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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-05-20
PRESIDENCIES
THAT ARE VACANT
Baptist Female University and the
University of North Carolina.
REV. JOHN {. WHITE DECLINES
The Republican Chairman Wants n
Three-Cornered Debate, in Order
to Include Their Friends,
the Popuiists,
REV. JOHN {. WHITE DECLINES

RALEIGH, N c., May 19.-Special--
The Baptist Female University trustees
recently elected Rev. John E. White to
succeed DIT. Blasengame, resigned, as
president of the college, but to-day Mr.
White declines the presidency, as other
duties demand his attention.
The presidency of the State University
at Chapel Hill is also demanding mucn
attention since the resignation OF Presi-
dent Alderman. It has been suggested
that President McIver, Of the State Nor
NAL School at Greensboro, be elected, but
he asks that his name be not considered
at all.
THE BIG ANNEX
The defects in the annex to the big Ag-
rucultural building will be reruedied, and
so the Building Committee will accept the
work. There is quite a nice auditorium
in the building, and it will be fitted UP
with opera chairs in time for the national
meeting of Commissioners OF Agriculture
to be held here June 18th
It is said that to-day Republican Chair-
man HoIton will send his answer TO DEM
ocratic Chairman Simmons as regards d.
vision of time between the Candidates Ior
State offices, and that Holton in his an
swer will ask for a three-cornered DEBATE,
so as to include the PoDulist candidates
as we'll This will not be accepted by the
Democrats.
A LONG SESSION.
The Supreme Court Is longer in session
This wear than usual 1t will not adjourn
until June LIST.
Governor Russell has not as yet named
the date for the execution Of Tom Jones,
the wholesale murderer
The gavel which will be used at the
National Republican Convention in Phila-
delphia in June is made of pieces OF wood
of historic interest from different States.
The piece from North Carolina comes
from the quaint old house which, II IS
claimed. is the birthplace of President
Andrew Johnson.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-05-20
A RELIABLE PILE CURE.


The Pyramid Pile Cure is the safest and
surest pile cure ,on the market, because it
contains no mineral poisons, nor opium,
nor cocaine, but can be used with absolute
safety and certainty of cure.
Many physicians are now using. the Pyra-
mid Pile Cure in place OF surgical opera
tons, being painless. convenient to use,
and the patient can attend 20 his daily
occupation while the cure is being made.
as it is used at night, and no additional
treatment Is necessary
DR.. Wharton says the pyramid Pile Cure
will prove a blessing to mankind, when It
is remembered that heretofore a surgical
operation was considered the only cure,
with all its danger to life. intense pain,
and an expense of from ten to one hun
dred dollars, To say nothing of the posi-
bic return of the trouble. The Pyramid
pile Cure costs but fifty cents at any
drugstore. and does the work quickly and
safely. .
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-05-20
POOL PLAYERS
OF LOCAL FAME
Thereare Number of Good Wielders
Of the Cue Here.
Overall GREGORY WAS LEADER
Half a Dozen Experts in Charge Of
Richmond Pool-Rooms and
Hundreds Of Other
Good Players.

There is a taSclnd ton about poOl-play-
inc.
In Richmond there are about 200 fairly
good pool-players, who spend on an aver
age six hours g. week at their favOrite
pastirne, and in some of the popular re-
sorts-such as the hotel pool-rooms-
crowds gather nightly to test the skill
of each other, to the amusement and in
terest of other crowds who gather as spec
tators.
There are several hundred men in Rich
mond who do not play the game them
selves, but who know all the fine points,
and who can size up a players ability be-
fore the game is half over. These pool
cranks take pleasure, hours at the time,
in watching the games, and numbers OF
them stand around from place to place,
and seem never to tire watching the
game, leaving reluctantly when the time
comes to put out lights
MEN WHO PLAY.
Frequently some guests at popular
hotel will give out that he knows some
thing about pool-playing, and will saunter
into the pool-room, pick up cue, look
confidently around the room ana DICK out
a game with local expert.
Usually the local expert gets the best
of such a man, for it is not the habit or
a real good player to go about with his
shoulder full of chips, daring some one
to knock them off.
An expert player is modest. He mas to
be persuaded to engage in a game, and
then if he finds his opponent an easy thing
ne lets him down gently, with no braS-
gadocia business about it.
That's the real sport. A fake sport
makes plenty of noise, and usually gets
the wobrst of the deal.
The men who are placed in charge OF
the leading pool-rooms in the city are
as a rule, good players Some OF theth
arc exnerts. and can handle with credit
almost anv player that comes along. They
make no excuses when a good one runs
up against them, but if defeated take their
medicine all right without kick
WAS .TEE LEADER.
For a long time the acknowledged lead
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-05-20
Funeral Services.

