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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-09-25

tor three years and was sooist for the
famous Apollo CIuu, of Minneapolis
rlnaIly New York with Its wider field.
claimed him and for two years he was
ldenuncd WITH the castle square opera
Company At the same time he continued
ms stuoles under tire er1lc1ent teaching
OF Madame Campianl The famous singer
being proud TO number the young BARI
tone among her pupils.
| DYING BROTHER BEGGED HIN.
! FROM the first his voice began to at
! tract attention. His career on lie stage
was rich in promise Bu: then telegram
came from nome which said hurry
home. tor II brother whom he loved very
tcnderly was dying. He started at once
anC reached the BEDSIDE OF the brother
two hours before the end came. The
nYlnE man was conscious and for some
minutes talked ealnestlyswith him. a.
made an appeal that oscar give up the
stage and devote ms talent to the church
ana tod WORK Mr.. Seagie construed
the request OF his brother. yIning but
a snort while be.rIe his death. to be
can from COD, ana at once resigned MS
position with the opera company. He was
not idle for n moment, but went direcuy
INTO evangensuc work. His efforts nave
peen greatly blessed He sang one solo
last nght winch was much enjoyed by
the tfrong OF people who crowded into
the BROAD Street Church.
MI. IL. O. EXCEL. the we'll known singer
and choir leader of Chicago, says thae
mr. Seagie is the best soloist and has the
tines1 baritone voice IN America.
The discourse Of Mr.. Stuart last night
was interesting, as usual. The church
was ;lle5 TO OVERLOOKING. and many stood
through the service The minister invited
thoso at the door to come up the aisles
and have seats on the floor. He said he
;r.l.. re N1,ts hog in NY
places filed with people seated on the
floor So far as could be seen, no one
adopted the suggestion
Nh Stuart said that at the noon meet
ing yesterday the congregation was quite
large but the women We're greatly in
the majority While he was glad to see
the women he wanted the men to come.
lie said he had never vet been in a place
where the stores and business houses
did not close during his day meetings.
He intmated that before he left here
Richmond banks and other business in
sttutions would close up during the hour
lie was speaking.
For the first time, last night he gave
the opportunity for persons to make a
profession of conversion and TO manifest
interest in the effort to convert them.
At the close of the discourse he asked
all who We're praying earnestly for the
salvation Of some person to stand up
Probably two-thirds of the people pres
ont stood up. Then he asked all who
wanted Christian people to pray for
them TO stand up. At least fifty, posi-
bly, more, responded to this invitation.
Mr.. Stuart then dismissed the congrega-
tion. asking those interested in the saw
ing of some person and those interested
in their own salvation to remain for the
after meeting. Every seat in the church
was filled by those who remained. This
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-09-25
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
Steps ito Be Taken to Increase Its Eff
ciency-Others Brought In.

ciencY-Others Brought In.
The Richmond Chamber of Commerce
is looking into the ways and means OF
increasing the efficiency of that In
stitutiou-
The president OF the Chamber the
chairman OF the COMMITTEES on Member
ship and others were at the meeting
Tuesday night.
Although the rolls of the Chamber con-
tain the names of most of our business
houses it was felt there were number
Of good citizens still outside of the or
eanzation who should lend their aid and
influence SO that the utmost possible good
might be accomplished
An exhaustive comparison was mads
between the Richmond Chamber and sim
liar organizations in cities of about the
same size from data recently collected
with the View of profiting, If possible
by the experience OF other localities.
With but one exception the comparison
was favorable to the Richmond Cham
Der. but it felt that it could and
should do better. Naturally during the
Years of depression prior to 1898 the or
Garization lost members and was, handf-
capped for want of means but It was
felt that with returning prosperity the
ranks of the Chamber had not filed up
as they should have done every ono
being SO engrossed with their inmedfats
personal interests. and the demands, OF
greatly increased business that 1t proved
difficult to enlist them in work for the
general good
The situation now, however was rec
ognized to be such as to call for united
action upon certain most important prob
lens that the chamber in = number OF
these might with proprety and profit.
take the initiative and do excellent work
by reversing the saying that what Is,
everybody's business is no body's bust
ness, by making what is nohodys par
ticuIar business every body's business in
q publcspirited manner through the
medium of the Chamberlain it enlist
ticular business everybody.s business in
the community's good
To do this it urgently needs the volun-
tarI and hearty cooperation of every
good citizen having a stake in the city.
and its environments. and a systematic
movement will now be made to enIis,
In the ranks of the Chamber all who
are willing to do their part, be it great
or small
The prosperity of Richmond has been
pre-eminently gratifying in the last few
years, but those most active in the work
Of the Chamber feel that. the situation
should not be regarded as entirely salts
factory lest some of those things essen
tial as compliments TO symmetrical and
healthy deve"7Tnent be omitted and its
progress he retarded
y large number of names of persons
who 1t was thought should join tbs
Chamber were canvassed last night and
they will be cordially invited TO join the
organization and help in the fall and
winter work OF the organization
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-09-25
GOES TO GERMANY.
Particular Travellers Demand the In
portation Of American Articles.
had drank coffee Since babyho

