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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-04-16
THE OLD BURG.
Personal observation-disclosures Her
Ankle.

FREDERICKSBURG. VA, April ID
Especial DIR. j. y. Barney, of this city.
has been notified by Governor O'Ferrall
OF his appointment as one of the Board
of Visitors 20 the Medical College of
Virginia. This was to fill a vacancy
caused by the resignation of Hon. j. l..
Marye, who filled the position for a
number of years.
Florine, the little daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. G. L. Stewart. who live near
Aqllia creek. died last evening from
Group.
Mr. James Boucher. who was recently
murdered in the pine woods of North
Carolina, as reported in the Dispatch,
formerly worked here. with Hancock e.
Stearns, in the Fredericksburg Wood
Works.
Mr.. Charles II. Hurkamp has gone to
Washington with three OF his horses TO
attend the coming meeting at Bennings.
Sheriff J. NJ. Street. and Mr.. II. l..
Smithers, OF Middlesex, reached home
yesterday with the negro. who. IT is
charged recently committed a murder in
that county.
Miss Louise Sommecville daughter OF
Professor Sommervile, had her ankle
broken yesterday afternoon by falling
from a wire she was swinging on.
Miss Annie May Brent. went to Rich
mond to-day 10 visit friends.
Mrs. Frank Coates. is In Richmond.
visiting her sister. Mrs. Nelson.
Mr. W. L.. Brsnnan. went to Rich
mond this morning 10 visit his mother.
who is very i'll.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-04-16
BEET-SUGAR SEED.
Large Quantities Being Sent 10
Farmers and Experiment stations.

WASHINGTON, April 15.-The Agricul-
tural Department is sending to farmers
and experiment stations large amount
of beet-sugar seed. TO determine the
feasibility Of growing the seed i'm GER
tain sections of the country. Secretary
Wilson to-day said: 1--WE have just
about finished sending out sugar-beet-
seed to most of the States in the Union.
They are experimenting South about as
far as the Carolinas and Texas. Every
effort has been made to procure first
class seed. Most of the work is being
done through experiment stations. that
get seed from the department, and send
it out with instructions regarding the
cultivation of plants and provision for
a return Of samples TO the stations in the
fall for analysis"
ut seems TO us that the effort Of the
Department Of Agriculture TO save the
800. 100000 that we now pay out annually
for sugar. and our reaching for the $50
100000 that the British pay for their but
ter each year. will help the balance Of
trade eventually"
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0. H. BERRY 6 co.
EXTENSIONS At wEsTMORELAND
THE Club Decides Upon Them, Not
withstanding Minority Reports.

There was a general meeting Of the
Westmoreland Club last night to con-
slider the report OF the committee appoint
ed at the last annual session 10 deter
mine upon the expediency of making GER
tain improvements to the handsome home
of the club. at the corner Of sixth and
Grace streets.
President Virginius Newton filled the
chair, and the attendance was unusually
large The committee submitted its re-
port. recommending changes ana extern
sions which would cost about So.OOo the
details Of which were printed IN the Dis
patch on Wednesday morning.
They embrace the entire removal OF the
present porch and the erection of a stair
wing which will facilitate access 10 all
parts of the building. The new staircase
wing building is to- take the place or the
present porch. and will have a width or
about Il - feet, and viii project from
the present building about II IL feet, and
will contain a staircase on two sides. run
ming from the basement to the first floor.
whence double staircase on the east
and west sides will run up 10 a platform
on the south side. with single return
TO the sacond floor. on each side Of which
will be entrances 10 the bathrooms Ihe
second floor Of the new wing building y,
according 10 the report, 10 be devoted 10
bathrooms. and the third floor is divided
into bathrooms, laVatOrios. and store
rooms. A clOak-room will be situated be-
meath the main staircase 10 the platform
on the west side. opposite the mead OF
the staircase in the basement.
This grand stairway willie be a piece DE
resistance and the general finish is TO be
pure white with polished oak handrails.
carved. polished oak newell caps. &c.
There are TO be picturesque electric lights
on the newell posts. and an elegant cleo
trolier is to be suspended over the plat
form. As you enter the club from Grace
street a magnificent stained-glass win
dow with the grand staircase. will con-
front you. inches and hooks for Mower
case. and the design is to be most pic
turesuue delightful, and pleasing The
ceiling is TO be beautifully frescoed, and
new and elaborate mantel added.
On the third floor some of the smaller
apartments are to be thrown into the
larger ones and the rooms viii be reno
waited and repapered throughout The
main object of these alterations Is TO pro-
vide accommodation for entertainments
and functions of all sorts.
The report was discussed at considcra-
BILE length. and Mr.. Thomas NJ. Ruther-
foord. ex-president of the club and
member of the committee, submitted a
minority report, concurring in the desira-
biity Of the proposed improvements, but
arguing that the time had not yet come
Lee also presented a minority report,
advocating a greater extension and more
elaborate improvements at this time.
After the whole question had been tho
roughly discussed. the club adopted the
report Of the committee by a large ma
iority. and the members adjourned TO re-
freshments.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-04-16

