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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-03-01
RAILROAD y. M. G. A.
Building May be Erected o., Site
az Old ST. Charles.

trho SECOND anniversary OF tho rail-
rnnd department 81 tho Y. M. 6C. a. was
celcbrated Sunday afternoon ut tho Main
street Station The attendance was very
large The speaker OF the afternoon was
Mr.. G. j. IIicks, or New Y ork, who was
introduced By President George N.
stevens Of the chesapeake and Ohio,
snnd who spoke on u : "a Railroad Invest
me1,tg' Several selections wore rendered
by tile Daley Quartette, Of Buffalo lffaA'
N. 5li3 II
i1lAt tho conclusion OF the celebration
Secretary Il Thomas referred to the IN
ADEQUATE quarters furnished by the pres
ent hall and In this connection expressed
the hope that the railroad assoc citation
would soon have n homo Of it's own on
tho site Of tho Old st. Charles Hotel.
The remarks were generally approved by
the large crowd, ssss SIT ~
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-03-01

To keep pace with these improvements.
all Of which are but accumulatiYc eyl-
dence to show Richmond's business pros s..
rerity. the city finds it neces sary to.
enlarge and a. bill is now pending In.
tho Legislature with every prospect Q r
passing that was confesscdly introduced
in the intercst#ofg enlarged Richmond. It
merely supplies the manner In which
Virginia citicstSrhay extend their limits
and take in citlficd territory that, has
grown into streets and avenues, ~hich
are butting into town. on every sia it
of 1R,chmond. Henrico county ground Is
becoming citipedl and the city is Just
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-03-01
Church Notes.

IN Tho Rev. Howard Lee Jones, Of New
York a9abrothor Of the Rev. M. Ashby
Jones, Of this city, will begin series Les
OF meetings at Leigh Strert BAPTIST
Church Oh the nlght90f March list l
tha etlitors Of Stha Christian Observer OF
louisville. KY, Is d ! the Jefferson. He
Il accompanied by his wife.
The Rev, w. A. Cooper, pastor OF st.
James & Methodist Church, ts still con-
fined to his room. B
The Rev. r. a. Cave and the Rev.
b. II. Melton, both Of whom have been
$indisposed are out again.
will 10 taken 4 next Sunday in all the
Disciples Churches Of the city.
b The Rev. Dr.. ". q. Taylor. OF Peters,
burg, read a paper on "Archa eology'
yesterday. morning before the Baptist
Mfntsters' Con ference.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-03-01
full COMMITTEE
APPROVE BUDGET B
Coveted Paper Goes TO the Cotlil-
! Gil Next Monday &c
NIGHT. N

rho COMMITTEES on Finance last night
considered ana approved tho budget a.
prepared BY the subcommittee and tho
paper Will be laid before tho Council next
Monday night. .3g 8. 81 #
n while the members would not discuss
the subject last night, II IL Understood 10
that there 10 a. general it1crensc In hllttl1o8
departments, i5 but that III soma Of then,
the additional amount Is not material "
Tho new gas holder Is to be paid for out
OF the current revenues and TO pc short.
~ established sotre where In tho West
End, The budget provides that $50 900
OF tie $3.50, 900 shall DO paid tl1is year.
The extra appropriation for tho Police
Department ID put In and tho Street Do
partment gets . considerable increase
over last year. s.
From what can be gathered. It 10
thought the budget wilt 90 through tho.
Council ana Board With but few altera-
ttors and itS is believed that all the COM
mittees will be satisfied with their re-
spective shares. 3E 4.
d M. w. IA. Crensfaw complied the sta, I.
tistics for tho subcommittee, which WHY
Id tho basis Of the full comtnittoe's rc-
port last night.
1t Ia thought that tho total amount OF
tho new budget will DO about l,Ooo.ooo,
Tho figures for last year were VI, 4,sse.sV.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-03-01
School Property.

