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VOLXVH NO 43 KICHMOND, VIBGINIA, SATTJKPAY, OCTOBER 13,1900 DIED A MARTYR FOR RACE RIGHTS 1. C. 0. Beojamio Editor of tbe Leiiogton, Standard, Shot to Death. By Registration Challenger After at the Booth: "You know that is not the DEATH OF R.

a O. BBNJAJalN. Daily R. O. O.

Beejaaain, editor of tke Lex ing Standard. a eolered Republioan newaaeaer, and a lawyer and ooeaaion al preaeher, liea dead at hia home on W. Main ahot in the baek, and Michael Moyoahan, an em loye of the preaent city tbe official challengar of tbe Demooratie Uommit tee in notorioua preeinet 32. and now under icdietmeat in the United Stataa Court for an aaaault on Riehard Ourd, a eolored man in ihe aame preeinet in the regiatration of lt-99, ia a priaoner io ihe count? jail oharged with murder. The tragedy, a depreaaing and la mentabie one in ihe extreme, ia the re? ault of the uaual diagraoaful brawla whieh have mad-e-the eity odioua for Jeara on regiatration and eleetion aya.

The affair ia ahrouded ia more or leaa myatery. ae iboae who wera ai the eoene of the traajedy either ref uae to talk or profeee igooranoe. Tne af? fair took plaee at Preeinet 82, oid "Bioody at ihe Spnag and -Water 7:80 laat nif-bt. The Leader called within tij aoiu uteavaiter ihe oocurred. hut few who were preaent when the ahooting oceitrrcd were preaent, and of thoae not one woald give out a etoryr ot the tragedy, either refuiing to talk crdeclaring ignorance.

The facta aa gathered by tha Leader at that time are hrief theae: Benjamin called early in the after noon and regiatered. Later be eama baek with several Negroea whom be ashed to have regiattred. The aleo tion offlcera aaked a cf quea tiona of ihe and Benjamin thinking they were aakiag unneoeeaa ry t-jnestiona ealeulated to deley tbe worJt, proteated. To thia Moyoahan, Demoeratio ehalleng-er, reaponded. A qoarael enaued in whieh Moynahan atxuek Benjamin in the faee.

John Doyloand othera took Moynahan away! ana Benjamin left. Borne aaid be made threata againat Moynahan, but on thia point ihe atoriea eouflict. About .7 o'olock BeDjamin returned. Ie waa quite dark and there were quite a num ber of nen gathered about the booth. A feav abort aharp worda were heard bnt at -body aeeme to have heard what the or who apoke them, and im meuiately four ox flve ahota were tlred in rapid auoeeaiion.

Renjamin waa aeen to Uae toward Speyer'a Junk houae while theae ahota were being flred, and fell Juat in the roar of that building. Ue plunged forward on hia faee, turned over and ezpired almoat inatantly. Policeman Luke Doyle aud IStwton Harkina rushed to the booth and met Moynahan. Moynahan, ao cording to Doyle exclaimed, "1 aur? render," they toik hia rtvolver in charge. Moynahan waa locked up in the county jail and at that time refua ed to aay anything except, "1 ahot in aelf-dtfenae." gKOT IN THB BACX.

Beojamin'i body waa removed to William'a undertaking eatabliahment on Vine and later to that of Porter A Jaekaon. An examination of the dead man diaoloaed two piatol abot woanda. one eatering the muecle of the right arm, between the elbow and ehoulder. aad one entering below ihe left blade The bullet paaa? ed diagonally through tb? body piera ing the heart, ana in the breaat. It waa afterwar 1 eut out by the undertaker.

At the undertaker'a eatabliahment an effort waa made to flnd the ball tbat atruek the arm, bat it eoald not be loeated, and ia aappoaad to have ranged upward alorg the bone of the arm and gone into the ehoulder. KTMTBODY WAB HVU. Btariea at ihe booth where the tron ble oeenred were eonflieting end gre. One to Ihe fleet thee eleven ahota were flred end that oatsidera took hand; one thet Berjamin flred npen Moynahan flrat, end atill othera to the efleet thet Beejamin ealled Mo? nahan en name and that then Moynahaa flred. Leader aaked Thot.

