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Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-01-08
EM POIsIA,

Emporia, Va. January Miss Della
Allen and Mr.. r. Henry Taylor were
married Thursday evening at Hopevie
Protestant Episcopal Church. Rev. NJ.
y. Davidson officiating. The bride is
&c and the groom 6i years OF age
Rev. Mr.. Campbell, the presiding el-
der for this district. held his first quar-
terly meeting with the Hfcksford Meth
odist Church yesterday, and will ill
the pulpit on Sabbath morning
There WAS issued from the clerks Of
flee of Greenesville County Court IL
cense for the marriage of Mr. ]. w
Williams and Miss Martha j. Allen
both of this county. the marriage to
take place on the 18th of January.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-01-08
VILLA MSBURG.

Williamsburg, Va. January 7.-Mr.
and Mrs. Arthur Dcnmead, who were
expected home yesterday from Baltl-
more, returned to-day.
Mrs. Booth returned home to-d,v
from a visit to Richmond, and Misc
Henrietta, who has been spending a visit
to her sister, Mrs. DR.. Cumming in
New York. is also expected back this
evening. Dr. Cumming is now station
ed in Washington.
MISS Eta Jones has returned to her
nome, IN Newport News. after spending
a Few days with her sister. Mrs. Hen.
ley Nj. Sweeney, on Francis street
Mr. James Robert Jordan. of Isle Of
wight is over visiting his sister. Mrs.
l.. W. Lane, Jr. Mr.. Jordan is n creo
huntsman. and has with him his fine
PACK OF dogs, which he has taken out
several times with several of his friends
here.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-01-08
THE DISMISSED CADETS.
CASHMERE MILLS ENLARGED
SHIPP'S COURSE SUSTAINED

CASHMERE MILLS ENLARGED
Ships COURSE SUSTAINED.
Lexington, Va. January THE
cashmere mills at Buena Vista have
Increased their capacity by adding new
looms to their plant. Additional space
will be provided by the erection of new
buildings, and the working force will
be augmented by an increase in the
number of hands
The second term of Washington and
Lee University opened Wednesday.
several new students reported. Presi-
den. William l.. Wilson is in New
York. ending the American Bar AS
sociati.s
Cards ave been issued for the mar
rage If the Presbyterian Church at
Buena Vista on Thursday evening, jan
uary II, 1899. of Miss Katharyne Boyer
ana Mr.. William Elwood Egolf. both
ponuiar young peos of Buena Vista
ne rainfall for 1898. as reported by
trot. Harry ID; Campbell, of Washing
ton ana Lee University. who reports
from this section for the United States
Weather Bureau. was 1901 inches. the
heaviest for twenty years. In 1870 the
record was kept by his father. the lats
frof. l.. Campbell. and in that year
SHY inches of water fell. causing dis
aStrouS floods.
General Shipp. Superintendent of the
virginia Military Institute. has re-
ceived many congratulatory kilograms
ana letters commencing him for his
course IN the recent episode with the
cadets. One gentleman, the general
superintendent of n large trunk line
railway. and whose son was one of
the dismissed cadets. telegraphed as
follows; Il wish to congratulate YOU
on your prompt action IN maintaining
the discipline OF your institution" Ow-
M ,1,.,,
of the Board of Visitors to get here on
the 18th. the date of the meeting has
been changed to the 25th of January.
The cadets who were expelled will at
that time make application for rein
statement. The action OF the Board is
an uncertain quantity. since n number
of the members are new men. The gem
eral opinion is that they will be lenicnt
and view the matter as n school boy
escapade. If the Board were com
posed of military men there would be
little show for reinstatement
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-01-08

for their maintenance. Queen Bess
added To their lodgings. but issued
series of strict regulations as TO their
behavior. which we'll became the maid
en- queen, however dstastefu they
were to the aims knights themselves.
Their old enemies. the canons of 81.
Georges chapel. were informed that
they were 10 consider themselves re-
sponsib!e for their behavior and Sc
we're penalties awaited 4 "haunter OF
tavcrns," or u Keeper of late hours"
When the Queen visited Windsor they
were TO be ready To salute her: lastly.
II was ordained that no married man
could be admitted to the order, bach
elorS and widowcrs being alone eligible
Until the reign OF William ". their
uniform was more ornamental than
comfortable. Indeed, during hot weath-
er IL must have been wcll-nigh intol-
cradle, consisting as ii did Of n flowint,
rem mantle. decked with a "scutchenn
of St. George" upon the shoulder. Since
the reform instituted by that King.
however. it has consisted Of red swat
Iow-tall coat, dark blue trousers. cock
ed hat with req and white plume. Grim
son silk sash and leather belt for u
sword. or course. IL is only on full
dress occasions that the veterans thus
gayly bedeck themselves. Remarkably
well they then look. with their Kind
Old faces heaming above the rows of
medals that proclaim their past
achievements. They still mourn the
discuntinuance of their famous BANQUET
OF 81. George Day. but presents of
game from the royal preserves doubt
less reconcile them 10 the loss OF their
annual feast.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-01-08
CHASE CITY.
BUSINESS CHANGES : INDUSTRI-
ALDER PLENTIFUL.


