.THE OTX3J33IO]SrD DISPATCH—THUEKDAY, DECEMBEH 25, 11902.

THE ANNUAL DINNER TnANSPORTATIOS LINES. BASK STATEMENT.

A GREAT IXFOHMAIiFKSTIVAtj AT

Tllli;WnSTMOHELAAD CLUB.

Opcnlnj; of <'ie »w Addition of the

Club Celebrated a< tlie Santo Time,

nic Governor nnd Ttto Ejc-Govcr-

nors Anionsr tbc Gnentw.

REPRESENTATIVE GATHERING.

V TRAXSPORTATIOS LIKES.

IFjSSICI) thaws'

liEff MAJM-STa££r4UfiJ^November »», 100-.

: \u25a0KICMiibAO., , ,(

7:45 A. M Except Sunday. NewportNews Local. All stops.

O-oo A.>M. Daily, lor Old Point, New-port News, and Norfolk,v. Two

! .hours and twenty-five minutes to-^•-Norfoltl. Stops Williamsburß New-port N.ms, Hampton.^and Pho«bu»only. Parlor car R:cbmonu to OldPoint ;/."; ,--\u25a0 \u25a0"" -.v*'.-

" .. \u25a0:,>

4:00 P.I'M. Dally, except Sunday, totOld Point. Newport News, ardNorfolk.. Two- hours and twen.y-

five minutes to Norfolk. Stops Wll-iiamsburg. Newport News, anuHampton only. Buffet Parlor car.Gordonsville to ;Old Point. Con-nects at Newport N^ws on Mondays. Thursdays. Fridays. an<»

\u25a0 Saturdays.- with M.ard M.steamer•to Baltimore: at Old Point-:. withWashington, Baltimore, andCap*Charles stes-mrs; at Norfolk wlih

:. Old Dbminiuft"

6team»rs for NewYork. .

5:OO p. M. Dall>v for Newport New»and Old Point. On Sunday cn>>

; connects' for Norfolk. Makes pr»n-cipal stopt.lUINLINE WEST-BOUND. .

10:10 A. M. Local. Kxcept Sund&y; for... Clifton Forge; connects for Orang-e.Culpeper. Calverton. and Manas3aa.

2:00 P. M. Daily. Cincinnati and Louis-ville Express. Buffet Parlor Car.

'\u25a0 to Gordonsville. Pul(man SleepersGordonsville to

' Cincinnati, -and-\u25a0 Louisville. Dining Car 6ii at Gor-

don3vile. Connects for Virginia

Hot Springs. A local train fromGordonsville to Staunton follows• for local. stations, except Sunday.

0:15 P. m. Except Sunday. Accommoda-tion to Doswell. . .'7:00 p. M. "St. Louis and Chlcngo Soe-cial." Daily, with Pullman cars;Richmond to Cincinnati; Gordona-vil!e to Indianapolis, and St. Loula.Parlor car Cincinnati to Chicago.Dining car on at Gordonsville.JAMES-RIVER DIVISION.

10:20 A."M. Daily, for Lynchburg. Lex-ington, and Clifton Forge, exceptSunday, for Rosney. Alberene. and. New Castle. Parlor car.

5:15 p. M. Except Sunday, to Bremo.ARRIVE RICHMOND.

From Norfolk and Old Point. 10:05A. M., and C:3O P. M. daily; 11:«A. M. and 7:20 P. M.. except Sun-day.

MAINLINE.From Cincinnati and the West. 7:45A. M.. daily; and 3:30 P. M.: daily.Local. 8:30 A. M.. except Sunday,and 7:10 P. M.. except Sunday.JAMES RIVER DIVISION.6:35 P. M. Dally and 8:10 A. M.. ex-cept Sunday.

Apply at. 809 east •Main' street. 903 eastMain street. Murphy's Hotel. JeffersonHotel.

'and Main-Street Station for fur-

ther Information, rates, tlcket3. and Pull-man reservations. \u25a0

-, -. W. O. WARTHFN.--District Passenger Agent.

C. E. DOTLE. H. W. FULLER.General Manager. Gen. Pass. Ajjent.

or Pike. ,Hundreda bt negro presidentsnay^ been oiucieu to leave Uiese counuesdurinu uic punt tmeo inoauuj, btaiiti;Bervcu: wiin luuices jsujtpoacu 10 emanaUnorn "\\niiiicaj)"</r&uiiiz«aioni«; . .\u25a0

Waehlnston.— Ti.v 2va\y Department* or-uorea-ivoar-AOijiutil i'naip Couptr 10 taecuiuiiianu 01 tti'i oyuUieru uiviojon or" tneAfiinuc fauiuon, to jjiicceed \u25a0 Aumirai

who wim UetacncU on Monday,yXying to; sicknvhs.

>\ Honolulu.— Thomaui T. Fortune, speciallabor cotnnU&i?i<jner, appoint ed \u25a0by isec-l'ciary ojiavv to \lslt Urn jt'ui.ippincs andJiUvN.iilau isiuiidb. is nerc." 111 an lntor-Vitw 111 uio biar \u25a0 tiv suyo: "ibelieve tneijiiporiaiioii oi. iit;gtuccs here ".lorms-.'aimCuiiil soiutlua vi vie dhaculty wnichunuvuiuatiiy loiions tne 'aoaorn-ion 01tropical oi-fctnu- tropical counints byiho UJUivd btatts. in the tjoutheiiibtatcs and in in« Caroilnas the negro

nmue the inuusiries .-wnat tney are." ."

Schcncctady. N. \'.—Yv'iillam Potter, thememoer yicompany' i\&ccuiid-i-iegiinent,-.v>iio was 'oxiJeliJo irom tlic «ocal painters'uiuoi:. t>>.t.'auf;o ol liis-,'i>Srvjce in liio nuu-ituu .railway striiv*:. was

"reinstated by. tiiul

iirfianizauon, "niur.o'jiatejy :ipi-"icU to "nislonrivr cJTipiojVra 10 re-eini»»uy.-'hinj. lusrequest was acc»uVd io, aiid iio was pat"to work.

Madrid.—Notification of the. conclusionof an arbitration treaty between Spainand Uruguay was gazetted.

Washington.— Tho Navy Department hasdecided that Admirals Crowninshield and£umncr> shall return to their forn/cr sta-tions afici- the close of the winter ma-noeuvres in USo Caribbean Sea. t

Akron, O..—A combination has been ef-fected of the shrift and Polo companiesof tho country. The company will be asthe Pioneer "Pole and Snaft Company,and has been- incorporated "in West Vir-ginia, vdth a capital of $3,000,005.

New Work.—Nat Salisbury, controllingpartner. in the Buffalo Bill Wild "WestShow, died at his liomo in Long Branch,aged 57 years. _,

New York.—Joseph L«. Mcßirney, trea-surer of the National Dead Company^died, of pneumonia.

Badford. Pa.—

At Olivcdale, asmall '"hamlet near Bradford, Mrs.Edward' Burdick shot John Ryan deadin defence of her honor. A coroner's jury

returned a verdict- of justifiable homicide.

