DINNER TOTHE SENATE

,Tlic Law-Makers of the UpperBranch the Guests of Prcsl-

dent Willard.

THE REPAST MOST ELEGANT

Speeches Full of '-Wit and Wis¬dom Follow the Enjoyment

of the Tablc'SjPlcasures.

Tho dinner given by Lieutenant-Gover¬nor Joseph 12. Willard to tho members oftho Sennio of Virginia, over which ho haspresided bo Impartially, yet withal so

modestly, for the past two years andmoro, was a delightful finale to thelongest session of the General Assemblyof Virginia; The dinner was served attho Westmoreland Club, nnd that famousold organization, tho scene of so m.iiiygatherings of this nature, never shel¬tered a more harmonious assemblagethan that gathered thei.i last night. 'J lietoasts wore all Impromptu, and manyof the responses were brief, but all were

eminently suited to tho occasion, and thebon ltoml.3 that marked th.s Democraticgathering, where Governor. Lieutenant-Governor. Attorney-General and Presi¬dent ot, tho Court of Appeals, touched el¬bows with the employes of tho Senateand the press representatives, and alldwelt tORCther In delightful harmony.

MOST ELEGANT REPAST.Captain Willard. with chnarcterlstlc

mode.-.ty, had re.erred 10 the function as

an Informal little dinner, to be served at8 o'clock, but without Intention to Im¬peach tho Lieutenant-Governor, theWestmoreland's chef, expcr.enced thoughhe la In audi nffalrs, never served a moreelegant mpnu more faultlessly, nndguests never pa'd more substantial trl.bu e thin n-i Ms ore --non. it ws

nearly l A. M. when Sonator Halsoy, theeloquent member iron Lynchnu.g, con¬cluded his address, which, wltnout dls-pnrngomont of the others, was the speechof the evening. It was the "Vale" which.must always follow the "Salve," even ondelightful uccaBlons.' and It wis r.*cti-llarly appropriate that the sweet strainsof "Auld Lang Syne" should follow anaddress so happily conceived, so appro¬priate, and fo felicitous as his valcd'c-tory to tho Senate, In which, it may beadded, no m'ui has taken a hlgber placewithin a two-year session than be.Beginning on the right- those occupying

seats at the toaBtmaster'B table were

Attorney-General Wllliim A. Anderson.Judge James Keith, President of theSupreme Court of -Apjiuuls of Virginia;Ills Excellency, Governor A. .1. Monta¬gue; tho host of the evening. Lieutenant-Governor Joseph 15. Willard; the loast-master, who, hy the way, Is admirablyequipped for this diplomatic post, SenatorHenry T. Wlckham; lion. John P. Ryan,Speaker of the co-ordinato branch of theGeneral Assembly, Ihe House qf Dele¬gates of'Virginia; and on the extremeleft Hon. J. Taylor Ellyson. a distin¬guished former member of the Senate ofVirginia, and now State chairman of theDomocr-'"" inr'v;

MORt: THAN A QUORUM..There was more than a quorum present,

-tho senators seated around .the'"festalboard being; Messrs. John S. Chapman; C.M. Wallnce. W. P. Barksdale.- E.- P.-Cromwell, Bland Massle. S. it. Donohoe.Henry T. Wlckham, D. Gardiner Tyler,W. A. Garrett. K. J. Harvey.. Don .P..Halssy. A. R. Hobbs, George A. Rever-comb. Prank C. Moon George B. Koezall.the veteran In point of service and thegiant of the Senate: J; Lawrence Camp¬bell, John N. Ople. J.0Boyd Scars. W. W.Salo and Geo:gc S. Shackelford. Bes'ld?s<there were Clerk Button, Sergeant-nt-Arnis Watklns. und Doorkeeper SamuelM. Donald, and the committee clerks, -undassistant clerks of the Senate, IncludingMcssis. T. A. Lynch and 'Harry M.inir,flrot nnd second assistant clerks; last, bulnot least Mr. William- Wilson, 'librarian,'altec.lonately known as "Ur,c,lq .Billy,!',and beloved by all In the body. Of course,there were the reporters, nlso.This made up the party. Many had !-j

send their regrets,' notably Senator'.Mc-Ilwalne, of Petersburg, who wrote a char¬acteristically sincere und happily wordedletter. ,

Senator Wlckham presided with a follclty of which even his admirers hardlyexpected. He was an Ideal toastmaster,and added much to the pleasuro of theevening.

