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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-02-26

the grip and catarrh. I have used 1t IN
nv family, and they Ill join me IN re-
commencing it as an excellent remedy;
George II. White.
Hon J. P. NEegrcw. Superintendent ..
S. Capital Police Force, of Washington,
u. c., says:
Having suffered from the grip. | was
advised by a friend to use your Peruna.
/ also used it for my catarrh. and can
now cheerfully recommend your remedy
to anyone who is suffering from the grip
and catarrh. u. P. Megrew.
Miss Anna Russell, Past Worthy Coun-
selor, Loyal Mystic Legion, 293 Endicott
Building, ST Paul, Mimi, writes:
For years I have unfortunately found
my system in peculiarly receptive con-
dition for catarrh when I was exposed
in any way to Indictment weather. At
those times I would be severely afflicted
with la grippe and it's unpleasant con-
sequences.
Now for the past year and a half
have used Peruna in such cases and have
found that it not only cures me quickly.
but it also cleanses my blood and rem
ders me less liable to catch cold. 1t is
the finest preventative of colds that I
know of and very superior tonic
Anna Russell.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-02-26
BUILDING ACTIVITY.
The Forerrnner Of Much That Is

| The ForerInner OF Much That Is
| Expected.
| A well known builder of this city as
serted yesterday that the long expected
| activity in home building in this city had
begun. Inquiry for property suitable for
/ residences has been noticeable for some
| weeks. Quite recently considerable prop
| erty of this character has been sold to
| intending builders. The contract has just
| been let for eight large tenements at
j Fourth and Canal Streets. The. build
ings are to be of brick, built after the
most modern plans and will be completed
| within q few weeks.
The old Stratton homestead on North
! Twenty-fourth Street has been purchased
| by Messrs. John and Henry Mckinley,
| Eighteenth and Marshall Streets, and a
| block of four brick houses will be erected
| thereon at once.
The erection of sixteen new residences
| on lakewood Avenue Will be commenced
| in a few days. The houses are. to be
built for John L. Williams & Sons and
T. e. Noting, and will be occupied by
employees of the Traction Company when
they begin operating cars from the Oak
wood end of the line. The buildings will
have from six to ten rooms EACH
One well known agent said yesterday
he expected to see five hundred new
homes erected in this city before next
year.
Just at present there are more resi-
dences going up in Fulton than in any
other section OF the city. Mr.. r. 7. Cot
trell is erecting a half-dozen residences
on Fulton Street, near Virginia, and Mrs
Margaret Gogan is having built two nice
residence buildings at Fourth and Denny
Streets.
The American Ether Company and the
extensive additions to their respective
plants.
The sensational report of an impending
carpenters strike had a depressing eff
feet upon those who contemplated build
Ing but the later assurance that there
would be no strike has helped the situa-
ton.
A well known capitalist of this city is
quoted as saying that he did not know a
better investment than Richmond i'm
proved. real estate, not even Chemical
Bank stock
President Bemiss said yesterday that it
was possible q larger building would be
purchased and fitted I'D for offices for
the Richmond Traction Company and the
Virginia Electrical Railway and Develop
ment Company. and for John L. Williams
& Sons. bankers and brokers.
Among the buildings in view is the
IIanewinckel Building, at Ninth and
Main Streets. Mr.. Benliss said that,
While there has been some talk of the
purchase of this property, the matter
is still in {: tentative state. This is not
the only building that has been inspected
with view of purchase.
Mr. Benliss added that a building for
Offices for the engineering force might
be erected on the river front, and if
this is done the congested condition of
the Offices would be relieved.
The Seaboard Air Line Railway COM
pany has just fitted up handsome Offices
in the second story Of the building at
the northwest corner OF Main and
Tenth Streets
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-02-26