,rhe school property OF tho city IS val.
.,,ed ut about sos, 1000, which consists or
eighteen school buildings and furniture.
owned by the city, md lot ut corner OF
Thirty-thlrd and Marshall Streets, Which
has been recently purchased BY the CITY
and upon which 1t is hoped q new puiiu-
inp. Will be erected during the coming
vonrI ,rhi, Is an urgent demand for the
aocoinmo dation Of pupils who are now W; IN
rented rooms In the east tern part or the l
cltyNand which are very poorly sulteu 20
tho purpose for which they are used &C i
srhe expenditure for the schools ,ior
tha year 1908 was about s178OOO OF ~hlch
amount $1G5, $50 was for pay roll ana sc.t
eral expenses, and s10,8o for q lou anu l
other permanent improvements.
IA animated in the beginning OF TINS
story Richmond does noteundeava!ue her
historic interest, and she Is proud OF ner
nnrlnnt buildings and monuments that
lnye historic interest. Her people are
8ycrv glad Of the opportunity 70 pony =,
these out to the visitor and also 70 .tell
him Of the Interesting educational and IN
.ncial advantages or the city by the
James, The colleges and seminaries 10
On ted here are also a constant source
ofs nride 10 oil tho people and they never
tire, of sounding their praises, while the
MANY churches OF the: many denominra,
lions speak at all times OF tho n1orai
character Of this people, and are. there
fore, q source Of pride ana com1 ort -
every one. g.5. 532ss
AS a Place Of Residence.
These things, which have merely been
touched upon, together with tho superb
climate. tho general healthfulness, a tne
charming social advantages, tho mora a.
atmosphere the facilities for legitimate
amusement, tho rapid transit advantage.
the beautiful parks, the easily accessible
suburban comforts and a thousand ana an
one other things that go to make city life
enjoyable. oil combine to make Rich
mond ono of the most delishtful places
OF residence in tho whole Southern coun-
try # ,a,,4,,
has had moro Of a building boom or a
moro continuous one in the last few
years than Richmond. Residences arc
heing run-,1p by the block and on many y
OF tho streets and avenues fine homes
and modern-up-to-date residences with
values running away up In the thou--
sands are daily going up as if by magic.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-03-01
/ REV. Mr.. SCOTT CALLED.
Will Succeed Mr.. Hundley at
Barton Heiphts Church.

Il AZ d. cong cgatlonhl meeting held scn 3:
dag aftsrl tho morning service, Rov ROY 9, 9.
Scott s c 1ss t. to pupls o. s ,o
rne d THO Rev, W, r. 1Iundley, who has
Recently gone to North Carolina.
d MI, Scott Will, III oil likeAfiood, accept
INC cali ana enter upon his work at
once. r3c Ia d native OF Orange county.
Vi, ana has been IN the ministry twenty
sover, years His laat charge was u,
buckingham county. Recently ne hns
been doing supply work ana reslaing ~ !
pnrton Heights. He Is q preacher Of
unusual ABILITY and Is wcll known TO- In tho
denomination.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-03-01
u. S. INSPECTION
Army Officers to Inspect the
.l3-. .... Richmond Soldiers.

Tho solder companies In this city are
to DO inspected BY United States x army army
officers during tho present mont n. 4,
rho following order was issued on the
subject yesterday by Colonel d, George
Wayne Anderson, OF the Seventeen rcgl-s
rticnt: ss58y 81, Ss ]. u, a I $ !, Az
& infantry. Virginia Volunt sers,
Richmond, Va, Feb. 20, loV4.
Order No, 1e. , n. .; 7, y
& 4. couma,,dants os Companies -, .,
a, u and II will cause their Respective
companies to assemble nt their armory
"Wednesday. March 16, 1904. at 3 Z. Nj NJ
sharp, Tor tho government Inspection, oy5
United states army officers.
h II. Field staff, non-conmss'oned stalI
and field music located In this clty) are
directed to report at the same time ana q
place. 3 iii y - gu !, 7. ". y
assemble Tor battalion drill on tho nights
81 March 8 and %. 1904. at $3.50 o cloct,
~ Companies G. r and II are directsd
"a asEe,r,ble for battalion drill on tho
nights OF afarei, Z and q, 1905, at S s''
!. f Hys order 81 Colonel George Way1ne
f,1'us' 'o q. g. Boss1EUx.
Il ;3 E III Captain and Ad jutant'
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-03-01
MARIANA WINS
RACE FOR MAIDENS
Myron McHcnry, the Trotting
Horse Driver, Gets Out Of
the Maiden Class.
lfBy Associated Press.y

SFs tBy. Associated Press.j 4,
"a NEW ORLEANS. La. Feb. g. --Myron
AfcIIcnry, trott!ng horse driver. got out.
Of the maiden class on tho running turf
to-day, when his mare Mariana. won tho;
first race for maiden three year.-olds.s
Wreath OF Ivy and New York were the
only defeated favorites. Summary:
Is FIRST racc--flve and d half furiongs---
Mariana e TO - first, s. t. Caro- (1S to y
second Sparrow Cop Il tod third. Time
i :08 1-5. }t 7.
Second rucc-slx neutrality-suspicious. 6
to - first, Wreath OF Ivy g to 81 second
Short Cake b(l2 to u third. Time, liza.
Third racc-one-half Intle-Viperino @
TO 10y first Modrcd Law eli to q second,
Lady Greenwood a to y third. Time
j Fourth racc-n,ile. handlcap-Lev Dorsey
ia to 10y first, New York e. to 10y second
Trogon (ab to Dbthird. Time. 1:39 IL:
& Fifth race-mlle and seventy yards
Pronta e to 81 first. Tho Messenger u
to rs second, 1clcle Is to . third. Tine.
sixth race-slx and half furlongs--
9Nulstcr. &. to 1o) first. Syria Is 70 y sec.
ond. Arachuo g to y third. Time 1:2o
4 Ja.5ts. 34 ~. 24+ess }5tt'l , .4.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-03-01

