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r DECK MO NECK Seven learns Get Tied For First Place in Six-Day i Race i AUSTRALIAN WINS GENERAL APPLAUSE | Sticks to the Grind Until Part* | nerCanGet Another leam Mate, Though Badly Hurt >KIV YORK, !>rrf«ber h \. M., the el««kilrtli k*n«r of •IihIii rat# the acore itwrt follow •: Tern mm Root- Moran P^r.Uaiarr .. H+ttlr-Oonlrtt Focter-HIII CalltM'Dro^arfc ('•nma-Malairarf Ultlea-Tkoaia* HarPartaad-< larkr \Vf«t-l)mara .... l Nutt and l.M«l the »» Mllra i ~an 1.5341 1.A3H i..%8* 1 ,6241 1.52* 1.53« NEW YORK. Pf »■—Hiding at a last clip around the bi|t ,n Madison Square Garden to-day. t.*or <lon Walker. of Australia 1- giving .» splendid example of gamtnes*. ''b!K cr Is Keeping up with the remainder of the field ill the six-day bicycle grind with a rory badly sprained an kle, which rsuses him agony with every movement, lie wu,. etb‘k t- tn* track, he says, until his partner. Ernie |’ye. ran get another team mate With hi* ankle bandaged until it closely y resembles that of a spavined mule, the little Australian phigger was the is recipient of almost continuous ap f; pi a use during th» early morning hunts !in appreciation of hl» gameness. Continue* Iteganlle** of Hurts. The spill in which Walker was hurt was th.. result of a collision with W *4, Mi ten. of Davenport. la. The iat ter was hadiy bruised and his elbow lacerated, but lie kept at the grim, just the sain* There were ten teams plugging away at S o'clock to-day. Krom H:30 to that hour there, hud been » series of heart-breaking sprint* succeeded by gnail-iike craw ting. All of the riders jty are now in fair shape, nnd with the If race enteritig the last half of the week t hot sprint etc.- the ' rear guard" to If recover their lost position- may be • looked for. PiM.ilIons I nebangvd at 9. f At 9 o'clock the position of th< rid if era was unchanged, tit* seven lead I itur team* having .-.ver-d 1 -ti miles i 2 laps: MacKariatni and dark, and | Vest and Demurs. t.f.H nubs 1 lap. • and Rutt and Stol. J,r.44 miles. The record for this hour 1s 1 : tulles 9 laps. Mill 1 •egging Away *: At 10 o'clock the leaders bad cov ered 1,(61 miles. 2 laps, whlb the a three rear team* occupied th. ir relu i: tlve positions. Th. record is 1.610 Wiites, 9 laps. At 11 o'clock the position of the riders was unchanged, the leaders having ridden 1.676 miles and it laps. The reerg-d is 1,628 miles. 8 laps. <om|H-llcd to Quit Track. The Injuries received last night b> Walker, of the team of l’v nnd Walk er. proved too much for the gam, ' rider, and at 11:26 he was compelled to leave the race. I’ye announced t that he would remain ut the track ; and endeavor to ink.- advantage oi ' . the four hours allowed him in u hi. V !■ to secure a new partner should unj £ of the other riders be , otnpelled t, e quit. Still Ahead of tin- Hcportl. I? At noon th. teams stood us fob §&. lows: iff Hchir and Gonllet. l ogler and Hill | Jloot and Moran, Mitten and Thomas f . Cameron ami Halstead and «’o!ltm ' and Drobaeh. 1,595 miles; MscKur land and Clark, and West and t>r maru, 1.594 miles 9 laps, llutt ant if- St©!. 