Miss Alice DRESSER, 1913 North Bryant
Avenue, Minneapolis, Mimi, writes:
Last spring I suffered from Ia grippe
and was partially .cured. but the pad
after-effects remained through the sum
mer and somehow 4 did not get strong
as I was before. In the fall caught a
cold after getting my feet wet and at
tending a lecture in a cold hall, ana L
suffered n relapse. An unpleasant catarrh
of the head and throat followed, and as
I was in q. weak condition physically
previous to this, it took but little 10
break me down completely.
cone of my college friends VINO was
visiting me, asked me to try Peruna, ana
l did so and found it all and more than l
had expected 1t not only cured me OF
the catarrh, but restored me to perfect
Health. built up the entire system, ana
brought a happy feeling OF buoyancy
which I had not known for years. Miss
Alice DRESSER.
II you do not derive prompt ana satls-
factory results from the use OF PerIna,
write at once to DR.. Hartman. giving a
full statement Of your case and he Will
be pleased to give you his valuable adj
vice gratis.
Address DR.. Hartman. President of
The Hartman Sanitarium, Columbus, ".
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-02-26

Walter Sent qualified as executor OF the
last will and testament OF katherine Sent
in the Chancery Court yesterday after
noon The estate is valued at Sf.lto.
Leslie H Drew qualified TO practice NV
in the Chancery Court YESTERDAY
William Saunders. alias Henry Brown
(coloreCi) was tried in the Hastings Court
yesterday for breaking into a Richmond,
Fredericksburg and Potomac freight car
ard stealing. a box of shoes assigned to
Taylor & Brown, and was given two
years in the penitentiary. At the last
term he was found guilty of assaultinS
officer Pop Tate and given two years.
This is the man that Detective John
Hall believes is wanted in North CaEo-
line for murder committed several
years ago.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-02-26

A Director, However, Denies That
Only Five Shares of Stock are
Held hv Richmond People.

President James D. Patton. Of the Pas-
serger and Power Company. was seen
Yesterday in reference to report taat
only five shares Of the stock OF the COM
many were owned by Richmond people,
and that Mr. Fisher and Dr. Mum stu
had the controlling interest.
The MAJOR refused to discuss the mat
ter at oil. He said ne always tried, and
would always try. to keep out of news
paper controversies
Mr. George Afnslie, of the hfnl OF Aiaf-
tin & missile, general counsel fof tle
company, rad no statement TO make lor
publication One of the directors. how
eyer. gave out the following statement:
4 wish to deny positively that MAORI
~, of the stock of the Richmond Passeu-
oar and Power Company is controlled by
George E. Fisher ind DR.. John F. Mum,
MIR. Fisher does not OWL. u majority or
the stock: he does not control When ne
has attending meetings OF the Soafo OF
directors in this city he has mol voted the
New York interests; ne mas sLLilp-S
scented his own holdings.
.-F.vf rvbotIy who ms kept up with THIS
fi"ht knows that the Council was SO hard
on MS in the matter of conditions lniposeti
thar the gentlemen 10 whom maze
referred withdrew from the proposed
company. IL looked SItetS.Slio-' Go II -
ly-ifIiaI1,s syndicate would get control OF
The old line. Then we got up Il new
company. 1t was distinctly stated to the
Council at the time that we would nave
RI france the scheme elsewhere we
went to New York and raised the where
withal-
.srhere is nothing to conceal in this
matter We have never made conceal
ment. The Richmond Passenger and
power Company is controlled by persons
living. elsewhere. just as TIE Richmond
Traction Company is so controlled 1t
IS simply ritsicuIor:; - say that Mr.
Fisher and DR. Mum lead about by the
nose the New YORK men among the
stockholders, such q man as 8 p Baync.
for instance. the president of the Se1hoa-d
National bank,
STREET. CAR NOTES.
REPRESENTATIVES OF both the Traction
and the Passenger and Power Company
were. seer, Yesterday and they stated that
eyervthins, was moving along nicely and
before very long the questions in refer
ence to the joint use OF tracks will be
arbitra ted.
The Passenger and Power Company is
making considerable progress IN the
work Of the rehabilitation or It's lines.
though the cold weather has retarded
operations
Traction Company will hasten the work
of completing its tracks on Eighth
Street and Eighteenth Street.
The Traction Company's barn at Oak
wood has been practically completed.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-02-26
THE NEW STAR.
Discovered Friday at the University of Vir-
ei1;a

