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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-11-22
TIE BEDFORD ASSAULT CASE.
Jim Webster Held in LynchD"rg ior
safe Keeping.

LYNCHBURG, VA, Nov I'-S9ecial,
Fuller details in regard 70 tns cIiMllal
I'M, made bv a negro on Miss Mary
Aunsnsueh AZ Bedford City. show that
a. was one OF the most shocking and
aiahoIIcal Of crimes. He chOked Miss
A-rnspaueh into insensibllity. and finally
threw her into the filthy drain OF the
stable. As stated jim Webster was ar
rested and brought here.
soon after dark the negro was taken
from the Bedford City jail by officers
ana concealed In a thick hedge OF Usage
oranges until the arrival OF the midnight
txaIa when he was BROUGHT hare II Is
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-11-22

a summons has been sent to the United
States Marshal by Tie Interstate Com
mcrco Commission IN serve ON Mr. j. w.
Hopkins, the coal and fuel agent Of the
Chesapeake * Ohio railway. 90 appear
before the commission ON November 2sth.
Mr. Hopkins is ont of the city. His
department IS charged with violating the
rules laii down by the commission.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-11-22
WRIT OF ERROR REFUSED.
John Hancock VIII Hang at Lynch
burg December End.

LYNCHBURG, VA, Nov. 2i.-special.
A telegram received here to-day from
Richmond announced that the Court OF
Appeals had refused a writ OF error in
the case OF John Hancock. tho negro
WIN Is sentenced TO Zoe hanged here De-
cember "a for criminal assault on iva
little white girls.
Counsel for the negro have not decided
what further steps they will take.
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Ahlc TO hnncar.

Mr.. Albert Gates. who was badly cut
by Charles Koch % few days ago, is stead
iy improving and VIII De able to- appear
when tho case omo up in tho Police
Court.
NIr. Gates Is employed by the Hancock
Cigar Company. No. 3S south Beividere
street. anG it SIS bis father. Mr. NJ a.
Gates. who is employed at the Upper Gas
Works.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-11-22
Clothing House Afirc.

4 small fire occurred I'm the clothing
store of W. Julian Tyler ON Sunday
morning just after 10 o'clock. It was
caused by am electric wire. but was put
out by Engine No. @ before any damage
had been done.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-11-22
COMPLIMENT TO SHIPBUILDERS.
Papers for the Contracts Returned
without Alteration.

The authorities AZ Washington returned
yesterday. duly executed by Secretary
Long. the contracts for the construction
OF the three torpedo boats Nos. 81. 81 and
80: the "Shubrick." the Stockton and
the Thornton" and the two torpedo boat
d~estroyerA Nos. a and 6. the 'Dale" 4
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-11-22
Placed Under Bonds.

james Flood was charged yesterday
morning before Squire II. D. Larus with
|assaulting, cursing and abusing Mr.. Otto
b. Naumann, and threatening him with
q pistol.
lie was placed under 800 bonds.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-11-22

Captain ]. w. Pegram, secretary Of the
Life Insurance Company OF Virginia, is
confined 10 his residence by Illness. He
IS not seriously i'll.
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Continued the Case.

Tho case against Robert Green, col
ored, charged with stealing a cow and
a mule. came before the Henrico County
Court yesterday morning. but was on
tinued until the 26th instant.
The court then adjourned for the day.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-11-22

II was said last night that Row nr.
o had passed "a very uncomioIl'9.
dav, and was not nearly 80 wei as ne
has been since his accident.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-11-22

they have just received a big shipment
OF Football Enthusiastically and
North Carolina colors-which they are
selling at special prices.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-11-22
ADDRESS TO STUDENTS.
Imnressive Scene at the First Baptist
Church on SUNDAY.

A ~sincularly impressive service was held
n, tbo First BAPTIST church Sunday night.
I, wss announced nat the students OF
- "a -,ons academic. professional and
frsiness colleges would be especially well
comed al mis- time. and that Professor
Robert Frazer, principal OF the Female
Normal schooL. at Farmyiue VA mould
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-11-22

The Richmond Academy Of Medicine
and Surgery will hold its regular monthly
meeting tonight az Lee Camp Han at
$50 o'clock. Dr.. a. G.. Palmer will read
a paper on acute Influenza
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not known when the Negroes preliminary
trial will take place. lie wrote a letter
to-day 20 his father asserting his limos
cence n declaring that he would prove
H..
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heavy carving and clawed feet was
eivon them. The giyer was n Of hIch-
mond's prominent merchants. Mr. l.
stern.
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Locomotives Shipped TO Finland.

