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 Double daily Yestibuled trains to Norfolk.
 IlAchmond. Washington, Baltimo ore. New York. Also direct connections all points |in Florida Office 9O15 First Avenue, Bir- Imingham. 12-24-eod-4t.
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Have you paid your Gas and Electric billsp If not; pay tefcre the 10th inst. and get discount
 B'GHAM By, It & P. CO,
 2lO4 First Avenue.
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disasters. Option trading at Liverpool coffee exchanges rose far above the quiet conditions of recent years.
 Expanding crops of sugar had the ef- feet of large prices, while competition caused still larger fall in the finished product to the great benefit of consum- CTS. Petroleum was less huctuating, the extremes of the year being 6.9 and 7.65 cents for refined in barrel cargoes. Ex- tensive fields in the South were developed which tended to hold prices down. Fix ports of the staple products reached new high record, notwithstanding the lower average prices of oil and cotton, and the scarcity of corn. The crop year opened with a new record of wheat and flour exports amounting to 34,13o, 6SO bushels in August far surpassing any previous month while for five months ending November 30, the aggregate was 126. .92s, 162 bushels.
 Bank Records.
 In the year of big things 1t was na- tural that new high records should be recorded in deposits and loans. Financ- ing of big syndicates and unparalleled stock market dealings combined to raise the total of loans and discounts to $914,- 62S;0o0 on February l. against $S26 Ss0, 600 on September IS. 1900. the top point of
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Coal and Coke.

All records of output for hard and soft coal were surpassed during 1901. despite the scarcity of cars that retarded oper- ations. feature of great advantage was the expanding export movement which reached more encouraging proportions than in earlier years. In ten months the value of shipments was s19,0S7, ,35S, against 17,82O,S64 the year previous. Coke ovens made a phenomenal record, establish ing a new high water mark of weekly output at 244,529 tons late in November.
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Minor Metals.

Re-adjustment of quotations was secur- ed during December after a year Of un- reasonably inflated prices. Copper was stubbornly held at IT cents most or the time but when the reaction began there was a fall of four cents within few days. Tin advanced to 2S% in June, but fell to 22 cents in December. Similarly with lead, the nominal price of AS was
 cut tc cents. Tin plates closed the year where they opened, but in the in terim there was an advance to S on ac- count of the famine that followed the Til
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You have both time and spirit tor calling when you have a Gas Stove.
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Insurance Commissioners Rejort.

Assistant Insurance Commissioner N
 R. McDavid issued a staten1ent at the closk of business today which shows the receipts for the department for 1901 as s62, SPA. This is an increase oYer last year of S7,s26 This amount was collected for licenses ana the l per cent tax on the gross receipts of companies in this state
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MT. Will Edwards returned Sunday from a week spent very pleasantly with relatives at Laurel, Miss.
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Leather Conditions.

An entire year of activity and an era of high prices characterized the leather market, but there has been no boom such as existed during 1895 and resulted in one of the most disastrous slumps ever known in leather history. The rise in values was steady and by easy stages, and entirely legitimate inasmuch as 1t was based on the laws O. supply and de- mand.
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Market for Wool.

Further declines occurred in the price of this staple during the opening months of 1901 and the bottom was not reach ed until July l, when one hundred grades according to Coates Bros. circular, was quoted at 1706 cents This represented a loss of 31 per cent from high point of 247o in December, 1899 With the absorp- ton of surplus stocks and general re- vival in the industry the turning point was reached In September. Further strength and activity was in evidence each succeeding month.
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MT. Prince Buggs leaves tonight for Franklin, Tenn, where he will visit friends for several weeks.
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Prof. w. P. Gum has, returned from a visit to relatives in Virginia.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-10-14
VA. HISTORICAL SOCIETY.
Some of the Recent Gifts to the
ORGANIZATIONS Collection.


