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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-01-28
.DANVILLE AXIS
ABOUT CAR RAILS
Car Company Has Its Way and City
Engineer Commended.
POSTAL. WIRES TO DANVIL |. L.:
The Travellers Protective Association
Organize Branch Post-A New
Shirt Factory Started Up.
Street improvements.
POSTAL. WIRES TO DANvI i: T.

DANVILLE, VA, jan 2.-Special-The
question of laying seven-inch rails In the
new street-car tracks was discussed be-.
fore the Council last night
According to the proposition OF the COM
pany, when the franchise was granted,
nine-inch rails were to be used above the
intersection Of Main and Floyd Streets
as we'll as from this intersection to the
depot. On commencing work the com
pany provided seven-inch rail for use
above the intersection referred to, winch
will be paved with vitrihed brlck, "Liile
below this intersection, when Will pe
paved with Belgtunr block, the nine,
inch rail was provided.
The City Engineer put stop 10 tne
work and the matter became subject
of universal interest. The engineer was
criticised, and the company as well.
ATA HIGH PITCH.
Public interest was at high pitch, ana
the Council chamber was crowded 10 heai
the debates between the company and tue
Council Committees. The outcome was
that the company were given the iis gu
to use the seven-inch rail. while IN anon -i
Eer resolution the city engineer was en-
dorsed for his faithfulness IN tue pei
Torrance of DUTY.
The work, which has been delayed sew
eral weeks, will be begun as soon as sum sum
Gent force of hands can be ootalnea, anu
/. II will be but short while before Dan Dan
VILE will have tirst-class c1rcuito,is,
double track street railway system
BIG TOBACCO SALES. !.
The tobacco market for the past
has been crowded. one warehouse cla,lll-
ING, ia have exceHed all previous sales.
k Evangelist Garland, Of Virginia, hAs
been conducting a ten-days meeting az q.
the Second Baptist church, winch IS ~ ca "a
attended.
.terprise, began work Monday. HAITI
son Robinson. Jr.. IS the proprle ~ 80 y.
A chatting dish party. was gwen o..
Roanoke Femade College on Alon rl.,
night IN honor OF Miss Jennie Gray MI
Ter, OF Culpeper. and Miss Kate q" u y.
Hams, of EPittsylvan!a& county,.
Ell VETERANS INVITATlOsS.,,
Captain Harry Wooding co ananan,W g.
Cabell7 Graves Camp. VIII, pro nta'y n
Harper, OF Louisville. Ky. for a de, esa-5
ton of the camp to visit him AZ us
house during the reunion IN Lou e
9at an early date.
It IS reported here that an ar1anss
ment for the season has been MADE q
the street car company ios = r. n.
class baseball team at tho PARK. D lsAiis
villa will not enter. the State League. 8.
R Cabell Graves Camp has directed iss
scommander TO procure portraits OF Col ssa-s
onel George C. Cabell and OF the wye.
Colonel +, Benton yyithers. TO be Iaaced
X In the camp hal. -
The nrst OF q ssTies Of -FOUR gsrMahs
By the Cotlllon Club was wen. .-sla-
sonic nan wcarss night Anong.
The visitors on the floor were Miss dds
sChafnn, of Richmond Mss Lueta DAD
nov. Of Chatham; Miss Jennie CRAY III
lar. az CuIp6per: EVE 80 E. y e:
p tiuoEs e.g sl1ss
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Knights of,l,e Maccabccs.

At regular se:ni-monthly review OF
Jefferson Tent, No. 16. Knights of the
Maccabees of the World, the following
officers we're duly installed by Senior
Past Commander A. j. Guerpillon: Past
Commander. c. w. Montague: Command
err. n. J.. Smith: Isieutenant-Comman
Luke Houghton: r. and K Keeper. w,
II. Blunt: Chaplain. E. II. Beal: Master
alarms, NJ f. Burnett: Sergeant. A. F..
Newman; First Master of the Guards, ".
T. Adams; Second Master Of the Guards,
w A. Collins; Sentinel. L. NJ. Powell:
Picket, T. a. Taylor. TrusteeS-A- ].
Gue1pillon. c. w Montague and z. a.
Taylor. for three, two and one1yea:s re-
spectiyely 55
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AN ENJOYABLE AFFAIR.
The Debating Exercises Of tho Ran
fioinh Literary Society.

