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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-03-08
NEW STATE OFFICERS.
Governor Carr Making Several Changes.
ABig Mad Dog Sensation.

RALEIGH, y. c., March Especial
Since the Legislature has adjourned
public attention centres TO large
degree In public officers here at the
capitol and new appointments to be made
for various positions under the admins
tration OF the new Governor. The State
library board OF trustees has been in
session all day. and II is rumored that
State Librarian Birdsong may be sue
ceeded by a new man. Hon. Leazar, the
new superintendent OF the penitentiary
has taken charge and Col Hicks. Messrs
Fleming and Murray. who have long held
positions i'm that institution as warden,
steward, &c, will shortly retire.
News is received here OF a mad dog
sensation in this county. a mad dog bit
several hogs and a horse. The hogs ran
mad and were killed. The horse follow
ed. developing a horrible case Of hydro
phobia. In his CONFUSION he would tear
out great pieces Of flesh from his sides
and legs. Before being killed he bit his
owners father. Mr.. Ransom Snead, tear
ing out a piece of flesh from his arm.
The appeal TO the Supreme Court has
be.n granted in the case Of Howard,
who was to have been harged In Dur
ham on next Friday. and the case will
come up for argument next Tuesday.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-03-08
ROYAL Arcanum Banquet.

FREDERICKSBURG. VA. March T.
Special.-A grand banquet was given last
night at the Central Hotel by Fredericks-
burg Lodge. No. 4l6. Royal Arcanum,
in honor Of the annual visit OF the officers
OF the Grand Council Of the State.
The special guests were: T. X. Bell.
of Norfolk, representing Grand Regent
Irwin. who was unavoidably absent; $. l..
Bloomberg, Of Richmond. grand secre-
tary; J. J. Jamison. of Alexandria, chair
man Of committee on laws of the Grand
Council, and a. b. Bolts, Of this city.
grand treasurer.
The grand officers all expressed them
selves as pleased with the cordial recep-
ton extended them and complimented
the lodge, which is composed Of large
number Of our substantial citizens. Most
of the visitors left for home to-day. Mr..
d. II. Knox was elected chatain of the
lodge in place OF Rev w. NJ Clarke. re-
signed
The dwelling house. together with con-
tents and outbuildlngs, belonging to Mr..
George Pendleton. near Mine Run church,
i'm this county was entirely destroyed by
fire a few days ago. The fire was caused
by sparks from an engine running a saw
near the house. There was no insurance.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-03-08
TO MAKE LIQUOR FIGHT.
Ministers Make a Move In the Interest OF
Temperance-OtherN News.

WINSTON, n. c., March Especial
The white and colored ministers OF Win
stonsigned a petition to-day. requesting
the friends OF temperance and the oppo-
nents Of the liquor traffic to meet at the
courthouse tomorrow afternoon TO con-
slider the propriety Of calling mass
meetings of the citizens Of Forsyth 10
take steps looking TO the suppression OF
the sale OF liquors in the county.
a young lady was in Winston to-day
soliciting aid 10 get back to her old home
in Canada She was from Alabama, at
which place her mother died a few weeks
ago. She said her father was dead. and
she wanted to get back TO her brother,
with whom she expected to live.
Four years ago March 4th, when Presl-
dent Harrison was being inaugurated, the
wife OF Esquire Robert II. Young, OF
Salamanca, Buncombee county, pre-
scented him with a girl baby. Last Satur-
day about the hour Cleveland was
delivering his inaugural. Mrs. Young
gave birth TO boy. which has been
named Grover Cleveland Young.
w H. Cooper, saloon-keepfr. from
Middlesboro. KY, was found dead in his
room at Swannanoa Hotel. Ashevllle.
this morning Death was due 10 heart
disease He had been dead fifteen hours
when found. The deceased was fifty
years Cd. and had been in Asheville one
week
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-03-08
THE NOKTHERN NECK.
Interesting Events from northumberland.
Tho Third Annual Fair.