MeNamara. who wm elerk at the booth for the perUeaUr-i and he replied, "I waa in side the booth when the ahooting oe earred- I know but little about it and do eare to talk at thia time. Aak Mr. Bea.ty about it, he waa aitting near the ilr. Beatty refuaed to talk abeolute ly aa that tiaae, eayiBg: 1 wi 1 tall all I know at the proper time." DOTLl'l ITi-TEMBNT.

John Doyla aaid "I wet near the booth aoout o'eloek wben eame np to reglater aome Negroea. Somehow heand Moynahan got into a diapate and Moynahan atraok Benja rain io the faee. Wa arrested Moyna? han and Benjamin left. 7:1 o'eloek Benjamio ealled again. I heard aome loud talking and then tha ahota.

Wben the flrst ahot waa flred I tried to get oat of the room but floding that I could not. I put my foot againat tbe door. Aa to what took plaoe know nothing. Mike Hafey aaid he waa insMe the booth at the time and knew nothing Ul. CAKPEBTKR'a BTOBT.

Mr. Ben Oarter, of Fayette Na? tional Bank waa oo the eorner where the bjoth ia loeated He aaid: wit neaaed the sbooting. The firat ahot paaaed me ia the direetion of Water Bt. I aaw a man before me asd ree ogniaad him aa Mike Moynahan. Juat after he paaaed me he flred a -ahot.

whieh waa the aeeood 1 heard. In ihe front of him a man waa running. It waa after dark and I eould not tell who flred aeveral ahota while the man waa running. I heard only four ahota. At thia point a police? man ran to Moynahan and ahouted, do that." The pol.oeman tolu me thia man waa Mike Moynahan." IKTSK.

IKWCD. The Leader called on Luke Boyle Newton Uarkiaa. the policemen who arreated Moynahan, and aaked fer a atatement. Mr. Doyle aaid: "We were standing about 75 or-90 feet from the booth.

It waa dark. We heard several think four. We Up We took him to the station houae. Tne only thing heard him aay waa, Here, gentlemen, I aurrender ss he turned over hia piatol." "Where is this piatol "It ia in the station house, I The reporter then started to the eta Uon houae to see the piatol. Mr.

Har kina alao started toward the station house. The reporter reached the ats tion hrst and aaked to see both weap one. The Benjamin piatol wss shawn him bj Oapt. Keagan. Wfcile the Lead? er man waa examining the piatol Mr.

Uarkins arrived. The Benjamin weap oDiiiHopkiniA Allen nve shooter, 0ne chamber wss empty. The Lesder aaked ths privilrge of ing the to ezsmine ita ehambers more elosely. Capt. Reac sn refused to allow it to be broken, saying that it waa evidenee snd should oot te tampered with until turned ov? er to the court- The empty chamber seemed to have no ahell in it, but ss the piatol could not be broken thia defloitely determined.

The chamber wss oorroded and hsd the appearance of not hsving been flr? ed for eome time. It wss hsnded to a bystsnder snd he remarked. "Thia gun doea oot aeem to hsve been flred for some time." Tke reporter than asked to see the Moynahan piatoL Oapt. Reagsn re? plied thst it wai aot at the atation houae. "Ia it not the eastom te take eharge of weapons here when priaonera sre turned over to you, nnder theae oir cumstanees." "It is." "Who has thii weapon Doyle has it.

There waa eonaiderable confusioa when the pria? oner arrived and he probably overlook ed turaing over the weapon. I will send for it." Mr. Harkini waa aent after the weapon and Mr. Doyle returned later I ud Weeaon, 88 ealibre. All ehsmbers were empty and flve of them contained empty ahella.

Theae were taken oal by Oapt. Bea gan aod later re plaeed. the Leader ealled oa Captain Reagao and again aaked to tee the Ben Jamia weapon, but theCart.in refnaed aay ing it waa hia opinion that he ahould turn it to the eourt Juat aa it waa. raa TWO WBAfCNB. Thefaot' briefly aa to the weapon, therefore, are theae: Both are 88 Benjamin'i haa oce ebamber whioh aeexia to have been unloaded, empty, and flve oham bera loaded with oartridgee that have aevertbeen flred Moynahan'a haa five empty and one ehamber entirely empty eontaining neither ahoil nor oar tridga.