IMPROMPTU TOASTS.Tho toasts were all moro or less Im¬

promptu, and all were eminently of theafter-dinner order, conceived purely forthe pleasure nnd good humor of tho oc¬

casion. It Is a source of regret that ut tholate hour when Auld Lang Syne trans¬ferred tho occasion to the realm of thingspast, It was so late as to preclude morethan a bare mention of the responses tothe toas.s, many of which wore unusuallyhappy. As it Is. but a baro enumerationof them can be attempted.Flrat on the list, Senator Wlckham

toasted tho host, and the Lieutenant-Gov¬ernor responded with an express.on as.Uicero as It was modest and upproprlato.Then cume "Virginia," to which-Gov¬

ernor Montague, In ills happiest veinfbudo fitting response."1 no Supreme Court of Appenls of Vir¬

ginia," was responded to by Judgo JamesKeith president of tlie court and a Juristwho has his peers, perhaps, but a su¬perior, hardly. With a modesty cQinmen-cmratu with his merit and abl.lty ho ac¬knowledged the honor paid the ermine."Thu 1-ioilBu of Delegates" was respond¬

ed to by Speaker John F. Ryan, of Lou¬doun, a gentleman unlvcrsuily esteemed,for hi? kindliness of heart and histliouahtfulne.Hs of others. Mr. Ryan wnsv/nrmly received and deserved tho recep¬tion."The Senato of Virginia" was respond¬

ed to bv Senator George S. Shackelford,.of Orange, " nian known for the fidelityof his friendship and his.unswerving.de¬votion to duty. "Ti.e LIHpuilan" meus-tuvd fully up to the occasion.' which -was-no small onu.ATTORNEY-GENERAL'S ADDRESSAttorney-General Anderson, represent,

lug llu- Dopirimenf of Justice 'of'the-fc-uuo, responded happily to, the. toast,."Tlie Efleut Upon thu Constitution ofliming. Drinking and Being .Merry."Major Anderson entered lui.y Into thuepll'lt of the occasion and loit food forthimghi aniid Lis pleasuntrles."The Ofictrs of the Semite of Virginia"

was u lonst to which Clerk Joseph But¬ton responded in excellent style,- arid' Infoni'nent taste without having to ho'.prtK-sed," as the toustmasttir'3 purl In¬timated. .

'.The Press" was responded to by Mr.Arthur H. Taylor, of. The. Times,Dis¬patch. In a vein of pleasantry."The Chairman of the- -Democratic

Parly" was responded to by Hot). JTaylor Eilysou. Mr. E.lyson's Impromptuaddress was eminently in order and wasthoroughly enjoyed, his references to thefactional differences in tho party beingespecially happy hits. #"Eternity Knocked Out by Time" was

tho unusual toast, the response to whichwas assigned to. Colonel Cleorge WayneAnderson, tho senator from Richmondcity. Senator Anderson, as usuaj, used

The NewChina Store.

Extraordinary Bargains.OOC OQf°r Waviland Dinner Sets, 101 pieces, includ-UfcUiUU'n^r Soup Tureen and large Meat Dishes,

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OlwiUU shapes, handsomest decorations; these are

our $21.00 ones.

Pictures, new ones just arrived; will sell flJJ fl flflfrom 5C to.CtUiUU

Rudclstadht and Victoria Vases, 25c'OOC flf]Quadruple-Plated Ware at prices lower than elsewhere.Our Cut-Glass display is the handsomest in Richmond;

our prices much the lowest.

Lamps, from the small ones to the largest; 0(0 flf]prices, 75c. to

"OUR PRICES MAKE CUSTOMERS/

Browne & Constine,205 E. Broad Street.

the occasion to point a moral and adornA tule. calling attention to tho Import¬ance of tho military arm of tho govern-

TIDEWATER SENATORS."Senator!) from Tidewater," was grace¬

fully and eloquently responded to by theorator of tho Senate. Hon. J. Boyd Sean*.Rhythmic phrases and happy hits strovefor the mastery In his well timed addressand ho deserved the spontaneous applauseaccorded him.

