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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-06-05
DICaMOND, FREDERICKSBURG
~ AND POTOMAC RAILROAD.
IN EFFECT MAY II, 1896

LEAVE BYRD-STREET STATION.
700 a. NJ. Daily, for Washington and
points North. Stops AT Elba
ana local stations. Pullman
Il 90 VI. Daily. except Sunday. FOR
Washington and points North.
Stops at Elba. Ashland, Dos
wei, Milford Fredericksburg.
Brooke, and Whitewater Par
lor-Car. Also. connects with
congressional Limited at
tbs p. NJ. Daily Tor Washington and
points North. stops al Eiha,
Ashland, boswell. Milford,
Fredericksburg, Brooke, and
whitewater, and other stations
Sundays na yors Sleeper Richmond to
ARRIVE BYRD-sTREET STATION.
$40 A. NJ, Daily. Stops at Whitewater.
Brooke, Fredericksburg Mil
ford. boswell. and Ashland,
and other stations Sundays.
Sleeper. New York to Rich
2:45 p. NJ. Daily except Sunday. Stops
at local stations and Elba
Parlor-Car from Washington.
TAO Z. NJ, Daily. Stops only at Frede-
Iicksburg, boswell. and Ash
land. Pullman-Cars from New
York and Washington.
10 A. NJ, Daily. Stops al principal local
stations ard Ella. Sleeping
Car. Connects with Congrcs-
slonal Limited between New
York and Washington.
FREDERICkSB'0 ACCOMMODATION
DAILY. except Sunday)
400 r. NJ. Leaves Byrd-Street station.
$50 A. NJ. Arrives Byrd-Street Station.
ASHLAND TRAINS.
DAILY. except Sunday)
6f2 A. NJ. Leaves Elba.
go u. NJ. Leaves Elba.
$40 A. NJ. Arrives Flba.
6.W p. NJ. Arrives Elba
c. A. TAYLOR. Traffic Manager.
4. 7. ID. MYERS. President. nav Is
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RICHMOND RAILWAY
AND
ELECTRIC COMPANY.
sTREET-CAR TRANSFERS.
ADDITIONAL FACILITIES OFFERED
10 THE TRAVELLING PUBLIC,

Commencing January !, 1886, this COM
many extended its transfer sys-
fem to embrace all connecting
ines of street railway in Rich
mond and Manchester. A passenger
Is allowed the privilege OF transfer 10
any connecting line In either city, and in
any direction at junction points.
The payment OF q scent fare entities
n passenger TO only ONE transfer-ticket.
hut additional transfers are allowed on
tne same ticket at any point printed
thereon, which does not return the pas
senger TO the point Of starting.
All the parks and suburban districts can
be reached FROM any. point in either city
by payment OF one fare.
1t Is a standing order OF the company,
for the convenience Of transfer passen-
gers, that cars shall walt at junction
points for the arrival Of car on connect
ing line, II the approaching car is within
The distance OF one square. The travel
ling public is requested 10 advise the COM
pany OF any infringement OF this order.
IN I1-ta
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-06-05
A TLANTIO COAST LINE.