81 had drank coffee Since babyhood
and although l was very nervous and
dyspeptic. l could not and would not be-
leve that coffee had anything to do with
it writes an American lady now living
in Munich Germany.
My physician finally convinced me that
coffee was at the bottom of all my trou-
b!es, and I tried many things to take
its place. but nothing satisfied the crav-
ing for real coffee At last one day, in
a half hearted. despairing mood. l bought
from the grocer some Postum Food Cot
fee My growli-np daughter. who1 by
the way had inherited my taste for cof-
fee and also my nervousness. laughed
and said: Don't you know that nothing
can take the place Of well-made coffee
half Java and half Mocha. with plenty
of rich cream?'
81 firmly believe it.. l replied, but a
drowning man will grasp at straw, and
[ am getting more nervous every day
and can hardly eat anything at all and
DR. S.. like the rest of the physicians,
tells me it all comes from coffee
$50 next morning l personally made a
pot of Postum, following closely the di-
rcctions-and such a surprise! The col
or was rich, dark, whey brown. and
a pleasant aroma greeted the nostriS.
nut the taste-the crucial test! confess
| feared to put it to that test for fear Of
another disappointment
Put not SO with my daughter. who
eagerly made the trial and fairly shouted :
.Hurrah Mamma, you have found it at
last.' j tried it and that ended our
coffee drinking for good. The flavor was
full and rich, and left nothing TO be de-
sired.
''IE a short time my dyspepsia disap-
peared and as for nerves-my daughter
and myself almost forgot that such things
existed. until we came to Germany. and
I had to go back to coffee. and we are
again as nervous and dyspeptic as we
USED to be- But wa don't intend TO let
it go on; have written to America Tor
a good supply of Postum. and propose to
always have it in the future at any cost.
Life is miserable to us without Postum
when we used it Postum proved the
most gentle Of conquerors and loaded us
with benefits In the way of strengthened
health and quiet nerves. Name given
b.; Postum Co., Battle Creek, Mich.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-09-25
POOR REGISTRATION
Democrats Still Hoping for Better Re-
suits Later On.


lne scnedule of the places OF regis
1ration Tor to-day Is as toi!ows:
Macison ward, lm south Seventh
Street
marshall ward. 25o2 Broad Street.
monroe WARD. lsnleys Stable.
Gay Wald. 1913 south RESERVOIR.
Lee Ward, ~@ Nest kroad street.
Jackson Ward. 10 Nest Duval Street.
Jefferson Ward. Twenty -second and
MAN Streets
me registration was exceedingly ngnt
again yesterday.
In Lee II ncid up pretty Well beng
e8-s.but In JEFFERSON II fell OF again go
ing down TO ~. Inc other wards did not
report, but IL IS said they Ga not far
exceed tho figures in those given above.
in Henrleo tnero was but little change-
Several precincts pulled up a little, but
others iel down. so the average was
about the same. Inc Democratic leaders
in both city and county are claiming mat
things will turn out All right III the end.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-09-25

nicnded the appointment OF a larger and
permanent committee. The Chair APP
pointed the following:
Dr. DeShazo. chairman, DR.. NJ. D.
Hone. Richmond; DR.. W. S. Gordon.
Richmond; DR.. Jesse Eweu. Greene
county; DR.. Rawley Martin I:vnchhure.
DR.. W. D. Turner, Isle OF Wight; DR..
r. S Griffith. Basic City: DR. r. L.
PAYNE. Norfolk: DR.. Leigh Buckner, Roa-
noke.
Or. George Ben Johnston's fine paper
On "Curettement of the Uterus" followed
ana was generally discussed by Dr..
Eooee and others
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-09-25
Louisa uotilnes.
ISprcial Dispatch to Tho Times !