The September meeting of the Executive
Committee of the Virginia Historical So
ciety was held Saturday night at the So
ciety,s home, 707 east Franklin street.
The usual number Of books, pamphlets.
etc. received was reported. It may be OF
interest to the public to know that the
society receives by exchange almost every
publication of the various historical ana
genealogical societies of this country and
a number from England.
Among the gifts, other than books, were
a finely preserved patent, or parchment,
signed by Sir William Gooch, presented
by Mr.. II. NJ. Baker, of Washington, D.
C., and the map of Virginia by John Hen
~, which has already been extensively
noticed by the daily. press.
The committee adopted resolutions or
thanks to the donor of the map, Mr.. W.
C. Bullitt, of Philadelphia. Pa, and tho
president of the society was directed to
communicate these thanks to Mr.. Bullitt.
The upper portion of this very valuable
map is in bad condition and will have to
be repaired before it is accessible to the
public. The society is fortunate in hav-
ing in addition to the Henry map. very
large and fine example of the one by Fry
and Jefferson.
The corresponding secretary reported
that he had heard Of some interesting old
records relating to Virginia, which were
in the possession of a gentleman in the
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-10-14
ed as if there would be serious out


break.
No. Sc Delaney street is one Of the yards
selected by the coal operators from which
to sell to the poor at the rate of 10 cents
a pail. Tenements abound on every side,
with twenty families or about hundred
persons to each house.
The outbreak was in the morning. Sew
eral women in search of coal h.ad wander
ed from one street to another, pleading
for a pail of coal for Is cents, but none
was to had at that price, as the regular
price was As cents.
Tearfully the women were on their way
homo when they noticed a placard on
the two-story wooden structure at No.
IS Delaney Place, which told in English
and Yiddish that coal would be sold to
the poor at Is cents a pail.
With a cry of delight the women at
tempted to get into the place, but the
doors were locked. They banged at the
door and soon there was such a bubble of
excitement that hundreds hurried thither.
Word went from tenement to tenement
Men, women and children, armed with
pals, boxes, cans, and other receptacles,
fairly few out Of the houses and to the
place were the excited crowd was gather
ing. Though it had not been the inten-
ton to open these places on Sunday, Co.
hen opened the doors and the crowd push
ed and fought madly to get coal. for fear
that if they did not get served first there
would not be any left. In their great haste
weak women and little children were
knocked down.
Some coo-headed person in the crowd
ran to the station and asked that a
squad of police be sent to the place. The
police arrived in time to prevent seri-
Gus panic.
please keep in line" they pleaded.
Keep in line! You'll all get coal Keep
back there. One at a time"
And so it went on for three hours. when
David Blaustein, superintendent Of the
Education Alliance, and S. P. Davis,
superintendent of the Civic Service House.
of Boston, on their way from the Uni
versity Settlement Society, made their ap-
pearance:
The sight of the women and children
standing in line pail in hand. was too
much for Mr.. Davis and he turned away.
my God" he said, this is awful. It
is a terrible condition of affairs
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-10-14

North, and which possibly could be OBJ
tanned for the society. United Senators
Hoar and Hale and other gentlemen had
actively interested themselves in the mat
ter, and it is believed that ultimately the
gift to the society will be made. Some
other valuable records relating to Vir-
GINA, which are now in a Northern IL
brary, gave rise to correspondence, with
view to obtaining them as a loan for
the purpose of copying. but this object has
not been accomplished The following
new members have been elected: Life
Messrs. Herbert A. Claiborne, Virginia;
and Mr.. w. II. Lee. Mo. Annual-Me ssrs.
Henry Williams, Maryland; A. D. Pitts,
Alabama; S. c. Mitchell, Virginia.: A. S.
Oliver Georgia; Charles P. Cooke, Louisi-
ana: John H. Cooke Virginia; James L..
Autry, Texas; Richard W. Corbin, France;
and Mrs. J. NJ. Clarke, Pennsylvania
Stanford University became subscriber.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-10-14
- 80 :
is F|CK[EN S[AT'EL
MAY SECURE APPOINTMENT ON THE
CORPORATION COMMISSION.
a DANvILLE CANDIDATE.
Was a Ncishbor of Governor Monta-
sue's In the City on the Dnn-Gos-
sin as to other Places to Be FILLED
on the Commission.
DANVILLE CANDIDATE.
Was Neishbor of Governor Monta-