Will be compiled by II. a. Rediora' Oh
Richmond. compiler Of the Virginia JOINT
rate-sheet. Among those present were
Mr.. BEDFORD. and .rate-clerks oi the .loi-
lowing railroads. r q. Pogue, OF tne
Seaboard Air-IAne. Portsmouth, va; "a
L. Johnston of the Southern railway.
Washington. d. c.. X. J. Anderson, OF
the Norfolk and Western railway, hoa-
noke, va: II. E,-Coates, OF the Baiti-
more and Ohio railroad Baltimore; III.
S. Johnston. of the Pennsylvania railroad,
Philadelphia; r. a. Braunstein. OF the
Chesapeake and Ohio railway, washing
ton. ID. G.
The Allegheny Institute baseball team
left here to-day for Lexington. Va, where
they will play with Washington ana lee
tomorrow. and with the Virginia Mill
tary Institute on Saturday. The Al
leghany boys were trained by Brodie this
spring. and play a good game.
j. G. Cassel. superintendent OF the
Radford and Pulaski divisions OF the
Norfolk and Western railway, has APP
pointed James M. Breesler trainmaster
and j. H. Mitchell sistant-trainmaster
Of the Pulaski Division. and r. G..
Henley Observation-Disclosures of the Rad
ford Division Of the road.
Marcellus NJ. Ramsey. n promising
young businessman of this city, and
Miss Elizabeth +. Iayman, of Coyners
Springs, seven miles northeast of here,
were married at the home of the bride
to-day by Rev. J. c, Denton, OF the Ger
man Baptist church. The bride and
groom left on the afternoon train for
short trip to the South. after which they
will return to their home in this city.
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General Assembly's home missions. V-'.'o
to the invalid fund. szls.W. ihele ar
fifty-seven churches. and of thir,y-,wo
ministers on the roll Of the presoy'e,s
only twenty-four are actively WORKING ~
its bounds. the others being on the iorelsn
and other fields and few innrm. Inc
committee il very laborious one. ana
I'm order TO resch feeble churches ana
destitute fields, proposes new grouping
Of churches. Many interesting facts were
developed during the discussion OF TINS
subject. and great interest was shown py
tho presbytery and congregation present
which was enlivened by occasional hu-
morous speeches from brethren iaporing
in the back woods and others.
The following groups. recommended by
the committee, were adopted:
(. Galatea, Glen wilton. and Rich patch.
9. Low Moor, Keyser-M and
Shawn.
3. Fincastle and Mountain Union.
4. Buchanan. High Bridge. and CARMEL.
;. Ninton. Bethany. and WOodside.
6. Salem and White House.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-04-16
THE Young MEN ARRESTED.
Ncssrs. Brnndcr and Carr charge"
with Being About Ia Break Pehce'

Sergeant Junius A. Cosby on YESTERDAY
swore out warrants for the arrest OF
Messrs Thomas W. Brander. wallace y.
carr and u. J. Carr, ana they were
served on Mr.. Brander and one OF the
Messrs. carr. but at late, hour last
night the third warrant had not Deeh
served. - .ho
These arrests are the outcome or inc
feht between Messrs. Brander ana arr,
which took place. as told in YESTERDAY
cbarge Of fighting is not registered against
The Gentlemen. however. but the warrants
ollege that they were about 10 commit
a breach Of the peace. They were sworn
,rincinaIs TO Mondays fight were not
SATISFIED with their fracas there, and con-
templated renewing the difficulty.
The case will come up IN the foice
that the young men will be bound over
10 keep the peace.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-04-16
Presbytery of Montgomery at Bed
ford City.

