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Marriage IscIis.

a very pretty marriage was celebrated
last night at the Fourth Street Baptist
Church, the contracting parties being.
Mr.. X. ii. HutchinS, Jr.. and Miss
blanche Allen, daughter of Mr. Matt
Allen, of South Portsmouth.
AL p. III. the bridal party entered the
church in the following order. willie the
organ peeled forth one of McndclSgohn'S
wedding marches: First came Mr.. Aus
TN oVerman the groomS best man. and
Miss Rcnn Allen n sister of the bride.
VINO acted as maid Of honor Then
came the bride, leaning on the arm of
her affianccd. They We're followed nv
the following ushcrS: Robert MYERS
Mac. Beal, George Allen and Mr.. Noel.
The party presented q beautiful an
pearance as they stood in front of the
altar. 'Thc bride was dressed in white
silk and carried Il bouquet of Brides
roses.
The maid of honor was attired in blue
organdie.
The ceremony was performed by Rev.
Mr.. Kennard, after which they were
driven To the residence Of the brides
parents. No A25 Lincoln street where a
reception followed. Later they took
their departure for their future home al
1924 Dinwiddic street.
Mi. VIM. Whitchurst. son of MIR. n.
T.. Whitehurst and Miss Hattie Moore.
ieft yesterday via the Norfolk and
Southern railroad for Elizabeth CITY.
where they were made man and wife
They returned last night and were
driven to the residence of the brides,
parents. on Dinwiddic street, where q
reception was rendered them
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POI TSMIO U'TF1 MI WS
(Communicated.)
Tho street RaiIrOnJ

Mr. Edltor:-Please allow me snace I'm
your paper for the following item, which
public:
Portsmouth has what Is termed, n
street railroad. 1t seems that ii once
nau q contract with the city to run on
Seitain streets at certain intervals the
saiu intervals not to exceed fifteen
minutes. l saw by yesterdays proceed
,Nss Oh the Council where the contract
nau peen Violated so often and so greatly
that a resolution was passed requesting
me Slty Attorney to communicate with
me SAID road and ascertain from them
whether they intended to comply with
thelr so-called contract. However, am
drifting from what | started ont 10
write. l desire to call attention to The
injustice of the said road to the public
IN not running regularly. They pretend
10 40 so until o'clock at night, then
another car leaves the ferry nj 900. and
there Is no more until 1915. and If there
Is any kind of an entertainment going
on at kim Hall there is no telling what
time the cars will leave as was the
case tuesday night, when n car left the
ferry At 1910. On the Park View car
mere were several passengers VINO put
their rare in the box before the car start
ed anu when the car rea ched the Kirn
Han they were told by the driver that
theiF orders were to remain there until
the entertainment was over, which was
near II O'Clock. Now, these people either
mad to sit there nearly three quarters
or an hour or else give their fare they
mad deposited in the box and then walk
nome. Just look at the time between
wv ana IL y. m.-one trip only. Suppose
lhat some persons who were unable to
walk any distance and lived in SCOTS
vile, had left home early in the evening
win the expectation of catching the
?:zo car, and had missed 1t, they would
then he compelled to wait until after II
o CLOCK To catch another. 1t is "a piece
o. injustice and should not be tolerated.
IL the Superintendent wants these cars
10 eaten entertainments he should eth
or nave them chartered or come back
aiteH the regular schedule had been run.
think reform is necessary and the
council is right in asking for this in
formation A READER
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I'M BER KLEY.

The white Republican club of this
place has permanently organized. with
the following officers: Mcssrs c. ".
RoHkateiicr president; Charles Bl!ven.
mrs. Nice-presdent: VIM. Tillotson, see
ono Nice-nrcsidcni; Thomas Black. thira
Nlco-pres.Gen; George y. l[ivkwonl.
secretary: Rowland Marshall. assist
ant secretary; George y. Simmons.
treasurer.
The Town Council will meet tonight.
~ Hebrew boy named Legum fen on
a lamp globe Tuesday night on Lib,
erty street and received Il painful cut
in the abdamon. DIR. Truitt was called
in and he had him sent To St Vincent's
Hospital for treatment
The regular meeting of the w. c. r.
T. will lie held This afternoon at 800
O. clock ~ the residence of Mrs. Q. $.
Baker. Maple avenue.
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THE TEXAS.
The SQUIRT of Inquiry Higgins ITS
Work.