The engines which were built by the
Richmond Locomotive Works for tho
government OF Finland. viii go across
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-11-22
TWO RAILROADS
CONSOLIDATED.
The Richmond and Petersburg and
Petersburg Lines.
ALL The STOCK AGREES.
The New Company 70 BE known as II
Atlantic Coast line Railroad COM
pany OF Virginia - Annual
Meeting Yesterday
ALL The STOCK AGREES

m. picbwond and petersburg railroad
~ p.ferebure railroad have consol-
t.-.I t, accordance with an act OF Leg
ieiaffre authorizing such acilon'
T.. e-forEholasrs of the two roads met
.f.r6.y and after going over the Nail-
.r. conditions entering into such q move
mont aI tho stock represented agreed 70
Size Consolidation
T.o name OF the new company IS the
Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Company
Of Virginia.
rhe papers were drawn mp AZ a later
meeting OF tho stockholders i'm the after
noon. and tho question OF issuing stock
seffIcl 40 officers have yet been named
under the new company. but Mr. AlCXau-
der Hamilton. president OF the Richmond
and Petersburg railroad viii probably
o. made president OF the now company.
The object of The consolidation i8 60
fcducc expenses and otherwise improve
Tie condition Of tho two companies af-
ialrs. DO is NOT Thought there viii Doe any
changes iu tho management of executive
officers. nor in tho policy OF the Two
roads.
RICHMOND AND PETERSBURG.
The annual meeting of the stockholders
81 the Richmond and Petersburg rail-
road was held yesterday.
The report of the vice president and
Board of Directors for tho year ending
November 1st. lsaH. was submitted Joy
Vice President Walters ord showed the
Affairs of tho company 20 be I'm q saus-
factory conditnon. The report contained
q statement showing The business done
Tor tho hs1l year ending juno %, lssoi
as follows.
Gross receipts from transDorta-
tiOn wore ........... ..'....'.'.Fi-l9l4 y
Operating expenses and taxes. 2s6 .i0i 80
Not receipts ............"....$lNilOf IS
Received Tor rent and interest. 6.41 So
Not revenue .Sltl0lb Ga
Interest ora bonded debt. S3i1i5 90
Dividends .........,.. 80. 900" 10
- iO4i75 %
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1895 1897 Inc.
Mileage. ass as
Week ending Nov
embcr 18th ........S2S. 2S S25.595 s2733
Two weeks ending
November 18th So. 52.Nl 500 lS4l
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been made state regent of Georgia, for the Daughters of the American Revolution. Mrs. Kings election occurred at Washing ton, D. O., at the national congress of the Daughters of the American Revolutionists. She has been prominent for several years in this patriotic organization, and was regent of the first local chapter formed at Atlanta. Mrs. King is a woman of un- usually attractive personality; a woman of strong character, and cultivated intellect. Although she is now thoroughly identified with her adopted home, Atlanta, Mrs. King Is a native of Alabama. and previous to her marriage was Miss Carrie Remsen, of Tal- ladega- She has many relatives in this state, among the number being Mrs. Frank s. White. of Birmingham, who is her cousin. Mrs. Porter King is also an Ala banian, a native of the town of Marion.
 .s4
 The statement that Mrs. A. c. Reckling participated in the court quadrille at the carnival ball on Tuesday night was an er- ror.s Instead of Mrs. Reckling it was Mrs.
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James J. Garrett, at 7ss West Twentieth street.
 Misses Ada and Eloise Johnston have re- turned from brief visit to New Orleans.
 Miss Mary Leigh Broadway is spending several weeks with her father at New Or leans.
 Mrs. Russell McCord, of Selma, after a short visit to Mrs. s. Perry Fowlkes, on the South Highlands. has returned home.
 The concert for the benefit of James F. Gillies will take place Tuesday evening, March 1, at Scales hall. The numbers will be rendered by the best talent of the city, and every effort made for its success. The programme will consist of choruses and solos-selections that will make it thoroughly enjoyable.
 Miss Hattie McDavid. of Florence, is the guest of Miss Hannah Elliott
 Mrs. c. P. Perrin is visiting Mrs. Thomas Ward and Mrs. J. D. Kirkpatrick, on the South Highlands.
 Miss Denison, of Seamore. Ind. is wis., iting Miss Millie Price. at Avondale
 Mrs. Dr. A. E. Meadow is the guest of her aunt, Mrs. M. Andrews, S20 Nineteenth street.
 MT. Charles Bennows Is visiting his aunt, Mrs. N. R. Bowers, 2107 Sixth avenue.
 Miss Emily Summers is the guest of friends at Jasper, Ala.
 The Nineteenth Century club met yes- terday afternoon with Mrs. Hugh Nor row, at the home of her parents, MT. and Mrs. J. R. Smith. The afternoon was de- voted to James Russell Lowell and his writings. Miss Meade gave biographical sketch of Lowell; Miss John read "vision of Sir Launfal": Miss Fannie Meade read a selection from Lowells works, and the club, lead by Miss Johnston, discussed Poets as Politicians.'
 The club will be entertained next by Miss Julia Ward.
 Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Barbour. at their
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The Woman's international
Press Union