BEDFORD CITY. April l5.-(Special)-
Since the close Of yesterdays letter the
presbytery has received and enrolled a
new church. called "Bonbrook." organ
lied Al the place Of that name in Frank
lin county.
Mr. Charles Friend. a candidate for the
ministry was very thoroughly examined
yesterday afternoon on HIS literary and
theological course. He read his popular
lecture yesterday afternoon and preach
ed his trial sermon last night before a
large congregation. All of his parts of
trial have been cordially sustained
Reports on evangelistic labor were pre-
scented last night from which II appeared
that the requirement that pastors preach
n week AT the places to which they are
sent has been cbeerfully observed and
with excellent results
To-day after devotional exercises for
helf an hour, the presbytcry proceeded 10
business.
Rev. J. W. Shackford. OF the Methodist
church. was Invited TO sit as a correspond
ing member.
The enrolments thus far show that there
are twenty-five ministers and twentv-
five ruling elders present.
sThe great subject OF home missions
within the bounds Of the presbyterv Is
now before the body. the annual report
OF its permanent committee R. IA. Flary.
chairman being under consideration. The
churches have contributed to local or
presbyterial home missions. s5is.s6 TO the
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-04-16
FIRE AND BURGLARY.
Sforehouse and Dwelling In Craig
(AOmnty Burned.

NEW CASTLE. VA. April 15.-(Spe-
cial)-The storehouse of f. b. Wagner,
and the stock Of goods therein belong
ing to F. y. Wagner Sc Brothers, to-
gether with the dwelling house OF F. b..
Wagner, attached to the storehouse
situated at Willow Brook. one mile
south Of this place. were totally de-
stroyed by fire at o'clock on yester-
day morning. The storehouse was en-
tered by robbers and the iron safe opened
and about 500 in money and
gold watch We're taken therefrom. All
of the books of the firm and the funds
Of both the firm and Of +. y. Wagner
were destroyed. The bonds amounted
to more than $1,000 and covered sue
cessfui business career OF more than
twenty years. The loss outside OF the
bonds and books amounts to about 5000.
covered by $500 insurance. There Is
no clue to the perpetrators of this great
crime. Two daughters Of f. b. WAGNER
barely escaped being burned to death,
as the fire had made great Roadway
and was beyond control when first dis
covered.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-04-16
TO BE CouRT-MApTIALLEp.
Captain tHnrris's Failure. to send IN
Ifjs Report the Causc,

CAPTAIN Harris. 7. commandant of the
Blackstone Company. Third Regiment IN
fan,ry. IS TO be court-martialled for fat
lng 10 send in 10 the Acknowledgements
within the prescribed time. his quaTteriy
report for the first three months Of inc
year 1897. Tho court VIII assemble j."
Black stone next z Thursday at noon.
The order FOR t1is. step was as is A1iul
quietly by the Governor. ana INC HuJu-
fant- General being out OF the city yes
terlay but little could be learned ri ol f ne
lows. t,aptair Il. j .esIic Spence. OF Klch-
mond. president; CaI ain Mersnui p
rcli. OF Norfolk. Fourth -NrsfniT reg reg
mcnt: CAPTAIN \. l.. Lumsden,. OF Ten ten
mond. aidc-de-camp 10 Brlgaiuler -',r,.e.1l
l.. phillips: Captain 6. n. Cra .I,,
OF richmond. Company d, First virginia
Regiment Infantry; captain 7, , aI,wr'
iTvIsr Of the Fourth Virginia keginenI
Infantry. and Captain =. NJ. Noon. OF
the Richmond Light-lnfaitrye biues'
Cantsn Harris Is one OF The most high
iy esteemed officers in the service IN III
einia and this is probably the hrst uhe
n case OF this sort has arisen.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-04-16
GLASGOW.
This Boom Town Waking Up-En-
terprIses-Churches