The funeral of Mrs. Ella N Fuqua will
take place from Vena ble-Stret Baptist
Church at o'clock this afternoon
The funeral of Mr.. Jacob W. Rex took
place at $50 o'clock yesterday afternoon
from the First Baptist Church.
The funeral of Mrs. Bette V. Johnson
took place from the residence, No. 211
West Grace Street yesterday morning at
1880 o'clock, after which the remains were
taken to Petersburg and inferred in Bland
ford Cemetery.
The funeral of Mrs. o. P. Edmunds took
place from Hoge Memorial Presbyterian
Church yesterday morning at 10 o'clock.
The funeral of Louis Widgen. infant son
of Mr.. J. c. Wilson, of Newport News.
took place a $50 o'clock yesterday morn
ing, and the interment was in lakewood
Cemetery
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-05-20
QUIZ WHITE BREAD,
,o,,,d Not Get strength From 1t.


An Episcopalian minister OF EilenVlite.
N. Y. who is interested, not only In the
snritual welfare of his congregation, but
in their physical well-being also, says:
..T can now do an immense amount OF
work and feel no fatigue. for the reason
that T am using Grape-Nuts breakfast
food and have quit coffee entirely and am
using Postum Food Coffee.
myself and family are all greatly I'M
proved in health we have largely ADAM
doned the use of white bread Upwards
OF twenty-five persons have changed thelr
diet on my recommendation. It is gladly
given, because I know, from personal eX-
perience, whereof speak.
- II is a well known fact that white bread
is almost entirely composed OF starch and
this is difficult Of digestion by many Deo-
pie. particularly those who have weak IN
festival digestion. The result OF the use
of much white bread is lack of brain
and nervous power to do nental work ana
it also creates intestinal troubles. pc
cause the excess of starcn #1ermentS IN the
intesrines and makes the condlllons nght
for the growth Of microbes; whereas
Grape-Nuts breakfast food contains the
needed starch, but in q spredlgested5 forrn-
That is, it is transformed into grape
sugar in the packages, ready cooked, and
in such shape that it is inmeaiaseiy as
simulated without hard work OF the dlges-
tive organs.
The food also contains the delicate par
ticles of phosphate of potash which. com
bined with albumen, is used by na s ture to
make the gray matter that must be IN the
cells of the brain and the nerve .centers
throughout the body, in order TO give
strength and ability tosstand long a nd cons
tinnous work. Both the Postum food5
Coffee and Grape-Nuts are SQl1 py az
Erst-class srocerS :, S .sss5a
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-05-20
BUILDING RECORDS FOR APRIL.
A Decline Reported from All the
Tending Cities

"A DtSAiiiO AiSboA VIZ A.NAAA $3.50
Leading Cities.
The statistics received from the build
ing departments of the leading cities of
the United States for the month of April
show marked decrease in building ope-
rations in nearly every instance. the
average deficit amounting to about 80 per
cent, making the operations Of the past
month about on a par with those or
April, 1898. There is a tendency to as
cribe the deficit Of last month to the
labor difficulties, but this can hardly be
maintained. for the reason that strikes
in the building trades have become an
nual occurrences under the present indus
trial system, though it can perhaps be
said that the strikes this year have been
more severe and widespread. The most
important deduction to be made from the
building records for April and the pre-
ceding months is that following custom
investors are hesitating about building,
with materials at their present level AZ
ter it has been evident that there is to
be no important general decline in mate
rialS building will be resumed on a sub
stantial basis
Pittsburg continues to reap the benefits
of the prosperity in the iron and allied in
dustries, and Washington and Cincin-
natl are among the few cities showing in
creases over the operations Of year
ago The starting of two large hotels in
Washington was largely responsible for
the increase in last months expenditure,
though there is a decidedly healthy tone
Pr 1liAHS al DuldiuS OpeIdloHS III tie
capital city. Clevelands operations for
April are larger than usual, the figures
for April, $780, having been raised alb
normally by the starting of a structure
costing approximately million dollars.
The figures for Chicago, though bolstered
up by the permit for the 100000 home
of the Chicago National Bank, do not
make creditable showing for city Of
100000 inhabitants, and indicate how
building has been affected by the labor
difficulties. Permits We're taken out for
only fifteen buildings over two stories in
height. and only eighty-six two-story
structures We're started during the month.
construction News
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-05-20
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.
Interesting Facts About Richmond
Citizens and Other Matters