SCHEDULE EFFECTIVE TUESDAY,
TRAINS LEAVE KiGHMOND-UNIoN
900 A. NJ. Arrives Petersburg 98l A. NJ.
Norfolk IS A. M. Stops only
at Petersburg, Waverly and
so5 A. H.. Arrives arrives Petersburg $50 A. NJ.
Weldon las 4. NJ, Fayette-
willie 4:90 p. NJ. Charleston
1ll3 =. NJ. Savannah $40 a.
NJ, Jacksonville so a. NJ,
Port Tampa $40 T. NJ
Connects at Wilson with No
AZ, arriving Goldsboro' 3.O5 T.
NJ, Wilmington 545 =. NJ.
pullman Sleeper New York TO
2.55 p. NJ. Local arrives Petersburg s:i2
J.. Nj. Makes all stops.
5.3O =. NJ, Arrives Petersburg 6.l9 L. NJ,
Norfolk $50 Z. NJ. Makes all
stops.
Emporia Sl0 connects with
a. & y. for stations between
EmpOria and Lawrenceyille).
Weldon 9:3 Il. NJ. Fayette-
Vile 1901 A. NJ, Charleston $50
\. NJ. Savannah 500 A. NJ,
Jacksonville 1880 Z. ~, Port
Tampa 1890 /. NJ.
NEW LIME TO MIDDLE
GEORGIA POINTS.-Arriving
Aiken 722 A. NJ, Augusta 5
A. NJ Macon II 4. NJ, Allan
Ia 1915 T.. NJ. pullman Sleep
ers New York to Wilmington,
Charleston, Jacksonville. Port
Tampa, Aiken, Augusta, and
n:5O P. NJ, Arrives Petersburg 1885 A.
NJ, Lynchburs 3 4. NJ. Roa-
noke Z .35 4. NJ, Bristo 20 Il.
NJ. Pullman Sleeper Richmond
TO L.ynchburg.
1886 A. NJ, Arrives i.-.-fsourg 1lO A. NJ.
Weldon 2J5 A. NJ, Henderson
4oi A. NJ, Raleigh 5.l7 A. NJ.
l.6 G20i , P,,i M;, A sIIoatS
Washington TO Atlanta.
7:25 a. NJ, sunday Accommodation; Ar
Makes all stops
4:40 Z. NJ, Sunday Accommodation. Ar
rives Petersburg sos p. NJ
Makes all stops.
TRAINS ARRIVE RICHMOND
$40 A. NJ, From Jacksonville, savannah,
Charleston. Atlanta. Macon,
Augusta, and all points South.
$40 A. NJ, Atlanta, Athens, Raleigh,
Lynchburg, and the West
IL 05 4. NJ. Norfolk, Suffolk. and Peters
GAO p. NJ, Jacksonville, Savannah,
Charleston, Wilmington, Colds
700 p. NJ. Norfolk, Suffolk. ,Waverly,. and
Petersburg, and Lynchburg,
and the West
S.23 +. NJ, Petersburg Local
$40 =. n. Sunday Accommodation from
Petersburg.
7:25 p. NJ. sunday Accommodation from
Petersburg
T. NJ. EMERSON.
J. r. KENLY; Traffic Manager.
@. s CAMPBELL.
ep22 Division Passenger Agent.
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TWO MURDER CASES HEARD.
Both Sent On to the Grand Jury.
The BottIgheimer Affair.


John Il. Gaines. George Williams, John
Williams, and Thomas Hasklns, the four
colored boys who were charged with the
murder Of Moses Ford. were again prison
ers in the Police Court yesterday morn
ing. All except Games were discharged.
1T VIII be remembered that Gaines con-
fessed before the Coroners jury having
thrown the fatal stone, and Justice
Crutchfield went far enough into the case
yesterday to bring out this point. Gaines
was sent on To the grand jury and the
witnesses were recognized for June I'D.
Mr.. Nj. +. Maury represented the prisoner,
and when Gaines's companions had been
dismissed Ford's counsel arose and made
q strong plea for bail. This was refused,
and MIR. Maury carried the matter 10
Judge Witt. This Jurist also refused
Gaines bail. and the unfortunate lad was
sent 10 Jail.
ANOTHER MURDER CASE.
Tho second murder case called in the
Police Court yesterday was that OF
Thomas Robinson. the colored man charg-
ed with shooting and killing James Wad-
dy. a Dispatch carrier. Robinson LEFT
Richmond Immediately after the killing.
and was captured in Newport News about
TWO weeks ago through the efforts OF Ser
gesnt John T. Hail. The case was con-
unaed until yesterday morning in order
TO have summoned the necessary wit
nesses. After brief examination or
several the Justice sent the case on 70
he grand jury. recognizing the witnesses
Tor June I'D. Robinson and Waddy had
been together on the morning OF the
killing. and Robinson had been making
fVil threats. Finally. Robinson drew a
pistol and fired at Waddy. The bullet TAX
Ing effect, from which Waddy died few
hours later. After firing the fatal shot
Robinson Is said 10 have remarked: II
told you ! would burn you" Some one
cried, run for "A doator." and with this
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-06-05
al d ID OMI MON
STEAMSHIP COMPANY,
DAILY LINE
FOR
NEW YORK.

