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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-12-16
CHAMPION POOL SHOT
viii Give an Exhibition Of Fancy Wort
NTH the Cue Ic-Night.

Lovers Of the billiard and pool cue are
locking forward with much pleasure to
the advertised appearance to-nisht at Inc
rooms of Spa gks & Black, No. l12 Broad
Street, of Frederick Hall. recognized
champion fancy pool shot of the world,
The only known player who is capable
al putting fourteen balls in the six pock-
cts bv one single move OF the cue. Hall
Will exhibit no less than thirty fancy
shots.
a special feature connected with the
free exhibition of fancy pool tonight is
The fact that it will be virtually the pub
&c opening of the most handsome saloon
end cafe in the South, Sparks & Black,
at an expense Of over $4,000 having
erected lavishly handsome place. the
like of which has never bafore been APP
rroached by a Richmond saloon. By all
whom nave seen the place it is regarded
as standing head and shoulders above
anything of the kind south of New York,
Baltimore, Philadelphia and Washing
ton not excluded.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-12-16
WANTS REB ATE GRANTED
lr. Armitage Cha ms that Tar He Gets
from City is Ct inferior Qualify.

IT. Arn1itage Cla ms that Tar He Gets
from City is Ct inferior Quality.
It developed at the meeting of the Com
mttee ON Light that there is a difference
OF opinion between Superintendent,
Knowles, of the gas works, as to the
quality of the coal tar which is now be-
Ing made at the plant and Mr. ". T.
Armitage. who is under contract to re-
lieve the city of all superfluous tar. AS
result it is quite possible that the city
Will be compelled to take the matter into
the courts to get q settlement along TIE
line the committee is constrained to be-
lieve are just and equitable.
Mr.. Armitage claims that the tar which
is now being made at the gas works con-
tains considerably too much water,
thereby occasioning a loss to him. He
thinks that some rebate should be al
lowed him from the contract price agreed
upon. o. the other hand. Mr.. Knowles
is not convinced that the tar is of an
inferior quality. and the committee is in
clined TO accept his opinion.
AT the first of the month a bill for
something over S70j was rendered Mr.
Armitage for the pitch already taken by
him. but as yet he has refrained from
naying the bill. hoping to secure a rebate
When the matter was brought up last
table until TIE next regular meeting, at
which time final steps will be taken. 1t
IS hooed that in the meantime the super
tntendent ana Mr. Armitage will get to-
gether on the proposition
Alderman Washer last night brought to
the attention OF the committee what he
sad was a failure on TIE part Of the
Passenger and Power Conlnany to fur
nish the city with sufficiently brilliant
L.,
called to his attention a number of times
that lately there has been a remark Bile
decrease in the Illuminating newer of the
lamps. and he moved tila t City E'ectri-
cian Thomson be instructed to test the
can@le power and report to the COMMITTEE
ut its next meeting. The motion was
rdopted. and if the corpora ton is not
living up to the provisions of its fran
rhise and contract proper steps will be
decided upon by the body.
During the course of the meeting SUI
perinten6ent Knowles stated that owing
to the inferior quality. Of the oil now be-
ing used at the gas plant the light was
not quite so strong as usual tonight CAST
night. It had. been imposvihle to get
the pumns working until after s o'clock
and nat tally the pressure was quite
weak. as a result of which! the chan
deliers in the Offices and residences gave
forth or'v enough of the fluid to make
tiny light
Present at the meeting last night were
Neesrs. Wood (chai-man> CARRIER Glenn,
Gilman. Miner, Stein. Washer. Winston,
Zimmerman.
Committee on Poor.
Tho Council Committee on the Relief
of the Poor held its regular monthly
meeting last night. No matters Of I'M
portance were brought up for consldera-
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-12-16
MAJOR ANDERSON TALKS
Saws He Does not Fear Results in Con
S itu ionaI Fight.