1,584 miles S laps, f: ■ The record is 1.646 miles 7 lap. BUI IDEA COOO JOSEPH CURCIO GIVES PRESI DENT TAFT VALUABLE RE CIPE TO CURE COUN TRY'S ILLS. WASHINGTON. IV C I . > Chee* up, lh- cmimrv i* siv j' 'Hu House committee of wn; * and means to-day filed an i x< ■ utiv> i uitiniunicu' lion which outlines a panacea fur all til* ilia of the nation. It is in the form of a letter received hy tin president, referred by him t<> tlio secretary • >! the trraaur: , and by the latter for warded to the House to be printed a» it public document. Thin i« it, \<rl>utim: “Hou. W. H. Taft. i;».t.. Washington, I). < **My Dear President < >wing t.. ion flletlng report* hi the newspaper* and the, clamor of the people about tarin revision, I am inclined to Write v«.u those few lines, and suggtiert om- n two Idea* that would protvubiy pot tills ■treat nation on a solid buaihe** basis, I well understand that I am nn inf* - rlor person ennu>aring with ’you or any Other Statesman, but one's idea niigl t ha ..right. lYorn what I hear in places 1 people that 1 come In contact with, .11 gives me the idea to inform you to QSjwfwr the nest session of Congress to ' aaact laws that will impose duly cm J'-«*porttng materials whether foodstuffs K#r manufactured articles on account I^The American common people if this nation has got full knowledge these trust* or combines are sell thetr goods in foreign countries at •half the prices that we are pay ut home, and moreover that <\>n repesl the Sherman law tin s ihe •lion* or Individuals that an 1. should be punished with J«l! > Instead of fines hee&use tine* only the common people to get the When the end come*, lb.pit.* you will not miscomprehend this will remain. "Ehlthfully yours. "JOSEPH CURCIO, IfflRC Ht.. New York City." MaeVeagh made no cotr. his letter transmitting the atlon. but members of the means committee to-day : (bat outside of the facts that ‘ duty Is prohibited by the t and that the napes! of tla pfenr waaM Icavs no mean* at ! j,)l of v>r v ;>g,*lui.t tlx- •'trupts." Curi'io'K romimitllrftUon In nil rlght lt, fuel, it .* <l<u iarrul t>> rontnln n -• rl ou*l} valuaHx of view. fir-line I'lmv for Paul .lour*. WASHINGTON. .P C\. Ji. r. V V bill introduced in the Senate it;: Sen ator Ha? ror dVmm ral, Maryland) j.ropoe-5 an aptiroprtatlon of i o'ou for the ronMriu tion of a mau* ai’lntni In the Naval Acfnleini gr'aind* ‘ i* a retime plan- for tlx nnialn* of John Paul Jon<-.» HAD NO CHOICE IN AZCONAS ARRES1 WASHINGTON*. LK'C. s.—1Tlv P< I partments of St at* and Justice hnd no 1 chohe In rh« matter of arrehttpg Jn«n Sanchest Az»'»na. Mexican revolution 1st. jaiiM hen at the instane* of ■ President lM» z. according to th« •tai* - ment to-d«*- of Assistant Atr- rm y General \V T Petition. In th loi | lowing explanation given to tlo l'nlt*d Pro** I >* nis- *n specified that he "as n<*t 5i raking officially for the lupan m* nt of Justice. "The treaty of the l nited Stat'-a with Mexico makes obligator;*, for this rnment to arrest any man charg ed b;, Mexico with an\ of th> offense** specified in the treaty. Axnma has been charged by the M»xi. hp. govern ment with th*; offense **f swindling uni obtaining money under false pie tenses. These are offenses included *n .h*> treaty. “If it is a ta t that th-s* charges ire without merit and that extradition > sought for political offenses ><r pnr Asconn will have full opp'U unlty to show it before thr T'nited States commissioner. If he do, s sh- v j it ol course the treaty d<*c: rc-t p< • - .mit his extradition.M HOTEL MEN ARE MAKING CHANGES *r \ no i>^ri;rTon I! \\ \ M.W | F'l > D* ^IIOHT * IOI. %T!ON *Hrcid> « iiii:f OF l.KW. Dr Hoy K. Klannagan. Staff ;■» tor vho Is spending a ffw flays nl he acl'j \ a rf *r«, bHIevrs that th» M"t»d men of the atate are anxious to eo»» form to the tif'W hotel law mol nr*. ioing- all irt their po«>r to tn«k< th** necessary modlflcatb-nb Tfuiiiir* d by th* act of Assembly Vn several months . ra.vel through the state, Dr. Flanwi ;hii has inspected main hot' l awl ha? net with hearty co-operation of t he proprietors. | In the statement glv* •. out at f,‘ • i Health Department, Dr. !