New York. Nov. 1.-THE court of in
curry into the responsibility for the acci-
ueht 10 the battleship Texas convened
~ IL O'Clock this morning in building
NO. 9. in the navy-yard. 1t was pre-
si 81, over by Commodore John a. How
ell the commandant of the League Is
land navy-yard.
commodore Miller was to have pre-
siued over the court OF inquiry. but ILL
ness prevented his being present All
.ne oIhcers who were detailed to take
part IN the inquiry were present.
After assembling, the court went into
secret session and announced that all
future hearings of the court would be
pehind closed doors. An investigation
OF the injuries TO the Texas which
caused ,a.., her sinking on Monday morning
iast was made by the court this after
noon. Nothing will he known in regard
10 the finding of the court until Score
tary Herbert has passed upon them.
Il ne Texas was not placed in the dry
dock to-day, as stated in u previous
iten. She Will be floatcd into the tim
Der dry-dock three days hence. She
must be lightened by the removal of 200
tons of coal.
The work of repairing the valves of
the main injector, which was in pro-
EreSs when the yoke broke and caused
the sinking of the ship. is generally done
when the ship is in dock, and it is cx-
pected that the officer who ordered the
repairs undertaken while the ship was
aiioat Will be called upon for an ex-
PLANTATION by the Navy Department.
Ihe injury to the ship from the in
i1uX OF water is considerable. but is
mainly confined to the machinery
Sin weeks at least is the estimate now
made for the time il will take to cfface
all traces of the battleship's trip TO the
bottom of the channel The probable
cost of the accident is placed in the
neighborhod OF $4,000.
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PORTSMOUTH, ADws.
Specials for To-day,

Just received Il barrel of pure. sweet ap-
pie cider, lee. per quart
Fruit preserves ! H. pails 35c nor nail.
iruit jellics, . ID. pals. Doc per pail; fruit
le,les, 10, cans: loo. per can: finest buck
wheat. I'D packages. l2l.c. Don't forget
OUT oicr on the famous circus SOAP
bars for 25c. This is for a limited time
Only. We have In stock lle!nZ's fine
mont creamery is Eainin.: Il wide reputa-
ton every day-don't fail to try III
PHONE. 1910 ~ ~
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The election being over. now Won
nave 10 think about where to get good
suit of clothes or oVercoat ut astonisb
inEly low prices. We can satisfy Won
and give YOU the best bargains that YOU
ever bought.
BRESLAUER &; ANTHONY,
ia High Street
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Lawrence nnd Wciton. a3l shiub
Street. POrIsnlouth YIN

Just opened an entire new line Of
children's coats, ranging in price from
Sl.00 To $500 each. New styles in ladies'
Jackets ranging in price from $500 10
$3.50 each.
y fuil stock Of the celebrated Cente-
mere xii gloves. Sl.35 a pair. Novelties
in dress goods arriving daily.
You are invited 10 eXamin" our stock.
LAWRENCE e WELTON.
Cash Dry Goods Dealers
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An Important piGerence.

To make it apparent TO thousands.
who think themselves i'll. that they are
not afflicted with any disease, but that
the system simply needs cleansing. IS TO
bring comfort home to their herats, rs
n costly" condition is easily cured by
using Syrup of Figs. Manufactured by
the California Fig Syrup Company only,
and sold by all druggists
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-11-12

Mr.. and Mrs. W. c. Myers lost by
death on Tuesday night their little IL
months-oid daughter. Maggie Eliza
beth The funeral will take place this
afternoon al o'clock from their resi-
drncc. No. G2l Sixth street. Ia which
friends of the family are invited.
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To Sensible peanIe-

Careful comparison cannot fail 10 con-
vince you that we carry the largest and
best selected line of men and BOYS cloth
ing IN the city, and at prices lower vhan
diners LEVY Il JACOBS,
200 High street,
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YOtI enIa S.N NYrII

When your blood is rich. pure and nourish-
Ing. Hoods Sarsaparilla makes the blood
rich ana rur" aud cnrsH all blood diseases
restoring health and @Eor.
HOODS PILLS are easy to take. easy
10 operate. cure indigestion. headache
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Dur ChIIsircn.sG.iuc

is complete in every respect. We cav
show you some novelties in Tan
O'ShanerS, etc.
w. T.. VIRNELSON G. 90
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j. n, ErnwCor.p

inc High street furniture man. has re-
duced prices on his refrigerators. door
anu WINDOW screens. Big bargains
await you.
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TO CURE a coin oynnAy

rake Laxative Bromo Quinne Tablets.
n uruEGists refund the money If IL
'ai'S ~ cure. E5c. SpS-tuth u sat I'm
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SoNietiliti. New.