The Debating Exercises Of tho Ran
doiph Literary Society.
The exercises Of the Randolph Literary
Society, at Lee Camp Hall last night,
were highly interesting and enjoyable
The programme opened with an over
ture by the Virginia symphony Trio,
composed of Messrs. J. N. Kaufman.
W. d. Selden and R. Splitter, followed
by the address of welcome by the presi-
dent, Mr.. Irving E. Campbell. The
Grafton of Mr.. Sidney Lanier, a beautiful
song by Mrs. Evan R. Chesterman and
a defamation by Mr.. Robert $. R1ves
were each to the liking of the audience.
The debate then followed. The ques-
ton was:
Resolved, That the Conquest Of the
Philippine Islands is not Unjust, and
Will not be Detrimental to the Interests
OF the United States.
The debaters were Nessrs. John B..
Lightfoot,. Jr.. and John S. Eggleston.
Affirmative; Z. r. Courtney and ]. Kent
Rawley, negative.
The judges decided in favor of the
affirmative side.
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SAFE AND EFFECTIVE.
A Certain Cure for. a Common and AN
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suffer on
Fortunately, this is no longer neces-
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rather by its healing, soothing eject up
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The name OF this preparation Is Pyrsa-
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ThcI.n1xcr .Ja1,lcs.

TETTINGTON, VA. Jan. 27-Special.-
The weather for the past three weeks has
been very mild and farmers are taking
advantage of 1t to q great extent. The
wheat and oats are looking very well,
far above the average for this time of
year Prosperity is yet moving along;
not an idle man in this whole section;
The woods are alive to The music Of axe
and saw. getting out railroad ties. cord
wood and timber. The supply don t
equal the demand. yet more rush orders
are coming.
The Southern railway at Clairmont Is
doing a great business. and the pros
poets are good for the building of an
other railroad into this important port
from Petersburg at no distant date.
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ulSus.
THE POSTAL LINES UP.
It is expected that the Postal Telegraph
Company will reach Danville some time
next week. The Western Union Company
up to this time has had the entire SER
vice from this point.
Mr.. N. D. Vandergrift, of Henry coun-
ty, while stopping at. the Omohundro
House, was taken i'll Tuesday night and
started to call on a physician. He had
. scarcely walked fifty yards when he fell
dead on Patton street, where he was
afterwards. found by a policeman. His
death was due to heart disease.
BES-EIAaILETT.
The marriage Of Mr.. George I. Forbes.
to Miss Kate 3. Hamlett was soemntzed
at Washington-Stree Tabernacle We'd
nesuay night Mr.. Forbes is a son OF
the late Rev. John Forbes. for many
years pro ninent local Methodist minis
ter of Danville. His wife is an accom-
plished young lady.
A branch of the Protective Order OF
American Sportsmen is being formed IN
EDanyille under the direction of the
chief warden, Mr. Franklin Stearns, OF
Richmond.
A petition in bankruptcy was filed in
the United States Court Thursday by w.
D. Robinson, of Keysville. The liabili-
ties are s2,11s: no assets.
THE r. P. a.
r. B. Walthal1, State Secretary of tho
Travellers Protective Association. this
week organized a branch Of the Assocla-
ton. in Darvllle The officers are A.
D. Keen. president; Chalmers Patterson.
yice-presfdent, and Charles F. Cabiness.
secretary and treasurer: Board of Direc-
tors-C B. Keen, Andrew Jamison. J.
S: Oliver, E. w. Dixon. Jr.. r. II.
Thomas, J. D. Wenple and j Is. an
derson.
Mrs. Walter j. westbrook IS critically
III nj her residence on Grove street.
Mr.. Charles 3. Yeager, Of Charlottes-
xille and more recently of Staunton, has
accepted position as night clerk sc
Hotel Burton.
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Installation of Officers.

