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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-11-24
by A. J. Chewing Company.
Real Estate Auctioneers,
No. q ~ Tenth ST.
T. RUSTEES AUCTION SALE
l OF
No. 6I5 North Second Street,

BY virtue Of "A certain deed Of trust.
dated September H. 1890 OF record in The
clerks Office OF Richmond Chancery
Court. in d. r. 1GG B, page 237. default
having been made in the payment of
portion OF the debt therein secured, and
being required by the beneficiary so TO do,
/ viii sell. by auction. upon the prem
Uses. on
WEDNESDAY, THE 2OTfI DAY OF NO
MEMBER. 1899,
al 4 o'clock p. NJ that LOT OF LAND.
with the dwelling thereon fronting
tweniy-sN feet on the east line OF Second
street between Leigh and Jackson streets.
and extending back within parallel lines
l1n feet. more or less. This property Is
located I'm a reiehborh0Od much sought
after by good tenants, so that money here
invested will yield a good PERCENTAGE
TERMS: 4 credit as to Si6 To the 10th
day OF December. 1890; balance cash.
y. j. CHEWING,
Trustee
n R-There IL pryor deed Of trust of
record in d. h. l6C p. page a3l, Richmond
Chancery Court for $3.50, which the pur-
chaser can assume as nart OF cash paw
ment. A. J. CHEWING co,
no2A Auotioaeera
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-11-24
Mr.. Hnmntnn HoneIessIy III

Mrs Elizabeth g.. Hampton. the widow
Of the late John Hampton Is now slowly
dying az the home of her daughter. Airs
J. 4 Booker 80. ga east Main street.
Her physicians think that poss bly, She
may live one or two days longer but that
there Is no hone of intimate recovery.
Her two daughters. Mrs. Booker and
Mrs Iucie j. Mcdowell. and her grand
children except Mrs. Chesterman. are at
her bedside
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-11-24

WINSTON. y. c., Nov. 23.-Special.-
John Mitchell. a young white man, was
struck by shifting engine on the Norfolk
and Western railroad at noon to-day and
mortally wounded. His skull is badly
fractured. and physicians say he will not
live through the night. Mitchell was in
toxicated. and while walking near the
railroad track fell against the engine as
N was nasslng.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-11-24

Rev Dr T.. ~ Calisch, Of Beth Ahaba
Synagogue. win preach al the Soldiers
Home chapel on Sunday afternoon at 4
O'Clock
AZ the services az IL A. NJ. student
from Richmond College will occupy the
pulpit. and az the night services. az 7.a0
O'Clock the Union Theological Seminary
win supply the minister
An appropriate musical programme has
been arranged for each service.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-11-24
A DAMAGE SUIT.
\ Claim for $4,000 and Verdict for
5000 Awarded.

WELDON. y. G., Nov. 28.-speoial-In
Halifax Superior Court to-day the jury
in the case of Cox administrator vs.. the
Norfolk and Carolina railroad, brought
in a verdict in favor Of the plaintiff
for $3.50
This was an action for damages grow
Ing out Of the killing Of q farmer named
Cox. at Hobgood IN 1881, while Cox was
intoxicated.
This amount Of damages asked for
were $4,000. The railroad company
showed that there was contributory negli-
gence on the part Of the plaintiff
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-11-24

jump I'm the cost of beef. and as beef
blood is one of the component parts OF
certain kinds OF fertilizer that mas
tendency 10 put up prices
There is a great demand from farmers
for fertilizer. due mainly 10 the long use
OF lands.
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by C. H. oliver Auctioneer,
20 +. Broad street.


I WILL oFER FOR SALE AT 1o:2O
A. II. TO-DAY AT MY AUCTION
HOUSE. 40 % e. BROAD STREET
ONE BLACK MARE. years old and
perfectly safe and gentle FOR ladies' to
drive; she Is Virginia bred ana nearly
full standard. very fast In harness; petit
gree furnished or APPLICATION.
Can be seen at the above NO any
hour before sale Also large lot or Fur
ni,ure, Stoves. Etc. Immediately after
sale. c, IL. OLIVER.
Aucuoleer.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-11-24

The Increased cost OF material used In
fhs business has caused a rise IN the
price of fertilizers Of all kinds FROM g 70
500 a ton The war in South Africa is
snalniy fosDonsibie for the demand for
,esssis in Transporting supplies and troops
ana he's caused rise IN ocean freight
rates. Abe MAJ has slss CAUSED \ Ris
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DISAPPOINTMENT.