The eondition of he two weap? on a makea itappear poeaible that for Moinahan io hava flredtfive ahota and impoaaible Benjamin to bave flred a aingle ahot. piatol waa not drawn. bat waa found by tha offl? cera in hia pocketa a hen they examin ed tha'body. Benjamia'a weapon waa left at tne atation houae immediately after the tragedy; Moynahan'a waa not Capt. Reagen explaina that thia later fact la due probably to an over aight reaulting from exeitemend at tendiag tiagedy.

thb DBxn aaa. R.O.O. Benjamin wae born in the on the Ialaand of Kitta Mareh Clat 1856. He waa educated partly at Oxford, Englind and travel ed ooneiderably in thia eoantry ana in Europe. He eame to New York in hia 27th year and engaged ita newapaper work.

He waa admitted to the bar in Meaapkia ln 1880 Heeame to tbia city io tbe ftall of 1898, an-fl waa admit? ted to the Fayette oounty har. Later he aaais-aned oontrol ef The Standard a loeal colored weekly pap-r, whieh he waa eoadueting at the 'tima of hia death. waa "Tallow Diak" Oomb'a attorney at Georgetown and had prac tioed the loeal oourta more or lcaa exteoaiv -dy. He waa aa in-aieive, fear? leaa, progreaaive writer ot eonaiderable acope and unuaual iodepeoalacce. He leavea a wife and two ehildren MOYNAHAM J8.

Mike Moynahan ia 81 year. of age, and ia a of John Moynahan. ed. Hehaa been a r-eident Iriah town for yeara and ie at preaent fore? man of tbe at tbe city farm At preaent he ia under indietment before the Saderal Courta in Louwville on the charge of interfering with the rederal eleetion laat November at whieh time he walked up behind Rieh? ard Curd in Preciuot 32 and t-rruek him aterrilla cutting hia head qpen. was rr saSLF-nxraKsa At the jail iaat night Moynahan ahot Benjamin in aelf def enae Oth- re made the aame elaim but no one haa been found ao far aho will aay he aaw the dead man flre hia Mr.

B. P. Carpenfw aaya he waa cloae enough to Moynahan to touch him while the flrmg waa in auTSUr" tha- he but did not him that he waa eloae enough to have aeen Benjamin flre if Benjamin had fired, aod that he aaw no ahot fired Benjamin Eit aaw Benjam.n running while Moyna that Moynahan flr 'oar thete. The polieemen say they heard but did not aee tha flring aVd no Ben? jamin flre. Benjamin'.

piatol hai one night thia ehamber did not eentain an empty to be ooiroded fiJi Mhad flred 'or Pittol i. a aii er and had flve empty ahella in it when laat night. One ehamber had no ahell in it at all. MoynThVn flred flve iSTcS only four, making ii'prob able, therefore, that Moynahan'i pi.tol empty ehamber in it ex thell. 5 of ihots flred exoept Mr.

Oerpenter. Beat Ameriean Granalated Sugar aad Broad. 17lh end aaWK MRS. BROOKS 18 GONE. Dr.

W. H. Brooks Attends The Funer? Oeremoniea. Mra. Luey Brooks departed thia Sundsyejt.

7ih, at 11:15 a. m. at 74l 9th in the 83rd year of har age She wss born Sept 18th. 1818 and had been member of the shnrch for 62 yecrs. Her huaband died 19 yeara ago.

Her funeral took plaee Tueaday 8 m. and st ner previoua requett wm held at the residenee Rev. Jaa. H. Holmea, D.

D. and Bev. W. F. Graham.

D. D. offleisted. lt waa an impreasive seeoe. The following were the oall-beareni: Messrs John R.

Johnson, Wm. B. Lyons Edward Robinson, R. Oarter, Wm. Gustafo snd Wm.

Kemp. Sbe leavea three sons, Prinee Albert, David Borr, Walter Herderaoo, aod and daughter, Luey Gertrude to mourn their-loaa. Bev. Dr. W.

H. Brooks reaabed the eity last Monday morning and during hia stay received the letter o( sympathy from his ehureh: Kioeteenth St. Baptist Chureh, Wabhihoton, D. oot. 8, Rev.

Walter Brooks. Riehmond, Dear Pastor: In behalf of the Deaeoos and Truatees of 'he 19.h St. Baptist Ohurch Iaaeeud to you our healtfelt sympa? thy, and ahare with you yeur aorrow fox the death of your dear mother. lo-her death yeu have loat the aroaat aud heat of earthly friends, one whose career has been ao honorable, whose gentleneaa of apirit aod Cbriatiaa traiu have won love and sdmiratioa, and shed a beoifioent light upon every oue with -whom ahe eame in ooataet. Isto bow many hearts she dsflused some share of her own Ohriatian na? ture ean never be told; but eaeh aad all will tranamit ita impulae to num bers more, snd so, for generations yet to oome her migtaty spirit ahall walk the earth snd bl.se it.