Pueblo, Colo.—Six persons .were killed Ina wreck on Ihp Colorado Southern Rail-way, near Trinidad. . ...'\u25a0

St. Louis." MO.—Charles G. Warner.\u25a0vice-president and general manager of theMissouri Pacific road, was stricken witha sudden attack of illness.

Pittsburg. Pa.— Notices will be, postedthroughout ihe Connellsville coke regions,granting the 10.000 employees of the^FrickCoke Company a voluntary., advance . inwages, averaging S per cent.

Mexico City.—The resignation of Gen-eral Reyes, Minister of War. has causeda decided sensation in political circles.

The immediate cause of his resignation

is said lo have been articles appearingin La Protest, 'a newspaper. . whicn vio-lently attacked Finance Minister Liman-tour," and which articles were attributedto a near relative of General Reyes's,though this is denied by the person con-cerned.

Schedale In ElTecf, sovl 30r 10©a. ...TUAIAS LEAVE*ItlCllMO.>l>r-Bir»»V

STUEHT STATIOX.»160 A. JI.. NORFOLik liTMi-T'fD®Daily. Arrives Petersourg. -3:31 s\u25a0*££&: iI.-Norfolk'll:2(>A:.M-VStop^onW|ij4

',- at ";Pttersburs.-. Waverly. and S^-,;;•:RO A. Dally. Arrives Peter sburt^;

9:13 A. M./ Emporla;lo:42.A; >«*?' <\u25a0.Vveldon 11:22 A.

'M.. FayettevllW^A$£ 7P.-."'M.;7P.-."'M.;- Charleston^ U:la &**W.. \u25a0•\u25a0 \u25a0.- m:.'-y^vj..^ ih"\u25a0r-"'-^^^&msk

sonville 9:<S A. M.. Tampa u:00;»r;<M..-Port -Tampa 7:30;P.: 311-:i v̂l*^v

I*^ing'Goidsboro^-Ss'p. llC^llniinr^

.ton 5:45 P. M.Pullman sleeper Weil ,j;\u25a0 *.; \ol'n. ivJaJi\3Ui*n i.ic.

- ;." "~\;;' f

IZiiVp. .M.- Du»ly. arr—;ng Fete/sburg-^. 1:CO JK AI. c«":r.cct.«-.»th NocfolH-v;-

and V^3tv>—., raiiwa> ;for:RoanoK«r ;!

anH intermediate rointa.'' Stops ali• -DVewry'3 Vi\iZ,"Cehtralia: >n« g

:3:0O IVM.^OCEAX SHOltr: t.IMITE^:^I/aiiy.'Arrives: Petersburg 3:30 F-!Mr. Norfolk 5:20 P. M. Stops onlJ j

\u25a0'-.--;. at Petersburg, Waverly. a::d aci-.-.h-'folk.'-,:.}: \u25a0

'-

: -: - -;•\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0::.:• -.-p%i

4:10 P. M.vDally. except Sundny. -Ar» .irives Petersburg 4:53 P. n-vV*61:'don -6:54 P. :M.. and Rocky Mourn8:10 P. m.: Makes all intermedlaU ;

5:5« P.-.M.- Dally.: Arrives Petersburij. «:4S P. M. Makes all stops.

,^.^V-;•C:5« P. M. FLORIDA AND WEST 1N« ,;. l.i-v..' . ..- ,/ u.-^'. .n\vs. -.:\u25a0Petersburg 7^2 P. M." Connect! ,

. wiit>..sui.olk untl vVesieiT. ioc"i>or- t;::foU-- im.-t ?->t?—nci\ -»»v; r->!r>r-- &?!'/•£porla SM3 P. M. (connect3with At^v •

ittiu;u aiixi .uaiiviiit. 101* s.i:itioiia-ibe- .;£\u25a0f" t-n-^f-n h;rT>r>pri-» i'ntV L1'"'"""'L1'"'"""'*I*-"-

ville); Welclon 9:09 P.. M.. Wilmlnj* \u25a0;ton 10:10A. M.. F.ivettevlll« 12:47 A, \u0084,

M.. Charleston 5:;5 A. M,. Savanj-nah 7:55 A. M.; Jacksonville l:0lc ,P. M.. Tampa 10:00 P. M.,- Port -;Tampa 10:3J P.M. •

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i\i^w. i.iiNri VO MIDDLHs;\u25a0 GEORGIA POlNTS— Arriving;Au-,:?;

gusta 8:25, A. Mv Macon 11:23. A. iS-Vv-Atlhr.ta 1:0.' P. M. Pullman sle«pe»; :,N"ew York to Wilmington. Charley;;:,

'ton. Port Tampa. jacKsonville.'Aa* ;

gusta, and^JlaCon. Dlnlngrcar set*vice.- -. ".'.- .\u25a0-\u25a0"\u25a0 :"-':.': ':>'""-::-\

0:35 P. -M. Dailvv Arrives Petersburg >-10:15 P. M. "Connects at Petersburg::with Norfolk and Western rail- -,way. arriving Lynchburg 2:40:A- :

M.. Roanoke 4:45 A.-M-. Bristcl::10:40 A. M~ Pullman sleeper Bicb-;

1 monJ to Lynchburg.,' —^ .11:30 p. m. Daily. Arrives Petersburgr

12:10 A. M :. "":-'.TK.vns AimiTE KtCHKOSO. k

4:07 A. M. Dally. From JackaonvllH*

\u25a0bavannah. C'hariVbioii. Atlanta. ,Macon. Augusta, and. all pomtiSouth. , - ' •

7:35 A. M. Daily. From PetersburftsLynchburg. and the West. ,"

B:4S A. M. Daily, except " Sun/ iy-1-Petersburg local. \u25a0 , ..'

11:1O A. St Dai.y, except Sunday. I*ron»;Rocky Mount and Intermediate sta«tlons. Norfolk, and Suffolk.

'11:1O A. M. Dally. From. PetaraSurfc »

Suffolk, and Norfolk. . - -.11:42 A.-M. Daily. From Norfolk. Sirf* .

folk, and Petersburg.. . - ;2:«o p.-m. Daily. -From Petersburg

Ronnoke, and interrrvdiate pointy \u25a0

«:5O p. EM. Dally. From Norfolk, Sut+ ;.• folk, and Petersburg. \u25a0 •;'- \u25a0-..J-'iV__*;::7:4.1 P. M. Dally. From Miami. Por* ;. Tampa. JacksonviH**. Savannah^

Charleston, Wilmlneton. Golds- .boro'. and all points* South.,;. .-. . .-,!

8:50 P. :M. Daily. From -Peterst«ir«r r-Lynchbure. nnf' \\'f>*-.- \u25a0 » -\u25a0'-~

H. M. EM»rERSON,\u25a0-,\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0; TralUc Manager.

VT. J. CRAIG. ,v -i^:.. . v vGeneral Passenger Agent. • - •V . C. S. CAMPBELL.. \u25a0. Division Passenprer Agent. -\u25a0':\u25a0... -.

Jal4 S3S Vnst 'Main street.: .

