlcr, of
Hcnrico, yesterday reiterated his de?
termination to resist to the last the
or.l. r of the County School Board for
the restitution of the fl.^op excess of
commissions on school funds as
charged In tho auditing report of ii.
B. Boudnr ami Son. With the under?
standing on both sides that no ques?
tion of the trjeasurerc's honesty of In?
tention or action it- raised, the matter
of commission collection on school
funds will now be definite!) settled by
court.
U^strlcl Superintendent Wright's
request lor the deposit of fl.r.OU to the
cremt of ih. school fund will be re?
fused he Mr. Ii.-, hier. According to
the prearranged plan, superintendent
Wlight win communicate with Com?
mon wealth's Attorney Suit on, and suit
will be formally brought against the
Treasurer. Tho case will come up
foi hearing during the April term of
the tfenrico County Circuit Court.
"Although I am convinced that | col?
lected my commissions at the legal
rule." said Mr. Ucchlcr yesterday." i
.1111 willing to have lite law Interpreted
by court If there Is uny question)
raised. I was acting on the olllclall
opinion <>f Commonwealth'!; Attorney
Gunn when I collected the commissions!
from Hi" county and district school ]
funds separately, and so believe lW
court will uphold me. As oilier
authorities have differed with Mr.
Ounu since tin- rendition of his opin?
ion, and since niy actions lire to. be
held up to co'n&Uthct criticism undo;
present conditions, a final judgment
by court of what In the meaning of
the law will bo vory acceptable to inc."
are lourting Disappointment
If you delay much longer availing yourself of the reduced
prices in our Semi-Yearly Clearance Sale.
SUITS AND OVERCOATS FORMERLY ??-f ? f\f\
S30.00 NOW._. ?M?.UxJ
Gans-Rady Company
DO BRICKBATS
?I THIS MEETING
Taft Dove of Peace Hovers Over
Meeting of Hcnrico
Republicans.
Without a shadow of the storm that
rocked the meeting of the city Rcpub
Ueans, the mass-meeting of Hcnrico
county Republicans went to work,
transacted its routine business, elected
its delegates to the Stute Republ'oun
Convention, Indorsed President Taft
for re-clectloti, and adjourned within
lialf an hour. Not one word was
breathed of tho ocandulg in Republican
ranke, tho detention* and bpllts. per?
haps for tho roaaon that neither the
name Cabell, Martin or Hanson was
mentioned.
With H. B. Fergussop installed as
chairman of the meeting and Thomas
Draper as secretary, business proceed?
ed at a lightning pace. The resolution
committee rotired and returned within
five minutes with a typewriter indorse?
ment of president Taft. This was im?
mediately passed with acclaim, and the
nomination committee returned the fol?
lowing verdict, which was adopted
without dissent:
For Delegates to tho District Con
vi ntioh?John McMilan. John Thomp?
son, Starkey Hare and 11. B Fergus
son. Alternates: William Ford, '/.. V.
Hoolcr. W. It. Vawtor, Joseph Wool
ridge.
Delegates to the State Convention?
John Thompson, Starkey Hare. |{. B.
Fergusson and W. R. Vawtor. Alter?
nates: Charles. Castle-burg, A. A. Har?
vey. M. E. Grtfuri. and John Wool ridge.
County Commltteemcn?W. It- Vawter,
chairman.; John McMllah, Z. v. Hooker,
Starkey Hare, J. W. Gillian:, David
Donatt, Jr., John Martin, 11. B. Fer?
gusson, John Thompson, J. H. Floyd.
C. G. Fleet. A. A. Harvey. J. C. Fink,
Thomas .1. Dyons and William Ford.
The District Republican Convention
meets !r, Richmond on February 13,
und the State Convention in Norfolk
on March 12.
SELF-DEFENSE ACQUITS
John Meeklns Wlio Killed und Marcellus
(?trat knie? Who Wounded Negro Dismissed.
Pleadlnc self-defense, John Meeklns. col
oird. who shot and fatally wounded James
Christian on January I. ami Marcellus,
cw. a'limey, colored, who wound, d Chris*
Man In the arm n few daya before with a
pistol shot, wen exonerated In Police Court
yesterday morr.ir.g. and tho charge of mur?
der HRulmt one. and r,f unlawful wounding
against the other, were both dismissed.
Both affrays occurred In the Toko Social
'.'1'jb. a negro organtratlnn. which, conse?
quent upon a raid by the police, '.a now out
of cxlttenee. Both men testified in their
behalf, and were followed by companion
witnesses In ? like statement that Chris?
tian was the ufcFreeaor !n both c.tse?.
Christian was tlrst shot by Owathraey.
Me re,uurned a few days after and mad*
advances toward; Meekins. Meeklns -tr*w
his pistol first and shit hl? would-be ni?all
ant In the abdomen. After lingering a short
while Christian died In the City Hospital
He "aid himself, before dying, that he got
what he deserved.
WANT HIS RECORD
Edward Knlselie, Pardoned Vlrglnln < riml
mil. Now In Trouble In Baltimore.