..The Minority" was the toast assigned to

Srpntor Itovercomb. of Alleghany, the lonerepresentative of the minority party In theSenate present on this occasion. He maden most enjovable response and pnld a gen¬erous tribute to the host and to his fel-Icw.memi'c-s of the rhnjorlty.The "Value of Adjournments" wns the

toast assigned to Senator Birksdile. ofHalifax, who In his response mndc m.i'ny)-,(ls nnd showed that It was Hometlmesthe wisest and the best thing to do to

adjourn. He took some clever thrusts at

his-fWiow-SPiin torn."The Hnml-tlint Rocks tho Cradle, la

Ihe Hand thnt Rules the World" was tho¦nKe nevpetrnted on the senator fromRockingham. Mr. Keezell. and to whichthe senator mndc response. Thougheschewing his theme studiously as be-

"/.cmeth a bridegroom, the senator spokewith frellnir of Ills service in the Senate.nd withal touched a chanl that had beenleft s'lent up to. thnt time.Trulv the best had been reserved for

the last the re«"onsc of Senator Don P.

Ilnlsev.'of I.yneMnirg. to the tnnst. "Tho

llbya1 Thnt Are No More." Senator ILil-feey lias crowned his servico in'the Sen-

'» tc. brilliant ns It has been, with a bit of

oratory, reminiscent, eloquent nnd In

faultless-taste. In graceful periods andwJth apt quot-Ulons flowing like waterfrom a never-filling fountain the senatorcMlve-ed a vfiledlctorv flnshing with ten¬

derness and poetic beauty.Then came "Auld Lam? Svne, an ap¬

propriate closing of an occasion In whichcongeniality wns the key-note.

SENATOR ORniVIWFLL'SSEARCH FOR BURGLARS

Senntor 'B. E. Cromwell, of Norfolkcr.untv, whs called from the banquet, atfi;(. Westmoreland Club, lust night byreason of a telephone message, statingthnt thero we-e hurglirs In the house, on

East Grace Street, at which he boards,.mere wore only the ladles In the housewhen Senator Cromwell arrived, and howas tohl Unit a bu'glnr had locked hlm-Seif 'n an upper room. A revolver wns

minded him, and armed with this hesearched the resilience, llnd'ng tho room

in- question untenanted. The nlarm otthe ladles was alhyed, and, If nn Intru¬der had entered the house, he took mys¬terious leave.

CONDUCTOR KILLSTWO NEGROES

(By Associated Press.)VICKSBURG, MISS.. Dec. . ?2.-Two

negroes Peter McLenden and Jnkn Hus¬band, were killed to-diy In a pistol ilg .twith Conductor R. P. Cnnv-of i so- n-bound passenger train. Tho negroes wor-idrunk and uttomtned to creato a dlstuib.mice. Conductor Cnrr ordered them to tonulet, when the blacks, drawing revol.ers.tired nt the conductor. He reii.c andllfieon shots were exchanged. At the ,-n Itho negroes fell mortally wounded. Uirrwas not hurt.

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Another Steamer Ashore.(By Associated Pre«s.)

ANTWERP, Deo. 2'.'..Anothor lai"?csteamship has gone as'-oi't near W.icroHie Red Star line s' earner Elu a dgrounded on S-iturday Inst. Owing ti thofog which prevails the observor ashorehive it" lo tho present been u a n toascertain the vessel's name Ti o 1-1 landwent ns.ioro ut Nleuwersluls, neir Flush¬ing, Holland.

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.Jenkins' Victory.(13y Associated Press.)

NEW YORK," Deo 22..Tom Jenkins, ofC'Uvalund, Olilo, In-a patch an cutch can

match with Dan McLeod. of Canada, atthe Madison Square Garden to-nlghi, se¬cured twp out of three falls,

f iiromeaEi

TRY THE.Brawntaw

METHOD OrSYSTZffandfJZALTHputs Mankind In Harmony wl'h Nature"Better than a Vhysical Culture Glut'Will inni:e you Happier audBrigliTer,f tUis treautwtt hqq Sent fcsl j-aul^

Victor iumujikj. Co.,FuEDsnrcx, Maryland.

BUILDING

CHANCE THEDOG LAWS

This Is Probably What Will beAttempted in Henrico

County.