OCEAN STEAMERS.

4M*^iE"' Som BOSTON'^Plr? Direct to theH^^sU^ AZORES. GIBRALTAR'\b»S»£|&sg ENOA'NAPLES de

I^^^^^ALEXAKDRJA.EGYPT

BBRShiinlpiri;:Llne-•"ComnumwerltV1Twin Screw, 13,000

tona, Jan. 3, FeD. 14. Mar. 38. •'Van-couver," Jan. 10 F«b. ii. "New Eng.land," Twin Screw, I^4oo tons, Jan. ifrFeb. 28, Apl. 11. "Cambroman,"Jan. 31,Mar. 14. tend for rates and illustratedbooklet., "These steamers touch at Algiers anaare the largest in Mediterranean servi:9.

BOSTON TO QUEENSTOWH, ANDLIVERPOOL.

"Merion," Jan. 17, t P. M.Saloon, $50 to $65 upward, ad Saloon,

$40. 3d Clasß at low rates. For steame rplans, «tc, address, Dominion Line, Bostoa

itmay. be assumed that .the mimic engnge-

ments and working out of hypotheticalproblems will be- anxiously watched byRussian and French naval men In the farEast. \u25a0 ,In Japan Great. Britain has an efficient

and wel! equipped maritime ally. Japan'sshipbuilding programme, begun on -thepayment of the Chinese war indemnity,will giveher by-April,1904, four first-classbattleships of 15,240- tons each, six first-class armored cruisers of 9,200 tons.^eacii,

three second-class cruisers of 4.850 tons,each, two third-class cruisers of 3,200 tonseach, arid ;a"-proportionately -strong fleetof. torpedo boats and destroyers. To theabove vessels, in getting at Japan's ag-gregate naval strength, must , be addedthe forty-three cruisers and gunboats andthe twenty-six torpedo boats she possess-ed at the close -of the war with China. .

Japan has gone about her programme ofnaval expansion most intelligently,and Inone very Important reg-ard she has showna foresight and consistency that mightwell put our statesmen to the blush. Fullprovision has been made for an increasein personnel to keep pace with the in-crease, of ships, so that the day a newvessel Is ready for servict she can besent to sea,' ifneed be, with her:fu!l com-piement of officers and men. "f- "fes^Old Dominion

p^^ Steamsfiip Co.DAILY UHE FOR HEW *ORXt THS

KCRTH iHD EAST.

BW mm 3M \u25a0-

__,__ . \u0084..

American LineNEW YORK.SOUTHAMPTON, LONDON

Sailing. Wednesdays at 10 A. M.Philadelphia. Dec. 31 1Philadelphia. Jan. 21St. Paul Jan. 7iFriesland Jan. 2S

Red Star Line.NEW" YORK—ANTWERP—PARIS.:. Sailing Saturday at 10 A. M.

Kroonland Jan. 3 IFinland Jan. 17Zeeland......Jan. 10 IVaderland....Jan. 24

Piers 14 an d^ 15," North river,Office, 73 Broadway. N. Y.

W. 11. PALMER & CO.,my 15, 'SB-Tu,Th&Sat Richmond.

R* F, &P. RAILROADSchedule lv Effect Jfov,- 30, 1002.

'

TRAINS LEAVE RICHMOXD-SORTH-"WARD. .'; ;\u25a0;

4:15 A. M; bally from BYRD-STREETSTATION, for Washington and

'beyond.-

Stops at Milford. Fred-: ericksburg. and .Alexandria. Stopa

Occoquan Sunda3;s~'- Sleeping Cars,

to ,Washington and New. York.Dining-Car. ".

- " :~*".z~- ' '": :

.6:45 A: M. Daily.-from MAIN-STREETSTATION,"- Florida and-Metroprtll-• tan Limited, for Washington nrdbeyond. Stops at <Fredericksburg

/ . and Alexandria. .Buffet Sleeping-;. Cars to New, Y6rk.r: .;\u25a0-.-•'. : ..-'\u25a0;.

7:00 A. M:Except Sunday.Vfrom ELFASTATION, accommodation for Ash-land and intermediate points. ;.,

8:00 A? M. Sunday onlyr from - liYRD-'STREET STATION, for;-Washing-;

' ' lon. and beyond. -Stops sat -Elba;Glen Allen. ; and local stations.Ashland to Cherry Hill inclusive.. Negley, Occoquan, and iilexandns.

';. Buuet'Parior Car. . \u25a0•'"-" -\. .8:40 A.M. Except Sunday, from BYRD-

STREET STATION, for..'.Vashinn-ton and beyond. Stops at Elba,

den Allen, and local-rtations, Ash-land to Alexandria, inclusive. Par-lor car.'v .. , ... ,~

12:O5 Noon. Except Sunday, from BYRD-S"REET STAiaON. fur Washing-ton, and. beyond.. Stops at Elba.Ashland. 'Doswcll. Milford, Fred-,ericksburg. arid BuffetParlor Car." -Connects with Con-

: ~ gressional \u25a0Limited;,*;OO P M. Except Sunday, from BYRD-STREET STATION.: accommoda-tion for Fredericksburg and inter-mediate points.

B:fC P. M. Daily, from MAIN-STREET;STATION, for Wasnington and be-

-. yond. Stops at Doswell. Frede-ricksb-Tg. Brooke. Wide water, and

'- Alexandria. Buffet Sleeping Car toNew York. ; '; \ '\u25a0'_'\u25a0

0:25 P M. Except Sunday, from ELBA-STATION. Accommodation for- -Ashland '-and "intermediate points.-

S-0.1 P. M. Daily; from BYRD-STREETSTATION, for Washington and be-yond. \u25a0"'\u25a0 Stops' at Elba. Ashland.Doswell, Milford, Fredericksburg.Brooke, -Widewate-, Quantico, andAlexandria. Stops at other sta-tions .Sunday. Sleeping Car Rich-mond to New York and Washing-ton to Philadelphia. ;

11:15 P. M. fcxeept Sunday, from ELBA"STATION. Aocommqdation forAshlaiid and intermediate points.

riiAINSARRIVE RICHMOND—SOUTH-WARD. -\u25a0

-:-," '

C-40 A. M. Except Sunday, at ELBA- *STATION Accommodation fromAshland and intermediate polnt3.

800 A M. Daily, at BYRD-STREETSTATION. Stops at Alexandria,Occoquan. Widewater. Brooke.Fredericksburg, Milford. Doswell.4shland. and Kli-a. Stops at otherstations Sunday. Buffet SleepingCar New York to Richmond. ..

8-25 A. M. Except Sunday, at BYRD-'STREET STATION. Accommoda-

:-

tion from Fredericksburg and in-termediate- points.- - '" - -' \u25a0

\u25a0

in.ni v M. Except Sunday, at BI'RD-STREET STATION. Stops at lo-cal stations, Washington to Ash-land inclusive. Glen Allen and Elba.Parlor car.

