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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-07-01

AND THURSDAY UNTIL
THE ENTIRE STOCK IS DISPOSED OF.
No. 90 Foushee and Broad Streets COM
mencing Tuesday morning, July lst. at
1880 o'clock and continuing every Tues
day and Thursday. his entire stock Of
lor. Chamber. Hall, Dining-Room Library
and Kitchen Furniture; Office Furniture,
Refrigerators Stoves. Pictures. Mirrors.
Fancy Lamps. etc. and, in fact. every
thing usually carried in frst-class furn-
ture house.
This is the best opportunity the public
Of Richmond and surrounding country. has
ever had to secure new. tlrst-class Furni-
must be sold as the contract has been let
for the remodeling of the building to
make room for our clothing business
J. II. BUSBY.
THE VALENTINE AUCTION co,
Auctioneers.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-07-01

MISUNDERSTANDING William Gordon Rob
ertson. Roanoke: NJ 8. Waters and wife
and T. II. Crowley Roanoke; John Stew
art Walker. Lynchburg; DR.. w. c. Bar
ler Buchanan: p. Gore. MARSHALL w
Stephens, Orange.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-07-01

yirrinians here last night We're:
T@ord.s -Mrs w L. Welborn and child.
Crewe; S. f. Adams. Lynchburg; f NJ.
Parrish Virginia: Robert Hurt. Glover:
Misses Swami. Norfolk; r. 2. I1arnsbur-
JyuchbnrC
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-07-01
BY Pollard s Bashy,
Real Estate AuctiOneers.

TRUSTEES AUCTION. SALE
| OF
TWO NEW DETACHED FRAME Dwell
IINGS ON. EAST LINE OF SMITH
STREET. NEAR DUNAL STREET.
KNOWN AS NOS. 797 AND 1893
NORTH SIXTH STREET.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-07-01

Hon. Thomas II. Edwards of West
Point, was in the city last night. Mr..
Edwards expressed the belief that the re-
suit of the Lamh-WalIace fight in king
William would be close. He said Mr.
Wallace was quite strong. especially
with the younger element of the party.
and that Captain Lamb had strong sup
portars in most sections of the county.
Mr. Edwards did not think Colonel
Cation would have many followers. should
lie lead fight against taking the oath
of allegiance in the convention.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-07-01

Ex-senator Fred NJ. Parrish. Of Gooch
land. is in the city on private business
and is registered at New Ford's.
Mr. John Stewart Walker, promlnen
business man of Lynchburg. is In the
city, and is registered at Murphy's-
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-07-01

Il expect to serve my first papers as
sheriff of Richmond before court opens
tomorrow, said Hon. John E. Epps
last night Mr. Epps is undoubtedly go
i11.- to make a popular and efficient Off
cor If he follows the record made in all
the other positions he has held.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-07-01

The Union Hotel is starting out we'll
under its new management ard is do
ing nice transient business. Mr..
George H. Leigh. who is in charge. is
one of the most competent and popular
hotel men in this section of the State.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-07-01

Hon. William Gordon Robertson, OF
Roanoke. who has been in the city since
the adjournment Of the convention. left
for his home last night.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-07-01

By The Valentine Auction Co, Auctioneer:
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-07-01

Former delegates in the convention
Lindsay, Willis and Kendall passed
through the city yesterday. en- route LOT
their respective homes, having been else
r,,era since the convention adjourned.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-07-01

Hon. George p. Tarry. Of Mecklenburg,
is the out of town member Of the con-
vention left in the city. Mr.. Tarry IS
stopping at New Ford's. and is remain
ing over to be with his little son. who
has recently undergone slight opera
ton Al one of the hospitals here ne
thinks his son will be able to leave by
Saturday. when they VIII likely leave ioi
home.
The Washington times., 1902-10-19