At dts meeting Thursday night the fol-
lowing officers of Virginia Lodge. No. 2,
knights of Pythias, were Installed Tor
the ensuing term: Chancellor Commander,
j. r.. Underwood; Vice-Chancellor, Henry
Messerschmidr: Prelate. William A. Sni-
der; Keeper OF Records and Seal. George
L. Styll; Master of Excheauer. II. l.
Hulce; Master of Finance William II.
Stevens; Master of Work. H. A. Jarvis:
Master at Arms c. E. Murray: Inner
Guard, N. D. Harris; Outer Guard. Il. a.
llumehn: Trustees-George E. Styll, B..
T. Neisz and z. Delaney; Grand Lodge
Hcpresentatiye. Beni. +. Neisz. =.
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Improvement is soine on, but something
makes INC feel sstrorger and betterss
i have .n.en stcadil sting Grape Nus
They make most delicious breakfast.
and ! would not like to do without this
food. Is there any OF + he company stock
for sale II ssrs- at w.1a Z prise It should
be good investment. for your products
arc VERY popular and sold everys. here
The food. Grape-Nu.s. is the finest hing
in The word In Its; line. and wins and
holds friends wherever It is tried.
TIE writer Is one Of the s!lversmiths on
p,r,adwa N ). His Enasne will be Etven:
On ,,erueet Postum Cereal CD, ~. i;
Fattlc Creek. Mich. ma crss OF Craze
Nut.
{Ifs your Grape. Nuts ever get soft sor
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out IA 8 pie pan In the oven beforez ssEy-
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-01-28
Eth VIRGINIA
PEIllIl'E lNlTlilAR|Y' 7
How the Prisoners lei are Managed At.
the State Prison
LARGE NUMBER i. OF INMATES A
Quarters are Crowded in the Mons
Ward and an Addition is Badly
Notwithstanding a bout 80
the Routiue Work.
LARGE NUMBER 0 E INMATES / 9! 1 ] IS:

~
One Of the most important tnsIltut y !.
( Of the State and one that requires the
wisest heads and the most able manage
ment is the virginia state Penitentiars
Within the confines Of the grim White.
walls of the main building is an immense
number of convicts serving their terms
of punishment for The various violations
of the States laws, aud among them are
some of. the most notorious criminals in
this country The best way in which to:
handle such a congregation OF human be !.
inSs and to prcsen- their escape from
Prison is puzzl;ng problem. indeed: a'ius
one which requires the constant igilance
OF the superintendent aid other officials
as well as the guards:
MANY PRISONERS
I he total number of inmates Of the
house OF sorrow IS something over loo,
OF. beth sexes and races, but not, all arc
confined at the penitentiary proper, as
about go men are Ut work ON the State
farm and about Is men at Anderson's.
adjoining the farm. This makes the
total number of inmates within the psts-5,
on proper about 1,255 men and women.
There are only about 81 woman con-
yicts, and the quarters in the female
ward have never been entirely filled. Sc
The convicts are required to work, both
as an investment for the State and be-
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80 ~ - sysi-!7se = -
To Ein.ht. the l}Oc..e..

DR.. f. NJ. Hardy and Mr.. S. Webb.
both OF this city. have ssignitied their
Intention of going to the front. and 11gnt-
ing against the Beers. DR.. Hardy says
he belongs to the First Volunteer Bat
TALON. Queens West Surry. and Mr..
Webb to the Worcestershire Volunteers
The former went I; TO Washiagton a
short while. ago to determine that II he
joined his company he would be trans,
ferred TO the front. y$5s.
The military attacfe there told him
that from fifty TO sixty apr licat lions came
In every day:
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Bond OF $40. 900 was furnished by Mr. W:
NJ. Smith, Communicating attorney Oh
Cumberland county, as guardian for Mrs MIS-;
Jane Aston Thraves, of this county
Hon. f. G. Southall stopped at his nome
here this morning on his way to the
funeral OF his uncle. Captain frank
Southal1.
Three sportsmen of Amelia Courthouse.
went out yesterday and, Notwithstanding
the cold. windy day, each brought back
!, fine turkey The game law for Amelia
and Nottoway counties allows partrldges
TO be killed up to February LIST, and Wlic
f turkeys and deer up to February 1otn.
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Williams. white, charged with being sus-
picious characters, were discharged.
ff ~ y -
SICK MANS FATAL JUMP.
The Old Dominion Liner jamestown
Still Hard u ground.

