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appointed to the Atlanta National Confer
ence, any member of the Virginia Con-
ference could become a member OF the
national organization upon payment Of
$3.50. sent to Secretary Joseph C. Byars,
Jefsersonville. Ind.
DR. Wines made plea for a good at
tendance from Virginia ut the Atlanta
meeting, and spoke nicely Of the visitors
stay here and said they would take away
many pleasant memories.
Dr. Pitcher, chairman of the Executive
council, made report that Norfolk and
February. 1904, were the place and time
for the next meeting. and presented a res
oirtion thanking Centenary Church and
the people Of Richmond for their hos
pitality, the press for excellent reports
the railroads for low rates and the vIsi-
tors who had read such able papers.
Both reports were unanimously adopted.
Upon motion Of DR.. Pitcher. the president
elect, Captain Roper, was introduced and
spoke appropriately.
Adjournment sine die followed.
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THEY HELD UP
THE EXPRESS
tBy Associated Press.


BUTTE, MONT. February lo-The Bur
lington Express. NO. 6. eastbound, was
held up shortly after midnight on the
Northern Pacific, eight miles east of this
city. near Homestead, by two mounted
men. They covered the sides OF the train
with their guns. uncoupled the engine
mails and express and ran them ahead of
the train about two miles.
The traninen, after the robbers had left
With the engines and cars, FASTENED back
towards Butte and met an incoming
freight train, the engine OF which was
uhcouped 10 run to Butte and give an
alarm,
The train was n double-header and the
engines, with the mall and express cars,
were run about 600 feet ahead of the rest
of the train. A few moments after the
train was stopped there were two cxplo-
slons Of dynamite, which wrecked the ex-
Press car The roof was blown off but no
che Was injured.
Reports vary as to the amount of
booty secured by the robbers The en-
press messenger says that the robbers did
not get more than $500,
IN other quarters it Is said the plumber
VIII amount to several thousand dollars
al least, 1t is also said that several of
the mail pouches were rfed.
a railway mail clerk was shot BY tho
robbers II Is not thought his wound Is
dangerous.
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APP0MATTOX DAM
is NOW COMPLETED
Virginia Passenger and Pow
er- Company's Work Will
be Pushed Hereafter.
(speciol to Tho Tlmes.Dlspatch.)