ball fever. Both the boys and girls are
interested. Every one Of the CentraliteS
claims that there Is nothing this side Of
"a professional football team who will bo
able to give their men a drubbing.
The football managers are very much
elated because of the return to school of
Captain Murray Purcell, of last years
team. Mr.. Purcell did not decide at the
beginning of the year to return to
school, but the moment he stepped inside
The building the management of the foot
ball eleven appointed him this years
captain. Purcell is considered one of
the best tackles or the local football
fields
Athletic Meeting Held.
The first meeting Of the year Of the
Athletic Association at Central was held
last week. Nearly every boy and girl
who wears the blue and white attended
the meeting. Plans for the coming year
were talked over. A few of the officers
were elected, as follows; President,
Harry English, and Secretary DR.. Rozel.
John Tysowski was appointed manager
Of the football team.
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ion. They are wondering what has
come over these erstwhile diligentA stu
dents and hard-working cadets that thair
souls have become SO possessed with IN
| rest and longing for other scenes and
adventures. 1t is general cause for
Observation-Disclosures a nightmare to
the faculty of the Eastern-tnat all the
boys at that institution are steadily and
rapidly dropping out; they are being
transferred to other high schools or ore
stopping school altogether and going to
work
Incidentally many persons are won
dering why.
The Eastern is still full of pretty
girls, strikingly pretty girls-Capitol
Hills fairest daughters.
Yet the boys depart.
The institution is said to have an OK
cellent corps of instructors.
But this has no influence upon the ex-
odus
At one time the Eastern was full of
boys, who were the pride of the whole
local high school system. Now the other
schools are saying that The place has
seen better days" And it evidently has
The Eastern formerly possessed two
military companies. The Business, with
its steady march to the fore, has taken
one of these. 1t is now a desperate pull
to find enough lids to fill even one COM
pany. During ire past couple of years
the male portion of the students have
been silently dropping out, leaving the
school almost entirely in the possession
of the girls. At first the immigration
caused no comment 1t is now the talk
of the high school students in all parts
of the city.
''Soon. they, are saying, there will
be no Eastern High School. It will then
be the Capitol Hill Girls Seminary"
And they are very nearly right.
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They Would Not Tell.