Passengers can leave Richmond DAILY
via Chesapeake and Ohio railway at 3.35
p NJ, or Richmond and Petersburg rail-
road CNorfolk and western route 800 A.
mini0n-Line steamer, sailing same eve
'''Ns ALL~WATER ROUTE.
Steamship old Dominion leaves Rich
New York via James river.
Tickets on sale at Richmond Transfer
Companys, y3 east Main street; Chesa-
peake and Ohio railway and Richmond
company's office, 1912 east Main streef'
Richmond. Baggage checked through
FREIGHT
for New York and all points beyond can
from Richmond every MONDAY AND
FRIDAY, 500 p: NJ, Also, by steamer
leaving Richmond WEDNESDAY, go =
NJ, for Norfolk; connecting with steamer
Manifest closed one hour before sailing
Freight received and forwarded. and
through bills s, OF iadasng issued for all
FROM NEW YORK. ''"'''
Passengers can leave Daily. EXCEPT SUM-
day, TO Norfolk or Old Point Comfort
connecting With Norfolk and Western
Direct steamers tyia James-Rlyer route.
leave every SATURDAY PASSENGER and
Freight. and Monday 0reisht only.
Sailing from eompsny's pier. No. 2s.
p. NJ: Saturday. 400 p. VI. "' ''''
Freight received and forwarded daily
except Sunday;
For further Information apply to
JOHN r. MAYER. Agent.
LIZ east Main street,
". L. GuiIlaudeu, vice-President ana
Traffic Manager. New York. ami
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RAILROAD Lines
az M sF9 ~ s:'iiF7 Z. z; 5.'s e
FARMNILLE AND POWHATAN RAIL
ROAD COMPANY.

Commencing Monday. June ist a pas
senger train will be run daily. except
Sunday, between Farmylle and Rich
mond. leaving Farmville at 4:45 A. NJ,
arriving Richmond via Southern railway
$40 a. NJ. and via Auantlc-COast Line
II 90 a. NJ
Coast Line sos A. NJ. and via Southern
railway 1855 noon, arriving Farmvile 4:35
L. NJ. Il. 4. WILSON.
General Passenger Agent.
nav u e. 10 2 EQ.e-tt
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Robinson lett the house and never re-


N'''noph icil N"o "'"oS "'
turned.
OTHER PoLCE-CoURT CASES.
Henry Dodson and DOCK Peasants. the
two negro men charged with stealing So
from L. T. Winston. were prisoners In the
court yesterday morninsi but their cases
were continued until the 9Th instant TO
allow the production Of further testimony.
winston claims 10 have been the subject
of as we'll as the victim Of a huge ana
well-planned scheme, which caused him
TO come out exactly t6 short. Tho case
was continued on account of the absence
Of witnesses.
Joseph wellington. the little negro boy
charged with assaulting and striking
Manly Bottigheimer with n rock. was IN
court. but counsel for the defence waived
examination and the case was sent on to
tho grand jury.
Eddie Jones was fined so for assaulting
and striking ELIZA Brooks. Eddie was
also required to give 500 security for thir-
ty days.
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MzA : HorfaILaEes!sma.n.