Interesting Facts About Richmond's
Citizens and Other Matters.
Mr.. Thomas R. Jordan, sheriff OF Hail.
fax, was at the Capitol yesterday
Miss Emily Cary. of Roanoke, is the
guest OF Miss Bette Willis Cary.
Mrs. Edward Petit, of Bedford county,
is the guest of Mrs. R. E. Brooks. on
Ninth Street.
Miss Beatrice Daughtrey has returned
TO the city after a delightful visit TO
Newport News.
Messrs. Lawrence W. Woody. B. 7.
Purcell and Charles Erwin. Of Alexandfia.
Va. are the guests of Mrs. E. B. Woody
Captain George D. Wise will speak on
the Constitutional Convention question on
Monday evening at Anderson's Hal, cary
and Park Streets.
An important meeting of the Junior
Oakwood Memorial Association viii be
held tomorrow afternoon at 90 o CLOCK
at ST. Johns Church
Mr.. James L. Anderson left Friday night
for the General Assembly at Atlanta.
where he will meet his brother, Rev
Robert c. Anderson, OF Shelbyyiile. Tenn.
Detective w. C. Baldwin. the famous
Norfolk and Western detective, Who mas
bsen here for several days assisting
Detective romlinson, left for home yes
terday afternoon
Little Iibbie Wingo, who received the
So gold piece for best penmanship, given
by the Cohen Company. is the daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. J. L. Wingo. and pupil
of Miss Robinson's School, on Floyd
Avenue.
In the Law and Equity Court judg-
ment was rendered in tae suit of Joseph
a. Wagner & Co., VS.. w. A Phelps and
Matthew Pellgrini for s12S.A. The plaintiffs
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-05-20
MARBLE STATUE
IS UNVEILED TO
GENERAL GRANT
Continued from First Page.)

ton is safe, and it will endure as long as
the nation endures.''
Both chambers adopted resolutions ac-
ceptng the statue. At the conclusion OF
the ceremonies in the hall, old white
haired man arose in one of the public gal
leries, and. in a stentorian voice, began
to urge the necessity. owing to the I'M
certainty of human life. of electing an
alternate President and Vice-President.
He was elected by the police. He proved
to be a demented old man.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-05-20
Work Progressing Rapidly.

The work on the new power-house Of
the Virginia Electrical and Development
aCompany is progressing rapidly at pres
ent, and most Of the drausht tubes,
through which the water that supplies the
power flows. have been cen,ented over
and nearly completed. The actual work
Of erecting the building will begin in a
short time, and the artificial stones which
are now banked up on the side of the gap
will be placed on the solid rock bed. and a
good and substantial foundation laid.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-05-20
no NOT BE AIISLED

by statements regarding the supposed GU
rative qualities Of tonics, nervines. cod
liver oil and iron compounds. Little per-
manent good results from their use The
greatest good comes by increasing the di-
gestive power Tyner's Dyspepsia Rene
dy will do that In simple Indigestion it
viii give comfort at once; in chronic dys-
pepsIa it will give quick relief. and, with
a little perseverance, bring a permanent
cure Price, so cents per bottle. For sale
by all druggists, 81 .....
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-05-20
NORTH AMERICAN TRUST co.
By Which a Small Coterie of Oficials
i'll Cuba Are Getting Rich.

WASHINGTON, May Ex-senator
Jones. of Arkansas, to-day presented .
resolution in the Senate directing the Sec
rotary Of War to report to the Senate
concerning the operations of the North
American Trust Company of Havana, in
Cuba.
The resolution is preceded by pream-
bic to the effect that this company is
the fiscal agent of the United States in
Cuba; that it has a monopoly of the
banking business in that island, and that
by its operations "a small coterie of poll
ticians and public officials are making a
fortune
The resolution says: .Ths purpose be-
ing to ascertain everything concerning
the North American Trust Company and
its financial opera tons in connection with
the United States government
The resolution went over on objection.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-05-20
Hotel Arrivals.