4 romantic and disastrous details Of her
| elopement. She was not timid, and re
piled with laugh that she was living
very happily
When they got the marriage license
at the clerks office. Annie held up her
little right hand and swore most SOL
emnly that she was more than eighteen
years of age-no doubt with a mental
reservation. and basing her oath on the
Chinese method of reckoning They then
returned to Leng's castle. or donjon
keep, which is fortified by a door
| across the stairway at the top of the
landing. When the police called that
night they battered down the door and
took the happy bridal couple to Jail
Next morning Mrs. Wat had them lib
Grated, and that evening they were re-
married according to the Chinese Gus
tom. This saved Annie from possible
slavery, should her Leng grow tired OF
her and wish to sell her, an agreement
to that effect having been made by the
bridegroom. Mrs. Wat secured this spe-
cfal contract. The husband may wish
10 violate such an agreement. but no
Chinaman will buy woman unless the
sellers title is clear.
Under a recent law marriages be-
tween Mongollans and Caucasians are
prohibited. but, as Annie is only half
white, 1t is presumed that she escapes
the prohfbitory clause-especially after
such tall swearing
A Chinese marriage is all ceremony
no talk, or levity. and much crying.
The solemnity of a funeral prevails.
After the exchange of presents the bride
is dressed with much care in red
gown, brocade or silk, II she can get
1t; her eyelashes are painted a deep
black, and she wears a heavy red veil
attached to a scarlet head dress, from
which imitation pearls are pendant
over the forehead. feast is spread
upon a table. to which the bIushing
bride is led by FIVE of her best female
friends. They are seated at the table,
but no one eats. The utmost silence
prevails, when finally the mother leads
on in cry. the maids follow, and the
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| prIuc ecnoes IN the chorus. Then all the
bridesmaids leave the table. and the
disconsolate mother takes a seat be-
side the chair of state where the bride
sits. The bridegroom now enters. with
four OF his best men. The men pick
up the throne on which the bride sits.
and, preceded by the bridegroom, form
In procession and walk around the room
or into an adjoining parlor. signifying
that ne is carrying her away to his own
home. The guests then throw rice at
the happy couple-a custom we have
borrowed from the heather. This was
the second ordeal Annie wen: through
to get her Sing Leng.
Mrs. Gertrude Lee. wife OF a Chinese
named An Lee, states that she Is living
happily with her husband. He is a cook.
They have two children, a boy and a
girl-both rather brown. In an inter.
view she said:
MY name is Mathews-Gertrude
Mathews. I am from Providence. NV
father was a lieutenant in the navy
After the death of my parents l came to
San Francisco. / have been living here
about eleven years. 1 was tutor in a
family here. when / met my present hus
band. He provides well for us. and
am content-T love my children. am
Cathollc, and our children were bap-
tized in that faith. They attend the
English public school, and part of the
time they attend a Chinese school. I
read very little. except the newspapers.
for / am kept so busy with my house,
work.
Il eat an American breakfast and n
Chinese dinner" she said. 'The Chinese
custom Is to breakfast about 10 In the
morning, and take dinner about 4 In the.
afternoon. and supper at 10 or II O'Clock
at night" Mrs. Lee has a good educa-
ton, and shows traces of good training
and is passing fair. She was graduated
from one of the colleges in Providence.
She convcrses we'll, and says she does
not regret her choice, but there is a sad
tinge in her voice which expresses moro
than she admits. No doubt she is as
happy as is possible under the circum-
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sions. What those conclusions actually
were depended largely upon circum-
stances. In most cases they were identi-
cal. Such inferences as the teachers
drew regarding the veracity of states
ments to the effect that so many hours
had been spent III preparing work, were
mostly after hours upon hours of ut
| terly fruitless questioning of scores of
restless young people, who admitted
that they had once known their A, B,
| C's but had replaced them for the time
being with voluminous time tables of
parades. fireworks, etc.
And the conclusions the parents drew
| were usually formed after momentary
glimpses from. the office windows or else
where Of johnnie strolling down the
Avenue with a pile of schoolbooks be-
longing to some pretty little high school
girl under one arm (the aforesaid pretty
maiden usually affixed tightly to the
other), or MARY standing on the curb
stone. viewing the parade and devouring
peanuts from the mysterious depths of
the copious side pocket of the cadet with
her.
And all this during school hours!
And still they never played truant!
And they studied awfully hard every
minute of the day! And-and-
But then, the parents and the peda-
gogues reflected, they were young once
themselves-and they went to school
and they liked parades and fireworks
and peanuts.
Hard on the Strangers.
A pretty high school girl and a good
looking young man in natty uniform
of the cadet regiment boarded an f
Street car one afternoon near the end
of the encampment week. A block far
ther down the street two rustics of the
far backwoods type clambered on and
Topped down into the seat directly be-
hind the young people. They at once
launched into conversation that could
be heard in all parts of the car, and
brought broad smiles upon the faces of
the passengers.
"Say," exclaimed one of the pair after
a few moments. reaching over to the
seat in front and touching the cadet on
the arm, I'VE want to go to tn Library,
th'--what yer call it. Jake ?-Congres-
sional Library. Where is 1t at? Does
this car go to it?'
The high school girl pinched the
cadets arm and smiled.
Yes; this car goes to Library" he
said. you stay aboard; I'll tell you
when to get off.
Thanks, mister. I'm a stranger. you
know; don't know much about this town.
First time ] was ever here. Don't have
any big buildin's out my way"
few minutes later the car was Gid
ing past the City Hall when one of the
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clined Annie. second daughter OF Mrs
Wat, lives with her husband. Sing Leng
on Commercial Street. about block dis
tant from the paternal roof.
A call was made upon Annie in her
''thfrd-story back" but the reporter got
no further than the front door, which
she held partly open while she dragon
stood behind her. gesticulating and
speaking In harsh tones. She evidently
was obJecting to the interview. and
Annie hesitated to talk. AS a guarantee
Of good faith. the first question asked
her was II she adhered to the Christian
religion since her marriage. She re-
piled she had very little religion" and
did not pay much attention to it." She
married Sing Leng because she wanted
to, and had to run away because her
mother objected. A friend introduced
her to her future husband. and they met
in the afternoons, and strolled out upon
The hill which overlooks the Chinese
quarter. She was eighteen years Of age,
and that was enough. Yes" she said,
ueI mOtueE uio BAY tnht Sue was not
eighteen, but she was" Though she was
not really eighteen years of age, the
legal age, Annie contended that she
TO the Chinese mode of
reckoning. The Chinese count the year
you were born in as full year. For ex-
ample: II you are born on the s1st Of
December. you enter upon the second
year of existence on the. next day and
are two years Of age. A part Of a rear
is counted as full year. so Annie was
over eighteen years of age. and cut
her mother. Annie. sprightly.
MISUNDERSTANDING. slender, rather
brown girl. was dressed In Europ can
style. She spoke good English, but very
little Of Il, and refused to enter into the
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WESTERN HIGH SCHOOL.
n 10 longer is the equanimity of the
M Western stirred by continual
warfare and the rumble of bat