Chase City, Va, january There
have been few changes in business here
for the present year.
Messrs. ]. r. Pruden and Joseph
Hutchinson have bought out the general
merchandise store OF the Chase City
Manufacturing Company and will con-
duct the business under the style Of
Pruden Il Hutchinson.
Messrs. Walter " and Lucien Greg
DRY. who formerly managed this store.
VIII devote their attention to the in
creased business of the manufac TURNS
company. In addition to wagons. they
Will make other vehicles.
On account OF i'll health. Mr.. w. G
Barnett. owner and proprietor of Bar
netts Litha Hotel has retired from the
hotel business and his excellent inn will
soon pass to the control of another pro-
prictOr.
Mr.. Meadows, OF Durham. n. c.. is
here pushing vigorously his plans to
establish plug tobacco manufac-
tory here
Deer are more numerous in this sec
tion than ever before within the men,
DRY of people. Many are killed and
brought here for sale. AS the antlers
or some indicate great age. they must
nave migrated from other stampine
grounds. 1t is only in recent wears
that they made appearance here In any
numbers
There are several families here from
the extreme Northern States WinterInp
at the Mineral Hotel.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-01-08
winchcs,er's Generous Patron.

Winchester, Va. January THE I'm
ION Fire Company No. 2. of this city.
received a check tonight from Charles
Broadway Rouss. the New York mil
lionaire. for $1,000. 10 be used for a
banquet TO be rendered Mr.. Rouss on
his birthday on February 18th next
This is the second check for a similar
amount the company has received from
Mr.. Rouss for the same purpose. His
donations to the town aggregate over
Sl00.o
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-01-08
Tucker Memoriai ,rniI.

Lexington. Va. January THE trus-
tees of the Washington and Lee Uni
versity last night authorized the build
ing committee of the faculty to pro-
coed at once with the building OF the
Tucker memorial hall at the UNIVERSE
ty.
Work will be started as soon as the
weather permits. land the building will
be completed by September LIST for use
Only five members of the expelled
first class of the Virginia Military In
stitute now remain here. and they will.
in all probability. go to their homes
and await the decision IF the Board
of Visitors in regard to their reinstate-
ment
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-01-08
II DFOEsD.

Radford. Va. January 7.-Thursday
night. In East Radford n marriage of
unusual interest was performed by
Rev. Charles j. Jones. The contract
ing parties were Mr.. William Pnckney
Scott and Miss Oracle For;ner.
The groom has spent his three score
years and ten. but by reason OF his
strength he seeks yet more sorrow and
trouble.
The bride is q blushing belle of sew
enteen.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-01-08
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Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-01-08
SHOT IN THE FACE.

\ Suffolk hunter who is just back
from a North Carolina trip reports. 4
very painful cunning accident. Ii hap
pened near Drum Hill. Claude HaZlet
and Herbert HaZlet, brothers. were out
shooting partridSes. Claude shot at n
bird and the charge found Judgment in
the face of Herbert, whom he didn't see.
The injured man went to his home in
Norfolk.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-01-08

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The San Francisco call., 1899-04-16
The Orpheum.

The new bill at the Orpheuru promises
some very good things for this week.
Four new acts are announced and several
of the holdovers, particularly Lillian
Burkhart. will appear in new material.
Clarice Vance, the famous Eastern rag
time" singer, heads the bill. She is re-
puted to be about the cleverest white-face
singer of coon songs on the vaudeville
stage. Tom and Lily English. musical
comedians, are said to have a very funny
as well as interesting sketch, while Favor
and Sinclair come with their latest COM
edy skit, which has been such a hit in the
East Al and Mamie Anderson, the col
ored team who scored so well when here
two years ago, return with a wealth Of
new coon songs and comedy. Miss Lillian
Burkhart and company will appear in
Extravaganza" a farce comedy that
deals with the story of the husband who
attempts to cure his wife of her extrava-
CANT ideas. Other holdovers are Marshall
p Wilder, Mile. Clara Lardinois, the Hen
gler sisters and the Painter brothers.
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-16
Grand a-House.