Bhe leaves behtod her a memory. sre Inadequste to the etcprae aion of a full aenae of the aymnathy we feel fer you. snd we eommend you to Him who is the souree of all eooaola tion Wbo ean heal all our sorrowa Yours in IflAiAH Brown, Ohureh Kev. Brooks returned to Washington Tuesday night. Funeral Direetor, A.

D. Priee hsd eharge of rhe remaina, which waa in? terred in aliohanio'a Cemetery. the residenee of Mr. and Mrs. W.

H. Holt. 148 Pierrepont Brooklyn, Wedneaday ias, Ootober 10th. 1000, Mra. Lost.e McAlpine Johnson to William M.

Reid Ac home, 835 Glaagow Ports? mouth. Va. after Monday Oetober the Uth. ENDOWMENT PAID. NoaroLK, Oet.

8, This is to oertity that 1 nave reeeiv? ed from John Miteheil. Jr. Grand Ohan eellor of the Graud Lodjte of Va. Oue; HumLred and Kifey Dollara, in payment of death claim oi Sir Pieroe, who was a member of Empire Lodge 87. Knighta of Pythias, K.

A. A A. 8igned: Lucv Putaca. Witoesses Johu L. Wnkine, J.

W. Randolph, D. D. G. C.

RICHMOND UNIGN. On aeeount of the disagreeable weather Monday there was no extend? ed meeting. ihe following serviees for Sunday Oot. 14th were reported: Third St A. M.

E. Church Oct. 14th, 1800. Preaching by th- pas? tor, Rev. W.

R. Guilins, 11 s. m. theme "The Slavery of Sin 7J0p, m. theme "The River of Life." Sc Philip's Epis oopal, Rev.

G. Alex McGuire, reotor, 11 a. m. "Religious Pestimism Re buk. or the world not as bad aa it seems to be;" 8 p.

Hallowed be Thy Name," being the seeond iu the aenea on the Lord'a Prayer. Good Shepherd lEpisoopal, snd M. 4:80 Preaching by Rev. Mc? Guire, "Whst Think ye of Christ." Bev. W.

F. Graham D. Pres. W. R.

Guilins, Reporter. SPECIAL SERMON BY REV. A. S. THOMA3.

Rev. A. 8. Thomss, pastor of Bharon Baptist Ohurch will preaeh to-morrow at3 p. m.

trom the following subject: union of Baptist snd Pe do Baptiat, snd tWhst doea it meso The following points will be discuss ed: First, It ia unbsptistic; Second. Pedobeptists who deaire sneh a union are aelflsh in their motivea; Third. The Miniaterial Baptist eonferenoe of Rieh? mond, ef whieh all the Baptiat preaoh? ers are members, has deeided against suoh a union; Fourth, The reaaon why the eonferenoe ao deeided. 1-Mra. Marietta Lester haa return? ed from Chieago where ahe spent a month viaiting relstivsi nnd frienda of her girlbood- She had a delightfol aad ii aoeh improved bf har REV.

IMVITED TO 8ERVE THEM. Rav. W. Moaa, B. pastor of the Loyal St.

Baptiat Chureh. Danville, Va. has been invited to eonduot the revival meeting st the 8 St. Baptiat Ohurch, Lycobborg, Va. The meeting will lsst ten daya Rev.

Moss will offloiste eight of The divine paid hia subseription to the Plamst, and it will eootinue to re volve in Danville. R-v Moee was the recipieot of many eoogratulationa upon the two sble aer moaa delivered st the Ebeneser Bap tist Ohureh. Large erowJa hastened to hesr him. Dr. B.