The Old Dominion Liner jamestown
Still Hard y ground.
NORFOLK, VA. Jan. 27.--special.--
Frank Williams, sixty years old, pa
tient IN a Portsmouth Hospital. while de-
lirious, to-day jumped out of a window
sixty feet to the ground and will die.
The steamship Venetia. which was IL
-belled by Texas tug men for s65.O0O sal
wage, gave bond to-day and sailed for
Hamburg.
s1s2. SEQ to be paid by the Federal gov
eminent for the Cedar Grove property OPP
posite the Navy Yard, has been received
here and will be paid to the owners next
week by Judge Waddill, of the United
States Court,
The Old Dominion liner jamestown.
which was driven ashore near Bush Bluff
in a gale yesterday, remained hard
aground all day, despite the efforts OF
four wrecl1ing tugs to float the big ship.
The Jamestown will probably remain
ashore until normally high tide.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-01-28

In the Law and Equity Court the mo-
ton to set aside the verdict for $780,
recently given the plaintiff in the case
of Robert NJ. Gordon against the Rich
mond. Railway and Electric Company,
was argued and the verdict, was set
aside and a new trial ordered. Mr.. Cor
don is the conductor of the Traction
Company, whose car ran past mule car
and Mr.. Gordon was knocked off.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-01-28
IN HONOR OF BURNS.
Hagish Supper Given by Members Of
Scottish Club

Scottish Club.
Four members of the Robert Burns
Club celebrated the natal day of the
Scottish bard by hagish supper last
night The evening was most delightfully."-
spent and stories and anecdotes of the
great poet were told.
The feature of the evening was the
address on Robert Burns, the Man,
by MIR. David 1Ieadrick. who is a native.
of Ayrshire. The others present also re-
sponded to toasts.
The members of TIE club. a Scottish or
ganization. who al present reside in this
city are Messrs. David Headrick and john
Munro, of Glasgow: James PEBBLES, Edin-
burg, and John Adam. Aberdeen, the
last named being the noted cricketer.
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AIatinea Tuesday.

Stuart Robson. in ..Oliver Goldsmith. -
will be presented at the Academy OF
Music Tuesday afternoon at a special
matinee. because the sale of seats fo-
the night performance is so large that
it seemed evident that all those who de-
sired to see. Mr.. Robson could not do so
at the night performance.
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Endorse the Seaboard,

The Fernandina Board of Trade of
Florida, at a regular meeting held at
Fernandina last Wednesday adopted es-.
olutions endorsing the Seaboard Air Line.
They think that despite the delay occa-.
stoned by recent interferences the con-
summation Of the plans of Mr.. Williams
for the consolidation will soon be attain
cd
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Arrival Of Rev. Mr.. Minnicl1.

Rev. Harry Minnick, the new pastor
Of Marshall-Street Christian church, will
arrive in this city next Friday from
Lubec, Me. A reception will probably. be.
rendered the new pastor at the church
Friday night
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-01-28
Urpcd to RIM.

AT least two members Of the State
senatesare being urged by some OF their
friends to become candidates for Attor-
General next year. They are Messrs.
Flood and Jenries. .3ssz
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-01-28
The Pace Company,s Plant

Work on the Pace Pork Packing Com
pany's5 abattoirE has not as yet been re-
sumed, but may be before very long.
At present the situation is unchanged,
but efforts to reorganize are being made
and will, in all probability, be successful
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ROYAL Tribe of. Joseph.

The Virginia Chapter. No. Il, Royal
Tribe Of Joseph. met at Monroe Hall
aast night TO celebrate the receiving Of
their charter. There was a. large ar
tendance. and about twenty candid at |.
we're initiated into .the mysteries Of the
order. NJ.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-01-28

SERMON ,,y t;cv. a,r.Ktmg.
s Rev. Charles King will occupy the pull
bit at Marshail-street Christian church
this .norntng. He IS an interesting
speaker and has quite a51sputatton - an
Gxpoundaesoe The Gospel
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Governors Rccention.

III Governor and Mrs. T FER III on next
Friday night hold a reception e the kEs e.
ecutiye Mansion II. honor OF ths I. Les 80.
slatu.e. Il. sas
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-01-28