Edward, Bliss William, Knlache. a young
white men, who was arrested several years
ago In Richmond on a charge of forgery
and afterwards convicted and pardoned. Is
under artest, according to Information re?
ceived by the police yesterday afternoon.
In Bn|tlmbre or. h charge of larceny.
ICnlsche, when convicted here. ?*a_s sen?
tenced to two years In the penitentiary.
After he hart served part of his time iMer
ventlon wax made In his behalf, and he was
pardoned. Me droppid out of sight, and th'_
police beard no more from him until news
riia-.o of h's arrest In Bnltinjor" Marshal
Pa mum. of that city, wrote here for the
ri.an's record.
I'ollce Conrt Cu'.e*.
Archer Lewis, colored, charged with break
ir?^- Into iiouse of Henry Bryce and stea'.lns
therefrom a quantity of woman's clothins.
was sent on to the grand Jury from Police
Court yesterday morning.
The hearing of William Hill, colored,
rnarged with assaulting' .Mary Virginia
Bentley, wa? continued to February II.
The hearing of James Mayo. colored,
charged with Illegally having cocaine in hi:
possession, was continued to February l.V
buey Brown, colored, .-'..Tg-d with run?
ning an eihj, ctlonoble re?o: t at !T_','! Kast
Main Street, was lined ?'.<'.
Fowl Illegally Trapped and
Netted Are Sold on Streets
Here.
Tho rale of a largo quantity of wild
clucks on thu streets Of Richmond from
wagons for several weeks Iuih for the
past few days been tho source of num.
erous complaints to local authorities
and the subject of communications to
local liewupapors from persons who be?
lieved that the cairn: laws were being
violated.
The matter was brought to tho at?
tention of Game Warden W. J. Dynham,
who said last night that hi: had In?
vestigated the matter and could rind
no law which would prohibit tho sale
of Illegally killed wild duck.
It appears that the main cause of
the complaints made by Interested per?
sons was that the ducks had been
trapped In nets and had their necks
broken and were not shot. It was
this fact which lead to the Impressl*":!
! that there was some State statute, pro?
hibiting the slaying of ducks lu this
] manner.
For more than two weeks there has
been an abundance of this game hold
on tho streets at comparatively small
prices. The ducks were so abundant.
' that It caused several clt tens to In
i vestlgate the manner in which they
I had been killed, in each Instance it
was found that every- fowl had Ita
nock broken. Inquiries rrom too
D?ckers brought forth the Information
that they had be. a trapped In nets on
the Eastern Short of Virginia, and
were later killed by breaking their
necks. Game has been so plentiful In
that section this season. It Is said,
[ that wild ducks have been captured lu
droves.
Persons Interested In trio game pro
I tcctlon lawa of the Stute. It Is under?
stood, arc anxious to have the present
session of the Legislature Pass soina
j law which will make the whi/icsalo
slaughter of wild fowl a crime pun?
ishable by an adequate penalty.
TEMPERANCE SOCIAL
t olonel llorron IJrllier?. Address I" \V. I.
r.. <>f A.
The Richmond branch of 'lie Woman *
Temperance !..a?ru" ol America held u val?
entine social nt in liesdquartert. South
Third street, on Tuesday evening. The
rooms were decorated In valentine fi mutes
Vocal solos were rendered by Mit? Pattle
Isaars, accompanied by Manly D, Itamo*.
and by Miss Annie Jones, accompanied by
Miss Zela Walker. There wen: readings bv
Mia Hula Bowman, Miss Miriam Doug I
and Miss ?;<nt< May Johs.on, and an Instru?
mental duet, with piano and violin, by iho
Mlises Walker.
The address of the evening was by Col?
on?! Herron. of Philadelphia, on the evils
of Intemperance and the value of total ab?
stinence.
Weekly prap-r-rr.sttlnss are now held a',
the headquarters on Wednesday afternoons
from 5 to I o'clock. Mrs. W P. Lohgworth
was file leader yesterday.
Tyler (!et? City Contract.
At a brttf meeting of the Council Commit?
tee on Water last n.sht ??or.triu-t for huu'.inv
for the department was swarded tor :<>
John Tyler as the lowest bidder
The claim of William B, lJibre'1 for hi
tury to his pioperty at 12 Hut Main from
overflow from :, broken water main, was re?
ferred to a subcommittee, consisting of
Mctsrs. Powers. Butter and Olli_
Rates and Sailing
of European Steamers
ON' APPLICATION.
Reservations for next summer should
be made now.
RICHMOND TRANSFER CO.,
S00 Knat Mnln Street.
Business
Opportunity
A young man with several years' busi?
ness experience, both as office and street
man, is desirous of investing three to five
thousand dollars'in some business, with
services. Mas a wide acquaintance both
in city and State. Would not object to
leaving Richmond. Can furnish excellent,
references. Address D 160, care Times
Dispatch.
Gordon Metal Company
Speakers of National Reputation Will
Address The Quebec to Miami Highway
Mass Meeting and Smoker, Jefferson
Hotel, To-Night. The Public Invited.
Richmond Advertisers' Club