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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-02-15
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.
Interesting Facts About lsichmond's
Citizens and Other Matters.

Mr.. Ben 2. Owen. Jr., private secretary
to the Governor, is confined to his home
by the grip.
Mr.. +. C. Murphy. Deputy Collector
of Customs. is out. after a few days OF
illness from the grip
Mr.. J. A. McGilvray. editor OF the Viz
GINA School Journal, has been appointed
manager for Virginia Of the National
Educational Association, which meets in
Detroit, Mich. July Sth-12th.
Capt. s. c.. Cook. Deputy Collector of
Internal Revenue, is prepared 20 furnish
blank forms TO persons engaging in bust
ness that requires d revenue tax Failure
to pay the tax at the beginning OF bust
ness will be prosecuted.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-02-15
FLORIDA and All anita Fast Ffali
sly THE
SEABOARD AIR LINE RAILWAY,
aflorida and West india Short Line"
TO IRE
Winter Resorts of the South.
The Only Line Operating Daily Limited
Trains to Florida.

Tie FLORIDA and Atlanta Fast Mail"
another OF tac Seaboard Air Line Rail-
ways splendidly equipped trains, leaves
New York daily at 1910 a. NJ, 23rd
Street Station, Pennsylvania Railroad,
with Pullman Drawing Room Sleeping
Car and Day Coaches to Raleigh. South
ern Pines, Columbia, Savannah. Jacason-
vile, where connections are made for ST.
Augustine Tampa and all Florida points.
Connections are also made at Hamlet,
N c., with Pullman Drawing Room
Sleeping Car to Atlanta, Ga, with con-
nections at Atlanta, for New Orleans
and Mexico, and Texas and Pacific Coast
Points. This train connects at Washing
ton with train leaving Boston 700 p. NJ.
Leaves Philadelphia $50 A NJ, Baltimore
GIG A. NJ. Washington S:35 a. NJ, Rich
mond 1923 P. NJ. arriving Southern
Pines 6:57 P. NJ, Columbia 1920 P. NJ,
Savannah $50 A. NJ. Jacksonville 7:30
A. NJ, st. Augustine lilo A. NJ. Tampa
$50 2. NJ Through Pullman Drawing
Room Sleeper New York to Jackson
VILE, Through Vestbuled Passenger
Coaches and perfect service.
For information call on or write to all
Pennsylvania Railroad offices, or Sea-
board Air Line Railway representatives
at 3eo Washington Street. Boston. Mass:
1:O6 and a71 Broadway, New York; so
South Third Street, Philadelphia 2T
East German Street. Baltimore; 1854 New
York Avenue, Washington; $50 E. Main
Street, Richmond. Va. or to- r. p. Il.
Bunch. General Passenger Agent. Ports
mouth. ~ 49, III #
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TaE CaUsEoETHE WAR.

We call special attention to an article.
printed elsewhere, from the New York
Journal of Commerce, on the wedding of
the N..tion.''
The article was suggested by the cele-
bration of Lincon's birthday anniversary
and designed 70 correct certain erroneous
Impressions concerning the cause of the
war between the States. 1t is not IN
natural" says our contemporary. that
the impression OF the crowd should be that
the war was fought TO Tree slaves. but it
is extraordinary that, with few EXCEPTIONS
the persons who take it upon themselves
TO address the public on the life and work
OF Mn. Lincoln should so readily confirm
the same impression" 1t is then pointed
out that the Slavery question was only in
directly involved, Mr.. Lincoln himself hay
ing sad in his famous letter to Horace
Greeley that II he could save the Union
by freeing the slaves he would free them:
u he could sS.He the Union by keeping the
slaves in bondage, he would keep them
i'm bondage: if he could save the Union by
freeing some of the slaves and leaving
the rest ia bondage. he would free some Of
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-02-15
DaTk ness.


7 had a dream, which was not all 4
dream.
The bright sun was extingushed' ana
the stars
Did wander darkling in the eternal
space,
Ravless and painless, and the icy earth
Swung blind and blackening in the moon
less air;
Morn came and went-and came and
brought no day.
And men forgot their passions in the
dread
OF this their desolaton; and all hearts
Were chilled into 4 selfish prayer 1or
light;
And they did live by watchfres-and the
thrones,
The palaces of crowned lzinds-the huts.
The habitations of all things which
dwell
Were burnt for beacons; cities were con-
sumed,
And men were gathered round their
blazing homes
To look once more into each others face
Byron.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-02-15
WANTS VIRGINIA NJ GROEs.
A Carload or Two 10 Work in Penn.
syIyania OuarrieS.