205 P. M. Daily, at MAIN-STREETSTATION. Stops at Alexandria,Lorton, Occoquan. Quantico. Fred-ericksburg Milford. Doswell, and. Ashland. Buffet Sleeping Car fromNew York.

e-OOP. M. E-J.cept Sunday, at FLBASTATION. Accommodation from'•" Ashland and Intermediate points.""

6-io P. M. Daily, at BYRD-STREET"STATION. Stops at Alexandria,Fredericksburg, Doswell, Ashland.and Elba. Sleeping cars from NewYork fc-nd Washington. Dining tar.

000 P. M. Daily, at BYRD-STREETSTATION. Stops at Alocandna andlocal stations, Quantico to Ashlandinclusive. Glen Allen and Elba. Buf-fet Parlor Car.

10-20 P. M. Daily, at MAIN-STREETSTATION. Florida and Metropoli-tan Limited. Stops at AlexandriaFredericksburg. and Dosweli. Biif-

.__ fet Sleeping Cars from NewYork.11:00 P. M. Except Sunday, at, ELBA

STATION. Accommodation fromAshland. .'"W. P. TAYLOR,Traffic Manager.

: W. D. DUKE. General Manager...-;\u25a0; E. T. D. JIYERS. President.

The snntinl reunion and Christmas eel-I cbraiion. of the Westmoreland; Club, thfe

slfiest zr.3 most famous organization Inthe city, was had last night fl.t the liand-aoac Quarters of the organization, at

Sixth arid Grace streets, and was oneor the m^st memorable in the long listof/such celebrations. It/was also the ior-inal opening cf the recently completed

addition to the clubhouse, and was inevery way a njost auspicious one.

The': Westmoreland numbers among itsmembership many men prominent in the(justness,; political,and socisl circles of thecity, and, inueed, of tho entire State.

, 'Xkere was a liberal representa.tio:s of

\ tho membership presc-nt last night; andI many guests from this city and from va-i nous portions of the State. When one

looked over the assemblage it eecrn-ed thai, it -.would be easier to say whotrere not there. tha.sl who were, for therenr.:st have been, five hundred din-ers, among whom were many of tnemen who have contributed to the growthand development of Richmond and Vir-SiiUa..

Among so many and. in such an infor-n-al graiherins it is dinicult to-sinplc; outthe prominent ?rentleme:i present. The. oc-casion was marked, by the presence ofGovernor Montacrue and two of lour sur-viving ox-Governors.; of. the- State— Hon.Charles" T. O'Ferrall "and General Fitz-bugh Lee. There '.were present", nlso Con-gressmen H. D. Flood and John Lamb,arid majiy othc-rg prominent- in publicUfeJia this State, not to attempt to men-tion tfc>many '. -well-kjiown

"Richmond

sentiemen there.The cafe and dining-room had been

combined into a great ba.nquet hall for theoccasion, and accommodated with someoeffrc-e of comfort the great gathering.The entire building- was -thrown open and-ivas brilliantlylighted and gracefully dec-orated with cut flowers, potted plants,and "waving-" palms. Behind a bank ofp.nims a string orchestra was stationed,KtiJ made, music during- the evening. Theassembly hall, adjoining the other rooms,\u25a0was -thrown open and the guests-overfl-owed into that.

AN OLD FASHIONED DINNER.The dinner was on tne order of an old

fashioned barbecue, roast shoat. lamb,sr.d other meats, salads and all that goes10 make up a sumptuous menu of a din-ner on a large scale being served in a.very informal manner. Allkinds of winesand drinks were served in the wine-room,ss Was c-pc-nogg. the great Christmasdrink of Virginians.

Everything was informal, dellghtfullybo, there being no set speeches nor toasts.A few responded to "persifiant calls' forspeeches; songs, and stories, and manyraconteurs regalea appreciative groupsof listeners with well-told stories. Themale members of the Bijou MusicalComedy Company were present by spe-cial invitation of the club management.Manager Jake Weils refusing to acceptany- proffered .'compensation,; as did the

% entertainers in this clever bevy of en-tertainers an<l good fellows. They contri- :buted no small part to tli© entertainmentof the guests and hosts, and -werefavorites.

" • ..." "

POLK MILLER THERE.Polk Miller was present and delighted

the assemblage with his clever storiesand stage songs, and Captain FrankCunningham contributed notably to theentertainment, singing several solos'. Rev.Dr. Edward N. Calisch was present andresponded to calls with a 'happy talk, in\u25a0K-hich he told an anecdote with an ap-plication and told it very effectively;

Many others sang songs and there werochoruses, informally,.'started and joinedin by the company. A spirit of delight-ful» bonhomie characterized the occasion.in<2 the hours were delightfully spent.The era In the history of the old and,'emous club was aonropriatc-ly comm^no-fateg.

* " ------Rleliijiomler* in Gotham.

NEW YORK. December 24.—(Special. )—iFollowing are the Richmohders register- :ed to-day in Nc-w York: i

Waldorf, V. G. Davis and wife, D. Ax-teU. .ilarlborough. G. TT. Painter.

LATEST FROM THE WIRES.Charleston. S. C.—Lawrence Williams. "vas shot and instantly killed by his bro-

ther. Itichard "Williams. Both are color-ed.

Chattanooga. Tonn.— Announcement wasmade that the wages of engineers.'fire-men, conductors;': trainmen, and stationemployees ox" the "Alabama Great South-ern have been increased from- 5 to 10 percent., effective December 1.

London,—William Waidorf Astor haspiven J150.000 to build;a new .out-patient

\u25a0 4epartnient for the Hospital for SickChildren, in Great Ormond street. Itwilibe dedicated to tiie memory or "his daugh-ter-Gwendoline, who died recently.

Berlin.—The German cruiser Sperber ishurrying pr.'-pa rations" to sail from Kielfor .Venezuela about New-Year's Day. ;

Parlt?.— The police, of the city haveseized the papers of Jean de la Mar,manager of the Klondike Mining Com-pany. He is suFpvcted of irregular pro-reedingp. The company is. a Paris, con-cern, and all the parties interested arcFrenchmen. Three arrests have beccnmade.

Jackson. Miss.—Governor L- ong inofestied a proclamation offering $50 reward'.or the' arrest and conviction of any per-lon who forces a. necrro to lr-nw ftliherSof:he counties of Lincoln, Amite. Franklin.

The Eißht-Honr Day.

(New York Times.)

The insistence of organized labor uponthe eight-hour day could be made a prac-tical Ipsup, with very little opposition, ifthose who vv-oiit it would demonstrate thatit is economically possible in the present

condition of industrial and commercialcompetition. On this subject the Iron Age

offers a very good suggestion by proposingthat labor shall prove its contention thatthe eight-hour day would not place em-ployers granting it at a hopless disad-vantage by selecting -works sufficiently,representative to make the test a. fairone. and saying to the proprietors in ef-fect:"We want the oight-hour day. Wedo not. hovrcver, want to ruin you. ami

we perfectly understand that if we do sonot "only willjtve lose our jobs, but weshall have established an unanswerableargument against the eight-hour system.Consequently, we make you this proposi-

tion: Taking present average output asthe standard of what is satisfactory andprofitable to you. and present cost perunit of product as low enough to_enableyou to meet existing competition, wepromise, if the eight-liour day is given .1

throe months' trial, to demonstrate thatyour production will not diminish per"unit of labor nor the labor cost increaseper unit of production. Ifwe establishour contention, you agree to continue theeight-hour day permanently; ifwe do not.we agree to "conform in hours of labor

to what is customary in our trade. We

will look after your interests, at least tothe extent of protecting your interestsagainst injury from any cause for whichlabor ie responsible." -

MERCHANTS' AND MINERS'!TRANSPORTATIOH CO/S

DIKECT ROUTE TO BOSTON, MASS.,.AND PROVIDENCE, A. I.