SCHEDULE IN EFFECT APRIL 10, 1896
LEAVE RICHMOND, BYRD-sTREEr
AGO A. NJ. Dally-2lchmond and Norfolk
NESTlBULE. LIMITED. Sc
cond-class tickets not accepted
on this train
e.05 A. NJ DAILY, THE CHICAGO EX-
PRESS" for Lynchburg, Roa-
noke, Columbus and Chs
cagO, Pullman Sleeper, Roa-
noke 10 Columbus: also for
Radford. Bristol, Knoxville,
Chattanooga, and Intermediate
sOP. NJ. Daily. for Norfolk. Suffolk.
ana intermediate stations.
II 80 =. NJ. Daily TOR Lynchburg and
Roanoke. Connects at Roam
with Washington and Charta-
nooga Limited. Pullr-En Sleep
ers HSea,'ee 20 Memphis and
New Orleans
PULLMAN SLEEPER between RICH
MOND and LNsCHBURG, ready for oc-
cunancy a. T., NJ; ALTO, Pullman Sleeper
Petersburg 10 Roanoke.
Trains arrive Richmond from Lynch
burg and the West daily $40 A. NJ and
r. Nj. From Norfolk and the East II :05
A. -, and Nestipuled Limited. 100 L. III.
Otic.: G5 Main street -
District Passenger Agent.
w. b. BEVILL,
General Passenger Agent
General Offices. Roanoke. Va. Ia II
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RAILROAD LINES.
"a H. 49, s s ss s-;l,,

"a H. 49, 1890 FEE FEE
AfAs CHESAPEAKE
NsS1ura0si~ OHIO RAILWAY
EFFECTIVE MAY n. iss
IRA Ms LEAVE RICHMOND. BROAn
STREET STATION.
$50 a. NJ, Daily, with chalr-car. ~.
Norfolk, Portsmouth. old p.,i
Newport News, aud loca. s...
lions. re
3:35 Z. NJ. Daily. with Pullman o..
local stations. Newport N.t.
Ola PCiat, norfolk. AM p.r.,
mouth. Connects daily v,
0ld Dominion steamship &,
New York. '
1920 An, Local train. except Sus5,v
for W. clifton Foree. NY.
meets an Gorionsv.io H..
orange. CurpeDor. CaIyorr..
Manassas, Alexandra. a-i
Washington, az Union station
Charlottesville. for Lyncfi.-r,
at Basic fcr Hagerstown a,
stanton for Winchester.
2l5 T. NJ, Daily, with P1limans ID On.
cinnatL Louisville. ara 81
Louis. Stops only at imlol.a-i
stations. Connects at Cnv.-g.
ton. for Va. Hot scr.r.
Meals served on Dlnlne.crr.
No. 7. Local Train. .r..-.
Sunday. follows above t-s,
from G0rdOnsvilie % Goshen
$50 y. NJ. Accommodation. EXCEPT S.-.
day. for charlottesville.
n F. F F y Y P Paig or to e Go1as5s wa
and Gordonsville 90 Cincinnati
and Louisville Meals s.-..i
on Dining-Cars. Connects a,
Sovington. Va, daily Zoe M
Springs.
TRAINS LEAVE EIGHTHSTRrrr
STATION.
$50 4. NJ, Daily, Tor Lyuchburg Lryl--.
ton, Va, ana clifton F.re.
Connects at Eromo. tN..t
sunday. for Rosucy. at t.g.cr.
burg. daily, with y. and S. Il
r., and the Southern r.fa.5
for Southwest and south O,
Bessomcr, except Surll DO
Craig city, and at vs. CIf1
Forge with 10. for Co..
C.unau.
500 2. NJ. Except Sunday Local accom-.
dalton for Gladstone.
TRAINS ARRIVE Az RICHMOND,
BROAD-SrREET STATION.
$50 A. NJ. Daily, from Cincinnati
l0I5 A. NJ, Daily. from Norfolk and 90
a;25 p. NJ. paiily from Cincinnati ana
Louisville.
$50 p. NJ. Daily, from Norfolk ana CA
Point.
7:i5 p. NJ, Except Sunday. from ". Clf.
ton Forge
TRAINS ARRIVE EIGHTH-STREEF
STATION.
$50 A. NJ, Except Sunday. from G l1.
stone.
Gao L. NJ, Daily, from Lyuchburg. Lay.
ington, Va, and clifton F.rls.
JOHN ID. POTTS
Assistant General Passenger AGENT
my %
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Y0RK.RlVER LINE, vnwEsrpoNr
THE FAyoRITE ROUTE NORTH
LEAVE RICHMOND.