It's municipal affairs. As Its business
grows, nlts government grows, and q fcw
figures from officinl books OF last year
viii but en- phasize tho btislnnss that has
t,enr tasyait upof. Richmond y renl estate
vaites Increased last year 81, sso over n
the preceding year, and her ps ,ls,e.,Ia
property $6.M7 ,Ao. The official iiglires'
lnkcn from tho books Of the tax ss'i mall y,
show -aigo that las year buslnt'ss IL u
censes enjoyed MI Increase q g CLOSE 70 70
fifty thousand dollars, and that tnxees.
assesset1 title old rate of taxation ran
III, to the tune Of sixty thousand DOL
lars Tho rity's income taxes anu IL
censes ia now close to2-A million anu y
half dollars. NJ Az
Public Schools.
:, The year 1903 represents perhaps the
most progressive md useful years work work
Of the public schools Of the city sl ne.
their beginning, In tho year 1859. = ne ne o..
,Earlsation and equipment Of NE !, system t,t
has been greatly improved during Turing tno
rhst year, and the work being (. do lr's
IN both teachers and nupils IS =. Or
such d character as to Justify the beliet
That a5liye1ip1. Interest IL being taken ~
the cause Of education by the patrons or
the schools and the community at large.
Therc Inns been a steady growth IN the
number or pupils enrolled md tho Of
ficieny OF the work being done The an
niIal ircnbrt shows "a total enrolment OF
II 40. which, when tho change n INC inc
SCHOOL ure made by the new Cons titnlion
Is considercd, will prove the largest en-
rclll1lent Of the schools.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-03-01
q. H. BERRY 6 CO. Q.

Potomac to the Gulf, and put him on.
advantageous ground as against nus trace
ccmpetitors in tho cities to tho North,
3as we'll as to the South Of lis. And then,
too, he has the James River and the AZ AZ
lantlc Ocean ut his command for cheap
Transportation. for his goods, coming III
as we'll as going out, thus ENJOYING va
tho Rappahannock and the York, the
chowan, and the Black Water, the
stanton and the Roanoke, and other
streams are in easy touch and always
available for cheap transportation 0o'
md from points on their banks ana on
thnsbir streams and bodies of water INTO
which they empty.
The Central Point.
The time will come, and that at no
distant day, when tho whole South VIII
know no other wholesale center pieSoliu
Richmond. 10 this end Richmond people
ana n Richmond merchants have been
working for these many years. and VIII
continue to work until their bright hope
3 hopa that Is encouraged by natural al
yai,tnres. md Is being still further en-
couraged by the energy and push OF az
fro neoplc Of Richmond, shall END IN mp
by fruitlon.
For many years past, the wholesale
trade Of Richmond has been increasing
by the gradual process. In tho last 1our
Or. five years 1t has passed tho gradual
stnge. and has been going up BY jumps.
Tho merchants and their army OF drum
mers have determined that 1t shall go
this year and for the next several years
nj a still greater gait. TO this end they
nre1' putting forth much effort, and,
knowing tho sterling character OF the
men engaged in the wholesale business
IN this goodly town, The Times Dispatch
can but believe that abundant success
will attend their efforts.
Other Than Business.
Richmond Is strictly business as has
heon outlined above; it believes in busi-
| ness, and it carries business methods Int
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-03-01
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And 10 Whom Shalt ] Send ltf