HEATHSVILLE, VA. March 7.-Spe-
cial.-The directors Of the Northern Neck
Agricultural Association met here few
days ago and decided TO hold their third
annual fair September 18th. 18th and Goth.
1893
There Is a mad cow in our village. She
is supposed TO have been bitten by mad
dog. of which there are a good many
in this section.
Mr.. Levi r. Adams. a well-known citi-
zen of our county. whose home is at Coan
wharf, died on Thursday. He was largely
engaged in the trucking business at whl,h
he had been very successful. He will
be buried by the Heathsville Masonic
Lodge, OF which he was a member
Rev c. " Donaldson. Baptist minis
ter Of Norfolk. Va. has been visiting the
churches Coan and Fairiields, OF this VI
cinity, TO which he has recently been
called pastor. He has not yet accepted.
but It is generally believed that he Will
He is a preacher Of striking abilities and
power.
Our county, the Northern Neck, Is sadly
In need Of a railroad. II would be greatly
to Richmonds interest TO look after the
trade Of this section, all Of which now
goes to Baltimore. but II there was
railroad II would go TO Richmond.
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THE FINANCIAL CONDITION OF
THE CITY

The finances of the city OF Richmond are
In q state which makes II absolutely i'm
perative that her citizens shall rouse
themselves and give that attention to
them which men OF ordinary prudence
and foresight give TO their own affairs.
We present here the state Of the case as
shown by our official records
The assessed valuation of property in
the city is 81. 100000. after allowing s744.-
OIL for Increase Of values during the year
1888. The charter OF the city allows her
TO issue bonds TO the extent of Is per cent.
OF the value of property only. We had
issued on the LIST day of February. 1893
s6.625. $500. and existing ordinances direct
the issue OF ssi 500 more for culverts and
water gas plant. In addition. the Financ.
Committee has reported that 100000 more
bonds shall be at once issued for construc-
ton account of the new City Hall. We
may. therefore. treat this last sum as
virtually issued. This leaves the bonds
which 1t is still possible for the city TO
Issue $685. 1884.
In March. 1892. the City Engineer submit
ted TO the Council an estimate of The
amount OF money which would be neces-
sary 10 complete the Hall. Under that
estimate $4,000 will be required after
the 100000 mentioned above. The Eng-
heer has recently revised his estimates.
and he still thinks that much Will be re
quired. Take this sum from the S662. S3l
which may yet be issued and we have
$751;, 1854 as the amount of bonds which II
will DO still possible for the city to Issue
after finishing the Hall. and that is all
that II will be possible for her to issue
then. and this statement includes the an
nexed territory. from which the city is
drawing large taxes without returning TO
n a cents worth.
But the case is worse even than this
We owe. in addition. a floating debt Of
22s.7i6.7s. 1t may be said that this will
be provided for out OF current revenues
But we have always found II TO be the
case that current revenues are absorbed
by current expenses. and. when we once
ret behindhand. the debt incurred becomes
o permanent debt. to be represented
sooner or later by interest bearing bonds
Do that II the case is TO be treated fairly
ana sauarely. with no blinking OF issues
% all the floating debt ought to be sd-
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Wharton and Bagby.

Another immense congregation assem-
bed at the Grace-street Baptist church
last evening to hear Or. Wharton, who
closed his stay In Richmond with this
service. A large interest was manifested.
as on each previous service. Hundreds
OF persons have announced their inten-
ton OF leading Christian lives under his
wonderful preaching. and the good his
coming has done can hardly be over
estimated.
The services at the Second Baptist
church are also attracting large numbers
of people. Last evening Rev II. A. Bag
by spoke on the "Irrepressible Conflict
Between Christ and the World" At the
Second Baptist church last night the
attendance was large, and the effect OF
the sermon was moving on the people.
The young preacher draws many hearers
from Venable-street Baptist church.
which recently called Mr.. Bagby 20 their
pastorate. but as yet he has not signifed
his acceptance Of the call Meetings con-
tinue all during the week.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-03-08
MIR. VOORHEES, AS CHAIRMAN OF
THE FINANCE COMMITTEE.

Our dispatches from Washington In
form us that in organizing the new SEN
ate Senator VOORHEES, will be made chair
man Of the Finance Committee. In the
darkest DAYS OF reconstruction Mr.. Voor-
hoes was always a. the front TO claim
Justice for the South and TO protest
against the persecution of which she
was then made the victim. So earnestly
and so persister lily did he then fight her
battles that the feeling Of the Southern
people for him is one Of strong affection.
They are glad TO see Mr.. voorhees, hon
ored, and they rejoice with him whenever
he receives any II ark OF public confidence
or respect.
Nevertheless we shall regard It as a
most unfortunate selection II he is MADE
chairman Of the Finarce Committee. We
had rather see him honored with any
other place in the Senate. There is no
man in the United States whose views
touching our finances are more radically
wrong than Mr.. Voorhees,. His speeches
in the Senate. but notably an article on
silver contributed by him TO the North
American Review within the last year
or two. show him TO be almost fanatical
in his devotion to the idea that the Gov
eminent may, by its fiat, add thirty-hve
cents to the value of a piece Of silver
worth really only sixtyfive cents. But
they go further and develop the fact that
his mind is thoroughly poisoned by the
idea that there is some sort Of natural
antagonism between "the people" and
those of 1.-The people" who have had the
good fortune to inherit or accumulate
large sums OF money. The public man
who has suffered his mind to fall under
this delusion is not the man to be placed
at the head Of the body that is to shape
the financial policy of the nation. Every
interest in the United States demands
imperatiyely that the vain effort Of this
Government to convert sixty-flve cents
into a dollar shall cease, and the great
body of the people are rapidly waking
up to the Importance Of the demand. The
day is not far off when Congress will be
forced by the people TO heed that demand.
When that day arrives, Mr.. Voorhees,
as chairman Of the Senate's Finance
Committee will be only an obstruction TO
the accomplishment OF that which the
people will call for.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-03-08
WEDNESDAY. MARCH 8. 1899.
SIX PAGES.
THE TIMES AND INDUSTRIAL COM
RJNATJONS.