F'ord7s-W. H Boyd, Bracey; c. NJ.
Oakley, Blacksburg; W. G. Grove, Ron
ceverte, w. Wa; H. Cullen Andrews,
w. H. Gage, Macon, Ga; James Hurst.
Williamsburg; E. L. Baker, Ernporia;
w. Thomas Jones. Fredericksburg; o.
c.. Thompson, Rocky Mount, n c.: c.
w. Tremary, Riverton, Va; L. c. Burton.
Lynchburg; James D. Woodroof, Roam
oke; T. II. Vines, Roanoke; Charles D.
Garland, E. T. Thomas, Norfolk; r. n.
Taylor, Bassett.
Murphy's-J. H. Bane, Roanoke; DR..
NJ. l. McCue, Greenwood; w. II. Carter.
Hampton; j. T. Murphy. Petersburg; j.
3. Hope. Jr., w. H. sBoyenton, Hampton:
H. W. Holland, Danville; J. B. Parrish,
Lanexa; Charles McDeTmott, Jr., Nor
folk; Edgar T. Hines, Farmville; William
Waldorf, L. Kaufman, Baltimore.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-05-20
WasBadIy Bruised.

A small white boy, who was assisting in
the removal of Mr.. Minting's bicycles from
the platform at Tenth and Broad Streets
to tents of the Streets of Cairo. was
knocked down by one of the Traction
company's cars yesterday and pain
+ fully bruised.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-05-20
The INQUEST Held.

Coroner Taylor held an inquest on the
body OF Ambrose Ferrebee at the peni-
Tertiary yesterday afternoon. The jury
rendered simple verdict that Ferrebee
came to his death from his: throat being
cut by William Woodson.
The case will come up before Judge
Wexford in the Circuit Court of Rich
mond.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-05-20

Miss Mary Brauner, of Washing ton;
Mr. and Mrs. n. II. Spindle, and Miss
Mrrtle snindae. of Harrisonburg. and Miss
Edna Walker, OF Lynchburg, are visiting
Mr.. ana Mrs. =. L Taiiaferro, on Church
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-05-20
LEGAL NOTICES.

EXECUTORS NoTIcE-NoTIcE IS
hereby given that ali parties who ara
PHILLIPS, deceased, will pay same 70
the undersigned, his executors. and all
parties having claims against his said
estate will present the same for pay
ment 10 FRANK e. PHiLiIPS and
II n CURD, executors OF Chas. Z,
Phillips, deceased. northwest corner of
Afosby and VenabIe Streets.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1900-11-30
Duel In Air.

Somebody has asked whether n duel
has ever been fought In the air.
One of the most curious OF Guels.
says Tit-Bits. was in the balloon duel
In France. which was fought in 1908.
The combatants were Nj. de Grandpre
and NJ. le Pique. who had quarreled-
about lady. OF course. This lady was
one Mile Tirevit, an actress at the I'M
perial opera. On the appointed day
NJ de Grandpre entered the car OF one
balloon. with his second. and NJ lie
Pique. with his second. mounted tho
other In the Garden OF the Tuileres. be-
fore an immense crowd OF admiring
spectators. When all was ready tho
ropes were cut. and the balloons shot
upward for a distance OF about halt
a mile above the earth. The wind be-
ing light. they were able TO keep the
distance OF about eighty yards between
each other with which they started.
On reaching the agreed altitude the
signal was given 20 fre. NJ lie Piduc
missed. but NJ. de Grandpres ball went
through the silk OF the other balloon.
which Immediately collapsed. The car
descended with frightful velocity, and
both NJ le Pique and his second were
dashed to pieces. The balloon OF the
victor continued TO ascend. and NJ. de
Grandpre came back TO earth some
] leagues from Paris
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1900-11-30
|guriouS Method
! Of Making Wax,


The white wax exported from China
Is made by the curious method OF us
ing minute Insects In It's production.
These insects are found In brown, pea.
shaped cxcresccnccs or gals attached
TO an evergreen tree called the Insect
tree" The gals are gathered in May
and carried In hcadlong flight to the
market towns by bearers" who travel
at night so that the heat may not force
the Insects TO emerge during the jour.
ncy.
They are then placed on the "wax
tree" which Is stump varying from
three to twelve feet in height, with
numerous branches rising from the top
similar to the pollard willow
The wax insects are made into small
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1900-11-30