Especial Ilspatch 10 The Timesl
LOUISA, VA, Sept 24.-The fall term
Of the Circuit Court has been in session
here since the 10Th instant. presided over
by Judge John E. Mason None but cases
of minor Importance have come up SO lar
The farmers are busy seeding wheat.
cutting tobacco and gathering the corn
crops which are very good throughout
this section.
The work on the new Chesapeake and
Ohio depot and other improvements In
way of grading around the same is rap
idly nearing completion.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-09-25
Registered Label.

The Swineford Arsenic Ilthla Mater
Company yesterday received nouce rom
the natcnt office at Washington that its
annliration for a registered label. "Ches-
terfield Splits" for use on its 2perient
water of that name had been granted.
The official papers conveying this infor-
nation were also received The label is
No. 9i45 in the patent office series. The
company is meeting with gratifying sue
cess in its work of placing this aperlent
wstcr upon the market
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-09-25
GALLANT CONDUCT
WINS 4 PARDON
Governor Quick to Recognize
Merit in a Con-
vict.

Governor Montague was engaged dur
ing most of yesterday with the Capitol
Commission. of which he is chairman.
He found time. however, to devote a mo-
ment TO routine matters and granted a
pardon 1t was to Thomas Watts. who
ii February, 1902. was convicted in Roam
oke of malicious assault and sentenced to
eighteen months in the penitentiary In
granting the pardon Governor Montague
says: This man is with the convict road
force in Amherst county. His very
worthy conduct in preventing the escape
Of three or four of his fellow-convicts a
few days since constrains the supernten
dent of the penitentiary to ash. for his
pardon 1t has been the unbro!len and
saiutary custoro TO pardon as a reward
for such conduct I therefore direct his
discharge.
Senator c'ai Eft Of GiIeI iad is in
for a house in which to live during the
session OF the Legislature next winter.
Mr.. ST. Glars wife is not in good health,
and he desires to be with her during the
sessions of the Senate
Captain Frank p. Brent, secretary of
the State Board of Education, is in re-
his, friend Mr.. r. c. Friend, of "Co,:en-
dale" on the James River. MIR. Brent
will shortly present them 10 the Valen-
tine Museum.
Senators ST Clair and Barksdale and
Observation-Disclosures Edward Echols,
of Stanton, We're at the Capltol yester-
day They all expressed themselves as
pleased with the progress OF the ne:
registration.
Among the callers at the Library yes
Acconac and Superintendent Phillips, of
the williamsburg public schools.
Judge James Keith. president of the
Court of Appeals. called upon Governor
Montague yesterday:
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-09-25
Lieut.. Pickerell Retired.

lieutenant J. NJ. Pickeren. United
States Navy. of Richmond, was retired
Tuesday to date from September -
1902, under the operation of section 1to".
Revised Statutes, because of disability
incurred in the service. Lieutenant
Pickerell. as an engineer officer, has been
subjected to such great heat in the trop-
les that he had to return from the Phil
ippnes several months ago on sick leave
because of the dangerous condition Of
his heart Lieutenant and Mrs. Pickerell
will continue to reside in Richmond.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-09-25
Body Found in the Potomac.
Especial Dispatch to The Times J

ALEXANDRIA, VA. Sept. 2t-'rhe
badly decomposed body OF a colored man
was found in the Potomac this morning
by man named Hayden BY order OF
Coroner w. r Purvts the body was re-
moved 10 an undertaking establishments
and DR. J T. Miller performed an au-
topsy. as there was a first suspicion OF
foul play The body was so decomposed
thar the autopsy revealed nothing. Tho
man was about thirty years OF age and
had evidently been in the water for a
month It will be buried at the expense
of the state.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-09-25
FORTUNE FAVORS A TEXAN.

Having distressing pains in head. back
Ia stomach. and being without appetite,
h.cau TO use DR.. Kings New Life Pills.
w-ites w p Whitehead of kennedale.
rrax land soon felt like new man In
FoI,ia1e in stomach and liver troubles.
only CSC. at Owens & Minor Drug Com
pnuy.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-09-25
MAINLY ABOUT PEOPLE.