We learn that some members OF the
tobacco trade in this city take strong
exceptions to our views on industrial com
binations.
The Times has absolutely no other aim
or object than to inculcate sound doctrine
for the good of all the people.
II is much 10 be regretted that personal
interest on the one side or the other OF
this serious controversy should intrude
TO blind the eyes or pervert the juds-
Inent OF the disputants.
For ourselves we have no interest what
ever in the question. except that we see
that under the pressure Of a popular
clamor all OF us are IN danger Of losing
q great portion OF our natural liberty,
and Of having the foundation for count
less political Ills laid by vicious legislation
TO correct supposed wrong.
We have. therefore. stoutly resisted an
effort 10 fix on our necks a yoke more
CALLING and intolerable than the worst
forms OF protective tariff-governmental
control of private business. A full and
fair discussion of the subject is the best
way not merely to educate the public
mind. but to arrive at the truth.
The great expounder of Democracy and
father OF the party. who would have
abhorred all approach TO legislative inter
ference with the natural rights OF citi-
zen. wrote that she druth) is the pro-
per and sufficient antagonist to error.
and has nothing to fear from the conflict
unless by human interpostion. disarmed
OF her natural weapons free argument
and debate; errors ceasing to be danger
GUS when 1t IS permitted freely to con-
tradict them"
We invite the contradiction Of those
who think The Times is in error in its
depreciation Of legislative prohibition of
Industrial combinations. We will with
pleasure publish within any reasonable
limit the best and strongest arguments
which may be sent us in opposition TO
our views.
We only want the truth, and we hope
some members OF the tobacco trade Will
let their differentiation facts and argu-
monts come to light.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-03-08
MAKING UP THE LOSS.
co1 JOHN MURPHY WILL MEET TEE
sHoRTAGE LIKE NAN.
He Has Been to SEQ Number OF the GUAR
.utors, All Of whom Have Paid the
Amounts They Subscribed.

last spring. when the executive COM
n,ittee OF the Virginia State Agricultural
and Mechanical Society was considering
the desirability of inaugurating the state
Exposition Of last fall. the matter was
about 10 drop through. for fear OF It's
rnsuccess WHEN Colonel Jchn Murphy,
the public-spirited proprietor OF the hotel
which bears his name. volunteered TO
raise a guarantee fund Of $500 10 make
-, any deficit the society might sustain
an accoun. of the Exposition. As has been
heretofore published. a deficit existed
and a committee OF arbitration mas 'naue
an award against Colonel Murphy as
chief gusr5ntor. ~
What will YOU do about the deficit In
the guar. ntee fund awarded against you
by the arbitration COMMITTEES? l asked
Colonel John Murphy last evening. The
grarantors and myself will pay Il ike
men and not make any fuss about II,
he replied.
II will be remembered that the original
list of signatures Sc ,ured by Colonel Muir
ply To the guarantee fund was lost or
mislaid by him. and IT appeared not Inn
probable that difficulty would be encount-
cred In collecting tne sums SupS~'iDcH-
Colonel Murphy's guarantee to the Agri-
cultural Society was for $500, and the
amount subscribed by citizens on the list
referred 10 was about 5000, and the
amount found by the majority OF the ar
bitrators TO be due by Colonel Murphy as
the chief guarantor was S3.l2l.S6.
The largest subscriber 10 the guarantee
fund was the Richmond Railway and
Electric Company, who agreed to give
500. Colonel Murphy yesterday called
on a number of Broad-street merchants
who had subscribed to the guarantee fund.
which insured the Exposition against
loss. ard every one Of them paid the
amount Of their subscriptions without ex-
ception. Colonel Murphy does not look
for trouble in collecting any Of the
amounts subscribed. and after counting
some subscribers who have died or moved
away he calculates that he Will have
from seven TO eight hundred dollars to
make good.
The amounts collected yesterday ag-
gregated $3.50. as follows. Woodward Il
Lothrop. 500: Levy & Davis, Sl25; f. Il.
TAYLOR & Co. s25 Cohen & Co., so:
Burnett Lewis, $40; julius Sycl,, $40;
Hermann Schmidt. SO; Miller & Rhoads.
so: julius Meyer e. Sons. s25: Four
qurean Price & Co. so; Hutzler
Sons. $40: Rothert & Co. 800; ]. X. Shep-
pard. s25: Ford & Peatross, $lO l..
Jacobs, IS; A. Craig, SIS.
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Rrcnxoxp. Wednesday. March s 1893