Steamers leave Norfolk for BostonTUESDAY WEDNESDAY. FRIDAYand' SUNDAY-a*. <> P. M.; for ProvidenceMOJNUAY. THURSDAY,- and SATUR-DAY at O P. M.

Accommodations and cuisine unsur-passed.

Passengers and freight taken for allNew England points. •

Tickvts on sale at Chesapeake and Ohioand Norfolk nnd Western r.-...way officesand 819 east Main street.

R. H. WRIGHT, Agent.ap 30 NoTfOik. Va..

Schedule in Effect NovVsO, 1002.,LEAVE RICHMOND (DAILY),BYKD-

STREET STATION.900 A. M.. NORFOLK LIMITED. Ar-

rives Norfolk 11:20 A. M.Stops onlyat Petersburg. Waverly. and Suf-' -folk. Stops at Wakefleld only to

"let off passengers holding ticketsfrom Richmond and Petersburg.

0:00 A. M.. THE CHICAGO EXPRESS,for Lynciiburg. ±toanokV\ cmum-bus, Cincinnati, and Chicago.Buffet parlor car Petersburgto Roanoke. Pullman sleeper Koa-noks to Columbus and Bluetield to

-Cincinnati: also, for Bristol, Knox-ville. and Chattanooga. Pullman. \u25a0• steeper KoanoKe to- Knoxville.

12:2O P." ;M.. ROANOKK -EXPRKSS. forFarmville. Lynchburg, Roanoke.and intermediate stations.

I:OOP. M., OCEAN SHORE LIMITEDArrives Norfolk 5:20 P. M. Stops'only at

'Petersburg. Waverly. andSuffolk. Connects at Norfolk witheteainers to Boston, Providence,

New York. Baltimore, and Wash-

6:56 P. M., for Suffolk, Norfolk,and ln-• terni r-rilaie stations. airives at

Norfolk at. 10:40 r-. .M.0:35 P. M., for Lynchburg and Roa-

noke. Connects at Lynchburg with- 'Washington and Chattanooga Lim-

'\u25a0;-

ited. Pullman sleepers Lynchbursto Memphis and New Orleans.Cafe, parlor,' and observation carsRadford to Attala, Ala. Pullmanslefper between Richmond andLyn^hbt'rg. Berths ready for oc-cupancy at 8:9) P. M. A.lso. Pull-man sleeper Petersburg and Roa-noke.

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TRAINS ARRIVE RICHMOND FROMLvnchbure and the West daily at7:85 A. M.. 1!:OI> P. M.. and H-.r.ii"p. M-: from Norfolk and the Eastat JI:1OA. M., 11:42 A. M.. and«:5O P. M.

Office: &38 Main street.JOHN E. WAGNER.

City Passenger and Ticket Agent.C. H. BOS LEY.... District Passenger Agent.W. B. BBVILL,"

Gereral Passenger Agent.General Offlro: Roanoke. Va. re 2S

DAILYBETWEEN-

RICHMOND AND NORFOLK.The Kew Staamsrs \u25a0\u25a0'....,\u25a0

BSflSDOfi ASD BE^ELEYLeaVC-^'-^^'ind nlgntly at 7 o'clock for

Norfolk":&i-^

"*at Newport News.li,

both dlrectloi.-.. _rrlvln« at .^f°Ik.-£f. A M.. there tra.T3ferrlng to Naw lorKsteamer, daily..except Sunday. .

Passengers can leave daily, except Sun-.day by Chesapeake ana Ohio raliwny.-at

8-50 A*M. nnd 4 P. M.. or 9 A.M. and*P M by Norfolk and Western railway,,

both lines .connecting at Norfolk with di-rect steanfprs sailing same day. i

Freight for all northern, eastern, andforeign ports rpcelyed and forwardeddaily except Sunday, at company s wharf(foot- of -Ash street). Rockctts. £;":

Tickets on saJ« at company' 3office. No.ITeast Main street: Richmond TransferCompany. No. no east Main,street; Mur-phy's ITotel: Chesaneak* and Ohio, andRichmond and Petersburg depots, and, atcompany's wharf. Richmond. Bagca«»

checked through to all !«>>"'«• %Local fares between Richmond ,ana

Norfolk." Newport News. Old Point, andHampton, $2.50; to Baltimore and Wash-ington, S4.CO. . "

Round trio fare between Richmond andNorfolk 54.50. Time limit. 10 days. Abovefares inclue stateroom berth between Nor-folk and Richmond. Meals. Table d'hotdj50c Richmond to New .York; all water, Orrail and water. $?.00. Limit. 3days. Roundtrip. $14.W. Limit. SO days, includingmeals and stateroom berth. . >

JOHN F. MAYER. Agent. ;;1212 east Main street, Richmond. VaJ

J. J. BROWN. General Passenger AgtifcH. B. WALKER, Traffic Jlgr., N. T.

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BAY LINETO BALTIMORE

Via C. & O. Railway andOld Point

A Cliristlnn's Defence of SmokinGf.Chronicle.)

One of Melbourne's historic buildings.Bishop's Court, the official residence ofthe Anglican prelate, is about to be <la-molishea and to giv.-j place io a more up-to-date structure. In its garden is theoidest gum tree In Australia, declared bythe late eminent botanist. Sir Ferdinandyon Mueller, to date from the sixteenthcentury- Under this old tree was -the fa-vorite scat and open air

'study of Dr.Moorhouso, now Bishop of Manchester,during the ten years that he occupied theSec of Melbourne. A lady visitor havingonce supprested that -tobacco' was. of Sa-tanic oripin. Bishop Moorhouse replied:"Pnrdon m«?. madam. Ismoke, and 1ama better Christian for doing so. Do yo.r

road my letters in the.- papers?" The lady

answered that she did. with pleasure. "Doyou ever see anything discourteous or un-kind in them?" "Certainly not; Ioftenremark "now. well you keep your temper.'.""Well, madam, the first drafts-, of 'theseletters contained the most cutting thingsIcould think of. "Then "I-'would go an.lsit on the butt of that old gum tree, lightmy pipe, and- have a quiet smoke. Afterthat I'would •\u25a0 return to the house an-1strike out every Hue that might givepsin to others. So. you sec. smokingmakes mo a better Christian." U. S, MAILROUTE,

Leave Richmond via Chesapeake andOhio railway daily, except bunday, al4 p M-. connecting at r'Ul Point withthe supvrb steamers c? the OMHay Line:leaving at 7:13 P. M., arriving Baltlmor*0:30 A. M.. in time to make connectionwith all trains North. East. ar.J-WestSnort rail ride and all night on oi« 01tha finest steamers In southern :water*.::Returning, -arrive Richmond 10 'A- -M.1dally, exevpt Monday. \u25a0\u25a0

Kissed to Death Unintentionally.

