The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-08-21
IS A F.AVORITE
IN WASHINGTON
The Prince Troubetzkoy well Thought
of the Capital.
RlcHMoNDERs IN THE CITY.
Hon. W. A.Jones Talks-He is a strons
Supporter Of Judge DeArmonl of
Missouri Tor Democratic Lead
crship il: the House.
Especial Dispatch to The Times.)

{SPecial Dispatch 10 The Times.)
WASHINGTON. August "a few
days ago a report came from Albemarle
county, Va. that Ameiie R!res, now the
vile OF Prince Troubetzkoy pronounced
Troo-he,s-koD WIS the victim of nervous
prostration. manifcsting itself in dis
trcssing form. 1t was stated that she
had wandered away from the house al
Castle liiil Tuesday afternoon and had
not been found until Wednesday evening"
when searching party discovered her be-
side an old ice-pond near The foot OF
Peters mountain. which figures IN one o.
her stories.
AmeIie Rives has not been in Wasnins-
ton since her marriage TO Prince iiou-
betzkoy, several years ago, although iet
husband resides here.
PRINCE a FAyORITE.
The Prince is a great fayorite in society
and IN art and athlete circles. HS Is d
young man of excellent character anu
his title is no Getriment 10 nm, us rus
san Princes are as numerous as blach-
berriers and usually poor as the ira
ditional turkey OF Biblical lore 1rou-
betzaoy is upward of six feet, Win u
healthy complexion and phenome'si
strength He is an artist and paints good
pictures and while he is lionized by So
r!ety, he has the Bohemian inst net OF
the artist and enjoys Il popularity that eS-
tends beyond the exclusive circles. lie is
said to be rapturously IN love Win iis
wife, and she in turn is sa d TO be III
love with her big husband The Prince
Is dependent upon his brush and palette
for his living and partly from this cause
md .,at- the that he WISHES
10 preserve absolute faith with Is invalid
wife, he has no extravagances and is very
shy of yielding TO the temptations which
society holds out to men of his class.
RICHMOND PEOPLE.
j. X. uorfleer and r. w Carroll, Of
Winston. N c.. are in the city, ana are
Stopping at the National Hotel.
L. a. Steel OF Richmond. Va, is a
guest al the National Hotel.
George AIcGovern and c. T. Wingo. both
of Richmond, Va, are stopping at the
Metropolitan Hotel.
h ". White. of Whitehall. Va, and p
d. Carter, of Charlottesville, Va, are also
guests at the Metropolitan Hotel.
Mrs. Charles Clifford Wright of this
city, is spending the month OF August at
the home of her father, Colonel William
Hill Browne, at Culpeper, Va.
Mss Mary Klaus, of Alexandria, Va,
is visiting Miss Clara e. Baker, of Wis
cons.n Avenue.
Mrs. A. L. Martin and children have
gone ITO Clover Hill, Fauquifr county, Va,
Tor a four-weeks' outing.
Miss Fannie Matters, of West Washing
ton, has returned home from two-weeks'
Visit to her sister, Mrs. G. @. Miller, OF
Winchester. Va.
Jesse II. Skeen has been appointed post
master of a new post-oftice VIII ch was
recently established at Murrow, Randolph
county, N. c.
Mile c. Bird has been appointed pos
master OF a new post-office which was
recently established at Eclipse, Mcdowell
county. n. C.
Ida il. Grlggs has been appointed post
master at Kon. Va
Samuei T. Bowles, Jr., has been ap-
pointed postmaster at Epworti1. Va.
James q Tomlinson has been appointed
postmaster at Loretta, n. C.
First Lieutenant Frederick NJ. Jones.
snal officer of the United States VoIun-
1eers. has been ordered TO proceed from
Fort Myer, Va, to New York city, n. Y,
for duty with the Signal Corps .fetach-
anent now under orders 10 sail on the
Cdble-ship Burnside to the PHILIPPINES
MR. JONES TALKS.
The Hon. W1n. A Jones, representative
OF the First Virginia District, was III
Washington yesterday for the first time
since the Kansas City Convention. Mr.
Jones, who is warm friend and loyal sup
porter of the Hon. David A. De Almond.
OF Missouri. says that so far as he s
aware. nothing is being done in the Dem
ocrattc leadership of the next House. #
the De.nociatts carry the Congressional
elections In November, as IS generally
conceded, IL Is supposed that there VII be
a lively contest between Judge De Almond
and Hon James d. Richardson for the
spea kershin- However. none of the
friends OF either candidate appears Yet
no be doing anything at this luncture.
ME- Jones was recently the guest of the
Msssourian, al his home II Butler. but in
hnaa'ed that the speakersh;p contest was
not discussed hy him and Judge De
armond The virsinian says that the
neInoeracy of his State was never better
nnl,ed or in better fighting trim than it is
~ present and he looks for solid delesa-
Lon from Virginia in the Fifty-seventt
Congress though the contest in one or
TWO districts may be close.