Especial Dispatch TO The Times.)
UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA, VA, Feb.
25-The wonderful new star in the con-
stellation Perseus was first seen at the
Leander Mccormick Observatory q few
minutes after p. NJ, on Friday. by MIR.
Richard D. Micou, of Alexandria, Va,
student in the acadenica department OF
the University. He drew map Of the
constellation Perseus, with the position
and nla gnitude of the star Indicated and
reported the facts, exhibiting the map to
Prof W. j. Humphreys on Saturday
morning.
This is the brightest new star that has
been observed since the discovery OF the
telescope, three hundred years ago. Any
persons not familiar with the constella-
lions can readily find the star by follow
ing straight line from the seven stars
toward the pole star, noting the brightest
star near that line, about one-thlrd OF the
distance from the former to the latter. Al
I P. III. it is a little west or the zenith.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-02-26
SOUTHERN GETS
TWO MORE LINES
reported to Have Gotten From Kan
sas City to Birmingham.
RAILWAY BUILDING IN VIRGINIA.
considerable Activity a. Present-Stonework
Of the c. & o. Yiaduct in This City Is
Completed Work on the New Station
Keeps Paec-Raiiroad Notes.
:, WAS rcnor,ca in railway circles yes

II was reported IN railway circles yes
,oraav that the Southern RAILWAY fnd Sc
.c.rcd control OF tho Kansas City. Mem
phis and Birmingham Road. which eH-
lends from Birmingham 10 afcmphis. and
The Kansas City, Fort Scott nnd Gulf.
,vi,ief. extends from Memphis to Kansas
CIV. NEGOTIATIONS for The purchase OF
these TWO hoads hDve been pending cor
some time II was thought recently that
tbe 81. Louis and San Francisco would
Get u controlling interest, but the South
ern is now thought to haze acquired 1t.
The total length of the two roads, IN
Guiding al branches. is las miles. The
southern has recently purchased two
other roads wllic.l may come under the
head oa western lines-thc Louisville,
Evansville and ST. Louis. nnd the Mobile
and Ohio.
There is considerable road being built
in the TWO Virsinias at present. The Nor
toLE and Western will, il is stated, extend
one or more OF its branches through Car
roll and Grayson counties. Va. and into
Allegheny, ashc and Watauga counties.
" c. 1t is stated that Inc VIII
be built from Gosan. Virginia, to the
Railou ore district. III Ashe county. ~
e making a line OF about seventy-iivc
miles in length.
Some grading has been done on the
Stanton and Augusta. II road t~nniilS
from Stanton TO Stuart'S Draft about
fourteen miles. The projected liC<, how
ever. is 10 ElllinS, distance OIL 1ao
miles.
The Chesapeake and Ohio will be tapp-
cd near Gaulcy Junction, W Va. by the
l,nbodcn Coal and Coke Company, now
making surveys for Il six-inile line,
which it proposes TO build at once, be-
tween the mines and Gauley.
The work on the concrete foundations
and the s1iers Of the Chesapeake and Ohio
yiaduct through this city has been com
.,leted The work the steel super
structure is being pushed forward as
rapidly as possible. Work vas begun yes
terday an the span which brings the COM
pleted viaduct down the river to q point
opposite the Virginia Electrical Railway
and Development Company. The compile
rioa OF this span Will make the work moro
rhsn half done. The work en- the Mair-
Street Station is going forward so rapidly
that the completion OF the BUILDING py
June list seems assured. 1t looks as though
Chesapeake and Ohio and Seaboard AR
Line trains would be running into the
completed station by July list at the attest.
The Chesapeake and Ohio has received
from the Pressed Steel Car Company a
coal car of unique design. It IS A. SCI
clearing car although the hoppers do
moi 20 down in an angle. as in most
hopper cars. but the load Is dropped by
means Of dror-doors, operated in man
ner similar to those OF a fiat-bottom
rondola This gives the car an appear
ance similar to the high-side. flat-botton1
.-ondola The cars have capacity OF 30
ions bit,,minouS coal, the light Weight
being $500 pounds and capacity level
fun. 1900 cubic feet, and with a ten
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-02-26