We have just received somothinr en-
tirely new in stiff hats.
w. f.. NIRNELSON & co.
ShcrWoOdS Old store.
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A RECHERCHE AFFAIR
Will Be the Marriage Of Mr.. Emil HuernGck
and Miss Alma Ellis.
THE ENGAGEMENT RATHER ROMANTIC
The Remarkable Gun of II Dismal
swamp tIhntcr--Rcfus c,i 10 EnI,c n
New Trini-Sunoils Falls behind
Smifhictd ps Pcnnut EfnrlIct-
Ecls Found in Water Pipes.

Suffolk. Va. Now li.-G;pcciaD-It
VIII be an elite afrair-that Hocrncckc-
Ellis marriage. County Treasurer S. II.
ELLIS returned from Baltimore to-day.
where he went in company with his
daughter. Miss Alma ELLIS. the bride
elect: Mrs. w. j. l[ilby and Miss Lulic
Crump. The ceremony will he perform
ed ON November 10Th. at Mir. Ellis
pretty country residences, seven miles
from Suffolk. The officiating minister
mas not yet been chosen. After the
marriage Mr. and Mrs. iiocrneckc will
go South for two months bridal tour.
Miss Ellis is among The most accom-
pushed young ladies in Eastern vir-
G'nia After taking post graduate
courses at some Of the best institu-
ions in tho United States her education
was completed in Paris
II was there that she met and liked
MI. Emil lioernccke. u. prussian Ger
man. who comes from a long line of
ancestry noted for military achieve
menis. His residence was then Erop
pensiadt. Magdeburg Province. King
uom OF SaXSny. MIR. Hocrnccl<c has re
Gently purchased II $4,000 home near.
Vienna Md, where he Will take hi;
pretty bride when the tour shall have
heen concluded That will be in Jan
uarN. 1887
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Am accident.

Yesterday afternoon n little daughter
Of Mrs. Sullivan. who lives on North
street. accidentally fell off n porch rail
ana broke her arm. \ physician w1s
sent for and set the limb.
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Town OF SUFFOLK

nRaiS. Af;er business was completed
theFe was a SHADOW Party" priyns
We'r won hy Hiss Janet Wi:hers and
.hr Charles l.. Hutchins.
MINUTE CHANGES no DAYS
Jedc Copcl1nd's minute In ian has
ienSthencd 10 two days and here nra
stlll no immediate prosI,s cts for his To-
tease. Copeland Is the baseball plnycr
VINO fractured Bob Folks sliull with a
oit ana VINO was fined 81 by The jury and
sentenced 10 one minute in iail. uo
hasn't raised the cash, ana may have
10 BOARD on; large portion OF il with
captain Norilcet The fine ana costs
amount to $i3.0S.
ilE DIDN'T VOTE.
Harry c. Brown. representing Smith.
NcSt ana Lyons Detective Agency
laap.imo"c, WAS in Suffolk to-day 10 n :
certain whether or no; a certain rail
road man employed outside of the STATE
M" voted here at the last election. Uc
learned the negative. The youn,r man
was nome Al that time. but didn, vote.
Tor he wasn't registered
NupTIAL PERMITS.
Ihe following parties, colorcd. were IL
censcd to marry:
Willie Pratt to Martha White
Nelson AShe 10 Sarah billiard.
Judge PrcntiS convened court in Nor
FOLK to-day ana returned In the after
noon.
The commissioners books are being
examined In the county courthouse.
Judge KEby will leave early to-mor-
row morning to attend the Methodist
Conference ut Lynchburg
Mr.. Frank S,rinGfcllow. oc Nelson
county. has concluded her visit to MOI.
folk friends and i i!ol- with her dau.-b-
ter Mrs. ". y. Barr
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NUpTIAL PERMITs
Naval Notes.