Mr.. Eastburn, of Bucks county. Pa. is
in this city trying to get a carload or two
of negroes to take back to Pennsylvania
to work in his stone quarries be ope-
rates Guarries in Bucks county ana In
Huntington county. y. ].
II have already secured large number
of negro laborers.'' said Mr.. Easthurn last
night. II have no doubt | shall get as
many men as want IN q day or Two
Mr. Eastbucu took a carload of negroes
from GoochIand county to work In his
quarries He liked the Virginia. black men
as Iaborers so we'll he wants more.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-02-15

value. and these increased values will,
in a little while, show mp on the tax
books.
We shall take up this subject again to-
morrow and endearor to show on the
negative side OF the question, SO to speak.
the danger of delay liz this matter.
That is high-class property and it lies
in the direction where we may reason
ably expect fine buildings to be erected,
bat Il the city continues to pursue its
present policy this property will sooner
or later fall into the hands of persons
who will build cheap houses. and once
the standard is fixed it will be hard to
raise it
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-02-15
Boy III led y a issa.l.

Especial Dispatch to The fimes-)
FORK UNION. VA, Feb i--Charies
T. Little. th!rteen-year-old son of Mr..
John Little. of near Bethel Church this
county, fell from the loft OF the barn at
his home yesterday afternoon and injured
himself so badly that he died Of his in-
i1ries this morning.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-02-15
Not Afraid Of 1t.

Some scientist has discovered that
blondness is a disease she suddenly sus-
gested.
Dearest" he replied fearlessly, as he
again drew her toward him, that doesn
brighten me for a minute. II 1t were
catching l would have been infected long
ago."-Chicago Post.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-02-15

.sDe gineral run o. people, said Uncle
Eben, seems to git SO busy celepratln
a great mans birthday dat dey clean
fohgits about followin' de example he
done sot.''-Washington Star
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Mrs. William Il. Wood.
Especial Dispatch to The Times.)

Especial DISPATCH to The Times.)
ASHLAND, VA, Feb. 14.-Mrs. William
II. Wood died tonight at her home here
after an extended Illness. Mrs. Wood
was Miss Anne Ferrell Winston, and
was first married to Mr.. Chenery. By
this union there We're three sons and a
daughter-Messrs. James. R. L.. and T.
F. Chenery, and Mrs. Sallie Gatewood.
The funeral arrangements have not yet
been completed.
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fairs.

"Is it a fact that Mrs Van Upanup' S
ball was a larger affair than Mrs. DE
Paster-Stone's?"
oh decidedly! Mrs. Van upanup had
fully 5000 detectives at her ball, whereas
Mrs De Paster-Stone had but a scant
250O,''-Detroit Journal.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-02-15
Hes..i. >ewnI Il gas.

Especial Dispatch 10 The Times
CREWE VA. Feb I.-ReT- j. IL, New
bill. who has been pastor of the baptist
Church here for the ct FIVE .sars. has
accepted call to 6 sese liz King CeorSs
county.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-02-15
AIfIEisNf aTE.

The Rhenish Westphalian Gazette, of
Cologne says the Empress Frederick is
suffering from dropsy and renal cancer
Her physicians regard these diseases in
her case as necessarily fatal, and are
directing their efforts to reducing the
pain and deferring the end as far as it
is possible to do SO.
Now that the Queen is dead Francis
Joseph, of Austria, holds the record
for the longest reign in Europe. He has
been on the throne more than fifty-two
years. and is in the seventy-hrst year of
his life. But Francis Joseph is by no
means the oldest ruler. The possessor
Of this distinction is the Grand Duke
Adolphus OF Luxembourg, who came into
the world in 1Sl7.
Little Fish Island, at Chester, n. S.,
which was bought last summer by Mrs.
Dewey, wife Of Admiral Dewey has Just
been sold to a prominent resident OF
Washington The transfer was made
through Colonel Bingham, of Washing
ton a relative of Mrs. Dewey.
The reason given for the sale is the
severe criticism in the United States of
the wife of the Admiral for buying a
summer residence in British possessions.
The imports OF the United States during
the month OF January were valued at
SIS. 100. 1874, OF. sc. 7969oS less than for the
same month of last year, while the ex-
ports increased ,206 and We're valued
st s136. 1854.
For the seven months ended January
s1st the imports. compared with the like
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-02-15