On the arrival of the Australian sol-dters.at Melbourne from the seat of war.they were welcomed by a. crowd whoseenthusiasm the police were quite unableto.stem. The female portion was particu-larly demonstrative, the men being inmany instances -.literally torn from ther'ankS'to.be the decipients of a veritablehurricane of favors . from the fair lips.Many were completely overcome, and oneactually fainted under the labial salutesof 300 Victorian. damsels.

Though these victims escaped withoutactual hurt, says the Chicago Tribune,such immunity has not always been thecase. In the autumn of 1900 a doctor wascalled, in to see a young woman who wassaid to be suffering from sn attack ofpleurisy. On examining her, however, hediscovered that one of her, ribs was frac-tured— an injury- which. ,it subsequentlytranspired, she had. received at the hands,or rather at the arms, of her fiance, whohad too ardently embraced her on the oc-casion of their last parting. ,

Betty, the Infant Rosclus. when at thezenith of his juvenile fame,- was on one oc-casion waiKinif with some ladies whenanother bevy of female admirers boredown upon him. and, pulling him away

from his companions, commenced to lav-ish upon him endearments and kisses. Theothers promptly, rushed to their idol'srescue, who

'between the contending par-

ties—each determined to possess the boyactor— was thrown to the ground and somuch bruised and injured as to be una-ble to appear for a couple of- nights.

Insignificant, however, iwas this' mis-charice to the fate that befel M.de Langy.a courtier of the time of Louis XV.. whosesupreme conceit so irritated certain la-dies of the, court that they resolved toinflict upon him. a novel punishment.Feigning one day to be overcome by thebeauty -of his face and person., they fenupon him en masse, hugging and .kissing

the wretched dandy till he cried, "formercy. Deaf to his entreaties, the ladiescontinued their' merciless caresses untilthe object of their mock love—who. In-deed, was but. a

-sorry' weakling—in en-deavoring to .break away;. from theirclutches, broke a blood vessel and died afew days later. \u25a0

Amurath IV.. the Turkish Sultan, sus-pecting one of his ministers of havinguesigns upon vthe sanctity. of his harem,

ordered the culprit: to be kissed to deathby his female slaves. This sentence wasactually carried out. the miserable victimbeing securely fastened'to, the. ground andthen suffocated by the caresses and kissesof his female executioners, who werestimulated to unflagging exertion by theunrelenting rcus of the tyrant's eunuchs.

Musical "lions" seem in especial danger

of this '\u25a0 novel method of 'assault, andmany of our most famous pianists haverun the gauntlet, only to emerge crushedand exhausted from the ordeal.

CLOUDS IN GRAND CANON;

Japan's Xaval Growth.(Milwaukee Sentinel.)

--.

England has given n fillipto the navalprogress and policy of her Oriental ally.

It is understood that "recent representa-

tions from the British ministry will causethe present Japanese Parliament to decilmost liberally with the navy, and a joint

series of manoeuvres by the British andJapanese fleets off the west coast ofJapan has been arranged for the coming

summer. The condition or actual war winbe reproduced as closely as possible-, and

COMPANY. ggg?<%r_

PHILADELPHIA. RICHMOND. r ANX>NORFOLK STEAMSHIP LiXTZ.-:.-'\u25a0:\u25a0 v-:

Appointed sailing days every TUES-^DAY. FRIDAY, and BUNDAY at day-light.' -

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-\u25a0

Height received -dally' un.U 5 P. M.4 1For further Information applj* to. "r

\u25a0\u25a0.-;\u25a0: J. w/ M-CARkicK. •;

General Southern Agent: Omce.ißoclretts.General Agents. Philadolphia. V

effspring, as well as the vegetation, con-tinuing their sculpture, deepening gorgesnnd sharpening peaks. . Sometimes blend-ing all together, they weave a ceilingfrom, rim to rim, perhaps opening a win-dow here and there for sunshine to streamthrough, suddenly flighting some palace

or. temple and making it flare in therain as ifon fire.

Sometimes, as one sits gazing from ahigh, jutting promontory, the sky allclear, showing not the slightest wisp orpenciling, a bright band "of cumuli willappear suddenly, coming up the canon insingle file, as if tracing a well-knowntrail, passing- in review, each in turndarting its lances ana dropping- its show-er, making a row of little TverUcal riversin the air above the bigbrown one. Otherss«em to grow from mere points, and fly

high above the canon, yet following Itscourse for a long.time,- noiseless, as ifhunting, -then. suddenly darting lightning

at unseen marks, and hurry on. Or.they

loiter here Uncl there as if Idle, like" la-

borers out of work, waiting to be hired.

DEATHS.-

GOLDRACK.-Died. December 24th, athis residence, 201 east Marshall streetat 7:15 A.'M.. ABRAHAM GOLDBACK;

ns?e .59 years, funeral services will beheld at the Mortuary. Chapel. HebrewCemttpry. at 3:45 THIS (Thursday) AF-TERNOON. ;. .

*

DTCEfKINS.—Died, December 22nd. at nisregiddnce. HollyBank.rienr FederMsbtirg,.

Md., FRANCIS AUGUSTUS DEEKINS.in:the 77th year of his age.

CRUMP.—Died, at the residence of hisparents, in

'Hnnover; county; DecemßerM.'-'IOO2. PARKE WIT^KERSON CRUMP,infant son of Parke Wllkerson Crump andRowena^Merryman Crump, aged 7 monthsand 24 days. "

te»Ar VIRGiHU KAYIGATION ?oftRIVERt^

DAY LINE. :!=itj._ier FocahouUis 'cave.* %,wty iio.V-

'

DAI'. WEuNKSOAi'.: and FRUjArgatlSi;:A. .M; for -Norfolk. i\*rtsmoutn. "4Old^^Point. N«wport News. Claremont,%s*an4pSiames-rlver landtngs. 1- and

-connecUng aat^

Did' Point 'and "Norfolk for VVaahJnstonLSS*SBaltimore. "and the- North.- -• •

State-rooms -reserred for the nightmoderate =prices.

" -iElectric-cars direct to the whart Par*'^

only 11.50 and sjl;to Norfolk. -Muilclbrl^Grand Orchestrloa.

';\u25a0 Freight received for,above-named places^and :allapolnts -in Eastern Virginias and Hl*North Carolina. IRVINAVKlsiiJEß^^fe,;•\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0; \u25a0• \u25a0-:\u25a0•\u25a0:.- T;v;v::.-;General Masairer. ";- E. A..Carber. ?Jr.hS»cretary. r j»tlv'x

« ?S \u25a0

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9 : - ?)& for past favors and solicitude for future patron- »

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62 whose double store is a monument to the generos- +;

BE''

-B

r ky.of the Richmond 1public, extends to. his custom-,''

m\u2666'\u25a0\u25a0• . •

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? *ers warmest Christmas .greetings and best wishes ;;.; .;\u25a0;\u25a0\u2666\u25a0•

a \u25a0 • •-.--\u25a0\u25a0 T

m for a bright and prosperous. New Year. ?