hCHhoHD. NcuuesCsys 1letNh o 4'sS
Several causes may operate to
make goods buyable at less than
real value. To sell them in ad-
vance of their season is one Of the
favorite plans in this very wide
awake store. To-day SUMNER
CORSETS-
c. II. la Sprite. ventilatins; IN white.
all sizes. Have been and Will be 81.
For a day or two they a,e 79c.
Feather-weight Summer Corset. whit..
all sizes. Steps from the Sc rank for
day or so 10 go at 59c.
The Ariel. a favorite Summ.- Corset.
white. 81 l-2o for what III be SOC In
the season.
Here're a few right-awsy wear
erS-
A pretty soc Corset in gray or white. 81,
sizes, to-day Csc
j. Il. nursing Corset. dras. all sires-
You save a quarter at to-day's price
SIS.
Two items OF intrinsic merit are these
the Stella corset--made for us-in
white or gray-S9c.
The lillian. also made for us--iu white
or gray-79c.
The II. & s. Abdominal Corset. ALL
sizes I'D to 36-inch. s. for usual
sizes; 81 Is for the extra sizes.
The Ferris Good Sense Waist for chill
dren from TO years. &c to-day for
The Josie Corset Waist for children
to a. to-day 800 for sec sort.
Here are a few items from the
Mems GoodS-the home OF The
FIFTY CENT SHIRT that nobody
equals
Made for us and 10 our notion-tpiy
LINEN COLLARS-the face OF 1900
unen--The Cohen Collar-four shapes
"Florence"-deep pointed rundown.
"Clericar'-plain standing collar.
Piccadilly,
Rolling points-you bend 'em yourself
these are in mems and boys sizes
Toe each in any quantity.
1.-THE Cohen Collar Occident -roiling
rundown collar especially designed
for US. A charming easy collar. II l-2c-
We always keep specially LOW stand
ing collar for men with short necks
up TO largest sizes. II l-2c.
Points on new ScartS and lies
THE Claudent"-a nat shield OF black
silk. much affected BY gentlemen OF 40
and over. SOC.
New made-up black silk band-bows, OF
different sizes. 2oc.
Rlack silk Tecks and Four-in-Hands.
q and soc. Same in white silk-China.
MORE and gros-grain.
Heavy white Pique Four-in- Hands.
washable, sc.
A drive-a four-in-hand drive. New all
silk figured Crepe de Chine. Beauties.
Csc: three for 81. Easily worth Soc each.
Made-up Windsor ries-for ladies' and
children-au the pretty plaids and
other bright effects. 25c.
Hundreds OF the 6-inch-wide Windsors
at 25c.
To make room for the hosts OF
new attractions in the Basement
we've made these to-day values
Unhandled Cups. perfect goods. i5c
dozen.
n-inch Meat Dishes. i9c sort for &c.
Small uncovered Vegetable Dishes-Iohn
Edwards ironstone china-lOc worth
l5c: i5c worth zoe. &c from 39c.
White futed oyster Bowls-last call
2l-2c each.
4 odd Stop Jars. been s2Is and S2.sS. Any
x.45.
Pretty Glass Spoon Holders. l5c.
Glass Water Pitchers. l5c. Two other
styles, larger. at 20c.
English China covered Vegetable
pishes-square-6 worth much more.
Basement.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-03-08
MECIRFNE FETE.
Tho Entertainment by the South Carolina
Bazaar Ladies'

