The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-10-31
Friday evening of next week at West
Street Methodist Church. In this city,
for the benefit of the church.
The NEWS sCUNDLNoEDs
Il openings oflntsrest Told in Fewest

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WASHINGTON. october 5o.-The lack
of stenCg. ,,nere in the Government SER.
VICE is causing serious cohceI n 70 oiucla1s
Of departments. The situation is ex-
piaineu BY The statement That steno-
glapher capable of passing the civil SER
vice examlnatio can earn more money
elsewhere than In working for the Gov
eminent
NASHVILLE, TENN. October 3o.-The
sale of thoroughbred horses at Belle
Meade, the pl operty Of General W. e:
Jackson. which begun to-day and VIII
close tomorrow, attracted large
crowd. The principal event of the day
was the sale Of The Commoner. The first
bid was sly.GJl and the amount WIS III
creased Until it reached sl.,oo3, at which
price the horse became the property OF
4. S. Gardner.
TOPEKA, KAN. october 3O.-Members
of congregations will meet in dozen
churches tomorrow night and pray for.
the defeat of the Republican candidates
for sheriff and prosecuting attorney
The Rev. Charles N. Sheldon. author Of.
s SIN His SteIs." Is leading this move
ment CT the temperance people and in a
public call for payers ueciait Is Ne Ina.
the 100 saloons. hrothels and gambling
houses here are running young men,
COLUMBUS. o.. October So,--N1rs. Leila
Frazer, the West Virginia woman law.
yer who started q week ago from her
home in MorEantown for Columbus on.
horseback. arrived here this morning.
She rode astlide and used a high mill
;ar-y saddle. Mrs. Frazer and her hus-
hand, James c. Frazer, practice law
together. under the firm name of Frazer
& Frazer. They received their diplomas
from West Virginia University.
PIEDMONT, w. VA. Oct. so.-while
screwing an incandescent lamp into a
electric volts passed through the body
Of George W. Harrison, Jr. killing him
instantly. The wire which furnished the;
electric light current for the residence
had been crossed by power circuit on
the outside. Harrison was the son of
Geo ge w. Harrison. general passenger
agent of the West Virginia Central Rail-
road Company.
NEW YORK Oct. so.-Nellie Cor
coran. a young woman. has lain uncon-
scious at ST. Vineents Hospital since
Oct 18th and her case has baf ed the
entire medical staff of the institution as
well as other physician who were ca l.
cd IN. Except for an occasional slug
gsh movement of the eye:ids. an infre-
qncnt tw itching of the limbs and the fact
nat she still hreathes she gives every
appearance of dead woman. The case
is believed To be one of meningitis and
there Is little hope for recovery. Prior
to Oct 18th she apparently was in per-
feet health.
WASHINGTON. Oct. s0.-A total of
2.S-0 presidential postlnasters were ap-
pointed last year according to the an
nral report OF j. L. Bristow, Fourth
Assistant Postmaster General. This is
the larges: number appointed in any one
year in the his CRY of the postal service
The total number of appointments OF
rostmasters of all classes was 1880 an
increase of LIS. There was a slight in
crease III the number of removals OF
postmasters ..fo-# cause" as a result of
more strict discipline for care'essress
and irregularities. There were 3.0SS post
offices established and 4c5 discontinued,
he latter attributed most to the extern
sion of the rural free delivery service
and the consolidation of postoffices adj
iacent to large pres. dental offices. The
number of postoff;ces in the Unit q
States June so.h was SEA of which 800
We're first class, og3 second class, 3,42s
third class and II 1873 fourth class