Tomorrow evening the Southwell Op-
era Company will change its programme
at the Grand Opera-house and produce
"Erminie," Jacobowskfs prettiest opera.
AS it is a long while since it was produced
here and it is always popular. the forth
coming production should be successful.
especially as it will introduce a very
strong cast that will contain every mem
Der of the company in every perform
ance. This will be the cast: Erminie,
Edith Mason; Cerisse, Daisy Thorne; Ja-
Vote. Hattie Belle Ladd; Princess Pom
Hayes; Captain de Launey. Eleanor
Gufsti Marquis, Winfred ,Goff; Eugene
Thomas II. Persse; Chevalier de Brabi-
zon Miro Delamotta; Ravennes, William
Wolff; Cadeaux. Arthur Wooley; Du Foe,
Forrest D. Carr; Simon, Mace Bonneville;
Ernest Viscount de Brissac, A. E. Ar
mold; Sergeant, A. A. Arlie. The theater
parties have been quite numerous during
the week at the Grand. lei Captain is
in active preparation to follow "Er-
mimic" and there is some talk of doing
Puccinfs La Boheme," which we have
never heard in English.
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-16
general dramatic critic the noblest
work of God. ASHTON STEVENS.
The Columbia.

During the fifth and final week of their
engagement at the Columbia the Bos-
tonians will present all three of their
comic operas. On Monday and Thursday
evenings the production of Rob Roy
will he revived. THE Serenade," with it's
much-troubled Duke of Santa Cruz, the
pretty and flirtatious Dolores, Yvonne and
her stiletto, the serenading barytone and
all the other amusing and interesting
characters, will hold the boards on Tues
day and Friday nights.
"Robin Hood" viii be sung on Wednes
day night, at the matinee on Saturday and
for the farewell performance on Saturday
The next attraction for the Columbia
Iheater is the farce-comedy written by
George II. Broadhurst and entitled THE
wrong Mr.. Wright" interpreted by Ro-
lano @ Reed and a clever cast, including
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-16
The California.

The Rays, Johnnie and Emma. reopen
the California on Monday night and com
mence a two weeks season in "A Hot Old
Time From all accounts this farce
comedy is a furious success. It has been
playing throughout the East for several
seasons to huge business. The 1lot is not
insisted on in the advanced accounts
title of the piece. The show is said to
be one big round of hilarty, punctuated
by timely specialties. The Rays have sew
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-16

long that what he demands seems to
him to be only his natural own l have
talked with the several managers about
this present withdrawal of advertising
and its attendant roasts. They seem to
be not at all surprised at the attitude of
the indignants. Rather if anything are
they surprised at the several weeklies
that have continued their dramat tie
columns with dignity and with good
see how this war turns out The papers
mentioned will perhaps continue to live
without the patronage of the theaters.
and then perhaps in time the ads will
go back. If so an interesting study in
dramatic criticism could be displayed
in parallel columns. Something on the
lines of before and after using" In
the meantime there is no reason why
the general public should consider the
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-16
The TiVoIl.

The Tivoll will present this week the
French vaudeville opera, THE Little
Trooper" adapted by the popular native
son, Clay M. Greene. and composed by
William Furst and Victor Roger
Woman's beauty and a military uniform,
with their mutual attractions, form the
groundwork of the plot, which unfolds
itself in and about Paris in the glorious
times of Napoleon l. Della Fox produced
the piece at the Baldwin several years
ago and a detailed account of the story
iS nnNu Arital
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-16

of It. The theatrical man writes his
ad, sees 1t printed, but there is not the
end Of 1t. He wants announcements Of
dates, casts, prices and the character
of his production; stories good-natured
and scandalous about his players; and
pictures, pictures. pictures, He keeps
a strong man employed, a press agent,
whose sole occupation in life is to get
these things into the papers 1t is the
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people; and so the press agent does not
have to be as smooth and subtle
worker as you would think / find him
to be the most unoily and ingenious
of men. He has become more or less
of a necessity, and he Knows it, and his
confidence is quite yours if you
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-16

and comes to regard this pub
licity as the legitimate annex
of his advertisement. Then, the
chances are, he wants more He
wants guiding hand in the
columns of actual criticism. Sometimes
he asks for it in no small voice. /
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-16

Continued on Page Thirty-two.
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knew manager in this very town who
intimated to the paper that employed
me that my resignation from the posi-
ton of dramatic critic would be more
than acceptable to him. | did not re-
sign, but that was through no fault of
the managers. This was in the yester-
days, but practically the same condi-
tions obtain to-day. And yet the MAN
q ger is not entirely to blame Irrespon-
sihle and careless newspapers (such
still eXisD have humOred him for so
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-16
Sauer's RecitaIs.

Emil Sauer, long looked for in San
Francisco, will give two recitals at the
Grand Opera-house at o'clock on the
afternoons of next Wednesday and FRI
day Since his American debut at the
Metropolitan Opera-house January 10, he
has created a profound impression. The
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-16
90 Q . Q q u = . . y O o0 = = . oet o.
1heater Ads and
Dramatic Criticism
BY Ashton Stevens.