A largely attended meeting OF the
ladies' interested in the M-Careme fete
to be held by the South Carolina table
OF the Memorial Bazaar, at the Masonic
Temple. tomorrow evening, was held at
1 o'clock yesterday at the residence OF
Miss Minnie Cox, No. BIC east Main street.
wren the detailed arrangements FOR the
entertainment were made
More than forty ladies Will appear IN
full dress or in fancy costume. They
are all requested TO assemble at the
Masonic Temple at p. NJ. and attach
themselves to one Of the five courts.
which will be represented in the fete.
Mrs. Willie Allen. as the Empress
Eugene" will find herself surrounded as
always heretofore when in Richmond so
ciety.
The Empress Josephine" will gather
into her gracious presence fair assem-
blage. while Madame Recamier" on
"R scamier sofa near by. will be the
centre Of her admirers. Marie Louise
in another part Of the hall. will be grant
ing audience to her friends. and In the
distance will be lovely Marie Antolnette
held 10 a sense OF her state duties by
Madame rEtiquette."
The ladies' and young girls OF the re-
freshmen and reception committees
will be assisted by a floor committee Of
young men, who will see that all guests
find their way TO the floor above. where
punch tea, coffee and light refreshments
will be served. They will wear blue and
white badges.
All friends will be welcomed. and at
Q +. NJ a grand march, led by Mrs. VIII
liam Royal. will enable the spectators
10 have fine view OF the costumes.
Tickets can be had at West, Johnston x
Co. Woodward and LOthrop, the Park
Place Pharmacy and Fourquerean, Price
G. Co. Entrance fee nifty cents, which In
cludes refreshments. Children half price
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ded 10 the bonded debt, which would leave
us a margin of but sse.2l7.2i to issue bonds
for.
Now this is our financial condition as
our records show It. and like IL or not.
we must meet IL and deal with II on the
basis OF these figures
We assume that the public will demand
that the City Hall shall be completed.
Criminally foolish as II was for US TO
undertake the erection OF such a structure.
in the way we did. having commenced 1t
and spent already 81, 5000 on II. we must
finish 1t at all hazards.
But we are now confronted with the
serious question. how are we to give the
people OF Richmond the additional water
which is imperatively demanded? We
hear there is a strong probability that
the Council will undertake to give the
additional water by making additions TO
the water works. This Is a most serious
matter and ought not to be undertaken
until careful examination has been made
OF the subject.
In October. 1891. the Council Committee
on Water instructed the Superintendent
OF the water works TO submit to it Fn
estimate OF what II would cost to make
such additions to the water works as
were necessary to give the needed water
TO the city. The Superintendent made his
report. estimating the expenses In detail,
and they amount TO the sum of sSS4.SCl-
We all know how much more II costs
to do public work than TO do work by
private contract. II is safe. therefore,
TO say that IL this improvement is under
taken we will not get off with less than
$4,000.
Where is this sum Of money to come
from? II we finish the City Hall. as the
whole city demands that we shall. the bond
limit will be pretty nearly sl5o,oOo short Of
what will be required. If we finish the
City Hall and take up our floating debt
also. which must be done sooner or late-,
the bond limit will be very nearly 100000
short of what is required. VIII 1t not be
simply midsummer madness for the city
to undertake TO add to the water WORKS
in the face OF this state Of facts?
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-03-08
BIO BLAZE Ar MARION.
Tho County Seat of smyth Visited by a
$50, 900 Fire


MARION. VA. March 7.-Special.-The
most disastrous fire that ever occurred
in the town took place this morning
shortly after o'clock
Fire was first discovered I'm c. NJ
VOLTS store. The building was an old
trap. which readily gave way. In this
building was also the office OF the South
west News. Everything in this
building was entirely consumed, nothing
saved. Sprinkle's drug store was on fire
several times, but was saved but the
stock and building were badly damaged
from fire and water The Central Hotel,
a large building, was next to catch on
fire. Leonard & Bros store was under
the hotel. and both store and hotel were
entirely consumed. Very few goods
were saved. a small part of the hotel
furniture was saved. j. II. Francis lost
his tailor shop and contents Miss
Sprinkle's millinery store and boarding
house were only saved by a change in the
wind and by the heroic work OF the fire
department
Miss Sprinkle's loss will be very heavy
from moving out of the stock and furni-
ture and from water.
The Democrat printing Office also suffer
ed great inconvenience and loss from re-
moVal. They hope TO get out paper this
week, however. Several others will sus-
tain some loss from moving, etc. VOLTS
store was in Wilmore block. no insurance
on the building. Sprinkles drug store
was fully insured. Leonard's store was
partly insured. Wolf only had one thou
sand dollars insurance. His loss will be
considerable. There was no INSURANCE
on VOLTS building or on the Central
Hotel block. a heavy loss This build
ing belonged 10 Mr.. Snow. of Wytheville.
The Southwest News loses everything.
Files. books, accounts. plant in fact. a
clean sweep. No insurance Miss Sprinkle
is insured The Democrat office had no
insurance. The total losses will be close
70 twenty thousand dollars. and insur-
ance probably eight thousand dollars.
Fortunately the guests at the hotel lose
very little. and none are hurt.