Especial to Tho Ilmes-DlsputCn)
PETERSBURG, VA. Feb, 1.-THE
dam across Appomattox River about
seven miles above the city, built for the
purpose Of dyerting the water into up
per 4Appomattox Canal to nun the large
power-house Of the Virginia Passenger
and Power Company, near this city. has
been completed.
Those interested In the building Of
new hotel in Petersburg conferred yes
terday afternoon, but no definite con-
clusions were reached. and nothing def
mite concerning the meeting Is to be
given out. Tho fact that prominent
lawyer has been engaged to prepare the
agree ment between the parties would
seem to Indicate that there Is little doubt
that tho hotel will be built. Should
Mr.. Seward decide to put hotel on the
has a proposition from two gentlemen
in this city to lease the building for
ten years.
The Retail Clerks Association held
meeting last night, which was the first
meeting since organization.
THE Lakewood" has replaced the
steamer "McCaul,' running between Pc,
tcrsburg and Norfolk, while tho NcCaul
is undergoing repairs.
inc EDWOTlll lHlUllS VI lIilo Shts 'a'''-''
hold a special service In Union-Streat
Church next Tuesday evening the
building, which has stood for nearly
century, will soon give place TO irou,
ern warehouse, This will be the llha a,
meeting in the church building: a, All
the Methodist ministers OF the city are
expected to take part IN the eAes-
clses.
Sales Of tobacco continue very large at
the warehouses IN TINS CITY, ahu ss'14''s7.
factory prices arc obtatned'
Mr.tWilllam d. Mays and Miss MAIZE
HOLMAN we're married yesterday ~
IIigh-Strcet Church parsonage ~ ms
city, the Rev. George p. Booker o'lsclat-
ing. ~ Dat ersh,,rr
a1rnm Works Company in this city for the
United Stntes Government. mas been OIL
5ncin,ly accepted, and Is now on Its way
ia It's, destination off the coast Of Maine.
The American Cigar Company IN this
civ viii soon have its new building COM
Mated They will then need about five
hundred moro white girls, and tho
Young Men's Business Association Of
this city is cooperating with the mena-
ger in an effort to secure the help,
Thc marriage Of Mr.. William l. Lewis
ma Miss Aube Virginia Pettlee viii take
place at Market-Street Church on the
.sth of this month.
The Union-Street Methodist congrega-
ton are now negotiating for lot on
Halifax Street where they will build a
house OF worship. The pastor OF the
church says his congregation Is we'll
pleased With the sale of he old church
property,
Hermann tho Great delightfully."- en-
tertained IA blarge audience at the Acad-
envy of Music IN this city this evening.
EIttf y A5b3
Commissions have been issued to sav-
eral notaries public: Richard y. Cook,
Norfolk; John llumpden Chamberlayne,
Riehmondi j. y. Easleston, Prince Ed.
Burk, Alexandria, and ". II, Rhoads,
Cumberland
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presented the conditions as they are at
the Richmond nlmshonss aud tho light
{ IN which tho audience saw II called forth
npplnuse, Comparatively few ore IN
the Richtiotd ainshotiso, and sixty per
cent. wero colored.
"a 1TeAMP,s F5xPrR1TNCD,
Professor 3. w. Arnold, Of Baltimore,
was tho next speaker. His sub5ect WA
wayfarers and homeless mon, md MS
paper WINS ono OF tho most ittterestits
presented. u
TO get Information about ttntr,ls, n
rev years ago hs disguised himself as
tramp and lived among them, HIS
stories about this class of men and his
own experiences were exceedingly ANUS
Ing and Interesting
b He begged like tn crest and told how
no had been roughly treated like the
rest He said he didn't get any money.
though he asked for 1t.
NO able-bodled men should BIO helped
In amy way. II the man be unable to
work he should be sent to the aims
house; if able to work, then to the
workholse.
a FINE ADDRESS.
Hon. John NJ Glenn, Of Baltimore,
spoke on 'Organtzed Charities Press
ident Gillian stated that Mr.. Glenn had
given his life fortune. devoted family
ana himself to charity work. Mr.. Glenn
said Mr.. Gillian. had frequently helped
the Virginia Conference by his advice
and experience. Upon coming forward
Mr.. Glenn Expressed great pleasure at
being Mt this meeting.
He smoke OF the poor M included in
the word destitute. These are as people
who have a disease and should be treat
ed as a doctor treats his patient. Mr..
Glenn said that almsgivtng was a de-
terious drug; having a depressing ef-
feet. He defined the difference between
sympathy md pity. Real charity was
to get the destitute cured OF his destilu-
ton and educate and elevate him so
he will not want to beg and be de-
pendent.
The speaker gave a number Of In
stances where charitably inclined per-
sons had been imposed upon, and used
then, as arguments to prove that It Is
far wiser and better to find out what
had brought about the restitution and
to tide the family over the critical pc
Rod.
The talk was a practical one. and the
Hreeiser advanced a number OF Ideas
that struck many ns new. Fills whole
point Of view was that the greatest dan
ger was Of in1uring the mans character
and running him altogether by ind!s-
cr'minate giving and that help should
only come after careful study of the
peculiar needs OF tho destitute.
TWO GOOD PAPERS.
Mr.. W. 8. Copeland spoke briefly and
clinched the nall against indiscrimtnatc
giving driven by Mr.. Glenn.
Mr.. COPELAND gave several instances
of how he himself had been vicitmtzed
and finally made splendid plea for
organized charities.
Mr.. George y, Davis read paper pre-
nared by Nrrs. Charles 2. Boiling. secre-
tarv Of tho City Mission. outlining what
had been done by this charitable organiza-
ton. Tho fine work dono by both Of these
organizations spoke we'll for the city. and
the visitors wore much impressed
President Gillian called attention to the
fact that while eighteen delegates had been
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White Rose Glycerine Soap, No.
ALL, II 1-ao. cake.
sozodont Mouth Wash and Pow.
dcrs 15c. each.
2.quart guaranteed Hot Water
Bottles, soc. each.
Face Bags, superior quality,
3ec. each. J
Beiley's Red Rubber Complexion
Brush, 4sc. each,
Baden Baden" Friction strop,
45c. each.
Large Size sponges, 1oc. each.
Triplicate Mirrors, large size,
,oc each.
Face Chamois, velvet finish, 1oc.
each.
Fountain Syringe, nvo pipes, SOC.
Loonen's Solid Back French Hair
Brushes, both olive and rose backs,
$500 each.
Large size Wrist Bags in black
and Alligator, MORE lining and in
side pocket, soc. each.
Six new styles of Moiro Shaped
Belts, leather lined, nickel, gilt and
Japanned, adjustable buckles, asc.
each.
Seal Chatolaine Bags, leather COW
crod frame, chamois lined and inside
pocket, soc. each.
Rod Pins in shell, amber ane
white, heavy quality, a5c. each.
rs styles Back and Pompadour
Combs, all 6Oc. kinds, a5o. each.
Shell Pins, "The Earl" best made,
csc. box.
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s
ga Tubular Shoe Laccs, pure mo.
hair, sc. pair.
Adamantine Pins, all sizes, &c.
paper.
Hair Pins, full Japanned, all
sizes. &c. paper.
Hook and Eyes, brass and ia
panned, two dozen on card, &c. card.
Belt Pin Books, assorted size
pins, bright and dull finish, SC. sheet.
Good Scissors, all sizes, 1oc. pair.
Dutch Averaged Tape, all widths,
SC. bunch. \
s.yard pieces, All,silk Tafreta
Seam Binding, &c. piece.
Mohair Brush Binding, "The Co.
lumbia," in colors only, sc. yard.
4-ounce bottles Machine Oil,
warranted not to gum, sc. bottle.
Large.size Emeries, red, SC. each.
lo.yard rolls of Extra Quality
Tape, ull widths, 1oc. piece.
Silk Frilled Garter Web, all
shades, 1oc. strip.
"Our Own" stockinet Dress
Shields, all sizes, the equal of many
at 25c. pair, 1oc. pair.
All Width three.yard rolls Cotton
Tape, &c. piece.
Aluminium 7nimbles, sized, &c.
each.
Sd Tubular Shoe Laces, Sc. dozen.
S bars Crow Bar Tar Soap, sc. for
bars.
Witch Hazel Soap, cakes in box,
&C. box.
tTetlow's Swans Down, srThc Gen.
uine," 1oc. box.
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LITTLE HOPE OF
PACIFIC SOLUTION
(By Associated Prcss,)'