their furniture. Mr.. Brown also lost d
sum of money and his watch
Tho remains of MI w. II. Vawter, of
Louisa county. who was killed by an eN-
plosion of dynamite while blasting IN
some railroad work near Cumberland,
Nd. were carried to his old home for in
terment. Mr.. H. E. Faulconer, of Orange
county. who was engaged in the same
work, was injured. but will recover.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-02-26
Juvenile Postoffice Robbers.
Especial pisparch to The rirnee.

NORFOLK, VA. February p
Three black boysGeorse Wilkins. Edward
Showers and William kale-whose ages
range from 10 to i years, were to-day. by
United States Commissioner Bowden, sent
on to the May term OF the United StStees
Court on the charge of breaking into and
roboing the post-otfice at Cape Charles on
Washington's birthday. The boys, who
admit their guilt, secured only tifty-two
cents worth Of stamps and some 81 IN
cnsh.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-02-26
TRANSPORTS With TROOPS.
A Demented Negro Attempts to Hang Himself
in Hail
Especial Dispatch to The Time:


NEWPORT NEWS, VA. Feb. 2o.-The
transport Sedgewcll will arrive here
Wednesday from Cuba with the Second
Battalion of the Tenth Infantry, which
will occupy new stations in the west as
the home battalion of it's regiment
Next Sunday morning another transport
will come from Porto Rico and bring a
battalion of native Porto Ricans to par
ticipate in the inaugural parade Monday.
William White. a negro recently sent
on to the grand jury on serious charge
ATTEMPTED to take his life III Jail by hang
ing himself with u rope made by tearing
his clothes into strips. and when an at
tendant offered to hasten his end with
revolver with q view OF testing the
negroes sanity, White calmly put his head
forward to the bars ard told him to shoot
away.
Ever since White was incarcerated in
jail he has made miserable the lives of
the jail attendants and the prisoners. He
is evidently demented.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-02-26

IKE A TERRIBLE CYCLONE s1ip
bacillus has passed over our coun-
try, from the Atlantic to the E'aci-
- flc, leaving behind it a dark cloud
of anguish and despair.
Catarrh follows grip as effect follows
cause.
A 1cultitadc Of catarrh victims will
spring, UP in the trail of the awful cpl
dcmic: of grip that has just passed over
our fair country.
The hope to these people is Peruna.
Most people know this already.
Everyone who has had the least touch
Of grip should not fail to take a course
of treatment with Peruna.
Peruna cradicates every vestige OF the
disease and leaves the system in nor
NAL condition.
Hon. Joseph 3. Crowley. Congressman
from Illinois, writes from the National
Hotel, Washington. D. c., as follows:
After giving Peruna a fair trial can
cheerfully recommend your remedy TO
anyone suffering with coughs. colds, la
grippe and all catarrhal complaints =
]. b. Crowley.
Hon. George II. White. Congressman
from North Carolina. writes:
Il am moro than satisfied with Peruna,
and find it to be an excellent remedy. lor
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-02-26
CITY HALL COURTS.
Decision Expected To-Day in tile Eighth Street
Injunction Case.