JUDGE WANTS RESOLUTIONS

I,. The present decidedly aggravated ,con-dltlon of the-dog question in Henricocounty bids fair to result In a movementto secure tho repeal or at least theamendment of the present statute, wjilch,fault} in several respects, arc obnoxiousto citizens and officers alike.

j Judge Wlckham, of tho County Court,has asked for tho resolutions of the su¬

pervisors on tho subject, and is lookingInto the question, Tho resolutions willin all likelihood bo laid before him to¬day, and in tho event such la the case,the court will doubtless act at once. ItIs a question what will be done. Thoresolutions call tho attention of theJudge to the failure of the constables toadminister the law and ask for an in¬vestigation.While the object of tho law.to rid

the county of the tramp dogs with whichIt Is lnle'sted.is commendable In everyrespect, the statuto provides a methodwhich is decidedly odious to many of thepeople nnd to all of tho constables whohave severely disregarded It.' Tho dogsare assessed and tne bill of the manwho falls to pay up, Is placed in thehands ot a constables, who has the rightto collect an additional fee for his trou¬ble. If tho owner refuses to pay svhenthe constable appears, the officer shootsthe dog. Ono trouble is that ownerlessdogs cannot bo assessed; another, thatthe constables cannot collect the tax;a third, that tho law makes no provisionfor tho removal of tho carcases of thedead dogs. The constable kills the ani¬mal end loaves the body where It drops,a proceeding that Is, to say the least,a menace to tho health of tho communl-

i'hese things make the law a practicaldead lotter. 'Some of the citizens are

considerably stirred up over tho matter,and dire threat* are heurd now and thenof what will happen if tho clog killingever begins. There Is a very considerablemovement for a change In tho law, andIt will probably crystallzo Into some¬

thing. Considerable favor Is shown to a

proposed medal law, under which ail dogswithout, a tag or a modal will be killednnd properly removed from the publichighway,'The Childrey contempt case will be up

In the County Court to-day and willprobably provo an Interesting proceed¬ing. Mr. .Childrey Is commissioner of thorevenue for tho Upper District of thecounty. In a supplementary report, thoelection grand Jury charged him withtampering with ono of tho witnesses.

Tho Old Dominion Excelsior Companyjitis been chnrtored by Clerk Brouddtts,of tho Circu't Court. The company willhave Its head ofllco at G|en Allen, inHenrico county. It will manufactureexcelsior from pine. Tho capital stockIs $5,000 to $50,000, Tho olllcors nro ns

follows: President, W. C. SauwloiV,Treasurer, George B. Hutchlns, and Sec¬retary, Franklin Stearns,

Scarlet fever continues to rage In sev¬

eral sections of the county, and effortsnro b.Mng made by tho Board of Healthto check It, Coroner James said a day or

two ago thaUavery precaution was beingtaken to prevont a sproad of the disease.

The Christmas holiday In the Henricoschools r*gan Monday, to oontinue twoweeks. Super'ntondent Fussell has nowip«neetert every ""honl I" the ""imly, findreports the general condition t+ bo excel¬lent.

Two small frnme structures at Grahamand Marshall.Streets were burned to theground vwsterriay Involving a lo«= of.about $500. Ono was a store occupiod byEmanuel Jpnes, and the other a dwolllng,tlw residence of Isaac Brown.

'Tho statement that the supervisorswould meet yesterday was a mistake.The boai'4 will meet tQ-tf&Y. for Us finalw>66|on, ,,.... ;.;,;,'-.

A STATUETO PIERPONT

West Virginia Places Image ofHer War Governor in Statuary

Hall at Washington,

LEE STATUE IS DISCUSSED

Sentiment of South Is to RemoveIt to Richmond if Any Re¬spectable Opposition Arises.

(From Our Regular Correspondent.), WASHINGTON, D. C, Den. 22.-/ mar¬

ble statue of Francis H. Plerpdnt, tho"War Governor" of West Virginia, hasboon placed In Statuary Hall at theCapitol, under tho act of Congress In¬viting each of tho States to place statuesof two of their "Illustrious" sons In thoHall. Tho statue will be unveiled andformally received as soon as Congressfixes adato, which will bo at tho requestof tho delegation from West Virginia.Senator John E. Kenna fs tho other rep¬resentative of .Vest Virginia In the Hall,a marble statue having been placed thorosome years ago.Little or nothing Is heard these days

of tho movement to have the Stato ofVirginia present the statues of GeorgeWashington and Robert E. Lee as therepresentatives of the Old Dominion Intho Hall, though It Is probably generallyknown that tie work of completing thestatues, under at. act of tho GeneralAssembly. Is well under way.