IL consequence of Indictment
weather the above sale is post
poned until I O'Clock p. NJ. Of
MONDAY, December q, 1899.
II. SELDOM TAYLOR,
Auctioneer.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-11-24

Detectives Wren and Gibson arrested
Eddie Hamilton. colored. Yesterday morn
ing. on the charge Of stealing a suit Of
clothes and a pair of shoes some months
ago Eddie has been eludine The officers
81 he low for some time
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-11-24

CAPTAIN Richard u. Frayser Is doing
as well now an the Retreat for tho Sick
as could be expected. though there is no
change in his condition.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-11-24
Xircinlnns In New Ynrk.

NEW NORK. nov. 23-Special.-
yirginians IN New York.-Richmond- III.
s. Binswlngar a. Eichel, !. s. Deaum,
Herald Square. ID. AxtelL Waldorf
Lynchburg-A Ie.cr Cadillac
Norfolk-G. IF. THghman. Asior. G. s.
Briggs, Hoffman. y Christian. Imperial;
W. :. Copes. Morton
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-11-24
CRY ORDINANCES.

- -
AN ORDINANCE APPROVED NOVEM-
PRINTING AND POSTING or AN
ORDINANCE APPROVED APRIL ~.
1899. TO PROHIBIT ENPECIOkAI-
ING OR THROWING or FRUIT
SKINS OR Feelings UPON TIE
SIDEWALKS OK on THE FLOORS
OF STREET CARS PUBLIC ELENA-
TORS. AND PUBLIC HALLS:
BE it ordained by the Council OF the city
of Richmond, lst That n shall be the
duty OF the street-car companies. owners
or lessees of public elevators, ANA public
halls 10 have printed and kept posted in
a conspicuous place I'm the street cars,
public elevators and public halls. the Or1l-
nance approved April 80 1888, 10 prohibit
expect0rating or throwing Of fruit skins
or peelings upon the sidewalks OF on the
floors Of street cars, public elevators ana
2d. The style m which said ordi-
usnces shall be printed shall be approved
by the city clerk.
81. II shall be the duty OF the Chief Of
Police 10 see that this ordinance j. en-
forced. and any violation OF ii shall sub
iect the offender TO fine or not less IMAM
two nor more than five dollars, each day $
violation 10 be a separate offence.
4th. This ordinance shall be- IN force from
its passage. BIN. i. AZ 6l ~
nO2l city 'leIk.
AN ORDINANCE APPROVED NONtW
BIER fS. 1890 CONCERN Nc IH u
ERECTION OF STANDS OR PANlL-
ions FOR VIEWING PUBLIC ENHl-
BtTIONS:
BE IL ordained by the Council of the city
OF Richmond That any person or person
desiring 80 erect q stand an pavilion tlr
the purpose Of selling seats or charging
admission 90 view public o. hiOiti0ns shall
inst ME plans and specifications with the
civ Engineer and obtain mis- approval bee
FORE being allowed To- erect such stand or
PAVILION. and after such consent is Obj
taired the said structure shall be cone
structed n strict accordance with plans
and specifications approved
For a failure 90 conform fuily to me
provisions of this ordinance said per aon or
nersou, shall be liable to q fine Of not less
IMAM sos nor more than Sioo.
This ordinance shall De In force from
its MASSAGE. BEN. q. AUGUST
MOI city Clerk
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BY John r. Goddin & Co.,
Real Estate Agents and Auctioneers,
Bank and Eleventh streets.

rOMAusSIoNER's AUCTION SALE
\ OF TWO DESIRABLE SMALL
BRICK DWELLINGS. Nos. 70I AND lO3
CHuRCU STRDET.-By virtue Of a de-
cree of ne Law and Equity Court Of the
CITY of Richmond. entered on 1lth july
1876. I'm the case Of ;. y. MidNd and
others. VS.. Alma =. Clash and ais. ! VIII
sem at nublic auction. on the premises, on
MONDAY, NOV. % 1899,
at 4 o'clock j.. NJ. the above-desci bed
TWO SUBSTANTIAL BRICK DWELL
I<Gs. 7O7 and 200 Church street con-
t..uiue g rooms each, and in very good
,trpair The lot fronts thirty feet with
civ water on the premises. This proper
fv is within close proximity 10 the Trede-
gar Works and the Chesapeake ana ohio
eh0Ds. foot OF Second street, and VIII pay
well as an Investment.
TERMS: One-third cash, balance In four
and eight months for negotiable notes.
interest added. and secured by deed OF
}. Z. LAMBERT.
Special Commissioner.
S. T.. Midkin and others vs.. Alma p.
Clash and als.-ln the Law ana EquitE
Court of the city of Richmond:
r. p. Winston. clerk OF said court,
certify that the bond required of the spe-
cial commis- .oner by the decree ia said
cause of July II, 1896, has been duly
Given under my hand. this 18th day Of
April. 1899. i. T. WINSTON,
n022 Clerk.
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.ildlng and Loan Assoc