‘ l» inaraii <1 - i lares that h. has found few hotels j which are not complying -with the law. n most eases where the inspector found violations of th»- Ian. th*se w<*n Attributable more to ignoiam.* of the law a; <1 a desire to evade if- require nenfs. As .«oun a- the propr let or- fa nllUulaed iinnis. lv* > with the law which hud b»M ii s* nf thorn, they were prompt to niak*- the nrrcxHiirv * hang* .Short sheets and unsunitfti'• arrangf mwntj*. according to Dr. Fluting a a » are Hie chief violation- of the law which was passed i h- request ->f the traveling men of the stub. This law require* eight * foot alu-els on every bed arid contains strict ntnit&r.v r* ru latlon . Dr Fhumagan found n»an> sheets in u*e I- low the required length and in some . i-.es, had to ord* r tht proprietor** to lengthen the sheets. “The most amusing case with Whirl 1 have no t,“ said Dr Flnnnagan “w;u where a hotel proprietor begged me i w hen f « ame to Inspect Ills hotel. \< poKtpone my Inspection until the next . da I did tills, and found that h* ha*i l purchased new r;licefH l’or ever> 1 »e*<I over night. This was v-ry well, but wiiort I * am* to examine them 11 * \ i were six Incites short. 11* had t.. tuId j sly Inches tn . veri utiH of ihi'm. an i ‘ might ns well have used tin old one in ilo main, however, the li«»t< 1 met' iaf* doing- t heir best.’ MAY NOT CLOSE THE CULWHARf mi\i< ii'.u, ornriai.h. iiiam ni:it or iommi iu i \\i» i\ mviiu \i,s iiOim; m i>i - ri \t ritii.f. ui.s i*i - rrnov. j 'Phut the city wharf will not be i cl OKed by the Corporation <"..mmls | slon, however wtrongjy tin* Trigg Com pany bondholders’ oumnitP • may iirifi* it. is the belief of <*ity otih iak who read Judge I’rentis' dcdalon Wednesday, to take t«*stlm<>ri\ on the petition of tin « onmiitt*a* on Jauu arv 31. While the nothin «*? tin* t Y»rporati »n t’ornmitthion in r* fusing to pass on the matter •*? it* jurisdiction to hear the « av may ),>«* t t»n*idered ah a defeat • •t the respondent*' (notion to dismiss Tin- petition. it is thought that the commission'* object in doini? this was to t fit the facts which .would show that a great injustice would l»c done tin <"heMipejike -aiid Ohio Railroad. ; the city of Richmond and the indl i vidua I land owners near the dork at ; tin foot of Seventeenth street. Tpon u hearing it might be found that the protection of pulbh rights and i onfdderations of equity would i demonstrate that it would he im proper t>» i lose* the Oo.’k ." said Judge Prentis. Thin statement gives* Cit\ .Attorn<*> ! Pollard, the Chain her ol Commerce and the individual owners hope of de | Rating the petition to close the do. k. | The Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad has joined with the city, individual** and Chamber of < omrneree in resist ling the efforts to dose the dor k. The railroad declares in it* argument to the commission that the dor k owners have a contract with them which must he < ornplied with, or an Injustice and hardship worked upon the company. ; BIG SCHOONER ON ISAACS SHOALS • tBufi mi to The Itirhmnnd Virginian.) NoRKot.K, VA . I k Tin nvo 1 inMlol R.-hoom r llonry < i. Ilarrott, U'aptain Lninton, from Hu rigor to 'Hamilton Hoads, li to-day aflum on ' the laaan'M nhoal«, m ar Smith's Is land a f.-vv mil. * north of (',ij,, Churl*-. Sh> strin k at 10 o'. lm lc last night. Tim tin r i> good and sim rua.v ho lloat.