Judge Lamb will probably hand down his
solution OF the injunction proceedings
asked for by the Traction Company in
reference to the Eighth Street tracks.
In the Law and Equity Court the fol-
lowing notices for motion for judgment
have been filed:
George Rupp. Jr, against Charles H.
Myers for s152.
Charles Bright against the Grand
Fountain United Order of True Reform
ers for $500.
Mary e. Walker against r. L. Young
for $50.
The suit of John T. Goddin & Co. VS..
Catham Z. Harris for s215 was tried
in the Law and Equity Court yesterday,
and a verdict given for plaintiff
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-02-26
inch average heap, 2.122 feet.


Virginia Hot Springs the title OF
the attractive booklet issued by the pas
senger department of the Chesapeake
and Ohio Railway. The booklet is done
in deep olive with enclosing in white,
while the illustrations are very attrac-
tive.
President Stevens. of the Chesapeake and
Ohio. and family returned yesterday from
the Mardi Gras-
Capt. L. s. Brock yardmaster Of the
Atlantic Coast Line at Charleston. spent
Sunday with his family in Richmond lie
recently hurt his leg by falling on the ice
Assistant General Manager r. 3. Peg
ram, of the Southern WAS here yesterday
on a tour of inspection.
Hon. Beverly B. Munford has not been
able to be at his Office for several days,
owing to severe indisposition.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-02-26
Virginia Postmastsrs.
ESPECIAL Dispatcb TO Tho TinleI

Especial Dispatch to The T1nles1
WASHINGTON, D. c., February 25.-
Fourtn-class Virginia postmasters ap-
pointed: Lorton Valley, Fairfax county.
John Plaskett, ST., vice E. L. Plaskett.
resigned; Nasbie, Dickinson county, TT
3Kenady, vice W. II. Kenady. resigned.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-02-26
A Man Frozen.
tspcclnl Dispatch to The T,mea.>

(SpccIll Dispatch to The IImca.)
SUFFOLK, VA February s5.-
Having been absent from home since Sat
urday night, friends OF Sterling Jones (col-
ored), thirty years old. OF Eiwood. last
night became uneasy and started n search.
They found him in the snow. frozen sttff.
The Somerset reporter., 1901-02-14

" learn that Rev. 2. g. Dasis of
~priagvale. who was here several VIII
ago aud held services in the Raptist
church, bas accepted call and Wiii
soen take at hls residence here
W. ks". ~ ga ~. Asssa. a.
Ven Ffsr1bg friends ia t5nn during the
pal week
III and Mr. Hobart # East Madison
have been visiting M. Hob4rtss IA.
fenis. NJ. and Mrs. Charles Emngns.
during tie Week.
Tbe~< >, wing are the dates of the
@omeTset Pomona. No .. meetings for
FOR the year 1901, a. furnished us By the
secretary, L. Tobey: Feb. y fegu.
lar meeting. Madison; Feb 70. special
meeting. Pittsfeld; March IL. regular.
North Arson; May Il, regular. st. Al
bans; June Il, regular, Harmony. June
%, special, Canaan; Aug. -. regular,
SCION: Aug y. special, ~tarks: sept 10,
regular, Athens; ~ept. p. special De-
troit; Oct. 8, regular, East Madison;
Oct u, special, ambridge; Nov 4.
regular, Bingham; Dec. 10, regular
N0rridgewock.
Now is good time to think about A
public library, under the present law as
We mentioned some weeks since. The
state would contribute % per cent. Of az
much az the town would raise. provided.
that the amounts contributed BIZ the
State should not exceed 800 Mr. Cony
Russell also agrees to put ID fifty dollars
II the town will raise one hundred dol
lars or more, so that on the whole. it
would seem greatly to the advantage of
the place, 10 incorporate an article in the
warrant, TO take advantage of these
Offers.
A whist club was organized at the res
idence Of Mr. and Mrs { ". Fafrand
on Tuesday afternoon, with the follow
ing mem bers: Mrs. g. :. Jewett, Miss
Florence Jewett Mrs. Henry Whiting,
Mrs. +. A. Hilton, Mrs. Burgess. Mrs.
I harIes Russell, Mrs. Geo. Gilman, Miss
Blanche Gilman, Mrs. Edwin Burgess,
Mis-. onant, Mrs. Tbbetts, Mrs Pierce,
MIS- J. NJ Pierce, Miss II E. Danforth,
Miss Edith TompkiDs. Mrs. T. E. Bolan,
Mr.. L. B. Jones, Mrs. Alice Cahin.
The next meeting will be with Mrs G.
). Jewett on Tuesday afternoon Of next
week
The Somerset reporter., 1901-02-14
Death of Randall Jordan.