Old Dominion Building and Loan Ass'-
ClauOu,
Richmond. Va, Nov. 2. lsa
GENERAL, MEETING or TIL
STOCKHOLDERS Of The oLD DOM n
s1kTtoN viii be held IN the hall OF The
Chamber OF commerce, Richmond. va.
ON srtTESDAY. pcse mter b. lN.r', AZ
o'clock A. NJ. Called by order Of the
Board of Directors. ,e,a
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THE FUTURE OF WAR.

Among the books recently issued, 1.-THE
Future of War;" by a Polish economist
named Bloch and published by Doubleday
& Mcclure Company. has the merit OF nov
city. The author forsook his profession of
banker at Warsaw eight years ago that he
might devote himself to the special study
which has resulted in his work. THE Flu
ture of War;" which fills several large vol
umes and is printed in German and
French. The book given to the English
reading public is but part of one volume.
In these eight years Mr.. Bloch made in
vestigations which lead him to announce
with authority that great wars in the flu
ture are impossible. He does not mean
such conflicts our war with Spain, or
frontier brawls and punitive operations in
half civilized localities, but the wars that
are so much talked of, like one which
would involve Germany and France. or
Russia and France on one side with Ger
many, Austria and Italy on the other. 1t
has long been impossible for Denmark and
Belgium to engage in war because 1t is for
hidden them by larger nations. NJ Bloch
holds that it is impossible that the powers
should go to war with each other. not be-
cause of any moral influences or forces
which might prevent, but from a military,
economic and political point of view. The
development that has taken place in the
mechanism of war has. he thinks, rendered
war an impossible operation. The dimen-
sions of modern ornaments and the organi-
cation of society have rendered the prose-
cution of war impracticable. Any attempt
to make such a war would result in suicide.
The weapons have become so deadly that
nations cannot go TO war. With the pres
ent arms war slaughter would be so in
creased that it would be impossible to get
troops TO go into battle. Rapidly Of fire
Is only one of the changes that have been
made in weapons Of war; the longer range
of two or three miles is quite as distinctive.
With smokeless powder an attack can be
made, and the source Of 1t cannot be dis
covered. The ordinary soldier can now fire
six times as many shots per minute as he
could In 1870 With the increased penetra-
tive power and the greater precision the
present rifle is six times deadly as that
used In 1870 by Germany. In 1877 the rms
sian soldier carried 81 cartridges into ac-
ton, but now, with the reduced calibre. he
can carry 270. Against these smaller bull
let's neither trees nor earthworks make
secure defense. The batteries of artillery
are a hundred and sixteen times more dead
ly than those used by Germany in 1870 The
shrapnel. which scattered 81 death-dealing
missiles in 1870 now scatters $40. The bomb
of 1870. exploded by ordinary powder. broke
| into AZ fragments; to-day. charged with
peroxilene. ii breaks into 1900 pieces hurled
with much greater velocity. With their
| long range, their terrible destructiveness
and the accuracy made possible by smoke
less powder. battle means humiliation.
| general European war would bring into
! the field 100000 men. It would require
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wnen she was presented with a libel suit
Tor taking her pen to Cape Cod Folks
English publishers are complaining that
the war will greatly injure the autumn
DOCK season, and several books are being
held back The London Mail. commenting
on this. says: The experience of the great
lending Libraries, however, is that people
read to distract their thoughts when they
nave relatives at the front 1t Is anticl-
pdted that cheap books of light weight VIII
nave renewed lease of life owing 10 the
,hil for sending them to the Cape II
thls be so, tie new Bible Dickens, so
S,alied because it is printed on what Is
known as Bible paper. owing. to its ex-
IRENE thinness, should have big run. In
MS early youth, it is said that Mr.. Bret
tarte once came across a mining camp,
the occupants of which We're busily. engaged
In 'sniping each other One man, however.
sat by the fire continuing TO read Pick
WICK, and, by common consent, the con-
ure''
The late Mr.. Grant Allen was writer of
many pseudonyms. On his return to Eng
land from Jamaica. says a London writer.
he poured forth innumerable contributions
to magazines and papers Of all descriptions.
sometimes writing in his own name and
sometimes over the pseudonym ]. Arbuthnot
Wilson. In this connection Mr. Grant AL
len loved to tell the story of how by one
post he received two letters from James
IdyH, one addressed IN the usual manner
declining further contributions and the
other to j. Arbuthnot Wilson, Esq. care of
Messrs. Chatto & Windus (who had pub
lished his novel under that nom de plume)
requesting him to contribute some short
stories to Cornhill The secret of Mr.. Grant
Aliens latest pSeudonym was excellenIy
kept; indeed, 1t was not until after his death
that it leaked out that Mr.. Grant Allen was
me owe Pratt Rayner. author OF The
Typewriter Girl" and "Rosalba." both of
which charming novels were remarkably
successful, seeing that they were received
the work of a 'new writer
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LITERARY NOTES.