-d. I.lft'l olhivi-v 11 ffit ii's i i Kll.a Council, X--. too;, I Hc.vhI Arcanum, liawt In on jor Use Itoyal Arcanum, huvo boon oh> tod ; for tho i nailing a nr .m follow*: John J. Mttrhall, rog nt; \V. Huy Ralston. vi< o-rog. nt; (V \V. 1 lalrymplr. 1<a«t i rogont; \V. 1’. Salt-, orator; C. \V. T; ! Ior„ aoorotan i thirty-tirnt t orm t; Wil ; Ham tJalltiM), n Doctor; I'. K. It!, h ardson. treasurer ; John' it. Tyree, chaplain; Jaitn - I’ Angle, guide; M. , JJo**)Uer, sentry ; Joseph C. Atlanta, j warden; John H. Tyler, J'hil Alaincd, Jr., and H. A. l'uliiam, trustee*. Juiiuk 11. Angle, i.rott. niativo to grand t-'oun cMj WMJam Oulltnvay, a torn, to. ■ ... ...f -... .V ' ■ . RAISE FUNDS FOR MEREDITH COLLEGE NORTH « IROUM « ONVCVUnN it I H K TO ).|\ K KllMKHI TOH ill ft KNDO« Wt:>T or •l.VMMMt. ORPHANAGE DOING WELL t»ilii.i: niii.ni\(>> n 111: KVIRCTKIl—WlMIIA WKI II TO %KM) Ml>. : tSp. ■ i«| to fh.- Hithmond \ lrgihian. MKNi>Kns<i.vvjlm:. x. < , j• , h. — In a meeting of great jnnn r an< I enthusiasm the Baptist State rfnvpn j tton ."-fart* I thi- mmpnlgn for tin- i-n doivunnt of Meredith Colli ge, tin Baptist college r..r tvomin at Balclgh In round numbers $20,000 was sttl ' scribed «f a beginning •-? an endow I m^nt fund of S1 Pronitnen i Baptists of Hal -Igb. Including 1' H Briggs. \V. X. Jones. John T. Mullen Kmc .11,000 i'Hi h, and Xoah Bipggs m prominent layman of Hootlani X-- k. gave $5,00". Thu Baptists o tin Statu iif'. to raise $100,000 uni tin general .duration hoard ip t‘ contribute $,•.0,000. Thu president n the college. r>r. H. T. Vann. Is ha)> ; pity e nthusla*tic and thn work "II la pushed. This morning thr report on tin Thnmasville 1 '.apt 1st i irpbanag. »a; under dtsrtisston. (Jem ml Mating* M. 1., Kiulnr urged thr erection o thr<e .u.-aitionnl dormltorPa and nisi a uhuruh hullrilng. The orphanage i In splendid rondlllott. with no debt and during the year has eared fo nearly 400 ehiklren. \ new build log for industrial and udurationa purposes is in course- of i-n ution. Tin- convention to-day appointei a committee consisting -it f 1 v. t consider the bust means of inrreai ing the attendance upon tin -•salon of tin- convention. Thi- committc. will report next year. Several years rigo th-- linptist wo mi'll "f this State changed the an mini tm rttng of their organization from the tinii- and place of the Slat convention and the women nr.- not h j evidence nt the State convention, n solution was adopted this mornini irking the Women's Missionary Pn i hen to appoint ten messengers t-. th I Baptist Stat. convention, theta- nit I se-ngers to bring reports of the wo | m -n's organizations t - tin conven ' tion , The • onsidi ration tin- work <> Stat. i vnng-llzation was l.,-fori th '(invention at noon. l{ev. i’. K. Mad dr., et Statesville, anil S. erctarv Job dry. of Statesville, and Secretary I Johnson ar. till- speakers The pnt year has hci-n on.- of marked sip ci-ss in the work of tin hoard, an with increased receipts "f $2,100. a I mi reared . xpendititri-H. the hoard re j ports a iP licit of < V0. CAROLINA PREACHERS | ELECT OFFICER! > (Special !.* The I’irhinorul Virginian. Ifl'NIiKliSoNVIU.K. N <\, Fa, V Thf annual cunfcrcpco* <>f tlx* pastors • ! Im- Hapttat churches of tin* y,tat. lol her*' u.-i a preliminary meeting to tl, vfM.-nifMis *'f !h»’ Bnpti.st Stale <’onven tlou u as well attt ndcd. po^nildj I’*' pus tors !»♦ mp present Tlx* r-onfcrem I >r W l< I'ullon. >f WhKo For »-M as president f«*r the third t» rm an r* -elected Jt“v. J U \ ij-oormai . c. I Spencer as secretary, i The program was o...pcc!all> helpfi 11>I Included l lie following addres^e.