THE, DEE STATUE.It Is absolutely impossible to say

whether thoro will be open objection tothe plac"ng of tho statuo of General LeeIn tho Hill. It Is not thought by thomembers from the South that there willbo objection from the North, but thereare indications that Western membersmay object, There Is not believed to beany doubt that If the matter comes to a

contest tho Congress would voto over¬

whelmingly to receive the statue of Gen¬eral Lee. But there is a sent'ment amongmembers from the South that if there Isany respectable opposition to receivingthe Deo statue It should be returned tothe Capitol at Richmond, and that thostatue of Washington should also betaken back to Richmond, and placedIn the CRp'tol or the. State Library.A member of tho House said last night

that tho opposition of tho Southern peo¬ple to any measure looking to recognitionof the Southern soldier, by the nationalgovernment undoubtedly, caused the mem¬bers from other sections to have a ten¬dency to voto against anything ifke a

bill for tho reception of a statue of aConfederate soldier, ...

Senator Kenna was a soldier of theConfederacy, and his Is the only statuoof a Confedente in th.i Hn'l

BOTH SIDES OBJECT.Since tho adoption of resolutions by

some of tho camps of Confederate vet¬erans opposing the Rlxey bill providingthat the national government should payto States which maintained homes for dis¬abled Confederates-one.-.tnii.-red dollarp n

year for every veteran.' so'maintained.,the North; Is fceing. h'eji^/from ph thesame subject.- General* Mar-tin McMahon,president of the Board of Managers ofNational Soldiers' Homes, has filed withthe War Department a strong protestagainst the,bill. Tho report says that thobill should bo defeated If for no otherreason that It contemplates reward¬ing men for one of the greatestorlmcs that can be perpetrated againsta government. He thinks that itthe Confederates were allowed to en.

ter Federal soldiers* homes, battles of thewar would be fought over svlth sucn visorthat the police would have to Interfere.Mr. Rlxey's bill does not propose to

compel Federal soldiers to go Into nomoafor Confederate soldiers, nor vieo versa.

CONFEDRATES IN ARLINGTON.R. E. Lee Chupter of tho United Daugh¬

ters of tho Confederacy, of this city, Jmve,decided to glvo a ball at Rauschor's Hallearly next month tor tne purpose or

raising funds with which to erect head¬stones at the graves of Confederate sol¬diers who are buried in Arlington r>u-

tional Cemelory.Members.of tne Confederate Camp, ana

tho Camp of Sons of Confederate Veteransof this city will assist In making tho af-rulr a success. A number of mombersot Congress from tho South and theirwives promise to aid In the undertaking.There are HOI Confederate soldiers tntnea

in Arlington Cemetery. Tho bodies wen*

gathered from tho various cemeteries intho suburbs of Washington and placed lr.tho semi-circular plot selected for theirUntil resting place The identity of thobodies Is known In every Instance, bur,there is nothing to mark the graves.

NEW UNIFORMS.A new uniform for tho Marino Band will

bo recommended ror use when the nantlplays indoors at the Whlto' Houso ahaelsewhere.. Tho leader's coat will be redwith white trimmings. Tho secondleader'a coat will be similar to tneloader's, oxcopt. that the collar will bobluo and piped with white, the loaaet'scollar being gold. Tho cuffs will bo blue,piped with white. The private» toat .vlllbe red, with black trimmings, with blackcollar, piped with white. The trousors forall members of tho band will bo black,with red stripe. It is thought that thoserecommendations will undoubtedly bo ap¬proved by tho commandant of the mari-iecorps.

CARDINAL GIBBONSTO CROWNED HEADS

«by Assoolnted PresH.)BALTIMORE. MD., Dee. 21-Cnrdinal

Gibbons gavo to the Associated Press to¬night tho following translations of hisChristmas greetings recently sent to eachof the members of the College of Cnrdlpals throughout the world and to theCntholic crowned heads. The lnt.tor arethe Emperor of Austria, the King of(Spain, the King and Queen of Portugalthe King of Belgium, the King of Saxonyand ihe Prince Regent of Bavaria;Tho text of the lotter addressod to

the crowned heads is as follows-"Upon tho approach of tho nativity of

our divine Saviour It is my duty to wishyou? most Cathollo Majesty, all pros¬perity and at tho same time to offer mostfervent prayers to tho most high thatHe may shower down upon you everygrace and all heavenly helps for the truewelfare- of your kingdom.".Muy It pleuee your Majesty to accept

this wish which I humbly offer togetherWilli the sentiments of homage In which1 h-ive tho honor to declare myself, withmo-it profound respect, your most Catho(lo Majesty's most humblo, devoted unddnMful servant."