OutOts The following from a Washington ex- change will be Of interest to the news paper women of the state:
 "The International Congress of Press Women at its final sesson yesterday after noon at the Columbian university resolved itself into a mass meeting which gave birth to new organization, fully officered and equipped, to be known as the Woman S International Press union, and will meet in this city every year. This action was the result of the discussion on the Outcome of Press Congresses led by Mrs H. B. Sperry, and participated in by nearly all the delegates
 ''The constitution adopted resembles in part that of the National Woman's Press association, the purpose of the organization being to further social intercourse among it's members, who are to be recruited from the ranks of women engaged actively in newspaper work, magazine writers, au- thors and illustrators. The charter mem bers believe that to meet once year and hear of what others are doing in the same field will serve to advance the welfare of all members of the profession and to give members far removed from literary cen- tcrs an opportunity to keep abreast of the times.
 effected by a unanimous vote of all pres ent the election of officers was proceeded with, and the following were chosen: Pres- ident, Mrs. Mary s. Lockwood, Washing ton; first yice-president, Mrs. Ellen 8. Cromwell, Washington; second vice-presi- dent, Mrs. Helen E. Day, St. Louis; third vice-president, Kathleen Blake Watkins. Kit of the Toronto Mail, Toronto; fourth vice-president, Mrs. Agnew Smith Lewiss
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home on Fountain Heights, entertained number of their friends Wednesday, evening in honor of Mrs. Barbour's twen5 tieth birthday. Many handsome presenJ were received by Mrs. Barbour.
 Miss Mabele Stollenwerck has returned from a trip to New Orleans.
 Mir. and Mrs. W. N. Knight, of Greenss boro, are visiting the Misses Booker, on the South Highlands.
 Mr. and Mrs. A. K. lobe and their thres children returned Wednesday to their home at Jackson, Tenn, after & pleasant visit to Mir. and Mrs. T. A. Schoolar, the parents of Mrs. lobe.
 Mrs. A. Slaughter gave a handsome luncheon Wednesday complimentary to, more. The following ladies were Mrs. Slaughter's guests: Mrs. Henry Mann, oA Baltimore; Mrs. Risa Ledesdorf, of New York; Mrs. I. Simpson, of Birminghamf Mrs. Kull, of Petersburg, Va; Mrs. Davist of Petersburg, Va; Mrs. Louis Saks, of more; Mrs. D. Friedman, of Birminghz ma Mrs. Herman Saks, of Birmingham, and Miss Estelle Slaughter.
 The Y. P S. C. D. will give poverty party this evening at o'clock, at the Third Presbyterian church, corner of Ave. nue F and Twenty-second street.
 Miss Willie Allen will deliver her inter. esting lecture before the Pollock-Stephens institute tomorrow evening on the subject Florence" and the views of that city and vicinity Miss Aliens lecture deals at length with this historic portion of thd European continent, and promises to be q rare intellectual treat. Much of the lec1 ture is devoted to the worlds masterpieces of sculpture and other triumphs of art iu
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1 IN THE SOCIAL REALM. ]
-BY MRs. GEORGE Q. BALL----.w
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still. they are eminetly sensible in material and cut. Silk is the fayorite material, and. as there never was time when silk could be bought so cheap, 1t is quite possible, even for the woman who has to consult economy to have several. Fashion requires that Things of the cloth suits this year shall be of contrasting silk, and one of the newest fads Is to have a petticoat to wear under the gown of the same color as the gown itself but just shade or two lighter. All these are fuller than they were. but the fullness is gathered into a small space at the back, quite like the skirt of the gowns, and the fit over the stomach and the hips is carefully attended to. A deep fiounce is still the fashion, but the skirt itself extends under the flounce now. One or more ruffies to trim the hounce and just as many inside ruches or little f1ounces, as can be put in are added. Lace insertion Is very much used--black laces on the f1ounces of petticoats to wear with street gowns, white lace on those to wear with light gowns in the house. In all the pet ticoats there is some attempt at wiring, either with a feather bone run through just above and below the f1ounce. or the dress extenders which are really capital, put in- to the back breadths, so that the petticoat hangs out full and wide. The objection often raised that silk petticoats are too cold for winter wear is quite done away with by lining them this flannel as far as the knee. This does not add to the weight, and yet gives sufficient warmth.
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Mrs. Sylvester Scovel the First
 Heroine of the Coming War