* "The need of more preach* i> and he t<< secure them." by llev. 1,. K. Prut t ■»f Charlotte; *’M: * xi>crl<-m «* with te I*y Key .losifih Billot; *‘A ha; man’s pukjkv.si ton t-> preachers." *■ Hon .1. <Clifford, of Dunn; “The Hi’ ; of Kxhort at ion." hy K» v T. J Taj lor. • Warrentoi. ‘Modern thought values ly. H* v \Y N. JolmsoTi, of Wake K<u i< -t; "Topical preaching." i>\ K» v. M N Vin*.«. . -f A a h vi lie. The . onf*ren. closed with u splendid addr-us by IP \ T. Holurfson. D. J). of t Pa* Soiitnci , Baptist Theological Seminary of Bouh 1 vilie. K The address of Hr. Vines. ..f Ash* v 111 - • created a splendid impre.ytooi . The .sp* aker empliasi/.ed the fact tlui all of the great preachers of the \v*u| have Ik e»i topical preachers and in h: address took the position that It wj tin- best method of preaching for thr* reasons: 1-- That tt was biological. i ‘that it brought tie g**spel into tone with Ilf* 2- It was psychological, i that it aroused interest in the huma mind. ’• It was sociolog ii j*l and rain luted to lead people to moral reforu Dr. Vines spoke attractively and wit power. RESPECTED LADY PASSES AW A! \\ vs rir.sT to oi*F\ si iiooi, 1 riti:i>Kiii( kmh no \irn:n ini: w.ms. (Special In Tlia l;l‘ hniiniil Virginia... I’KKl'KIUCK.SHrnC, VA . I',,. * —Mr.“. A 1.. Magrath died at lie licimn lure WiiliH *1hv night of gen trill debility. aged s 1 Mary. Mrs. Magrath wan ;l native oi (hi i city anil huii spent nil ln r liT* her/ j Shi- ly remembered b\ many ny bein i one «'(’ tilr- ilryt In open It t>< haul i (Ins city after tilt war and ti« a r. ! salt of her work many non ur. uhl ! t.i maki thoir way In lift'. Win u the public Ht bools Wi tv lirf opened Iter' Mrs. Magrath beeam I principal and hold that position tint j ultout ten yearn aitw, ll. r lt yigna tion way cause tl th'-n hccansc of he ; fro 1 do health. .Mrs. Manruth was a woman of tin intellect and nohl- ChristlHii virtue! She lias linen a conultilt nt member n th. Methodist church lor many ycun She is the last of fur imrmdiat family. Several distant relatives V 1 'rederlekslture sur\i\r lor, anion whom are Miss Hullo .Magrnth, niece*, with v, |u»m she hay 0*-en llv i log for several years. I.IIVUIMIII IS IMITI.ll to ihm: with tak Hove rnor Mann will take dinne m ith rresldent Taft and a party <> | other distinguish, d non in the Stnt dining room ctf tlo* "While lions* oi I •••camber If*. The ehi ■( t xeentive receii ctl an in vltatiou for himself and Mrs. Mam to dine with the I’n sOii-nt Severn , days ago and mentioned tin matte casually Thursdal. < tit ItecemOer I ■> President Tuft Mil hav» a number of. foreign diplomat ami'a number of his other friends a a formal dinner, lie invited Governo Mann primarily In 'return for tin hospitality shown (he chief cxeru live while here Thanksgiving Eve, bn i al*o statetl in his letter that he wish j ed to talk with Judge Mann ubou j unitters *>f Importance, i Mr. Taft hu* uguln recommendei to Congress that a part of Virginl. b*( taken hack Into the District o Columbia, and H Is probably on till: 4-. '.I matter he \vfolio* to lb Ik with Gov • rnor Mann. HFKri.tL NVfiHMO> TO MIRTIlK.ltN \Kt tv .11 MOHV UK ATHSVILLL. v\ r>ee. s - Key. li S I»rNro1l. pa*tor of Foan and Fair field Maptidt chnr< l » will preach special Mormon to < • Fairfhlds t'out oil. .1. o. A M.. 1 Fairfield- Maptfot church at 11 A M Sunday ti«M. l^irca^t er In loti 1 "<lgr, A. F. «v A A! ulH have a ;,uM < In-tallarhdi of « {!lcci - u»t KUniarii'M k <*hi JUth. IVlljjrhtful c\-ic!sc ;■!