that ia ali i nsk -- Just y postal ear. Just
iis 81 as ss n y 81 stfaser
Yst 4 yoH merely tell h,s i,is Name, VII VII
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Could III meet you-for even tor itiin,itss,..!I
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a .s' wws nssh ,Sss & ths sSi
,sss ysr sss sa
M s sa met IL. FIX SosA fe a M e Rds
sst n ssl ssS es ys sS'f
+ tss s \. r ya d sSa WI Pay 8 you
ns Gan ye an Ser Ike that7 atord ths
oer because failures arc ley. nsy Cancer HSgur
oniy when ,i.a n she rs,,n are o Gsu'e
whfS ayo e ffnlshed my hundsedts
II ,s, y ,,a y th oai VEIL
nv 3ust 40 Willingly WHOM o,,e says nave
failed. don't want tho money o. l.ne hop''
nv Restorative forms tho only VIZ \, rov %
srv,Ss r.s .nH e feto instead
~ doctoring tho weak organs. doctor ~ :
cause 81 tnoir weakness. 4 bring INC ne nrt
power which alone MAKES mig, r1 any weak vital
Of gan do its duty long Wons WV T.a =. aho,t
nostai that some alex friend may learn ap 1
WINS stnsay , s,xe teah Dr. shoon Box sass
Si1d ennes. not chronic, nre often cured With
one or two bottlcs At druggistss1,5
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-03-01

bound 10 oxtcnd her limits. RICHMOND
wants u take these 5000 pSsope y, eng sd
tieotrio lights nnd other good things, and
have them help pay for tho
sh,,ie. Tffrit u ono way that Cities spread
ana crow. aiid Richmond " iii tr-to.
datu city, and she, too, propUse.s TO grow y,
In that way. ns we'll as along other
lines. s13S Bsisl + s A51i 56IBRi "
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-03-01
L1GHTsH1p MOVED.
Water-Logged Schooner With
Stump Of Mast Standing.
nav AsgocIated Prcss.)

s118-.3 IBy ABbOC1HteO TICbbV ..-17, ,7-.
4 JACKsONYILLE, FLA, Feb. 29.-C,ap-
tain Kembie. Of tho steamer Arapahoc:
reports that on February q he passed
lghtship. No. n four miies nortlh1-nno north
north. No II .ig on station on Hatteras
shoals. quarter Of. q mile southeast 9
fllsiltship No. ~. He also passed q water
logged ce-nasted schooner. with stump
aud main-mast standing.
1t was too dark to see the name o.
the 5schooncr. ~
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-03-01
CORRECT THE ERROR.
Bill to be Presented to Cover Slip
Ma. IN Amending Charter.

This Committee on Charter, Ordinances
and Reform met last night and instructed
the city attorney to draw q Pr. 70, !, pc g
presented to the Legislature. correcting
tho7 error in84relation to the terms OF
Richmond city aldermen. which crept
into the bill recently passed /, , 8 4,
The Street Committee met at o.clo {, (
aiisposed !" Of other routine business. The
Committee on Printing and Claims failed
of a quorum.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-07-23
-
WELL KNOWN LADY DEAD.
a Hotel Famous Among the
Travelling Men Of the State.

Keep. a Hotel Famous Among the
Travelling Men Of the State.
special to Times-Republican.
Jefferson. July 23.-The funeral of
Mrs. C. T. Blake an aged and aspect
ed lady of Jefferson. took place at her
late home yesterday afternoon. This
item will attract notice of many of the
older travelling men Of Iowa, who in
the early seventies made the well
known Blake house their stopping
place when in Jefferson. Mr.. and Mrs.
Blake conducted one of the first hotels
ever opened here, the old brick struc-
ture one block west of the square hay
ing served as the Blake home since
they discontinued the hotel business.
Early residents of Jefferson remember
with kindly feeling the warm reception
rendered guests of the hotel by Mr..
Mrs. Blake, the neat and tidy
rooms. as we'll as the sumptuous meals
never failing to reattract any n all
stopped there. For the past twen-
ty years mine host and hostess have
lived in comparative retirement, quiet
ly enjoying the competence earned in
their active hotel career. The several
children who were able assistants or
their parents during the hotel days.
were present at the last sad obsequ!es
to pay their final tribute of love to the
mother now gone before.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-07-23
CHAMPION VOICE
EIdors Claims to Have a Citizen Who
Can "AoIler" Louder Than Any 9th.
err Man in Iowa.

Special to Times-Repubi!can.
Eldora, July 23.-Eldora has an Ia
teresting and an eccentric character IN
the person of Robert Crosser. who has
moved to the city recently from has
farm and who is know upon the streets
as Lonesome Holler Bobby" He as
a violinist of much ability, and claims
that he has a pair of lungs which per-
NIT him to be heard when speaking
or singing for a longer distance than
n man in the state of Iowa. he calls
his cry or yell the Lonesome Holler"
and quite frequently will ascend to the
top of the court Gus tower II give
numerous yells n snrieks.
which it is claimed may be plainly
heard at the office of the Eldora FoH~-
ing Mills. nearly two mites away. M.
Crosser is quite a mimic. and has made
considerable none during the past
winter giving his unique entertainment
and his Lonesome Holler" specially
at various school houses all over the
county.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-07-23
Little Matrimonial Drama Be.
Gun In Maxwell Is Not Pro-
crossing Smoothly
WHITNEY SUED FOR DIVORCE:
Attractive Widow Who Thought She
Wss His Legal Wife, Makes Start
ling Observation-Disclosures Him Guilty
of Some Great OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Of the Defendant Are Unknown
special to Tines-Republican.