"One American grl.' and a St. Louis girl, says exchange, who has been ad- ministering to those who survived the tragedy on the Maine, is Mrs. Sylvester Scovel, the wife of the New York World correspondent in Cuba. She was Miss Cabanne. of St. Louis. While her hus- band has been doing his duty by placing before the World readers the truth con- corning the frightful tragedy, Mrs. Scoyel has found her duty in the hospitals of Havana. She has been lay sister Of mercy, comforting the wounded by her gentle presence. But more; with thought full kindness she has borne in mind those other American women and girls, those mothers, wives and sweethearts far away, who, tortured by fearful anxiety, prayed to know the worst rather than endure poignant surprise
 Yesterday Mrs Scovel made supremely happy one American girl, Miss Bertha Cum, of Plainfield, N. J. Miss Clum is a pretty brunette, IS years old, and fine amateur actress. As she is proud of it, and as all her friends know of it, there is no harm in telling that Miss Bertha's
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blue jacket-hes only 2l years old-told her his term of enlistment would end on the 1st day of next August, and that he had determined to quit the navy that he might be near her. He renewed his prom fses and happily anticipated their mar riage. For three days after the explosion Miss Bertha did not know if her affianced was dead or aliye-three days of dread and grief. Then the newspapers told her he was alive in the San Ambrose hospital in Havana. She was grateful, immensely re- lieved, but how serious were his injuries?
 letter written came to Miss Bertha yesterday. It was hastily written, because it was written the day after the catas- trophe that cost so many brave lives; hast fly written in a hospital, where men lay moaning and dying; hastily written, but dictated by that tender sympathy which only one gentlewoman can feel for an other. Here's the letter:
 Havana, Cuba, Feb. 16. 1S9S.-Miss Cum: Alfred Johnson asks me to write and tell you that he was on the Maine, but es- capped with a few bruises. He is in the hospital here and is being well cared for. Don't be uneasy at all l will try to write you again. but if you don't hear from me don't be uneasy, because everything is being done for the remaining crew.
 MRS. SYLVESTER SCOVEL."
 Alfred Johnson is a lucky fellow. He was one of the crew of the Kearsage when she foundered. Curiously enough, John son drew the sketch of the Kearsage as she foundered on the last letter he wrote to Miss Bertha on the Maine. Not only has Mrs. Scovel brought joy to Miss Cum, but others as well. Indeed, all the south west is indebted to her for one of the i'm portant cablegrams in the Sunday World She acted as courier, and sailed from Ha- vana to Key West with it Saturday in or der to evade the censor. Mrs Scovel was the only American woman at the funeral
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Some Fashion Notes
 From Fashion Writers

The long sashes that are now fashiona- ble and that serve as an adornment for otherwise rather plain skirts need not be of brilliant hue Especially is this true where the skirt has some trimming, and the rule seems to be. though, Nike all rules, it has many exceptions, that the plainer the skirt the brighter the sash. In a costume seen at a Walnut street tea the skirt had two bands of the brown moss trimming that ornamented the bodice, and its sash was a plain one, of light brown silk, sprineing from a folded belt The goods of this dress was brown woolen suiting, plastron and collar being brown faille, the reyers tending into @ deep sailor collar at the back. To accompany this dress was a brown velvet hat, of singular shape, as it turned up very sharply in front, where it was trimmed with two 'ear' bows fast ened with a buckle. Several rich brown plumes swept toward the back
 The white. feather is going to be feat ure of the seasons hat and if you have Q bunch of fattened out white feathers left over from some former turn of fashion. send them off to the feather makers, and have them turned into full, curly plumes. The most stunning aigrette effect of the coming season will be reinforced by at least many as two unright and high white plumes. These feathers are supposed to be natural, and not split" but the tips hang down so that you cannot be sure or that the horrid thing who is "talking you all in'' cannot be sure.
 All dressy toquos show the flash of a white plume: no picture hat would be right without a white feather, the longer and the more dropping the better, and even the modest little bonnet may support sudden and aspiring plume if only it be white. As a rule, on the large hat the plumes lie horizontally inseead of standing upright. This is rather radical change from last season. Many big hats wiM be trimmed with merely pair of plumes set along the brim least and west" the crossed quills hidden by a big bunch of velvet.
 Not by any means the least important part of costume Is the petticoat. Indeed it has come to be regarded as necessary that retticoats should fit and hang well as that the gown itself should be well cut. Again and sagndn a costume is seen which in it. self islNvery smart, yet looks somehow ex- ceedingly dowdy and quite lacking in style: The real reason for this is that the petti- coats worn beneath 1t are not well cut. Women who arc really In other ways neat never seem to realize how much thought and care should be bestowed upon this par ticuiar article of dress. The new styles in pethcoats are bewilderingly pretty; better
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Miss Glenn's Defense
 Of Southern Girls
soessee0eoeeeee