Washing ton. Nov. 1l.-EnsiEn H. H.
caldwell has bkeCn appointed pay clerk
for the sctticment>uf accounts of the Nor
folk ncvy-yard.
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health of the child depends on the health
of the mother, both before and after BIRTH
Heredity is strong and it is every womnns
duty 60 give her children the best possible
chance i'll life. Nothing that she could pos
sibly give them can be as valuable as health.
Wealth cannot be enjoyed without health.
Nothing can be ell Dyed without health.
Health is life. People who are not healthy
are only half alive. The child who starts
out with robust body and vigorous, virile
health, has everything to be thankful for
and nothing TO be afraid Of. You cannot
expect such 4 child to spring from a weak
and sickly mother. Most all of womai's
weakness and particularly the weakness
that most strongly influences the health Of
children, comes from some arrangement or
disease of the distinctly feminine organs.
All such trouble is as unnecessary rs it is
terribly distressing. DR.. Piercc's Favcritc
Prescription will cure all troubles of this
nature. There is 10 guess-woTk about this
statement, and there is 10 qualification.
The Favoritc Prescription should be
used promptly and pcrsistcntly until the
symptoms entirely disappear. In every
case, it restores perfect health and strength
and assists i'll esie llealthful and regular per
fo-manccS of all the natural functions. The
Favoritc Prescription " should be taken
regularly by every woman during the entire
period of CESSATION. 1t gives strength to
all the organs involved, lessons the pains
and danger of childbirth and insures the
health OF both mother and child.
IF you care 10 know all about the "Favorite
Prescription and 10 read the testimony Of hun
drcdS OF grateful women, send IL ouc-ccnt stamps
TO cover cost Of mailing only and receive free
copy of DIR. i'icrce's Common Sense Medical
Adviser - IooS pages, profusciy illustrated.
Address. Worlds Dispensary Medical Assoc,a.
ton. No. 663 Main Street, Buffalo Ny.
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5foken eyeglasses and bad vision re-
paired by DR.. Levy, II CRANKY street.
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the best Sl:oO. sl.5O and $3.50 hats are
SOTO SOTO by Charles n. Welton &. co. TRY
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woman never really
knows the meaning
of happiness and
content until she
Is the III other OF
q healthy, happy
child. She never
reaches the full de-
gree of woIianly de-
vclUpiilcnt until she
has felt the pleasing
responsibilities of
maternity. All this
happiness may be
InaTed or may be
turned into misery
if the child is not n
healthy child Tl,.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-11-12
STATE GETS EIGHT
YEARS

Judge Kilby formally sentenced the
prisoneis convicted at the November
term OF the County Court and adjourned
court to-day for the term AS a result
of this session the S;a:e gets twenty
eight years OF labor from Nansemond
convic;s. as follows:
Lavlnia Jones, five years.
William Lewis. eleven years.
Walter Nichols, nine years.
Brooks Ramsey, three years.
Walter Nichols and Livinia Jones are
both children, and will not be able to
perform much work. a guard will come
for the prisoners next week
EELS IN WATER PIPES.
These residential cells are giving wa
ter takers no little trouble. Two or
three times to-day 1t was necessary to
dig through three feet of earth and
stone in order to remove their dead DO
dies from the pipes. which were stopped
up as effectually as If by patent valve.
SHADOW PARTY.
Mrs. NJ. j. Causey last night enter
tained the Randolph Society OF ST.
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rRais After business was compIctcd
there was a SHADOW Ppr;y." Prizes
Weir Won hy Mss Janet Wi;hers ard
MI Charles l.. Hutchins.
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Why Pay Fancy Prices /?