1Y, his fellow-cardinals His Eminencewrote:"Upon tho recurrence of the feast of

tho nativity and tho return of tho newyear I hog your eminence to bo pleasedtr> receive my best wishes for your hap¬piness and for every blessing from theSaviour, which I wish for you with, all

THE BURGLARLOST LETTER

Men Who Cracked Safe in New¬port News Chased Thousand

Miles and Identified.

MANY SHIPS LOAD COAL

Three Negroes Arrested in New¬port News Believed to be Re¬

sponsible for Robberies.

(Special to Tho Tlmes-Dlspalch.lNEWPORT 'NEWS, VA. Dec. 2'.\-Ed.

Callahan, alias J. E. Russell, and his pal,who are In jail In Mobllo, Ala., chargedwith safe blowing, aro tho men who at¬tempted to crack tho safe of the New¬port News Furniture Company a monthago unless the pollco aro very muchmistaken. Chief of Pollco Cose, of Mo¬bllo. has been communicated with, nnd assoon as the Identification of tho prisonershas been established, requisition paperswill be asked for. Tho Mobile pollco will,of courso, have tho first claim on thopair, and tho local authorities will hardlybo able to claim them until they haveanswered for their offenses In Alabama.To locate crooks a thousand miles

away n month after an offense, has booncommlttc-sd. without as much as a nameor a description to work upon, seems al¬most miraculous, but that is Just whatwas done In this case.

FOUND A LETTER.When it was discovered that an un-

pucccssful attempt, to blow tho safe oftho furniture company, had been mad.3.tho police" made a careful Inspection oftho promises. Within a few feet of thesafe Sorgeant Reynolds found a lotter.which had evidently been dropped byone of the cracksmen. The letter wasaddressed "Dear Brother," was signed"May," and was written In Cincinnati.In the letter the writer called the namesof soveral of her friends and spoke ofher brother as "Ed." Sergeant Rey¬nolds sent the letter to tho Cincinnatipol'co. asking that they make an effortto learn the Identity of "Brother E."This was done, and Sunday Sergeant

Reynolds received a lotter from ChiefMllllkan, of Cincinnati, enclosing a pic¬ture of Ed. Callahan, and stating, thatCallahan was now In tho Mobllo Jailcharged with safe blowing,From. Mobllo it has been I earred that

Chief MilHkun 1ms positively IdentifiedCallahan by a photograph sent him byChref Case.

ACTIVITY IN COAL SHIPPING.Tho coal business at this port Is un¬

usually brisk Just. now. There aro more

schooners and barges in port than therehave been for months, nnd yesterday fourbupker stealers and one careo stenmerwere handled. It is predicted that records*will be broken In the import nnd exnorltrade during tho remaining winter1months. The trade has not been particu¬larly brisk of late.The Corporation Court will adjourn

Wednesday for tho Christmas holidays.Judge Bnrham has given a decision In thecase of Elbsteln Brothers, of Cincinnati,ngalnst T. W. Dyson and others, givingEinstein Brothers possession of tho Dy¬son building.

CROOKS ARRESTED.During tho past few weeks thero have

heen a remarkably large number of rob¬beries and cases of housebreaking re¬

ported to tho police, and, although eachnitrolman has been Instructed to be moro-than usually vVgilant, hardly a Satur¬day n'ght passes without a bold pieceof work on the part of the crooks. To¬day three negroes, who are believed to beresponsible for a largo pirt of tho work,were landed behind the bars.The negroes are John Booth, nllas

"Shorty!': Richard Herring, alias "Soup,"and Frank Splcer,' alias "Old Folks."They were traced hy a ring, which was

taken from H. W. Lena's grocery storelast Tuesday. A hole was cut In thoback door of the store, the bar was

raised, and tho robbers helped them¬selves to everything they wanted. Thecash drawer'was rifled and a gold ringwas taken with tho cash.Tho ring was disposed of. and In time

came into the hands of Sergeant Rey¬nolds and Detective Roblhson. A« theresult, tho threo negroes wero arrestedto-dny.Tho cases were continued a week, nnd

It is thought that by tint time tho policowill have evidence enough to convictthe prisoners on sovoral charges of house¬breaking.,

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Death of Mrs. Julia Ledbetter.Mrs. Julia Dedbetter dltd at 2 o'clock

this morniiiir at her residence. No ir.1West Main Street, aged tutnty-onc yoirs.She leaves her husband, Mr. Henry Led-bottor. and ono child.Tho remains will be taken to morrew

morning to Tnylorsvllle, whoro the In tor¬ment will be mado.