MANCHESTER BUREAU,
CARRIERS DRUGSTORE. Nc. 1io-
HILL STREET.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-02-15

The Times is always indebted TO 1T1enos
who favor II with society items and per-
SQUALLS, but must urge that all such Dc
sent over the signature OF the sender
All unsigned communications VIII De re"
iecied ALWAYS
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-02-15
CURRENT TOPICS.

Whatever other achievements the present
Legislature may have to boast of, there
is nothing in its manner Of dealing with
the only railroad question that came be-
fore it to send its name resounding down
the corridors OF ant honorable fame. When
ever a Legislature goes up against q rail-
road company it is always at q great dis
know, while the corporation may not mean
so we'll, but it always knows. In the case
of the Richmond and Washington Air Line
Railroad the Legislature has simply exc
cuted the Tnanoeuvres of the King of
France. imsnortalized in nursery rhyme,
when he marched I'D the hin and then
marched down again. Throughout the
whole affair it his had the pitlable appear
ance elf cropping in the dark and vainly
crying for light which never came. At no
step IN its procedure has the Legislature
seemed TO know what to do, and instead
Of following Napoleon's wise maxim in
such cases and doing nothing, it has struck
out on a hit or miss plan, with what re-
suit to the State only the future can dis
clcse.-Petersburg IndeX-Appeal
Did not our contemporary attempt to
liehten the darkness OF the Legislature
when this question was UP a year ago, and
did ft not advise the members to vote for
the Richmond and Washington Air Line
CHARTER? That is our recollection.
The New York Sun says:
THE Sun is authorized to state that the
plans for the machinery Of wireless telc
sr1aphy TO signal across the ocean have
been completed and a site for the plant
selected by Nillola Tesla and that the pro-
ject will at once be actively begun. 1t is
estimated that the time required to perfect
the apparatus will be about eight months,
I'VE have received inquiries of late to
Mr.. Tesln's place among inventors, and as
to his credentials to fame. We don't
know fully about those things. but we do
know THAT it is Tesla who has given the
world what is perhaps the most precious
Invention Of the time, the electrical trans
mission OLE power, and we have seen the
letter in which Prof. Slaby, Of Berlin, calls
him the father OF wireless telegraphy.'
..Will his gorgeous vision, described
above De realized? We don't know. So
we must let doubt and incredulity Snaw
upon the bare statement.
The trouble about the Sun is that it is
hnrd to discover when the Sun is serious
and when it is joking.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-02-15

PETERSBURG AGENT.
MRS. r. c. HUTCHINSON, Z iCMbAhD
STREET,
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-02-15

period of the previous fiscal year, fell OH
s27, 5ss562, reaching only s45s, S3l.on, and
the exports increased s1O2 Isl. 243, assre-
eating 500, 2es, 729, and leaving a balance
Of trade of s443,3aS,65s in favor OF the
United States.
Among his visitors wednesday Presi-
dent Mckinley received Senor1ta hstlrito
da Cenda, who is the, smallest woman III
Cuba She was born near Matanzas' ana
is about to return home after a Visit 20
the United States. Senorita da Genoa IS
commonly called by her friends Chl
ouita' She is thrty-one years ola, "a
inches tall. and weighs q pounds. She
was showily dressed in satins ana SILKS
and wore diamonds She speaks Spanish,
Italian, French and English, and mace
a little speech to the President IN the iast
named language, as follows: want 10
thank you, Mr.. President, for what you
have done for my people.
The President replied: THAT was d very
nice little speech, one of the most vel
come have ever received
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-02-15
DEATHS.