Interest In the appointment of members
OF the Corporation Commission by Gov
ernor Montague increases as the ap-
preaching session Of the Legislature draws
near.
1t was reported yesterday that efforts
were being made by the friends of M
larry Ficklen, Of Danvile, to secure his
ppointment to the Commission. Mr..
F,icklen was a neighbor Of Governor Mon
tague's in Danville. and it is known that
the Governor entertains high opinion
of his ability. It is further known that
the promoters of the Commission in the
Constitutional Convention were often in
communication with Mr.. Ficklen when the
measure was being drafted in the conven-
ton. It is said that Senator Withers, of
Danville. and Mr.. Caperton Braxton, of
Stanton, consulted him frequently on
points pertaining to the corporation meas
ure.
a FINISHED WRITER.
Mr.. Ficklen was for short time the
editor of the DanviIle Register. after
wards editor of the Danville Free Press,
but of late years he has been contrbu-
tor to Life and other well-known periodi-
Gals, and is known to be we'll fitted for
the position.
1t was stated last night that the lawyer
member of the Commission has been Sc
lected, and that he is a member of the
Richmond bar prominent in cases before
the Court of Appeals. He is not a poll
tician and has been recommended by two
of the judges of the Court of Appeals for
the position.
There is little reason to doubt that
Judge Martin P Burks, of Washington
and Lee University and reporter for the
Court of Appeals has been offered po-
stion on the Commission. Judge Burks
was in the city two weeks ago, and it is
understood that he declined the tender
Of appointment to the Commission.
ONE RECENT STATE.
A gentleman in a position to speak said
last night that the Commission at one
time was named as follows: Mr.. Henry
Fairfax, of Loudoun; Mr.. Harry Ficklen,
of Danville, and Judge Martin P. Burks.
In view of Judge Burks' declination. 1t
is said that the lawyer member would be
chosen from this city, although his name
was withheld from publication.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-10-14
FIRST OUTBREAK OVER COAL.
Trouble in the Tenement District

Trouble in. the Tenement District
Of New York.
NEW YORK, October 13.---The first out
break due to the coal famine occurred yes
teri1ay. A horde Of men, women and chill
dren gathered at the relief depot in De-
IanceyS street Angered at finding the coal
yard closed, they started to force the
doors.
That the outbreak was not more serious
was due to the good judgment Of Joseph
Cohen, proprietor of the yard, and the ac-
ton Of the police from the Eldridge street
station.
Cohen Gained the excited mob by prom
ising that each should get at least one
pail of coal The policemen, instead Of
clubbing, as at the Rabbi Joseph funeral,
blended with the people for order, and
peace was restored
Z For about ten minutes however, 1t look
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-10-14
CORONER'S VERDICT.
w. Watkins Death from Electricity
Subject of Inquiry.

1--WE, the jury find that Willie Watkins
came to his death by coming in contact
with live wire. the property of the Pas
senger and Power Company, which said
wire had been lying in. the street for
several hours was the verdict of the
coroner's jury which was convened yes
,terday morning to inquire into the cause
of the death of Willie Watkins, a small
colored boy, who was killed by a live wire
on Saturday afternoon at Washington
and Cary streets.
The wire burned off shortly after noon
on Saturday, and for several hours the
small boys in the vicinity amused them
selves by playing with the wire by NOV
ing it around with sticks to see the
electricity squirt an spark.
The Company's Office was notified but
the wire was not removed for an hour and
a half or more. In the meantime the
colored boy walked up and picked the wire
up. He dropped dead instantly, falling
with the wire in his hand.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-10-14
Attend Per Collec-

The following programme was render
ed by the school: Prayer, by MI c. z
school. solo by Mrs. G. T. Collins. MY
HOPE HOPE nv Ar: recitation by Elton Crit
fin. I'm Needed; solo by Mrs Bowers RS.
Tr9na Stage .tHave We Heard; recitation
by Charlie Griffin, '.,rhe Silver and Gold
Are Mine: solo by Mabel Dorsey, us
Only Little Way: recitation by Grace
Stagg, Heart to Heart: recitation by
Willie Johenning. when Thou Prayest !:
recitation by Ray Stage. Aid Yourself
and God VIII Aid You: recitation by
Esther Styles, "Lenora's Mite Box; reel
tation by Ethel Seaton. "A Busy Bee ;
ouartette "Oh. Where Shall Wisdom Be
FOUND This was followed by most eN-
cellent address by Rev. j. E. McGhee on
the bible.
The next meeting will be held the third
Sunday in November at Union-Staton
church The Board of Directors meet
at Broad-Street church on the fourth
Sunday of this month.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-10-14
GOVERNOR MONTAGUE
IN THE NINTH DISTRICT.
Congressman Rbea Secured His Ser
vices in the Campaign
Capitol Notes.