Acknowledgement Anderson is confined
TO his room with a slight attack OF i'll
ness. When seen yesterday In regard 10
the suits recently entered against the
new Constitution he said:
Il dislike appearing in print. as yo,
newspaper men well know. but II
the public needs any reinsurance
which | very much doubt since most
men are blessed with the gift OF reason
you may say that do not anticipate any
great difficulty in putting Guietus upon
this suit The outcome OF one suit Will
determine all the others. OF course, !
cannot outline in advance my course %
action | did not think, really, that
Hayes would bring such suit. l read
in the papers that Mr.. Wise and he had
taken legal advice and had decided to
drop the scheme. l could and would
cLeerfully have given them that advice
long ago. ] have my own opinions "a
to why this tentative suit has been
brought. but would rather not say any
.hing further in public until / unl!mpel
;r- court -
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-12-16
Reproduction of "PrssciIla I"

The opera Priscilla. which was so
splendidly produced at the Academy on
Thursday night last. Will be repeated
tomorrow night.
Nothing is being left undone to make
It even better than the first performance
md several new features will be into
duced The topical songs sung by Mr..
George McDarmott will all be rewritten
and promise to be even better than be-
fore Tickets are now IN sale at rlie
Academy box office. and the sale started
aut very hris!<ly Yesterday,
The Governor and his family are ex-
pected to occupy box.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-12-16
RAILROAD NOTES
Holiday Traffic Expected to Be Heavy
BUSY at Leon otive Works,

The Christmas holiday rates begin OIL
all the railroads next Monday, and a
large traffic is expected. The tickets viii!
he good for two weeks Holiday freight
is already heavy, with great increase ex-
rected before the end of the week.
The Richmond Locomotive Works has
been doing its part towards breaking up
tire tremendous congestion Of freight
Traffic which prevails throughout the
country. 1t shipped $4,000 worth Of new
engines from here last week, and the
work is going merrily on. The Locomo-
tive Works is engaged just now in build
ire engines for the Baltimore and Ohio.
Chesapeake and Ohio. Norfolk and West
err. Southern, and Seaboard Air Line
railroads.
Mr. H W. 5. Glover. traffic manager
Of the Virginia Carolina Chemical Com.
rany at Atlanta. was in the city yester-
DAY en- route South from New York,
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-12-16
MILLER g RHOADS.
MILLER 8 RHOADS.
WEATHER FoyEcAs7-Ran Today; tomorrow far ard coaey
he Christmas
100000. Book Store
WEATHER Fo2EcA Sra

PAGES dollar stretch out into nearly two
Books Bookvhe her it's the little
bow or ee older her brother the folks They
are all here go rapid this week Som: them re-
zee before The display and the
news columns are only substance inside
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-12-16
BUSY SERVING PAPERS
MARSHAL Treat Succeeded in Finding
About a Dczan of Defendants.

United States Marshal Morgan Treat
was busy all Of yesterday in serving sum-
mons in the suits which j. II. Hayes,
the negro attorney. has lled against
twenty-seven members of the Constitu-
tional Convention. the Governor Of the
Commonwealth the registrars and judges
Of the First Precinct OF Jackson Ward
i'll which the plaintiff in the case, EdSar
Lee Poe (colorsdD. attempted to vote III
tie recent election for representative
from the Third Congressional District to
ne House OF Representatives Five thou-
sand dollars is asked by the darkey for
his clients, the effort being construed as
a second attempt to upset the new Con-
stitution.
Out of the thirtv-four defendants
named in the suit. Marshal Treat was
able to see only ten or twelve. and these
MY snlils ID and said nothing when copy
IF the paper was served on them. All
feel confident Of being able to defeat the
attempt of the negro to overthrow the
organic law OF Virginia
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-12-16
CITY II IiC urts

In the Circuit Court yesterday after
room judgment for SS1.12 was rendered
n favor of W. H. Taylor against ". K.
Carter.
In the Hastings Court yesterday John
Speers C red was found guilt, of pet
til larceny and given six months on each
charge.
Henry H. Evans. also colored. on an
appeal from the Police Court, was fined
$50 for carrying a concealed weapon.
Marriage licenses were issued in the
Musings Court clerks office yesterday
as follows: George a. Wray and Ia G
Talley and William F. Baugh and Mary
e. Clarke.
Commemorative Attorney Richardson
said yesterday that he would have a con-
ference with the counsel in the King case
On Friday, and set E day for the hearing
Howard Goode. administrator Of the
estate Of P. H Goode. has instituted suit
in the City Circuit Court against the
Washington and Southern Railway Com
pany for SO 600 damags. The declara-
ton has not been filed as yet.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-12-16
SELECT AUDIENCE
WILL WITNESS SHOW.
Bostock Will Give Special Per-.
Torrance forInvised Guests.
TRAINER ATTACKED BY TIGER
Was not Seriously Hurt, but Required
Attention OF Observation-Disclosures
Acts in When twenty Seven
Lions Participate.