•• beinp t arranc^l for. ami :*:iv will be one of tip- most promiio i < occasions of the winter at Klluiniri'" k. .lames .Samuels. of Ij^wfoettu, this c«-unt>. van seriously wounded by a j lali thrown by n -aw at a saw-mi 11, near Lew footta- the w* » k, his face be tnv; hud’y crushed ami Ids scalp lat er al. d. \l.\ VHON \K\n WOHKKK * \ 1*1. \i\ ij.(. m. srati's or rllMUTA AVOIIK i:RS r hollowing up 1. - warning i" the »*ftVrt that. the « ha’tal'i> inclined p- - pi* o' Richmond *-It * »1»I be careful j not i'* ■ orifiissm* other diettors with • regular Salvaton Army workers. \d I jutant fJcorgo X. " ggins of the local ’ post. with heady wart t> at 1* 1S Kart Krone! Htrc« t, ha mo o tht# ftate , ment net thus' forto the «jw* is more . detail 'others in chaiw tin local corps of the Salvation Army arc meeting with nome* opposition in connection with th» gathering nl lundt- for the I purpose of supp mg <1 Inner? on t’hnstmas Day to th- worthy poor of this <it\. “Krbnds of tii Salvation A nr"' ar* r»*<in*stf*d tr» rare in s* *dng that their contributions really g<* into 1 n channel where th* will he expend* j fid in the carrying out of this plui . 1 of f he officers. j “An injunction ! been served by th< court upon another organization. • v*hb'h specifically states that the . name Salvation Army shall not he. j i us«*d by any organization except tin original and iti'-orporateii society. • hearing that, nam . m*r shall a uni < form he worn hearing the same name. or fund? he solicited by such organ i ization. unless in a conspicuous way. i th* fact shall be made clear to the : public, hv thofc earing such uni form or soliciting such funds that j • j th* v are not in any way connected - j with th** salvation army.. ' In th** fare of this injunction, th * - rival fore, s are h**th soliciting funds . »*n th streets of th* city, and arc f , w * a ring uniform !•* aring the words: 'Th- Salvation Armv “Then* js only -m Salvation Army i i *orp,*• in Richmond, which has i?« m* ••ting-hall ami <»f!icer.s’ quarters at l i j 1S KuM Kroad Street. \ny organ . ization representing its.-If as th* Nni , atom Army — even though the word; ! | ‘American' is add* ii- is carrying on .jits operation* contrary n* the law. i "Thiise who are m charge the pots on the street, into whb h ron i trihutions nr** being placed for the work of the Salvation Army, wear ) bonnets and caps h* aring tin* word*: i i 'The Salvation Army' worked - n' a ** j red hand, Friends of the worV; are , urged to look for this distinction t I <dgn before making th*ur contribu tion. and the* may he assured of th* ■ funds being expended In a thoroughly J i Rtttisfoctory and discriminating effort. , to bless and help the poor of this * , | ity and th* cheer of Christmas.** .riK.vnoN i\v«M ix< KK.ilT <>i kamv ro i si; (on, \ ri:k \i. r, givi> mis om; claim to ' WITM V VNOTIIKIl. ' Tlo* l* tilted States Circuit Court "t Appeals Thm,-.lay morning heard the argument in ih. ease of the Virginia Hallway and Power Company \ th. 1 First National (tank of this oily, lip , healed from th< I'llited Sint a Clr | edit Court. u Tile eotiti ... iay whs a side issue trout tile ea'• , tile "Dowling Green '• Trust Com pan trustee. vs. the Vlr '' j ginia Catseioj r anti I'mu.r <Vm ! patiy vt ills. I luring tile progress ! m that suit in, Passenger and I’mvir ; Company apt. ■ ,| to the court tor n ■ permanent m unction fori.idding the T | i’ir-t National ! lank from disposing j oi' tite $7 ... bonds put up as , eollateral on ., *43,000 note, just as ^ the time to. ! reeloalng was almut | to expire, ae, ,ruling to tile statute) i of limitation It seems that in addition to the i j note tor * C,,eie. iti,. hank held against; Uie power ompanv, they also had a i claim of »s.r,sii..