IL
LEAVE RICHMOND.
TRAIN NO 10. $40 +. w.
LOCAL EMPRESS. daily. except Sun.
day. Stops at all stations. AZ Les.f
Manor connects with stage for Walker
ton; also. az West Point. with YORK
River steamers for Baltimore.
TRAIN NO. 10. AS r. u.
BALTIMORE LIAIrED, daily. exec.
Sunday. Close connection at Yves. t1.-'
with steamer Tor baltimore.
Steamers leave Baltimore az =. u.
and West Point p. n. daily. e1esy'
Sunday.
Trains from West Point arrive AZ Rica'
mond az 9Q7 A. NJ. daily; 1870 A. NJ
daily. except Sunday and MONDAY. AMI
at 40 p. NJ. daily. except SUNDAY
TRAIN NO. &c. 40 a. 81
LOCAL MIXED. daily. except SUNDAY:
leaves Twenty third street fos "''
Point and intermediate points t.
Tlcket-O fice at station, foot ot Wis.,
street. OPEN from 500 a. NJ. 10 6,D !. A'
and from $50 =. ~. 10 zoo a. ~ M
J. II. CULP. w. A. TURN,
Traff,c Manager. General Pass AT,
W. III. GREEN, General Superluls nds.L
j g. HORTON. Travelling Pas,tnti
Agent. SO east Main street. Rio, nor
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-06-05
DEPARTURE OF STEAMERS.

VIRGINIA NAVlGATlON%T 1,s
Y COMPANY's JAMES-Rl V L X dzsd<<bfss
LINE 10 Norfolk, Portsmouth, Old Point.
Newport News, Claremont, ana James,
river landings, and connecting at old
Point and Norfolk for Washington. Bal
timore, and the North,
STEAMER POCAHONTAS LEAVES
MONDAY, WEDNESDAY, AND
Flectric-cars direct 10 wharf. Fare only
81 10 and 81 to Norfolk, Portsmouth, Old
Point, and Newport News. Music by a
Grand Orchestrlon.
Freight received daily for above-named
places, and all points IN Eastern Virginia
and North Carolina.
IRWIN WEISIGER,
superintendent.
EDWARD l.. BARNEY.
President.
General Oficesi Planters Bank building.
fe II
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Old papers for sale at 2jc. hundred at
Dispatch Office.
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DOCK AND JOB WORK NEATLY
- Ryxc1Tk0 ArrHR DISPATCH sa1S"
IN =ho.i&
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TRAINS LEAVE RICHMOND. VA

IN EFFECT APRIL 10. lSC.
-rrH

TRAINS LEAVE RICHMOND, VA
go &. III. SOUTHERN EAPR1s5 l4.f
for Danvile, Greensboro.
Minston-Salem. Sleeper
Iichmond, Va, 20 D-lsis
Greensboro, salisbury, Gar.
Iot e. Columbia, -n :
A y "a IS a. Connects g
Danyilie with the Washrfto1
and southwestern kesuDlIe4
Limited mo. 80, carrying
sl- sleepers; Danvlie 10 As1fiit
Atlanta, Chattanooga Hf.
mlngnam. MomDhiB New Or.
leans, and Jacksonville. as1
frst-class day-coaches between
Washington and Atlanta
Passengers can use tUfs5
coaches without extra charge
CONNECTIONS ma ie al Memphis
and New Orleans Tor az
points In Texas and California
sleeper open, for passengers
i2:55 P. NJ. FAST MAIL, daily for A.
I baot1 a. and M 5s,p,s South Son. rS Ss.
vale and Powhatan rai.-1.ti
AT keysVilie for Clarks.I .la
Oxford. Henderson. ana Dur
ham, and At Greensboro, -
Durham, Raleigh. ana WIN.
ston-Salem Carries siecpes
New York 10 Atlanta art
Montgomery, and from NF
York % Jacksonville par.'r'
Car Atlanta, 10 Blrmirghi n
600 p. NJ, LOCAL. daily. eNcepf Sunday
for Keysvilie and intermediaa
points
TRAINS ARRIVE AT RICHMOND:
GOO A. ~. From Atlanta and jackson
vile.
$40 p. NJ. From Atlanta and Augusta
$50 a. NJ, From Keysgllle.
FREIGHT TRAINS viii also carry pas.
sengers.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-06-05