ST. PETERSBURG, February I'm,
Bakhmetieff, the Russian diplomatic
agent at Sofia, Bulgaria, who came here
to SEQ the Gear and the foreign minis
ter, Count I.amsdorf. Is said to have
described tho situation In Macedonia as
leaving little hope of a pacific solution,
The Russian government Is therefore now
more intent In efforts to localizetthe out
break than hopeful of any outcome to
Austro-H Hungarian scheme Of reform, In
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-02-13
JAMES HAYES SAYS
NEGROES WON'T SUBMIT
(By Associated Press.)

BOSTON, February 12,-The colored
people Of Boston held a mass meeting in
Fcneull Hall tonight upon the occasion
of l4lncon's birthday for the purpose OF
awakening a. sentiment against "the un-
constitutional and discriminating dsfran-
chisement OF American ctlzens."
james II. Hayes, a colored lawyer from
Virginia, said:
Tho negroes OF Virginia will never
submit to Acknowledgement SO long as
wo can resist
a declaration was adopted combining
the recent constitutional enactments In the
Southern States
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pursuance OF this object Russia has adj
vised Bulgaria to declare n state Of siege
in tho agltated districts.
Long Life for Exchange.

The Richmond Produce Exchange
which has Just been organized, met last
unanimously adopted the constitution and
bylaws drawn up by tho special conf
mIttee. consisting OF Messrs. Joseph Wal
lcrstein, c.. =. Richards and others Tho
meeting was well attended. and the or.
ganizatlon starts out with the promise
Of q long and useful life.
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KILLER e Rhoads.r Miller & Rhoads.
THE SPRING
SALE OF NOTIONS
Miller q ,Rhoads.
KILLER q Rhoads. .

Years ago just entering into Richmond Mercantile
life small scale store gained great reputation first class
notion house,
lust the little odds and ends that largely into
The gown
Fidelity little things has been no inconsderabe factor in the
growth the present proportions and while have
banded the birth of the little store eighteen
ago original path that led to tho broad highway has
lost sight Of and notion department. has nnd will al
Eays continue to the forefront Of our business.
Few things for spring moods in todays that will interest
d1essmakers and all that do their sewing
Take look the East Window before you in Quito
display Of toilet articles in addition to the notions. We mention
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Dewey 10 at His Home.

my ANsocIated Ptess.) D.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 12.-Admtra1
Dewey has been confined to his homo
for the past week with a severe cold
and cough. and by tho advice Of his
physician. Medical Inspector Dixon Of
the navy. has been compelled to cancel
all his engagements for the present.
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.DABN[Y & JOHNSTON
sol E. Broad ST. (Cor. 3rd.)