Hawthorne (white) spoke in the afternoon. wife wanted. Mr. eolored, a proaperous pro feaeional man, wisbes to open eorrea pondenee with aome young lady with a view to marriage. Mr.

has flne praetiee aod desires to wed lady of aome means who is sbls snd willlng to aid him flnaneially In his business, and he wili thus insure an independent liv? ing for himself and wife. The sdvertiser is thirty, but ladiea of any reaaonsble age may apply, and from any seetion of the oountry. Mr. is not of Riohmond. but ail oommunicstiona muat be addreaaed to Mr.

in eare of Riehmond Plavbt. Riehmond, and will be forwarded direotly to him without being opened. Correspondeoee will he conduated on strictly secret basis snd the names or no parties spplying will be made pub 986 Jsmes Hate her of Manoheater, departed this lire Friday morning, Oot. 6th, 1900. His funeral took piaee from the Firat Bap? tiat Ohureh Sunday st 11 o'eloek a.

m. Dr. Blnga preached pathetie aer? mon asitated by Rev. R. J.

Beas. A very Impreaaiv. aolo, hour of prayer" wss sung by Prof. Willism Moon. Ths deeeased wss a quiet peaceful Chriatian gentleman, a devoted has band and father, snd wss mueh loved in the comir unity.

Brother Hatcher'a death wss grest shock ss he had not been eonfined to hia home up to the time of hia death. He died in the full triumph of faith. He lesvea a wife, flve ehildren, three brothers, two aisters snd hoat of frienda to mourn their loaa, bot we trust our loss is hii eternal gain. Brother Jamea Hatoher waa broth er to Mr. W.

H. Hstoher. CLAIBORNE-Died. at his retiJenoe 209 W. 36 Sw, Heat Yurk City, Friday Oetober 5 h.

st 6:46 a. Wm Clai borne. in the 60th year of his sge. He was aiek tor four maotha snd bore hia aieknets with Chriatian fortitude. He leaves a wife.

feur ehildren three aiatera, two brothers, aunt, aad a hoatotrelatl es and friends to mourn thrir loss. Hia funeral took plsee from the Jud Baptist Ohureh of thin eity on lsst Sunday afternoon. Rev. D. Levtig -fficiat-d.

The intermeat was st Erer gre-t-n Cemetary. Rest in peace. A NEW UOURT TaYLOR'S EFFORT. Worthy Counsellor, John Mitchel. Jr.

ioatituted another urt at the Pythiaa Castle Hall, 611 N. St. on Mondsv night. The ehip ia 44. It will be known ss Maoeo Court.

Thia court was orgsnised through the efforts of Deputy Grand Worthy Counsellor, Anna TajIor, who hss made suoh remarkable progress alonK these lines. The eandidates were sll attired in white. The following are the new court of flees: W. Counsellor. Emma Williams: W.Iospsctrix, Pusie Morgan; In apeetor 8.

8. Baker; W. den ior Direc treas, Nannie Johnson W. Junior Dl rectreas, Sarah Norrell; W. Orator Jcnoie Lewia; W.

Register of Sarah J. Waahington. W. Register of Accounta, Hsll L. Riohardson; W.

Receiver of Deposits. Mollie Johnson W. Eseort, Annie E. Jaekson W. Oos duetreaa.

Mary Oarter; W. Asslstaot Gondcetress, Edmonia Bagby Her ald.EUen Randolph; W. Everlins Scott. Maceo Coort meeta the 2nd and 4th Wednesdaya at 4 p. m.

The following aasisted: G. W. 8. Nannie Coles, Mra. EUen Brown, G.

w. 0. Miaa M. L. Ohiles, G.

W. I Mrs. Chsrlotte P. Gtrsthmey, G.W.Ina' Miss Luls Willis. G.

W. R. ii Mra! Cathenoe Goods, G. W. R.

of A. Mrs Ross Loving. G. W. B.

of Deposits! Mrs. Pstsy Johnson. G. W. Herafd Mra Mary Robinson.

G. W. Mra. Geor giaFoeter.G. W.

Alice Mra. Julia Lyneh. Eseort, Mra. Emma G. Oweaa.

asaisted by Mrs. Anne Tsylor, Mrs. Msry J. WiiUams. Emma Cousins, Oora Edwarda, Mel vins Henderson, Msry E.

Tsylor A L. Mrs. Racdall and Marv Atthe eonelusion of the initistio. aU repaired to the dining hall where a KILLKD HIM. A Dlatreaaing Affair.

John Smith, a young eolored man, ahot and inatantly killed Robert Tay? lor, tbe eolored har-keeper at E. O' Rourke'a aaloon. No. 206 weat Broad atreet. between 0 and 7 o'olook Mon? day night.