. q . . 40 . . . 90 . . . . UooUUUooU 90 90
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-16

business Of a newspaper to furnish it's
readers with the sort of news that
pleases them; and actors are newsy
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-16

eral individual speciality turns, as have
Dolph and Susie Levine Dave Genaro and
Ray, Bailey, Harry Hayes and Martin
Healey, and the Cecilia quartet.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-10-31
HOW ENGLAND Is RUSHING TROOPS TO THE TnANsvAAL.

have temporarily ailenccd and hope
Will permanently dominate the cnomya
best guns with which he has been
bombnrding the town at range Of
over GOO yards"
a dispatch from Ihdysinlth dated
1880 D. m. Monday says '-rhc naval
brigade arrived this morning at $3.50
and has Just commenced firing with six
qulck-nrinK guns with great precision.
The h0Ur FOUNDERS, which had
again begun 20 shell the town, were
temporarily disabled at the third and
nth shoots. Brisk nrinr Ia ~ progress
on the right and LOFT TANKS"
Yesterdays enlightenment at Lady
smith, which. dcHplto the rather heavy
losses, must be regarded rather as an
extended reconnaissance or sklrmiah
than a battle. seems TO make little
changc IN the actual position ~ e. dis
appointing 10 the British public AZ
again revealing tactical SKIM of an uu-
expected high order OH the side OF the
Boera.
In addition to the possession Of
number Of heavy guns, the transport
OF which causes wondcrmcnt hero, they
have available marvellous ability. I'M
less commanded by skilled European
officers It II hardly considered probable
that Boer farmers would have as
numcd a fclgned position. as they owl
IDENTIFY ala. IN front Of the right column
with the intention or fotfentluE from
Il TO their real line OF defense and OF
inducing the British to attack over a
ilrc-awopt gone,
The upeclal dispatches describing tho
engagement again fail 20 confirm Gen.
Whites official account that the Beers
were pushed back several miles, When
Il IL considered that the censorship IL
very severe. the only conclusion that
can be- arrived at Il that the action was
extremely inconcluFiyo.
The lighting began with frontal at
tack on the main Boer position. which,
however. was found evacuated. The
enemy having retired. now made
change OF front and developed a heavy
attack on Col Grimwood'n brigade. To
mot this British artillery, which had
been fhelllug the evacuated position.
also changed front. GrImwoodu bril-
gadc was promptly reinforced. but
soon was obliged TO fan back rapidly,
with consequences which might have
boon serious had not the nfty-third
field battery rluckily covered the move
mcnt at considerable luss to Itself
II IL quite certain that Con. white
failed Co accomplish the object he IN.
tended and the days proceedings are
an Instructive example OF the difficulty
of operations when tho enemy holds an
extended position by which he IL able
10 make sudden and unexpected deyol-
opmenta and changes OF front.
Sir Ncdvera Butler cannot arrive at
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-10-31

easement FIRST became known tonight.
whom the admiral announced the fact
10 a few OF his ftionda. Later in the
evening DO visited the Lafayette
Square thentor and while there also
communicated the ncws TO some 90 his
who coupled one OF the boxes.
while the date u the wedding ~ not
definitely known. the understanding o.
that u win take place come time during
November Rumor has connected It
nameg OF the admiral ana Mrs. HaEen
for some time but little attention was
paid 10 the matter. II was al the house
% Mrs. Mclean, the mother ~ Mru.
huzcn. that the admiral stopped when
he came 90 Washington after hls re-
turn from Manila Prcyions 20 his de-
parturc 20 take charge N the Aslatlc
squadron two Year, ago he had been a
visitor AZ the house,
The admirnl'n nrsi wife dlod IN is1s.
She was the daughter % q former gov
crnor Of Vermont. One child from
that marriage, q son. ~ now living IN
New York. Gen, Hazen the former
husband u Mrs. Hazen. died ON the 10th
OF January, 1857 ana son from their
union died last year.
Mrs Hazen has long been social
favorlte IN Washington. She n pos
rcHHci OF an attractive personality. OF
most grnccful manners and has bril-
liant mind.
a delegation Of citizens OF Tennessee
were among the FIRST TO learn ~ the
admlralH engagement Headed by
Representative Gaines Of that State.
they called early IN the evening 90 ex-
tend an invitation 10 the admiral 20 be
present In Nashville ON the occasion uf
the return homo of the First Tennessee
regiment from Manila. Admiral Dewey
urged the pressure 81 official duties.
including the meeting OF the Philippine
commission. which would prevent hiR
accepting the invitation. There wuru
other matters also, he said. which In
teryCncd 60 prevent his coming and he
finally admitted that he had Just He-
cured the promise u his intended bride
10 become MIR. Dewey. The admiral
was warmly congratulated by the mem
bcrn OF the delegation.