| IN
| M Western stirred by continua
warfare and the rumble Of bat
! ties numerous. 1t is peace
full place; an abode of hard work ant
good order. Its pupils are mild-man'
nered AMI reserved.
The old spirits have flown.
The Corporation" has fallen.
| The pie store on the corner still does
| business at the old stand. But it sells
more sandwiches than pies.
The school lunch room, once the cause
of much trouble and many disturbances
opened last Wednesday. There were nc
riots; no one was injured A fair guam
tity of edibles was disposed of to The
girls and boys.
The school Is not as large as 1t was
But that is not to be expected; none OF
them is since the Business and Techni-
cal stepped to the fore.
"Parson" Hayes has departed; like
wise Deacon" Offutt. The war cloud
has dissembled with them.
The Hon. William Turkenton, and the
Hon. Smith. erstwhile mighty generals
of the "Bizooters. still survive. But
they wear muzzles, figuratively speak
ing. Billy" Babcock Is still on deck
but he is seated near the rail.
Occasionally a struggling bunch OF
boys gathers about the corner lamp post
to talk over bygone days. and sing I'm
the Good Old Summer Time" But that
Is all. There is no more fun to be had
The restless spirit and fire have died ou,
of the warriors. They lead lonely eS-
istence.
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stances She evidently feels her position
sensibly.
Chinese lattery dealer named Chin
Sing has an American wife, and keeps
her in what the Chimes style royal mag
nificence" Sing is very rich-worth
perhaps $5O,OOO. and dresses his wife
magnificently. Who she is or where she
came from is a strictly guarded secret,
and she is also kept in seclusion. This
is the custom of the richer class o.
Chinaman and a Caucasian woman, espe-
cially II she is beautiful. is as strictly
guarded as the Chinese wife.
The white wives of the Cinnamon ar-
feet to look down" upon their white
sisters who occupy the position of sec
ondary" wife in Chinamans household
The law prohibiting full -blooded Chi
nese from attending the white schools Is
sometimes evaded In favor of the half
breeds
Cinnamon in Frisco who can afford a
bridal tour take their Caucasian brides
to British Columbia. where the law is
not so strict as in California. This pro-
hibitory law also applies to Japanese,
who. as a rule, do not like to be classed
as Mongolians, or descendants OF Chi
nese. A Japanese merchant applied. re-
| Gently, to Marriage License Clerk DAN
forth. accompanied by an Irish woman,
who did not happen to be blushing. The
license was refused. The disappointed
man threatened to get out mandamus.
saying that Japanese are not Mongolians.
Mr.. Danforth cited him to lecision OF
the United States Supreme Court which
decides that they are. The woman said
she lived unhappily with her brute of
white husband. and now she would see
IL "haythen" was any better. They
went to British Columbia for relief
The wealthy merchants take their
brides to Denver and sometimes stop Off
ct Salt Lake. This is to evade public
ity Some of the merchants have Chi
nese wife In the city In addition to their
Caucasian beauties. but they live in sep
arate establishments. and are not on
visiting terms, even If they know Of the
existence Of each other.
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IN THE HIGH SCHOOLS.
. HE pupils of the high schools
have now about settled down.
i after the excitement incident to

