The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-03-11
PETERSBURG POINTS.
Exciting Night Fire-siriko of Cotton
Factory Hands.

Exciting Night Firc-Siriko of Cotton
Factory Hands.
PETERSBURG, Va, Mar. l0.- Special
This morning about o'clock. fire broke oul
in the cellar Of the store ON Halifax street,
owned by Mr.. Charles Gerocko. of Dinwid-
die county. and occupied by Mr.. j. 4. New
som. i'm Che cellar was Tot OF liquors and
some wood. bul how the fire originated
is NOT known Mr.. News0m estimates
his loss at one thousand dollars, which
is fully covered by insurance. Tie, with
/ bis wife and three children. slept over the
store, and barely escaped being suh0caied
/ Oh death by The smoke. MIR. New som. in
running ont of the side-onirance of bis store
INTO Tine street. iell through the ceilarcap.
+ 0n lhe sidewalk, into The cellar. distance
+ Of about eight feet. and was quite badly cut
ON the face and bruised about the body.
/ The damage 90 the building by the fire was
slight.
Carlton II. Marks. who was convicted
some months ago. iu the Circuit Court Of
Sussex county. of One murder of y. VI. Blin.
and his punishment fixed at ten years iu
the penitentary. and who, few days ago.
was granted "a new trial hl Judge i. A.
/ Hancock. was ON saturday granted hy the
/ Judge of the County Court of Sussex "a
change of venue 90 the Circuit Court ol
Greensville and the case will be called for
trial at the June term. The prisoner was
allowed bail in the penalty of 10000. which
/ Doe readily gave. The motion for new trial
and bail was vigorously opposed by counsel
for the prosecution.
The board of directors of the Petersburg
/ Crystal Ice Company held meeting on
Saturday night Among the Stockholders
present was General ID. $. steel. Of New
t i.H..U III.fIIYI III tII. IUInfI I'D
crease the capacity of their plant from ten
/ tons 90 twenty-five tons and 90 add another
retOri 90 their factory. The cost Of these
Improvements. which are 90 be commenced
within the reXt three weeks, viii Dee about
i've thousand dollars.
This morning the day hand, employed in
the Batter-ea and Etirck cotton factories
struck ON account of reduction of ten per
cent. being made in their wages. This rec
lucti0n was owing 90 the ten hour system.
I The strike OF these day hands forced the
companies % close both OF their flctofies,
which throws ont OF employment about
three hundred and fifteen operative.
/ II is also learned that some of the
/ Operatives at the. Mat0aca cotton factory
/ have also struck and that all of the opera
/ tiyes. about two hundred in number Will
/ stop work tonight. The :. w. NenaDle
/ Tobacco Company have made places in
I IIl'II INiININ aNI rIANN|M 10 AN| NlIiI'NNN tH '
/ lhe Eifrick and Bltter-ea factories. who
have been thrown out of work by ihe clos
ing 0t the factories.
The following resolutions were adopted
to-day by the employees of the Baiiefsea
Manufacturing Company:
We. The employees OF the above company.
submit tO fhcn fhe following resolutions;
l. That we are willing 90 work tuihiully
and honestly ten hours per day no the same
4 fav Wc are now receiving.
.. tive leave ihc cOupany's employ we
will give one weeks notice. and we shall cX
pcct The same from The company should tlty
/ he dissatisfied with our work. Should Wc
f leave our work without notice we viii iof-
/ falt one weeks wages, and ID the company
discharges as without notice we expect
week s wages from them. unless DO ls Tor nee
B. We nnd that by making ten hours on
-afurIIy we aIc not able % attend 90 our doe
mcstic duties. therefore we propose to max
I up enough time during the week 90 enable u7
/ % STOP at 4 O'Clock on saturday.
4. ii we are late OF behind time in the
morning or dinner time, We are willing TO ht
deducted for the same, providing ine come
I pauy VIII have tofnc standard Time lo Moih
Wltn-cify time or otherwise.
We submit the above resolutions 20 inc
company. hoping they viii meet with tntii
approval. as we find inpt we cnnol iNf WIN
any reduction OF wages, for Do takes dnnul Hli
/ we get now iO live and liud clothes ana Whch
/ sickness. comes uuOn us We have fOmHkc ct.-
Iculati0us % enable as tO meet our expenses.
signed hy the employees of the B1tieisea
Manufacturing Company.
A primary election is being strongly talk
ed of here, and a great many are SAID 10 De
/ i'm favor of ID.
/ A large number Of members of the Grand
/ Army of the Republic from different see
/ fions of Massachusetts will arrive here i'm
/ April. on visit 10 the hatilc-helds i'm front
/ of Petersburg. lt is also stated that during
/ the month of April there is 90 DE reunion
of Northern and Southern soldiers at Apo
mattOX Courthouse.
The contested Congressional election case
of John NJ. langstOn against l.. L. Nena-
/ bic will come mp before the House Com
mittee ON Privileges ana Election to-mor-
row. Mr.. William II. Mckinney. counsel
/ for Mr. Nenable, left for Washington yes
terday afternoon.
county. near F0rds Depot, on the Norfolk
and Western Railroad, saturday, between
Bessie White .and Randolph Anderson,
during which White was shot by Anderson,
with pistol. the ball entering the abdomen
and lodging i'm the back. inilicting "a very
dangerous wound. Anderson was arrested
and was 10 have had a hearing before q
magistrate this morning. IL appears that
ihe TWO men were az the mouse
of man named Yates, and while there
! White stated that Yates wife had said that
/ Anderson was a fool. Anderson then re-
plird that Yates wife had not called him q
/ fool. and whoever said 80 was id liar.
! White then grabbed a chair and fork, and,
making towards Anderson. said he would
] Kin any man who said Yates wife had
called him a fool. As White was coming
towards him, Anderson shot him.
The discOrd existing in the congregation
Of the HarrisOn-streot Baptist Church (col-
ored) of which Rev. G. b. ". Gordon is the
pastor, has already been published IN these
dispatches a delegation Of the expelled
members this afternoon waited on MaNoi
Charles +. Collier and LAID before him ne
causes which have led to the Ionoi.
in t~ church. They stated that
Gordon had had police officers sent TO the
church, and that il was reported today lnal
there would be police officers there tonight,
m prevcnt any OF the sO-called expelled
members from entering the church. Inc
MAYOR. after hearing the grievances OF Inc
doleoafion. said that he had never sent
nolice officers 20 the church "a
! Keen anyone from going into the church
buf simplv 10 prevent disturbance M case
one should arise. he suggested % the Nisi-
Tor. that they leave the trouble M the
church 10 a board Of discreet persons Tor adj
iustment. The congregation are holding
verv stormy meeting al the church To-
night. The thiriy-eisht expelled members
who appeared before the mayor tns after,
noon. We're present 40 the meeting. and
we're asked by the moderator. Rev. 4. Il. W.
Gordon, 10 leave. They stated that they
would not leave rs expelled members, bur
! N their presence was not agreeable, they
wouid 20 out. They then went out into th,
yesiibule Of the church. The meeting viii
prohably last all nisht. A full force oI po
( ice officers arc IN the vicinity OF he churcl
70 prevent any disturbance that should
! al Sc.