Governor Montague left for Wytheville
Saturday after his return from Lunen-
burg Courthouse. He spoke at Wythevilie
yesterday and will be heard at Giles
Courthouse today. Congressman Rhea
secured The Governors services to aid him
N his Ninth District Congressional fight.
The Governor will return home before
leaving Tor his western tour. if circum-
stances permit him 10 take the trip at
al.
The State Board of Fisheries will meet
at MurphYs Hotel, in this city. to-i:ior-
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-10-14
BAPTIsT-sUNDAY SCHOOLS.
Regular Monthly and Quarterly
Mcctin. Held Sunday.

The regular monthly and quarterly
meeting of the Baptist Sunday-School AS
was held Sunday afternoon at the Grace
Street Baptist church. President W. D.
Duke presided. The meeting was in, the
nature of fall rally" for the workers
in the several schools represented in the
association. and was largely attended and
full of interest A programme of special
music was rendered by the chorus of
Grace-Street school, accompanied py the
school orchestra. Rev. I. S. Royles, OF
Randolph Street church, delivered a
forceful and interesting address on the
subject. ''The Other Half
The following reports for September
were submit ed:
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-10-14

Yesterday. before Judge Wexford, In
Henrico County Court, the case of Cott-
man VS. Chesapeake and Ohio Railway
Company was tried.
The suit was for damages tor
killing a horse of the plaintiff. break
ing his cart. and iniuring him. The jury
rendered a verdict for 5000 for the plain
tiff Judge Wexford set the verdict aside
Mr. Henry Taylor represented the Ches-
apealze and Ohio and Mr.. w q. BeDerldge
and Mr. 2. A. L. Smith the plaintiff
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-10-14

Colonel B. H Mercer. Of Philadelphia.
one of the best-known travelling men VINO
come to this CITY is at Murphys. The
Colonel always has a warm reception on
the occa sion of his arrival, and there
were dozens of his friends to see him
sunday. He will be here day or two.
long enough to talk the Belle Of Cairo
with the dealers and perhaps to attend
a session of the local Lodge of Elks OF
which he is a charter member, though
Mercer is a member Of the G. A. r.. but
some of his warmest friends are men Of
this city, who followed the Stars and
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-10-14
BROKE UP THE GAME.
ON GERS Bny Score of Dusl>y Gamb-
lers-AII Were Fined.

A score or more OF negroes were held
in the Police Court yesterday morning,
charged with gambling. The case was
proven. officers Hatton Amos and Nc.
Mahon after several hours watching. had
fallen upon them and caught them in the
act They were each fined $3.50 and costs.
a warrant was sworn out for Lewis Mil
which they were playing Ga bar-room}.
and if the case is proven on him, his
license will be taken away
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-10-14
cI.ar Strike nj Tampa.

TAMPA, FLA, october 13.-severat
hundred cigarmakers employed in the
factory of La Rosa de Cuba, of the Gu.
ban-American Manufacturing Company,
and the La Rosa Espanola factory. OF tnes
American Cigar Company, struck to-day
The dissatisfaction Is caused by the class
Of material used in the factories.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-10-14
THE PYTRIAN MEMORIAL.
Programme of Exercises Arranged
for Next sunday.