" HE pupils of the high schools
have now about settled down,
i after the excitement incident to
the big Grand Army of the Re-
public enoampment, which 30 recently
thronged the National Capital with Wis
itors from all parts Of the country.
Once more lessons. all but utterly neg
lected during that period of amusement
and sightseeing, are being resumed, and
the hapless students are clamping on
their thinking caps. The schools have
resumed practically all of their custo-
mary hustle and appearance Of strenu-
Gus activity; the restless spirits among
the boys have resumed their vacant
seats after days of protracted truant
playing: and the pedagogues have once
more lifted into place the bars Of de-
corum and sobriety by which the pupils
are to be governed.
Both boys and girls contrived to get
a vast amount Of excitement and amuse-
ment out of the elaborate entertainment
which Washington provided for its con-
quering hosts, to say nothing of the
manifold joys Of being able to shirk
lessons more or less for the period Of
official mention of the fact that the work
of the schools was lightened any during
the encampment; the powers that be
have not found 1t in the least necessary
to make written comment upon the fact
in their diaries OF the days' proceedings
They wouldn't for anything admit that
their usual standards of class decorum
or studiousness were lowered for even
an hour; no, indeed; they will tell you
convincingly that things went along
just as smoothly as ever-no cases of
truant. or no skipping lessons" To be
sure things went on lust as ever" they
always do-in the reports.
They Would Not Tell.
But ask the boys and girls about it.
They look wise" when the subject is
mentioned. OF course, they studied their
lessons. At least that's what they told
the distressed pedagogues. And, of
course. they stayed in school every min
ute of the time. That's what they told
their parents.
And the pedagogues were left to draw
their own conclusions, and the parents
were left to draw their own conclu-
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F the general appearance of lot of
college boys may be taken as any
Indication of what they are canahle

college boys may be taken as any
i indication of what they are capable
Of and intend to do. both in tie
classroom and on the gridiron and dia-
mond. Georgetown University might as
well hang out the flag Of victory now.
and see that It stays out. Old George
town never. had set of fellows who
looked more determined to push the
university to the front, or more capable
of carrying out that worthy determine
ton. They are Of the sort that never
know when they are licked, and never
say die" According to present plans.
come Of the best Of these men are to
; go up against q number of the finest
college teams &c the country during tha
rext couple Of months. When those big
gsmes do take place 1t is safe to say
that sor:ething will drop. The Georgs-
town boys are willing to produce all
sorts of money to back up their unani-
c,ous opinion that 1t will not be the
Elue and Gray that falls.
The terrible way In which tkeir team
finished on the middies from Uncle
Sans Naval Academy at Annapolis
seems to pcsct to this conclusion. The
practice work OF the is.sn points in this
direction. And the general cut of the
men themselves says equally as much.
Having thrashed the supposedly for
midable cadets SO badly that It was har
for them to find their way home in the
dsrk, the local boys are now turning
their attention to the bigger work that
lies ahead of them. They are fully
aware that they cannot expect to walk
ever everything on the road as easily
ar they did the Annapolis men. But
with all of the old spirit that has made
Georgetown a winner in the rast, they
ere determined that they will lay on the
thastisement as. heavily as possible.
There is not the slightest doubt in their
minds but that they have a winning
team. They are determined that it shall
he winner.
A Winning Team.
The general impression among the
boys is that the team this year is the
best Georgetown ever turned out. The
lineup at the present time includes
Givens. center: Rorke, left guard: Mo-
honey. right guard; McGettigan, left
end; Sam Edmonston. right end; Buck
ley, quarter back; Mogan, full back; Ri
ley, half back: Preston Edmonston, sub
quarter back, and Joe Sykes and Mur-
ray Russell, tackles. Thompson and
Carroll are also candidates for tackles.
The team managers plan to have big
game every Saturday from now on.
Among the colleges already included N
the schedule are Lafayette, North Caro-
lima lat Norfolk. va.), Carlisle, and the
principal local schools.
The college also has a scrub team that
can play almost as well as the regular
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TECHNICAL HIGH.

IT HE principal thing which is both
ering the school authorities IS
L what to do with the young men
and women who are applying for admis-
sion to the Manual Training School.
1t is likely that the cadets will use as
an armory the building which is on the
property bought by the District for a
new business high school. The building
is large and roomy, and will make an
admirable place for the cadets 1t Is
quite large enough to accommodate not
only the cadets armory, but might also
be used as gymnasium. OF course. this
building will have to be torn down as
soon as the District secures an appro-
priation for the new building for the
Business High School.
Interest in Football.
Great interest is being stirred at Tech
nical over the football team. Dick
Senior, captain last year, is again in
charge of the team.
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varsity aggregation, and the men on the
latter are obliged to play right up to tire
top notch to keep from falling back to
the ranks Of the scrubs. In a tight
place it is said that the under team
could put up game that would be a
matter Of pride to any big college in the
country