DORSET.-Died. yesterday. at 1880 A.
NJ. at the Home for Incurables. Mrs
VIRGINIA NJ. DORSET, widow of Jo-
seph Dorset
Funeral at $50 P. NJ. TO-DAY from
Grace-Street Baptist Church.
The interment will be in Rlverview
Cemetery.
HEGAMYER--Died. at his residence. No.
1511 Beverly Street. yesterday morning
at $50 O'Clock. WILLIAM A. HEGA-
MYER;; aged thirty-seven years. He
leaves a devoted wife. two children. two
sisters and three brothers to mourn
their loss.
Funeral from the Church of the Gov
enante SATURDAY, the 18TH at 1
o'clock. Friends and acquaintances re-
quested to attend
Interment in Hollywood Cemetery.
WILsoN.-Died. February Eth. at 1:1o
o'clock F. NJ, at his late residence. No.
90 East Clay Street. of pneumonia.
GEORGE n. WILSON, ST.. in the
eighty-ffth year of his age.
Funeral notice in afternoon parerA
No 0ogerA
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-02-15

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N,iii.,i:. n. Il egamyer.

After an illness OF about nine weeks
Mr.. William y. Hesamyer died at $50
O'Clock yesterday morning at his home,
No. ISL Beverly Street; aged thirty-seven
years
He received treatment at Johns Hop
kins Hospital, Baltimore, for awhile, but
his case was found TO be hopeless. He is
survived by q widow and two children, 4
sister-AIiss Annie Hesamyer-and three
brothers-Messrs. Edward, Henry and
Fred Hegamyer. He was book-keeper
for r. r. PadGet, and was well known
and esteemed. He was Il member of the
Church of the Covenant.
The funeral will take place from the
Church of the Covenant Saturday at 4
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-02-15
Mrs. Maggie II. -Iricr.

Special Dispatch to The Times)
KING WILLIAM COUNTY, VA, Feb.
1i.-Mrs. Maggie H. Trice, wife OF Bur
leigh H. Trice and daughter of Mrs. Bar
bara S. and the late w. C. l.. McWehee.
died in King William county yesterday
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-02-15

THE DAILY TIMES Is served by car
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TEE MAILING LIST IS ONLY PRINT.
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Mrs. Virginia i. Dorset.

Mrs. Virginia N. Dorset died ut 1850
o'clock yesterday morning at the Home for
IrcurabIes, where she had been an inmate
SINCE last Tuesday. She was ffty-two
years Of age and was the widow of Mr..
Joseph Dorset.
The funeral will take place from Grace
Street Baptist Church at $50 o'clock this
afternoon. The interment will be in River
view Cemetery.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-02-15
Benjamin L. Og.g.

Mr.. Benjamin L. Ogg died last night
at 10 O'Clock at his residence, No. IL
North Twentieth Street. Mr.. Cgg had
been an empIoye of the Chesapeake and
Ohio Railway for several years. He was
from Louisa county and leaves a mother
and six brothers. The deceased was I'M
married and about twenty-eiGht years of
age. He had been Ill for some ten days
with pneumonia. Mr.. Ogg was q member
of the Methodist Church and an Odd
Fellow. The arrangements for the
funeral have not been made.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-02-15

INSURE NORGAN'S LIFE.
According to a cable report received in
this city yesterday British investors
have just paid an extraordinary COM
pinlent to j. Pierpont Morgan. Several
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-02-15

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Funeral Services.

The funeral of Mrs. Ann Herndon
Maury took place yesterday afternoon at
$50 o'clock from the residence of Mr..
James r. Wertl, No. 313 East Main
Street. The service was conducted by
Rev Landon r. Mason. OF Grace Epis
copal Church.
The remains Of Miss Ellen Booker will
reach Richmond at $50 O'Clock this morn
ing. The funeral will be conducted from
the Chesapeake and Ohio depot by Rev.
DR.. Roller, assisted by Rev. DR.. Strange.
The funeral of Mrs. Minnie Binns took
place yesterday afternoon at $50 O'Clock
from Calvary Baptist Church.
The funeral of Mrs. Ann Freeman took
place yesterday at noon from the resi-
dence OF Mrs. NJ. n. Reed, No. 1906 East
Broad Street.
The funeral OF Mrs. Fannie B. Cooke
took place at 4 o'clock yesterday after
noon from Venable-Street Baptist Church.
a:rs. 3, iZab IN '. lis
Especial Dispatch 10 The Tiules)
FREDERICKSBURG, VA, Feb. IL
Mrs. Eliza beth Mills, widow of the late
John S. Mills, and sister OF L. ]. Hayden,
of this city, died last night at her home
in Stafford county of pneumonia; aged
eighty-four years. Seven children sur
Viva bar
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JaIIiULIC- SJiUUl-S.
Tho entertainment last night at Leader
Hall, for the benefit of the Manchester
Catholic schools. was we'll attended, and
as an entertainment was a decided sue
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-02-15
OBITUARY..
George n. Wilson.

