The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-06-03
ITEMS In VIRGINIA.
SEVERE DAMAGES BY a WING
STORM IN CLARKE.
Commencement Week Mt DanvIIIe-How
at Forest Depot-Fire at Norfolk Burns
silk Factory Report on Gotten
Handled

at Forest Depot-Fire at Norfolk Burn.
silk Factory o. Report on Gotten
Handled.
NORFOLK, VA, June g. Special. There
was large fire this morning at O'Clock
in a double brick store on Church street.
occupied by a Chinese Laundry and silk
factory. Professor l.. Anastisi0drs. a
Greek silk culturist, had twenty thous-
sand silk worns burned, together with
a quantity Of silk which they have made for
him IN the last two years. His silk worm
laboratory occupied the entire second and
third noor of the building, and the professor
claimed that he was the champion silk cul.
turst OF the world. ON more than one &C
casion his worms have made silk i'm
twenty-five days. The professor has "a
forest OF 10000 mulberry trees in
North Carolina and was getting ready
10 transfer his cocoons 70 them and 20 in
the silk making business on an extensive
scale. His loss is 5000 and the damage to
the building is 5000. There is no insur-
ance on the professors silk makers, but the
loss TO the building is fully protected.
superintendent Bell, Of the Cotton Ex-
change. handed in his report of this sea
ing. Since January lst, 403,142 bales Of
cotton have been shipped from Norfolk
The New England factories used l37, $50
bales OF this quantity, and the remainder
was sent 90 foreign countries. There was
a falling of Of W,1lS bales i'm the receipts
TINS year as compared with those Of the pre-
yiOus year, which, as accounted for by the
failure of the cropin North Carolina. Most all
OF the foreign cotton buyers have sailed for
their homes in England TO spend the sum
mer, and many OF the home merchants have
followed them across the ocean. Until the
new crop il ready 10 harvest. which will be
about the first Of September, business will
be practically at a standstil. Many Of the
dealers have, in fact, closed their doors fOr
the summer.
There was grand rush for the seashorc
resorts Yesterday, when they opened their
doors for the season. Fully five thousand
people took advantage Of the sunshiny
weather and cheap rates to spend the day
by the salt waters. Virginia Beach captured
the largest crowd. but Ocean View and
Ocean Shore Park pushed her closely. As
Is usual. everybody wanted TO come home
at once and the o'clock trains from the
beaches were iammed with people.
To-day the policemen are having their eX-
cursiOn at Ocean View, and about 900 peO.
pie have gone 10 that popular resort.
Mr. W. \. Power, a prominent Norfolk
business man and an eX-COuncilman, died
at his residence, on Butte street. at late
hour Saturday night His funeral took
place from It. Mary's Catholic Church this
morning, and was attended by an
immense throng. Mr.. Power was very
popular in musical circles in Norfolk. and
had fine baritone voice. This morning the
peadinl lyOices in.all the church choirs gath
Tered together and carried the singing
through during the services. High mass
was celebrated by Rev. Father Doherty. of
st. Mary's church, assisted by Rev. Father
Payne, and the intermcnt was in the CathO-
lie cemetery.
The Infant Sanitarium at Virginia Beach.
a beautiful home for sick children Of the
poor, conducted by "a number Of charitable
ladies, opens on the 9TH Of the month. Here
the poor mother, with sick child. that she
is unable 20 take TO the seashOre is allowed
% remain for a week. while the infant gains
new life from the nOurishment Of the sea
air.
The Eastern Branch Improvement Com
pany, composed Of Norfolk men. have pur-
chased the Woodland tract. on the Eastern
Branch, for $4,000 and will lay il or into
lots at once. Four years ago this property
was sold for $1,000. 1t is Just outside the
city limits, across CampOstella bridge. and
there are seyenty-fOur acres in the tract
Editor W. :. Copeland, of the Danville
Register is in the city. Naval Constructor
BOwles Of the Norfolk nayy-yard, leaves
tomorrow for Boston.