Mr. NJ Bowditch Clapp has returned to
the city ana will resume his professional
duties.
II is understood that Hon Harry St
George Tucker will shortly remove his
residence from Lexington to StauntGn,
where ne Mill resume the practice Of law.
ii is believed that Mi Tucker is grad
ually getting back into politics in his old
district
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-09-25
MIR. Williams Better.

Mr.. II. O. Williams. railroad secre-
tary of the International Committee of
the Young Mems Christian Association
who has been sick for several weeks, is
now on the road to recovery.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-09-25
POLICE MATTERS
IN PETERSBURG
New Ruling Will Not Bring Them
Back Into Politics.
TRIAL OF HOLT IN MAT0ACA
Charged With Criminal Assault and the
Evidence Being Taken in Secret.
A Trolley Party Coming to
Richmond Tonight.
TRIAL OF HOLT IN MAT0ACA
Especial Dispatch to The Times,

Especial Dispatch to The Times)
PETERSBURG. VA, September "a
Mr.. J. E. Holt well known young man
of Matoaca, is being tried before Justices
Vaughan, Dunstan and Lewis, charged
with criminally assaulting Mrs. j. Z.
Sau,er. of Matoaca.
The trial has been adjourned till next
Friday, and Holt bailed in the sum OF
$3.50. The offence was committed Au-
gust 9TH. During the proceedings all
persons are excluded from the court
room except the officers and witnesses.
Judge D. a. Hinton is counsel for the
defendant c. T. Ihssiter is assisting the
Commemorative Attorney Wells in the
prosecution.
THE POLICE.
The opinion of Mr. George Mason. City
Attorney for Petersburg, as to the abso-
lutte right of the Mayor to suspend police
officers for misconduct in office or neg
lect of duty. does not mean that police
influence Will again come into politics
in Petersburg.
IT is the opinion of the Attorney that
the Police Commissioners should remain
intact; that they should recommend
names to the Council for election. should
have general supervision over the police
force and report to the Mayor any mis-
conduct or neglect of duty in any officer.
RIGHT TO SUSPEND.
The right to suspend and. Of course.
the right to reinstate shall remain with
the Mayor alone. Mr.. Masons opinion
covers the matter in detail. 1t will re-
ceive the attention of the Council next
"Wednesday.
The Ladies Aid Society of Wesley
Church viii give trolley party to Rich
mond tomorrow night for the benefit
of the new church fund.
DR.. Bunting will conduct services at
the Salvation Army Hall tomorrow
night.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-09-25
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& ubhc Piaceso
Observation-Disclosures :: ;:

Il have just been over to visit my friend
and colleague, Senator Bland Massie, in
Nelson county" said Senator w. Z.
Barbsdale. of Halifax. at Murphy's last
night land from what I can learn over
there the Democrats of that county are
leading all tie rest in the matter of reg
istration Ninety-five per cent. of white
people and five per cent. OF negroes is
about the ratio as l understand it, and
that is as good as could be expected any
where" Senator Barksdale says he is
going to introduce a new primary law
at the coming session of the Legislature,
which will guarantee the fullest and fair
est expression of the Democratic voters
as to all offices to be filled by the peo-
pie.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-09-25

Colonel A NJ Bowman. member of the
House of Delegates from Salem, is in the
city. Colonel Bowman carries no pangs
in his bosom as a result of his recent de-
feat for the Democratic nomination for
Congress- and Is enthusiastic in his sup
port of Mr.. C<aSS. Colonel Bowman is
much gratified at the registration situa-
ton in his county.
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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-09-25

Mr. John r. Edmunds, of Halifax, who
is a strong candidate for a place on the
new Corporation Commission, is here
having come down to attend the session
of the State Committee. of which he is
a member A great many prominent lead
ers called upon Governor Montague yes
terday in the interest of Mr.. Edmunds'
candidacy.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-09-25

Hon. Upton D. Jennings, of Lynchburg,
one of the most popular members of the
House of Delegates. is here. Mr.. Jen-
nings is highly pleased with the outlook
for a good registration of the white voters
in his section.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-09-25
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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-09-25

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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-09-25

Ex-senator Carter Glass. of Lynchburg.
Democratic nominee for Congress in the
Sixth District, left for his home last
night. Mr.. Glass was given a warm re-
ception by his friends while in the city.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-09-25

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