Tomorrow night, amidst the howl and
roar OF the wild beasts, the Bostotk
Show VIII open to Il SeIect audience aS
the guests OF the management. WORK
has progressed very rapidly. and COM
plete, transformation has taken place with
the Interior OF the building. Annals are
to be seen everywhere. and the spot
where beauty reisned supreme a few
weeks ago is now occupied by continue
Gus une OF cages. the winter homes OF the
wilG beasts There are beasts of every
description, and wild in every sense of
the word. There are tigers. lions. bears,
hyeraS elephants, camels. and in fact
81 assortment too numerous to mention,
aggregating in all something like five
hundred. Fifty-two of this number are
lions.
The entrance to the building has been
rc1Iodeled and double doors made to
keep out the wintry blasts. In the lobby
draperieS and pictures are hung. and on
the side is a reception room for the ladies'
uvenience. AS one enters the lobby, it
+ equal TO entering a parior. when upon
l;tssng through the doors into the main
building. you are Immediately transferred
to a vast convention OF the animal king
dom, as it were. The entire aggregation,
direct from ST. Nicholas Garden. New
York. is here. and the performance win
be given twice day. and will be identI-
cal with the New York show in every re-
spect The admission fee has been re-
dlced to twenty-five cents. emitting the
visitor to see all that is to be seen. In
the New York performance scale of
rr.ces ranging from seventy-fve cents to
six dollars prevailed.
Tbs three features OF the show are the
acts of Captain Bonavita and Professor
" eeion. and the opportunity which IS
given the visitors to participate in the
Oriental Cavalcade."
WONDERFUL ACT.
Bonavita does Il twenty-seven lion act
which is startling in every sense of the
word, having twenty-sevea performing
lions in the cage a one time. He builds
them into very artistic pictures. and his
enc act, entitled The Towering of the
Kings" is conceded as the best act OF it's
k;nC ever witnessed Professor Weedons
act is none the less startling consisting
ot a conglomerate mass of beasts of all
descriptions, including lions. tigers. bye
mas, polar and grizzly bears sIoths. and
two Silesian bos-r hounds.
In this act Is "Goldie. the famous man
Getting tiger. who is ready at the first
opportunity Offering Itself to pounce upon
her trainer. The fearless attitude OF Pro-
fessor Weldon toward this tiger is toric
of discussion amongst all visitors to the
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-12-16
Virgi.ians Here.

William NJ Smith. Cumberland: z. T.
Brady Abingdon; a. s. Prtddy. Marion;
S. O.. Bransford. Portsmouth: George
Lyon. " oodsford: John S. Ham. Darling
ton; R w. Martin, Lynchburs; c. ].
Andrews. Norfolk: DR.. H. NJ. Nash. Nor
folk: r. Thorn Mineral: DR.. W. B.
Robinson. Tappahannock; W. II. Tuter
Wallace; G. c. ,Drongual, Brunswick,
Miss E. Gaylor. Norfolk; w Lorgan
Louisa a. E. Palmer. South Boston
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-12-16
Salaries cf Commissioners.
Gy Associated Press

WASHINGTON. December l5.-Senator
Morgan to-day introduced a bill fixing
the compensation of members of the
Isthnian Canal Commission at 5000 per
annum each The salary of the engineer
is placed at S1o.cc0 the paymaster to re-
ceive 5000, and that of the chief surgeon
at 5000.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-12-16
The
Mans Corner
Tuesday, 10th.

Csc neckwear. to-day not ordinary
neckwear at taat price but SOC ma
terial made up into Csc ties.
Neokwear house north that sells
nothing urder SOC goods made up a
LOT OF Csc ties from their hgh grade
materla!s.
We had to by a big stock to ger
any OF them and you'll find there's
no comparison between these goods
and tbs ordinary art.c4e.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-12-16
DRUNKENNESS CURED.

'Orrine" positively and permanently
destroys the craving for liquor No taste,
no odor, tones up stomach. 81 per box. 6
boxes for So. Polk Miller. Drug Co Two
Stores, Broad Street and Main Street,
Richmond.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-12-16
MAY RIDE THE CAMEL.