Fruit jelly. 3c per h.: preserves. Qruip
&c. Ter lb.; all grades of l0c milk now 7c
per can: new bnckwhcnt. lie, per ID. Rum
loru Yeast POWDER. &c: per bottle: all &c.
per H., lbs. for pc. Just received a car
fancy patent nour-buy early before the
price rises.
l.. il. PEARSON,
Ihone DIS Cor. Green and Bart St
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III. L. PAGE & CO.,

REAL ESTATE AGENTS,
NO. 10 BANK STREET.
Why pay rent, when $1,000 cash and 500
per month VIII buy nice lot In Park
View. prices of lots from $50 up For
further particulars call on IL. l.. PAGE
~ CO, Sole Agents, No. 3l5 High street,
Portsmouth, Va.
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Come and See Us

ir YOU want Il bargain. $500 will
buy nice house on Highland ave
nuc: cannot he duplicated for les:
than $1,000. $500 cash. balance 1890
per month. Lot 25Xl00 feet to 20
fOot lane
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BEN BUTTS RELEASED.

bch1amin iiutis to-day returned tn,
money alleged to have been rmheyzInf
from David Il. l;lcy, ana the cas-. wa.
compromised. the warrant being with,
uraWh. BUTTS was released III,
amount involved was small.
BEAR HUNTERS REMARKABLE
GIN
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-03-06

The Golden Rule.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-03-06
President Hickey of the West
ern Association Radical.
FavOrs War to the Knife on the
National.
LITTLE PROTECTION.
Paid $4,000 Last Year, Much
Lower This Season.
Consideration Meeting Held at
Washington. April Is.

ST. JOSEPH, Mo, MUrch 6. -Presideut
7. J. Hickey, of the Western association
of base ball clubs, favors a war to the
knife between the minor leagues and the
national league. He said today the
minor leagues paid $4,000 last year for
protection, divided as follows: Western
league. $1,000; Eastern league, $1,000;
New England league, $1,000: Atlantic
league, $500; Southern league, $500;
Western association, $500; Pennsylvania
league, $500. In return the National
condescended to pay $500 for each man
drafted. Now it has cut this price to
$3.50. Mr.. Hickey favors a strong indie
pendent organization of the minor
leagues, which shall blacklist ball play
ers who shall desert to enter the bigger
league, and place its own players who
are in demand by the big organization,
Another meeting of the minor league
presidents will be held at Washington
April 10. President Hesse, of the st.
Joseph team, favors the move.
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a sPLENDID HOME.
Hutchinson's Comm ciAI Club Has Nine
Rooms Including Gymnasium.

HutchinsOn's Comm srciaI Club Has Nine
Rooms Including Gymnasium.
HUTCHINSON, March 6.-The CONNER
ciaI club is now sat home" in its enlarged
quarters in the Higley block. Six rooms
have been added to the three formerly
occupied making nine rooms in all, ele-
gantly and appropriately furnished
A pleasant reception room opens into
the large room which is used for meet
ings of the club, and back of the large
rooms are two pretty parlors. These
are all furnished handsomely, with
leather chairs, heavy oak tables, conven-
lent writing desks. and is an inviting
place for Climb members and club guests
to gather. OFF of the parlors are two
rooms fitted up with tables for cards,
chess, checkers and other games, and
next come rooms with elegant new bill
lizard and pool tables. Adjoining the bill
lard room is gymnasium equipped
with the latest appliances in the way of
horizontal bars, swinging rings, horizon
tai ladder, dumb bells and Indian clubs.
The new rooms will be formally
opened with an Fat home" to be given to
the members aud their ladies Saturday
evening,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-03-06
KICK HARD.
Cattlemen of Greenwood, Butler,
Marion and Other Counties
Organize to Have the Old
Freight Rate
PUT IN FORCE AGAIN.
A Woman Commits Suicide in a
LeaYenwOrth Cellar.
Kansas State News of General
Interest.

EAdPoRIA. March 6-The cattlemen of
Greenwood, Butler. Marion, Chase and
Lyon counties are making an organized
effort to have the old freight rate on
cattle restored. The charge for shipping
was formerly specified sum per car,
but on, the first of January the weighing
system was introduced and the rate on
each car is now determined by weight.
1t is said that the new system makes the
rate from So to So per car higher than
the old, difference of considerable i'm
portance to the heavy shippers in this
part of Kansas. The change
was made over the protest of
the state board of railroad commissioners,
who exacIed promise from the railroad
to restore the old system if the new one
should prove unsatisfactory. An organi-
cation composed of the counties named
above was perfected in this city some
time ago, and petitions praying for a
restoration of the old order of things have
been generally signed. The case of the
cattiemen will be presented to the board
of railroad commissioners on the 10th of
this month by their attorneys. T. p.
Kelly of Eureka. and Joe Waters of To-
p6ka.