Mists Thnt Rise Out o£ iixe GfreatGorpre. .

(Ivrovember Century.)Agooa storm cloud, full of lightning and

rain, on its way to its- work on a suriny

desert day, is a glorious object. Across

the canon, opposite the hotel, is a little-tributary of the Colorado called BrightAngel creek. A fountain cloud still bet-

ter deserves the:';namie\j'Angel of theDesert Wells"— clad in bright plumage,carrying-cool shade arid living water to

countless animals and plants ready to per-ish, noble, in. form arid gesture, seeming

able fof anything',v pou ring life-glying vwonder-working floods frorii Its alabasterfountains, as if some sky lake had brok-en. To every gulch'arid gorge on its fa-vorite ground is.given.a passionate tor-,rent, routing-, replying, to the; rejoicinglinhtriirig—stories,'- rtons inJ weight. .hurry-ing^ away as if frightened, showing some-thing,of the way Grand Caribn work is

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"• .'\u25a0• '\u0084 •. '.• .. '. '"' -

Most of the fertile "summer clouds of,the_

canon :ar« of this^s.orl. 'massive, swellingcumuli, crowing rapidly, '"dlsp.layirig de-Helou's tones of ptsrple and gray in;thehollows .of their s'unbeaten bosses. Show-ering "favored areas j.of.,the

'heated

'land-"

scape, and vanishing In an hour or two.3ome;.bus>' and thoughtfuKlobklng* jglide'

,with beautiful motion along; the^mlddle. of;

the canon} in flocks,; turning aside^ here:arid there.llinger Ing/ as Jif !;studying, >the.needs of

'particular Jsp6te, exploring? side;

"canbris." peering- Into follows. like^birds;seeking :nest ;places, ;or;hovering;aloft foh•

outspread Zwlngs-^ -Theyiscan^aH-S the jredij

tbe|fmt«i^sri«rMWn«|tJ^i^

InMemory of Mrs. Jolin R. "Bedford..>.; Since *she went home—

The evening shadows linger here.The winter days fillso much of the, year.

And 'even summer winds are chill and\u0084 ". drear. • .._-.-' : \u25a0.: .-" '-,

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Since she went home.

Since she went home—The robin's note has struck a. minor.strain, \u25a0'; -. .

;fhe old giad songs- breath out a. sad..• refrain—And laughter sobs with bitter, hidden

pain. : \u25a0 .\. '. Since she went home. -..".- ...

''/ Since she went home-7'

How'still the empty rooms her .presence-. -1blessed. 1

<. s~

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Untouched the pillow that her deaf headv! "'pressed, '

V' --^ * ...

Our' lonely hearts, have nowhere to rest.. .Since she. went home.

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Since she we>it:homa—Th«:J6ngv;- long days have crept ;away likeiV'^l:years.'^-

~%£\u25a0 ••'\u0084 >i~-'-£.:\

"- '\u25a0\u25a0£; \u25a0\u25a0• > • :-'t'-:'t

'-:'Thei "sunlight ;has ,b**nr' d!mnle<i t*rlt^:

doiibtand fears,' . v.And.the;lbng:n!ghtsjha ;ve rained

«ii« W«it b™; .... ,

M^RAILWAYSchedule In Effect, Dec, 14, 1002.

Tro in* Leave anil Arrive 14th-Stsreet\u2666 Station.

'TRAINS LEAVI3 RICIIMOXD,VA.

7:0O A. M. No. 7. daily for Danville.Charlotte, and all Jocal stationssouth, connecting at uanvillfi furstations to Lynchburg. also- wltn.D. and W. railway for Martins-

• vllle and stations on that line. AtGreensboro" for all stations eastand v/est thereof. ,

' ..12:50 p. M.. No. 13, limited train diiily,-

for .TacKsonvillQ and all Floridapoints; Havana. Nassau. -etc. Con-nects at Moseley with

-Farmville

and Powhatan railroad; atGreensboro* for Durham. Raleigh,and Winstc-n-Salem; .it Danvillewith No. 35. Unite- Stnte3 fastmail, solid train. . daily, for NewOrleans and points South.' which,

carries Sleepers to New Orleans.Columbia. St.-'annah. and Jackson-ville. Dra wing-Room Buffet SleeperRichmond to Atlanta and Birming-

ham. Througrb coach for ChareCity. Oxford, anu Durha.M. Throughtrain, with Sleeper. Salisbury toMemphis. fining-Car service. "...

H1:05P."

:-M.. No. 11. Southern Express.daily. for/Atlanta. Augusta. Jack-sonville, and points South.. Sleeperfor. Danville. Greensboro. Salis-bury,. an(3 Charlotte, open at Rich-mond 9:30 P. M. Connection withNew York and Florida Express andSouthwestern Limited, which car-ries throve to Augusta,

SavaVir- h. J^c'-s"onville. Tampa.Nashville, Memphis. Atlanta. NewOrleans, etc. Complete Dining-Carservice. ~- Also. -Pullman Tourist. - Sleeper Mondays Wednesdays, andFridays Washington to San Fran-cisco, without change, with connec-tions, for all points in'.**xas, Mcxi-- ~ - co, and California.6:00 p. jr.. No. m.r local dally, exceptSunday, for Keysville and fnterme-

\u25a0_ diatc points.

'TIIAIXSARniVJ?.-X> RICnMOSD.

B:«5'A. JIV'- .' : .' \u25a0

\u25a0 ". ';.«:25 P.M.). From At'.anta, Aujriota.

\u0084 Jacksonville. Asheyille. and all-points South.

8:40 a. M.. from Keysvllle, and local\u25a0 \u25a0---:\u25a0' stations. •\u25a0 : <; \u25a0..-; \u25a0\u25a0 --.:..•'•.,..-:. \u25a0:_'."\u25a0 \u25a0\u25a0-.-3:25 P.. -M..- from --Darham. -Charlotte;

Danville, and fnt«rin'"li.ite stations.LOCAL FREIGHT... '.. •-..

Nos. 61 and 62. between Manchester and\u25a0: Neapolis. • ,

YORK-HIVEB LINE, Vltm^THE FAVORITEROUTE NORTH.

LEAVE RICHMOND.4:30 P. M., No. 16, Baltimore Limited,

daily, except > Sundays,--

for.WestPoint. ,Connecting .at West Pointwith steamers for Baltimore .fntiYqrk-river. landings ;Mondays,Wednesdays, and Fridays. ,:

2:15 P. M.. No. 10—Local "express "forWest- Point 'and intermediate sta-tions, Mondays, Wednesdays, andFridays.- Connects with, stage: at• Lester Manor for Walkerton and

••". Tappahannock.'- :•\u25a0-

-.-".;.5:00 A. M., No; 74. locak mixed. Laivrs

daily, except Sunday."for .West;-'*;' Point and intermediate ;stations.connecting with, stage at ; Lester

-. Manor for' Wfllkerton andhannock. / .