GLASGOW. VA. AprE 15-(speciai)-
The noted boom town of Glasgow, Va,
which has been asleep for three or four
years. seems TO be awakening up. Messrs.
Locker & Co. have put up a splendid
cement-mill with a capacity Of 200 bar
rels daily, and they are receiving large
orders for the celebrated James-river
cement. The mill is running day and
night. A company has been organized
here TO begin the manufacture Of smoking
tobacco May lst. and persons have leased
the land company's office, which they will
open as "A frst-c,ass hotel. This will
give the travelling men. and also fishing
and hunting parties. most desirable
stopping place. Already several families
from Lynchburg and other cities have
been secured TO spend the heated term
in this cool. sequestered spot. The popu-
lation Of the town has increased from
250 to 800 i'm the last twelve r<onths. We
have three organized churches-Presbv-
terrain. Episcopalian, ana Methodist. We
have preaching twice every Sunday and
two Sabbath schools
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-04-16
WILL PROBABLY DIE.
WeIi-K nown Importer of Bananas
SiOOts Himself.

MOBILE, ALA, April l5.-J. Leonard
Mueller. general manager Of the Snyder
Banana Company of this city. and one
Of the best-known men connected with
the Importation Of bananas through this
port aud New Orleans. shot himself In
the head at $3.50 o'clock this morning in
the Office of the company in this city.
He will probably die.
Mr.. Mueller has been in bad health for
some time. He came to this city about
four years ago from New orleans. At
the recent municipal election he was
elected an alderman at large. and this
office he held until last Monday. when he
resigned, on account Of ili-health. He
was last season vice-president Of the
Southern League Of baseball clubs. and
one Of the directors of the Mobile Club.
He leaves a wife and a daughter.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-04-16
UNIVERSITY GAYETY.
Several Entertainments by Students
UooI<cd-Irair Ones Arriving.

CHARLOTTESVILLE. VA, April Is
Especial. )-Lenten abstinence, it would
seem. has been a season Of preparation
for Easter gayeties. The University Of
Virginia German Club has arranged for
its usual Easter germans. The annual
cotillon Of the peter Magill" comes off
in the Armory Tuesday; Thursday eve
ming the Beta Theta III fraternity gives
its annual german in the Fayerweather
gymnasium. while on the previous eve
ming the V. V. V. Dramatic Club will
afford a society event i'm the performance
of "The Flirt," at the jefferson AuditO-
rum. 4 great many young ladies have
already arrived 10 be present at these
festivities and others are to come.
Mrs. w. II. Parkinson has gone TO st,
Louis TO attend the marriage Of Mr..
Charles b. Mullillen.
A portrait OF Thomas Jefferson. pre-
scented by Dr. w. G. NftEandolph and
Miss Cary Randolph, has been hung
over the JUDGES bench in the court
house, making the third portrait re-
Gently placed in this room, the first be-
ing that OF Judge Field, and the Sc
cond that Of the Hon. Valentine w.
Southall.
AT the Miller School yesterday the
school team defeated the Staunton nine
by a score Of l9 10 4, in a seven-inning
contest
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-04-16
DEATH OF A VETERAN.
Captain James II. Barnes, of Amelia
County.

AMELIA COURTHOUSE, VA, April
-(Special.)-Captain James II. Barnes,
one of the Oldest and most-esteemed citi-
zens of this county, died on yesterday
morning at o'clock, after a long illness;
aged about 50 years. Captain Barnes was
a man OF noble character and Christian
life. He was a veteran of two wars. He
enlisted i'm the Petersburg Volunteers,
and fought through the Mexican war. In
the late civil struggle he was captain Of
the Amelia Minute Men, in the Forty
fourth Virginia Regiment and served UNI
der Stonewall Jackson with distinguished
gallantry. Naturally of a nervous and
excitable temperament, he was always
calm and self-possessed in the hour of
greatest danger. At the battle of Frede-
ricksburg he was wounded and as he fell
to the earth ne gave an exclamation Of
triumphant defiance. For more than fifty
years Captain Barnes had been a local
preacher in the Methodist Church. and
was earnest. devoted. and efficient in the
discharge OF his ministerial duties. In
his religious ministrations 10 the sick and
wounded soldiers he will long be remem-
bered by the recipients of his kindness
Twenty years ago he was appointed by
Judge +. r. Farrar Superintendent of the
Poor of Amelia county. which office he
held to the day of his death.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-04-16
Last OF .he Brownies.