In the "orieatal CayaIcada'' an opoor-
tunity Is given all of the patrons 10 ride,
around the interior of the building on the
backs of elephants. cemels. sacred white
mules and other animals. To those who
are the least stleptical as to the wildues;s
or ferocious spirit of the beasts an OPP
rortunity will also be given TO ride
"CoIGIie.' the mau-eating tiger. around
the steel arena. The management recom-
r,enG. however. that those desiring 70 per-
form this feat make their last viii or
provide in some way or other for those
that will be left behind.
SPECIAL PERFORMANCE.
Every indication points TO 4 grand OPEN
ing OF the vast show. and something en-
tircly out of line with what Richmond
has ever seen III the way Of animals,
Governor Montague and the State and
CITY authorities have been invited to at
tent. tomorrow opening. but except those
who have invitations nobody will be all
LEVIED The show will be open to the gen.
eral public Thursday.
Several deaths have occurred amongst
the monkeys since the show reached here.
and one very severe loss was the death
OF Dot" the baby elephant. but with
the perfected arrangements for heating
the building very little further trouble Isl
anticipated. Yesterday afternoon one OF
the trainers. Richard De Kanzc, was at
tackled by a very ferocious lion while hb
was engaged in looking after his wants
AID bedding him down for the night. He
was considerably bruised, although not
seriously hurt. DR.. West was Immediately
sent for and rendered such medical assist
ance as was necessary. and the man Is
now resting comfortably.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-12-16
hitler 8RH0ads

show. The dogs are only used as a means
ot protection fo- their master. and while
tney go through the performance. obey
ms his orders. they are ever ready To
rush to his assistance should necessity re-
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-12-16

ton. and the body adjourned after nav.
ing ordered the payment of the payroll
and auditing the current bills for the
month Present at the meeting We're
Messrs Hobson (acting chairman. Nor
ton. Cloves. Russell, Miner. Minor, VIII
lams and Satterfeld. Absent, Gunst'
Hall and IanahOe.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1902-11-26

scattered out over the country.
They had not been out over a bali
hour before Eugene Carrow, the
most expert marksman 10 the
crowd, noticed something shaking
the bushes at about 30 yards dis
tant, and soon saw what appeared
to him TO be squirrel on the side
Of a tree. He Immediately shot at
The object with his Winchester r.
dc aud discovered too late that Il
was Marvin Keith standing behind
the tree with bis side exposed. The
bullet passed through the right
arm and side, inflictibg a fatal
wound. With oil possible haste the
members of the party who could be
summoned from the woods took the
wounded young man 10 Cardwell
where two physicians dressed the
wound. They then started by rail
to Paragould, but Keith died on the
way, at about $40 p. m. The re.
mains we're shipped TO Bonne Terre
and arrived there Tuesday. Mrs.
A. W. Keith, the mother Of the de-
ceased lives at Bonne Terre and
DR.. F. L, Keith of this city is bis
brother.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1902-11-26
National Fark n Missouri.

A project is on foot in Missouri
lsr the establishment of national
isservation ia Camden county.
There is rare, combination IN that
sOunty of mountains, rivers, valleys
slVss and springs, and wild ami
nails are still abundant, The coun'
iys traversed by the Usage and
slaugau iivera, the scenery along
which Is extremely beautiful. One
n the caves Ia 1000 feet long, and
y One place l20 feet wide and go
BET high. Another extensive cave
las width Of 200 feet. A noted
IPring rising at the foot of noun.
hln Is l2O feet wide and is 18 feet
tsep, and forms q lake covering
kVsral acres. In the same region
We many waterfalls.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1902-11-26
Buchanan.

Onr stave factory is running all
the time.
Health is very good.
We have bad some nice raiBs re-
Gently which have given rs a
little mud in places.
Prof. Chas. II. Williams of Mar.
BILE Hill spent few days last week
in oar town and gave an entertain.
ment at the hall Wednesday night.
Miss Mollie Cboat Is recovering
from severe attack Of Typhoid
fever.
Eli Walker lost q fine pony b few
days ago, which be had purch ased
at Lowndes.
Chas. d. Furr of LutesvilEe was
visiting relatives and friends here
q few days last week.
There was spelling match at our
school house Saturday night.
Our postmistress returned satur-
day from three weeks wedding
tour, with her husband, ]. a. Berry
We wish them much joy and long
happy life.
Thomas Alexander and wife are
visiting Levi Bell ofnear this place
We will have TO close for this
time as our minds are somewhat
confused about Thanksgiving.
JACK AND J1LL.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1902-11-26
Clippard.
Plenty of rain and mud.