-AltuTHER GBEAT-

COFFEESALE

19CENTSPER LB

TO Introduce- our dollo ous SouJuvit mi.I Miiriicnilio Cofl'ee

to tne public, wii will soil It lorone week only at 11) cents perpound. This Ool'foo cannot bobought tor loss than Coo afterthls^alo. G'imoeurly and avoidthe rush you espjilenced atour last Coffco .Sa;i>,

BEST TEAS- 37 SOT-Hone better at any prloa.-Money retundud li not satisfactory,

HEROY-IMPORTER-

423 N. 6th Street,THENEW TEA STOREIXE TODD, Manager,

successors to Thomas R. Price A. Co.

FragmentsAt tliis joyous time wc want to express our thanks to

our'many new and old patrons for more than partial pref¬erence. Such kind acts and words will call forth the readyresponse of Better Stocks and Perfect Service.

19c./will purchase to-day a Tie for a man, of all or anyshape; some were 50c.

15c, 25c, 50c. commands a fine All-Linen Handker¬chief for women, any initial. You will find these superiorto any Kerchief at same cost.

$15.00 puts you in possession of a Coat in either Modeor Black, that, for grace and style cannot be expressed inwords. Corset backs.

GIFT GOODS along the line of utility we cheerfullyshow, for instance:

Crepe Cloths, in generous shades and in the serpentineeffect, at 12 1-2C yard.

At the same little figures we add the Danish Cloths andmany choice effects in Outings and Flannelettes.

EOLIANS at $1.00 are still coming in, as the trade de¬mands the varying shades. Those on the waiting list can

now be supplied.JAPANESE SILK in white wc want you to see, espe-

;ially the grade we show at 37 1-2CThe majority now endorse it as the best ever seen in

this market.FUR PIECES are eminently correct at present, and all

the figures are lowered, even during this cold snap.Deliveries the same day of sale.Give us the chance of serving you.

309 E. Broad Street.

STOPARRESTOF SAILORS

Norfolk Police Too Active in

Trying to Collect Reward forSailors Staying Over Time.

GOVERNMENT TAKES ACTION

Great Pickling Factory to, be En¬

larged to Take Care of Pro¬ducts of Norfolk County.

(Special to The Times-Dispatch.)NORKOEK, VA., Dec. it..Tbe arrest

of alleged naval deserters by the pollcoof this city is summarily to bo stopped.This Is to bo done as. much in tho in¬terest of tho naval service as of tho effi¬

ciency, of the police force. Tho lat'er, as

stated, Is badly deranged by the activityof the force In holding Intoxicated salldre>beyond liberty and demanding ?10 oilclifor them as deserters.Captain Tliomas, commanding tho re¬

ceiving ship Franklin, where tho men

arestcd aro curried, has been called .inconfoience on this subject by the Boardof Police Commissioners.

ENLARGE PICKEE FACTORY.Tho great pickling factory of the Holnz

Company at Port Norfolk Is to bo en¬

larged in ordor to take cure of the pro¬ducts of tho Norfolk county truck gar¬dens.The liorrlblo discovery was made by

cemotery policemen tluit tho dead bodyof a child had been thrown over thewall at Cedar Grovo Cemotery to-day.Tho child wns but a few days old andhad been murdered.

MYSTERIOUS DIGGERS.Whether burglars who have had a train¬

ing in the corps of onglnoers and havegraduated as proficient miners and Map¬

pers aro operating hereabouts or vvb»«tliorsomebody Is looking for burled treasurein tho callar of Mr. v. C. Mntthows' resi¬dence No. ill! Middle Streoi, Portsmouth,is not known.Howovor, this morning, shortly before

3 o'clock, two men gained an entranceto tho cellar of the residence througha side window, on tho southern side ottho house, They made no effort to reachtho apartments above, but confined theiroperations sololy to tho cellar. They leftbehind a pick and a spade and sovorulbagj. JA hole about a foot doop and about

four feet long and two and a half fc»twldo hud boon excavated whon the 'n«tinders were frlghteoued away. Tbe noisemade by thorn In digging aroused Mrs.Matthews und her sister, Who was wliliher. They raised tho window and stream*od for help, and this alarmed tho neigh.-'borhood. Mr, Franklin D. Gill, a nxtdoor neighbor, responded und shot severaltlmos at. tho two men us they madetheir o.=cnpo. IWhether they wore white or colored men