Next Sunday afternoon at $50 o'clock
the Pythjans of tins city VIII hold a me-
mortal service in the Academy in respect
10 those OF The order who have died dur
-s The past year.
An elegant programme has been ar
ranged by the committee in charge.
Tho speakers of the ocCa sion VIII be
John s. Eegleston, of this city. and Colo
ral George c. Cabell Jr. Of Danville.
a number OF invitations have been sent
ouI TO prominent gentlemen TO occupy
boxes as the guests Of the order. Among
them being the Governor. the Lieutenant
Governor. the ACKNOWLEDGEMENT, and other
prominent gentlemen and their wives.
The committee has been fortunate
enough to secure some Of the finest vocal
talent in the city for the occasion. The
following is the programme:
Overture ....-.......... ThiioWs Orchestra.
Pvtbian ode T Tune America"
PRAYER Rev. w L. Evans
quartettc Selection
'.......... Grove-Avenue Baptist Choir.
Soprano Solo,. Miss Doza Mitchell
Seiection In Old Judea" tby Gubei}.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. Thilow's Orchestra
Address. "Pytflanism. IL. S. Eggleston.
Duet Mrs. J. Rowe and Mr. Tribett
Selection. Stephana Cradle Song
...................... Thilow'S Orchestra
Ba2s Solo ............. Charles c, Crump
Eulogy. Our Dead &c. c. Cabell, Jr
Selection. "Jnfamatus.''
....................-..... Thilow's Orchestra
Quar5cttc Selection Cby Rossini).
............... Grove-Arenue Baptist Choir
Prayer and Benedlction.
................-......I Rev. ". r. J.. Smith
Selection Largo by Handel,
Orchestra.
Tickets can be had free of charge upon
application 10 any Of the following gen
tlemen: Walter Is. Freeman. 1vanhoe
Lodge; J. Ia TIardwicke, Damon Lodge
], 81 Lang Virginia Lodge: j. i. Pat
terson Myrtle Lodge: T. w McCabe,
Syracuse Lodge: Il. c. Barker. jefferson
Lodge: @. l.. Blount. Marshall Lodge. and
Charles s Whitlock. Manchester Lodge.
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The Methodist schools.

The regular monthly meeting Of the
Methodist Sunday-School Society was
held at Highland Springs Sunday after
noon at I o'clock
The meeting was presided over by Mr..
c. 2. Walford; DR.. F. w. Stiff, secre-
tary The following reports were made
I'll
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thermometers in New York.

NEW YORK. October 13.-(Special)-
W. D. Turner and wife, Morton; NJ. F.
Falk. Vendome; w. II. Campbell Hotf-
man
Arrivals at New York hotels Sunday:
r. ". Coffee. st. Denis; W. B. Saun-
ders and NJ c. Patterson Imperial.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-10-14
SERGEANT orEY OUT AGAIN.

Popular Omcer Able to Be About on.
Clutches After Second Operation.
Sergeant ]. A. Otey was at the police.
headquarters yesterday morning, the first
time since the last operation upon his
injured leg Sergeant Otey. it will be re-
membered, lost his left foot In a street
car accident in Fulton about year ago..
and five weeks ago twas found necessary
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-10-14
HENRICO POISONING CASE.
Alleged Prisoners Were Discharged
Registration in Tuckahoe District.


Registration in Tuckahoe District.
The poisoning case against Annie and
Philip Coles (coloreO was discharged by
Squire Lewis to-day in the magistrate
court at Henrico.
The case has caused much comment in
the county. and grew out Of the sudden
death of John Coles. an eight-year-old
colored youth. who was supposed to have
come to his death from eating bread
mace from poisoned cornmeaL
It was said that within a period of nine
months four deaths had occurred in the
family, which the old man Coles had vol
unteered to raise. and that each life
he had placed an insurance policy. The
Coles were represented by James R. Rus
sell.
A white man, named Pettus, is behind
the bars of Henrico county Jail on the
charge of wife beating.
The man was arrested Saturday, and the
authorities have since his Incarceration
found that his mind is affected anu We'd
nesday a commission of lunacy Will be
held in his case.
The man has been in the habit of drink
ing, and has been on a spree for some
days, and in his delirium slapped his wife,
who Immediately had him arrested. The
effects Of liquor has impaired his mind.
and his case is a pitiable one.
The registration for the Tuckahoe Dis
trict of Henrico county was completed
on Saturday the board having sat the
last day at Shumaker's precinct.
Following are the results by precincts:
Precinct White Colored.
I Shumaker'S .......... 461................ 81
Ridge Church ........ S7................ So
Short Pump ............ 7S.....-.......... 80
Westhampton I................ IL
SAT 12s
Deputy-Clerk Leach issued marriage
license yesterday in the Henrico County
Court to Albert Smedes Brogassa to Miss