TRAINS ARKIVE RICHMOND.

0:15 A.fM., No. 15. 'dally, from "West'Point, with:connection from Balti-more; Sundays.. \u25a0Wednesdays, and

: \u25a0\u25a0 Fridays. -\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0

: . ,:\u25a0'...-..".,- ;\u25a0 .'\u25a0•-;-'

10:45 A.,Mi. No. 9—From .West Point. and. '"local stations, Wednesdays-- and,: :'.\-Fridays.- -'"\ ;. :-•'.;•'.-''\u25a0 r- ' . ,\u25a0 : ",^V4:50 P. M.,,daily,rexcept" Sundays, f»*oin,\u0084 -.West /Point and:';^lntermedlate :.ota-'

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. Steamers sail fromlWest Point 5:50. P.;Mi,. 'Mondays* :i.Wednesdays, :varid;.. Frl-,days;and \u25a0 will':call' at*"AUmonds,.Clay-'batik,- and Gloucester Point, v^-' 1 -\u25a0.-*\u25a0;. \u25a0\u25a0-r^'l: r> >:-;\u25a0 -:c. i^v.^westbury;- -_ ;:y- ' 5. . 'District!Paspenger/Agent; u.i ."

\u25a0 M^O^astMain Jstieet^Rlchmondwy^frS..H. IIARDWICK;«. ;.

-. aeheri r-5r-5Passenger^' Afceidt';f

S?IP•

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SEABOARDAirLine Hailw/st.

Short line to principal cities of the Southand Southwest. Florida, Cuba, Texas, Cal-ifornia and Mexico, reaching the capitalsof six States.SCHEDULE IN EFFECT NOV. 23, 1902.TRAINS .LEAV'B RICHMOND—MAIN-

STREET STATION—DAILY. • .«\u25a0No. 27. No. 31-

2:i5P M. 10:37 P. M.—Lv.Richmond.2:53 P. M. 11:20 P. M.—Lv.Petersburg.6:58 P. M. 4:15 A;M.—Lv.Raleigh.9:35 P. M. 7:15 A. M.—Ar.Hamlet.9:45 P.M. 7:35 A."M.—Lv.Hamlet.7:33 A. M. 4:00 P. M.—Ar. Atlanta.

,1:15 A.M. 11:20 A. M.-Ar.Coiumoia(Eastern Time).;

12:20 A. M. 10:25 A. M.—Lv.Columbia ;-{Central Time).

4:55 A. M. 2:35 P. M.—Ar. Savannah.-9:15 A. M. 7:WJ P. M.—Ar. Jacksonville. :11:^5 A. M. -Ar. St. Augustine. |

G:0O P. M. 6:45 A.M.—Ar. Tampa. j10:32 P. M.- 13:33 A. M.—Ar. Charlotte. j12:51 A.M. 10:30 A.M.—Lv.-Chester.

3:25 A. M. 12:37 P. M.—Lv.Greenwood. !5:5S A.M. 2:52 P. M.—Lv. Athens. • |7:35 A.M. 4:00 P. M.—Ar.Atanta. j

5:40 P. M.—Ai.Augusta! j11:35 A. M. 7.20 P. M.—Ar. Macon. I6:«> P. M. 9:20 P. M.-Ar.Montgomery.

• 2:55 A. M.—Ar.Mobile.-'\u25a0--'\u25a0 7:^5 A..At.—a r.New Orleans8:55 P. M. 1:30 A. M.—Ar. Nashville.SfflA,M. \u25a0 8:20 A. M.—Ar. Memphis.. Train N0..35 leaves Richmond 9:10 A.M.dally for Petersburg. Norllna. N. C.^andall \u25a0intermediate" points.

-Connection at

Norllna with train arriving Henderson2:02 P. M. and Raleigh 3:40 P. Mrdaily,and Durham 4 P. M.daily.except. Sunday.

Connections at Jacksonville for all Flo-rida Eaat Coast points. \ At Tampa forHavana and all points in Cuba. At At-lanta for Montgomery. New Orleans, andall points in Texas. Mexico nnd Califor-nia; .also, for Chattanooga, Nashville,and allpoints west.

TRAINS ARRIVE AT RICHMOND-DAILY. .

6:35 A.M..No. 34 (From all points South4:55 P. M;.No. 6>» |:. and Southwest.5:45 P. M.. No. So, from Noriina. N. C.

'• Petersburg and local points.. SLEEPING-CAR SERVICE, fNos. 31 and 34—Seaboard Express. Toll-

man ,~Drawing-Room. -Sleeping-Cars ue-tween New York and

'Tampa.. Vestibuled

Coaches between New York and Rich-mond,: and Richmond fand" Jacksonville.Pullman Sleeping-Cars (daily) betweenJacksonville and Tampa. Also, through"Drawing-Room ; Sleeping-Cars :betweenNew' ton: and Atlanta and* Cale Carsbetween Hamlet and Atlanta and '-'Hamle:*arid Savannah. Tri-Weekly Sleeper betweenWashington and Pinehurst. leavingWashington Tuesdays. Thursdays, andSaturdays: returning. leave; PinehurstMondays, .Wednesdays, and Fridays.

Nos. 27 and 6&~Sea board v Mail.'

Pull-Iman rDra wing-Room Buffet Sleeping-Carsbetween New<Tork and Jacksonville.* con-necting at 'Hamlet -with7 Sleepingr-Cafs '\u25a0: to

:

i&nd"\u25a0.' from'- Atlanta. -./In-"connection '-^withwhich \u25a0' through Pullman tickets ;are sold.-;Fincßt"r 'Day Coaehts. v'.«Buffetv::.Par.*ur-'Car :.\u25a0' '-~ Service between -;: ;Washlnrtoh.Southern Pines, .and =; Hamlet, /"leav-iIng:t .Washington ?.;.-Mondays.

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:days,": and \Fridays;returning." leave Hara-Uet'-Tueadayß.'iThuradays.iandiSaturday^CafoCar»[on^ali>tbrough;trainß. •>•-•-

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RICHMOND AND PETERSBURG^ELECTRIC RAILWAY.

CAHS'^LEAVS "CORKER >PBRRvNjua*i§". ;-'\u25a0< SEVENTH^STREETS.r2^IAN»^Sp|' . ,: CHSBTEH. ,

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\u25a0 SJ •;Minutes- :'AfterJEveejculloiM.: troxaitJill%£&"-' A. St. :to 10:30 P. M. J^,

Xrhasi 1902. New Year,- Compliments of .;_.-•-

• :the season.1; *

MofhcitnefsEconomy Store.

The Season 's Greetings.

Walter D.Moses &Co.extend to their patrons their most

\u25a0 cordial thanks for a year of unexcelir'

ed prosperity, and their best wisiiesfor the

NEW YEAR. .<v.