A. A. Huffman is cutting hubs
on +. NJ. snider's farm.
w. II. snider, who is working on
the railroad, spent Sunday with
hoineiolks.
John H. Proffer is very sick with
typhoid fever.
Edith Reed visited Barbara Huff
man Sunday eve.
Most all of our farmers are done
gathering corn.
There will be a box supper at
the Council Ridge school house Fri
day night, December 5. Everybody
invited.
Mrs. N. |. Proffer is quite sick.
The wheat in this part Of the
county looks we'll owing to the rain
and warm weather.
J.W. snider sold some fine hogs
to Mr.. Devore one day last week.
Bolt hauling has almost ceased.
Guess there is too much mud for it.
Well, if we see this in print, We
will come again.
With good wishes to THE PREss
and Its many readers, we are
BLUE EYES.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1902-11-26
Men Made rheir Escape.

carulhsnvihs De q, cat
just I" We ARE gong 10 prcss tho
news comes that the most cold.
bloodsd and sensational murder
ever committed In Psmlscol county
occurred five miles west Of here a
it.le alter sunrise this morning,
Mrs. Johnson was killed and her
l'iile daughter badly wounded IL
about all that could be learned, and
Charlie and Dave Austin accused of
the crime, Both Of these parties
we're soen running away BY those
who appeared upon The scene before
the smoke of The guns had cleared
away, and The little girl said that
The Austins did the shooting.
Mrs. johnson was living stretched
upon, the ground, her body literally
iiddisd with bullets which bad
cAiIssd Der instant death.
WHiter Reed was the Iirst man on
the scene and came TO town and 10.
formed the officers, but could give
no particulars Of the cause Of the
killing.
The little girl said that Il occurred
IN this way; Charlie and Dave
Austin drove up TO the back lot and
began to knock paIings on the fence
when her mother demonstrated with
them and came out with gun, tell.
ing the men that she would defend |
her rights with lead If they did not
deSis,, whereupon they began a fu-
sillads opon the woman with the
above results.
The Aus,ins Immediately fed and
the officers have used the phone in
all directions With the hope of cut
ting of their flight
Weare enable TO learn Mrs. John.
sons given name or anything about
her family further than that she was
4 married woman. her husband bO.
ing absent at the time.
Excitement Is very high and ,f
The parties are caught there may be
trouble. They are said to be desper.
lte men and beng heavily armed,
will resist arrest.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1902-11-26
Buchanan.

Didyou see the divine revelation
A. W. Ashcraft set forth in last
weeks fPREss," to the democratic
party5 Now, wouldn't that fry
your biscuits2
lie went on with his cry, allud-
ing to, and taunting the defeated
democrats, with some meaningless
ethical reason why they were de-
feated. If there is any man in the
county who has not the necessary
amount Of sense TO see why the
"boys' were defeated, when there
was a handsome little republican
majority Of votes polled in the
county, hisfriends ought to see to
it at once, that be has a guardian
appointed.
It's at once plain to rational
minded man, that we owe what
success we did haYe to the rep ubli-
can friends Of the men elected; on
an even break we would not have
elected man, because the county
went republican. You can't give
US any Of your obscure pessimistic
reasons, why the "boys" were de-
ieated, Prof; they won't stick.
"Some OF our best citizens
scratched their tickets" quoth he.
A. W. Ashcraft was one that did
this. No, we do not want to say
that the Prof. is not one ofour best
citizens, but do our best citizens go
to the polls heavily charged with
personal wbIms and cheap whiskey
and scratch the best men we have
on the ticket Is that the way to
uphold those democratic principles
he would have you believe he is SO |
true to!
Ii the brother had kept his head
shut after scratching our best men, |
we would not have thought it so
ridiculous, but to do such u thing
and then try TO put some unex-
piainable fault upon the leaders of
the party-thafs rotten.
Please don't give us any more
sueh hot air Prof. If your con
science is hurting you, try some
other remedy; may be you will be
able to get in better shape 10 work
for, and support those principles
you profess to love so we'll, two
years hence. A RucHAslAF.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1902-11-26
One Minute Cough Cure

Is the only harmless cough cure
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remedy for children. DR., s. NJ.
McAlly.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1902-11-26
Tell the News.

The editor must and does depend
upon bis friends to help make bis pa
per interesting. Show some interest
in your local paper and give all The
information You can to the publisher
Marriages. deaths, births, divorces
or any little item may interest some
one. Such items are often absent
simply because you don't let the
editor know of il. Did you ever
think what a steady letter writer q
newspaper ISL Week after week, it
goes on telling of these little things
that happen in your neighborhood.
If you undertook to write half as
much as the paper tells you would
give up IN despair. The letters
would grow shorter and farther
apart and finally cease. People in
q live town recognize this and take
pleasure in giving the editor items
he would otherwise never learn.
-Ex.