Special to Times-Republican.
Nevada July 23.-Accusing her hus-
band of being a bigainlst, 81 1usltiNe
from justice, cruel and inhunan, a a.
serter from the family board, and ms.
representing the size of his fortune ~
the time he welded her. are some ~
The charges laid at the door OF 3. -.
Whitney. recently of Maxwell. but no"
OF unknown residence, by his wlte' ~
M. Graves. OF Maxwell. in Il petition
| recently filed for divorce in the OF
flee of the clerk Of courts. IN iis''s
| matrimonial drama winch zoos phat
in Maxwell about two years III a.
| tracted considerable attention at w
time. The plaintiff was at that uhis
an attractive widow OF lhlaaie as
and the defendant was a We'll KEEP alia
sleek looking fellow who was h'ahp9'
his way thru the world with apparent
ease. He and the widow tiea up. ihss
lived together for about three iiiohtts
when Whitney suddenly
The plaintiff attributes the cause y
his sudden getaway to the taet this
ha found out that he could get hoia
az mono Of her money and he had none
himself. although she alleges that ne
represented 10 her that he held naaca
valuable mining stock in western
mines.
shortly after the marriage she leara.-
IA the, her spouse had another wife
living. from whom he had never taken
Tho mains 10 secure legal separation,
before soliciting her affections am
making her what she We
his legal wife. Further than TINS she
alleges that he had been guilty OF nv
ing with divers other women W."
whom he had W taken the ,roupse
of going thru the marriage cefeiioi.st
Furthermore he is supposed ny as
wife to be guilty Of some great crihl''
the facts OF which he kept a secret from
her and from which he is yet a III
g;t;ye from Justice. He would not
work but spent all of his time Wh'ie
with her in improvising schemes -
got hold of her money. but IN THIS srH
,,as ,oo smooth for him. over ms
failure TO accomplish this purpose shS
that he frequently became SO m
oarses that her life was e~ndangerea :.
~ his principal sources of amuse-
ment during the long winter months
when he lived with her was relating
Ia her and her grow daughter VIE ana
escapades he had gone thfu
with other women. Leaving her AFTER
: matrimonial experiment OF thfee
nonths. he left her and went to To-
Seka. kas.. where he shortly after
yards eloped with another woman.
The fair plaintiff asks the court TO an
the marriage and give her fuil
title to all of her property. She asks
for none of Whitney's money, because
she says he had more.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-07-23
LIFE HAS WORTH NOW
HAPPY ENDING OF EIGHT YEARS
or WEAKNESS AND DESPoND-
ENCY.
Mrs. Miller Tells How She Succeeded
in Recovering Lost Interest in Life
Others May Profit.

For eight years" says Mrs. Mollie
E. Miller. Of Wilmington, Ohio, Il suf-
fefed from dizziness and palpitation of
the heart, and after the birth of my
little girl. five years ago. ! remained
very weak. / was nervous, down.
hearted, and could not sleep. Every
month / lost a full week in prostra-
ton that left me scarcely strength
enough to drag myself around the
house. Whenever that time approach
ed it always filed me with dread. IL
often seemed to me that would
rather die thar live
"One day last spring a friend OF
mine strongly recommended DIR. Will
Jams Pink Pills for Pale People, and
! was induced to give them a trial Tor
my troubles. Before / got thru the
first box / experienced a great RELIEF.
For the first time in all these years
! felt that l was gaining a little
strength. I continued to use them
with h%opefnlness. and by the time !
had taken four boxes. l did not feel
like the same woman. The weakness.
the melancholy. the restIessness, from
which / a suffered so long have dis
appeared and life is entirely different.
I am glad that l took them myself and
I heartily recommend them TO Others
for what they have done for me"
DR.. Williams PM Pills are what
hundreds of wornen need to change a
wretched into a happy existence, to
enable them to get rid of small worries
altogether. to bear heavy burdens cas-
lily and to find daily enjoyment in life.
Anaemia. Irregularities. nervous debil-
ity and prostration yield promptly to
the invigorating Influence of these
marvellous pills. They not only cure all
forms Of female weakness. but they
supply a fresh store of vitality to the
blood and the nerves and create con-
ditions that insure lasting good health.
They are sold by all druggists.