onc-hundrCdth OF an ounce. The syS-
TEN of weighing and recording begun
here Is carried out with every transfer
Of the metal until it Is delivered as
coin TO the cashier.
After leaving the weighing room
the silver or gold, rs the case may be,
is sent TO the melting room, where it
is dumped into the huge plumbagO
cruciblcs. After melting, the coin ma
terlal is cast into bars, and when cold
fragmen Is cut from each, which is
sent to the assay office The assayer
ascertains the proportion of pure
metal in the bar and amount of alloy
needed to bring it to the required
standard. The bars are again melted,
the alloy dolcd i'm, and the metal then
cools in bars about a foot in length,
half an inch in thickness and regu.
lated in width according to the size of
the coin to be manufactured.
In the melting room for gold and In
many other departments OF the hints
the floors are overlaid with heXagon
latticed iron plates through which fall
the small PARTICLES of gold that ad-
here to the shoes of the operators.
The sweepingS of the floors are even
saved and treated for the gold ana
silver dust Director Roberts is au.
thority for the statement that more
than $4,000 is thus saved annually.
The rolling room next receives the
metal which Is passed between power
full circular crushers at the rate OF
200 bars an hour. The bars come out
as ribbons the proper thickness for
strips from which to CCt the plan
chefs" These last named are coins
! i'm the plain before they receive the
stamp or are milled. Before the plan
! chcts are cut. however, the ribbons
pass through several presses TO bring
them TO the proper hardness and to
cause them to pass muster in the way
of width and thickness To the breadth
of n hair.
After the planchets are cut the
metal begins To look like coin. The
round pieces drop from this marvel
Gus machine at the rate OF go n
minute, though when pressed a
speed of 2SO can be attained. The
perforated strips 20 back to the cruel.
blc, while the planchets go 30 the
! coming room. Here they are carefully
sorted by girls who are wonderfully
| expert i'm detecting those that are un
| der or over weight. The perfect plan
chefs then go to the adjusting room
| where they are further Scrutinized
| Then they visit the milling machine
The plauchet leaves this operation
with its edges turned up To protect
the device which is stamped on later
| Many persons call the duting or reed
/ ing" on the coins the "milled edge.
/ This is an error.
Before the final stroke is given tn,
| coin that will make it an obligation o'
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1900-11-30
Wells That Blow Air.

Here and there on a portion of Sauk
prairie. in Wisconsin, there is acurious
phenomenon known as the blowing
wells" The wells are continually fore
ing great volumes of air upward or.
like some huge monster, are dragging
into the interior OF the earth no small
amount of the zephyrs as they come
and go The operators who have ex-
cavated great holes into the sand and
gravel. as well as the huSbaudmeu
upon whose farms the wells are found.
seem to be mystifed as 10 the causes
which surround this unusual freak Of
nature. The blowing wells are 50 pc.
culiar that sources of water supply
with such unusual characteristics are
not believed to exist elsewhere on
the continent. The matter has created
considerable discussion in the neighaOr-
hood OF the wells.-Chicago Record.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1900-11-30
Raced the Train Against Fire.

William $. Knight recently told
very strange story of chair ear in n
Chicago Great Western Railroad train
that was aflrc and full of passengers
with the train AT full speed. 1T was
one of the strangcSt things | ever cN-
pericnced," said he. "and all the train
men, including the superintendent of
the road, were i'm quandary to know
the cause of the cars catching on fire.
We were about seven miles from Dcs
Moincs when smoke was discovered
curling out from under the middle of
the first chair ear. The fire was be-
tween the two floors of the car, and
seemed To have spread toward both
eds II had not started near the
wheels. for II was I'm the centre of the
car and that would do away with any
theory of hot box.
"Wcll what To do was n little prob.
lem for the conductor of the train to
solve. The fire could not be stopped
without n hose and water power to
throw the water back toward both
ends of the car, and at that place in
the fields there was no such convC-
nlcnCes. The fire had not yet eaten
It's way through the floor; SO the pas.
scngcrs needed To have no fear. The
engineer and conductor with few
passengers stood beside the car. undc-
cidcd what to do II the train re-
maincd there the coach must have
necessarily been burned up, and would
have laid out the whole road.
THE conductor suddenly conceived
n plan and Immediately shouted All
aboard! Shove her through 10 Des
Moines at full speed, Tommy he
yelled To the engineer, ana Tommy,
the large, chubby engineer. covered
with grease and oil. waddlcd down to
his engine as fast rs his short legs
would carry him. The cSnductor
pulled the cord, Tommy pulled the
throttle wide open and such wild
ride rs we did have, IL was a race to
see which was the faster, the fire or the
locomotive. The locomotive won. and
when we reached Dcs MoiucS the fire
had almost eaten through the floor of
the coach. II was quickly cXtin.
guishcd 10y means Of hose attached
To water main, and we drew into the
depot on time. e.'-kanSaS City Journal.