Mr.. George n. Wilson, Jr., one of Rich
mond's Oldest and most respected citi-
zens, died yesterday afternoon at his
residence, No. 219 East Clay Street. Mr..
Wilson was in his eighty-fifth year, and
until about twelve years ago was in ac-
tive business.
Mr. Wilson was one OF the oldest
Masons in the city, having joined the
fraternity some forty years ago. He
was a member of Fraternal Lodge, No.
90.
Mr.. Wilson leaves wife, four daugh-
ters, and four sons, together with fifty
two grandchildren and great-grandchil-
dren, and many warm personal friends.
The time of funeral will be announced
in the afternoon papers.
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Mrs. Robert Sent.

The death of Mrs. Robert Senf occurred
at 2:30 o'clock yesterday morning at her
home, No. 30i East Leigh Street. She had
been in i'll health and confined TO the
house for period OF six months She
leaves her husband and six children.
Mrs. Senf was native OF Germany,
but had been a resident of Richmond for
forty-two years. she was in her sixty
first year. Her maiden name was Miss
Harold.
The funeral will take place Sunday af-
ternoon at 3 O'Clock from st. Johns Ger
man Lutheran Church.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-05-31
ATHLETIC CLUB PROGRAM.

The following is the program for
the athletic exhibition to be given
June Sd at the opera house by the
Mankato Athletic club, and which
will be worthy of the patronage of all
Club swinging, ladies class; parallel
bar exercises, members of club spar
ring exhibition, three 3-miunte bouts,
Stannard and Wagon side horse exer-
cises, members of club; tumbling and
contortion acts, Guth, Hughes,
Roemer, Hockey, Stannard and Hubb';
trick bicycle riding, Edgar Owen. In
PERMISSION. Horizontal bar perform
ance, Hughes, Stannard and Hubb
fencing, Thompson and Gerstenhauer
exercises on long horse, members of
club; wrestling exhibition, two g.
minute bouts, Stephan and Hockey
pyramids, 1 floor pyramid, the
human stairs, 3 the revolving pyramid,
4 the block pyramid.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-05-31
MODEL SCHOOL CLOSES.
Interesting Exercises Held at the Normal
This Forenoon


The closing exercises of the training
department of the normal school were
held Wednesday, and were largely
attended by parents and friends of the
scholars. The kindergarten room, was
a favorite place, and the little tots
thoroughly interested all with their
cute songs and games. They are in
charge of Miss Collins, who is COM
petent kindergarten director.
The visitors observed the class work
in the primary, intermediate and
grammar departments until eleven
O clock, when the entire model school
assembled on the rostrum in the
chapel. The rostrum was tastefully
decorated with ferns and other spring
plants and flowers. The different
classes rendered songs, and the chorus
effects were good. Different national
songs were sung. The exhibition last
ed an hour and reflected great credit
upon Miss Robbins, Mrs. Fl. 1. Parry
and Miss Basterdes, who had charge of
it as principals of the various depart
ments, and also upon Miss Cora Car
ney, who presided at the piano.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-05-31
A NEW BRIDGE.

Wells Forum: Several cars of
bridge material have gone north
through Wells lately. They will be
used to build steel bridge across the
LIE Sueur river just south of Mankato,
to replace the old wooden bridge which
has been used since the road was
built The bridge will consist of two
spans 80 feet each. The four Orders
which will be used for these spans are
each 80 feet long and weigh almost %
tons each. The approaches will be
about 100 feet in length, which will
make the entire bridge 800 feet long.
1t is thought by some that the build
ing of this steel bridge indicates that
the Mankato branch would surely be
extended to the twin cities. Sooner
or later these old wooden bridges have
to be replaced, and this one may just
be a work of necessity.