The following personal appears in a
New York paper: Edwin Markham has re-
turned from California, bringing his fam
fly with him. They will reside hereafter in
the borough of Brooklyn where the poet
has taken up residence. The Harpers-
Mcclure syndicate probably decided that
move" Is this to be construed TO mean that
the syndicate is to be edited by a IMAM with
a hoe?'
Mrs. Frances Hodgson Burnett was
granted permission by the terms Of her di-
vorce to resume her maiden name. but evil
IDENTIFY her publishers have prevailed in the
controversy with her on the commercial un-
desirability of taking advantage OF this
privilege Her new novel will bear on the
title-page the name by which she is known
10 the reading public. The book VIII % De
loughby Claim title that suggests Eng
land and Norman blood though in reality II
will be a story of American life and Amer
lean types in New England. the South and.
chiefly. in the national capital where the
claim is being fought out before Congress.
Marion Crawford has returned to this
country. and has as his chief business jus,
now to arrange for the dramatization of
I'm Old Madrid" The great success which
he achieved winter or two AGO with MS
lecture on Leo XIII may we'll induce him 10
try the platform again. l asked cultured
Italian lady whom / met in Rome last
spring what the Italians thought or Craw-
ford's novels which concern themselves with
Italian life" says a contributor TO the New
York Mail and Express. She replied that
they were inclined to resent them as not be-
ing true TO life / suspect the trouble Is
that in some respects they are too true. II
is not easy 10 please the people about wnon
one writes. as Sally Mclean Greene iouno
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New York Mail and Express
A New Orleans paper has given voice to
the managing EDITORS complaint Of the food
Of war stories and articles which threatens
to engulf him. OF course, the relation OF
cause to effect is so plainly discernible here
that 1t need not be pointed out Since We
come to think OF it. however, cause and ef-
feet can always be readily connected in the
ago a daily paper In this city offered prizes
for the best novel. the best short story. and
the best something else 1--WE have forgotten
WHAT, thousands OF rejected manuscripts
went wandering disconsolately from pub
Usher to publisher. Again. a great success
like David Harum," for instance-is sure
to bring down upon the house that brought
1t out an avalanche of stories of the same
kind, and of many other kinds as well.
From England comes a complaint or the
dearth Of good manuscripts; in this country
they have been plentiful during the past
year, unless one takes into consideration
the amount of material from which they
were selected. In thai case, indeed, they
may we'll be compared to the proverbial
needle in the haystack.
1t is not however, the bad STUFF Ito use
his terse expression) that makes the profess
sional manuscript reader the gloomy pes
simist he is. II is the seemingly endless
mass OF manuscripts THAT are good
enough" but without the one touch needful.
that awaJoens his sorrow. And this forms
its authors with thanks" They know their
trade, so far as IL can he learned mechan-
ically, so far as Sir Walter Besarlts pro-
posed school OF literature could teach IL to
them, but they lack the one quality, which
Is the same in no two successful writer's,
that must be born with them. whether in
the form Of native talent the faculty OF
= taking Infinite pains, or both.
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s2o.ooo.ooo a day to feed and keep such armies
in the field. exclusive of the other expen-
ditures- For a year, feeding and clothing
such an army in the field would mean an
expenditure of $s.ScO,ooOooo. All the wars
in Europe, from Waterloo to the end of the
Russo-Turkish war. cost. but Sc, go 0O0.00o.
The FIVE powers of Europe could not find
the money TO keep ten millions of men in
the field a year. If they could the price
of food would be so increased TO the people
that starvation would array them against
governments.
Such are two or three points which the
Polish economist presents to show that ex-
tensive war hereafter is impossible. He sus-
tains them with an array of statistics.
Very naturally, he makes all there is of his
argument; but with weapons that annihilate
armies and cost which no nation can pay
to carry on a great war, there need be no
nervousness when war clouds" appear to
the vision of European correspondents
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-11-12
Popular Novels.
New York Mail and Express.