-,5 and a .protested cheek amounting of ¥703.30. The r : liaiilt prop,,-, ,i i,, sell tile hands that _| Here defiosited js collateral for thr j large note, and not only take out thr s! Mr..OH". l>ut tie amount ot til. two I smaller claim. ;1„ well. The power • . company claims that the ¥75,000 ot t I Kinds Wei .• u offered as eollat-ral . j for the two smaller sums, and there-1 , I fore tile l,aid, h,oi no rignt to let ;,- on ' tile hotels to repay Itself. t The hank v. u their claim of $». L.. 540. <5 and tie interest on ?7.i»:jo in ] tile lower eourt and the power . otn . panv appealed the ease. r‘ The eotins. i ,r the uppellant is the j iaw lirm <■: Munford, ilunton, Wil , limns <t \nde.—on, while Georg,, ltry an and John Piekrell arc r. present j lug the appellee. I MUMS III , (Special t.. Tin Itichmoml Virginian.) 1 NOUFOl.k V.V., Dee. H.—The Vir-j t i ginia Soet, t , „f Fur,He Aeonntant* ] meeltng lot', to-day. Among those; . who read pyo.-t- was A. M Fallen. i , of Norfolk .1 ,ig,. t. a. Willeox ad j dressed the 1... this afternoon. There' ■ : will he a I an i i at the .Montieello to-night. Tito-., present to-day were I 11. L!. Hotidar, president; E. A. Far-I t her, Jr., ,-e. ivtary; AW McK. Evans, , treasurer; T. H, liotuiar. George VVJ1 . son. A. M. I'udeii and C. F. Mudnal I . all of Klehrnoml; W. |>. ailtou Geo’ , | E. Whilchm;, Thomas F. Hare, VV. , : li. Tolleth, If a. Tufts, It. \\*. Apitz . A. la-e Uawllngs and A. M. J. Gam J mini, of Norfolk. j l ott RENT. j ro* RENT |\ THE Virginia wint a<jg. will . tenant. a RICHMOND get you a EXPRESS PAID On pnrckas es uMmtinf to $5.00 or omtopoinls io the Vir ginias and Carolines. ENGRAVING FREE Bn; ym Jnr dry, Toilet Sets and One toelu at tfc T HAMMER Store, win year Eafrann »dose FREE. •2b Beautiful SHELL GOODS Llegant Back Combe, m grey. amber and .-hell, with brilliants, asln mounted. |Jft .’'ale price ... OUc Beautiful Amber and Shell Barretts, or 'Ct with brilliants. A great value for_£OC Larger Size, newest style Barretts, set r A with brilliants, for.OUc Handsome Amber ami Shell Back Combs with brilliants sets, larger sizes. Sale r A price .OUC Pretty Bandoes to match ihe above, or at ... 40C Pretty Shell, Side and Back Combs, PQ nicely boxed, per set .0*/C Handsome Heavy Back Comb, in black, r A amber, grey and shell. Sale pnee.OUc We are also showing hundreds nf beautiful Back Combs, Side Comb*. Barretts, Bandoes. and many other novelties in shell goods, all handsomely mounted and set with ^r A A brilliants. Prices range from 50c to. OO.UU Give “Her” a Hand-Painted FAN Hand-Painted Gauze Kan. dainty Gauze Fan, hand-painted design till white design rind coloring, pearl sticks A a heavily spangled with silver, ivory tfO AO Price. . . . sticks carved and inserted with silver. Gauze Pan. dainty design in painting and gilt I^rse assortment of Gauze I ans, painted and spangles, ivory sticks, beautiful! car- Ijo iQ spangled with silver, enameled wood and bom \ed and enameled. Price.. ww.4u sticks. Prices, 50c, 75c, $1.00 and $1.25. Exquisite XMAS BELTS 100 Handsome Persian Elestic Belts, with beautiful Jeweled *rr buckles, all handsomely boxed. Sale price .I Uc Handsome Belts, at $1.00. Over 50 beautiful notv styles to select from Ml in holiday boxes. Handsome Elastic Melt*, in every rich Persian design, with ■uperb enameled and jeweled buckles. Sale price.. . Ml in Christmas boxes $1.25 1’ntent Leather Belts. in black, red, green and white, in women's Q{“ and Children’" sizes. Extra value . 