Mr.. Gratznosky. of Manchester va
writes the following straightforward let
ter.
general Peyton Wise. Richmond, va;
Dear Sir.--If one or two or thOse ON
vets from Macon. Ca, VIII accept OF tAs
hospitality OF the son or vet iahN
TO the core. you will please direct them 10
me. l Will guarantee them a gooo' sou
dry place to sleep and something 10 enc"
IN
The evening times., 1896-11-02
KEASE MAY SUCCEED GIBBONS.
His appointment as Coadjutor Is
Hoped For.

baltimore. Nov. 2.-Ih erumOr that Bishop
hednc Is 10 be made coadjutor archbishop
cf Baltimore. with right 10 succession. is
being widely circulated in Catholic cirlcS
and IS belieI ed by many. 1t is certain that
Cardinal GiUbuns has practically taken
Charge Of the biShmp's future.
Willie he was rector of the Catholic Uni
yerSity, Bishop keane was looked upon as
tie logical succe eSsOr to Cardinal Gibbons as
archbishop OF Baltimore, but within the
past two years Immediately preceding his
removal some opposition To this plan de-
Eci"ped ana gained headway. AttLat time.
however. II would not have been powerful
enough - prevent his becoming archbishop
of BALTIMORE had the occasion presented il
self, but 1t may be different now.
Cardinal Gibbons has not vet EXPRESSED
himself on this subject. and il S not def
n!tely known whether he has sanctioned
the plan. No one stood closer to Cardinal
Gibbons than Bishop Keane did, and as
coadJutor archbiShor of Baltimore, Bishop
heane would find his work most agreeable
and the cardinal would have q worthy
assistant.
In speaking of the possibility of such a
thing, friend and supporter of Bishop
keane, as well as friend of Cardinal Glib
bons, said while we are not assured Of
success, it is what we all hope for
As the appointment is virtually that of a
successor 10 Cardinal Gibbons il must come
from Rome. and the name of Bishop Keane
must go to Rome through the regular chan
nels
The evening times., 1896-11-02
DIED.

BULLEN-At a. m, November 9, 1896.
Miss Fannie u. Builen, aged fourteen years
and one day.
Funeral services at the grave on Tuesday
at p. IN.
oBNELL-Sudden;y. on Sunday, No
vember 1, 1896, Frances LOrenda, infant
daughter OF Charles l.. and GeOrSiana z.
Cornell, age two months.
Funeral private, from 1910 X street
southeast. Item
FRENCH-on November Mrs. Margaret
French, aged seventy seven years.
Funeral Tuesday at 2: 20 p. IN. from the
residence OF her daughter, Mrs Nj 6:
Nolan, lis + street northwest 1t
PLUMMER-on Sunday, November l,
1886. at i p m, at her residence, oiO
Massachusetts avenue northeast, Henrietta
Valentine Plurnmer, Ill the cishtleth year or
her age.
Funeral services Will be held at Mt. Carmel
BapiIst Chutch, Fourth ana l. streets norm
west, Tuesday, November 3, ut 2 p. m.
Relatives and friends are respectfully in
vIted- She leaves three sons and a Caueh-
Pierce and Mary E Fletcher, to mourn
the loss Of u kind and loving mother
1t
THOMPSO Thursday, October 20,
1886, at IO:I5 p. m, at his tate residence.
La. Y street northwest, JOnH ii. ThOEip-
son, ia the eigntieJh year of his age.
Funeral services VIII be held at Guntun
Temple Memorial Presbyterian Church.
corner Fourteenth aud Z streets north
west, Munday morning. at IL O'Clock
Relatives and friends are respectfully ill.,
viLed to attend
WHALING-On November l, 1896, at
II 40 u. m, Mrs. JENNIE NJ, wife OF AleXan-
der l.. Whaling.
Funeral from her sisters t1lrs. wathenl
residence, 553 Third street northeast. Tues
day, November 3. 1886, at p. IN. Relatives
and friends respectfully invited to attend.
Item
The evening times., 1896-11-02
GOSSIP OF The GAY CIRCLES
E. H. SOthern Announces That He
Will Marry Miss Harmed.
Halloween Parties Were All the
Rage-Other Social Events of
the Season.