This week you will find PRICES
CHANGED. Everything even
lower than last week. Better
grades Of goods at same prices.
Not a pair Of these shoes will go
back in stock.
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.-----r-4--
DEATH,

at her home In Phila.
delphia. on the 18th instant. Mrs. OsE-
PHINIs. BROWNE 'rtpBALLI,. daughter
and Sally Chopper Bagy Browne, OF
Accomnc, Va and wtfe3of the Rev. DIR.
Thomas Allen TidbalL
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Mr., Trigg Better.

Mr., Trigg Better.
Mr. William II, Irigg was regarded bet
ter yesterday and last night. He con-.
tinues very III, but his condition has evils.
IDENTIFY improved, and his friends arc very
happy over It,. ss III assI ts etsst =.
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EVENING OF
ENJOYMENT
Master Painters Listen to
Songs and Stories.
ELECT OFFICERS TO-DAY
Probable That Mr.. r.. L. Peters viii Be
Made President Next Convention
Likely to Be Held IN ST.
Louis.
ELECT OFFICERS TODAY
Programme for To-Day

Programme for To-Day
Convention meets mt lo:ao o'clock.
Officers will be elected
Place of next meeting to be decided
upon.
Important reports will be acted upon.
At night. reception at Murphy's Ho-
tel.
Polk Miller will entertain the dele4
gates at the Masonic Temple.
Banquet at Masonic Temple
Adjournment
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Commissions have been issued to ssy-
eral notaries public. Richard y. Cook
Norfolk; John llampden Chamberlayne
ward; ". II. Mlnter, Tazeweil; il, X
Bnrk Alexandria, and W.. II, Rhoads,
Cumberland.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-10-20
RATE MEN REACH 4 CON-
DITI1NAL AGREEMENT

and transcontinental lines. operating
by St. Louis and Chicago and those
operating by New Orleans proved d
difficult proposition. especially as 1t
was claimed by the northern local
roads that the New Orleans one dill
rate cut into their business. Under
an agreement made thirteen years aSO,
TIE one bill rates. by way of New Or
leans. St. Louis and Chicago was made
as nearly uniform as possible.
None Of the parties interested would
announce the basis of the agreement,
but II was learned that a new uniform
one bill rate governing freight by way
Cf New Orleans. Chicago and st. Louis,
had been decided upon. Il was furtn
er learned that the new rate as far as
southeastern business is concerned Will
be less than the present two-bill rate,
but higher than the old one bill rate
The amount of the advance could noI
be learnedt
Another meeting will be held at At
!anta before the end of October. at
which it is expected that the rem2inin9
southern roads not represented at ;ha
Louisville meeting will agree to .lna
new rate. Pending that time south
eastern shipments by way of New Or
leans will be billed at the present rate.
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Berlin. October 17.-Negotiations be
tween Japan and Russia, according to
view Of the situation taken here. are
not making progress. Each side. it
appears from official information. will
not yield on the essential propositions.
Japan persists in requiring an agree
ment that shall now delimit their re-
spective sphers of supremacy and
Japan declines to consent to the gen
erai policy Of drift under which
Russian influence will, the Japanese
say, steadily bear upon Corea and
edge forward, until the time is ripe
for acquiring a part or Of the whole
country Japan, as previously cabled
from here, is determined, according to
the German view, to have a settle
ment with Russia by a treaty whereby
they both must abide, or else-and the
threat is ever in the near background
-hostilities Will begin. This is the
danger in plain view.
Yokohoma, October IA cabinet
minister says that Japan, agreeing
with the Marquis Ito, while sdPulat-
ing the integrity of Corean and Chinese
sovereignty, makes no point of the
military evacuation Of Manchuria.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-10-20

Louisville. October I1.-After having
been in session for a week. rate men
representing all the trans-continentsi
lines and part of the southern and
southeastern roads reached condi-
tiOnal agreement concerning trans
continental business originating AZ
southeastern points. The problem Win
which the rate men had 10 deal W;.s
this.
About six months go the tranSCou-
tinental lines quit making a combiua-
ton one bill rate on freight Originat-
ing at southeastern points and travel
ing west by way of New Orleans.
Manufacturers in North Carolina. ioE
instance. were compelled TO take a
local rate to New Orleans. where the
consignment was re-billed to its deSti-
nation west of the Mississippi. Th ::
local rate, plus the rate from New
Orleans on to destination. proved To
be almost prohibitive to southeastel Il
manufacturers, as the combination Oh 2
bill rate was still maintained on
freight that passed through the St
Louis and Chicago gate ways and ap-
piled TO freight originating near Louio-
Vile and points north of that city. The
conflicts of interests between the local
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-10-20
NO PROGRESS IN RUSSO
JAPANESE NEGOTIATIONS