The relative popularity OF current novels
is fairly reflected in the records OF books
drawn by the miscellaneous readers who
patronize the public libraries OF our large
cities. The librarian Of the Buffalo public
library has just made this interesting state
ment:
The library has forty copies of Hugh
Wynne." which first appeared about a year
ago. Although Hugh Wynne" is year
old, copies still go out as fast as they come
in. OF Janice Meredith" Paul Leicester
Ford's new historical novel published two
weeks ago. twenty copies were at first
bought, and then twenty-five more. The
forty copies are out all the time. and there
are forty reserve cards" ahead calling for
the book. Richard Carvel'' is the most
popular book Of all. There are seventy
eight copies on hand, including eight copies
which cannot be reserved. Yet these sew
enty-eight copies are all out, and there are
Of 217 people who ask that Richard Car
vel be saved for them in turn. David
Harum" also maintains it's popularity. The
library owns fifty-six copies, including nom
reserve copies. OF when Knighthood Was
I'm Flower" the library has thirty-fve cop
les and these are seldom TO be found. A
novel now comparatively old (as the age
full popularity is Peter Stirling" The IL
brary owns seventy copies OF this, and Yet
Peter Stirling" Is rarely to be found on
the shelves.
may add that not many years ago in a
conversation with the librarian OF the ex-
to guess the author who at that time was
most In demand by the patrons OF that in
stitution. l guessed Dickens, but guessed
wrong. Bulwer was the favorite.
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The Flower Mission Fair.

The season has arrived when the people
of Indiana polls are asked to make their an
nual contribution to public charities. Inc
first Of these to offer an opportunity to the
benevolent Is the Flower Mission, whose
fair opens at Tomlinson Hall on TUESDAY
night. It is hardly necessary to speak OF
the purpose and character of this charity,
so we'll Is its work known. Never was Work
more practical or productive of more direct
good. 1t deals with children and with the
sick poor generally. provides them with
medical service, with nurses, with suitable
food and clothing looks after them in con-
valescence helps the little ones to better
homes If need be, and the elders of the
family to employment-acts, In short, the
part of benefcent angel to the most help
less members of the community. The Chill
dren's Hospital and the Fresh Air Mission
are visible proofs of its achievements, but
its labors are not confined to these institu-
tons. Many humble home could tell of it's
ministrations. District nurses are employed,
but the work is not left to them. Members
of the mission visit wherever there is need;
busy matrons with families Of their own
and tender sympathy for suffering chill
hood, girls who refuse to give all their
time to personal interests and social gay
eties-these women see for themselves how
the other half lives and help to make the
life more endurable. According to the latest
quarterly report about seventy cases were
being cared for outside of the hospital. 1t
takes money to do this work-not much,
however, when all that Is accomplished is
considered. Five thousand dollars covers
all expenses, including those Of the hos
pital This means careful and economical
management. 1t is a charity in which
money is applied directly to the purpose for
which it is given. Every dollar is put 20
practical use-
The annual fair, by which 1t is hoped to
raise at least part of the necessary funds,
is an enterprise involving much labor on
the part of women interested in the charity.
1t affords a means through which the pub
lie may contribute gracefully and at the
same time receive something. If only an
hour OF social pleasure. IN return. 1t is not
worth while to say, as critics sometimes do
that the funds for such undertakings might
be raised more easily by some method call
Ing for less labor; the critics have never
yet been able to point out the better meth
cd. "If those who could afford to give I"
they grumble II is not the business of the
| few, but the many, to support this and
| other charities. The relief of the suffer
| ing poor is a duty that belongs to the pub
| lie not TO individuals. Women who give
| their work as visitors TO the sick and as
| promoters of the fair do double duty and
should have their reward. Let every one
/ with little or much TO spend patronize the
| fair and its accompanying entertainments
| and let them do 1t cheerfully. 1t is the
cheerful giver whom the Lord loves. and
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-11-12

In a preface to a new edition Of 1.-THE
Christian Mr. Han Game says in reply
to his critics concerning an ambiguity in
the wording of the scene where John Storm
remains Cor does not remain) under Glory
Quayle's roof:
When / wrote the chapter in question I
knew 1t would be interpreted according to
the moral standard of the readers reading
it. and that / might properly stand aside
in silence and watch the self-revelauons
which certain persons were making.
Mr.. Game thus stands confessed to hav-
ing purposely written passage capable
of double meaning, one of which suggests
the improper immoral-an achievement
of which any self-respecting literary man
would be ashamed. But Mr.. Game chuckles
over it.