Mr.. E. II. Sothern, the actor. has an
nounced that hcisengaged to Miss Virginia
Harmed, and tn at the weddin. will occur
next summer, after the company's seasons
closed. Miss Harmed is at present acting
leading role in NJ. Sothern's play of IAN
Enemy TO the King but she is not reg
ularly Il member of the company, having
been engage for the season by \. NJ. Pal
mer. Miss kimball, who was supporting
Mr.. Solhern, was unable 10 act and Miss
Harmed was secured Tor the position until
she should be obliged to JON the Palmer
company.
Mr.. SOthcrn said yesterday he did not
know whether Miss Harmed would actin his
company after they We're married or not
She did not like travelling, and she might ac-
cept some one of several offers which she
had received TO play in New York
Miss Harned's first stage experience
| was in a travelling company playing Angus
tin DaIy's "A Night Off" She first ap-
pearcd in New York at the Fourteenth
Street Theater in play called Lady
Jane" She played a few more or less
important parts and was then engaged for
Mr.. Sothern's company about six years
ago. She made an excellent impression
Girl and She was also Clara Dexter in
The Master of WuodbarTow'' and Fanny
in Lettarhlair." She left Mr.. Sothern's
company two ur three seasons ago, and
since then she has played numerous parts
in numerous plays. She has been in COM
panies managed by Mr.. Palmer for some
time. She appeared in Lady Winder-
mcre's Fan and ia revival of ''ES-
meralda," which was given at Palmer's
Theatcr some tine ago. She was the
original Trilby Of the stage when the
dramati2atioE of Du Mauricr's novel was
played at the Garden Theatcr. She PLAYED
this part here and i'll other cities for a
long time.
Mr. Sothern is the son of Mr. E 4 Soth-
ern, and was born in New Orleans in sjg
He began acting " ncn ne was twenty wears
old, ana made rapid progress. He has been
ranked as star for the last nine years and
a little more For all that time he has
been under the management of Daniel Froh-
man, ana he has always played an engage
ment at the Lyccuyu Thcater early in the
season like the one which is lust now draw
Ing to close. His principal PLAYS have
been The Highest HiGdcr," Lord ClIurl-
The evening times., 1896-11-02
DOWN HIS PANTS LEG.
Place Where James Desmond Con-
cealcd n Long and Ancient Pistol.

a horse pistol nearly one yard in length.
Policeman HarTies and James Desmond,
"a respectable-iooking white lad, thirteen
years of age, were the principals in two
cases in Judge Millcr's police court this
forenoon.
Desmond was charged with carrying
concealed weapons. the big revolver, and
discuarging it i'll the Smithsonian Park.
Policeman Harries told OF hearing the re-
post. which awukc the sabbath cCnocs.
At first he did not know whether i, was
a dynamite explosion or n salute from a
ton of the report and saw the Desmond
nearby alley.
The giant pistol, which is Of lf-caliber.
was found IN the lads possession in 4 cav
airy holster As the policeman held UP
the long. rusty weapon in court, his honor
remarked nervously:
is it loadcd?''
NO, sir. 1 drew the cartridges"
The boy never had that thing con-
ccaled did he?" asked the judge.
Yes, sir. He had itdDwn his pants leg
Desmond was called to the stand and cX-
plaiuad that he boughtthe revolver Saturday
and was anxious to hear II go off. For that
reason he went into the Smithsonian park,
and fired it at a flock of sparruws.
He didn't hit any of the birds" said
the policeman aside. but III bet he scared
some of them nearly to death by the
noise"
The charge of concealed weapons was
dismissed and Desmond fined S5 for
shooting the oyergrown gun.