thus simplifying the negotiations. The
beIlcose rumOrs continue. but the re-
ports of Russian aggression in Corea
are proving to have been exaggerat-
ed.
st. Petersburg, Wednesday, October
14.-While expressing the hope of q
peaceful issue OF the Far Eastern
crisis, the Novoe Zremya points out
that if war breaks out, the Russians
will rise as one man at the call of
the Gar and there can be no doubt
regarding the ultimate issue.
The Novoe Vrenlya asserts that the
japanese belief that Viceroy Alexien
represents the Russian war party is
quite erroneous, adding: while the
viceroy has been given extensive ad-
ministrative powers, he is only the
executor of the orders of the Car in
matters of foreign policy One Of the
Cars chief aims, the maintenance OF
peace, is the fundamental basis or
Russian policy in the Far East ThlS
has not been modified since the lnstl-
tuition Of the viceroyalty and the
holder of the post cannot depart from
the very clearly defined Dolicy Of the
Russian government which has no
other object than the peaceful pros
perity Of the state.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-10-20
I5 KILLED IN COLLISION
OCCURS ON BELVIDERE DIVISION
OF PENNSYLVANIA r. r.
A Gravel Train Ran Into Il Work
Train-The Persons Killed Were
LabOrers on Their Way to Repair
WashOuts on the Road.

Trenton. n. j., October 17.-Fifteen
persons We're killed and about forty
more injured in a collision which oc-
CURED today on the Belvidere division
Of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company.
near Washington crossing.
The persons killed were laborers who
We're on a work train and were on their
way to work at Washington's Crossing.
to repair washouts along the road.
Fourteen bodies have been taken from
the wreck and one more body is known
to be under the debris. Only two or
three Of those who are injured will be
permanently manned.
AS soon as the collision occurred,
special train was sent from Trenton
with a corps of physicians and the dead
and injured were brought to this city
The injured were taken to ST. Francis
hospital. The dead men with one or
two exceptions are Italian laborers who
resided in this city, the others being
colored men. Their bodies We're taken
TO the morgue for Identification.
The train bearing the men who were
killed and injured was made up of four
cars. two coaches in which TN men
were riding and two fiat cars in the
rear. The train stopped near Washing
tons crossing to receive orders respect
ing the passing of the regular passenger
train. While the train was standing
on the track it was run into from the
rear by a gravel train The two fiat
cars telescoped the two coaches. There
were about $50 men in the two cars.
As soon as the accident happened, the
Italians became frantic and made an
attempt to do bodily harm to the crew
of the gravel train. Word was sent to
Trenton for police assistance, but the
men We're finally quieted by the fore
man.
The railroad authorities here are re-
ticent as to how the accident occurred,
but it is believed that the gravel train
either failed ITO see any adverse signal
or that the f1agman of the first train
failed to go back a sufficient distance.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-10-20
ON TO ABYSSINIA
FINAL PREPARATION FOR THE
GOVERNMENT EXPEDITIONS.
The Emperor Will be Invited to
Attend the ST. Louis Exposition.
1t is Hoped that Diplomatic Re
Iations Can be Opened Up.

Paris, October 17.-United States Con-
sui General Skinner, of Marseilles, who
arrived at Havre on La Tourraine, last
night, is now in Paris making final
preparations for the United States gov
ernment's expedition to Abyssinia. He
expects to start for Marseilles in about
a week.
One of the ships of the United States
European squadron will take Mr.. Skin
ner's party to Jibutil. The French gov
ernment has granted authority for a
guard of twenty United States marines
to land on and cross the French SOmai
coast. Thence Skinner and his party,
with the marines, will proceed with
caravan to the Abyssinian capital
Adisabeda.
Mr. Skinner said today to the CORE
spondent of the Associated Press:
Our mission is three fold, including
opening diplomatic relations, the pre-
sentation to Emperor Menelik of an in
vitation to visit the ST. Louis exposition
and to make scientific investigations in
behalf of the agricultural department.
Naturally. L am most hopeful of obtain
ing information which will stimulate
American exporters and extend our
commerce in a field where already there
IS considerable American trade. We
are selling Abussynia large quantities
Of cotton goods and are buying goat
skins. hides, carpet, wool, ciVet and
ivory. Abyssinia heretofore. has been
cut off from the outside world, but
French enterprise recently constructed
railroad and opened commerce to the
coast.
L have been informed by the Abqs-
sirian Prime Minister, Ilg that the en-
perOr fully appreciates the aims and
purposes of the United States and the
reciprocal advantages Of an exchange
of views