Although Mrs. Joseph Kingsberry's first letter, upbraiding Atlanta girls and accus- ing them of tendency towards promiseu- ous kissing, was published several weeks ago, the excitement incident to her attack has not yet entirely subsided. So many women have thrown themselves Into the breach in defense of southern girls, their manners and their morals, that Mrs. Kings berry has written other letters when are being published by the northern papers.
 But perhaps the most outspoken opponent Mrs. Kingsberry has encountered in this war of words is Miss Isa Urquhart Glenn of Atlanta, who has been studying art in New York for the past year or two. Miss Glenn, in replying to Mrs. kingsoerry charges, said to a reporter of the New York Herald:
 Mrs. Kingsberry has made the public believe that kissing Is regular occurrence at all the social functions. l suppose now people think that at every one Of our CO., tillions the special favor accorded to each man Is to kiss the girl of his choice. It Is all nonsense. I never knew but one girl kissed at @ party in Atlanta 1 had been dancing and having stopped at remote window I peeped through just in time to see the dreadful act. But that girl was from the west.
 .'I wonder who told Mrs. Kingsberry that there was so much kissing going on In Att lanta? Any up-to-date girl would be sure to conceal the particulars of any such tranSactlOn. BuI IT the men are us per sistent about kissing as Mrs. Kingsbery has made the public believe, then l think a training school should be opened in our city where girls may be taught to punch anything, which may come in their way in human shape. Either that training or a hatpin Is a good defense for the kissable girl Once in Atlanta when prominent but fresh young man did attempt to kiss pretty girl she stuck her hatpin into his neck. He had to go about for week with his thoat muffied up in handkerchief.
 Seriously, think it Is too late to lecture girls about kissing after they are out in society. If a girl is taught from childhood about the awful sin of kissing, she won't need hatpins, training schools for muscles and such things for her protection against bold young men. But kissing girls the world over will find opportunities for indulging in their favorite pastime, and it is utterly useless for their mothers to preach or keep a weather eye upon them. They elude 1t every time.
 q don't know why 1t Is, but people here always think that southern girls are faster than those of the north. I do not believe it. The southern girl is freer and more open in what she does. The northern girl is more guarded but deeper
 That Atlanta girls have beauty, style and winning ways is indisputable. It is hardly to be wondered at that they are sometimes annoyed by men who wish to kiss them. Such rosebud lips are tempta- tion."
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Cambridge. England; nft1i vice-president, Mrs F. O. Mcclelland Chicago: sixth vice. president, Mrs. Lucy Leggett, Detroit; sev- enth vlce-president, Mrs. William Ring. At- Ianta, Ga; eighth .yice-gTesidsnt. Frad Morgsnstein; a,, Berlin. qermany. pinth vice. tenth vice-president, Miss Frances Graham French, Washington; eleventh vice-presf- dent Mrs. Belva A. Lockwood Washing ton; corresponding secretary, Mrs. Mary M. North, Anacostia, D. C.; recording secre- tary, Mrs Hannah B. Sperry, Washing ton and treasurer. Mrs. M ". Emerson, Washington. These officers will serve one year."
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LADIES'!

Resumed again. On account of Mardi Gras festivities we discontinued our action sales for the past three days, and this morning at 1O:3O our sale will begin again.
 We will give away a mag niflcent pair of pearl opera glasses this morning.
 ROSENSTIHL BROS.,
 Jewellers, IF 2Oth St.