This week we will close our offer OF
the Brownie Primers to our patrons.
These interesting little creations of Pal
mer Cox have been greatly appreciated
as is evidenced by the demand for them
from our subscribers. There may be
some who have wanted them, but de-
layed sending in their orders. To such.
we give this timely notice. To secure
the books cut coupon in advertisement,
and send with 10 cents. Be careiul 10
state whether you wish first. second or
third set. and address Book Department,
the Disnatch Company. Richmond, Va.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-04-16
MESSIAH AND CRUCIFIXION.
One to he Sung nj II. Paufs To-
Night; the other at Holy Trinity.

The particular features Of the Good
Friday observance in the city churches
to-day will be the singing Of selections
from the Messiah" at ST. Pauls and Of
"The Crucifxion" at Holy Trinity.
The solos Will be sung a st. Paurs by
Mrs. Jacob Reinhardt, Miss Meade. and
Mr.. Trbbett. and al Holy Trinity by
Messrs. Coalter and ScrivcnOr. Only the
second part Of the Messiah Will be given.
that being occupied with the sufferings
and exaltation of Christ 1t will be sung
tonight for the first time i'm Richmond
for many years
The Crucifixion" IS well known here
having been given every Good Friday for
the past three years. The splendid choir
of Holy Trinity will be assisted by seve-
raj members Of the Wednesday Club, and
IL is safe TO say that it will be as i'm
pressive as 1t always has been, and
equally well interpreted.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-04-16
CocK-FrGHTIvG STILL Gors nv
The Chickens Were Pitfcd tn.,a..
Each other Last Might

The sports Of this city. who have O
pencbant for cock-fghting. do not re.
pose 10 let such little thing az lou,
stand In their way when they want h.
enjoy themselves. and II Is frequently fbs
case that they journey beyond tho ot,
limits 70 sequestered SPOT known ooly
10 themselves. and pit their chlokens
against each other.
a journey OF this kind was made laet
night. but diiigent search on the part NJ
ncwspaper-men failed 10 reveal tho 500,
The chickens were taken out early ga fb.
evening and the sports went later grr.-
raj gentlemen who had been 10 the main
were seen after their return from ffe
fight. bat all were exceedingly rofIcrnl
and simply referred the reporter to Dr
Jub r. wood
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-04-16

NORFOLK. VA. April 5.-(special5-
The examination OF Charles Kendrick, OF
West Norfolk, for murder. which was
called by Justice owens to-day, turned
out to be a farce. Some days ago the
body of a colored boatman named Rufus
Dunkins was found floating IN the river.
and in the back of the neck appeared a
small. round hole. which gave rise TO
the theory thai the boatman had been
shot. He and Kendrick. ii was known,
were not on good terms. and the white
man was. therefore. arrested. charged
with the murder. The evidence to-day
developed the fact that the boatman had
not been shot. but that be was acct
dentally drowned. The charge OF MUIR
der was, therefore. quashed.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-04-16
THE HILL CITY.
The Southern Railways New Ter
ruinus-TO Investigate,

LYNCHBURG. VA, April l5.-Cspe-
cial.)-six carloads Of tools and
one of workmen passed through here
this morning, en- route for McIvor's Sta
ton. several miles north of Lynchburg,
where work will begin at once on the
new terminus of the Southern railroad.
The contract for the grading has been
let to NJ. j. Condor. of Knoxville. Tenn.
AT a meeting of the school trustees
of Campbell county to-day u committee
was appointed. with Captain n. j. Floyd
as chairman, to investigate the accounts
of ex-Treasurer f.. s. Norman. In con-
nection with the county school fund.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-04-16
RATE CLERKS MEET.
Excursion Fares Agreed .upon-NOr-
folk md Western Appointments.

ROANOKE. VA. April l5.--tSpecial)-
A meeting of rate clerks OF the railways
mentioned below was held here to-day
In the office OF General Passenger-Agen
w. u. Beyill. OF the Norfolk and West
ern railway. to compile sheet OF ex-
cursion fares to all the summer resorts
I'm Virginia Tennessee and the Caro-
linas for the summer OF 1897, from the
principal cities and towns south OF the
Potomac river. The rates agreed upon