When the fatal ahot waa flred the men were in two feet of eaeh other. Taylor waa in the aot of retreating, holdiog hia arm before hii faee, aa if io ward off a blow Smith adranoed, and whippiog a piatol from hia right trouaera pocket, ahoved it iu Taylor'a faee and pulled the trigger. fbll ac? with the report of the piatol Taylor fell, faee forward. on the floor. Smith beaitated a moment, then walked oat of the aeloen, aod, gaiaing the atreet, atarted away ai a trot.

Later, he gave himaclf up te Sergeant William Orange, of the Third Polioe S.ation. BMTBBBO THE BRAIN. Taylor'a death waa inetantaneoaa. The ahot eatered the forehead ao inch above the left eye, paaaing into the brain. The dead man'ahat wai pulled well down on the forehead at thi time of the ihoating.

The ball paaaed through the hat band. After aurrend enag himaelf Smith made a atate ment. A TBIVIAL OrrBNBB. Ha aaid that he and Taylor had been in a game of chanee. Taylor, he aaid, unfairJy gained poaiessio-n of 50 oeote Smith demanded the return or the moaey.

The demand waa re fueed. Smith then aaked for ihe re? turn of half the amcunt. Thia, too, waa refuaed by Taylor, according to Smith'a atatement, Smith eiaima that Tay or made a motion ai if to draw a weapon, whare npon he drew hia piatol and flred. Taylor leavea a wife and one ehild. Hia home waa at 482 weat Dural atreet.

He waa about 80 yeara old. The eaae waa ealled in the Polioe Oourt Tueaday morning. George E. Eaq repreaented the aeoueed. Bxamination waa waivrd aad the eaae eertifled to the Huatinga Coart.

THE QRAND OPEN1NG. The Grand Opening Baaaar of the Pythian Oaatle and Calanthe Court Chamher at 511 N. Third S'reet, end tH Friday Oot 6 1900. The aueoeaa of the e-merpriae The maoagement of the entire affair waa aup-rb and waa enttrely iniruated to L. Ohilt-e, O.

R. of De-eda of Vireir.ia. aa chairman of the oommittee of arrangementa. A I of the plara were arranged aod exe eutad by her and her committee cf la? diea in a moat -yatematio manner throughout the building for tbe ten nighta. The order waa exoellent tbrouKhout the time, though denae the building.

The ccam and fruit table waa pre aided ever by Mra. Harriet Thompaon, who won a name for being able "to eut" cream Miaa Eva Q. Davia waa aeeretary of that Mra. Geurgie had charge the table with Miaa Annie Aug her aeeretary. Mra Martha Johnaon and Mra Eliza beth Henderaon had oharge of the ohocoiate, coffee and oyater depart? ment with Miaa Martha Auguatua aa aeeretary.

Mra Robirain waa in charge of the china department or vot ing department with Miaa Gertrude Baocbue aa seeretary. Theae ladiea were ably aaaiated by Mra. Anca Taylor. Litxie Taylor, Nan? nie O. Johnaon, Millie Johnaon, Mil dred Johnaon, Charlotte Gtvathmey Lucy E.

Milea, Margaret Oarter, Mary A Winaton, Joaephine Graham, Lujv Oroaa. Miaaea Patienee Soott, Nannie Hope Bettie Dobaon, Eppa, Bertha Thompaon, Lucy Wdbb, Beranaenia Norrell, Mra. Lillian Payne and Mias Virginia Proetor won fame aa excellent door keopere. 1704 tieketa were taken in at the door and 1507 of thoae were taken in by Miaa V.rginia Proctor, whj there every night but one. Monday night, Ootober lat.

waa Court night and the epaeioua building waa packed with the membera of the varioua Courta of Calanthe. AH were regiatered by Miaa Eva G. Davis. Af? ter whieh Mr. Mitohell gave them a flne phonographio conoert and alao an exseilent talk.

Wedneaday night the membera of the varioua lodgea were aimilarly en tertained by the Grand Worthy Coun? ael lor. The bad weather Thuraday after noon prevented the "Baby Show" whioh waa then poatponed until Mon? day, Ojt. 8th. that day being worae the oommittee deeided to return the prisea to the store and make ao other at? tempt Friday night, the chief feature on the programme waa the "Japanese Paraaol Drill." ooodaeted by Capt. B.

A. Graves. It waa magnifleent. The drill was led by Miaa Gertrude Bac ehat and Miaaea Druoiila Marks Blanehe Evans, Lillie Ballard, Oora Eppa. Martha Augustus, Bettie Dob? aon and Luclnda Smith drilled wlth the proaisioa ot soldiers.