AT his home in Los Angeles, CAL, b.
Randall Jordan, died after a brief Illness,
Jan. 18th, 1901, aged 81 years. Randall
Jordan was born at Newfield, Maine,
June 18th, 1S43. In 1875 he was mar
ried to Lucy Wells Wiley OF Cornville,
Maine. Two children blessed this union
a daughter, Bertha s., and son, Basil
R., both of whom are left to mourn.
Mr.. Jordan came to California, March
1898, settling In Los Angeles. He was a
highly esteemed member of Bethel
Baptist church, faithful to his trust, n
devout follower Of his Master, and con-
scientious man in all his ways. Rev.
Carey w. Her, his pastor, officiated at
thefuneral at his late home. Many friends
testified to their esteem, friendship and
sympathy In floral tributes, and by their
presence at the funeral services. The
remains were inferred In Evergreen
Cemetery, Los Angeles. $50
The Somerset reporter., 1901-02-14

The Bath Iron Works have got to
have more room and the managers want
it alongside their present plant. If they
cannot get it so as to make their plant
continuous they propose to establish a
branch at some point west of Bath,
Portland has a very desirable location
for this branch and it is not unlikely
that it may be established there,
Things seem to be going Portlano's
way now. She is to be the summer
port of line of steamships she is now
the winter port Of, aud great things are
expected because of this determination
of the Grand Trunk railroad Ii she
gets the Bath Iron Works branch great
possibilities will open up in the way
of iron shipbuiding for Names famous
harbor aud most delightful city. The
city of Bath should not let the business
it has enjoyed monopoly of in Maine
be divided, and we predict will make a
big effort to prevent it.
The Somerset reporter., 1901-02-14

There is sharp difference between
the House and Senate on the Revenue
Reduction bill. Each makes about $40,-
900, 900 reduction but the Senate takes
about 65 per cent of the whole off of the
tax on liquors and tobacco, and gives but
little relief to proprietary medicines and
other articles, and allows the stamp tax
to remain on bank checks, deeds and
conveyances, insurance policies, etc.
The House bill gives about 80 per cent
of the relief to brewers and the tobacco
people a1d takes the hated stamp tax
off of most legal instruments. There is
much doubt expressed whether com
promise can be effected that will be
satisfactory. The House bill is one that
commends itself to the people generally
and would afford relief to the greatest
number of people and interests. Revenue
measures are supposed to originate in
the House and that body ought to be
able to better Judge what the business of
the country needs. La this case we
believe it shows wisdom superior to that
of the Senate.
The Somerset reporter., 1901-02-14
Penalty for Child Abduction.

The Missouri Senate has passed a bill
before it affixing the penalty of death to
child abduction. We think ii vii strike
most people "a a Wholesome and Deces-
sary measure, in view Of the enormity
and cruelty of the crime, especially
when it is remembered that the recent
escape from any punishment for il in a
case that has attracted the attention Of
the entire nation makes the danger of
it's repetition greater. Il will hardly fail
to be noted, also, that wretches are
threatening to torture children and te
put out their eyes in case ransoms are
not paid. To say that the lives of fends
incarnate like these should be spared
strikes us as worse than mawkish and
mischievous sentimentality. Yet there
are people who would have this state so
legislate that it would be impossible to
put them out of existeuce.-Bosto
Herald.