is unknown. There Is apparently no clueto the Identity of the two men or theirstrange mission. Tho idea that tho men

were after burled treasuro Is heightenedby the story of a resident of the neigh-borhood, who says that soma time agoho was waited upon by an aged man whoInformed: him that ho was the prop-) laterof ground covering burled treasure.The old follow, who was unknown to the

gentleman, pointed out tho oxuet spotwhero ho said the treasuro was hldd.-n.Mo was told that there wns n clst.-r.-i atthat point, and that If there wno ocoi

any money at tho place It had inns sinced ((appeared. !The police made an Investigation of the

strange occurrence of last night, but to

dale, nothing Is known of tho object ofthe midnight Intruders.

Licensed to Wed.(From Our Regular Cor esponJent.lWASHINGTON, Dec. 2-'.--Tlio following

marriage licenses were granted Virginiansin wasn'.ngton to-duy:John C. Crlppen, Herrlden. Vn.. and

Elizabeth Uoebol, of this city.none Rowo und Lena. Morris, both or

Doerfield Va.ti. U SJcatt, of Fredericksburg, and

Marian U Ree'cs, of this city.unarles A, Harris aiid Ida Clcminor, j

fcviit of Btituuteti, Vo,

Kindle Up.You. soy you hnve troublo kindling your

Urea. Why havo troublo when wo havotho best kindling wood in the world?

PreparedLightwood.

One small bock split up .will make «flercoflro under your coal and will hum16 minutes. It this don't start your coal,you did not buy it from

S.H.HAVVES&CO..Eighteenth and Cary Streets.

'Phones 57 and 38(7.

PRESIDENTIS UNEASY

Working Hard for Confirmation'1of General Wood's Pro¬

motion.

HE MAKES SOME PROMISES

Agrees Not to Make His Pel"Commander-in-Chief for Some

Time to Couwu

(By Associated Preaa.)WASHINGTON. D. C, December &.-<

To sumo of tho senators who have par*ticulurly .Interested themselves In thupending Wood nomination, with an oysespecially to tho protection of some otthe veteran ofllcers of tho army, thuPresident has expressed himself veryplainly to th« effect that these otllcer*have nothing to fear in tho immediatefuture. An It wns pointed out to hintthnt there was considerable apprehensiouamong tho trlenus of these army otltcer*lest upon tho retirement of-General Chaf.fee with the rank of lieutenant-general,tho President might appoint Major-Gen*eral Leonard Wood to -e lieutenant-gen-'oral. Involving the "Jumping of a num¬ber of distinguished general oillcers whonever would have a chance to atta.n thehighest rank by roason of GeneralWood's incumbency In tlio plnco for fif¬teen years," the President has expresslydeclared that lie has no such Intention.Incidentally, that Involved an undertak¬ing on ills part to promote some of theaageneral oliicors referred to utter Gen¬eral Chaffee's retirement. He did notBtuto that when he hud made such po-motlons as he saw tit ho would not close"thu list by appointing General LeonardWood to be lieutenant-general. Tho un¬derstanding thus reached with tho com*mltieo Is expected to have tin Importantliiiluenc.s upon the action that will twhud upon the Wood nomination.

WENT THE LIMIT.

Jack O'Brien Given DecisionOver Jack Sullivan.

IMV *»<«x:luta,l l'r,-4».iBOSTON, Dec. S3.After a fast, clean

pout, which- went tho limit o. lit. itrounds, tho nrst ten 01 wnion w > ani.uved by the, aggrotfite gwr.f.0 h»opponent, Jack O'Brien, of PftHMeipmo,was B'von the decision over Jack "Iwln '

Bulllutn." ot Cwnondke, wa«#., uefoie Hi*Cr.terion Ath;0,lc Clue to-night.At tho ringside- O'Brien we,gh«d In at

loS pounds, wlitin S.d.lvan tipped theecaics ut ta3. Sullivan wjs the. aggressorfrom the tlrst round, and O'Brien » to-icyleads wore blocked and coun ered prettily.O'Brien's tactics wore almost entirely d«ifenslve up to the n.nih round, whin Sullj-vun's right eye was closed by a. we.Hit"roiled blow, After (hat O Br.en nad . Ulcidl..tculty in reaching him. hi the tn,r-tc-enili round, however, O't-'rltn *e.e|Ycd,,»similar Injury, und the men wero o*i;non equal terms. In .ho UUeenth rod«<Sthere was a. warm mix, *«.