Many beaoUfal preeeots were re oetred Crom ths vcttog department. Among them were a bsndsome parlor lsmp, Miss Bertha Thompson; lsee enrtains Mrs. Mary Anderaon hand? some vase, Miss Ella Wyatt; gold ringa, Misses Msris Jsekaon, Annie Auguatui; wsteh, Miaa Beransenia Norrell; tea set. Mrs Mary E. Hooper hall lampa, eaah and pioturea Mrs Luey E.

Mles and Miss Luey Webb; ohins, Misses Patlenoe snd Nan? nie Hope; handsome vase, Misa Mar? tha Augu.tm. The voting con test for Un.form did oot end until Tuesdsy, Oot. 9, 1900. It is quested tbat all who hsve tieketa or votes wiil report atonee at the hall, 511N.3rdSt A full report of the finaneisl suooeee the affair oannot be stated for sev? eral days aa the tickets sre widely dis tributed smoog tbe members. The wianers of the prixes for highest num? ber af tinkets sold and for the moat popular Knight will be snnounoed ls ter.

OCMM-TTSB Olf BAZtAR. M. L. Ohiles, Henderson Ohsrlotte P. Gwathmey, Anna Llirie Tsylor, Lucv Miles, Eva Davis, Gertrude Bscohua.

Martha Johnson, Georgie Foster, Margaret Oarter. Millis Johnaon, Bettie D.bson. Virginia Proetor. KXBCUriVS BOARD, Mrs. Josephine Graham, Mra Mary A.

Winaton, Mrs. Nannie C. Johnson, Mra. Harriet Tnompaon, Mra. Cross.

Those who hslpeu besides: Beran senis Norrell, Cors Epps, Bertha Thompson, Luey Webb, Annie Aogas tus, Martha Auguitua, Lillian Psyne, Fannie Williams. Wjrk ueatly ezeeated st thia office. S.nd ie to ui. A CALL TO PROFESSOR'S CHAIR. Rev.

A. O. Skinner, paator of the 3d Baptiat Church, Hsmpton, has been called to a profeasor'a cbsir in the south. The school ia one of deeided prestige, as it is one among the best of the Hojae Mission Schools in the south. The sehool hss two to three hundred pupils.

Rev. Skinner brilliant graduate of the Richmond Theological Semina ry, olass '96. with broad literary st tainmenta, fluent apeaker, with elas aie style. Bis reeord in achool waa exsellent, having apent tnree years in claeaio Greek, two years in New Testa meut Greek. two years ia Hebrew.

Rev. Skinner ia one of themoat wide? ly known divines in the state, snd haa the esteem of all the lesding clergy men in the atate. He ia jewel in the pulpit, a dignfi.d, Uhristiaa aentle men. Hia ability is scknowledged in Mampton Dy the li ter ate snd illiterate eolored and white. Ic is not known whether wiil aeeept or not, he ie well aati.

flc-d wiLh hia people and thev sre with him. The Planet. only fl 60 per year. A -LORI0U3 DAY. Baptiat and 8.

streets, on lsst an able sermon was preached by the pastor, the Rev. J. Andrew jwler. At 8:80 o'eloek p. the sa crament or the Lord's Supper wss ad mioistend by Rev.

D. Webster Davia and glonous was spent. At night, the pastor preached a spee? ial sermon to a most sppreoiative con gregati and will preaeh special aer? mona st 11:30 s. snd 8:30 p. m.

to? morrow. firat elass cook and wssher. Small family, light wash, good wages. Apply. wiih refer ence st 206 S.

3rd I wieh to inform my eustomers that in my new estshlishment and appreeia.e their patronsge in ihe future ss I have in the past: wiil be pleaaed for all to come. Lewis of Atiantie City is in the eity the guest Mrs. Lewis, mg N. 7th St. tt Best Ameriean Grsnulsted Sugar9a.

0o-. oth and firoai snd 17th and Main Sts. 8- W. Haskiei left Thursday noon for Bhsrp's Wharf Ym. hU Principikl Oet.

15th, for the north. He WhUd eity BEV. WITHROW'8 8UCCE38. Rev.O. I.WithrowA.

the Ohureh of 8tauoton, ia sueeess The churoh property there rtlned st 000 and the' eYtendl.e* -PSS fct.