6JC Handsome New Melts, in svtede, Persian, elastic, black elastic, stem trimmed, also a new line of patent leather Belts, in all colors. J“A Sale price... , DUc All in handsome holiday box XMAS GIFTS FOR MR. MAN Men'* Beautiful Plaited or fancy White figured Madras Shirts, worth 75c 1 or each, two In a pretty holly box for Men’s Pajamas. in outing or silk finished mndrus, in lieautiful huliday ^ | /JQ boxes; sale price. wl.Otf Handsome Bath Holies, m all the best pat ■ rns ami in all the colors; a s.VOO \ftlue, at. $3.98 VVe're also showing a handsome line of Kobe*, in all the beet colors: u Sii.tM) # a on value, at. OTdO Smoking Jackets, handsomely trimmed, all pure wool, in the best colors; a $6.00 £ jk nn Give him a box of Fverwear Sox, 1 (*n six in a handsome Christmas box, for i1 .DU Warranted to wear six months or new ones furnished free One hundred dozen Beautiful Fancy Four-in Hand Tie* on salt in a beautiful holiday or box with every tie, for. ^Dc Xotaseam Hox. four pair* in an degant bos, for . Men’s 17c Lisle Finished Sox; six on pairs in faney box for.. .... / JyC Men's Fine Silk Husjienders, in many beau tiful designs and colors, with handsome buck les; all in n handsome Christmas box: a fA 7>c value for .OUc Men's All Pure Linen Hemstitched Hand kerchiefs, with pretty initial: six to a 1 k>x. for... $1.00 75c Friday Sale of Women’s & Children’s Winter Underwear 1-adies' Half Wool Fine Ribbed Vest and Pant*, tlit- well known John Axford rut and Vesta Mills “Knit to Fit ', the usual *7C SI.00 (trade, for . f Oc ladies' Merino Vest and Pants, in white and red. The old reliable No J“ A Rheumatic garment, these lor .. )I,DU Another lot not quite ho heavy, in AA white, rod and grey, for wl.UU Ladies’ Silk and Wool Vest and Pants that usually sell for *2.00. These 50 Ladies’ "Kroynen” Silk" Vrs1 and Pants, in'full bleaeh for. ) 1, UU Ladies’ Union Suits, part wool. {1 rnediuin and extra sizes, for. .. wl.DU Another lot, half wool, very fine ribbed- for. wfa,UU 25c 50c $1.00 Ladies' Fleeced Lined Vest and Pants, for.. t Children'* Wst and Pants, fine Ribbed, half wool, sizes 0 to 12 years, for. Another lot finer and 3-4 wool, for i 75c to.... | Meeeed Lined \ est and Pants for bovs n p i and girls, 3 to 10 years, for. , 4{)c KW dozen Camels Hair Shirts and Drawers for boy a. 0 to 16 years, the usual 39c ones nr goii on sule Monday, for .. Boys Heavy Fleeced Union Suits, 0 to £ ril 16 years, for 50c and. . . Dfc2C Boys’ “Wrights Underwear" sizes 6 to r* A 16 years, for..di*C Girls Union .Suits, full bleached, 2 to 16 rn years, for. . Ol/C Ladies’ Handkerchief* USEFUL XMAS GIFTS Swiss Muslin Handkerchiefs, OT narrow point Venice edge, each ... fadC Sheer Linen Handkerchiefs, hand- o|* embroidered, beautiful designs, each. . CiOC i Sheer Linen Handkerchiefs, em broidered initials, t> to Ikjx, 75c. 14l each.1 CtiC Children's Initial Handkerchiefs, «»|* sheer linen. Iieautiful box, 3 to box. . . &9c FURS For Children l.rimne, Angora and La mi) Fur Sets, for the little tots .are here for.... Chinchilla ai d Coney Sets for £J Q the children, 3 to (5 years, for. . . wm.40 S1.00 For the little Miss, 0 to ’10 years—Coney, Chinchilla, Water Mink, Blue Fox £ jf g|Q ami Squirrel, for.... Others for the larger girls, in handsome sets, from $6.48 to. . $4.9$ $20.00