Sergeant of detectives A. n. Toml.n-;
son viii 80 to Petersbtlr Stp-daYsfo bring!
"a prisoner to- Richmond who 9 wanted
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-01-28

cause it is best for. them to have some
thing to occupy their minds and keep
them out of mischief About LOGO men
and so woman are engaged at present IN
the Davis Shoe Factory, ana the remain
der are employed on the routine Work or
the institution. The cooking Is done en-
tirely by the men for both wards, as IS
ealsoSltl,e WISHING. cxccptthe female i,ris--
oners' clothes. This is done by women
set aside for this purpose.
OFFICERS OF THE PRISON.
The prison officials are the superinten-
dent, one assistant superintendent, four
keepers and fifty guards. One guard IS
always kept on duty on the GROUND an
front of the building, one IN the rear, one
ON either wall, one in each court, ana one
in each room of the shops during the day
The prisoners 90 to work about Z o'clock
in the morning and in the winter time
stop at 5 o'clock, but as the days grow
longer the hours are extended until =
O'Clock, but the working day is never
over ten hours.
The cells of the mems ward are very
crowded now. and there Is hardly accom-
mediation for the prisoners. The building
is old, having been erected In 1857, ana
lacks many Of the modern improvements.
An effort has been, and is being, made TO
secure an addition to the male depart
ment.
WOALElN'S DEPARTMENT.
The womens. department is on the
west side of the old prison and is COM
paratively a modern structure, being IN
reality house wlrl,,n Il rouse. Each
prisoner occupies a separate cell which
opens on the hallway that surrounds
the building, and in this way watch may
be kept on the inside. This department is
under the supervision of a natron, Mrs
Page, who has the entire control Of this
ward.
The shops of the shoe factory are in
the rear Of the main building, and are
connected with each department SO that
the prisoners may be marched into them
without having a chance to escape.
The routine work Of the inAtitution is
very heavy, and the space and apparatus
and the great bulk Of cooking and washing
has been greatly hampered. The prison
Is equipped with hospital ward, which
is adequate for the demand of the insti-
tuition. A movement Is on foot to have
a library connected with the prison, such
as is had in other large prisons, for the
use Of the convicts. and 1t Is thought
this will be ea silly done. as the matter is in
the hands of the ladies connected with
the institution.
The penitentiary has been under quar-
antine for some time on account Of con-
ta.ious diseases lin the State.
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Mary Lawson, of Richmond.
An appropriation OF four thousand dol
lars for the paving Of Crashead street
was made by the City Council Tuesday
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I The installation of the newly-elected
officers OF Mizpah Presbyterian church.
Chestnut Hill, will take place to-day.
Rev. Thomas Carey johnson. Of Union
Theological Seminary. will conduct the
az=.'.l
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-10-31

States on the Social Democratic party
ticket. spoke at Cooper Union. tonight, to
an audience that filled the theater and
crowded the aisles. The rush at the doors
in getting in was violent that women
were more or less roughly handled. The
audience comprised almost as many women
as men, Charles II. Matchett. of Brooklyn,
who was the party'S candidate for the
Presidency four years ago. opened the
meeting and was talking when ar. Debs
entered. Then followed a tumuit of ap-
plause which put a stop TO Mr.. Matchett's
speech. Mr.. Debs was accompanied by his
wife and two other ladies.
Morris Hilquitt, the chairman, introduced
Benjamin Hanford, the candidate for Gov
ernor, who declared that If the working
classes could get control of the govern
ments of the world they could not do much
worse than is being done now He then be-
gan denouncing the Capitalist class" and
declaring that the great explosion in New
York, yesterday. was due to lax enforce
ment of the laws in the interests of capital.
Mr.. Debs on being introduced, said: $50
completely have the people lost faith
In the Republican and Democratic parties
that they have not trusted either with two
successive terms in twenty years. What
we need Is not PARTY but policy. The Demo-
Gratis say that IL you give them the chance
they will destroy the trusts. Bryan says
he is opposed to private monopoly. Then
he is opposed to private ownership. If he
Is then he is Socialist"
Here the speaker referred to the recent
coal strike In the anthracite region in Penn
Sylvania where the mine owners, he charged,
fix the rate of wages. Continuing, he said
Let me ask both parties what they will
do TO resf-,e the wage-earners from serf-
dom. No latter whether the Democrats or
Republicans win there will be no change in
the condition of the laborer. In a few years
longer the middle class, what's left of it,
will be In the working class. The era Of
small production has gone. If you have a
few thousand left the best you can do is
to invest it in socialistic propaganda"
In the concluding part of his speech Mr.
Debs said: 81 would scorn to hold public
office. We only want the votes of those
who are intelligent enough to know what
they are voting for. Free yourselves be-
fore you free the Filipinos. You are the
property of your masters. Capital owns
the tools and the tools own you II the
flag Is the symbol Of slavery / defy it, and
If this be treason let them make the most
of IL.